I deserve joy, relaxation, and time to myself. I lovingly give myself time every day to meet my own needs.  I don’t deserve to feel guilty or worried for taking care of myself. I am an expert at sharing my needs with my loved ones and making sure that my needs get met. I am just as gentle and compassionate with myself as I am with those I love. I am confident that my needs matter just like everyone else!

 When was the last time you thought any of those sentences to yourself, if ever? If I had to guess, any variation of those would feel selfish, self-indulgent, and downright impossible. We are often skilled in meeting the needs of others but deeply struggle to meet, or even identify, our own needs. It is time to shift this thinking! Self-care is vital for not only our mental health, but also our physical health, relationships, productivity, and ability to serve as parents!

My fellow licensed marriage and family therapist, Dr. Greg Seibert, and I, Dr. Kimberly Murray, LMFT,  explore what self-care is, how to overcome barriers to self-care, and give you tools to incorporate it into your everyday life on episode 6 of our podcast, Relationships Inside Out. We all deserve to have our needs met every single day, just like those we love. Yes, even you! Let us help you get there!

Please head on over and check out episode 6, Self-care. If you find it helpful to you, please share with those that you love to help them also practice self-care daily! Let us know what you think about what you want us to talk about next by emailing us at [email protected]! 

TOMORROW, we talk about the all-anticipated topic, sex. We tackle the idea of sex being a chore with tools to reignite the spark in your relationship, as well as how to communicate about sex and during sex, setting us up for the most rewarding sexual experience possible. Later topics include, sex, self-compassion, codependency, boundaries, managing COVID fatigue and disconnection, navigating the transition into parenthood, and so much more!