Making time for self-care (with movie night suggestions!)

Taking care of your well-being is extremely important, but many of us (myself included) forget to make time to take care of our mental health. With that being said, self-care looks different for all people, whether it is reading a book, going on a hike or a drive, watching a movie or any other number of activities! Self-care is any activity that we intentionally do in order to take care of our physical, mental and emotional health.

Personally, my favorite way of spending my “self-care” time is by having a movie night, whether it is with the company of my family, friends or just on my own.

So I made a list of my go-to movies when I need a bit of cheering up:

• The Greatest Showman
• Any Harry Potter movie (my favorite is the Sorcerer’s Stone!)Mamma Mia
• Clueless
• Legally Blonde
• Back to the future
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower
• Moana
• Enchanted
• Soul Surfer

Don’t forget to grab plenty of snacks and always make sure to give yourself that little bit of time out of your day to take care of yourself!

Resources:

• Distress Centre’s guide to creating your own personalized self-care plan