Ep 29) Self Care: Why do we think we are not OK?

<p><strong>Self Care: Why do we think we are not OK?</strong></p> <p>Two Natural Ladies read an excerpt from their book – Jo starts with a discussion about why we think we are not ok? We are always too fat, too shy, and not smart enough. Jo was quite confident except in their area of her weight. A legacy of her mum and her mum’s mum.</p> <p>AN event in 2014 shifted Jo’s world forever and she questioned everything. Her confidence was shot to pieces!</p> <p>“An empty lantern provides no light. Self-care is the fuel that allows your light to shine brightly” Unknown</p> <p>Neuroplasticity: reprogramming our brains.</p> <p>Are we the same personality throughout our life? Some believe we are basically the same personality unless we have a brain injury or major traumatic event. Was Jo’s incident something that changed her personality? Vicki feels she has changed over the years – but is her basic personality the same?</p> <p>Self care includes making commitments – particularly when we are struggling. Just getting out of bed, having a shower, doing a load of washing can make a difference.</p> <p>Vicki and Jo share their mental health journey – the things that worked and didn’t in creating mental strength</p> <p>Vicki’s life events in her late teens led her to take, for a short time, some prescription drugs for her depression/anxiety around her parents separating and her split from her boyfriend. Vicki used half the medication recommended. Using the medication to give her a bit of relief and help her retrain her brain. Now Vicki would have used diet, exercise and community involvement to help her out of her funk</p> <p>Sometimes we need a bit of relief And we are all different</p> <p>Jo and Vicki hope some of this discussion resonates with you and in some small way assists you</p> <p>The podcasts finishes with the reading of a Poem by Michael Raydan.</p> <p>Being down and out,</p> <p>Can seem never ending.</p> <p>Where nothing is positive,</p> <p>And doom is impending.</p> <p>The lights all go out,</p> <p>And clouds cover