Time is too precious to spend it reacting or surviving. In the first four articles of this series, we explored how noticing your energy, shifting your mindset, aligning your choices, and building intentional daily practices create a strong foundation for self-care. Now, we turn to the ultimate act of self-care: owning your time. Time is…
In a culture that celebrates hustle and constant output, relaxing can feel… indulgent, irresponsible, or even wrong. For high achievers—especially women—it can feel nearly impossible to shift from doing mode into being mode. But in our recent PractiGal webinar, How to Relax – Learning to Let Go and Reset, we made the case that relaxation isn’t…
True self-care isn’t reserved for spa days or weekends. It’s built through small, deliberate choices you make every day — at home and at work. In the first three articles of this series, we explored how noticing your energy, shifting your mindset, and aligning your choices with your true values are critical foundations for sustainable…
Self-care isn’t separate from how you live. It’s embedded in it. As I reflected upon in my last article, for a long time, I thought self-care meant squeezing in activities that made me feel better — like reading, knitting, or the occasional kick-boxing class. And while those activities do matter for my self-care, I eventually…
Before you can build habits that truly support your well-being, you have to change how you think about yourself, your time, and your needs. I used to think self-care was going to get a pedicure. Or taking a yoga class. Or maybe a quick journaling session squeezed in between client calls or kid activities. (Opens…
The difference between what’s energizing and what’s exhausting is the foundation of sustainable self-care. “I have two kinds of days,” a colleague who had just become a new mother once told me. “The kind where I’m full of fire, and the kind where I’m burning out.” That comment stuck with me — because so many…
As an entrepreneur, you’ve likely experienced the exhilarating highs of building your dream—and the daunting lows of burnout and exhaustion. Your passion can drive you far, but without intentional self-care, even the most dedicated visionaries risk running on empty. Drawing from My 30 Days to Better Self-Care, here are five effective strategies to help you…
Losing your best friend and biggest supporter is hard. My mom passed away and I wanted to share a bit about her and after reading about her, it might make a bit more sense why I do what I do now to help others. I want them to have the same type of support I…
Today’s Guest Blog is by Ellen Bradley The day I returned home from my first solo business trip in more than 25 years, a divorce decree awaited me in the mailbox. While there was nothing more than coincidence with the timing, I did feel a sense of significance mixed with irony. Significance because the decree…
