Self Preservation, Self Care, and Self Love: The Three Laws of CreativeWellness

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it actually means to take care of myself — not the cute kind, but the real kind.

Wellness, for me, isn’t about aesthetics. It’s not a face mask or a $20 smoothie. It’s about being well on the inside. About being honest enough to ask: what do I actually need today?

And over time, I’ve found that what I need almost always comes down to three things:

• Self-Care: How I nourish and delight myself
• Self-Love: How I process and protect my energy
• Self-Preservation: How I create boundaries and let go

These aren’t buzzwords. These are my personal laws of survival — and they’re helping me stay rooted, even when the world feels upside down.

Self-Preservation

I was invited to a party last week by a friend I’ve been building with lately. At first, I told myself I was going. I wanted to be present, nurture the community I’m creating, and show up like a “good person.”

But when it came time to RSVP, I checked in with myself — and the honest truth was… I didn’t want to go. Not because I had something better to do. Not because I was too busy. Just because I didn’t want to.