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Good self-care practices lead us to have healthy relationships, and thus also help prevent situations of abuse.


Self-care is a consequence of self-knowledge; we must understand ourselves to recognize our own needs in order to respond to them efficiently.


When we learn to take care of ourselves we are able to also take better care of others, and as adults when we practice self-care, the children in our lives will learn to do the same.


It is important to understand that each person is unique, has different life experiences and backgrounds and so it is necessary for each person to find the best self care practices for him/herself.


In this newsletter we share more information on this topic and an interview with an expert on the matter.

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WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO HAVE A PROGRAM FOR TEENAGERS FOCUSED ON ABUSE PREVENTION?

Luciana Mora has been in charge of the WHG project focused on promoting self-care, healthy relationships and prevention of abuse among teenagers.


In her own words: "It is important to have a project for young people so that they take our information as a guide to make better decisions. Through research and interviews, World Hug Group has created a very valuable organization to help people in need.



For example, giving answers to questions such as, why should I take care of myself?, why should I promote healthy relationships?, why is it important to learn about abuse?"

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MEET SARA TRETTI

Sara Tretti is a 23-year-old clinical psychologist from Costa Rica.


Her specialty is in education, social and emotional well-being. She works with teenagers and young adults in online consultations, she is dedicated to accompanying and advising families on educational orientation and socio-emotional well-being.


She is continuing with her education in Madrid doing a master's degree in educational psychology.

Follow her Instagram account HERE

Letter from Luciana:


We had the privilege to interview psychologist Sara Tretti. Our interview focused on three different topics: self-care, healthy relationships, and prevention of abuse. Here we share some of the man points discussed:


  • Self care is based on self-knowledge, if we do not know ourselves, what we like and what we need, we will not know what our needs are and how to satisfy them. "What do I need?" Depending on the stage of life, the biological, emotional or social needs we have may differ. Needs also change depending on current priorities.
  • Healthy relationships need to have fundamental ingredients to create a healthy and safe interaction. For example: respect, happiness, trust and being able to be oneself, among others. The "BRAVING" acronym proposed by the author Brene Brown (Boundaries, Reliability, Accountability, Vault, Integrity, Non-judgment, Generosity) is a very valuable tool to generate the environment of trust in all kinds of relationships.
  • Finally, we talked about abuse, which Sara described as the action of taking advantage and crossing the psychological and physical limits of a person. It is something that can happen to anyone, regardless of social status, age, gender, race, etc. There are people who are more likely to experience abuse, people who belong to a more vulnerable sector such as kids, elderly or handicapped, but the good news is that there are many ways to prevent it, such as informing yourself and talking about the subject.


Here we share just a few of the main points we talked about with Sara:


  • What are some fundamental tips that you could share with us, when we talk about self care?


‘Again, we will have to talk about self-knowledge: to take time to be alone - sometimes we spend too much time with family, friends and full of activities and we never acknowledge how we feel when we are alone. Also, we need to have a set schedule for the self-care practice so we do not leave it to the end of the day or only when we have extra free time. It is also important to be mindful that humans are Biopsychosocial beings (George Engel): Bio (physiological pathology); psycho (thoughts emotions and behaviours such as psychological distress, fear/avoidance beliefs, current coping methods and attribution); social (socio-economical, socio-environmental, and cultural factors such as work issues, family circumstances and benefits/economics) and we need to look after all those different needs.’


  • What is a healthy relationship?

 

'A healthy relationship is a relationship where there is mutual respect, pursuit of happiness, good communication, where one can be oneself around the other person, and that there is unconditional support.'


  • How do we know if we are in a toxic relationship?


'If we realize that a relationship causes toxic effects on me, for example if I spend all day long thinking about what I said or did not say, what I did or did not do, when I have to think a thousand times before speaking for fear of being criticized, then I cannot be myself, and that means that I am not in a healthy relationship and I have to get out of there.'


  • Which are the different types of abuse, which are sometimes normalized?


'Abuse is a transgression of a person's physical, mental, and/or emotional boundaries. Many people think that all abuse is sexual abuse, and that sexual abuse only happens in certain places or to certain people. Abuse happens anywhere. There are many types of abuse, and all of them have deep effects on the development of children and teenagers.'




-Luciana


*Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this interview are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of World Hug Group.

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