Welcome back to another episode of the Tech Exec Wellness Podcast . I'm Lisa and I'm Paige . Thank you so much for joining us . Paige and I were discussing self-care and how it can be a little overwhelming . We both believe that self-care should be approachable and can be anything that gives you some peace and joy .
What do you think , paige ? Well , I think so too . I know when we were chatting I was just telling you that here I've been in either the audience or even a panelist , and the question comes up of self-care and what workout plan are you doing and what are you doing to take care of yourself ?
And I know I've been in just a different space , you know , in multiple versions of myself and felt really defeated because , you know , here I am sitting with my co-panelist or even in the audience , and they're talking about waking up at a certain time and getting so many miles in or going to the gym or doing so many classes a week , and I just wasn't in
that space to have something like that going on consistently and I ended up feeling really defeated . So I really liked when we were chatting because it's like you know , self-care doesn't have to be this wellness or , I guess , this workout routine or , you know , know ambitiously , I'm training for a marathon . It can . It can be as little as you know .
I'm really looking forward to the tv show that I watch weekly by myself or with my spouse or with someone , and and just go from there . Agree , I could not agree more .
Sometimes just that that hour that you have , even if it's just once a week , to just have some favorite tv show , but something trashy or something , something deep or whatever it might be , where you can just sit and laugh , uh is is , um , all you need .
Or or sometimes it's just so taking a , a hot bath , you know , taking 30 minutes and and taking a bubble bath . I thought I have my little bath routines where I take . I take these like baths . It cleanses your aura with some Epsom salts and sea salt and baking soda .
If I've been around a bunch of toxic people or whatever , if I had to deal with an escalation or something like that , I will sit and take one of my cleansing baths 20 minutes and it's amazing how much better and more energized I feel afterwards .
Well , of course , and so I love that , because it's truly acknowledging that that is something that makes you feel better and now you can move forward feeling better . I know for me and hopefully you don't laugh too much but there's something about cutting fruits and vegetables that really calms me . I love it .
So there's a point where you know I don't mind , you know the whole , go to the grocery store , you know stuff , because then I get to cut my fruits and vegetables , and so you know I'm going to chalk that up as a win as well chalk that up as a win as well .
It's just really something different . I'm with you on that . I love to chop vegetables . I love it . It's one of my favorite things . I love to clean the house . I put on an audio book and I will scrub my house and have the best time on a Saturday . Just listen to Barbara Streisand's book . My Name is Barbara and it was wonderful . I highly recommend it .
By the way , I was not , you know . I liked her .
I liked some of her movies , I liked some of her music , but after listening to that , I love her now , you know okay , well , I'm going to have to add that to my list , because I'm certainly always looking for good books and you know don't get me wrong I love the deep encouraging , self-help type books or you know , whatever you try to conquer or solve .
You try to conquer or solve , but sometimes just a good autobiography or just a novel it's just kind of a romance type novel is always just really good . It's like a quick read is .
I love those two well , her , this was not a quick read , this was a long , a long book , oh really yeah , and she narrates it herself , if you like . If you like audiobooks . She does the narration and she also touches on . I mean , it's fun because she drops some gossip , but she also goes into manifesting .
One of the things that she says that I just love is that thought transcends matter and imagination can create reality , and she goes and gives examples of how she did just that , you know , throughout her career . So it was very , very good .
I love that . That's great . Okay , well , I've now officially wrote it on my Post-it . That's my to-do Post-it . You know it's a very important Post-it I have . It's going on the list .
Yeah , and then I've also listened to like every Stephen King book that I've listened to and read that has ever . That's great . What other self-care things do you do ? That's approachable . One thing I do for exercise I can't always get to the gym . I'm certainly not disciplined enough to go to the gym . I love it , but I like to .
I just I walk around my neighborhood as much as I possibly can . That's my exercise routine and that gives me a chance to just clear my mind and , you know , and just enjoy some of the beautiful things in Texas .
Same here I'm . You know I'm based in Arizona , so you know we're still in the upper , or you know , in the over 100 degrees , and so I love trying to get out just in the morning you know when I first wake up , even if it's , you know , a few times around the block because I have a busy day or something like that .
But for me , I mean , on some of these days , and it is just so hot , it's the thank goodness I've got the Apple Watch , who , you know , subtly reminds me that I need to get up . But I'll get up , I'll go to the other part of my house and grab some water , you know , rehydrate , and then come back .
So at least I'm getting up and that's , you know , important too is , throughout your day , just to to be moving , because otherwise I think you just sit at your desk and you know , one more call , one more email , one more thing , and and that , uh , that , and I end up being sore from that , exactly , exactly , and I do the same .
Uh , texas , dallas area it's incredibly hot too . It's , oh you know , been in the , you know , in the low hundreds , you know , for several weeks now it it feels like . So I have to do it first thing in the morning . I have a bulldog that loves to walk , so we have to start our walks at like 6.30 in the morning just so he can handle it .
You know , that's one good thing that he gets me out and gets me moving around when I would normally not at 6.30 in the30 .
Yeah , bless the pooches man , they get you going , whether you like it or not . Exactly , I love this just because you have to start somewhere .
So I know I , just going from my experience of you know just being feeling a little defeated on , you know , not having a set workout plan or specific days that I worked out , I know that little defeated on you know , not having a set workout plan or specific days that I worked out , I know that you know changing kind of the thought process around that and
just finding the small wins . And then when I , you know , was in the space where I wanted to and you know , restarted a workout program or just being more active and had , you know , different goals , then I was able to incorporate those in .
But I know , just for me , just finding those small wins on a day that's extra busy or if you're even out there listening and you're wanting to start something , you just have to start somewhere , and the more positive you are in finding those small wins , just it's easier to start doing more things that just make you happy and feel better . Happy , I agree .
And anything that makes you feel better . It can be just sitting in bed with a face mask on watching that fun show , chopping up those vegetables or whatever that just makes you happy for a minute , because I think that we get so bogged down in life that we forget to just be happy .
Right , we need to go back to your earlier episode on the pod about just going to the playground and swinging .
Yeah , I still do that . I do that all the time . I'll walk up to the little park and , especially if there's nobody there , I'll jump on the swing for a minute and then go finish my walk .
It's just , it's fun . Yeah , no , I love that episode . This is a good reminder . If you haven't listened to that episode , go back . Lisa gives some good tips . I love it .
I love it , yeah yeah , I mean I'm , I'm all about the , the finding , finding fun where you can . You have to , I agree , I agree . And go outside and play with your dog , throw the ball around for a few minutes , or take the leap of faith and go jump on the swing and don't be afraid of what people are going to think Exactly .
I love it . I love it Well , wonderful tips , I think .
Yeah , yeah , any other little self-care tips that you have have .
Well , I mean , I you know I'm you mentioned face mask . I , you know I love a good face mask or foot mask , or I even got these hand masks the other day and and , um , I thought what am I gonna do ? Not 20 minutes sitting here without my phone .
And I looked on the packaging and it said you're still able to use your phone , they still allow you to touch your screen . I was like , well , it might be a little counter , counterintuitive , but or not counterintuitive , but just like , like I couldn't believe it .
So , yeah , I did get to self scroll on my phone while I was doing a hand mask , which I thought was quite humorous .
Well , that's always fun . I have some face , some foot masks that I can't wait to to put on . I love a good foot mask , absolutely , yeah , and I'm at the age where where I'm very concerned about my skin . So hydrate , hydrate , hydrate . I'm fighting those wrinkles .
Listen , I love a good cream , a hydrating cream or serum or whatever it is , I'm all for it , yeah me too , me too All right , any other ? Not right now . I think it could be good .
Well , good good , yeah well , just a short little mini-sode on . You know , self-care can be whatever you want it to be .
I love it . Okay , well , thanks . So much , lisa , and please subscribe to our podcast on various platforms like Apple , spotify , iheartradio and many others , and check out our website at techexecwellnesscom . Thanks for tuning in and take care .