Why Taking Care of Yourself Might Feel Harder Right Now

Episode 141 • 18 mins 3 secs

Is it okay to invest in your own steadiness and self-care when we’re in these tumultuous, uncertain times?

In this episode, host Elizabeth Mintun addresses several reasons why self-care might feel almost impossible to justify right now - the economic pressure, the relentless news cycle, the guilt of slowing down when the world feels like it's shaking. Rather than brushing those objections off, she sits with each one and offers a real, grounded response, bringing us back to why mindful self-care especially matters when we’re in uncertain and unsteady times and why a guided experience might be particularly beneficial.

Key Takeaways

• Many of us believe we have a time and energy issue, when it’s actually most likely a prioritization struggle.

• Self-care is often misunderstood as self-indulgence, when actually true self-care offers on-going maintenance by giving your system a reference point for calm.

• A stressed system has difficulty designing its own recovery, which is why guided and held programs (like group coaching, therapy, retreats, etc.) can be so useful.

Resources

Your Calming Ground Virtual Retreat:

📅 Friday May 15th | 7–9 PM EST (Replay available if you can't join live.)

& Saturday, May 16th | 10–12 AM EST (Replay available if you can't join live.)

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