MindCraft Archives | makeselfcaresimple.com https://makeselfcaresimple.com/category/mindcraft/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:45:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://makeselfcaresimple.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cropped-MSSfabicon-32x32.png MindCraft Archives | makeselfcaresimple.com https://makeselfcaresimple.com/category/mindcraft/ 32 32 How to Create Your Menu Of Self-Care https://makeselfcaresimple.com/what-is-a-menu-of-self-care-and-how-to-create-yours/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-a-menu-of-self-care-and-how-to-create-yours https://makeselfcaresimple.com/what-is-a-menu-of-self-care-and-how-to-create-yours/#respond Sat, 06 Sep 2025 12:40:00 +0000 https://makeselfcaresimple.com/?p=2824 Discover what a personalised Menu of Self-Care really is – and why it becomes the foundation of simple, meaningful progress with your health and wellbeing My Story When midlife changes – combined with long-Covid – left my immune system reacting to almost everything, I realised something surprising: The remedies and routines that had worked beautifully [...]

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]]> https://makeselfcaresimple.com/what-is-a-menu-of-self-care-and-how-to-create-yours/feed/ 0 Self-Sabotage Proof Your First Challenge – Win the Day https://makeselfcaresimple.com/self-sabotage-proof-your-first-challenge-win-the-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=self-sabotage-proof-your-first-challenge-win-the-day https://makeselfcaresimple.com/self-sabotage-proof-your-first-challenge-win-the-day/#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:34:17 +0000 https://makeselfcaresimple.com/?p=1263 Just for a second a quiet corner of my mind reminds me of the latest self-care challenge I am ‘testing’ for the blog. The one I am supposed to be doing right now. Today however, the UK has had its hottest day of the year and despite the best efforts of the fan I’m melting.  [...]

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]]> https://makeselfcaresimple.com/self-sabotage-proof-your-first-challenge-win-the-day/feed/ 0 Listening to the Language of Your Body https://makeselfcaresimple.com/listening-to-the-language-of-your-body/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=listening-to-the-language-of-your-body https://makeselfcaresimple.com/listening-to-the-language-of-your-body/#respond Thu, 02 Jan 2025 07:05:52 +0000 https://makeselfcaresimple.com/?p=2455 Your body is constantly speaking to you through sensations, signals, and symptoms — but most of us have forgotten how to listen. This guide shows you how to recognise those messages and use them to create a personalised, responsive self-care practice. How to Understand Symptoms as Your Body’s Way of Communicating Why This Matters The [...]

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]]> https://makeselfcaresimple.com/listening-to-the-language-of-your-body/feed/ 0 7 Questions to ask before starting a new self-care practice. https://makeselfcaresimple.com/7-questions-to-ask-before-starting-a-new-self-care-practice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=7-questions-to-ask-before-starting-a-new-self-care-practice https://makeselfcaresimple.com/7-questions-to-ask-before-starting-a-new-self-care-practice/#respond Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:23:16 +0000 https://makeselfcaresimple.com/?p=60 There are literally hundreds of self-care practices you could start tomorrow, but how do you decide which ones are worth spending your time doing?  When you decide to invest precious time, energy and money on your well-being, especially when you are coping with ongoing health conditions, it is worth spending a couple of minutes answering [...]

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]]> https://makeselfcaresimple.com/7-questions-to-ask-before-starting-a-new-self-care-practice/feed/ 0 How this works https://makeselfcaresimple.com/how-this-works/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-this-works https://makeselfcaresimple.com/how-this-works/#respond Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:21:17 +0000 https://makeselfcaresimple.com/?p=3634 A simple, calm orientation to the Make Self Care Simple approach. Welcome — I’m so glad you’re here If you’ve landed here, you may be thinking:“This makes sense… but how does it all fit together?” Make Self Care Simple isn’t more health advice.It’s a calm, personalised system that helps you understand how your body responds — so you can [...]

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]]> https://makeselfcaresimple.com/how-this-works/feed/ 0 The Missing Self-Care Skill https://makeselfcaresimple.com/the-missing-self-care-skill/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-missing-self-care-skill https://makeselfcaresimple.com/the-missing-self-care-skill/#respond Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:54:00 +0000 https://makeselfcaresimple.com/?p=3855 How to recognise your next step when self-care results are unclear. Most healthy-living advice tells you what to do. But when the results from a healthy change feel unclear or slow, it can be hard to know what your next step should be. Should you keep going… adjust something… or move on and try something [...]

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]]> https://makeselfcaresimple.com/the-missing-self-care-skill/feed/ 0 The Four Pathways to Simple Self-Care https://makeselfcaresimple.com/the-four-pathways-to-simple-personal-self-care/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-four-pathways-to-simple-personal-self-care Sun, 08 Sep 2024 06:28:45 +0000 https://makeselfcaresimple.com/?page_id=3033 A simple map to understand your body’s needs — and support yourself in a way that fits you. Self-care shouldn’t feel like another job.It shouldn’t feel like guessing, forcing, or trying to follow routines that work for everyone else but leave you feeling worse — or simply unchanged. Most women I meet aren’t lacking effort.They’re [...]

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]]> Why Self-Care Challenges Work https://makeselfcaresimple.com/why-self-care-challenges-actually-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-self-care-challenges-actually-work https://makeselfcaresimple.com/why-self-care-challenges-actually-work/#respond Sat, 07 Sep 2024 19:51:52 +0000 https://makeselfcaresimple.com/?p=2988 See why self-care challenges work and how gentle, focused practices help you listen to your body, build confidence, and create steady, meaningful change. Let’s be honest…On paper, self-care sounds ridiculously simple: Just drink more water.Eat more vegetables.Move a little more. On Day 1, it feels almost too easy.You might even think: “Honestly, I could add [...]

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]]> https://makeselfcaresimple.com/why-self-care-challenges-actually-work/feed/ 0 Mindcraft Skills https://makeselfcaresimple.com/about-mindcraft/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=about-mindcraft https://makeselfcaresimple.com/about-mindcraft/#respond Sun, 01 Sep 2024 18:38:02 +0000 https://makeselfcaresimple.com/?p=3014 The Pathway That Helps You Understand Yourself — So You Can Move Forward with Strength Most women don’t struggle because they lack discipline.Or motivation.Or willpower. They struggle because whenever they try to improve their self-care, something inside them quietly pulls back: A doubt.A fear.A pattern they’ve carried for years.A familiar “I’ll start again tomorrow.”A sense [...]

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