Believe it or not, 2020 will soon be drawing to a close, and with that comes all the usual stress and chaos that each December brings added onto to all the excessive anxiety that this past year has already provided. As a result, I’ve had to double down on my self-care practices, and I imagine the same may be true for you as well. That’s why today’s episode is a throwback one that is all about self-care, one of the most important tools in improving overall health and wellbeing so you can show up your best in your career and life. This episode is filled with information and advice that is as relevant and valuable today as it was when it first aired – maybe even more so.

Self-care allows us to take some time out, recharge, and create the space we need to show up with more energy, focus and clarity. BUT, we don’t all have a great relationship with it. If we misuse self-care and end up relying on it as a way of shutting out our problems OR avoid it because we don’t feel deserving, it can keep us from improving our health and reaching new levels of success. We want to be able to use self-care effectively. So for this episode, I break down what self care is (and isn’t), discuss why so many of us resist taking part in self-care practices (and/or use them in unhealthy ways), and explain what I believe needs to happen FIRST in order to be able to engage in truly healthy self-care.

In an effort to support you even further in getting off to the best start possible in 2021, I’m also happy to announce that I’m opening up a new cohort for my Ascend Mastermind that will start mid-January! If you’re a high achieving entrepreneur or high level professional who is ready to uplevel your health and well-being (mental, emotional, physical) so you can determine and reach your true professional and personal goals (and be happy doing it), while also putting the overwhelm of 2020 in the rear view, then this Mastermind is the perfect opportunity for you. You’ll get to strengthen your self-care practices as well as work with, be held accountable by, and find support among like-minded women as you ascend. Check out the details here: www.kellytravis.net/ascend

The Finer Details of This Episode:

- What’s your current approach to self-care: resist it or go all-in?

- Looking at how self-care is defined in different ways.

- What doesn’t count as self-care, and what you should try to focus on first when caring for yourself.

- When what we think is self-care turns into simply numbing or ignoring the pain we’re feeling.

- Reveal why the intention behind our self-care practices is a clue as to whether we’re using it in a healthy way (or not). 

- The strange way our own brains will try to keep us from engaging in self-care.

- I break down the only form of self-care that truly reduces your stress and anxiety.

- Consider overcoming your fears rather than trying to punch them in the face.

Quotes:

“[Self-care] is not about adding more to your to-do list.”

“You put on your own mask first so that you can help others around you.”

“None of it will work if you don’t start with what’s happening in your head and your heart.”

“Self-care, in theory, should be something that refuels us rather than takes from us.”

“The ‘why’ of self-care matters way more than the action.”

“For high achieving women…when we think about self-care, the natural defenses of our nervous system go up…the alarm goes off.”

 

“High stress feels normal until things start to fall apart.”

“How you think determines how you feel and behave.”

“It’s not about changing a behavior—it’s about getting to the emotional layer that is causing the behavior and the thoughts.”

“These distractions are coming from your mind.”

“Your health and your wellbeing are what allow you to be successful long term.”

 

Show Links:

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