Ditching Grind Culture Mentality - A Guide to Self-Care

In this episode of The (G)LOWdown, co-hosts Priya and Jill interview Heidi Arndt, Employee Assistance Program Counselor to discuss self-care.  Show highlights: 1:10 Background Information 3:00 What can you do as part of self-care that is deeper than the typical recommendations? 4:45 What do you think the future looks like related to self care after the last few years with the pandemic? 6:30 What if you cannot sustain your current life? What should you do? 7:50 What does setting boundaries look like now? How do we look at that? 9:20 What would you say to individuals who have the 'grind culture' mentality? 12:30 What is your thoughts on the effects of social media and how it relates to self-care? 16:35 How can the listeners apply the content you discuss here? 19:05 What is a realistic way to look at the self pie-chart? 23:20 Taking breaks helps productivity  26:00 Transition time, commuting to work, working from home 27:00 Are there any skills that listeners can think about developing when thinking of self-care going forward? 30:13 Is appointments with EAP a one-time thing? Or is it for multiple appointments? 31:45 Value exercises 33:15 What are some things we can do within our teams? 34:50 What is your favorite/most important piece of self care that you practice for yourself? We hope you have enjoyed this episode of The (G)LOWdown, and thank you for joining us in cultivating the future of women in leadership. Have feedback, questions, or future podcast ideas? We’d love to hear from you! Connect with us! Email the Podcast Team at [email protected]. Special thanks to our team: Heather Vinge Hanson, Bethany Brown, Priya Behl, Ashley Xiong, Jill Brady Schatz, Melissa Peterson, Emily Rasmussen, Tiffani Satterlli & Caitlin Summers. Don’t forget to join us next month and until then, keep your GLOW on.