090 Why We Need to Rethink What is Self -Care with Christine Koh, Ph.D.

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What if we told you that we can live better, happier, and simpler lives by making a few adjustments to how we think about self-care? Would you try it?</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we are talking with Dr.Christine Koh. She’s a music and brain scientist turned multimedia creative! She spent a decade in academia, during which time she was awarded prestigious fellowships from the National Institutes of Health to fund her Ph.D. research at Queen’s University and joint-appointment postdoctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Massachusetts Institutes of Technology. Christine was about to become a professor when she decided to hang up her academic spurs in favor of more flexible and independent ventures.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We discuss what so many of us view “protective self-care” as and what it really needs to be to actually benefit us in the long run. Christine also shares with us her breakdown of Self-Care into two distinct parts: Protective Care and Restorative Care. And how they relate to boundaries, toxic relationships, taking a “pause”, and really overall -how we care for ourselves.</span></p> <p> </p> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Resources we shared:</span></h2> <p><a href="https://www.noguiltmom.com/friendships"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Me & My Friendships Pre-Order Bonus</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://www.christinekoh.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Christine Koh</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.edityourlifeshow.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Edit Your Life Podcast</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://hellorelationships.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Hello Relationships Podcast</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href= "https://www.christinekoh.com/blog/protective-restorative-care"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Protective Care vs. Restorative Care</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href= "htt