Bonus Episode 89 Taking a Podcast Pause; Self-Care

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Taking a Podcast Pause; Self-Care

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EPISODE OVERVIEW

I’m taking a pause from the podcast. Not sure if it’s temporary or permanent.  COVID has been brutal, but it has given us opportunities to redefine what we value. I initially had thoughts of failure when I decided to take a break, but now I see it as an act of self-love. We all should have joy, laughter and creativity in our lives! I share how I’m working on getting back in balance, and I pose questions for you to reflect on to assess where you’re at. Thank you SO MUCH for being a listener! I am grateful.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Total of 207 episodes
• Close to 310,000 downloads
• I’m demonstrating self-care and self-love. I’m choosing me so I can flourish, have joy and reignite my creativity.
• I can model that for you
• Covid brutal
• Tired
• Lack of creativity
• Didn’t read a book for a year
• No crafts, sewing, zentangle
• Slogging along like many of you
• We’re so used to pushing through and doing whatever it takes
• I didn’t see the toll it was taking on me
• 57 life more than ½ over—what’s important to me?
  • Joy
  • Family
• Changes I’m making:
  • Decided what my work hours are
  • Autoresponder on e-mail
  • Social media
  • Ask myself if I want to post
    • Notice I’m posting more pics of flowers and kayak clips
  • Opportunity to trust
  • Can I show up in a way that honors me, and still provide meaningful content and engagement instead of posting out of fear
  • Reposting things others are creating—thrilled to promote other creators
  • If I do anything out of fear of lack (money, downloads, follows, engagement, clients) I’m perpetuating lack, and I’ll never know whether or not I can truly be me and have what I want.
    • When we’re not authentic in relationships—we hide our messy parts out of fear—we always have to pretend- we can’t settle into who we are
  • Actively thinking about what I want more of
    • Joy
    • Play
    • Kayaking
    • Being in my body
    • Water balloons hit them with a bat
    • Reading
    • In my hammock
    • Sitting on the front porch
    • Swimming
    • Looking for groups that have a sense of safety and connection (what I provide)
    • Time with family
    • Connection with friends (more in person time)
    • Looking for other couples we can spend time with

Not sure if the podcast is on a temporary or permanent pause

• Clients—continuing to see clients
• Taking all holidays off, and I’ll probably be taking a few weeks off/year (every few months)—haven’t figured this out yet
• Fresh for myself and for my client (and family and friends) we all deserve to have the best of me--privilege
• Plan is to continue the Online HSP Course
• June, September
• Sign up for my newsletter (unapologetically sensitive.com—subscribe to newsletter)
• Will send one out before the next Course
• If I release more episodes, it would make sense to put it in the newsletter
• Pause on the monthly newsletters
• May be recording some episodes with previous participants who took the Online HSP Course because it’s powerful work
• Not sure about the podcast
• May write a book—was asked by a publishing company—offer may not be good now
• Need to create space
• Closed fb group
• Social media on my website
• Merchandise patriciayounglcsw.com
• unapologeticallysensitive@gmail.com
• podcast--Highly Sensitive Human Jules de Vitto
• questions to you:
  • How are you sleeping?
  • What’s your level of joy?
  • What do you enjoy in your life?
  • Are you doing things that help you feel connected?
  • Time with friends
  • Time in nature
  • Quiet time
  • Reading
  • Creative time
  • Moving your body
  • Learning & education
  • Play, joy, laughter
  • Entertainment
  • What changes would you like to make?
  • We have different seasons in our lives
  • If you can’t make all the changes now, can you think about what you’d like to change
  • What would result in making changes
  • Can you get some of that now?
• I’ve grown up on this podcast
• Transformative
• Found my voice
• I have valuable things to share and offer

 

• Covid has contracted us
• Wondered if I was an introvert
• Wondered if I had social anxiety
• Felt isolated, lonely, disconnected, relationships suffered
• Hypervigilance—OCD,
• Sense of justice, fairness
• Safety, empathy
• Collective trauma, uncertain, prolonged, no end in sight—it has impacted most of us
• Learning to re-integrate
• Connection, joy,
• Spring, renewal, new beginnings, hope, thinking about what we want
• Creating that (or dreaming about it)
• Transparent with you
• Modeling self-care
• It’s ok to take care of us
• We’re supposed to make ourselves a priority
• We supposed to have joy, pleasure, laughter, fun
• Serious, responsible, committed—can we let a little of that go?
• Thank you to each and every one of you! Thank you to Shelly Aaron @ Shelly Aaron Productions for my editing as well as my son Daniel who also edited a number of episodes

 

PODCAST HOST

Patricia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and Coach.  She knows what it’s like to feel like an outcast, misfit, and truthteller.  Learning about the trait of being a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), helped Patricia rewrite her history with a deeper understanding, appreciation, and a sense of self-compassion.  She created the podcast Unapologetically Sensitive to help other HSPs know that they aren’t alone, and that being an HSP has amazing gifts, and some challenges.  Patricia works online globally working individually with people, and she teaches Online Courses for HSPs that focus on understanding what it means to be an HSP, self-care, self-compassion, boundaries, perfectionism, mindfulness, communication, and creating a lifestyle that honors us

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