In this special solo episode, host Heather Ash talks about essential self-care, why we need self-care, and how to get the self-care we need, so that we can thrive. She also talks about what it’s like to be an introvert and a mom, and balancing needs for connection and quiet while being a busy mama. Finally she shares two great books for getting started with silent meditation.
Quiet Mind: A Beginner’s Guide to Meditation, edited by Susan Piver
Real Happiness, by Sharon Salzberg
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Highlights
Blogging after breakup
A supportive husband
Writing a book in a year with a new baby
What nobody talks about
Her dream for all women
The Confidence Revolution
Awesome videos
Introvert or extrovert?
Myers-Briggs personality assessment
Awkward conversations with blog readers
Who we were in school
Learning to make herself proud first
Self-help books
Rescripting our thoughts
Her experience with meditation
Wrangling snakes
PSA for men: What NOT to tell a woman
The lie of Jerry Maguire
Catia’s three favorite forms of self-care
Books
The Gifts of Imperfection
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers
To Kill a Mockingbird
Quotes
“That’s my dream for everybody, that they have their heart full.”
“Once you’ve walked through the fire, nobody can take that away from you.”
“It’s okay to feel all the feelings.”
“We complete ourselves, and if we’re not the one for ourselves , then we can never be the one for anybody else.”
“What kind of love do you believe you deserve?”
(All of the previous quotes are those of Catia Holm.)
"When women move forward, the world moves with them." ~African proverb
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