Small Beginnings, Big Intentions: Claiming Space (a Tiny Shed) as Self-Care
Brown Girl Self-Care
Brown Girl Self-Care
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🗓️ 12 January 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
In this first episode of the year, I’m sharing something that may not matter to anyone else on the planet and how it reminded me that self-care isn’t always loud, aesthetic, or dramatic.
Sometimes self-care looks like claiming space.
Sometimes it looks like taking one small step toward a vision you don’t need to explain to anyone else.
We’re talking about:
- Why small beginnings matter (especially in January)
- Creating physical, emotional, and energetic space as a form of self-care
- Letting intentions unfold without rushing or pressure
- How honoring what feels meaningful to you is an act of self-love
This episode is an invitation to start the year gently, intentionally, and on your own terms.
Reflection Prompts
- What’s one small step you can take this year that feels big for you?
- What kind of space do you want to claim or protect in 2026?
- Where can you move with intention instead of urgency?
Soul-Care Circle Invitation
✨ Soul-Care Circle: Intentional Vision Board Creating ✨
If you’d like to explore your intentions for 2026 in community, I’m hosting a virtual Soul-Care Circle where we’ll gather to reflect, connect, and create vision/intention boards that go beyond goals—including joy, safety, support, movement, healing, and alignment.
Date: January 31, 2026
Where: Zoom
Cost: Donation-based (any amount)
This is a cozy, judgment-free space to slow down, check in with yourself, and intentionally call in the energy you want to carry this year.
How to Join
Send your donation via:
- Cash App: @browngirlselfcare
- Venmo: @browngirlselfcare
👉 Important:
Please include your email address and “for Soul-Care Circle” in the note so I can send you the Zoom link.
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| 1:02.4 | Hey, hey, and happy 2026. What is going on? You are listening to the Brown Girl Self Care podcast. |
| 1:10.9 | My name is Bree. |
| 1:12.2 | I'm the host of the show as well as the founder of Brown Girl Self Care. |
| 1:16.3 | Brown Girl Self Care is a platform in space where we get very intentional about the healing, |
| 1:21.5 | the joy, the rest, and abundance of black women. |
| 1:26.8 | Y'all, like I said before, happy 2026. I am so thankful to be able to be recording this |
| 1:39.7 | episode that you will be listening to, or technically I guess you are listening to, because it means that |
| 1:48.5 | you and I have made it into another year, another season, another chapter of our story. |
| 1:56.8 | You know, I just feel incredibly thankful, happy, excited, blessed. |
| 2:04.6 | All the things. |
| 2:05.7 | I'm just, I'm just, I'm just glad to be here. |
| 2:09.5 | So yes, happy 2026, girl. |
| 2:13.1 | I am so thankful that you are here with me in the new year. |
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