This is episode 68 of the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast.

You are listening to the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast, a show about living simply and sustainably with your family.

Here's your host, Stephanie Safarian.

Hello there and welcome back. Have you scheduled self-care into your days lately?

Me either. I get it. We're all busy, we're all over-scheduled even, and when something

gets cut from our schedules, due to time restraints, it's often the things we love to do that rejuvenate ourselves that get pushed aside first.

That's the impetus behind today's episode.

Today my guest and I discuss practical and quick, keyword quick, self-care strategies that can be done in five minutes or less.

Now a quick note on self-care.

I believe that self-care is less about manicures and spa

treatments, although if those things light you up and you have time for them I

say absolutely go for it, but I think self-care is more about adopting little practices that

enable us to have long and healthy and peaceful existences. So the strategies we're talking about today are not bubble baths and

chocolate. Quite the contrary. My guest this week is Leanne Hughes. She is a

blogger living in Scotland who has perfected the art of

self-care in five minutes or less. If you listen to this podcast regularly you know

that I am a huge advocate of stealing minutes whenever they happen to arise.

And today we're outlining strategies that really enable you to make the most of five minutes

here and five minutes there because you're stealing them in ways that

promote lasting mental and physical health. Now the best part of Leanne's

suggestions today is that self-care for her is always eco-friendly which and suggestions

don't harm our planet and they're minimalist too as in you're not online shopping for five

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