580 Better Self-Care

Affirmation Pod

Josie Ong Media

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

4.7 • 950 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Do more things for yourself with "Better Self-Care."If you would like to say thank you for this episode with a tip, go to AffirmationPod.com/TipJarThe sister episode to this one is Episode 216 Maintaining Self-Care During Stressful Times https://AffirmationPod.com/StressfulTimesThinking of one-on-one coaching?Looking to change your mindset and empower yourself to a better you?Sign up for an affirmations coaching session and let's get to work at AffirmationPod.com/CoachingWANT MORE EPISODES LIKE THIS ONE? Episode 456 Making Time for Yourself https://AffirmationPod.com/MakingTimeForYourself Episode 414 Quality Time With Yourself https://AffirmationPod.com/QualityTimeWithYourself Episode 372 Helping Yourself Instead of Hurting Yourself https://AffirmationPod.com/NotHurtingYourself Episode 361 When You Need to Pause https://AffirmationPod.com/NeedToPause Episode 289 Prioritizing Self-Care https://AffirmationPod.com/PrioritizingSelfCare Episode 237 I am Loving and Showing Up for Myself https://AffirmationPod.com/LovingAndShowingUp HERE'S WHAT LISTENERS ARE SAYING 🙏🏻"I’ve included this podcast into my daily routine for the past couple of months and she’s amazing!" - Shelly Ackah"My go-to podcast when I need motivation and powerful affirmations. Love the quick self-compassion and self-love affirmations by Affirmation Pod!" - Nihan Gorkem"So grateful to Josie for helping me through the toughest of times!" - Christina Torres You Are Worthy ❤️Feeling down about yourself? Struggling with setting boundaries? Wishing you were better at managing your emotions and staying grounded in the present?Very often, we lose ourselves in the darkness of our own judgment. We allow our inner critic to drown out our voice of self-compassion, and find ourselves in a downward spiral of negativity - yikes!But imagine what would happen if you started speaking to yourself kindly. Imagine if you embraced all parts of yourself - even the work in progress parts - and welcomed an abundance of self love into your heart, body, and mind. Take self love to a whole new level!👇🏻Embark on your journey to self love with Affirmation Pod Premium. Through empowering playlists, guided reflections and more, Affirmation Pod Premium gives you access to over 400 ad-free affirmations, plus over 100 bonus episodes you won’t find on the podcast. GO AD FREE AT AffirmationPodAccess.com FAVORITE BONUS EPISODES INCLUDETransitioning Home from Work to Your FamilyI Give Myself CreditWon't Be FooledRelaxation PlaylistWhat's Not Working for Me GET PREMIUM ACCESSAffirmationPodAccess.com “Josie talks to you and sets a really positive tone for the day.” - Maria Hatzistefanis"Affirmations in the morning are game changers. Affirmation Pod has hundreds of guided affirmations in all different categories to suit your needs/intention for the day." - Taylor Nicks “Josie's a saving grace. She literally has a positive affirmation for everything. When you don’t feel like getting up at all, she’s got a great positive affirmation.” – Gabrielle UnionBECOME A PREMIUM ACCESS MEMBER AffirmationPodAccess.com Thanks for listening to Affirmation Pod today! Got questions, feedback or an episode request? Let us know at AffirmationPod.com/Contact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	Hey, it's Josie with AffirmationPod, and this is where you get soothing affirmations to help you
0:35.5	prioritize self-love, self-care, and self-healing.
0:40.6	Welcome to new listeners. Welcome again to returning listeners. Thank you for joining me here on
0:45.8	Affirmation Pod today. If you could give one word to describe where you're at with self-care
0:51.8	right now, what would it be? For me right now, I would say strong,
0:57.2	because right now I'm getting a pretty good mix of workouts and walks, journaling and reading,
1:04.4	therapy and support, depending on which season of life I'm in, my one-word answer would be different. You may be going through a
1:12.8	season where self-care is tougher and making that adjustment to get some better self-care.
1:19.6	Might just be within arm's length away. You just haven't thought of it yet. And maybe this episode
1:26.1	will help. My son and I were recently outside the library waiting for the library to open.
1:32.8	I know that sounds really nerdy.
1:34.2	We're not normally doing that, but my daughter had a first aid class close by.
1:39.5	And so that's why we were there before it opened.
1:43.1	But we could see through the windows and the door
1:47.6	that the staff were in a circle standing and stretching. I could see that the library staff were
1:56.3	also each taking a turn. I don't know what they might have been sharing, maybe how they were feeling
2:00.3	that day with their goal for the day, but I walked away from that going, huh, that's some self-care
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