Season One, Episode Nine

Self-care is a term that has been receiving a lot of attention the past couple years. 

My first experiences with self-care were a bit misleading truth be told, which is how this episode has come to light. 

For so many years I was under the impression that self care meant spa days, facials, baths, etc. But the older I got and the deeper I dove into my self awareness journey, I began to realize that self care is so much more than that.

In my opinion, self care is the consistent actions and relationship you have with yourself. It is how you live your life. 

I have come to believe that there are Three Pillars of Self Care. 

1. Body
This I feel is the most prominent one.  This is the self care that takes care of your physical being. 
This is where you will find the societal views of self care like spa days, baths, pedicures, etc. 
But under this category, you can also find:
- Exercise (more, less, specific type, etc.) 
- Food (types of food, quantity, time eating)
- Hydration 
- Sleep 
- Etc. 

2. Mind
This is the self-care that takes care of your mental health.
The most well-known mind self care I feel is meditation.
I personally had always struggled with meditation as I could not find a sense of peace sitting on a yoga mat crossed legged and focusing on my breathing. It wasn't until someone recently taught me that meditation does not just have to be that.... meditation is whatever activity you feel most at peace doing.  It wasn't until I heard this, that I realized my meditation was walking among the trees, or sitting by the ocean, or sailing my boat Aoife. Once I came to this realization, my whole world changed. I encourage you to dive into yourself to find where you feel like the most peaceful version of yourself.
My number one tip on mind self care is journaling. 
 I know a lot of people struggle with this, mostly because they don't know what to write. My advice to you on this is it doesn't effin matter what you write. It is for you and you only. Let your mind brain dump onto paper and release. 
** Stay tuned in on IG for journal prompts in the near future. 

3. Soul
This is by far my favourite pillar. 
You need to listen to what you need. I feel the soul ties everything together about you and your self care.
This is where you need to learn to set boundaries, learn how to say no, & learn how to be open and honest with yourself and others.

I just hope this encourages you to listen to your body, mind and soul in order to live your most authentic, peaceful and rad life.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

** SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT **

Starting April 1st, I will be taking part in my creation of Four Weeks of Rad Living. 
I will be sharing my daily tasks to IG @mz.alirad
I am opening it up for anyone to join me for these four weeks, in hopes we can encourage as many people to live their most rad lives. 

Download your Four Weeks of Rad Living template at:
www.ali-rad.com/freebies 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Music Credit: audionautix.com

Cheers to dreams & wild things *