Reflective Essay On Self Love

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Love is also a big part of wellness, especially self love and the relationships that occur because of love. It is important to understand why a person is in a relationship with someone, what they want from a partner, and what they give as well. As stated earlier, having healthy relationships is a part of overall wellness, and being in a bad and/or abusive situation can once again hinder one’s overall health. My relationship with my mother became very problematic a few years ago and I felt the effects in all facets of my health. I was feeling sad and lonely, would become physically ill, and even started losing motivation. Separating myself from this unhealthy relationship was difficult but in the end I felt benefits in all areas of my life. Thus, love and healthy, safe relationships are so important and analyzing past relationships through a lens of what a healthy one looks like has shown me the problems that I will need to avoid in the future.
Many people, myself included, often only think of wellness as fitness and diet and not important in how we help others. While fitness and diet are an important part of health, we have seen that things like love and healthy relationships, sleep, and stress management are also key components of maintaining …show more content…

One of the great advantages to a human service degree is its broad nature. While I know I am passionate about proactively helping people, the populations I want to help and the ways in which I want to provide service may change. It is also worth noting that different personalities can align with certain careers. I have found that my personality is a combination of social and artistic, with various bits of others. I think it is important to see that I does not fit into one box, and so a career path that is fixed in narrow line will not fit me. I think it is also important to be flexible and allow myself to grow and change and therefore change career paths if need

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