You know that feeling when you wake up and your first thought isn't about your day, your dreams, or even your coffee, but instead it's about who needs what from you today? Your partner needs you to handle that thing they've been putting off. Your kids need you to solve their problems before they even head off to school. Your clients need responses to emails that came in overnight. Your team needs decisions. Your parents need check-ins.

And somewhere in the back of your mind, there's this tiny voice asking, "But what about what I need?" And you push it down because there's no time for that right now. Too many people are depending on you. Too many responsibilities that can't wait.

But what if we've got this completely backwards? What if the most generous, loving, impactful thing you could do for everyone in your life is to make your own life your number one priority?

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

In this episode, I'm sharing why YOU'RE number one in your life (and why you need to start acting like it) so you can stop drowning in everyone else's needs and start creating the life you're meant to live.

• Why we were conditioned to believe good women put everyone else first (and why that's killing us)

• The real cost of managing everyone else's life while yours is on pause

• How the "oxygen mask principle" goes deeper than you think

• Why your children need to see you prioritize yourself (not just hear you talk about it)

• The three questions to ask before saying yes to any request

• How to create non-negotiable time for yourself without guilt

• Why guilt is actually proof you're doing something different (not wrong)

• How to communicate this shift to your family and clients

Christine's Personal Story:

How her ex-husband's advice to their sons, "You're number one," became the inspiration for this episode, and why every woman needs to hear that same message.

RESOURCES & LINKS

Related Episodes:

• Episode 09: Personal Responsibility

• Episode 349: What I've Learned About Success, Self-Worth, and Starting Over at 55

CONNECT & TAKE ACTION

Find Christine:

• Email: [email protected]

• Podcast: Make More Money as a Dietitian on Apple Podcasts | Spotify

• Community: Join 1200+ dietitians in The Make More Money as a Dietitian Community

• Instagram: @money.mindset.dietitian

• Website: manipuracentre.co

Your Next Steps:

Step 1: Take This Week's Challenge Identify one area where you've been putting everyone else's needs before your own and flip that script for the next seven days. Make it non-negotiable, like an emergency.

Step 2: Notice What Happens Send me a message about what you're taking away from this pause. What resonated? What season are you honoring right now?

Step 3: Share This MessageIf this episode resonated with you, share it with another woman who needs to hear that her life matters, too. She needs this tough love conversation and the reminder that she's number one.