I begin this show with an essay I wrote a while back called How I Learned to Do Too Much … And What I’m Doing About It. In it, I share how my childhood affected my need to overdo and overachieve … and how I’ve been resolving that for myself. And why so many of us feel ashamed if we don’t constantly empty out our endless To Do lists – and how Teal managed life without a To Do list.

I spend the rest of the episode sharing some ideas about the real basics we need self-care … especially if we are driven women. I got on the path after my daughter Teal’s death, and the collapse of all the structures in my life. Such wonderful things have come out of this, I knew I just had to share these ideas.

I cover the following:

- How I went from being a workaholic to finding balance in life

- Why self-care is so critical for us

- The gift we are given at birth that is grounded in self-care

- The mindsets that keep us stuck in poor self-care

- One of the most basic self-care actions we forget

- Different reasons we overwork … and what you do about it

- Some great, grounding questions to ask yourself

- How to find more time for self-care

Listen … and relax …. And while we’re at it, here’s some writing you can do.

Questions for Assessing Your Own Self-Care

1. How would you describe your general state of mind?

2. How’s your energy?

3. How would you describe your self-care?

4. When was the last time you took a fun vacation?

5. Where do you find the fun in life?

6. Is real fun happening often enough?

May you enjoy!

Suzanne

RESOURCES Suzanne’s new book

Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife

Suzanne Falter is the author of a memoir about her daughter Teal’s death, Free Spirited; How My Daughter Healed Me from the Afterlife. She is also an intuitive coach who helps people find relief from crisis, confusion, and stress. Suzanne hosts the Self-Care for Extremely Busy Women podcast where she brings better self-care to thousands of busy people each week in 98 countries around the globe.

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