Self-Care Daily with Rachel Brathen

Today’s episode is a gratitude practice - and it’s for something that brings you immense joy. When you treat yourself, what do you reach for? What do you do for fun? What do you do to lose yourself in? Is it a way you move your body, or a person, or a place? Rachel will share her own example, and then it’s your turn to summon up the biggest wave of gratitude. Joy is not something to be taken for granted. 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

For today’s practice, you are going to take a walk down memory lane. When you were a child, what did you do for joy? What was something you could immerse yourself in that you got completely lost in? What is something you did for no other reason than it made you happy? By taking a look at our past, we may be able to find something we can reignite in the future. 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 are a woman listening to this, you probably spend a large amount of your day taking care of others. When you get that moment of self-care, is it really truly just for you? This week on Self-Care Daily, we are going to find where our happiness lies when it’s a little bit useless. What is something that brings you joy that is just for you? This is where the real ability to restore ourselves comes from. It happens in those little moments where we allow ourselves presence and love because we are worth it. 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

Today’s self-care practice will help you take up the space you deserve. It’s time to shine brighter than you would any other normal Friday. You are going to dress the way that makes you feel beautiful. This isn’t for anything superficial, but so that you can feel the most like you. Because we all know, when you are truly yourself, that’s when you can do the best work in the world. 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

Today’s practice will give you permission to shine a little bit brighter. You are going to ask yourself - in what area of your life could you be taking up more space? Where are you shrinking, where are you holding yourself back, and where could you grow a little bit bigger and stand a little bit taller? Today’s contemplation is a big question and will probably come with a big answer. 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

When a flower has just bloomed is when it’s at its most beautiful - and the same goes for you! What do you find most beautiful about yourself right now? In today’s episode, we are discussing an external part of beauty, but not society’s standards of beauty. Rachel will share some examples of what you may find beautiful, and why. By the end of the episode, you will be able to stand up and shine, just like a flower in bloom. 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

Summer is meant to feel easy and fun. In honor of that, for today’s episode you are going to reflect on that part of your life that is just happening effortlessly right now. What is working well? What can you enjoy without even really thinking about it? And how beautiful is it to have this sense of ease in 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

It is so easy to get pulled down by the problems in your life. But keeping with the vibe of summer, this week on Self-Care Daily we are going to turn our attention toward the sun. Where in life are you blossoming? Where are you shining? What is working out exactly as it’s supposed to? Tune in to stand with your feet planted on the ground, your arms wide open, and your heart beckoning in the possibilities. All is coming. 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

Did you know there are so many benefits to napping? It’s obviously better for our energy levels, it helps our immune systems, and it can even have a positive impact on our relationships. For today’s self-care practice, you are going to nap! Rachel will share exactly how to do it, and what to do if napping doesn’t come easy to 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

Do you have a practice or an experience that you come to when you need to truly rest? When was the last time you did it? In today’s episode, you are going to consider what you need to do to feel truly rested. As an adult with responsibilities, sometimes rest takes a bit of planning and preparation. So let’s get started. 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, Rachel will guide you through a meditation to allow the body to speak. Find a comfortable place, give your body space to soften, and then read the signs it has been trying to tell you. Notice how you’re feeling. What is your body asking for that would help you rest deeper? 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 happening in your life that you can’t stop thinking about. It’s causing you anxiety and stealing your peace. What is it? And is it manageable? In today’s episode, you are going to figure out what is stealing your peace, and unpack from there. If it’s manageable, get it done. If it’s not - Rachel will share exactly what to do. 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 work hard and play hard, but do we rest hard? Rest is so important! Giving yourself the space to restore, to tune into what you need, to soften and let go - that isn’t easy! This week on Self-Care Daily, we are making a commitment to rest and recovery. What do you need to do to slow down? 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 activities bring you right into the here and now? What can you immerse yourself in for hours and not even notice the time go by? For today’s practice, that is what you are going to do. Find something that brings you into the present moment, where your mind is not wandering, where you can return home to yourself - and go do it. Rachel shares some examples. 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

The journey teaches us many lessons, like how to release control, to be more easy-going, and to move forward with grace. In today’s episode, you are going to focus on a journey you are on right now where you are actually able to enjoy the process. You aren’t dying for it to be over, or wishing it was anything different than what it is. What is that journey for 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

As we appreciate the journey this week and shift our focus away from the end destination, today’s practice offers a meditation to bring you straight into the present moment. You will settle down, find what you need, and give yourself space to just enjoy the here and now. This is the practice - just you, in your body, present right 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

Do you consider yourself a controlling person? Even if you aren’t, there are probably areas of your life that you expect to go a certain way, and you get upset when they don’t. In today’s episode, we are going to contemplate what we are trying to control to the point that we are losing the moment on the way there. An area where you’ve lost sight of the journey and the learnings it brings. Life is asking you to let go and embrace the beauty of the unknown. 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

Throughout so much of life, we are focused on the destination. We want to get where we are going as quickly as possible. But when we rush through things, we miss out on a lot of life! This week on Self-Care Daily, we are going to focus on being mindful through our projects, to slow down and actually smell the roses. We are going to enjoy 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

We have had plenty of moments to honor how far we’ve come this week. Today, for our self-care practice, we are going to throw ourselves a celebration. You will take an intentional moment, just for you, to celebrate everything that you have accomplished. Don’t forget that this is what it’s all about. Rachel will share exactly how to do it. 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 this moment in time, what is something that you are really proud of yourself for accomplishing? What is something you can honestly say - you are so proud of yourself for making it through? In today’s episode, you are going to contemplate this and bask in that sense of pride. It took so much to make it where you are today, and you made it happen. 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