Self-Care is Not Just Bubble Baths (Launch Your Life Podcast Episode 157)

Self-care is an inside job. It's about asking for help. It's about knowing you need it. It's about being vulnerable enough with other people to let them in a little, so you aren't doing everything alone. And it is about setting boundaries. In today’s episode of the Launch Your Life Podcast, I’m with Suzanne Falter, host of Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women podcast where we talk about grief and loss as an opportunity for growth, reinvention and the five basics of self-care.Self-care is an inside job. It's about asking for help. It's about knowing you need it. It's about being vulnerable enough with other people to let them in a little, so you aren't doing everything alone. And it is about setting boundaries. Have you ever told yourself you can't stop or the world will crumble? Some people believe that. But no one else is going to care for our time the way we do. I'm a true believer in radical responsibility. Our outcomes are based on how we choose to think and how we choose to believe things. Remember, if we're not getting the outcomes that we want, it might be because we are not choosing to look at our habits. In today’s episode of the Launch Your Life Podcast, I’m with Suzanne Falter, host of Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women podcast where we talk about grief and loss as an opportunity for growth, reinvention PLUS: Parenting our inner child Recognizing and addressing burnout Setting appropriate boundaries She also shares the five basics of self-care. Tune in today!   What’s Discussed in This Episode: 00:00 Intro 06:17 Dealing with what our emotions mean to us 07:45 When money stops improving the quality of life 09:30 The first signs of burnout 12:55 The system that is creating burnout 14:14 What really is self-care 17:10 The five basics of self-care 23:01 Healing the inner child 23:53 How to create space and time when working from home 27:45 Why being “extremely busy” is just a mental model 30:05 Handling grief 35:15 Practical tips to move forward   Resources: Check my latest podcast or listen to the previous ones (https://www.menopausemovement.com/podcast) Connect with me on Instagram (@drmichellegordon) Follow me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/drmichellegordon) Check out my LinkedIn posts (https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichellegordon) Suzanne Falter’s website: https://suzannefalter.com   Books mentioned in this episode: The Extremely Busy Woman's Guide to Self-Care by Suzanne Falter The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday   Amazon pays me a small fee when you buy using these links.   For more podcast episodes, you may also visit my website. Tune in and subscribe to The Launch Your Life Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.   Thank you for tuning in!   About the Guest: Suzanne Falter is a speaker and podcaster who helps busy women find happiness through self-care.   Suzanne leads online and live workshops for busy professionals about self-care and building healthy self-care habits. Her participants tend to work in high stress industries like tech, health care and real estate. Over the last fifteen years, Suzanne’s work has been featured in More, O Magazine, The New York Times, Coast to Coast AM, Tiny Buddha, Elephant Journal, Woman’s Day, The Wall Street Journal, SELF, The Christian Science Monitor, as well as more than 100 TV and radio programs. She is also the author of How Much Joy Can You Stand, Living Your Joy, and Surrendering to Joy, as well as 9 novels, including the popular lesbian fiction series, Oaktown Girls.If You Like It, Donate To My Venmo! Thanks!: https://account.venmo.com/u/drgordonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.