Find Your Motivation: Maybe You Need to Do Nothing EP: 366
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Release Date: 01/22/2021
Spotlight on Self-Care: What Do Dirty Dishes Have to Do with Self-Care? EP: 391
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Today’s big idea is controversial. And it is that household chores, like doing the dishes or folding the laundry CAN be done in such a way that they qualify as self-care. Gasp!
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Sex as Self-Care, an interview with Alicia Gauvin EP: 389
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Whether it's with a partner, or yourself, sex is an indisputable part of being a person and therefore has a role to play in being a better person. It's also an important way that we take care of ourselves on multiple levels--physical and emotional. That's why I'm interviewing Alicia Gauvin, Executive Director of the Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health, for her perspectives on why sex--and pleasure--matters.
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The Self-Care of Learning New Things EP: 388
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Although there’s nothing pampering about trying something you’ve never done and, let’s face it, probably doing pretty badly at first, opening your mind and possibly your body up to a new skill or discipline is a great way to keep your mind sharp, and to expand your worldview.
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When Your Self-Care Unleashes Big Feels EP: 387
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While self-care is a wonderful thing, in can also be an occasion for you to come face to face with all kinds of different emotions--sadness, anger, grief, shame, agitation, you name it. And since many of us have a tendency to not want to experience some of these more uncomfortable emotions, you may find yourself wanting to skip out on your self-care so that you don’t have to feel them. I hope this episode helps change your mind about that.
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Spotlight on Self-Care: Pro Tip--Make Time for Cleansing EP: 386
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When you think of the ‘self’ in self care, you probably think about your body and your mind. But today I’m talking about a way to take care of your energetic--aka your vibe.
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Self-Care Can Be Things You Don’t Really Want to Do EP: 385
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Sometimes self-care is the equivalent of eating your lima beans (or insert your other least favorite vegetable). And while that’s not sexy or particularly exciting, it’s OK. Because perhaps viewing these not-so-pleasurable things as important self-care might help you actually do them.
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Making Self-Care More Than a Buzzword EP: 384
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You can here so much about self-care that it starts to smell a little off to you. I totally get that, and so does today's guest, with Macala Lacy, a community-based yoga teacher, mental health therapist, and wellness educator based in Los Angeles. She shares a really helpful re-frame that can help cut through any mental backlash you might have to the phrase itself.
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Spotlight on Self-Care: Sometimes All You Need to Take Better Care of Yourself Is One Syllable EP: 383
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While we think of self-care as something you DO--like yoga, or meditation--self-care doesn’t always have to be an action. Sometimes it’s a decision--a simple yes or no.
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Spotlight on Self-Care: Build the Self-Care Habit By Asking Yourself This One Question EP: 382
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This week on the podcast is all about self-care--something we all need to do, and often need reminders to do, and now, in the midst of this pandemic winter, our self-care requirements are higher than ever. Also, what else are you going to do??
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What My Dry January Taught Me EP: 381
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I just spent the month of January NOT drinking, and it really gave me some insights that surprised me, in terms of how it made me feel and also in what I learned about drinking’s specific effects on women, on the individual and collective level.
info_outlineSometimes a lack of motivation can mean you’re just all around tired. In which case you should just let yourself off the hook and rest.