Self-Care Daily with Rachel Brathen

Today’s self-care practice brings you a sensitive question that you can answer in a way that resonates with you. What is something that you needed from your mother as a child that you didn’t fully receive? Today will help you discover that missing piece and then offer it to yourself. Rachel shares some beautiful 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

There are so many things we can do to take care of ourselves. But sometimes, and with some things, we just need some support from others. In today’s episode, Rachel will guide you through a very constructive practice where you will discover a realistic need you have in your life and how that can be met by the people around you. It’s a beautiful experience when you feel taken care of and held. 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

From a physical standpoint, what do you need to feel at peace in your body in this moment? In today’s practice, Rachel will guide you through a mediation to create more space in your body and shift your awareness through it. If you can let everything relax, there will come a point when your body will speak to you. What is it saying? 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

How are you tending to your own needs right now? Is your level of self-care meeting the level that your body is asking of you? In today’s episode, Rachel will guide you through a contemplation to answer these questions from an honest place. Maybe you’re doing a really great job filling your cup right now - or maybe there’s just too much on your plate. 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 entered nurturing and feeling cancer season. This week on Self-Care Daily, we are going to hone this energy to truly mother ourselves in the most loving way we can. What qualities make a great mother? It’s not saying yes to every whim - it’s actually setting consistent boundaries, giving authentic care, and recognizing what is actually good for you in each and every moment. This week will help you do that for yourself. 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

This weekend is filled with the most light of the year, so it’s the perfect opportunity to spend it on activities that make you feel great. What lights you up? And can you go do that thing today? This episode will share some of Rachel’s favorite things to do and then it’s your turn to go uplift your spirit. 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 is that thing that steals your joy, or tarnishes your zest for life, or clouds that inner childlike state of wonder that we all have? We all have something that dims our light. Today’s episode brings you a big journaling practice that will help you discover what you engage in that dims your shine - and what you can do about 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

When our inner light is shining it can be seen and felt by those around us. And not surprisingly, the one shining the brightest tends to be the one who is connected to their own truth and comfortable in their own skin. In today’s episode, you are going to reflect on the times in your life when you were most connected to your inner light. Is there a common denominator within these experiences? 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 sun is shining with its mightiest force right now. Where is that light landing in your life? What realizations are you having? What is calling for your attention? In today’s episode, Rachel will guide you through a journaling practice that will help you answer these questions. There is an epiphany waiting for you. It’s time to go looking. 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

This week, of course, brings us the summer solstice (and Midsummer if you live in Sweden!). This time of year is all about light. There are longer days, shorter nights, nature is bountiful, and the sun is really at its peak. In honor of that, we are going to focus on the light in our own lives. Especially if things often feel dark, shifting your attention to the light can remind you of the beauty all around. 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 so close we can practically taste it. For today’s self-care practice, you are going to do a chore that you’ve been putting off that will help you enjoy the coming season. Rachel shares some great examples. Then after you finish the chore comes the most important part. You are going to enjoy the fruits of your labor. Summer is all about basking in the beauty of the season - so don’t forget that part. 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 moves really quickly. Let’s not have it pass by as something hectic that came and went. In today’s episode, you will reflect on the rhythm of your daily life and how you want that to look in the summer. The way you wake up, how you spend your morning, and what you do before bed all play an important role in what your life looks like. Make sure it’s nourishing 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

In today’s episode we are going to take a moment to check in with our bodies and ask ourselves a very important question. What feeling do you want to embody this summer? What kind of energy do you want to have in your daily life? Once you are clear on that, this episode will help you discover the obstacles in your way and how to remove them so you can experience the summer you deserve. 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 life picks back up in the spring, our to-do lists somehow get so much longer. Do you have an issue or a chore or a problem that is currently looming in your life that you just want to get over with? Today’s episode will help you figure out what that is - and how to deal with it. There’s a decision you can make 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

The best thing to do during the summer season is to simply enjoy it. But that can be hard if you have a list of chores, a to-do list a mile long, or a big project you need to get off your plate. This week on Self-Care Daily, we are going to make a list of the stuff that needs to get done before summer - and get to it. Then you can just immerse yourself in the warm days and focus on living. 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 energize you, and then allow you to integrate that energy created in a restful moment. Rachel will share some practices that bring vitality and zest to your life, followed by some practices that can bring you purposeful rest. Learning what really lifts you up - and what really grounds you - can change 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

Working really hard can make us tired, but it’s not the same thing as feeling drained. We feel drained when we engage in something that’s not fulfilling, that provides no purpose to us, and adds no benefit to our lives. Are you engaging in anything that is draining you? This episode will help you identify it, notice how often it shows up in your life, and then distance yourself from it - or even quit it entirely. 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

How do you know when it’s time to fill your cup? What does that sensation feel like in your body? Can you catch yourself before you overdo it? Do you listen to what your body is telling you? In today’s episode, Rachel will guide you through a meditation that will help you discover how your body feels in this exact moment. It’s a practice you can come to anytime to close your eyes and sense your energy levels. 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 you are feeling drained, what fills you back up again? What do you do when you need a real energy boost? What fills your soul? In today’s episode, you will answer this question, looking at whether you are using this activity to its fullest potential 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

Gemini season tends to be a really social time of year. There are so many celebrations and graduations. The weather is nicer and we are outside more with our loved ones. But through it all, are you balancing your energy levels? Do you know when you are ready to rest versus when you are ready to pick up the pace? Do you know when you are feeling extroverted and social and when you need more silence in your life? This week on Self-Care Daily we will learn how to ride those waves. 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