Self-Care Is Where It's At

<p>•   You know, around the holidays can be such a busy time, or thinking about everybody else, we're thinking about gifts, we're thinking about presents, we're thinking about our budget, maybe you're working more, putting in more hours, maybe you feel like you're running around with your head cut off, but that's why we're going to be intentional this month with really focusing on you and self-care. And I'm going to give you some action steps to do very simple steps that you can start doing right away to give yourself the attention and the nurturing that you need. (3:36)</p><p>•   Well, basically, that's what self-care is, if you're depleted, if you're worn out, if you're feeling like you don't have the energy to take care of yourself, how are you going to really take care of others? And maybe you find yourself running on survival, like... Well, I have so many things to do, I have to do all this stuff. But when you're taking care of others, who you're spending time with others, maybe your family, your friends, your children, you feel like you're snapping, you feel like you aren't giving them the best version of yourself because you don't have that best version to give, and sometimes as women we sometimes hold things in because we're the nurturers and we feel maybe guilty for not wanting to. (5:05)</p><p>•   Okay, I want to encourage you to write this down. Every day, I want you to find five minutes of quiet time, so five minutes of quiet time every day. That can be where you're meditating, that can be where you're in prayer, that could be where you're just turn your phone on 'Do Not Disturb'. You don't have any music on nothing, you go out, you look at nature, maybe you just know you're in the middle of your walk and you just take out your headphones and in just five minutes you're just walking with peace and quiet. Okay, five minutes of quiet time. That's it, at least. You want to do more? Do more. I know some of you guys like to meditate for you 20-30 minutes, I love to do that. I set my alarm for 20-30 minutes