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E23: Belief system upgrade #7: Self-care needs our intentional attention
How often do you intentionally sit down to reflect on your self-care? If you are like most of us, probably not very often! Even if you are a regular listener of this podcast, and hopefully check in with your self-care more often than not, you are also human! The reality is that it takes energy and awareness to make our self-care a priority. And we can do this, but it won’t happen automatically.
That’s why in this episode, we’re talking about what might be the most important belief shift of all: that self-care requires our intentional attention. In other words: self-care doesn’t just happen by accident. It happens because we choose to bring it into focus, and trust that we will be better off for it. So stick around as we share how to bring more intention to your self-care too.
Episode Highlights:
- Self-care belief system upgrade #7: Self-care needs our intentional attention.
- Why the old view doesn't serve us: Self-care rarely magically fits itself into our lives, yet we rely on hope that it will. Which leaves us constantly depleted, because hope without intention results in inaction.
- The new view: Self-care with intention sends a clear message that we matter.
- Self-care experiments:
- Anchor check-in
- Calendar commitment
- End-of-week reflection
February is Psychology Month! Join us for a free webinar on Friday February 6, 2026. (Or catch the replay any time in February.) Register at: https://www.subscribepage.com/psychologymonth2026
Connect with Melissa & Karen at Intentional Therapist:
https://www.intentionaltherapist.ca/ | [email protected] | https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmelissatiessen/
Share one of your own self-care experiments via our SpeakPipe page at: https://www.speakpipe.com/intentionaltherapist
Ready to upgrade your self-care? Check out the independent study version of our course, Thrivival Skills for Therapists, and earn 3 CE credits! Because self-care is PART OF our jobs! More info at: https://intentional-therapist.newzenler.com/courses/thrivival-skills-for-therapists-independent-study
Disclaimer: This podcast seeks to be educational in purpose and is not to be used as clinical advice. Please connect with a therapist one-on-one for personalized support.
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By Dr. Karen Dyck and Dr. Melissa Tiessen
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How often do you intentionally sit down to reflect on your self-care? If you are like most of us, probably not very often! Even if you are a regular listener of this podcast, and hopefully check in with your self-care more often than not, you are also human! The reality is that it takes energy and awareness to make our self-care a priority. And we can do this, but it won’t happen automatically.
That’s why in this episode, we’re talking about what might be the most important belief shift of all: that self-care requires our intentional attention. In other words: self-care doesn’t just happen by accident. It happens because we choose to bring it into focus, and trust that we will be better off for it. So stick around as we share how to bring more intention to your self-care too.
Episode Highlights:
- Self-care belief system upgrade #7: Self-care needs our intentional attention.
- Why the old view doesn't serve us: Self-care rarely magically fits itself into our lives, yet we rely on hope that it will. Which leaves us constantly depleted, because hope without intention results in inaction.
- The new view: Self-care with intention sends a clear message that we matter.
- Self-care experiments:
- Anchor check-in
- Calendar commitment
- End-of-week reflection
February is Psychology Month! Join us for a free webinar on Friday February 6, 2026. (Or catch the replay any time in February.) Register at: https://www.subscribepage.com/psychologymonth2026
Connect with Melissa & Karen at Intentional Therapist:
https://www.intentionaltherapist.ca/ | [email protected] | https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmelissatiessen/
Share one of your own self-care experiments via our SpeakPipe page at: https://www.speakpipe.com/intentionaltherapist
Ready to upgrade your self-care? Check out the independent study version of our course, Thrivival Skills for Therapists, and earn 3 CE credits! Because self-care is PART OF our jobs! More info at: https://intentional-therapist.newzenler.com/courses/thrivival-skills-for-therapists-independent-study
Disclaimer: This podcast seeks to be educational in purpose and is not to be used as clinical advice. Please connect with a therapist one-on-one for personalized support.