SELF-CARE ISN’T ALWAYS FLUFFY… (and that’s okay)

Yesterday I treated myself to an ice bath and a sauna. And honestly… there were moments I questioned myself.

“Is this really self-care… or just plain torture?”

But afterwards…

My head felt clearer, my body felt alive, and it reminded me that sometimes we need a shock to the system to find peace again.

The past couple of weeks have been… a lot. My mind has been filled up to the brim with ideas and creativity, from growing the Reiki Sound Sanctuary and Bee Sober, to organising Bee Wild this weekend, booking holidays, looking at houses, buying instruments (until I put myself on a shopping ban 😂), and putting huge amounts of energy into the new podcast.

Creating platforms, designing social media, making reels, researching guests, I even spent 4 hours on Patreon yesterday (until it got suspended immediately after I pressed publish 😂).

I tried to do it all at once.

And now I know… this is how I’m wired. It’s okay. There will be phases where I’m “in it”creating, exploring, growing and afterwards, there will be phases where I need to rest and do… well… absolutely nothing.

For years people told me to slow down, to be careful not to burn out.

But now, with my ADHD diagnosis, I appreciate myself a bit more.

Instead of beating myself up during the quiet periods calling myself lazy or a failure, I’m honouring them.

Because rest is recovery. It’s a huge part of who I am.

So this is me honouring it all, the wild, messy, energetic days and the restful, gentle ones.

And it’s okay. ❤️

Ice baths definitely aren’t for everyone and your self-care might look different from someone else’s and that’s a beautiful thing. Embrace it. Celebrate it. It’s you… and that’s always enough.

Now… I really need to go to work instead of writing 😂

See you on the other side!

Lisa Jo x x