I'm Speaking...with Elizabeth West

Hi lovely! Thanks for listening! I have to remind myself of this every so often…that self-care isn’t self-ish. It’s tough as heck sometimes isn’t it? We don’t wanna be seen as ‘mean’ or ‘rude’ or ‘selfish’ for goodness sakes. We don’t wanna be seen as excluding others either but when you think about it we’re actually excluding ourselves. The Tonya Dalton quote “when you say yes to someone else, yo...

Hi lovely! Thanks for listening! “What Others Think Of Me Is None Of My Business” — quote by Robert Kiyosaki. When I first heard this quote, I immediately fell in love with it. :) And everyone who I’ve mentioned it to also falls in love with it and starts to use it when they’re ‘in their head’. It’s interesting because none of us will really know what others truly think of us by ‘imagining’ what w...

Hello lovely! Thanks for listening! Are you an ‘over achiever’? Do you reward yourself or give yourself a pat on the back for what you’ve accomplished? The most of us don’t. And if you’re a woman and/or a neurodivergent and have ADHD we’re always ‘on to the next’ aren’t we? I am rewarding myself right now but it’s not easy. For the most of my life I didn’t reward myself ever or even know where to...

Hello lovely! Thanks for listening! This episode is short and sweet and is something that I needed to hear myself right now. :) From time to time I get impatient with not being my own boss already, being self-employed and being a Content Creator and Podcaster full-time. I have to remind myself that my day job is an Angel investor for my side hustle. It’s allowing me to not only have a roof over my...

Hello lovely! Thanks for listening! In this episode I speak about how “it’s okay to change your mind”. I heard Oprah say this on her television show back in the day and I remember everyone in the audience gasping as was I. Even at my young age back then I didn’t know that I could change my mind! Crazy, right? Well we can. :) Recently I felt lost because I thought ‘this is it’ I can “kick-back” now...

Hi lovely! Thanks for listening! In this episode I talk a lot about the ups and downs that I’ve been having recently and how sometimes I can be quick to think about ‘what I don’t have’ and ‘what I can’t do’ vs ‘what I do have’ and ‘what I can do’. I was starting to go down a ‘negative rabbit hole’ when I realized all that I have which is a lot! 1. My health 2. A Roof over my head 3. Food to eat 4....

Heyo! Thanks for listening! In this episode I speak about how if you’re an Empath and/or an HSP (highly sensitive person) that our nervous systems are more ‘sensitive’ and we get more ‘shocks’ to our nervous systems when we’re going through major life changes like (moving, getting a new job, getting married and/or having a baby). And with this said we get drained more and due to this we need to re...

Heyo! Thanks for listening! In this episode I speak about putting myself last yet again! :( I did this for fourteen years when I was a caretaker but I’ll be damned if I do this again. I’ve had a lot of changes recently and I’ve been feeling discombobulated (for lack of a better word) and with this I’ve slowly but surely been going back to how I was the most of my life which is self-less and puttin...

Heyo! Thanks for listening! In this episode I ask the question of “Am I Being a Hypocrite?” and the answer is Yes. As far as taking self-care and self-love, not doing what lights me up and letting an energy drainer have the last word when I knew better. I am getting back to some sense of normalcy and am slowly but surely (as with any “season” of life) getting back to what makes all of the differen...

Heyo! Thanks for listening! First off, kudos to you if you’re asking for help in the first place! In this episode I speak about asking the right Vs the wrong people for help. The main differences are that the right people will make you feel supported, cared for, loved and appreciated. And if they make you feel the opposite of that or dumb, stupid, ‘less than’ or inferior or that you owe them then...

Hello lovelies! Thanks for listening (and reading!) What I didn't know was hurting me and due to this I was always exhausted. So, I've recently (in the last couple of years), have been doing a lot of self-discovery and self-awareness and before this I was always exhausted, and I didn't know why. Now, *after learning that I am an introvert and an empath and a highly sensitive person, I...

Hello lovelies! Thanks for listening (and reading!) What brings you joy? Growing up poor, I was always asked "is this practical?" or "is it worth it?" This implies that the only value is what I'm paying for something. But what if the value is in the fact that I just 'like' something? Isn't there more value in this fact vs the actual price of the said item or thi...

Hello lovelies! Thanks for listening (and reading!) From as far back as I can remember, I have always been an 'all or nothing' type of person. For example, if I slacked on one day for a fitness routine or regimen I was not the nicest person to myself. I'd put my hands in the air and I'd be like "I suck" and "forget the whole thing!". As I've gotten older I&#...

Thanks for listening! Being Present really is a gift isn’t it? It seems that I’m always either thinking in the past or thinking of the future but rarely ever present. I feel like a lot of society is the same way. In my continuous journey for self-care and self-love I’m trying to stay present as that’s when I’m noticing that I’m usually at my happiest. I hope you enjoy this episode! Sincerely, Eliz...

Thanks for listening! Sign-up for the 30 Days To Self-Love Waitlist! ** From here on out I'll be putting more of the "juicy" parts of my Show Notes into my Love Letters (Newsletter). If you haven't signed up yet, here's the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! ** ~~~~~~~~~~~ Show Notes and Mentions: 1. The Waitlist for my 30 Days to Self-Love Challenge is open! Sign-up here! 2. Ep 2 Connecting..the..dots 3. Mike Kim's...

Thanks for listening! In this episode I speak about how I've been hard on myself for my whole life, since I was a kid and some things that I do now that help me to not be so hard on myself. When I had my breakdown back in 2020, and I discovered the podcast "The HSP Podcast by Julie Bjelland", I learned that it's the absolute worst for sensitives and highly sensitive people to be...

Thanks for listening! It starts on March 1! www.westelizabeth.com/30 Interested in a community? You can let me know one of two ways: 1. On the pink mic at www.westelizabeth.com 2. Via email at contact@westelizabeth.com Wanna hear more deets about this challenge via my newsletter too? that link is www.westelizabeth.com/newsletter Looking forward to seeing y'all on the other side of this challen...

Thanks for listening! In this episode I'm talking about 'What I've Been Watching, Reading and Listening To'. I've 'read' (and by read I mean listened to :), many more books than usual the past several weeks due to my excruciating back pain and I'm thankful because it helped me to take my mind off of the pain by listening to those books. I hope you enjoy this episode...

Thanks for listening! This is a Bonus episode for Valentine's Day! Self-awareness is a part of self-care (and *self-love) for that matter. :) And with that my '30 Day Challenge to Less Burnout + More Self-Love' **Waitlist Opens Today! Sign-up here ! What is it, exactly?! It will be on a 'podcast challenge' where I will be leaving an audio message every day with tips on 'Les...

Thanks for listening! In this episode I'm asking 'What Is This Pain Trying to Teach Me?' Recently I've had some excruciating back pain and after all of the "woe is me" feels, I had to have gratitude and faith that it was teaching me something. Among many things it was teaching me about self-care and self-love and asking for help in bigger ways. I hope you enjoy this episo...

Hello...thanks for listening! Join my Love Letters (Newsletter) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! (Where I send words of encouragement, tips, deals and freebies to you before anyone else!) I recorded this episode before the US's Martin Luther King Jr. holiday which was on Monday, January 15, 2024 but due to perfectionism and urgent life matters am just able to publish/release it. It will come out during Black...

Hello...thanks for listening! From here on out I'll be putting more of the "juicy" parts of my Show Notes into my Love Letters (Newsletter). If you haven't signed up yet, here's the ⁠link⁠ ! ~~~~~~ This is a re-released episode from September 2022 - the original episode is Ep 32. If you haven't heard it yet...it's NEW to you! :) I hope you enjoy this episode whether i...

Here's my new trailer just in time for the new year! Join my Love Letters (Newsletter) ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ ! (Where I send words of encouragement, tips, deals and freebies to you before anyone else!) What is the podcast 'I'm Speaking...with Elizabeth West' about? The most of my episodes are 'love letters' to introverts, empaths, highly sensitive people/HSP's and those with ADHD...

Hello...thanks for listening! From here on out I'll be putting more of the "juicy" parts of my Show Notes into my Love Letters (Newsletter). If you haven't signed up yet, here's the link ! I'm not supposed to be here...there were many times in my life where I've felt a 'nudge' of "I'm not supposed to be here". Right now I'm speaking about a j...

Hello...thanks for listening! Join my Love Letters (Newsletter) ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! (Where I send words of encouragement, tips, deals and freebies to you before anyone else!) My 'Work How You Are' (WHYA) Podcast Series has finally arrived, and this is the sixth and final interview! Woohoo!!! Starting the year off right and what better than with 'self-care and support systems in life and in...