Ep 378: How To Determine When Productivity Is An Act of Self-Care + When It's Not

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, I wanted to chat with you about something I’ve been going through while being 32 weeks pregnant with twins. I’ve noticed I’m asking myself this question: when is it an act of self-care for me to be productive and when is it an act of self-care instead to change my plans and take clean rest?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When we perfectionists are not operating at our normal capacity, it can be a challenge to discern the answer to this question for ourselves. This is especially when we need to tune in to ourselves, put aside the pressure we can put on ourselves to be and do things a certain way, and give ourselves some grace and compassion.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sometimes that grace and compassion means changing our plans, taking our clean rest and doing the things our brains are telling us to do. Other times, that means following through with the plans we made even if we don’t feel like it in the moment.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And in this episode, I share how I determine which choice to make.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tune in to hear about the questions that help me figure out whether to follow my plans or not, a trick I use to get myself to do the work I had planned, and the highest act of self-care you can do for yourself in a similar situation.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you have health issues, family commitments or anything else going on in your life that’s making operating at your normal capacity a challenge, this episode is for you.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Find the full episode transcript and show notes at samlaurabrown.com/episode378.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>In This Episode You’ll Learn:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How I’m currently feeling and what I’ve been struggling with</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: