The Motivation Behind Learning Something New
We’ve been thinking about what new skill we want to learn all week. But here is a deeper question for you: why do you want to learn this new thing? Why are you drawn to it? What is the deeper…
Podcast Series Self-Care Daily with Rachel Brathen
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What Is Inspiring You Right Now?
Today’s practice will give you gratitude for your ability to keep learning – and it will inspire you to pick up a new skill right now. What is something you have been wanting to learn lately? Can you honor the…
What Are You Curious About Right Now?
In today’s episode, we are going to bring our attention and presence to our curiosity. Curiosity is something that comes naturally to children. They want to know how things work and why things are the way they are. They naturally…
What Is Something New That Excites You?
As adults, we often don’t let ourselves be beginners. We stick with what we know, we start to believe certain things aren’t for us, and we prefer to stay in control. But there is something so special about trying new…
Finding Pleasure for Self-Care
Can you immerse yourself in something extraordinarily pleasurable today? Sure, there are a lot of little pleasures we can do in our day to day lives, but today is about taking it a bit further. Do something that your regular…
What Are Your Limiting Beliefs About Pleasure?
Do you think life should be centered around joy and having fun? Or do you think pleasure is only allowed sometimes after you’ve worked really hard? We all view pleasure from a different lens. You may not realize it, but…
A Simple Pleasure You Can Do Right Now
Today’s episode offers you a moment to tune into the body and ask yourself what you need. There are many things that we can do for pleasure, but a lot of them are complicated or take time and resources we…
What Is Your Relationship With Pleasure Like?
What has your relationship with pleasure been like historically throughout your life? How did your parents model pleasure for you? Did your family do things just for the sake of enjoyment? Was there any guilt involved? Did you have to…
What Would Happen If You Allowed Yourself a Week of Pleasure?
We talk about the idea of pleasure a lot, but usually we are focused on other things or we limit ourselves. Pleasure may not feel necessary. It may feel selfish. But this week on the show, we are going to…
How to Have Hard Conversations
It’s time to do the thing thats uncomfortable, to take that step that might be daunting, to have the hard conversation, to set the boundary, to say no, to open your heart and put your feelings out there. But –…