Psychology Today | 16.05.2026 22:38
No client enters therapy with a problem of deficient self-care or relaxation skills. Yet, common mental health recommendations, such as these, can be helpful. Why do some clients reject them? “Yeah, yeah. I tried, but it didn't work for me.” “When would I have time for that?” When parent self-care was suggested as a topic for a webinar at Boston Children's Hospital, my colleague said, “Parents will only come if we pitch that it is about taking care of someone else.”
