This episode highlights a number of tips that can help you with integrating more self-care into your daily life. 

1. Make a plan: Write out a plan for each day or week before the day or week starts so you know when you will be doing certain self-care activities. 

2. Make it Achievable: This means not biting off more than you can chew! Start with committing to small amounts of time like 20 minutes of reading your book, a 10-minute yoga class, 5-minute meditation, etc then when you are doing the thing if you want to do more you can but the most important thing is you open the door to starting, to doing something that will help your mental, emotional and physical health. I always trick myself with times often when I get started I want more but if I do not it's okay too and I stop so I am not hurting myself. 

3. Understand these are really important appointments with yourself just as important as a meeting with a Doctor or the Boss. 

4. Pair new habits with already established ones. Like a new routine first thing when you wake up or when you get home from work or before bed. You can pair a gratitude practice with brushing your teeth, a breathing practice when you go to the washroom, a compassion or mindfulness check in every time you drink water etc you get the idea. A great book that talks about this is called The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do In Life and Business by Charles Duhigg. 

5. Be compassionate and curious with yourself. Commit to getting to know yourself better and to show up for yourself especially the parts that might be struggling or resistant to self-care. What are these parts scared will happen if you did do more self-care? What do these parts of you need from you to feel safe and connected? 

Remember also to do self-care from a place of love and care not a place of punishment. 

Thanks for listening and I would love to hear your thoughts on self-care and what helps you with these important rituals and habits! 

Warmly, 

Kylie