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Inauthenticity is everywhere. So much so that trying to sift through the news, social medias, marketing campaigns, etc. is becoming a full time job. This artificial connection can cause us to keep our walls up and lead with our barriers instead of our real, vulnerable selves.

Take a listen to this week's podcast for more on the matter and join me in pondering why it's better to lead with what's real. And hear how our superficial interactions love block us instead of safe keep us.

Instead of just trying to survive and get through the month of December, what if you could truly thrive? Feel taken care of and refreshed. This is possible, and here are the top five ways to keep self care near and dear this time of year.

There is so much going on, and there is too much going on. And it is so easy to get overwhelmed with all of life's demands and distractions. But feeling overwhelmed doesn't have to be a normal way of life.

This week's episode offers some simple ways to give your overwhelm a hug and let go of what isn't needed.

To counter all of holiday shopping hullabaloo, I created the Ultimate Un-Gift Guide, a list of more meaningful ways to spend your money and time this holiday season.

Instead of giving in to the pressures of overspending and giving inauthentic gifts that your loved ones may or may not like, why not give something more valuable: your time, your presence, and meaningful experiences.

The reason for the season this coming week is our quiet but mighty hero, Gratitude. Noticing what we are grateful for can bring light and positivity to any given moment. It can transform the hardest of times into times of sweet growth, and it enhance our most joyous moments.

In this episode, Megan Gilger from The Fresh Exchange shares how her gratitude practice helps her live a more seasonal, intentional, and fulfilled life.

Do you know what you sound like? Not your talking or singing voice, but your wise, true, authentic voice. The one that guides you and looks out for your best interest. In this week's episode, we talk about how to recognize your inner wisdom, including a five step process on how to get that voice to speak up.

Time. It seems to be endless, yet it's become more precious than gold. It can stand still, and it can zoom by. It can age, and it can heal. 

It's a steady constant that governs days, months, years, and seasons like, well, clockwork.

So why does it take so many forms? Why does it seem like a fickle trickster, messing with our concept of what time actually is? What if the problem is actually us and our brilliant human minds?

Today on the podcast, in honor of daylight savings time, this episode talks about how we can use time for our benefit when it comes to taking the time needed for our self care practices.

This week's episode is all about embracing the transition from Fall into Winter. Take a listen to hear my favorite things to consider during this time of year and suggested rituals to do as part of your Autumn self care practice.

Jessica Williams is most commonly known for her work running the social media for The Minimalists and co-hosting The Mind Palace Podcast. But Jess is also insightful and wise on the matters of going through a difficult healing journey.

In this episode, I get to have an intimate chat with Jess on not just working through her autoimmune disease, but we talk about​​ trusting your intuition, having authority over your own body, feeling abundant and content instead of feeling deprived and without, the healing power of minimalism, bringing small doses of luxury into our everyday life, creating an environment to be able to calm yourself down.

In this episode of the Simple Self Care podcast, we talk about one of our biggest self care enemies: negative self talk. Take a listen on why it can sabotage our best self care efforts and how we can change the script.