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The third rung of the self-care ladder
The third rung of the self-care ladder
Build quality relationships
Build quality relationships
Do I feel like I belong?
Do I feel like I belong?
Feelings of belonging have a big impact on our emotional health. Making connections is so important. We must first belong and then we can work on our self-worth (which is the next rung of the ladder: esteem). Relationships become the key to this level. Belonging involves love and grief. The feeling of love shows that we have a sense of belonging with a person or group and the feeling of grief, when we lose that person or group, shows that we valued that sense of belonging we had. Tend to your relationships both personal and professional.
Components of Belonging
Components of Belonging
Showing up
Letting yourself be seen and known as you really are
Building community
Professional and personal relationships
Friendships and group acceptance
Reflect on your current relationships and your personal feeling of belonging:
Reflect on your current relationships and your personal feeling of belonging:
Who do you spend the most time with?
Are the people you're spending time with lifting you up or weighing you down? Are you able to be your true self when you're with these people?
Who do you connect with at work? Do you know something about your colleagues' personal lives? do your colleagues know something about your personal life?
Who can you turn to when you're struggling? Who do you celebrate with?
relationshipbuildingquestions.pdfUtilize these Relationship-Building Questions to help you get to know people better and on a deeper level than the simple "how are you?" question.
Take Time For You: Self-Care Action Plans for Educators by Tina H. Boogreen
Maslow
Maslow
Maslow talks about belonging, relationships and a sense of community in his A Theory of Human Motivation, published in the Psychological Review in 1943.
Scroll down to the section titled "The love needs" to read more about his thoughts.
Brené Brown
Brené Brown
Brené Brown is a research professor here in Texas that studies courage, vulnerability, shame and empathy. Here website has wonderful information on belonging, owning your story, self-love & more. Check out her website for:
Podcasts
Books
Articles
Blog
Downloads
Ted Talks
& more
Article by Brené Brown on true belonging
Article by Brené Brown on her top 4 life lessons, with #1 talking about fitting in vs belonging
Brené Brown's TED Talk on vulnerability in which she talks about belonging
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