We all hear how good and important self-care is, and it’s something I talk about often on the podcast. Yet putting ourselves first can often feel wrong or selfish, even though it’s crucial for our well-being. Many of us carry invisible negative beliefs that make self-care and self-love challenging. These beliefs can be so ingrained […]
The holiday season is upon us, and for many, that means heading home to spend time with family. While the holidays are often portrayed as a time of joy and togetherness, the reality can be a bit more complex, especially if you’re dealing with less-than-healthy family dynamics. Here are five ways to take care of […]
When we think about self-care, we often focus on the things we can do to take care of ourselves in the moment. We might take a relaxing bath, read a good book, or treat ourselves to a delicious meal. These are all great ways to show ourselves love and attention, but self-care is about more […]
We usually don’t have a problem understanding that we all have basic needs for air, shelter and food. These are givens that we need to survive, every one of us. However, we might struggle to truly grasp the value of psychological and emotional needs since they are less visible and thus easier to ignore. As […]
We talk on the show today about how important it is to build a healthy relationship with your inner truth, and how it is necessary to validate what you think, feel and need on the inside so you can present a strong outer voice in your daily life. If that sounds like a tall order, […]
We talk a lot on the show about the magic of healthy detachment in your relationships, and I often ask you to look at what’s yours and let go of what’s theirs. We also talk a lot about earned vs unearned guilt. Let’s take that boundary concept a bit further and look at some limiting […]
This is what a friend of mine said the other day. And like I talk about on today’s show, more often we can become slowly accustomed chaos and stress, since we acclimated so slowly over time down the slippery slope. We don’t even realize what has accumulated in our life until we start showing symptoms, […]
It’s not like the rest of the year isn’t busy, but the holidays can become quite the microcosm of what our life can look like under even more pressure. Since that’s the case, I thought we could all use a little tongue-in-cheek about the topic… Be Unrealistic. Accepting reality means we aren’t doing wishful thinking, […]
When it comes to the holidays, everyone can have such a range of different emotions and experiences. Since we’re coming up on that time of year, I thought it might be helpful to talk about your self-care plan that you can put in place right now. When I talk about self-care. I consider the whole […]
You hear all the time about self-care, and the crazy irony of it is that OF COURSE you put it off, thinking you’ll do that when you have time…because if you struggle with loving you, well…I think we can have the perception that in order to do good self-care, we need big stretches of time, […]
