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Sacred Self-Care: Daily Practices for Nurturing Our Whole Selves

by Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes, Harper One, NY, 2023

Description

This book, written by a clinical psychologist/pastor, offers a seven-week guide aimed at providing you with encouragement and a specific process to care for your mind, body, and soul. Author Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes believes that self-care is an obligation and a divine right for us all. This book shares a methodology and practices for how to meet that objective through activities and disciplines that promote wellness spiritually, physically, emotionally, mentally, and relationally.

Features

  • Daily practices taught through short stories, prompts, and scriptures
  • Activities that journey through Mastering the Self-Care Fundamentals, Practicing Self-Compassion, Setting Healthy Boundaries, Caring for Our Emotional Selves, Caring for Our Minds, and Practicing Self-Care as a Way of Life
  • Self-assessments
  • "Rule of Life" guide

Recommended Audience

clergy and lay leaders, congregants

Cost

Purchase as book, e-book, or audio book

Practical Applications

  • Take the self-assessment offered in this book to help you inventory areas that you might need to focus on in your self-care journey.
  • By taking time each day over seven weeks, learn new techniques, disciplines, and habits that will enable you to grow and care for yourself in a sustainable way.

About the Contributor

Contributor
Jane Mastin

Jane Mastin was a past communications coordinator for the Center for Congregations. 

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