Therapists Share the, Self-Care Habits, They’re Practicing in 2021.br If you slippedbr on your self-carebr routines a bit inbr 2020, you’rebr not alone. .br Thankfully, 2021 isbr here, meaning webr have a chance tobr re-engage with healthybr habits and practicebr proper self-care. .br Here are five healthy habits thatbr therapists themselves say they’rebr doubling down on this year.br I want to try to incorporate rest daily.br This can look like a 15-minute yoga videobr or sitting for 10 minutes between sessionsbr and focusing on deep breathing … Restbr gives your mind a break. It gives yourbr mind a chance to pause from thinking, Psychologist Rebecca Leslie, to Huffpost.br This year I’m committed to remindingbr myself that no one has higher standardsbr for myself than I do, and that the reliefbr from finishing something in a timely matterbr is part of being kind to my future self, Psychotherapist Kathleen Dahlen deVos, to Huffpost.br Being gentle with ourselves when webr are struggling actually allows us tobr have more emotional resources tobr cope. Self-compassion also allows usbr to be gentler to others in return. I knowbr I want to continue to support a kinderbr gentler world and I know it starts with me, Psychologist Sarah Joy Park, to Huffpost.br When I’m feeling impatient in a relationship,br job or anything else, I’m going to paybr attention to pacing. That means remindingbr myself that everyone goes at their own pace.br That should make me feel more patient andbr help me to match my effort and expectationsbr to the outcomes I hope for, Therapist Rachel Kazez, to Huffpost.br In 2021 I will be more mindful ofbr checking in on others, focusing on healthybr relationships and letting go of the bad ones.