Take The Self-Care Audit

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” - audre lorde

A solid starting point for any self-care regimen or journey is to take an honest inventory of how well we are taking care of ourselves. The following self-care audit questions using real data points were asked by GirlTrek co-founders, Morgan and Vanessa during an All-Tribes session at GirlTrek's 2022 Stress Protest, in an effort to help attendees gauge how well they are taking care of themselves. You can check out the actual audit HERE.  

When asking yourself these questions remember to come from a space of self-compassion so that you can take a real-time and personal assessment of where you are and remind yourself of the importance of taking active steps to help you identify where you should focus your attention to satisfy your unmet needs so that you may live your best life.

All Tribe Self-Care Audit

ADD (3) POINTS FOR EACH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING THAT YOU ANSWER YES TO:

• Got 8-hours or more sleep last night
• Are vegan or vegetarian
• Had a preventative checkup this year
• Talked to a therapist recently
• Feel really good in sexy clothes
• Have an active profile on a dating sight
• Took a fitness class recently that was physical and made you sweat
• Are within your healthy body weight range
• Love your job
• Cried within the last week
• Know your credit score
• Own a home
• You have had an orgasm in the last week
• Had a mani/pedi or pampered yourself recently
• Walked at least 30-minutes within five days
• In recovery from any sort of addiction
• Have a daily gratitude or prayer practice
• Left an abusive relationship in anytime in your life
• Feel satisfied with your life
• Ate at least 3 servings of fruits and vegetables today
• Had a pap smear in the last 6-months
• Have at least 3 girlfriends you can call right now that you really trust
• Had a mammogram in the last year
• Take all of your PTO time
• In a loving relationship
• Have a hobby you really love
• Dealt with grief in a healthy way
• The children in your life can imitate your diet and exercise and be healthy
• Shared the good news of GirlTrek with a sister or friend
• Reversed a chronic disease through diet and exercise
• Actively treating anxiety or depression
• Know CPR
• Can swim
• Your ancestors would be proud of the life you are leading in this moment

DEDUCT (5) POINTS FOR EACH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING THAT YOU ANSWER YES TO:

• Ate red meat today
• Said something harsh about your body out loud or in your mind
• Hid that you were going to StressProtest out of guilt
• Had a sugary drink today
• Looked at other women and had self-criticism or judgment about yourself this week
• Gossiped today
• Suffer from a chronic disease and have to take medication to manage it
• In an active argument with a member a family member
• Watched more than 8 hours of TV in the past week
• Work more than 40 hours per week
• Avoided a difficult conversation you need to have with someone
• Feel tired from standing on your feet
• Are in a current relationship that doesn't serve you
• Have credit card debt
• Overspent in the last month
• Worked your body to exhaustion for somebody else's gain
• Needed a mani/pedi and didn't get one
• Have been procrastinating about doing something you really want to do
• Lent money you do not have
• Care for your children or family better than you care for yourself
• Found yourself driving and didn't pay attention on how you got there because your body was there, but your mind wasn't

Remember, this is a self-assessment that should be used to audit how well you are taking care of yourself so that you can move forward with pride knowing that you are asking yourself the proper questions to help you understand how to continue on a path to live your healthiest and most fulfilled life.

GirlTrek is here to help on your journey.  If you have not done so already, please visit GirlTrek.org, then click CONNECT TO THE MOVEMENT to connect with the GirlTrek sisterhood and City nearest you.  You can also visit GirlTrek's National Map HERE and put in your zip code to find and join a walk in your area. 

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