Self-Care Daily with Rachel Brathen

Come today, after all the practices we did this week around hope, you may feel a little lighter and better about the state of the world. For today’s self-care practice, you are going to spread that positivity. Rachel will share a practice to find a person who needs support and many ways you can uplift them right now. Tune in to remind others that there are good people in the world. 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 can be really easy to get lost in the hopelessness of it all. Everywhere you look - the news, social media, etc - offers examples of how the world is a bad place. In today’s episode, you will try one of Rachel’s favorite self-care activities. It will help organize a messy mind, make sense of things that feel difficult, and allow you to drop into profound gratitude. Rachel will guide you through the practice and share some of her own examples. Even though there is darkness, tune in to know there is also so much light. 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 a beautiful way to center hope this week, Rachel does a practice she turns to when she is down in the dumps and the world feels complicated and dark. It’s to google good news! Rachel shares some headlines from today that include heartwarming news, big developments, and personal stories. Good things happen every single day. Tune in to hear them. 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 journaling practice is a simple but deep contemplation. We are going to get really serious about the things that bring us hope. What is present in your life that allows you to take a sigh of relief and know that things are okay? Rachel will guide you through a practice to connect to your heart space and find the inherent goodness of 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

The world can be a scary, dark place sometimes. But you can choose to turn your head toward the light. This week on Self-Care Daily, we are contemplating hope. What makes you feel hopeful? When you find yourself deep in a rut, what reminds you of the good in the world? Today’s episode will help you figure it out. 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’ve been building up to this all week, so now it’s time to dive in, get your hands dirty, and clean up! Go all in for your cleaning practice, and use it as a cathartic way to release something messy on the inside as well. In this episode, Rachel will show you how to connect your inner and outer world, and how to turn this into a spiritual practice. 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

Consider the messy area in your home. What could that space be if it was clean and organized? Similarly, consider the mental load weighing on you. What could you create in your life without those judgemental and negative thoughts holding you back? In this episode, you will visualize the potential your life has. Rachel offers two journaling prompts to get you 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

What have you been keeping inside? What feelings are bottled up within you? In today’s meditation, you are going to arrive and settle into your body. Move away from the thinking mind and drop into what feeling comes your way. You’ll work through it once you stop resisting 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

We tend to avoid the messy places in our homes - and we do the exact same thing with difficult emotions. But if we keep everything bottled up, eventually it will all overflow. In today’s episode, you are going to journal on the junk drawer of your internal world. What is something painful and hard that you prefer not to think about? What is brimming at the surface and ready to overflow? Grab a pen and paper, then find a safe space to give this issue the air it deserves. 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

Think about the messes you have scattered throughout your life. Some are physical - closets and junk drawers - while others are mental clutter, blockages and limiting beliefs. This week on Self-Care Daily, we are going to tackle both at once. What does the mess in your life represent in your emotional world? As you make your way through it, can you embrace the parts of you that you keep hidden and let everything 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

It’s time to make a change in your life. In today’s practice, you are going to take a moment, sit down, breathe deeply, and anchor into a commitment to yourself. Is there something you want to add to your day? Is there something you want to remove from your day? Rachel will provide an example from her own life, and then it’s your turn. Take this promise seriously and big things will 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

There are so many things that you do every single day. Some of them are great for you, some neutral, and some probably don’t help you at all. In today’s episode, you are going to find clarity around the habits you have, and determine which ones are hindering your wellbeing. Do you hit the snooze button again and again? Do you endlessly scroll on social media? That time could be better spent on something you wish you were more consistent with that actually makes you feel good. Tune in to get started. 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’s time to take a big moment of gratitude for the many ways that you are consistent in your life. What self-care practices do you return to again and again, without really thinking about it? There was a time in your life that this behavior wasn’t routine - and the fact that it is now is something to be grateful for. Tune in to honor yourself and your ability to show up for yourself in exactly the way you need. 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 it comes to your self-care, what is your life missing right now? Is there a practice you would love to be more consistent with, but for whatever reason, you just can’t? This is the question we are going to consider in today’s journaling practice. It doesn’t have to be something big or complicated, just something that could make your life better. Tune in to consider 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

Think about all the ways you consistently show up for others in your life. Why is it so hard to do that for yourself? This week on Self-Care Daily, we are going to discover all the small acts of love you can do for yourself - and witness how they will change your life for the better. You deserve commitment, too. 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

You are probably familiar with the cacao plant if you like chocolate. But cacao has some pretty amazing qualities that go deeper than a tasty treat. It can induce feelings of euphoria, it brings more blood into your core, and it energetically and emotionally opens your heart center. In today’s self-care practice, you are going to make yourself the most delicious cup of hot chocolate and then enjoy it in ceremony. Rachel shares what you need, how to make it, and how to honor it so it does its purpose. 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

Have you been shying away from something hard lately? Are you pretending things are okay when really, they just aren’t right now? In today’s practice, you are going to tune into the part of your heart that may be harder to hold space for. Consider something weighing heavy on you and allow yourself to feel it. It’s there for a reason. 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 heart is a container for so many things. In today’s episode, you will find a comfortable place and settle in for a short meditation. Take deep breaths into your heart, let go of tension, and simply feel what it’s like to be in your body today. All you have to do right now is stay exactly as you are. 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

Your heart is always speaking to you. It may be through a feeling, an emotion, a sense of intuition or inspiration, but in one way or another, it is always speaking. In today’s episode, you are going to give yourself a few moments of silence to actually listen. Grab your journal, drop into the body and consider, what does your heart want you to know? Stay curious and 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

Welcome to the first official episode of Self-Care Daily! While the name of this podcast has changed, everything else remains the same. In today’s episode, Rachel shares the topic you will be focusing on this week - and it has everything to do with your heart. Have you listened to your heart lately? Or have you been more absorbed in your head and the busyness of life? This week, slow down enough to listen and you might discover a deeper capacity to feel. 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