Self-Care Daily with Rachel Brathen

Today’s self-care practice will energize you, and then allow you to integrate that energy created in a restful moment. Rachel will share some practices that bring vitality and zest to your life, followed by some practices that can bring you purposeful rest. Learning what really lifts you up - and what really grounds you - can change your life. Tune in to begin.  To learn more about listener data a...

Working really hard can make us tired, but it’s not the same thing as feeling drained. We feel drained when we engage in something that’s not fulfilling, that provides no purpose to us, and adds no benefit to our lives. Are you engaging in anything that is draining you? This episode will help you identify it, notice how often it shows up in your life, and then distance yourself from it - or even q...

How do you know when it’s time to fill your cup? What does that sensation feel like in your body? Can you catch yourself before you overdo it? Do you listen to what your body is telling you? In today’s episode, Rachel will guide you through a meditation that will help you discover how your body feels in this exact moment. It’s a practice you can come to anytime to close your eyes and sense your en...

When you are feeling drained, what fills you back up again? What do you do when you need a real energy boost? What fills your soul? In today’s episode, you will answer this question, looking at whether you are using this activity to its fullest potential in your life. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn...

Gemini season tends to be a really social time of year. There are so many celebrations and graduations. The weather is nicer and we are outside more with our loved ones. But through it all, are you balancing your energy levels? Do you know when you are ready to rest versus when you are ready to pick up the pace? Do you know when you are feeling extroverted and social and when you need more silence...

For today’s self-care practice, we are going to take the gratitude we feel inside and turn it into a physical experience that can be noticed and seen by its intended recipients. Rachel will share some great ways you can do this, from writing a thank you card, to picking up trash when you’re outside. It’s a practice that will get you creative and allow you to have some fun. Tune in to begin. To lea...

Yesterday we focused on how gratitude makes us feel on the inside. In today’s episode, Rachel will guide you through an open-ended journaling practice that will do the opposite. When you are anchored into gratitude, what changes externally in your life? Do you feel you have less hurdles in your day to day? Can you navigate difficulty easier? Does it change the dynamic between you and other people?...

How does gratitude show up in your body? What fleeting feelings pass through you and where? Can you really linger in this embodiment of thankfulness? In today’s episode, Rachel will guide you through a meditation that will allow you to feel gratitude in your body in the here and now. This isn’t a feeling we have to wait for - we just have to let it in. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listene...

You can probably feel it; our energy shifts as soon as we turn our attention toward gratitude. Things feel easier, our blessings become obvious, and we can sense the flow in our lives. It can turn an entire day around! Today we will be focusing on our most obvious and biggest sources of gratitude. What are you most grateful for in this moment? And how does that show up in your body? Take it in and...

Gratitude is an anchor in our lives. It’s a place we can return when we feel lost in the mundane and stuck in the trials of life. This week on Self-Care Daily, we are going to focus on gratitude. We will learn to redirect our focus toward the magic that’s already present - and the things that really matter. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https:...

We’ve been working up to this all week: today we are going to get messy on purpose. Rachel shares some great ways you can get your hands dirty, from cooking with your kids to finger painting or making some kind of art. Sometimes when you embrace the mess, your perfectionism fades away and you can just live in the moment. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices...

Is there an issue in your life that you are fighting so hard to control? Are you constantly trying to sort out the mess but it seems like it’s not doing anything? In today’s episode, you are going to consider an area of your life that just feels like a huge mess. Maybe this area doesn’t need more control or effort, maybe it just needs a little bit of acceptance. Sometimes by letting go, the trash...

Are you judgemental toward your body? Almost all of us are. This is an area where we tend to get overly controlling and nitpick. In today’s episode, you are going to hold space for a part of your body that you are never satisfied with. Rachel will guide you through a meditation to place your hands on yourself, shift toward acceptance, and allow this body part to be exactly as it is. Tune in to beg...

Today’s episode offers you a journaling practice with a very important question: in what area of your life are you trying to be perfect? Where are you fighting for control? It may be in your job, your relationships, or even your body. But - trying to control ourselves, or outcomes, or the world is a losing battle. It can feel really good to take a deep breath and allow mistakes and imperfections....

The majority of us try to avoid messes in our lives - whether that’s physical mess, conflicts with others, or our own inner turmoil. This week on Self-Care Daily, we are going to take a good hard look at the parts of life that aren’t all rainbows and butterflies. What would it be like to fully embrace them? Can you allow yourself to get your hands dirty, to let go of perfection, and to dig into th...

We have reached our final reading practice of the week. The practice Rachel shares today will help you continue reading into the future. It’s a little way to plant the seed of reading in your life and keep it going. Will you read with a friend? Will you join a book club? Tune in to figure it out. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-p...

In today’s episode, you are going to take a walk down memory lane and reflect on any book that changed your life. How did it change your life? Did it shift your perspective? Did it make you live differently? Rachel will share some books that shifted things for her and remind you of something so beautiful: there are books out there you haven’t read yet that can change everything. Tune in for inspir...

Have you read yet today? The truth about reading is that the more you read, the easier it is to read even more. In today’s episode, Rachel shares tips on how to add more reading to your already busy life. It’s probably easier than you think! Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices...

We are reading for the sake of reading this week. We aren’t doing this to finish a book or prove a point - we are doing it to simply enjoy reading. In today’s episode, you are going to pick what you would like to read. Choose a book that resonates; a book that your heart wants to read. Maybe it’s already on your bookshelf or maybe it’s at the book store. Once you decide on your book, it’s time to...

This week on Self-Care Daily, we have a very specific topic. We are going to read! There are so many great benefits to reading - a major one being it takes us away from social media. How does a week of reading feel to you? Does it feel hard? Or is that what you do anyways? Contemplate it and tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc....

It’s really the mundane moments that make up the majority of our lives. That’s why it’s so important to savor those moments - to slow down and enjoy them as much as we can. For today’s self-care practice, you are going to take a regular moment in your life and turn it into something special. Rachel will share some examples, from your morning coffee, to lunch in the afternoon, or that walk you take...

We are surrounded by so much beauty, but we don’t always notice it. What is blocking you from the magic in your life? Are you too busy? Do you have an internal obstacle? Today’s episode will help you take a moment to notice, acknowledge and find some clarity on what keeps you from noticing everything wonderful around you. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practice...

How much time do you spend searching for happiness? How often do you long for the future, thinking contentment is only found there? In today’s episode, Rachel will guide you through a meditation to find these feelings in the here and now. There is a place of peace within you. All you have to do is learn to tap into it. Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices v...

Our daily lives are full of so many different moments, from the mundane to the important, and the mindless to the thoughtful. In today’s episode, you will break down different moments in your life. What is your favorite moment in a day? And what is a moment that happens often that you wish you could savor more? Tune in to begin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: ht...

Does time feel like it’s speeding up for you right now? We are approaching the end of the school year, the weather is getting warmer - and our lives tend to get busier. This week on the show you will be invited to not spin too far off into that busy-ness, but instead, to pay attention to the magic unfolding all around you. It really is fleeting, and you don’t want to miss it. Tune in to begin. To...