I've always felt like the topic of self-care is wildly misunderstood, especially by ambitious

women.

And I'm just going to go ahead and call myself out, especially by me as an ambitious woman.

I never really resonated with the traditional model of self-care, but I also know that it is

important to take care of my mind, my body, my spirit, if I want to continue to show up really

big for my community and for my goals.

And my guest today, Candice Denise, is probably the best person on the planet to help unpack this conversation

for us. She has for a while now been one of my favorite accounts to follow on Instagram and always

just that reminder in the middle of my day to simply stop and pause and check in with how I'm feeling. And she shares a little bit of her story

in this conversation after a 10-year career in event planning, which I know firsthand how stressful

planning events can be. She really dove into her passion and advocacy for wellness and self-care.

Now, her own journey has inspired her to work with ambitious women, with leaders, founders,

entrepreneurs, and organizations around the country, teaching them to prioritize themselves,

to remove self-care from their to-do lists, and to work

past the guilt and maybe the feelings of selfishness that are often associated with self-care.

This was such a rich conversation. I feel like the conversation alone felt like self-care.

And I'm really, really grateful to have women like Candace in our community, people who can help us

make this idea of self-care tangible, no matter how ambitious you are, no matter how big your goals are.

It's a way to help you better serve and better impact the people that you're meant to.

And in order to make that impact, it really does require us to build a lifestyle that puts our own well-being first.

Welcome to Powerhouse Women, the podcast for women who know they are ready for more.

I'm Lindsay Schwartz, your host and the founder of Powerhouse Women, and together we'll

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