In today's episode of the Live Life Extraordinary Podcast, we talk about self care and why it's a lifestyle, and not just a routine of things you do in the morning.

Self Care is anything that you're doing, to take care of yourself mentally, physically, emotionally, energetically or spiritually. This can be things like yoga, breathwork, meditation or journaling, but it can also be things like, what you're eating, if you're exercising, the types of relationships you're participating in, how much media you're consuming, what type of media you're consuming, etc.

Living a self care “lifestyle” is about, every single moment of your life, assessing what is going to be for your best and highest good, and then making the decisions that are in alignment with that.

It can feel really good to lay down after work and watch Netflix while binge eating your favorite snacks, but is that of your best and highest good? Probably not.  Self care is not just about  waking up in the morning and meditating for 10 minutes, it’s a conscious choice in every moment of your life.

Living a self care lifestyle takes both boundaries and priorities. It's about prioritizing yourself in your life, which sounds very selfish but in reality, when you prioritize yourself, and prioritize the care of yourself, you are able to show up as the best version of yourself, for your family, in your household, at your job, etc.

Think about how you interact with the people and things in your life when you are in a really good mood, when you're really taking care of, when you're well rested, when you're feeling good. Then think about how you interact with those same people and things on days when you're exhausted, burnt out, stressed, frustrated, angry, etc. The interactions you have are probably much different. That's why self care is so important. Because as you become the highest and best version of yourself, you can show up in your life as that version of yourself. When you prioritize yourself, you are prioritizing your career, your health, your family, your wealth. You prioritize EVERYTHING in your life when you choose to prioritize yourself first.

The second thing is boundaries. We as a society tend to struggle with boundaries, we are constantly trying to please other people and seem to have a hard time saying “no” to things and many of us believe (either consciously or subconsciously) that setting boundaries is mean. But there's nothing about boundaries that has to be aggressive, or assertive, or rude or mean. It actually comes from a really loving space. You are loving, honoring and respecting yourself and your time enough to communicate with those around you to let them know what you're in need of. And 9 times out of 10 they're going to be very respectful of that because the people around you want what's best for you too. But it's not just about having boundaries with the people and things in our lives, we often neglect to realize that having boundaries with ourselves is very, very important and valuable as well. What I mean by this is, if you say to yourself, every morning when I wake up I'm not going to check my phone for the first 10 minutes of my day because it makes me stressed and anxious, that is setting a boundary with yourself. For a whole episode on healthy boundaries click here!

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With love and Gratitude,

B ♥