Erika Ellis joins me this week to talk about the very important topic of self care. Of course, we look at the topic through the lens of unschooling, dispelling some myths and letting go of some “shoulds” about how to take care of ourselves. Erika shares so many practical, easy to use tips to help bring calm and peace to each moment. I’d love to hear your favorite tips in the comments!
QUESTIONS FOR ERIKA
Can you share with us a bit about you and your family?
Now, let’s dive right into the topic of self care. It comes up regularly in unschooling discussions and, through that lens, it can be different from the conventional advice we often hear. I’m excited to dive into that, but first, how do you define self care and why is it important to consider?
Mindset is also an essential aspect of self care, isn’t it? Was there a mindset shift you found valuable as you wove unschooling and self care together?
Can you share some self care activities or tools that we might find helpful for releasing stress and re-energizing?
It can be a bit of a challenge, certainly at first, to figure out ways to fit self care activities into our unschooling days. How has that been working for you?
Do you see your kids absorbing these ideas around self care?
Erika’s Resource List
~ Meditation ~
Ten Percent Happier app
Calm app
Insight Timer app
Headspace app
~ Mind Expanding ~
Rich Roll Podcast
Choose the Life You Want by Tal Ben-Shahar
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
The Desire Map by Danielle LaPorte
The Body is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh
~ Nutrition ~
Plant Proof Podcast with Simon Hill
Plant-Strong by Rip Esselstyn
Whole by T. Colin Campbell
~ Movement ~
Yoga with Adriene
The Joy of Movement by Kelly McGonigal
~ Overall Wellness ~
Replenish by Lisa Grace Byrne
The Alzheimer’s Solution by Dean and Ayesha Sherzai
Self Care for Autistic People by Dr. Kristin Neff
THINGS WE MENTION IN THIS EPISODE
Erika was on the podcast, along with Tracy, back in episode 158 about unschooling book clubs
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Thank you sooo much for this really inspiring podcast. Erikas tipps have been so helpful and easy to implement in my everyday life.