BRINGING MORE EASE INTO YOUR WEEK EVERY THURSDAY
Your time has value — and so does the energy you bring to it.
I have such talented friends! One of my friends helped create this brand, Dime, flavored MSG (destigmitizing it in the process!), and got on Shark Tank (and made a deal with my favorite shark, Mr. Wonderful)! Sharing this not only to celebrate such a cool milestone in someone else’s life but also because personally I was tired, wiped out, and frankly have been feeling very overwhelmed, but I decided to still show up to the viewing party and celebrate.The connection and ability to wind down with others truly reset my nervous system, much more than what I could have done on my own. 🙏
Hi Friend,
I’ve been thinking about how often we talk about time as our most valuable resource. We try to make the most of it, protect it, and fill it in the most efficient of ways. We look at our calendars that seem to run our lives and ask, “Do I have time for this?”
But is the better question:
Do I have the energy for this?
Two things can take the same amount of time and leave us feeling completely different.
An hour spent rushing, overthinking, or saying yes when we really want to say no can leave us depleted. An hour spent talking with someone we love, taking a deep breath, or doing something with care can feel like it gives something back to ourselves and to the things and people we care about.
Of course not every hour can be spent doing what fills us up. There are hard seasons, busy seasons, seasons where you just need to show up for more in life. But maybe we can pay a little more attention to how we move through it all.
Can we leave a little space between things? Ask for help? Give ourselves permission to do one thing at a time? Or to simply allow for things to be good enough as they are?
Your time has value, but more importantly, so does the energy you bring to it.
You don’t have to squeeze every bit of yourself into something just because there’s “room on your calendar”.
This week, ask yourself: Where is my energy going and what might it look like to bring more awareness to it? What changes would I make to my day if I did?
Here’s to honoring not just the hours we have, but also ourselves within them. 💗
xo,
Rachel
KNOW
Small breaks can make space for more energy
A review of 22 study samples involving 2,335 people found that short breaks during work or tasks were linked to small increases in energy and decreases in fatigue. The researchers didn’t find a clear overall improvement in performance, and more demanding tasks may need longer breaks. It’s a reminder that caring for your energy isn’t just about finding more time—it can also mean leaving a little room to pause.
BEGIN
Check in with yourself
Take a moment to look at the rest of your day and ask: “What’s one small way I can care for my energy?” Choose one: take a few slow breaths, leave five minutes between activities, ask for help with one thing, or let one task be good enough. You don’t have to change your whole day; just make a little breathing room for yourself in it.
EXPLORE
How to navigate life’s challenges
Dr. Michelle Sonenberg and I chat about how to move through emotions, recenter yourself during challenging moments, and why it’s important for us to have a village.
MY PICK
I no longer use my phone alarm
I’ve really been trying to create a better bedtime ritual and that includes how I wake up. For years (decades?) I would use my phone’s alarm to wake me up. You know the blaring one that you likely use too… No more though! I have been using Loftie for years both their clock and their bedroom lamp and both have provided a lot more serenity and calm to my bedroom experience. Imagine waking up to (or going to sleep to) crashing ocean waves or hearing light nature sounds in the distance, whatever your favorite peaceful, calming sounds are, are all programmed into the clock already. If you love a soundbath, breathwork or meditation experience instead, they have that too.
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CURRENTLY
A few little finds on my radar
Watching
No one talks about this but incontinence is a real thing that many people suffer from, yet think it’s "normal" because they had a baby or they are getting older. We don’t have to normalize what shouldn’t be normal.
Browsing
I love browsing a gift guide even if I don’t ever buy anything from it 😆 I might even make one this year for the first time ever but in the meantime, I do like perusing goop to see what is on their radar.
Learning
I never paid attention or knew about heart rate variability (HRV) until I started noticing it on my Apple watch and a few of my health and wellness clients started integrating it into their work. Learn more about what it is, the importance of it, and why it shifts with age here.
REFLECT
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
— Mary Oliver
Where could you give a little less of your energy to what drains you and a little more to what makes your life feel like your own again?
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