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Posted byby Christy Barongan
January 19, 2026

Self-care is disaster preparedness

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Many people think self-care is indulging yourself with bubble baths, spa visits, and getting your eyebrows waxed. It's not. I mean, maybe a bubble bath and a massage can be part of a self-care routine, but it's much more basic and essential than that. It is not pampering. It is necessary for survival.

CHRISTY BARONGAN

I didn't know it at the time, but I wanted to be a psychologist so that I could figure out how to be normal. I think many people come to counseling for the same reason. What I've come to learn is that feeling good about myself is not about trying to be normal. It's about trying to be me. But it's a constant struggle for me, just like it is for everyone else. So I thought I would approach this task with openness and honesty and use myself as an example for how to practice self-acceptance.