It made me fearful, which I didn't need. Right? So all these things come up when we think about self care. And I'm just interested to hear your opinions. I want to know your advice. I want to know about your journey. I'm excited to connect with all of you about this
Nidhin George 🔷
@geo_rhymes · 4:19
And I think it was only in college that I first came to terms with this concept of self care, self love. I mean, it all seemed very alien to me at 18, and it took me another five years to fully understand it and embrace it. But once I did, I realized it's very important if you're hungry, you eat food, and that's okay. No one seems to really mind, or no one seems to judge that
Carly D
@Astroality · 4:11
Hello, Geo. I am so happy that you chimed in on this. This just made my day. Number one. I think that it is so awesome that you send yourself flowers every Friday. I love giving myself flowers. I love picking them up at farmers markets. I love going into the florist shop and finding the right bouquet. I love grabbing them at the grocery store because I see some that catch my eye or that smell really good
Social audio has given me access to be able to tap into more of these conversations, but I've had to be able to tap into them to an extent, but not too much. And that in itself is an act of self care. Because although my brain would love it, to eat it up, my body and my wiring and so on are simply not equipped to do that on a constant basis
Renee Slay
@Renee_Slay · 1:43
Big old bubble bath. Big old bubble bath. Good music, candles. Like I set it up, set it up and just relax. Just steal my brain and just enjoy. Put bath salts with the bubbles. Like it's, it's great. Epson, salt, whatever, but just enjoy it
Carly D
@Astroality · 5:00
But the main concern I always had, the main priority I always had was making sure that my son did not do without. And I was very fortunate that my parents were around to help take care of him. So he wasn't living at, like, a daycare or anything, and it left me a lot of flexibility as far as how much I could work. Right. But that being said, I poured all of my energy and all of my love into my career and into my child
Carly D
@Astroality · 3:08
They model the behaviors that we model for them, and they learn from that. They grow from that, or they also get traumatized from it and can also stunt their growth, right? And all I think about is, like, I want to set a good example so that when my son chooses friends, when he chooses girlfriends or whatever it might be, he's still young for that
Carly D
@Astroality · 3:54
In fact, I will make sure tonight I go to bed extra early, um, maybe give myself a foot massage, that sort of thing. I appreciate your response, and I appreciate you being an active, engaged part of my community. I really appreciate your input
Carly D
@Astroality · 1:46
And if you're always giving yourself very little, well, then the world gives you very little in return. And you, ma'am, deserve way more than that. I hope you're having a fantastic evening, and I hope very soon you have one of those spectacular, life changing bubble baths
Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15
Tanya Coles
@MsColes77 · 3:31
It's like, no, you have to be like, this time, this time, self care on this day, from this time to that time. Yeah, we have to be very intentional about it. But it's necessary. We need it. We need more of it. Just not too much of it
Carly D
@Astroality · 3:30
Because the thing about your body and about your muscles is that energetically your muscles is what stores your ability to process and accept and receive renewal. So if you're not working out your muscles, that old energy, old experiences, things that you've gone through stays embedded in the muscles. It stays embedded in your cell memory
Nidhin George 🔷
@geo_rhymes · 2:22
Hey, thank you so much for sharing about yourself and your background and the stories of how you grew up. And, you know, it's interesting because I'll tell you something. As I was growing up in India with the Indian context, I always imagined and believed that west countries had it better. They were more how do I say accepting of self love. They were more accepting of others
Carly D
@Astroality · 3:09
And I'm really grateful that even though we are very different, there are some things that are so similar, right, because it's like weaving this beautiful web of connection, this web of understanding, empowerment, but it's also like a huge web of curiosity for me. Like, I just want to know more things, right? Like about who you are and what you're about what you like, what you don't like. All the things. I just want to know all the things
Carly D
@Astroality · 2:42
You. Yes. This is so spot on. Like, doing things. Carly I think the issue with most people, myself included, don't get me wrong, I get caught up in things every once in a while, right? Because I'm a mom, I run a business, I've got a lot going on. But just like running my business takes effort and time. Just like being a mother takes effort and time. Taking care of myself takes effort and time. Him