Self-Care Is Not What You Really Think It Is - How to Engage in a Self-Care Practice That Helps You Live Well

Do you see self-care as rewarding yourself with that good draft beer to relax after a long week’s work? Does it mean eating your favorite comfort food because it makes you feel good, or more importantly, “going easy” on yourself in the things that you do?

In this episode, Dr. Adrienne enlightens us on how our wrong interpretation of self-care leads to self-neglect and self-harm as she explains why we should take the time and put in effort in taking care of ourselves.

What you will learn from this episode:

Discover the common misconception people have when talking about self-care and self-compassion;Find out how our wrong understanding of self-care could lead to self-neglect and self-harm; andUnderstand the value of caring for yourself by doing the things that take time, work, and effort.

“Truly care for yourself and your body by doing things that take work and effort; because you are worth the effort.” – Dr. Adrienne Youdim 

Today’s Health Bite: True self-care takes work and effort, but doing that work and providing that effort pays dividends in the long run.


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Key Takeaways:

“Do the work. Show up for yourself. But do it in a way that is compassionate, kind and non-judgmental.” – Dr. Adrienne Youdim

“Cooking is effort. It may even be hard to do at times, but when you take the time to do that for yourself, you are engaging in the ultimate act of self-care.” – Dr. Adrienne Youdim

“Over time, doing what's easy, convenient, and expedient in the vein of not being harder on ourselves is actually antithetical or goes against self-care.” – Dr. Adrienne Youdim

Resource mentioned:

Hungry for More: Stories and Science to Inspire Weight Loss From the Inside Out by Dr. Adrienne Youdim

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