Yesterday, I was talking to my partner about everything that was weighing on me. I ended up saying that I didn’t feel like I was doing enough to take care of me. That all I wanted was to lie around and play games. Then I was asked, “What do you think taking care of yourself is?” To which I responded with a laundry list of coping mechanisms and basic needs. Eat 3 meals, exercise, get my nutrition in, hydrate, etc. They said: ‘It sounds like you’re saying that you’re not being productive because taking care of yourself sounds a whole lot like lying around and playing games.” Women need more time to do less. We carry invisible labours and emotional weights, while managing our own bodily changes. We confuse taking care of ourselves with needing to be productive. I want you to try this exercise now (you can drop a comment). Ask yourself... 🟢 What do I feel like I should be doing for myself? 🟢 What do I want to do for me?