So it goes a little something like this…it’s 5.30ish pm, you have just finished work and as you rush into the supermarket to grab something probably only mildly nutritious to slap in the oven for dinner because you have so much to do when you get home, you are already spent, the kids will most likely be behaving like kids and need things from you, and Bob from accounts bullshit remarks about your project budget are still rattling around in your head when you bump into a mate:

‘Hey how are you?’ 

‘Oh my goodness I’m so busy…

Self care - it’s tricky! On the one hand it’s a phrase most of us are very familiar with - we UNDERSTAND self care to be an important aspect of our own health and wellbeing journey. We KNOW there are a bunch of things we can do which help to lift or shift our mood, relieve stress and light up our internal flame and we are fully AWARE of the steps we could take…going for a walk in nature, indulging in delightful beauty care routines, breathing deeply, mindful meditation and movement even having a bubble bath. We have a full understanding that by carving some time out for ourselves, to take care of ourselves, that we can fill up our own cup and that this in turn, can have powerful and important positive impacts on our overall health and wellbeing BUT…