Hey, hey, hey, what's going on? Happy new year. Happy 2022. Welcome to the Brown

Girl self-care episode. Welcome to the Brown Girl self-care podcast. Yes, I'm

leaving that little snafu in. We're not going to edit and delete that. My name is

Bree. I am the host of the show and I'm also the founder of Brown Girl self-care

and I am the self-care coach that loves to help black women get to where the

love healing and abundance reside. I got a short episode for you today and it's

intentional. The reason why this episode is going to be super short is because I'm

still taking a break. Yep, I'm still taking a break. I am prioritizing myself

care and that looks like not making a 20, 30, 40, 50 minute podcast episode. Now

you might be saying, well, why are you recording this one at all? It's because I

want you to do the same thing in your life. I want you to honor your rest. I want

you to honor and prioritize ease and understand that you have permission to

reduce or not do these things that we have said are super important at all. It

is okay for you to rest. It is okay for you to take a break. It is okay for you to take a step back.

It is okay for you to extend your vacation. It is okay for you to have someone else

do the things that you typically do so that you can pause, reset, take a break,

etc. A lot of us are showing up 24 hours, seven days a week without fail. We know all

the things. We hustle, hustle, hustle. We grind, grind, grind. People rely on us. They depend

on us. They expect and we show up without fail. We continue doing the things

without fail. That, my friend, is the fastest, easiest way to burn out and you

deserve more than that. Yes, this episode is intentionally small and it's

intentionally small because I want you to honor your rest just like I'm

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