Self-care Is Scriptural: A Workbook to Refresh Your Mind, Body, and Spirit

The need for self-care may be greater than ever. Self-Care is Scriptural is an insightful and essential guide to nurturing our physical and spiritual well-being amidst the unrelenting busyness of everyday life.

Caring for our emotional and physical wellness is not selfish. Our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, and God wants us to care for them along with our souls. He has given us many ways to refresh and re-energize beyond the bubble baths and eye masks the world offers. One way to discover them: Look to Jesus. He doesn’t neglect physiological needs. Rather, he points to the importance of satisfying hunger and thirst, relishing in rest, and savoring solitude. This workbook features Christ-centered wisdom and ways for how God wants us to care for ourselves, so that we can in turn care for others.

Practical self-care practices include:

• Honoring pockets of solitude (without feeling guilty)
• Asking for help when we need it (God may be waiting to work through someone else)
• Building up with God’s affirmations (Who does God say we are?)

Teresa Pressley, LMFT, is a New Jersey–licensed marriage and family therapist with the Center for Christian Counseling and Relationship Development, a network of Christian counseling centers. She has spent much of her adult life in service to others. Teresa brings a heart for Christ to everything she does. She was licensed as a minister in 2001 and has served as an associate minister, worship leader, women's ministry facilitator, and Bible study teacher. She presents workshops on spiritual growth, relationships, mental health, and wellness.

Teriz Michael, LCSW, felt a calling to leave a successful teaching career to serve in the mental health field. She now practices psychotherapy at The Center for Christian Counseling and Relationship Development in New Jersey. With a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City and an MSW degree from Rutgers University, Teriz loves building relationships, bringing creativity into sessions, and integrating biblical and psychological principles to provide holistic counseling.