Creative Self Care with Crystal McLain

Now, just so you’re prepared, I should warn you, the self is a pretty complex thing. But, since I’m in the business of self-care, it only makes sense that we’d learn how to identify it. Right?  Duh, totally.  And for the sake of simplicity, today we're just gonna talk about the six ways to identify the self. In the next blog we'll learn ways to decipher your own personal, unique self cocktail so you can take better care of it. But first, what is the self? So, the self is an individual person as the object of its own reflective consciousness.  What the...

As we continue to unpack the 5 Secrets for Successful Self-Care, today we’ll discuss a little more about the first secret, Mindset, and how to improve it by auditing our emotions and hacking our hormones.  In my last blog, MINDSET MAKEOVER, Change the Narrative, we learned that in order to successfully achieve our goals, the first thing we need to do is change our algorithm. The things we think, believe and have opinions on ultimately dictate whether we’ll reach our goals or not. And the reason for this is because our thoughts impact our feelings. So, this blog is going to...

Yesterday I found myself having some extra time. I was grateful for these bonus moments because I had a bit of homework to do, and a deadline to meet.  Quick back story: I'm wicked good at self-care on both personal and professional levels. I am not, however, very good at business; and was having a bit of a struggle with my website.  Generally I feel a bit uneasy when it comes to the business side of things. While I understand the importance of the exchange of money for services, it still pokes my ethics and makes me feel queazy. So I think the association...

  Patience isn't about the AMOUNT of time you wait, it's about what you DO with that time.  We spend a lot of time...W A I T I N G.  We wait in line. We wait while we're "on hold". We wait for test results.We wait to hear pivotal news.We wait for the Pandemic to pass. We wait to see the fruits of our labor develop....we wait for the dog to poop. Anyway, while we're waiting, sometimes it's hard to be patient.  We live in a culture of urgency. We want everything now, and we want to be satisfied immediately. But honey, that's now how...

The second key to creating Self-Care Independence is AWARENESS, and journaling is perfect for that.  To read my personal journal entries, click on each entry below, and follow along at Patreon!  9/19/21: What does 'living an authentic life' mean? What's holding you back from living an authentic life? What's one small tweak you could make to live more authentically? 9/3/21: What is the purpose of fear? Where does fear come from? What can you learn from fear? What would happen if you faced your fear? What's one thing you can start doing to work through your fear? 8/22/21: What's something you've been curious about exploring, but were too...