Welcome to the very first episode of The Selfcare Gap Podcast! In this podcast I will be talking about my holistic approach to health and wellness, and will be sharing all that you need to live the best life you can in a body you love.
My name is Scott Wescombe and I am the founder and CEO of Best Body, a business dedicated to helping people practice self-care and working to create real generational change for women and girls. We want kids seeing parents putting self-care first. When they become parents they will be naturally conscious about avoiding toxic foods, products and practices, and enjoy doing all that is best for their body to live happily and to the fullest.
This is an introductory episode where I share my reason for starting this podcast. Through my story and coaching experience, I want to show you the benefits of a holistic approach to health versus the conventional focus. As well as diving deep into what is self-care, self-care zones and what is a self-care gap.
The women in my life have considerably influenced my approach to health and wellness.
My Nan passed away from cancer when I was just about to begin my physiotherapy studies. During my career and after a lot of research, I learnt that my Nan's sedentary lifestyle was likely responsible for her illness, and I was utterly discouraged and heartbroken that medical professionals had not taken the time to truly address her health holistically and get her active, instead, they treated her like one more. They would medicate her in response to her symptoms causing terrible side effects.
My grandmother was a great support to my mother. Her death affected her tremendously, and you could see it in her body. I felt the incredible power that relationships can have on someone's health, life and joy in life. The loss of a relationship can impact individuals, families and all the loved ones.
Growing up, I have seen my mother prioritise her career as a nurse and the care for her family over herself. I know it may have impacted her health and wellbeing negatively.
These missed opportunities for health in my grandmother and mother, are what have driven me to the self-care gap. I want to prevent people going down the medical spiral and help them become aware of their own self-care and where their gap is.
Knowing where your gap is, depends on being aware of your own self-care zone. I will talk about four different zones. Self-care as a superpower, as a strength, as a weakness and a problem.
Self-Care as a Superpower: where people are physically, emotionally and spiritually unstoppable. They prioritize themselves. By doing this, they have more energy to do the things they love to do.
Self-Care as a Strength: where people are physically and mentally confident. They can physically do the things they like to do, have good thoughts and a pretty good life.
Self-Care as a Weakness: where people are struggling physically, mentally and emotionally. Strength is a challenge. They eat sugar and have alcohol to numb their struggles and go down in terms of health and performance.
Self-Care as a Problem: where people physically and mentally feel lost. They have given up on working for themselves, feel fatigued and struggle with sleep. After a period of time their body starts to work against them instead of for them, going down the medical pathway. Autoimmune disorders begin to appear and the body can attract chronic issues, disease, and pain.
Helping thousands of people a week, I can say everyone has a gap somewhere along the line. It is important to be aware of your zone and identify your gap. Once you have done that, I will help you take care of the rest. I will be sharing genuine care, quality services and tips to help you achieve your health and bridge the gap. I guarantee transformation takes place when you start bridging that gap.
Where is your self-care at and where does it need to be to live the best life in a body you love?
Stay tuned in to The Self-Care Podcast and start the journey to get back in shape fast, physically and mentally!
In this episode, I talk about:
- Me as a kid. From a large self-care gap to being unstoppable:(00:03)
- Who and what Influenced my approach to health and wellness: (02:28)
- Self-care as a superpower:(10:10)
- Self-care as a strength:(10:50)
- Self-care as a weakness:(11:52)
- Self-care as a problem:(13:15)
- Finding your self-care and bridging the gap:(14:10)
- Holistic approach to health versus the conventional focus:(15:28)
- The importance of a generational change:(17:57)
Connect with Scott Wescombe:
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottwescombe/
- Website: https://bestbody.com.au/team_member/scott-wescombe/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scottjwescombe/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottwescombe/?hl=en
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/scottwescombe?lang=en
- Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUB1l-XL-zc4OzgJowop9CA/about
