Ep #28: Shouldn't we be more realistic?

I recently received a question on Instagram about self-care. And honestly, I don't talk about self-care in the mainstream sense all that much because it often gets confused with buffering or avoiding. I'd rather see my clients spend ten minutes sitting quietly and getting curious about what happens in their body when they actually allow their emotions than treating themselves to a manicure or a nice glass of wine and calling it self-care.Anyway, in my post, I was talking about prioritizing things that restore your energy, like yoga, meditation, even reading, especially when it feels like all of your energy is being poured into one person. I was talking about how restoring your own energy will allow you to be more present for others and have a bigger impact.That's the context.Within that context, someone asked me if I think this is a realistic expectation for someone with a one-year-old HSC, and it inspired me to dedicate a podcast to exploring the idea of having realistic expectations, and whether or not that's actually serving you.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/julia-mcgarey/support Get full access to The Blackbird Chronicles at juliamcgarey.substack.com/subscribe This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partneredpathparenting.substack.com