Diversity Rules Magazine

13 Diversity Rules Magazine March 2020 As a Therapist, Educa- tor and Posi ve Liv- ing Expert, Diane has dedicated her career to helping people turn their lives around and is now on a mission to help them develop a sustainable posi ve at- tude that can actually turn one into an op - mist, literally. Through her three books, "Crea ng Bal- ance & Finding Happi- ness", "Baby Steps: the Path from Motherhood to Career" and " Mindfully Happy- waking up to life." Diane has been speaking and empower- ing people na onwide. She is also an Adjunct in Psychology at Montclair State University, where her college work includes mentoring students for personal issue advisement. As an expert in her fields of therapy, Lang has been featured in the Daily Record, Family Circle, Family Magazine, Working Mother Magazine and Cookie Magazine, seen on NJ 12 TV, Good day CT, Style CT, The Veira Network, CBS TV and "Fox & Friends". She has also par cipated in a reality based Internet show, ourprisoner.com, hosted Genera on X- net. Self-care can truly be an amazing experience! And most of that is due to it being such an in- mate and personal thing; meaning, there's no specific set of rules to have a day of self-care! Self-care for me, personally, would be an en re day of pain ng and loud music with a lot of trips to the kitchen for some tea. For you, it can be something completely different! Whether it's an en re day of binge watching your favorite show, taking a hike, going shopping, or hanging out with friends--- it's always important to take the me for you! There's no "right" way--- it's your day, so it's your rules. We're all so quick to be so focused on our work or we get so wrapped up in our lives that we forget to focus on what's important--- us! Of course family is important, and all our other responsibili es, but if we want to give our best to what and who is important to us--- we have to be in the best p top mental state too! Can't think of some ps? Don't worry, I'll help with some. Here are some ps for some self-care! 1) Rewarding yourself: We're always so focused on bea ng ourselves about what we do wrong--- why not use rewards or celebrate our successes? Self-Care - Con't on page 15 tiPs for sElf-CarE By Diane Lang

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