Creative Self Care with Crystal McLain

Today I want to talk about creating space.  I think a lot of us have heard that “when we ‘create space’, we make room for something better”. But where exactly is this space we’re creating? How do we create it? And what is the ‘better’ we’re making room for?  Solid questions… In today’s post we’re gonna dive into what it means to create space and discover practical ways to do it. Hello my friend, I hope you’re doing well, and if you’re not then I hope you find this post helpful. AND, if you prefer listening to this post, you always have...

This may honestly be one of the most important episodes that I will ever launch because it’s about one of the most essential ingredients in life; intention.

Well, at least in my opinion anyway.

In today’s post we’re diving deep into our intention, and for fun we’ll explore where science and the woo collide.

One of the roadblocks we run into while working towards creating a healthier life is the inability to decipher what the body is actually trying to tell us. The body loves to nag at us, to try to get our attention, but far too often we end up tuning it out.  Today we’re going to learn how to listen to the body, decode her language, and give her what she wants through mind-body integration. Hello my friend, I hope you’re doing well, and if you’re not then I hope you find this post helpful.  So, raise your hand if you’ve ever...

I know I'm not alone when I say that in my time I've felt compelled to stifle or oppress parts of myself.  I didn't feel like my family, community, clients, or partner would necessarily approve if I showed up in the world in ways that I wanted. And if I'm honest, most of those times I wasn't even certain how I wanted to show up, but rather, was curious to experiment with alternative ways of showing up.  I longed to live this illusive "authentic life" that seems to be all the rage these days. But what the hell did that even mean? We get sucked into this whole...

If you’re one of those people who keeps saying that SOMEDAY you’re gonna start taking care of yourself, but you feel like you never actually do, you’re going to want to hang out and listen to this episode.  Welcome to the podcast, Unlocking Wellness! I'm Crystal McLain, Licensed Clinical Massage Therapist, and Self-Care Coach and I'm exploring ways to unlock our wellness barriers so we can create self care independence, because we find our freedom when we’re living well. Hello my friends, I hope you’re doing  well, and if not, then I hope you find this episode helpful.  Today I...