Hosts: Lulu Minns and Mary Lobo Release Date: 18th October 2024

Episode Description:

In this powerful episode, we dive deep into the journey from self-sacrifice to self-care, exploring how to shift from constantly putting others first to prioritising your own wellbeing. Whether you're an entrepreneur juggling multiple workflows, a parent or partner, or simply someone who feels stretched thin, this episode offers practical strategies to reclaim your energy, set healthy boundaries, and cultivate habits that nourish both your mind and body. We share insights on the cultural and personal conditioning that leads to burnout and how to replace self-sacrificial tendencies with sustainable self-care practices.

Key Takeaways:

1. Understanding Self-Sacrifice: What it looks like, why we do it, and its emotional and physical toll. 2. Reframing Guilt Around Self-Care: How to let go of guilt when choosing to put yourself first and why it's crucial for your wellbeing and for others. 3. Practical Self-Care Strategies: Tools and techniques to bring more balance into your life — without feeling selfish or overwhelmed. 4. Setting Boundaries: The importance of creating healthy limits and how to communicate them effectively with loved ones and colleagues. 5. Long-Term Benefits of Self-Care: From mental clarity and emotional resilience to better relationships and overall life satisfaction.

Downloadable Toolkit:

In conjunction with this episode, we are offering a FREE downloadable toolkit to help you put these concepts into action. This toolkit is packed with practical resources to support your self-care journey.

Download the Shadow to Self toolkit here: https://sherebelradio.eo.page/shadowtoself

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