Self-Care and Positive Connections: An Interview with Lee McMichael, LCSW

Most of us think of self-care as things we do for ourselves to make ourselves feel better and/or just disconnect from the stress of day to day life.

In this Interview with Lee McMichael, Lee gives some insights on self-care:

• maybe self-care is not just doing things that feel good.
• maybe self-care means doing things that nuture the self and nurture the things and people that we place the most value on
• Often we are reactive in our self-care doing just enough to keep ourselves from imploding rather than creating a system in which we are continually doing what we need to keep ourselves feeling grounded, safe and loved, nurturing ourselves and those we care most about
• A better word for self-care might be self-nurturing... what is it we need to do to feel healed and cared for? How can we create moments with ourselves and those we care about that create healing, belonging and safety?
• Maybe a walk in nature, maybe quiet meditation or maybe just reading a book to yourself or to your children or even to your partner.
• DO THINGS THAT CREATE GOOD ENERGY

There is no one good answer for what self-care means for you but if you take time to intentionally ask yourself what things you can do that create energy that best meet your needs and are directed towards your values, you will find them.

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Thanks for listening.