Self-Care Daily with Rachel Brathen

Today’s self-care practice might just be the single most soothing thing you do all week. If you are feeling stressed or overwhelmed, grab a blanket and go lay down outside. Rachel shares how and why she does this practice - and what physical contact with the earth can bring you. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today’s episode we are going to talk about movement. After all, movement is so beneficial to our overall health - as long as we are doing it in a way that works for us. Are you moving your body in a loving way or are you powering through when your body isn’t asking for it? Are you just continuing something because it’s a habit but it’s not actually helping you? Today’s episode will help you answer these questions and more. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our bodies are truly miraculous. If we ever get injured, or have pain, or become sick - with the right time and circumstances, we can heal. In today’s episode, you are going to focus on an area of your health that was a struggle for you, but is now healed. It is so important to honor where you’ve been and where you are now. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Let’s take a look at the food you eat, the beverages you drink, and any additional medicine you are taking right now. What is your body asking for when it comes to nourishment? Is there something you have been craving lately? What intuitively feels best for you? Tune in and you’ll look at how you want to be feeding yourself versus how you actually are. Maybe there are some changes you need to make! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It is very common to feel overwhelmed at this time of year. Summer is about to begin, school is ending, and there are so many events to attend and things to prepare for. This week on the show, we are going to ask ourselves a very important question: what does your body need to feel good throughout this time? You’ll take some time to consider this question and work toward it during the week. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is something really vulnerable and scary about making new friends as an adult. But there are probably some really cool people in your circle of acquaintances that have the potential for a beautiful friendship. In today’s self-care episode, you are going to put yourself out there and take the first step to making a new friend. Rachel will share exactly what that is. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How do you view friendship? Does it come easy for you? Is it hard? And are there old stories or limiting beliefs holding you back in some way? In today’s episode you are going to contemplate any painful wounding you have when it comes to friendships from the past. It can really shed light on how you move through life. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Romantic love takes up a lot of space in the media - we are told it’s the most important. Friendship sometimes doesn’t get the credit it deserves. But love can come and go, and you probably have some friends that have seen you through every phase of life. In today’s episode, you will sit in gratitude for those friendships. The ones that have held you at your worst, celebrated with you at your best, and changed the course of your life. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oftentimes when it comes to friendship, we like to consider the qualities we want to find in great friends. In today’s episode, you are going to consider instead the qualities that make you a good friend. What is it about your personality that is so special and uniquely beautiful to you? How do you show up for others offering your best qualities? Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are entering Gemini season this week, and that makes it the perfect time to contemplate our friendships. How do you feel about the friendships you have in your life right now? How can you deepen the friendships you already have? And how can you discover new friendships if you are looking? It’s time to be social, have some fun, and put ourselves out there. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today’s episode, we are going to take all the realizations and all the learnings we had this week - and we are going to put them into practice. It’s time to identify what is most important to you and carve out the time to go do it. There is no better time than today. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We spend a lot of time worrying about small things, big things, and everything that comes our way. We also waste a lot of energy on things that don’t really matter in the long run. So, it’s important to shift our perspective sometimes and focus on the things that really, truly make a difference in our lives. In today’s episode, we are going to go a bit deeper on that. What is the most precious part of your life? When you look back at the end of your days, what is going to matter the most to you? Tune in to discover it. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We all have parts of our day that we don’t particularly like, but a lot of them are productive. Yes, we have to work. Yes, we have to run the household. Is there a part of your life that serves no purpose and just drains you? In today’s episode, you will find some gratitude for something you may not think is serving you, then figure out how you can make it more worthwhile or let it go completely. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What feels like the most important part of your day? What is your favorite moment that you wish you had more time to do? In today’s episode, we are going to consider the quality of life we want to live. It will help you recognize what lifts you up and brings you a sense of purpose, and what makes you feel like you’re wasting time. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you really think about it, life is so short. It goes by in a flash. Are you spending too much time on something that isn’t serving you? In today’s episode, you will contemplate this. At the end of your life, what will you wish that you did less of? Is it a bad habit? A form of thinking? An old story? Tune in to figure it out. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The best way to let go is to get moving. In today’s episode, you are going to manifest an energetic release by finding a correlation with something you need to clean up in your physical life. Are you stressed all the time? Then maybe your front hallway needs tidied! Rachel shares a beautiful example from her own life that will make this exercise really clear. By the end, you’ll feel so much lighter. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It takes up a lot of energy to carry around a heavy burden. But imagine what life would feel like if you could just put it down? In today’s episode, you are going to contemplate what you can fill that space with after you have let go. What do you want in your life instead? Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we are doing some energetic spring cleaning, and today’s episode offers you the space to let go in the here and now. Rachel will guide you through a mediation. You will envision the weight of this burden on your shoulders, your heart, your chest. Let it take up some space and acknowledge how heavy it is. Then you will envision what it feels like to let go. What freedom does this bring? Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chances are, there is something in your life that feels heavy right now. Maybe there are many things! In today’s episode, you are going to consider what is draining you of energy. What feels depleting? What is holding you back? Rachel will offer you a journaling prompt, and then you write until you feel a little bit lighter. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why does it feel so good to spring clean? It’s because we are letting go of the old and stepping into something new! We are sweeping away the cobwebs, bringing in fresh air, and getting rid of things we don’t need. This week on the show, we are going to do an energetic spring clean - it will be like taking an energetic broom through your life. You will identify a heavy burden you’ve been carrying with you and work toward letting it go. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices