Episode 474: Self-care series: Sustainable self-care and sobriety with Christy Tending

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Moving on to this week’s show! We are continuing with our self-care theme and welcome guest Christy Tending. Together we talk about sustainable self-care (including what it is and how to practice it) and the decision to live a life of sobriety. Christy shares openly about her decision to stop drinking alcohol, its effects on her life, and the lessons she has learned (even about self-care) from the experience. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Christy is an activist, educator, and writer. She teaches online courses about sustainable self-care to students all over the world, and hosts the podcast Tending Your Life. Her specialty is helping people dissolve overwhelm, heal burnout, and advocate for themselves.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We cover:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The art and practice of sustainable self-care, plus Christy shares her definition of personal self-care (5:27)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Slowing down enough to actually hear your real needs (8:08)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Christy shares about her activist journey and how it informs her work today (14:03)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The difference between self-care and self-advocacy (23:25)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How and why Christy decided abstinence from alcohol was better than moderating her drinking (30:43)</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "http://andreaowen.com/474">http://andreaowen.com/474</a></span></p> <p> </p>