Unlocking Wellness and Balance: Dive into Self-Care Secrets with Holistic Health Coach Lilly Rakow and Registered Dietitian Kate Morton

<p>Today on the Period Chats podcast we’re joined by Lilly Rakow.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Lilly is a certified holistic health coach and digital marketing pro, as well as the host of the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-work-with-your-cycle-not-against-it-with-kate-morton/id1534363921?i=1000619511288" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">80/20 Podcast </a>where she explores topics like balance, health, relationships, and navigating life as a twenty-something in our day and age.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Lilly loves sharing knowledge, reading, doing yoga and chilling at the beach.</p> <p><br></p> <p>I know you’re going to love this episode because we discuss our personal health and wellness routines. We’re both recovering hustle-culture addicts, so our personal routines include purposeful calming and slowing for the sake of helping our bodies and boosting happiness.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Lilly drops so much wisdom on this episode, like how if we don’t pick a day for our bodies to rest, our bodies will eventually pick it for us (how true is that), and she draws connections between things like stress, inflammation and hormone imbalance in ways that will make you want to finally give yourself permission to do more self-care.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Currently, both of us have more success with being consistent on morning routines that night-time routines. I personally give myself a quiet hour for me in the mornings, and Lilly shares how her morning routine includes journaling, stretching, movement, and drinking plenty of water.</p> <p><br></p> <p>We also both see the value of spending time with good friends, which takes time and effort, as well as intentional boundaries to allow for sleep, so it’s important to plan ahead and know what you need socially. </p> <p><br></p> <p>A big part of creating your own personal morning routine is going to be self-awareness. Learn from your own heart what pace works best for you, how much flexibility you need to factor in for life, and your cycle fluctuations, and notice what br