Ep 266: Riding the Wave of Self

Help Me Be Me

Cloud10

Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

At the end of the year, the beginning of the new year one can feel depleted or stuck. This is an episode with a lot of light, perspective-gaining tools to practice ease and spaciousness. It's for recognizing where you’re depleted, where you’re defensive or clingy, and also coming back home to a solid, positive mindset. This is for post-holiday crashing – something that happens to a lot of caregivers as well as sensitive and creative people. This is a reminder sort of episode: to ride that wave and float atop it as it passes, thinking of it more as a stage of rebirth. That feeling of depletion or even depression is a part of a transition. Often it’s a dip of energy needed to alert you to the need for rest and restoration. Enjoy this and sip some tea with a journal! Support this week’s sponsors: Chewy: Send your pet’s wish to Chewy.com/ChewyClaus and it might become a reality. Plus, your wish means Chewy will donate 5 meals to pets in need. Indeed: Indeed.com/HELPMEBEME for a $75 sponsored job credit Ritual: ritual.com/helpmebeme for 25% your first month TruDiagnostic: TruDiagnostic.com and use code HELPMEBEME for 20% off your entire order or subscription Marley Spoon: Marleyspoon.com/offer/helpmebeme for up to 25 free meals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Right, that's it. Come on. Lights out. You've got a test tomorrow. Just two minutes. I'm about to reach the next level. It's going off now. Yeah, whatever. Let's see. Where's the app? Oh, here it is. What? How? Oh, no. You're out. Better look next time. Mom! It's game over for late nights on school nights. EE Wi-Fi controls help you get them off the Wi-Fi and into bed.
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0:31.2	Welcome to Help Me Be Me. I'm your host, Sarah May Bates.
0:34.9	I'm a writer, director, mom, and a breakup coach with an
0:38.0	MAMFT. And this podcast is kind of like a personal relationship. In that I talk to you
0:43.0	like you're my friend. I provide tools to help you feel more grounded, empowered, inspired,
0:48.1	and most of all, help you see yourself. This is aimed at creating more harmony and happiness
0:53.6	and the relationship you have with
0:55.1	you so you can better guide your life and also be better to those you love. Take what helps and
1:01.1	leave the rest. This is not a diagnosis for treatment. If you're really struggling, call your
1:06.4	local emergency services.
1:14.3	Hi.
1:17.5	This is an episode of Help Me Be Me.
1:18.5	Happy New Year.
1:21.4	I was going to record this last year.
1:24.5	So imagine that it's being posted last year.
1:26.9	I feel like it's a new, it's a hybrid.
1:29.5	It's an end of year, but new year episode in that it's for processing things and reflecting on things. It's called writing the wave of self.
1:37.9	So I don't know if anybody out there has had the experience recently where they are depleted or emotionally,
1:47.2	energetically crashing a bit. I feel like the holidays can bring that on a lot,
1:54.2	especially for people who have others that they take care of or play multiple roles.
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