There are several websites that are dedicated to self-care including the following:

Self-Care Starter Kit, from University of Buffalo’s School of Social Work

https://socialwork.buffalo.edu/resources/self-care-starter-kit.html

This is a collection of self-care resources and information, compiled by the University of Buffalo’s School of Social Work. There is general information about self-care, as well as specific resources designed for individuals to develop their own personalized self-care plans.

International Women’s Partnership for Peace and Justice

http://womenforpeaceandjustice.org/

This organization was founded in Thailand, with the intent of promoting goals of “feminism, social activism, and spiritual practice” (International Women’s Partnership for Peace and Justice, 2015, para. 1). This organization, in addition to advocating for social justice causes, provides courses in areas such as “anti-oppression, Buddhist peacebuilding”, and how to use Buddhist teachings to promote social change (International Women’s Partnership for Peace and Justice, 2015, para. 1). This organization blends social justice and self-care through its use of meditation on different subjects to build more balance within individuals, so they can be more effective advocates for social justice.

The Fireweed Collective

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The Fireweed Collective is a non-profit organization that provides “mental health education and mutual aid through a Healing Justice lens” (Fireweed Collective, 2020, para. 1). They go on to explain that the concept of Healing Justice is a framework to address the areas of “racial justice, disability justice, and economic justice” (Fireweed Collective, 2020, para. 1). This organization is aimed at providing resources for members of marginalized communities. They provide a lot of resources, including webinars and reading materials.

Reclaim!

https://www.reclaim.care/

RECLAIM is targeted at providing information and support for individuals for queer and trans individuals, located in Minnesota. They work to provide mental health support resources for queer and trans youth. They established Project CLEAR to provide seminars about how queer and trans individuals can form and engage in healthy sexual relationships.

National Alliance on Mental Illness

https://nami.org/Home

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) provides information and resources to help individuals recognize signs of mental illness in themselves or in others in their community. They provide information about different types of mental illness, and how to connect with others and receive support for various mental health issues.

The Jed Foundation

https://www.jedfoundation.org/

The Jed Foundation is a nonprofit organization that aims to provide resources and education to promote mental health and awareness for young individuals. The Jed Foundation works to create seminars to utilize in secondary and higher education institutions, in order to encourage young people how to promote better mental health, and to know available resources when they are suffering from mental health issues.

Developing Your Self-Care Plan. This website assists you in creating a self-care plan. https://socialwork.buffalo.edu/resources/self-care-starter-kit/developing-your-self-care-plan.html

Self-Care Exercise and Activities. This website gives helpful tips on many aspects of our lives. There are also additional links to outside resources for everything from eating to assertiveness. https://socialwork.buffalo.edu/resources/self-care-starter-kit/self-care-assessments-exercises/exercises-and-activities.html#title_0

Self-Care Is Important: Why Is It So Hard to Practice? Research shows why self-compassion is important—and why it’s hard to act on. Off the Couch syndicated Blog by F. Diane Barth, L.C.S.W., who is a psychotherapist and psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City. Psychology Today © 2020 Sussex Publishers, LLC. May 13, 2019. Barth, F. D. (2019)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-couch/201905/self-care-is-important-why-is-it-so-hard-practice

Taking Care of Your Emotional Health. Emergency Preparedness and Response. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. September 13, 2019. CDC Resource List (2019) Webpage.
https://emergency.cdc.gov/coping/selfcare.asp

Student Self-Care Toolkit. University of Michigan Depression Center. A Teacher’s Toolkit for High School. Copyright 2015 – 2020, Regents of the University of Michigan. Classroom Mental Health Strategies Resource List.
https://classroommentalhealth.org/self-care/student/

In Case Of Self-Care Emergency: Don’t Break Glass. By Max Daniels. MDK Modern Daily Knitting. “The more we can practice self-care in maintenance mode, the fewer emergencies we’ll have. When we’ve done our best to stay on our own side, as a rule, we just don’t lose our balance as much.” Inspirational Blog January 17, 2018 Daniels, M. (2018)
https://www.moderndailyknitting.com/case-self-care-emergency-dont-break-glass/

134 Activities to Add to Your Self-Care Plan. Bulleted list of activities designed to equip you with a number of activities to study and utilize. June 13, 2015 Good Therapy Blog (2015)
https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/134-activities-to-add-to-your-self-care-plan/

Emergency Care Wall: Self-Care Tips That Work By Jessica Huynh, Storyteller for RU Student Life “A curation of great ideas coming out of Ryerson University.” Self-Help Blog. Nov 1, 2017 Huynh, J. (2017)
https://medium.com/call-me-a-theorist/emergency-care-wall-self-care-tips-that-work-321916ba3ac3

Why Is Self Care Important? “The mission of the Center is to lead the self-care research endeavor, improving conceptual clarity and promoting interdisciplinary work informed by a shared vision.” Australian Catholic University. [Disclosure: The International Center for Self Care Research is generously supported by the Australian Catholic University. Professors Riegel and Jaarsma are Professorial Fellows affiliated with Australian Catholic University (ACU). ACU provides funding for the International Center for Self Care Research] Research Center Website. International Center for Self Care Research.
http://www.selfcareresearch.org/

30 Self-Care Tips: How to Avoid Sickness, Burnout, and Exhaustion. By Timothy James. Tiny Buddha: Simple Wisdom for Complex lives. Online Forum self help/coaching Blog. James, T.
https://tinybuddha.com/blog/30-self-care-tips-how-to-avoid-sickness-burnout-and-exhaustion/

15 Strategies for Self-Care in Graduate School. The Career Series: Blog. January 18, 2017. UT Health, San Antonio, Graduate School of Biomedical sciences. Lantsoght, E. (2017)
https://pipettegazette.uthscsa.edu/2018/01/17/15-strategies-for-self-care-in-graduate-school/

The Golden Rule Reversal and Ruthless Self-Love: Mindfulness, Philosophy, Wellness. 2020 Copyright by Justin Lind. While considered a self-help coaching Blog, this has an edge and a sharpness to it. “We hold employees and co-workers to high (but fair) levels of competency, work ethic, and effectiveness. Yet, we so easily justify and allow our own lazy and apathetic work habits.” (Lind, 2020) This writer bases much of his work on “Inspired Human Development.” Lind, J. (2020)
http://www.justinmlind.com/blog/ruthless

How to make an epic self-care kit Pinterest.com image shows a set of items and how they might be displayed. Live the Whole. (2020)
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/328481366556717816/ Pin Post link leads you to assembly instructions. https://livethewhole.com/epic-self-care-kit/

Practicing Self-Care (Even When It’s Hard). Blog post (by Grad students for Grad students) September 30, 2020. Nikita, Mason Grad Insider. George Mason University (2020) Graduate Student Life.
https://gradlife.gmu.edu/practicing-self-care-even-when-its-hard/

The Importance of Self-Care: Advice to Graduate Students. This organization hosts “tools to help you survive and thrive in graduate school.” Here we find another self-help coaching Blog, where they have arranged materials in 5 broad categories: “preparing for grad school, applying to grad school, succeeding in grad school, dissertation/thesis survival, and after grad school.” (Copyright 2020) PhDStudent.com. (2020)
https://www.phdstudent.com/surviving-grad-school/time-and-stress-management/importance-of-self-care/

The Toltec Way To Ruthless Self Love. By: Aubrey Marcus. Posted at 16:13h in Selfcare is Sacred, SPIRIT by tessa 07 Feb (Copyright 2015 – 2018 Tessa Ridley) Buckle up for some next level spirituality, new age self-help and coaching with this Blog. They offer a “shorthand version of how the Toltec way ultimately leads to ruthless self love.” Ridley, T. (2007)
https://boundariesarebeautiful.com/the-toltec-way-to-ruthless-self-love-by-aubrey-marcus/

Doing the Work to Restore: Sustaining Self-Care as a Graduate Student. Life at Brown. Peer Student Blog. February 5, 2018. Rieck, J. (2018) Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.
https://brownschool.wustl.edu/Life-at-Brown/Student-Blog/Pages/Doing-the-Work-to-Restore-Sustaining-Self-Care-as-a-Graduate-Student.aspx

Self-Care Activities for Graduate Students & College Instructors. Romero, E. Blog. November 8, 2019 I cannot help but notice there are a large number of resources in this focus..
https://www.evereducating.com/self-care-activities/

Self-Care: Staying Healthy and Sane in Grad School. Brief Blog Gradschools.com
https://www.gradschools.com/get-informed/surviving-graduate-school/dealing-stress/self-care-staying-healthy-and-sane-grad-school

A Doctoral Student’s Guide to Self-Care. Pearls of wisdom posted by the author Steve Tippins on his self-help/coaching Blog. Mar 22, 2019.·Tippins, S. (2019)
https://medium.com/@doctippins/a-doctoral-students-guide-to-self-care-96b11aded10

Ruthless Self-Care: Put your OWN Oxygen Mask On First! Christy hosts a self-help coaching Blog, serving up tips and strategies in a short and sweet delivery to help you “navigate life’s Challenges and Opportunities.” Yates, C. (2020)
https://www.christyyates.com/ruthless-self-care/

Questions to Ask Before Giving up (blog post) 

https://eponis.tumblr.com/post/113798088670/everything-is-awful-and-im-not-okay-questions-to This blog post has a list of questions to ask yourself to when you’re in a tough mental place, and can help find the root of why you’re feeling that way and provide a pick-me-up.

7 Scientifically Proven Benefits of Gratitude

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-mentally-strong-people-dont-do/201504/7-scientifically-proven-benefits-gratitude One way to practice self care and combat stresses of the day is to practice gratitude, and this article talks about the benefits of it. Among those benefits are it increases mental and physical health, improves self-esteem and enhances empathy. All good things!

40 Simple Ways To Practice Gratitude

https://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/40-simple-ways-practice-gratitude.html As a follow up to the benefits of gratitude article, these are 40 ways to practice gratitude. Not all might work for you but there are a lot to choose from.

13 Most Popular Gratitude Exercises & Activities

https://positivepsychology.com/gratitude-exercises/ Another great article with information about gratitude and some exercises and activities to help spark the practice.

32 Journal Prompts for Self-Reflection and Self-Care

https://advice.theshineapp.com/articles/32-journal-prompts-for-self-reflection-and-self-care/ Journaling can be a great way to practice self care- sometimes things come out in writing that you didn’t even really know you were feeling. This website provides several prompts that are all related to personal growth to help journal and understand yourself and your feelings.

ACHA- American College Health Association- https://www.acha.org/ACHA/Resources/Topics/MentalHealth.aspx

The ACHA is an organization that offers resources, programs and links to mental health services for college students.

7 Cups

7 Cups is an online therapy and free counseling resource. Listeners sign up to help members in one-on-one chats where they can provide help through active listening and compassionate communication. I have used this service for many years both as a listener and a member. They also offer a therapy service for $150 per month. 7 Cups. (n.d). Need someone to talk to? https://www.7cups.com/

You feel like s***. 

An interactive game designed to help an individual identify their current needs for self-care. I personally find this game extremely helpful in identifying my needs. It asks a series of questions and gives you prompts to help resolve any issues that may be causing you to feel poorly. It is an excellent tool to use if you struggle with identifying your own needs or executive dysfunction.

Miklik, A. (n.d). You feel like shit: a self care game. https://youfeellikeshit.com/