So I remember the first time that I heard of the idea of a wellness routine. At the time I had a 60-hour

week job, an infant, and I was enrolled in a full-time doctoral program. And I'll be honest,

the idea of spending hours doing self-care and wellness routine seemed so out of the question

and just flat out unrealistic. But here's the thing.

Over the years, I've realized the power of routines and systems because that is where habits live.

And that's how we actually find time and create space for the change that we're looking for.

And here's the good news. I am still very much

a pragmatist and a realist, and I do not believe that you need hours a day to practice wellness.

So in this episode, I'm going to give you the exact step by step to create simple wellness

routines that you need right now in your very real life. Let's make it

happen. Welcome to the feel good effect. I'm your host, Robin Conley Downs, and I help people find time

and create space in their lives for what matters most by sharing simplified strategies for wellness. This podcast

is all about real talk, real wellness, and unpacking what it really means to be healthy.

Well, hey there, feel good fam. I am so glad you're here for the simple wellness routines you need right now.

And I'm telling you, the process that I'm going to share today is so ultra doable that I chose

to share this episode as we're going into the craziness of the holiday season. I purposely did not

hold it till the new year because I truly believe you don't need to wait for Monday

or for January to start making small changes that make a really big difference.

And in fact, it's when things get a little crazy, a little busy, that these routines matter the most.

So I hope that you'll take some action from this episode.

To that end, I'll be sharing

some free resources and tools that will help you kind of make this happen. And then at the end of the

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