The Importance of Self-Care

I spent all weekend and yesterday in bed.

I was knocked out from getting my 2nd vax (Thank Gd!).

While I was lying in bed, feeling awful, I was beating myself up for not being “productive.”

I have a story that I should be able to find a way to be productive even when I’m feeling awful. That people who are really successful and productive don’t let little things like being sick or feeling crappy get in their way.

Problem is, I have a lot of things going on in my body that can make me feel pretty awful sometimes.

I deal with some chronic pain and fatigue.

My body also happens to be highly sensitive… to foods, to medications, to my environment, to a whole host of things. When my body doesn’t like something, it lets me know. 

So guess what? I don’t always feel great.

I used to see this as a weakness. I felt like I couldn’t trust my body and that it didn’t support me in doing the things I want to do.

I used to feel this way about my emotional sensitivity as well. 

I used to think being an empath made me emotionally weak.

Over the years, I started to learn how I could use it to my advantage and learned tools to protect myself along the way.

It became, what I believe to be, one of my greatest strengths.

The same can be true for my body.

I’ve had to learn how to take care of my body, to listen to it, to give it what it needs and to allow myself to REST when I need to. And this allows my body to support me in the best way.

I’ve realized that pushing through the pain doesn't make me more productive in the long run. Adding judgment on top of the physical pain only makes it worse.

Whether you deal with any kind of chronic issues or not, learning to rest and take care of yourself is essential for your productivity and for creating the results you want in your life.

So now, I take care of my body, without judgement (most of the time 😉). 

It’s a radical act of self-love that I know helps me show up as my best self to help change the world.

I’m a life & impact coach and I help mission-driven people in the music industry show up as their best selves to make their impact.

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