Podcast Episode 31
Today, Michele and I talked about prioritizing self-care and structuring self-care activities. As we meandered through our conversation, we discovered that ever since she’s been practicing self-care, she’s lowered her anxiety, she doesn’t have insomnia anymore and she has increased her joy substantially! I’d say that’s pretty darn good !!! We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did!
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Topics mentioned
- Painting birds
- Dreaming of stained glass . . . one day I will . . .
- deJoly LaBrier is sewing masks for people. If you need one, please contact her here
- The catharsis of sadness
- Self-care
- Negotiating for your joy
- Michele’s daily schedule: 10 self-care activities, 20 minutes a day (see example below)
- Curating your calendar
- No more anxiety and insomnia
- Conscious conversations lead to spring waters
- Señor LePlume, a magical feather duster that removes unwanted, unnecessary, life-depleting guilt!
Question for you: What could you do for 20 minutes every day that would be an expression of self-care?
Please post your answer in the comment section below, or go to anchor.fm/sassyshorts and leave us a voice message. Thank you so much for all of your comments, likes and shares! You are letting us know that we are making a difference and we really appreciate you for that.
Much love,
Debbie and Michele
Michele’s self-care schedule currently includes:
20 minutes of the following:
✓ Reading
✓ Art for me
◦ Art for others
◦ Exercise
◦ Art therapy
◦ Self care
◦ Gardening
◦ Clean out email account
◦ Do videos
◦ Language 10-Spanish
◦ Language 10-Swahili
◦ Write on my books
◦ Work on my board game
◦ Work on taxes
◦ JBL online conversation
1 hour doing the following:
◦ Curating
◦ Reaching out to clients
◦ Social media coverage
◦ Richard Grannon
✓ Podcast 8:45-10:30 with Debbie
Face mask created by deJoly LaBrier:
Debbie Happy Cohen, author and coach, is also the founder of Joy-Based Living. Her Master’s Degree is in counseling, specializing in family systems, healing emotional trauma, and practical spirituality. Also affectionately known as Happy D! and Reverend SASSY SHORTS!, she lives on Lookout Mountain in Alabama, near Chattanooga, Tennessee. Her books include Reach Your Stars!, SANCTUARY, It’s All About Kids: Every Child Deserves a Teacher of the Year, and I Don’t Think So! You can find her blogging at http://www.joybasedliving.com.
Michele Stone is a professional artist in Tampa, Florida as well as a Certified Therapeutic Art Life Coach. She teaches classes for children and seniors and also curates art exhibits at the Carrollwood Cultural Center. Masterpieces with Michele, LLC is her company where provides painting parties for adults at their workplaces. You can watch her videos and subscribe to her youtube station here.
NOTE FROM MICHELE:
This podcast is for all you moms and dads out there freaking out about what to do with your children for the next 2-4 weeks, while we are all quarantined. We plan to do a whole series of refreshing topics and life hacks to keep the stress and frustration down to a minimum. They will cover a wide range of topics, including emotional intelligence, doodling, navigating challenging times, resistance and so much more. Please leave a comment and I might draw out a doodle for you!!
NOTE FROM DEBBIE:
This podcast is CLEAN LANGUAGE AND KID FRIENDLY. I am swearing to give up swear words during these podcasts because your young ones are at home and you need this info to be heard and shared freely!! We want you to be a great lioness during these times. We want to help you you be the calm amidst the storm. We know how much you love your kids and we know how much you care.
Please comment!
Your voices mean the world to us!
Thank you!
