restorativecare

Sometimes you have to say No to something in order to say Yes to something else. At least that's the approach I've taken in my life these past few years. And it's helped me to keep my sanity:-)

In this week's solo episode, I share why I'm taking a break from podcasting for a few months.

**Hint** It's so I can take some time to work on a project that has been on my heart and mind for years.  I want to create an online sanctuary space that will help to empower nurturing people to make the care of their body, mind and heart a priority. 

I hope to facilitate this through Restorative Care. I’ve talked a bit about Restorative Care in a few of my solo podcast episodes. But if this is a new term for you, it’s my twist on self-care. 

The root of Restorative Care is Self-Compassion. 

Restorative care helps us reconnect to ourselves. It helps us to return home and allows us to feel grounded and connected to our truth. 

It’s offers a holistic approach to our overall well-being that involves Movement, Play + Creativity, Rest + Recovery, Gratitude and Connection. .

My intention is to create a community that will allow us to practice Restorative Care together.

I’m choosing to take a break from the newsletter and the podcast so that I can have time to bring this to life.

But I also want to invite you to share your story with me….

I’d love to hear from you so that I can take your needs into consideration as I begin to put this together. I made this form to make it as easy as possible to share your story.  

If you would prefer to just chat with me over the phone, please reach out to me at maureen@maureenryan.co. I’ll schedule a time that works for both of us.

To learn more about this episode and any resources mentioned, please see the show notes.

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In my solo podcast episode this week, I talk about how important it is to cultivate a relationship with your feelings. So that you can begin to identify and name your feelings. 

This simple step can provide you with so much information that can help you make choices and move forward in a way that addresses your needs and aligns with your values.

This sounds simple…. But it’s not.  We’ve been conditioned to not feel our feelings.  And because of that...cultivating a relationship with our feelings is a process and a journey for many of us.

Especially for those of us who worry that we’re not "good enough" and wear the armor of people-pleasing and perfectionism to protect ourselves.

When you’re wearing armor that’s designed to hide your insecurities. You not only protect yourself from the judgement of others.  You also “protect” yourself from FEELING your true feelings.

And that’s where the real danger lies. When the “should’s” and “expectations” hijack your feelings and keep you caught in your thoughts. You can become disconnected from your feelings and from your sense of self.  

In this week’s solo podcast episode, I talk about the ways I use Restorative Care to cultivate a relationship with my feelings and why I think this is so important in today's world.

We’ve been conditioned to believe our feelings are a sign of weakness. Why is that?  Who wrote that narrative? And what purpose does it serve?

I’d love to invite you to explore those questions with me in this week's episode.

To be totally honest, I had another episode planned but switched gears after I allowed myself time to write as I processed the news of the past few weeks. In doing so, I discovered what was really on my mind and in my heart.

I hope that you'll allow yourself some time to cultivate and create a safe space for your feelings. If you do, please let me know. I would love to see what you create or allow to come forth.

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I’m popping in for another solo episode. And I have a question for you. Do you ever feel like you’re failing at self-care?

I’m curious... because I feel like so many of us struggle to integrate self-care into our lives.  And then we feel guilty or bad about ourselves because it becomes another item on the  todo list that we didn’t get to…

Today, I want to explore why so many of us feel that way.  And also offer some ideas on ways that we can begin to shift our perspective and relationship with care. To begin to reimagine, recalibrate and renew our relationship with care. 

So that we can feel empowered to make our care a priority.  

In today’s episode I share:

• My twist and reframe on self-care as restorative care which includes a healthy dose of self-compassion.
• The history of self-care so that we can compare it to our current understanding and relationship with care. 
• Why I don’t believe you are failing as an individual at self-care.
• Some ideas on ways we can begin to reimagine, recalibrate and renew our relationship with our care.

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Reaching the rejected, the abandoned: Providing wrap around care through restorative care and support services for those exciting exploitation and trafficking

Jeanne has been a frontrunner in this area of service. Always learning up a steep mountain- Now strides forward!

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#160: The Role of Vulnerability with Angela Pereira

Today we are speaking with Founder and CEO, Angela Pereira.  Angela is a Registered Kinesiologist, a holistic nutritionist, and a yoga teacher in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is the founder of First Line Education Inc., a continuing education provider for new and experienced movement therapists who want to work with clients online.

In 2018, Angela became a holistic nutritionist to better understand the connections between systemic inflammation, the immune system, and chronic disease - particularly anxiety and depression.

Beginning in early 2019, Angela shifted her business entirely online and moved away from working with clients. Together with her team, Angela now enjoys creating and teaching a wide variety of webinars and courses for new and experienced health care pros. She welcomes movement therapists of all stripes who are interested in teaching with the First Line Education team.

In this episode, we discuss:

1. Understanding your values, choosing 3 – 7 and the top 3 become the filter in how you manage your energy throughout the day. Boundaries become the way of managing your own personal power/energy, and these personal rules guide how you conduct yourself with others.  Boundaries are critical in business as well as our personal lives.
2. Boundaries actually simplify your life by helping you make decisions that are in line with your values.
3. Choosing yourself is always the best choice you can make. Life isn’t meant to be easy yet choosing ourselves first is where we must start.
4. Life requires hard work and a little bit of grace and compassion. We aren’t meant to do this alone. That is how we stay stuck and don’t go very far. Grace and compassion can take a long time to learn and are literally the most valuable lessons.
5. We discuss the power of sleep, cortisol levels, our sympathetic and parasympathetic systems, and how important restorative work is for us especially as we are building businesses and working toward goals. Restorative space creates physiological and emotional space, which allows us to recharge. 
6. Remember that Rome wasn’t built in one day. It really does require consistent effort, faith, trust, and patience to bring our ideas to life.

Connect with Angela

Email: angela@firstlineeducation.com
Website: https://www.firstlineeducation.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/angelapereira_fle
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angela.pereira.ameline
Facebook - First Line Education: https://www.facebook.com/firstlineeducation/
Facebook -  First Line Movement Therapy Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2161103677345317/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelapereira/
LinkedIn - First Line Education: https://www.linkedin.com/company/35508194
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FirstLineEdu

 

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