{"id":67356,"date":"2024-01-05T17:01:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T17:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blacktwitter.com\/self-care-tips-for-black-women\/"},"modified":"2024-01-05T17:01:49","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T17:01:49","slug":"self-care-tips-for-black-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blacktwitter.com\/self-care-tips-for-black-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-care Tips For Black Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Black America Web Featured Video<\/p>\n<p>CLOSE <\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3656115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Igor Alecsander \/ Getty<\/p>\n<p>Self-care is a form of activism for Black Women. It is our way of fighting against the perceptions that depict us as the \u201cworkhorses\u201d of the world. For centuries, Black women have fallen victim to the social construct of putting everything and everyone before us. This debilitating notion has and still is destroying some of us physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally.<\/p>\n<p>While the physical aspect of self-care is important (spa days, hair, nails, etc.), it goes beyond that. Self-care encompasses one\u2019s entire existence; the physical means nothing if the internal is not nourished. Of course, physical self-care regimens are crucial for Black women, but radical self-care enables us to break generational concepts that do not serve us nor encourage self-love.<\/p>\n<p>Radical self-care for Black women unapologetically sets boundaries and prioritizes our mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical health. Doing so replenishes ourselves, adds to our dynamism, and uplifts those around us.<\/p>\n<p>Below are five life-changing self-care tips for Black Women that will nourish us internally and promote self-love.<\/p>\n<h2>5 Life-Changing Self-Care Tips for Black Women<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3626334\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3626334 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blacktwitter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/16535958469687.jpg\" alt=\"Close up of a woman holding coffee mug lying in bed\" width=\"724\" height=\"483\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3626334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Vladimir Vladimirov \/ Getty<\/p>\n<h2>Let Go<\/h2>\n<p>Control only what can be controlled. Say \u201cf&amp;%^ it\u201d to at least one burden. Release it and trust that it will work itself out. Some Black women try to figure out every mishap, thus falling victim to the \u201csuperhuman\u201d perception the world has of us. While we are bad a$$es and full of magic, we can\u2019t fix every unfortunate situation. We can only do what we can, tap into our faith system, and trust that everything will be okay.<\/p>\n<h2>Say No<\/h2>\n<p>Saying no can be challenging, especially for Black women who are used to saying yes to everyone but themselves, but it\u2019s a grand act of self-love. Saying yes to things we would rather say no to breeds internal resentment, which isn\u2019t suitable for our nervous systems. If what you are being asked to do has nothing to do with showing yourself love, doesn\u2019t honor your boundaries, or goes against your desires, do yourself a favor and nix it.<\/p>\n<h2>Stop People Pleasing<\/h2>\n<p>Nina Simone once said, \u201cYou use up everything you\u2019ve got trying to give everybody what they want.\u201d Trying to please everyone is an energy-taker. Therefore, let\u2019s work towards making ourselves happy and let others tend to their own happiness. It\u2019s humanly impossible to please everyone, so we may as well please ourselves.<\/p>\n<h2>Rest<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s release the need to be busy in 2024, take more naps, and incorporate lazy days into our schedules. Our bodies are not machines and must be treated with the utmost care in order to keep working in our favor. In addition, rest is a spiritual act that refreshes the body and mind, boosting energy and enhancing creativity.<\/p>\n<h2>Delegate<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s not shy away from asking for help. We can only do some things, but we can delegate many things. Asking for help shows strength and allows us to give our undivided attention to our loved ones and other tasks.<\/p>\n<p>Black women, in 2024, let\u2019s challenge the narrative that our well-being is secondary. Here\u2019s to filling our cups and only sharing the overflow. Cheers!<\/p>\n<p>Click\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0for more information on self-care for Black women.<\/p>\n<p>DON\u2019T MISS\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hellobeautiful.com\/4050788\/vision-board-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How To Throw A Vision Board Party<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hellobeautiful.com\/4056018\/self-care-for-black-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">These 5 Self-Care Tips For Black Women Are Life-Changing<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\twas originally published on<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hellobeautiful.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hellobeautiful.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blackamericaweb.com\/2024\/01\/05\/these-5-self-care-tips-for-black-women-are-life-changing\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black America Web Featured Video CLOSE Source: Igor Alecsander \/ Getty Self-care is a form of activism for Black Women. It is our way of fighting against the perceptions that depict us as the \u201cworkhorses\u201d of the world. For centuries, Black women have fallen victim to the social construct of putting everything and everyone before<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":67357,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-67356","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blacktwitter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blacktwitter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blacktwitter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blacktwitter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blacktwitter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67356"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blacktwitter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67358,"href":"https:\/\/blacktwitter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67356\/revisions\/67358"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blacktwitter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blacktwitter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blacktwitter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blacktwitter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}