Description

How are you doing with self-care? In this episode of Woman Worriers, host Elizabeth Cush explores what self-care is and why it matters.

Quotes:

“Maybe we’re not even recognizing that things aren’t OK.” — Elizabeth Cush

“I also learned how not to take up a lot of space; I learned to be quiet.” — Elizabeth Cush

“As a child, you knew what you needed. ” — Elizabeth Cush

“We have to re-parent ourselves to learn who we are and how to take care of ourselves.” — Elizabeth Cush

“One of the small things I like to recommend for clients is to find moments throughout your day to check in with yourself. ” — Elizabeth Cush

“Ask yourself, ‘What do I need right now?’” — Elizabeth Cush

EPISODE 123

Show Notes:

Recent episodes of the Woman Worriers podcast featuring B. Nilaja Green, PhD, and Sharon Martin, LCSW, have explored issues around speaking up, asking for help and getting your needs met. These skills are not always easy, but they are critical to our well-being. In this week’s episode, host Elizabeth Cush, LGPC, a licensed professional therapist and founder of Progression Counseling in Annapolis, Md., takes a deeper dive into self-care and why it is so very important. She talks about some of the many reasons why we might not take care of ourselves and shares some of her own challenges on her personal journey toward finding her voice and learning to ask for what she needs. Finally she shares some simple tips and techniques that you can use to tune into yourself, identify your needs, set clear boundaries and take better care of yourself.

Listen and learn:

• Why we often say we’re “fine” even when we’re not
• How we can get off from our feelings and why that makes it harder to know what we need
• How disconnecting from our feelings can get lead to anxiety and even poor coping mechanisms like abusing drugs or alcohol
• Two ways that we can “learn” that it’s more important to take care of others’ needs than our own
• How we lose touch with who we are and how that affects us
• What it takes to build back trust in yourself and your intuition
• How to look at boundaries in a positive light—and how to build healthy ones
• How life can get in the way of getting what we need
• How family patterns fit in to all this
• What we can learn from our younger selves
• Who we might reach out to as we re-parent ourselves
• A simple habit you can develop that can build a foundation for self-care
• What you need to do after you ask yourself what you need
• What to do when you can’t get what you need right now
• How self care change our relationships with others

Learn More

> Episode 121 with Sharon Martin

> Guided meditations from Progression Counseling

> Download Elizabeth’s free Mediation Guide for Worried Women

> Sign up for Elizabeth’s newsletter

> Progression Counseling