Self-care is made up of many parts, from mindset, to habit breaking, reframing, and
creating new habits, to letting go of guilt, scheduling and building in daily self-care actions. The highest levels are achieved by taking daily steps in each area, consistently over time. And because it is a lifestyle, it doesn’t have a final goal, rather a continuous review & readjustment.
Tag: healthy lifestyle
Are You Nurturing Your Needs?
Sometimes you are called to slow down and listen to the internal messages, the ones
from your heart, body & mind.
Too often though, you can become externally focused, consuming more & more of ‘other’ dialogues, drowning out your own.
And as you do this you begin to shift away from your core, disconnecting from the source within and, over time, forget the importance of nurturing your needs…
What Is Solitude Speaking Into You?
What Is Solitude Speaking Into You?
Being open to receiving words of wisdom is a wonderful path to understanding and I feel it is plentiful right now. And I am making the most of it…
On one of my solo walks this past week I took to the rolling countryside close to home to walk (Nordic Walk) for my daily exercise. As always, I had my trusted uplifting playlist with me, the sun was shining brightly and even though bad news hung heavily in my heart from the day’s news, I felt ready to release it, to hand it over and breathe again.
Is Superwoman Syndrome Stressing You Out?
Once upon a time, I wanted to be a superwoman. I wanted to have all the answers, I wanted to be seen to be able to do everything and I wanted to be perfect
But then reality hit me, and it hit me hard! I didn’t have all the answers; trying to do everything was taking me to planet stress and burn out and as for being perfect… what the hell is that?!
So, what did I do? I started taking care of me and redesigned what Superwoman means to me because I meet lots of superwomen and they are not the sum of everything they do for everyone else whilst their health deteriorates. They are women to be valued, loved & honoured…
What Difference Does A Self-Care Coach Make?
During a deep dive conversation with a journalist about life-coaching, she asked me why I felt I made a difference as a self-care coach and I found myself reflecting way beyond the 15 years I have spent on my own personal development journey and way beyond the 35 year experience I have had in health & fitness; in fact, it was a question that caused me to look at my entire life journey.
Being Your Best You 