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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

3468: Self-Care vs Self-Work And Why Knowing the Difference Is So Important by Kate Hesse of Nourish Nest Breathe

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

Optimal Living Daily LLC

Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health, Self-improvement

4.63.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3468: Kate Hesse highlights the critical distinction between self-care and self-work, explaining how each serves unique purposes in maintaining balance. While self-care replenishes energy and promotes relaxation, self-work involves active growth and introspection, often requiring effort and intention. By understanding and balancing these practices, we can better align with our needs, achieve personal growth, and maintain well-being. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://nourishnestbreathe.com/self-care-vs-self-work-and-why-it-matters/ Quotes to ponder: "I define self-work as any activity where you are actively working on yourself. This could be mental, emotional, spiritual, or physical." "Self-care allows you to recharge. It gives you the reserves you need to keep working on both self-work and your day-to-day responsibilities." "Sometimes the only difference between self-work and self-care is your attitude and approach." Episode references: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation: https://www.yogabasics.com/yoga-postures/yoga-nidra/ The Eight Limbs of Yoga: https://www.yogajournal.com/practice/the-eight-limbs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Optimal Living Daily. This is Optimal Living Daily, self-care versus self-work, and why knowing the difference

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is so important by Kate Hess of Nourished NestBreath.com, and I'm your narrator, Justin Mollick,

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So now let's get right to it as we optimize your life.

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Self care. So now let's get right to it as we optimize your life. Self-care versus self-work and why knowing the difference is so important by Kate Hess of

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Nourish Nestbreed.com. Do you ever find yourself thinking, I don't know how I can be so tired. I've been making time to

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