Ep 378: How To Determine When Productivity Is An Act of Self-Care + When It's Not

In this episode, I wanted to chat with you about something I’ve been going through while being 32 weeks pregnant with twins. I’ve noticed I’m asking myself this question: when is it an act of self-care for me to be productive and when is it an act of self-care instead to change my plans and take clean rest?

When we perfectionists are not operating at our normal capacity, it can be a challenge to discern the answer to this question for ourselves. This is especially when we need to tune in to ourselves, put aside the pressure we can put on ourselves to be and do things a certain way, and give ourselves some grace and compassion.

Sometimes that grace and compassion means changing our plans, taking our clean rest and doing the things our brains are telling us to do. Other times, that means following through with the plans we made even if we don’t feel like it in the moment.

And in this episode, I share how I determine which choice to make.

Tune in to hear about the questions that help me figure out whether to follow my plans or not, a trick I use to get myself to do the work I had planned, and the highest act of self-care you can do for yourself in a similar situation.

If you have health issues, family commitments or anything else going on in your life that’s making operating at your normal capacity a challenge, this episode is for you.

Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode378.

 

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

• How I’m currently feeling and what I’ve been struggling with
• The questions I ask myself to help me figure out whether to follow my plans or not
• A trick I use to get myself to do the work I had planned
• The highest act of self-care you can do for yourself in any situation
• How to avoid all-or-nothing thinking when deciding whether to follow through

 

Featured In The Episode:

• Sign up for The Power Planning Course - samlaurabrown.com/powerplanning
• Join the waitlist for Perfectionists Getting Shit Done (PGSD) - samlaurabrown.com/pgsd
• Sign up for daily Perfectionist Power-Ups - samlaurabrown.com/power
• Follow me on Instagram @perfectionismproject
• My favourite pregnancy yoga video on Youtube - Prenatal Yoga with Lara Dutta
• My go-to motivational youtube video - Focus, Listen, Lift