Selfish as Self-Care

Selfish - such a loaded word. It's been a journey to find the "good" in selfish in my own life. Am I grateful that I found my way into letting selfish come alive in my life. When we decide that self-care is selfish, we live in a downward, self-limiting spiral that's ripe for taking us into not only overwhelm but eventually burnout. 

In this podcast we do our best to understand how we came to be stuck in the pattern of becoming "selfless", why we might think that's a good thing, and what it actually looks like when we are playing that out in our day-to-day lives. Then we invite our listeners to challenge the status quo around claiming that being selfish is bad or wrong, and can actually be about proper self-care. 

We'd love to know your thoughts on this topic! As always, questions are welcome. We'll answer any questions on future episodes. 

Links to resources mentioned

Laurel’s book Courageous Woman and journal Live Your Inner Power are available. 

The email to send questions to Laurel Boivin is [email protected] and for Laurel Holland - [email protected]

Host/Cohost/Guest Info

​​Laurel Holland’s mission is to help connect individuals with their own deep inner peace. As a meditation and Tai Chi instructor she spent years guiding students in the practices of internal relaxation, mindfulness and empowered choice. Through Life Coaching Laurel helps her clients remove the inner chains holding them back so they step into their power and consciously create the lives they desire. Her book, Courageous Woman, and her publication, Live Your Inner Power, the Journal, teach women the eight foundational practices that she believes are the main tools in creating transformation from the inside out. Laurel loves gardening, creating beautiful, sacred spaces and showing you the beauty that lives inside of your soul.

Laurel Boivin, life coach and founder of Flux+Flow Professional Coaching, helps high-performing professionals overcome overwhelm and disillusionment by increasing self-awareness and shifting perspective to improve performance, increase personal contribution, and experience a greater sense of fulfillment and purpose. Laurel began coaching after a 30-year corporate career.  A Reiki master and yoga practitioner, collector of sea glass and antiques, she lives in New Hampshire and summers in Maine.