I’ve been conflicted about the “self care” phenomenon for some time, often wondering what it even means anymore. It means anything from flower baths & pedicures to doctors visits & therapy to alone time & friends time to eating your favorite ice cream… on and on. Ya know? I’m interested in how self care can be more transformative for people instead of just used as a temporary stress reliever. How can we, as healers and also as women or moms, really cultivate change, healing and growth for ourselves? Today I had a moment of pure physical release in a bodywork session & I realized I’ve spent the past year giving my physical body a lot of shameful, negative talk and holding it under so much pressure to heal and thrive. Today I burst into tears and apologized to myself and my body. I wrote it a letter of thanks and gratitude for being a vessel for my spirit and renewed a promise to take the best care of it as I know how, and to love it & honor it more than ever. It was one of the deepest healing sessions I’ve had in some time - one that opened a door that had been shut. The physical waves of pain relief mirroring emotional waves of lightness. // What are the deepest forms of self care for you all?? Can we share with each other? 💗💗. (at Austin, Texas)