Episode 5 - Prioritizing Self Care: Daily Habits for Mental Health, Stress Relief & Work-Life Balance with Melissa Crook
By Jessica Garrison
This week’s empowerment episode brought to you by Melissa Crook covers the first talking point in The FEEL Podcast: Prioritizing Self Care (Self Leadership, Self Preservation, and/or Self Sustaining) & what that looks like for you. Everyone’s self care practices look different, but the foundation it creates for our health is universal.
Do you prioritize your wellness? Do you put yourself into your calendar and make time for your own needs? If not, why? Sit with these questions and the answers you give, exploring the deeper reason why you may not make time for yourself. A lot of the time we hear from women that they think self care is selfish, but it’s the complete opposite. In order for you to pour into others, you have to fill up your own cup first.
Something I want everyone to take away from this episode is that the little things do add up. You don’t have to spend hours out of your day for self care time, because that really isn’t realistic. We live in a fast-paced society, our schedules full of responsibilities while still trying to enjoy our free time. Even taking five minutes out of your day to sit in silence or do a breathing exercise can do wonders for settling your nervous system. Even on the car ride home from work you can fit in some time to meditate, listen to some of your favorite music, or to just sit in the silence.
Try writing your emotions out at the beginning of the day, adjusting your self care needs to reflect that specific day. Meet yourself where you are because forcing yourself to do something isn’t really self care—it just becomes another item to check off the list. If you struggle with finding time for yourself, contact Melissa through our website or purchase The Calendar Cleanse to commit to your self care journey. You get to choose in life, and let this be a choice you make to take care of yourself. You deserve it.
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