Bitesize Moment: "Self Care Is Now Care of Self." — Siobhan Murray on Beating Burnout
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For this bite-sized episode, we go back to episode number thirty-eight with Siobh Murray, psychotherapist and burnout strategist. Here Siobhan discusses why we need to retire the phrase self-care and replace it with care of self, something done daily rather than as an occasional treat. If you've been listening to this podcast for a while, you'll know that I'm a big believer in looking after your health before something goes wrong. That's one of the reasons why I'm delighted to partner with Level Health, today's sponsor. Looking after your health isn't just about what happens when you're unwell. It's about having the right support when you need it. That's exactly what Level Health is about. They're backed by Aviva and already Ireland's fastest growing health insurance provider.
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Yeah.
But first of all we need to stop saying self care. Right. You're banned
from saying self care. I actually don't like that word 'cause I think it it remi self care reminds me of something hygienic, like wiping your cleaning your genitals or something. But it's you know, i self
yeah. Well I I think because People fall into two camps, you know, self care, oh it's all tree hooker stuff. I am the most practical person. I have to be. I'm a single mum of two teenagers. I've been a single mum for eighteen, nearly eighteen years. I don't have time To float around hugging trees. Now Hook and tree is great crack. You know, being barefoot in the grass as long as there's no dog poo is great crack. But I uh I have to keep my house going, I have to pay the mortgage. I have to find how to mind myself. I call it care a self. So from here on n in k self care is now care of self. Okay. Because care of self is not oh yeah, I do Pilates on a Tuesday. That's my self care. It's not a one off thing or I went away on a weekend for a retreat.
That they're that's they're all lovely things, like getting your nails done, getting your hair done. That's not self care, that's maintenance, if that's your thing. You know, it's Botox Uh whatever it is. That's not a way I'm treating myself. That's your thing, that's your maintenance. Hair a self. Is the way we think about ourselves, the way we talk to ourselves, that inner dialogue. It is Prioritizing our sleep. It's prioritizing movement 'cause we need to get away from the word exercise. I can't stand that either because y it's it's very cranky. Oh
but I don't like it. But it's movement. Okay, yeah, no, I know. You know, like i it Because exercise makes people think it's a task and a chore. Yeah, it's not. Yeah.
This is you know, m if we in moving, movement, if you're sitting static at your desk all day Or for an hour or two and you move. Like you're feeling a bit jaded, you're not really thinking you're Just can't get what you're doing to work for you. If you stand up and move. You are changing your physical and mental state by simply moving. down the corridor to make a cup of coffee or go into the bathroom. It is that simple.
Okay.
That that's a micro habit. So I if i if you're thinking Oh movement. She's talking about going to the gym or plates or going for a run. I every single day I do ten I do four ten minute walks. Without fail.
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