Remembering Her, Episode 1: How to Stop Abandoning Yourself

When was the last time you asked yourself what you needed?If you're a nurse skipping lunches, a server working through your break, an entrepreneur who forgets to eat, a teacher planning lessons into the night, or a mother putting everyone else's needs first, this episode is for you.Michelle is starting a four-part series called Remembering Her, diving deep into self-abandonment, self-trust, and the journey back home to yourself. In this first episode, she exposes the pattern so many of us have fallen into: becoming so focused on caring for everyone else that we've forgotten we matter. She calls it caregiver burnout, and it doesn't discriminate. It comes for anyone who has learned to abandon themselves in the name of taking care of others.But here's the good news: it's fixable. Michelle shares three powerful, actionable ways to start caring for yourself again:1. **Create Space Before the World Needs You** - including four daily journaling prompts that will transform how you show up each day2. **Make Your Breaks Non-Negotiable** - because rest and boundaries aren't luxuries, they're necessities3. **Keep One Promise to Yourself Every Single Day** - because trust is built when you keep what matters to you trueYou'll discover the signs of caregiver burnout (exhaustion, irritability, resentment, disconnection), understand why joy is your growth mindset's best friend, and learn that the goal isn't becoming someone new. It's remembering who you already are.This is episode one of the Remembering Her series. New episodes release every Monday in June.Always remember that Caring is Cool.