Edit Your Life Episode 165: Non-Spa Self-Care

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Self-care is more than pedicures and herbal tea. It includes the stuff that may not be relaxing (or even pleasant) in the moment but is foundational to your health and well-being, and therefore your happiness. In Episode 165, Christine and Asha get real about their own self-care track records, and offer gentle encouragement to prioritize the self-care tasks that rarely make it onto the “treat yourself” lists.

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Resources mentioned in this episode

Minimalist Parenting (our book)
Parent Hacks (Asha’s book)
Ann Douglas (From Self-Neglect to Self-Compassion: A Health Transformation Journey: Ann Douglas’s weight loss story; Asha’s favorite book by Ann Douglas: Parenting Through the Storm; her new book is Happy Parent Happy Kids)
Related episode: #24: Edit Your Financial Fears [guest interview with Sandra Gilpatrick]
Related episode: #111: Tackling Adult Life Planning Basics
Related episode: #139: Nurturing Your Friendships
American Cancer Society’s Guideline for Colorectal Cancer Screening (it begins at age 45)
Relevant health content via Christine’s website Boston Mamas: a guide to health screenings by age, 8 things to know about breast cancer, 10 things women should know about heart health, 6 things women need to know about osteoporosis, 12 things to know about menopause
The story of Christine’s summer stress seizure (+ the recovery post)
Asha’s new skin care experiment (link)

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