Tag: Self-Care
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Some people think resilience looks like pushing through exhaustion. Like showing up no matter what, always striving, always doing. However, resilience can be softer than that. It can be quiet courage. Quiet courage is the choice to keep going without burning yourself out. Instead of leaping back into the fray, it’s about getting back up…
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Burnout doesn’t always arrive with a crash. Sometimes it begins quietly — a slow unraveling that turns ordinary tiredness into emotional exhaustion. You might brush it off at first, telling yourself you just need a good night’s sleep. But then the fatigue lingers. Focus fades. Joy feels distant. And one day, you realize you can’t…
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Many of us struggle with setting boundaries, not because we don’t know what we need — but because we’re afraid of what will happen if we say it out loud. The fear of rejection or abandonment. The anxiety that we’ll seem selfish or unkind. The discomfort of potential conflict. For some, there’s guilt and a…
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There’s a kind of tiredness that runs deeper than sleep.The kind that lingers in your bones even after a full night of rest.The kind that doesn’t go away with coffee or a weekend off. This kind of tired is not laziness.It’s not failure.It’s not something to push through. It’s a signal.A whisper from your body.A…
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Soft rituals for winding down and letting go There’s a moment at the end of the day — just before the emails disappear, just after the dishes are done — when something shifts.The pace softens. The light lowers. The breath deepens. I’ve started protecting that moment like it’s sacred. Not because it’s impressive or productive,…