Self Care is Sexy
282 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 119 ratingsHello, Hello and welcome to Self Care is Sexy! My name is Kris, and I’ll be your host. We are a podcast that’s here to generate and share self care ideas with each other.
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Episode 193: Part 2 of 2 Self Betrayal
April 04, 2024 21:20 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MBPart 2 in a 2 part series all about self betrayal, the number one enemy of self care. In part 2 I go through 10 different ways you can self-care through past self betrayal. I get to the heart of the healing from this subtle foe and describe different techniques you can use to spot self betrayal before it starts to give yourself a chance to avoid it.
Episode 192: Part 1 of 2 Self Betrayal
March 29, 2024 02:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBPart 1 in a 2 part series all about self betrayal, the number one enemy of self care. In part 1 I give 10 different real life examples of subtle self betrayal in order to lay a solid foundation about this very real, very difficult barrier to self care. I explain how self betrayal seems so innocent and not something that requires too much thought but that leads to needing to escape our lives and ourselves.
Episode 192 Part 1 of Self Betrayal
March 29, 2024 02:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBPart 1 in a 2 part series all about self betrayal, the number one enemy of self care. In part 1 I give 10 different real life examples of subtle self betrayal in order to lay a solid foundation about this very real, very difficult barrier to self care. I explain how self betrayal seems so innocent and not something that requires too much thought but that leads to needing to escape our lives and ourselves.
Episode 191: Learning to pivot
March 15, 2024 05:20 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBToday I am summarizing this amazing skill that I learned from Corinne Crabtree who has a #1 podcast focused on weight loss, mental health & fitness! I'm talking about what pivoting!! I'll be sharing with you real life examples of how we can learn to pivot when it comes to self care and I even dive into all the amazing benefits. You can hear it directly from the source by checking out Losing 100 with Corinne Crabtree. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/losing-100-pounds-with-corinne/id1233...
Episode 190: Happy Healthy Caregiver with Elizabeth Miller
February 16, 2024 02:00 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBMy quick but powerful interview with Elizabeth Miller from the Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast! Happy Healthy Caregiver is for family caregivers who feel isolated and overwhelmed by all their responsibilities and want help integrating caregiving (and self-care!) with their life. Many support resources are available, including an on-demand digital course, a free encouraging Facebook group focused on self-care for family caregivers, and coaching video tips on Instagram.
Episode 189: Sneaky Self Care
February 09, 2024 02:00 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBGot a super busy day? A million and one demands on your time? Do you have to get done a long list of stuff today? I bet you do! So here is a quick episode with 10 self-care ideas that you can sneak into even the busiest of days. I also include some powerful but easy mind-set shifts that can help slipping in that self-care easier and doable.
Episode 188: Different kinds of self-love
January 22, 2024 03:00 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBLove yourself more in 2024! Yeah, yeah, yeah we've heard all that before. But what even is that? And how can you love yourself more if you don't even like yourself right now? Well, glad you found me and my crazy show because that's what I'm going to do in this episode. I walk you through exactly how to love yourself, especially if you don't feel great about yourself. I've got tips on how you can connect more with your authentic self as well as how to take off the Polly perfect mask you might ...
Episode 187: 3 Levels of Self-Care
January 12, 2024 02:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBNot all self-care is the same. Some days we have the energy for A++ efforts to take care of our needs while other days we need to allow for that C level of effort where we can get by with just meeting expectations. I walk through some reflective questions you can use to assess your current level of self-care needs and even give some examples of how to meet those needs. No matter if you are basic, better or at your best, these tips are all equally helpful.
Episode 186: Do NOT do more in 2024
December 31, 2023 23:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBBefore you run out and buy a new juicer, sign up for a gym membership or commit to a ten week coaching season with your favorite guru, listen to this special NYE episode and get real self-care ideas that are giving what you're actually want, permission to do less. So, ditch the dusty ass motto "new year, new me'' avoid the overhaul and instead do not do more in 2024. It's not a goal setting season. It's time for rest and recharge. This special self-care Sunday, I've got 24 self-care ideas tha...
Episode 185: Hypervigilance
December 29, 2023 02:15 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBApparently not everyone knows the difference between anxiety and/or what hypervigilance is. So today I’m running over what it is, how to spot it and some self-care tips specifically designed to help soothe this pretty common trauma response that you might be white knuckling yourself through but without outside individualized help, it may be too much for some.
Episode 184: Comparison v. Compassion
December 15, 2023 02:45 - 29 minutes - 27 MBComparing ourselves to others does dangerous things to our self esteem. If you find yourself sucked into sizing up how you fit in compared to those around you, watch out for depression and feeling like ass about yourself. I’ve got 5 easy ways to avoid comparing yourself to others and 5 fun ways to generate more self compassion!
Episode 183: Overly productive
December 08, 2023 12:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MB5 ways to set personal limits and avoid being overly productive. If you struggle with self-care, you don’t need more messages about "rise and grind". You don't need to be pushing your limits in order to become a better you. Today's show gets into what actually motivates you to work on sself-improvement in a healthy and loving way so that when you reach your goals you don't arrive a half dead burnt out version of who you are now. I walk through why being overly productive, forcing youself to g...
Episode 182: Interview with Sierrena
November 24, 2023 00:20 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBThis is a raw and real interview with an incredible down to earth mother of three who is juggling a lot in life while dealing with the loss of her best friend and navigating newly discovered mental health challenges. She shares with us how it’s not always possible to get time for self-care and that you have to find it where you can. Whether it’s a speed bag in the garage, cleaning house dance parties or just a weekly bath, real life self-care can is sometimes very hard to do, but it can be sq...
Episode 181: Big Boundaries & Little Boundaries
November 21, 2023 05:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBJust in time for Thanksgiving I’ve got a show all about setting boundaries! How to set them. How to keep them and even how to set them internally. Cuz let's face it, you’re highly likely to be spending time with folks who are gonna cross that line. So if you've got plans with family, in-laws and possibly people you don't want to be around I’ve got a lot of simple practical tips that you can start using as soon as you shut the podcast off that are going to make you feel like an absolute badass...
Episode 180: Ways and Means Self Care
November 11, 2023 22:20 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBYou know self-care is good for you! You're a better person when you put yourself first. You show up ready to serve others if you make self-care a priority, but what if you struggle with follow through? Well, today's episode is perfect for you. I'm teaching you a simple hack that is going to make life easier, and can put more of your to-do's on autopilot so you can ensure more time for doing nothing.
Episode 179: Why self-care feels difficult to do
October 19, 2023 18:25 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBWhat makes self-care seem hard to implement? What can we do to make it easier? Today I deconstruct the top 5 things that are making it so hard to take time to take care of yourself. I will show you how you can do self care differently so that it feels easy, doable and so that you can become consistent with it.
Episode 178: Self-Care Re-boot
October 06, 2023 12:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBToday’s show we’re going to talk about a self care reboot. It’s going to help us start thinking about how to reset what we’ve been doing for self care and looking at ways we can change it up a little bit so that we don’t get so stuck in a rut. And if you don’t currently do anything for self care, this episode is a great way to get the motivation to get started.
Episode 177: Power of Permission
November 04, 2022 23:20 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBIt can be hard to ignore the alarm that goes off saying you have a ton of things to do today in an effort to make self-care the priority. This episode we talk all about how you create the permission to dismiss all the to-do's and work in that subtle self-care all throughout you day! You can start right now by reminding yourself and telling yourself out loud, "you're doing a good job today"!
Episode 176: Self Sabotage
October 06, 2022 23:20 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBYou know what to do but can't get yourself to do it. You always seem to just about reach your goals just before sliding backwards into old familiar patters. You ask yourself all the time "Why did I just do that? I know better" Well, you my friend, are engaged in self sabotage. And I've got some great tips to help you figure out how to stop doing it and get the self-care you deserve to forgive and love yourself like a badass!
Episode 175: People Pleasing
September 30, 2022 23:20 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBPeople Pleasing, it when you think you're being nice, helpful and feel really good about yourself for helping others but the reality is your trying to manipulating others into thinking you are a different person, so they will like you. And its leaving you zero time for any meaningful self-care. So how do you stop being anxious to please? What self-care can help heal from chronic people pleasing? I've got the tips, tricks and hacks to make People Pleasing a thing of the past.
Episode 174: Prioritizing self-care
August 04, 2022 23:20 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MBIts hard to know where to start when it comes to self-care so I've got the top 5 ways to prioritize self-care as well as 5 things to keep in mind when you start prioritizing self-care.
Episode 173: Prioritizing self-care
August 04, 2022 23:20 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MBIts hard to know where to start when it comes to self-care so I've got the top 5 ways to prioritize self-care as well as 5 things to keep in mind when you start prioritizing self-care.
Episode 172: Lush self talk
July 14, 2022 23:20 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBThinking and talking better about yourself is really important self-care, but how do you do it? And what if you don't think very highly of yourself right now? I've got all the tricks to turn you into your very own hype-man!!
Episode 173: Lush self talk
July 14, 2022 23:20 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBThinking and talking better about yourself is really important self-care, but how do you do it? And what if you don't think very highly of yourself right now? I've got all the tricks to turn you into your very own hype-man!!
Episode 171: Negative Thought Hangover
July 07, 2022 23:20 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBIts that limbo period of time after you've been having nothing but crappy thoughts about yourself where you're tired of beating yourself up and you're exhausted by your own stinking thinking.
Episode 172: Negative Thought Hangover
July 07, 2022 23:20 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBIts that limbo period of time after you've been having nothing but crappy thoughts about yourself where you're tired of beating yourself up and you're exhausted by your own stinking thinking.
Episode 170: Manufactured Pressure
May 16, 2022 23:20 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBAre you feeling out of control lately, like you're always behind, or like basic tasks and to-dos fall through the cracks, and its overwhelming and too much? Well it might just be manufactured pressure and I've got self-care tips to get you outta of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpHgKRVOdVs
Episode 169: Preventative & Restorative self-care
April 23, 2022 11:20 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBThese two very different kinds of self-care can change your life, especially when you know how and when to use them. In this episode we give you a break down, examples and even when its best to use either kind of amazing self-care. https://breitenbush.com/ https://www.shiftfestival.com/
Episode 168: 10 habits that kill self-care
April 08, 2022 23:20 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBYou know self-care is good for you, and that you really need some down-time, some you-time, some time to recover and recharge. So why can't you seem to get yourself to do it? I've got 10 ways you are killing your chances of getting self-care and what to do to fix it.
Episode 167: Self Care vs Self Control
March 24, 2022 23:20 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBHow do you get yourself to do the things you know that are good for you, without beating yourself up or micromanaging yourself to the point of exhaustion? This episode we've got tips on how to get motivated without all the drama.
Episode 166: Safe Space Reiki
February 11, 2022 00:20 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBThis powerful and funny interview with Megan of Safe Space Reiki teaches us all about this unique form of self-care. https://www.safespacereiki.com/
Episode 165: Doom & Gloom
February 04, 2022 00:31 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBIts the end of times and its all about to burn to the ground, so lets all get wasted and self-destruct in a glorious FU to the man! OR we could focus on self care instead.
Episode 164: Big time change
January 21, 2022 00:20 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBActionable tips on how you can take back control over your time, your self-care and ultimately your life. Get off the hamsters wheel of wake up, work, chores, dinner, bedtime! If you feel like you never have any time for yourself I want to teach you some simple secrets to give you back some of that control so you can start really living the life you want to, pursuing your passions and being more in charge of your day to day time.
Episode 163: Self-care in 5 mins or less
January 15, 2022 00:20 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MBI’ve got some selfcare ideas that you can do in under 5 minuets or less! Plus I talk a lot about how the brain works! It's fun. I go on a little preach sesh. No bigs.
Episode 162: Sucking at Self-Care
December 31, 2021 07:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBYou don't have to be perfect at self-care, but what if you just suck at taking care of yourself? We've got real ways that you can get better at putting yourself first without any New Year's resolutions, goal setting or taking sock in this past year.
Episode 161: Self-Care Solitude
December 28, 2021 00:20 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBChristmas is over, time to recover with some self-care solitude. Tips on how to get that very important alone time.
Episode 160: Self-care for the Holidays; Travel and Gift Ideas
December 18, 2021 00:20 - 27 minutes - 25 MBIt's that time of year and the next few weeks are gonna be crammed with lots to do! Make sure you don't forget about taking care of you. We've got 5 tips of holiday travel self-care as well as some great gift ideas for you or someone you know who needs a reminder that Self Care is Sexy. 1. Pinch Me https://pinchmedough.com/ 2. Lot XI https://www.lotxi.com/collections/body 3. Moon Nectar Apothecary http://www.moonnectarapothecary.com/ 4. Union Rose pdx https://unionrosepdx.com/ 5. Ground Up ...
Episode 159: Honoring your boundaries
December 10, 2021 00:20 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBHow do you honor the boundaries you already have with others? Are you letting some things slide because of your shared history? I've got 5 easy ways to keep those boundaries firmly in place!
Episode 158: Self Care Minimum Baseline
November 19, 2021 00:20 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBThink of the absolute worst day ever. Grandma dies. The car won’t start. The love of your life breaks up with you. On your worst day what is the minimum self-care you can commit to? Tips on how to use this practice to make self-care priority and even routine. NO MATTER WHAT!
Episode 157: How to generate self-worth
November 12, 2021 00:20 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBBeing able to generate your own self-worth makes you unstoppable, self-sufficient and self-loving to the point that nothing happening outside your control can shake your confidence or detour you from your dreams!
Episode 156: Learning from others
October 31, 2021 16:47 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBComparison doesn't work. Observing other's and how they make self-care their priority, is the key to success.
Episode 155: Self-care when you don’t feel like it
October 16, 2021 20:30 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBWhat if you just don't feel like doing self-care? You've got that rebellious feeling, like can't nobody tell me nuthin, I just don't want to!! We've got tips on managing those thoughts and getting you un-stuck.
Episode 154: Progress not Perfection
September 17, 2021 23:20 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBIt's time to start looking at what's going well! Where can we level-up our self-care? And what self-care would best help us right now?
Episode 153: Pattern Interrupt
September 03, 2021 15:51 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBBeen on auto pilot? The collapse of late stage capitalisms got you down? Let's shake it up and learn how you can embed some self-care into your every day without a ton of work or money.
Episode 152: Sell yourself on yourself
August 20, 2021 23:55 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBThis episode is for my chronically down on themselves, people pleasing co-dependents who need help learning to love themselves. If you are on auto pilot convincing yourself how much you suck this is the mindset shift you need to start learning to look for what's right, what you're doing well and why you should learn to love yourself.
Episode 151: The Edge
June 21, 2021 23:20 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBToday we are talking all about finding your edge, and I don’t mean like your mental edge to do more and be more productive, not at all, exactly the opposite.
151: The Edge
June 21, 2021 23:20 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBToday we are talking all about finding your edge, and I don’t mean like your mental edge to do more and be more productive, not at all, exactly the opposite.
Episode 150: 10 easy free ways to love yourself more
June 15, 2021 02:13 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBLoving yourself might feel weird or not something that comes natural. We've got ten, free easy, serious life hacks to help you learn to lover yourself more!
Episode 149: Self-care assessment questions
June 04, 2021 16:18 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBWe've got some self-care assessment questions that can help point you to the right kind of self-care that you need right now.
Episode 148: Self-hype and self-talk
May 28, 2021 13:42 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBNot great at talking about yourself? Have a hard time repp'n your work? It's time to get comfortable with self-hype and how you talk about yourself in general. Self-care changes how we feel about ourselves now lets work on how we speak about ourselves!