S1E8: How to Find Your Own Self-Care Routine - a podcast by Terri Lomax & Dr. Dominique Broussard
from 2019-02-15T17:57:39
It’s the day after Valentine’s Day. How did you spend the day? Were you focused on others or did you take time to care for yourself? Or was it just another day for you? Hopefully, you did something that made you feel good. In this week’s episode, Dom and Terri dive into the importance of self-care...doing the things (whatever they are) that make you feel good. While self-care is a phrase that seems to be tossed around a lot lately, do we know what it really means? How can we engage in it when we have been socialized to believe that doing so is selfish? Per usual, the ladies provide us with real-life examples from their lives and give us practical ways we can apply it to our own. Self-care is not going to look the same for everyone and shout out to all the ladies finding creative ways to pour into themselves! Remember...equate self-care with what they teach us on the plane- put your own oxygen mask on before you assist others.
Quote of the Day:
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” - Audre Lorde
Takeaways:
- “Taking care of yourself = keeping your cup full. If you don’t do things to keep your cup full, you have nothing left to give or share with others.” – Paige Burkes
- Self-care is not selfish.
- Just because everyone else is consuming a certain type of content doesn't mean you have to do it.
- Self-care is unique to each person. It's your decision to figure out and communicate to those around you.
- Let's not judge others on the self-care tactics they choose.
If you need ideas on how to establish a Self-care plan, take a look at this link here.
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