The addJOY Podcast

S4 E6 Savoring + Appreciation: Savor + Appreciate YOU!

Episode Summary

In today's episode, our founders, Meta World Peace (Kanika) + The Artist Formerly Known as Prince (Mari), discuss what it is to savor + appreciate your own self. If you're enjoying, like, subscribe, and review. Opening Music: Ten Times Mood by Elliot Holmes Outro Music: Last Train by Elliot Holmes Interlude Music: Some Catalan Mysteries by Redeemin'

Episode Notes

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Savoring Self

“Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means to escape.” -bell hooks

Why you need to savor yourself
- Keeps your cup full. Helps you to keep that feeling in your reserves when you feel depleted from a lack of others savoring you.
- Point of savoring is to slow down and intensify that moment. Do it for yourself too.
- Lets you know whether you’re being treated well.
- Keeps your self-esteem in a healthy place.
- Keeps you in a place of balance so you don’t trash yourself so quickly.
How to prep for savoring yourself
- Clear the distractions. Get the sitter ready. Take off of work.
- Treat yourself like the most important appointment for that day
- Do not apologize nor justify it. Just do it.
- Make a list of your favorite things so you can prepare to have them on hand.
- Prep for the necessities. The outfit you need to lay out. The reservation you may need to make. etc.
What to do on a day of self-appreciation
- Wake up when you want to
- Get the food YOU savor
- Play your favorite songs
- Spritz your favorite scent
- No obligatory behaviors period
- Make the phone calls or have the conversations that center you and bring you joy
- At the end of the day, reflect on how great the day has been and put the NEXT self-appreciation day on the calendar