Using Our Human Design For Self-Care | Interview with Cynthia Davidson | #8
In this episode, we talk about self-care, or “sacred,” as Cynthia calls it. Taking time to do something for yourself, even if it is only five minutes, can positively manage our energy. When we take this time, it can heal us. Also, taking time to raise our vibration just by using a candle or essential oils can make a big difference.
Energy Clearing Meditation | #7
Have you ever wondered how a conversation could leave you feeling heavy or a person’s energy lingered after they were gone? This mediation is meant to clear unwanted energy from your mind, body, and soul.
Why Focusing on Yourself isn’t Always Selfish | #6
Today’s episode is a bonus episode in honor of me being an Aries sun. As an Aries, we’ve been known to be selfish. And so I thought, in honor of my birthday, this topic would be a perfect fit. So I’m going to break down all the ” self-ish ways.”
self-love (self-care),
self-investment (self-development),
self-reflection,
self-awareness,
And honoring who we are.
I talk about how it’s not our job to change the perception others have of us.
Connecting to our Spirit and Healing the Mother Wound | Interview with Jhaynane Sung | #5
In this interview, we dive into how healing our mother wound can empower our children. It can be such a hard place to explore, but keeping a self-care practice can support us in the process. Self-care is the primary root of beginning the healing process to connect to our spirit.
Morning Affirmations | #4
Affirmations can raise your confidence,
Improve your self-esteem,
Help concentrate on your goals,
Increase productivity,
Help overcome bad habits,
Influence your subconscious mind to access new beliefs,
Change negative thought patterns to more positive ones,
Help create a personal self-love relationship.
Recovering from Burnout | #3
I’m your host Cara Dempsey, I am married with two small kids, and I left my career of 19 years because of a lack of self-care and boundaries, which led me right to burn out.
In this episode, I talk about the struggles I’ve had after having my second child. I also talk about how my immune system started to shut down while also dealing with the health issues of my family. I talk about the mindset changes that occurred for me to start living a life that feels more purposeful and allows me to be more present for my family. I want you to know that taking time for yourself is very important so that you don’t get burned out from your life. I hope this inspires you to take action in loving yourself.
Healing our Relationship with Food and Connecting to our Intuition with Dr. Claudia Thompson | #2
In this interview with Dr. Claudia Thompson, we dive into how important self-care is to connect with our best version of ourselves. Especially the stuff we don’t think applies to us or feels hard at first. Women tend to have so much going on that we forget how important it is to get out of our heads and into our bodies. We cover how to start healing our relationship with food:
We dive into Claudia’s journey by healing her own food story and how it inspired her to help others in their journey.
We tackle the topic of food and how our coping mechanisms make us think we are keeping ourselves safe.
We dive deep into what healing may look like and how that is different for everyone.
We talk about what intuition is, why it’s important, and ways that may help other women begin their journey to their intuition.
New Moon in Aries Meditation | #1
Today, this meditation is going to help us assess our needs and desires and bring them to life. You may use this meditation, however, feels best for you. My goal in meditations is to encourage you to take this practice in a way that serves you. If you’re walking while listening, that’s perfect cooking or sitting in silence. That’s perfect too. If you want to grab your journal during or after, that’s a great way to help bring this new energy to light. I hope you enjoy.
Wellness Retreat At Home For Complete Rejuvenation
I found a way to have a wellness retreat at home for complete rejuvenation. Since staying home with the kids, I’ve found I need to make sure I spend my time alone wisely. Being susceptible to others’ emotions leaves me drained. I am still learning how to protect myself energetically. Dreaming of escaping to a spa has been on repeat in my mind. I knew it wasn’t in the cards to go in the center of a pandemic. I came up with the idea that I would be free of all family duties for 24 hours. Thankfully my husband was on board. I didn’t like the name “vacation” day because it projected that I binged on tv and other mindless activities. At first, I would try and have one of these days every couple of months. However, the idea of having 24 hours that didn’t revolve around the wants and needs of others was euphoric. You can have your wellness retreat right at home for complete rejuvenation The first few vacation days, I would work like crazy. I took pictures for my website, made recipes, or learned ways to get a blog designed and running. After that, I would take a nice bath, but I was usually working at that time too. It didn’t make my husband very happy that I felt burnt out after giving me time to myself. So then came the mindless scrolling and eating foods that don’t make my body feel that great. I felt somewhat rested, but I didn’t feel great about the time spent. I would lose track of time. Then I would think there was no point in only spending a small amount of time on my work stuff. When I finally get time alone, I have a hard time balancing productivity and giving my body the care it needs I would think, “if I could only go to a spa, then I would give myself the care it deserves.” With Covid, I knew a venture like that was pretty far off. I also thought about my last two trip experiences (details in this article) and realized I don’t need to go anywhere to give myself the love and care it needs. You can have an at-home retreat for complete rejuvenation. So I have made this general outline of what I would do to feel equally rested and productive. Every time I am left feeling rejuvenated. The basis of this day has a devotion to cyclical nature. You don’t have to experience a cycle to benefit from this concept. The seasons of mother earth follow along with this idea as well. I have taken this day to be more on the restful side. I have also taken this day to be as productive as I can be without overdoing it. It is really up to you how you would like this time spent. Your wellbeing is your main goal, so try and focus on healthy eating and nourishing activities. Let’s call this day the Floductivity 24 hour Retreat: A wellness retreat at home for complete rejuvenation Here are the rules for a purposeful day to yourself: Communicate with everyone in your household this is a time you shouldn’t be disturbed (yes, even your kids) Keep your phone away (or on do not disturb) Avoid numbing food/activities such as alcohol, junk food, & media (unless it pertains to your productivity) Here are some tips that help me stay on track for my day to be well spent: Do what feels good to you that is healthy If you make a mistake, then acknowledge and try again (don’t give up) Don’t watch the clock but listen to your body, be sure to check in regularly No chores (my rule since I am at home all day so this might not apply to you) There are suggested times to do certain activities, but you are in charge. That means sometimes we keep doing an activity that feels good and have to leave behind something else. Let’s think of this day as growing your self-love & self-investment bank account. Each activity you do earns a check, but the check can’t get deposited without your signature. The way you get the check signed is to embody the activity fully. Doing the activities to check it off your list is not what to do for this day. It won’t grow your account in a way that makes a big difference. Each time you devote 24 hours to your wellbeing, you will bring totally different activities and experiences. So be open to trying new things. Maybe cook a new dish, try a craft you’ve always wanted to try. If it doesn’t turn out the way you wanted, learning from it will add to your self-love account. You can make this at home wellness retreat for self-care, productivity, or a mix of both If this day is to embrace what feels good fully, I have a simple method to allow yourself to enjoy the day. When I am doing an activity, I check in to see where it falls in the 1-10 joy scale. 7 or higher I keep doing it 7 or below, I move on to something else. You can decide this day is to be productive then understand that checking in with yourself is very important. Also, it is important to understand that what we think we need to get done may shift into something else. Anytime I have stood strong in what I thought I needed to accomplish, it never turned out as I wanted. When I’ve allowed the chance to pivot into another work project that felt more aligned, it exceeded my expectations. Be open to what may come up for you I didn’t think being stuck in a house would allow this to work. My husband would get the kids and dog out of the house, which was great. It only bought an hour or so which is better than nothing. To be honest, at
Self-Investment For Growth
People tend to describe self-investment as putting time, energy, or money into themselves. There are many things we can do that will bring something uniquely beneficial from it. Even if we invest time into something and don’t like the experience, we learn that because of that experience. When we actively do things that put energy into our growth; as a result, we bring out the best in ourselves. Self-Investment is important because it’s the key to growth I thought I had been investing in myself the last few years despite the fact I was working out and eating healthy. Nonetheless, those things helped in the process, but I realized it would take more than those things alone. It was like painting a house with a leaking roof. As a result, it made the house look better, but it didn’t fix the primary issue. Despite the urge for self-investment, but I never could justify spending the money on certain things. There was always an excuse attached to it. I was telling myself I wasn’t worth it. That can’t be good for anyone’s self-worth. As I have taken steps into the world of self-improvement, I know I will always reap the rewards when I take the steps. I’ve always learned something precious about myself in the process. I’ve found things I may love and things I may not. I have learned skills to help in everyday life and even saw the creative side I didn’t know existed. The part of my self-investment that became notably invaluable is listening to the most important opinion that matters…mine As part of this process, I have felt the pull to share with others the things that have helped me along the way. However, I’ve also been told that including outbound links for these resources isn’t smart. It drives traffic away from my site, and I’m providing free advertisements for people and websites that I don’t have an affiliation to. For this reason, I started this blog to help other people feeling overwhelmed with life. I want to inspire others to put the investment back into their well-being by showing ways to bring self-investment into their life There are four pillars that everyone needs to find their balance in life. Physical is what we do for our bodies. Working out, eating right, sleeping well, and understanding that what we put in our bodies is what we will get out of our bodies. Mental is what we do to listen to ourselves. Journaling, meditation, reading, hobbies, and resting are ways to encourage our mental growth. Emotional is how we better understand what we tell ourselves and how we can listen to our emotions. Breathing exercises, gratitude, affirmations, and journaling are ways to connect with our emotions. Spiritual is the connection we have to others. It can be through a social group, religion, community, and family. We can attend church, or circles and connect in prayer or meditation are ways to have a connection to our spiritual side. We can all balance these different areas in the ways that speak to us the most. Every day is different, and every person is different. As long as we take the time to listen to ourselves, we can hear what our mind, body, and soul needs. Some days I spend more time on my physical well-being, and other days, I work on my emotional well-being. Sometimes my meditation routine doesn’t cut it, and embodiment dance is what I need to spark all four pillars. Self-investment can look different for everyone Here are some ways to find self-investment: podcasts books courses meditation reflection setting intentions refine your skills manifesting dream or vision boarding getting physical networking eating healthy boundary setting taking breaks using an app that helps or teaches you declutter organize goal setting media detox planning for productivity avoid unhealthy foods try something new release excuses, patterns, habits, behaviors, and relationships that aren’t serving you It can be something that will strengthen your career. It can be trying a new hobby you’ve wanted to try. The goal is to bring growth to yourself. It can provide a better understanding of how we function as our highest self. There is no wrong way to take the time to invest in yourself, as long as you keep mindless activities out of it, including social media and tv If there has been something calling your name to try that will bring growth to your physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual well-being, this is your sign to take the first step. Start small and find free resources that can help you better understand what it may be. Therefore, if it still piques your interest, invest more into it, whether it’s time, money, or energy. When you find something that lights you up, then continue to explore. If you find that it doesn’t, find something else. Repeat. My most significant step in self-investment is cycle planning. The result of cycle planning helped me find my power in productivity while honoring self-care. It allowed me to find a rhythm in creating my business and keeping me grounded to support my family in their needs. Read more about cycle planning in my blog post HERE. In addition, I made a digital planner help other women to find ways to support themselves in their seasons of their cycle. Click HERE to go to my Etsy shop. Investing into your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being is something you will always get a return on. It’s up to you to find it and, most importantly, listen to how it affects your well-being. You are worth it! I created a FREE printable for you to keep track of your self-investment options HERE. With Gratitude, Cara