Self-Care Begins With Saying No
Sometimes self-care doesn’t look like a spa day. Sometimes it looks like:
No.
No, I can’t do that.
No, that doesn’t work for me.
No, I don’t have the capacity.
No, I don’t want to.
No, I will not keep explaining myself.
High achievers often struggle with this because we are used to being dependable.
People know we will deliver. We will show up. We will fix it. We will make it happen. But being available to everyone can make you unavailable to yourself.
Your time is a resource.
Your energy is a resource.
Your attention is a resource.
Protect them.
I encourage you to think from the end. Imagine the version of you who has boundaries and still has a beautiful life.
How does she speak?
What does she decline?
What does she stop tolerating?
Then embody her.
You don’t need to become harder.
You simply need to become more intentional.
See you at the Wellness and Style Live Experience on the 12th of September.
You deserve to rest and enjoy living.
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I am Dr. Tewa Onasanya and I am living the words I speak.
