{"id":12960,"date":"2024-05-05T17:20:18","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T21:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12960"},"modified":"2024-05-07T16:16:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T20:16:44","slug":"self-care-is-health-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12960","title":{"rendered":"Self Care IS Health Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-opt-id=1631468786  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12956\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/selfcare-is-health-care.jpg?resize=300%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/selfcare-is-health-care-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/selfcare-is-health-care-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/selfcare-is-health-care-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/selfcare-is-health-care-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:3750\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/selfcare-is-health-care-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1470\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/selfcare-is-health-care-scaled.jpg 1470w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:3482\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/selfcare-is-health-care-scaled.jpg 2205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Always start with you. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Take care of yourself so you can take care of others. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">You are 100% worth it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">If there is someone who could really use this Mindful message, pls SHARE. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Always start with you. 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