Mar 14 โข ๐โโ๏ธSelf-care is Healthcare
๐โโ๏ธ ๐บ๐๐๐-๐ช๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ - ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ ๐โโ๏ธ
Good morning, beautiful souls! ๐
I'm checking in from a different place than I expected to be this Saturday morning. Last night instead of posting our evening reflection, I found myself in the emergency room - and I want to share what happened because I know some of you might relate.
Yesterday I signed divorce papers. Now, I haven't seen my ex-husband in 8 years, so logically, this should have felt like just paperwork, ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฝ? But my body had other plans.
The combination of this emotional milestone, my ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐, and navigating ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ created the perfect storm for a major anxiety attack that sent me straight to the ER. My body was telling me that even when our minds think we're "over" something, our nervous systems might still be processing.
๐ฏ๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
(๐๐๐๐๐): Sometimes self-care looks like bubble baths and face masks. And sometimes it looks like advocating for yourself in a hospital, recognizing when your body is overwhelmed, and asking for help when you need it. (I am positive my lawyer was not happy that I ๐คฎ in his car ๐)
Real Self-Care Saturday looks like:
๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ค๐๐ฎ'๐จ ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐ - even when it surprises you
๐ผ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐จ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ - from medical professionals, family, friends
๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐๐ก๐ฉ - your nervous system is doing important work
๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ - whatever feels healing right now
๐ฝ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐จ๐๐ก๐ - especially during big life transitions
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Your Saturday invitation
What does self-care look like for YOU today? Not what it "should" look like, but what your body, heart, and soul actually need right now.
Maybe you're also navigating
- Hormonal changes that affect your emotional responses
- Old wounds that surprise you with their intensity
- The need to rest after your body has been in survival mode
- Simply breathing through whatever life has handed you
๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค:
How are you caring for yourself today?
What does your body need?
What would feel most loving right now?
Remember, friend - ๐๐ฃ๐ญ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐๐จ๐ฃ'๐ฉ ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฌ๐๐๐ . Seeking help doesn't make you broken. Sometimes the bravest thing we can do is listen when our body says "I need support." ๐
Your well-being matters. You matter. All of you - the strong parts and the tender parts.
Taking it one gentle moment at a time,
๐๐น๐ป๐ฒ๐ต ๐๐ธ๐ ๐๐น
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