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Sacred Self-Care: Daily Practices for Nurturing Our Whole Selves

by Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes, Harper One, NY, 2023

Description

This book, written by a clinical psychologist/pastor, offers a seven-week guide aimed at providing you with encouragement and a specific process to care for your mind, body, and soul. Author Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes believes that self-care is an obligation and a divine right for us all. This book shares a methodology and practices for how to meet that objective through activities and disciplines that promote wellness spiritually, physically, emotionally, mentally, and relationally.

Features

  • Daily practices taught through short stories, prompts, and scriptures
  • Activities that journey through Mastering the Self-Care Fundamentals, Practicing Self-Compassion, Setting Healthy Boundaries, Caring for Our Emotional Selves, Caring for Our Minds, and Practicing Self-Care as a Way of Life
  • Self-assessments
  • "Rule of Life" guide

Recommended Audience

clergy and lay leaders, congregants

Cost

Purchase as book, e-book, or audio book

Practical Applications

  • Take the self-assessment offered in this book to help you inventory areas that you might need to focus on in your self-care journey.
  • By taking time each day over seven weeks, learn new techniques, disciplines, and habits that will enable you to grow and care for yourself in a sustainable way.

About the Contributor

Contributor
Shellie Riggs Jordan

Shellie Riggs Jordan is the director of the southeast office in Seymour. She is an American Baptist pastor who served 14 years at First Baptist Church in Seymour as the minister of youth. Prior to her time at FBC, Shellie was the director of youth and children’s ministries at First Presbyterian Church in Seymour. To her work with the Center, Shellie brings more than 24 years of experience working with youth and young adults, as well as a strong background in ecumenical ministry.  

Shellie holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Ball State University and a Master of Divinity from Bethel Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. She loves to travel and explore new cultures. She also loves spending time with her husband, Brent, and their kids, Gabe and Casey. Shellie lives in Seymour.

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