General Article Self-care vs. self-love: what’s the difference?

Topic Selected: Teen Self-Care Book Volume: 395

Self-care and self-love are probably terms that we’ve heard before. But we might not know what they mean in practice. It can also be tricky to untangle self-care from self-love and to work out where one ends and the other begins.

What is self-care?

Self-care encompasses all the things we do to care for ourselves physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually.

It can range from basic self-care, such as cleaning our teeth and going to bed at a reasonable time, to the things that help us feel...

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