Thoughts on Self-Care
Neurodivergent Narratives Podcast
English - February 19, 2021 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness Education Self-Improvement adhd autistics mental health black mental health mental wellbeing neurodivergent intersectionality self improvement actually autistic Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week I share on self-care, but not so much on what I think we should do to take care of ourselves but why it's so damn difficult to do things for ourselves even when we know it's good for us. Self-care feels like a buzz word and we're shamed for doing it or shamed if we can't. But I think it's so much more layered and the difficulties in putting our needs first are way more complex. Just like everything else in life, leading with a lot more self-compassion will definitely be key.
Key points:
Self-care is connected to what we need in the moment
We're not trained to feel we can take time out for ourselves
Looking to others to see if we deserve it
Struggling with self-regulation makes it difficult
Self-care in cycles (we don't always need the same things to take care of ourselves)
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Intro & Outro music: Joseph McDade
T-shirt I'm wearing: ND Renegade