Episode 14: Why can't I actually put myself in my schedule?

Have you ever looked at your schedule and wondered why everyone else’s needs made the cut—but yours didn’t? In this podcast episode, we’re exploring a question we hear all the time: Why can’t I actually put myself in my schedule?! If you resonate with this question, know that you are not alone, and, that you are not doing anything wrong.

Please tune in to this episode as we explore what contributes to this struggle of protecting the time we want to devote to our self-care. And most importantly, we are sharing three practical, intentional ways to support your self-care efforts—without adding more pressure or guilt. These are simple shifts that can help you hold space for yourself, just like you do for everyone else. Let’s talk about how to stop squeezing yourself out of your calendar and start making your needs a priority again.

Episode Highlights:

• Change is hard, even for therapists
• Impact of our beliefs
• Impact of life circumstances and readiness for change
• Remember that change is a process
• Self-care experiments