The One Place You Forget to Look When You're Running on Empty
When you're depleted or unsettled, where do you actually go? For most of us, it's outward. The scroll. The audiobook the second the car door shuts. More Netflix than we meant to watch. Waiting until Friday's lunch with a friend to finally deal with what's been sitting in our chest since Tuesday.
None of that means you're doing anything wrong. It means most of us were never taught what to do with our inner world in real time. In this episode, you'll learn about self-friendship: not self-care, not a bubble bath, not a solo weekend away, but the ongoing daily practice of showing up for yourself the way you show up for the people you love most. You'll walk away with an understanding of why we reach outward, what the gap between meaningful connection actually costs us, and the 24-hour rule, one simple commitment that changes your relationship with yourself without adding another thing to your list.
Key Takeaways:
- Reaching outward when you're depleted makes complete sense, and self-friendship is the skill that fills the gap without replacing your need for others.
- Self-friendship is not self-care. It's the daily practice of getting curious about what you're feeling and listening to what you actually need, without waiting for someone else to be available first.
- The 24-hour rule: don't let 24 hours go by without meaningfully attending to your inner world in whatever way is available to you right now.
Ready to go deeper? Cara works with midlife moms inside The Vibrant Mom Collective: an online program and group mentoring community for women ready for emotional wellbeing and vibrant midlife health. Learn more at www.caramaiolo.com
