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Sometimes starting is the hardest part. Here's how to get over that hump using brain science and some trickery to get your brain to help you rather than hinder you from "doing the thing".NEXT WEEK05/28/26 A Conversation With My Friend Who is Finally Writing The Book She's Always Wanted to WriteRESOURCESFREE tickets to the Lakewood, CA event I'm speaking at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reclaim-wellness-gallery-tickets-1984903567001?keep_tld=trueFresh Start download https://www.subscribepage.com/freshstartSeason of Self-Care: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bywdreams.mailerpage.com/seasonselfcare⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BYWDreams.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our books: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TinyURL.com/BYWDbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

One of the defining traits of humans is that we are social creatures, and yet, how often to you prioritize quality time with people who matter to you? Self-care is defined as doing activities that make you feel good physically, emotionally, mentally, and quality time with people who matter to you is part of that. In this episode I give you a handful of ways to make sure you are making time for people you care about and one final tip about how to make space for this. Next week: how to effectively start a new activity (like one of the many I've suggested during A Season of Self-Care.)NEXT WEEK05/21/26 How to Start Doing Something New (and Make It Stick!)RESOURCESSeason of Self-Care: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bywdreams.mailerpage.com/seasonselfcare⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BYWDreams.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our books: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TinyURL.com/BYWDbooks⁠

The more of your brain that you use, the more engaged you are. I've also found that the more engaged I am, the happier I am. Making things is fun...even if you aren't good at it. I have many forms of creative expression and I believe all of them contribute to my mental, emotional, and spiritual wellness which is the definition of self-care. In this episode, I discuss how easy it can be to work self-expression into your life and why you should try.NEXT WEEK05/14/26 Relationships as Self-Care: finding ways to make time for who mattersRESOURCESSeason of Self-Care: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bywdreams.mailerpage.com/seasonselfcare⁠⁠⁠⁠Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BYWDreams.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our books: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TinyURL.com/BYWDbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

You know the expression "use it or lose it", perhaps nowhere else is that more obvious than the human body. As I've said before, the best way to ensure that you do the things you want to do is to make them a habit and today I talk about how to automate and habituate movement into your life.NEXT WEEK05/07/26 Creativity as self-care: finding ways to express what's insideRESOURCESSeason of Self-Care: ⁠⁠⁠https://bywdreams.mailerpage.com/seasonselfcare⁠⁠⁠Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BYWDreams.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our books: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TinyURL.com/BYWDbooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

I had been doing "fascia work" for years before I knew what it was. I first learned about fascia about five years ago, but have been "working" it for about twenty going back to an injury that was diagnosed as a herniated disc at the L5/S1 juncture. (A reminder: I'm not a medical professional, this is just my experience.) When I had the injury, I was bedridden for three months and daily physical therapy wasn't helping. So I looked within and used my intuition to heal myself. It was only when I did much longer, deeper hours of physical therapy that I began to see relief, which is characteristic of fascia because it is so much stronger than muscles.First though, what is fascia? It's a layer of connective tissue below the skin that surrounds all of the cells, nerves, joints, tendons, muscles, organs, bones, and ligaments in your body. Oh, is that all? I truly believe in about ten or twenty years, everyone will know or be doing fascia work the way we all know what stretching is toda

I had been doing "fascia work" for years before I knew what it was. I first learned about fascia about five years ago, but have been "working" it for about twenty going back to an injury that was diagnosed as a herniated disc at the L5/S1 juncture. (A reminder: I'm not a medical professional, this is just my experience.) However, it was only when I did much longer, deeper hours of physical therapy that I began to see relief, which is characteristic of fascia because it is so much stronger than muscles.First though, what is fascia? It's a layer of connective tissue below the skin that surrounds all of the cells, nerves, joints, tendons, muscles, organs, bones, and ligaments in your body. Oh, is that all? I truly believe in about ten or twenty years, everyone will know or be doing fascia work the way we all know what stretching is today.In this episode, I tell you about my fascia journey and some of my practices to keep myself pain-free.Here are a couple of helpful articles about fas

I'm taking the day off for a little self-care after traveling out of state, and across multiple time zones, for a funeral. In the meantime, enjoy this rebroadcast about how you can get some quick hits of self-care.A glimmer is a small action that brings you joy or peace and knowing what your glimmers are is a powerful tool in your self-care kit!I've got a handful of glimmers that I can call on at any moment to put me in a more joyful and energetic frame of mind. I'll help you figure out your own glimmers so that you can use them any time you need a pick me up. ✨ In the second part of the podcast, Natascha and I talk about how I learned to go from over-packer to packing light enthusiast when I traveled with my family for one month in Europe a couple of years ago.

Sleep hygiene? That's just a fancy term for making sure you get a good night's sleep.

I was not always a supplement taker, however, there were 3 different times in my life that I found benefits in supplements. They were: in my early-20s when my diet was horrible and I was sick all the timein my mid-30s when I wanted to ensure a healthy pregnancyin my mid-40s when perimenopause symptoms became intolerableNow that I'm 52, in year 11 of perimenopause (what?! I know!!!), I'm a dedicated supplement consumer.In this episode, I discuss the supplements I take.Some background: Self-care is one of the pillars of my life. I've learned that if I don't make it a habit, I tend to run myself into the ground. In the next few months, I'm going to go into detail about my self-care practices and hopefully you can pick up some nuggets and craft one of your own. Next Episodes Mar 26, 2026: [SELF-CARE] The Supplements I Take Now That I'm Perimenopausal (for 11 effing years!) and Over Forty (I'm 52).Apr 2, 2026 [SELF-CARE] Creating an evening ritual to support "sleep hygiene"

Deciding what to eat can absorb a lot of time and energy, not to mention the time spent shopping, cooking, and cleaning. I've found that eating simply and repetitively not only keeps me healthy but saves me a lot of time and energy.In this episode, I show you some of the healthy foods that make my life simply and delicious!Some background: Self-care is one of the pillars of my life. I've learned that if I don't make it a habit, I tend to run myself into the ground. In the next few months, I'm going to go into detail about my self-care practices and hopefully you can pick up some nuggets and craft one of your own. Next Episodes Mar 26, 2026: [SELF-CARE] The Supplements I Take Now That I'm Perimenopausal (for 11 effing years!) and Over Forty (I'm 52).Apr 2, 2026 [SELF-CARE] Creating an evening ritual to support "sleep hygiene"

Having a morning ritual helps me start each day full of energy and good vibes. It also saves me a ton of time because I can just roll into my day without thinking about "what should I do next?"My AM hydration ritual keeps me hydrated and nourished until mid-day and is one of the key components of my morning ritual. In this episode, I walk you through my 3-step process.Some background: Self-care is one of the pillars of my life. I've learned that if I don't make it a habit, I tend to run myself into the ground. In the next few months, I'm going to go into detail about my self-care practices and hopefully you can pick up some nuggets and craft one of your own. Next Episodes Mar 19, 2026: [SELF-CARE] The Simple, Repetitive Things I Eat to Power Me Through My DayMar 26, 2026: [SELF-CARE] The Supplements I Take Now That I'm Perimenopausal (for 11 effing years!) and Over Forty (I'm 52).Apr 2, 2026 [SELF-CARE] Creating an evening ritual to support "sleep hygiene"

My PM skincare ritual is a key part of my "wind-down for bed" practice (aka "sleep hygiene") and sets me up to let go of the day that is ending and get a good night's sleep.Self-care is one of the pillars of my life. I've learned that if I don't make it a habit, I tend to run myself into the ground. In the next few months, I'm going to go into detail about my self-care practices and hopefully you can pick up some nuggets and craft one of your own. Today's topic: I demo my PM skincare ritual.Next Episodes Mar 12, 2026: [SELF-CARE] My AM Hydration RitualMar 19, 2026: [SELF-CARE] The Simple, Repetitive Things I Eat to Power Me Through My DayMar 26, 2026: [SELF-CARE] The Supplements I Take Now That I'm Perimenopausal and Over FortyResources: -Easy ways to call your reps with scripts and numbers. It takes 2 minutes. Make your voice heard and tell a friend ⁠⁠https://5calls.org/⁠⁠ -The Seven Steps to Glowing Skin for Women Over Forty ⁠⁠https://subscribepage.com/sevensteps

I once heard a woman say that when her son was diagnosed with cancer, she knew she had to be impeccable with her self-care so she could show up as her best self. She needed to ensure her diet, sleep, and exercise fueled her with the bandwidth she needed. The state of the world is...a lot. It's easy to feel overwhelmed and anxious, and that's why I've decided to make self-care the focus of the next few months. To help you come up with some practices that will give you the bandwidth you need. Self-care is one of the pillars of my life. I've learned that if I don't make it a habit, I tend to run myself into the ground. In the next few months, I'm going to go into detail about my self-care practices from skincare to diet/supplements to movement to time with friends, and hopefully you can pick up some nuggets and craft some self-care rituals of your own. In this episode I demonstrate my AM skin ritual.Next Episodes Mar 5, 2026: [SELF-CARE] My PM Skin RitualMar 12, 2026: [SELF-CARE] My AM Hy

I once heard a woman say that when her son was diagnosed with cancer, she knew she had to be impeccable with her self-care so she could show up as her best self. She needed to ensure her diet, sleep, and exercise fueled her with the bandwidth she needed. The state of the world is...a lot. It's easy to feel overwhelmed and anxious, and that's why I've decided to make self-care the focus of the next few months. To help you come up with some practices that will give you the bandwidth you need. Self-care is one of the pillars of my life. I've learned that if I don't make it a habit, I tend to run myself into the ground. In the next few months, I'm going to go into detail about my self-care practices from skincare to diet/supplements to movement to time with friends, and hopefully you can pick up some nuggets and craft some self-care rituals of your own. In this episode I talk about how you can use brain science to create a skincare ritual you will want to stick with. As someone who didn't have a skincare practice

I once heard a woman say that when her son was diagnosed with cancer, she knew she had to be impeccable with her self-care so she could show up as her best self. She needed to ensure her diet, sleep, and exercise fueled her with the bandwidth she needed. The state of the world is...a lot. It's easy to feel overwhelmed and anxious, and that's why I've decided to make self-care the focus of the next few months. To help you come up with some practices that will give you the bandwidth you need. Self-care is one of the pillars of my life. I've learned that if I don't make it a habit, I tend to run myself into the ground. In the next few months, I'm going to go into detail about my self-care practices from skincare to diet/supplements to movement to time with friends, and hopefully you can pick up some nuggets and craft some self-care rituals of your own. In this episode I introduce you to the eco-friendly, non-toxic products I use.Next Episodes Mar 5, 2026: [SELF-CARE] My PM Skin RitualMar

I once heard a woman say that when her son was diagnosed with cancer, she knew she had to be impeccable with her self-care so she could show up as her best self. She needed to ensure her diet, sleep, and exercise fueled her with the bandwidth she needed. The state of the world is...a lot. It's easy to feel overwhelmed and anxious, and that's why I've decided to make self-care the focus of the next few months. To help you come up with some practices that will give you the bandwidth you need. Self-care is one of the pillars of my life. I've learned that if I don't make it a habit, I tend to run myself into the ground. In the next few months, I'm going to go into detail about my self-care practices from skincare to diet/supplements to movement to time with friends, and hopefully you can pick up some nuggets and craft some self-care rituals of your own. In this episode I talk about the seven steps that I use to ensure I feel loved and nurtured and keep my skin glowing!Next Episodes Feb 12,

I once heard a woman say that when her son was diagnosed with cancer, she knew she had to be impeccable with her self-care so she could show up as her best self. She needed to ensure her diet, sleep, and exercise fueled her with the bandwidth she needed. The state of the world is...a lot. It's easy to feel overwhelmed and anxious, and that's why I've decided to make self-care the focus of the next few months. To help you come up with some practices that will give you the bandwidth you need. Self-care is one of the pillars of my life. I've learned that if I don't make it a habit, I tend to run myself into the ground. In the next few months, I'm going to go into detail about my self-care practices from skincare to diet/supplements to movement to time with friends, and hopefully you can pick up some nuggets and craft some self-care rituals of your own. Next Episodes Feb 5, 2026: [SELF-CARE] Seven Steps to Glowing Skin for Women Over Forty Feb 12, 2026: [SELF-CARE] Products for Glowing Ski

"Do or do not, there is no try." ~YodaThe same can be said for believing that the information you need is available to you. Whether you are trying to figure out your next professional move, or trying to figure out how to become neater (me!), or trying to figure out how to improve your skin (me 12 years ago!) -- the knowledge exists if only you are open to finding it.In this episode I talk about the why and how to become a lifelong learner so that you can always find whatever it is you need in order to succeed in whatever quest you are currently on.Next EpisodesJan 29, 2026: [LIFE DESIGN] How to Maintain Long-Term Relationships and When Not ToFeb 5, 2026: [SELF-CARE] Seven Steps to Glowing Skin for Women Over Forty Resources:-"How to Keep House While Drowning" https://amzn.to/3M14jw3-"The Year of Less" https://amzn.to/3Lt1rIf-Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BYWDrea

Originally I just planned to talk about tech boundaries related to when not to use it. It was all very binary, on or off.

My family is entering the third (and final!) year of something I've been calling "The Grand Edit". As a couple who has been blessed to see our 50s, we've managed to accumulate quite a few things. Did I mean for this process to take three years? No, but hey, it took 50 years for me to get all this stuff, so maybe three is reasonable.Some of the excess abundance are useful (like the many books I plan to read), others are reminders of hobbies that we'll probably never pick up again (2025 was the year I stopped playing soccer because of too many injuries).In this episode, I talk about my own journey of figuring out "when is enough, enough", and it starts with lipsticks and office chairs.Next EpisodesJan 15, 2026: Creating Tech Boundaries for Yourself and Your FamilyJan 22, 2026: Why and How to Be a Lifelong LearnerResources:-A Stoic Guide to Having Enough https://perennial.substack.com/p/a-stoic-guide-to-happiness-the-art-How to Keep House While Drowning https://amzn.to/49sR0we-Get