Andrew Warren, ASW, Psychotherapist at Recovery NOW understands that taking time to take care of yourself is important:
How To Make Self-Care a Priority
Without hesitation, we will clear our schedule to meet a friend for dinner to talk about the personal trainer she just broke-up with. We’ve extended many work days to make sure a confused customer, irritating student, or sensitive co-worker felt supported. Yet we are filled with guilt and thoughts of self-indulgence when we consider practicing the same compassion with ourselves. Below is a link to an article that shares how and why we should prioritize self-care and self-compassion.
https://chopra.com/articles/how-to-make-self-care-a-priority