Beautiful Eliza. I love that question 'how do I want my mornings to feel?' I want my mornings to feel slow, gentle, embodied, and nurturing.... Do I manage that? Sometimes. Though I struggle with the snooze button, the morning scrolling, and then the last-minute rush when I realise I'm running late! I always manage to touch base with my yoga mat though, even if only for 10 minutes. That, a shower, and breakfast, are my cornerstones.
Yes 🙌🏽 with you 100% I love BJ Foggs book Tiny Habits. It’s one of the few books of that ilk that I could find something tangible to grasp on.
I get the impulse and curiosity to wonder about one another’s routines. Sometimes it can give us ideas or permission (like hearing the parameters you set around when you see clients) —and—it only sticks if it’s attuned to a stirring inside.
Yes I love the nuance you bring here. I love having a window into other people's worlds and feel like it's important to share our experiences and what's worked for us. As you know, my spidey senses always go up when it crosses this line into selling our experiences as THE way or for profit...
Couldn’t agree more. Copy someone else’s routine regarding anything- has never worked for me.
I love my sleep but I love not rushing in the morning even more. So even that I could sleep longer, I prefer to wake up a bit earlier and slow things down and take my time. So worth it.
Thank you, again, for keeping it real, Eliza. I remember when I first started to see clients, I thought I had to be available to them whenever they needed me but over time, I realized I was a better counsellor when I worked within my own timeframe which, like you, meant starting my client day at 11:00. My mornings are slow-going and flexible to mood, energy, how well I slept etc. and I like it that way
Love this Eliza. I don't have a strict routine but I do have various self-care things I like to do in the morning - and at points through the day. As I'm also self employed I don't have to cram everything in in the morning!
When I had long covid my memory was so bad - I couldn't remember what I had or hadn't done so I started using a habit tracker. I still really love using it as I can still forget things.
As well as some work and home tasks it's mainly self care, my ten minutes yoga, 20 min meditation, dog walk, journaling, gratitude practice, five-a-day reminder, etc, which all support my life and help me stay healthy and grounded.
If I don't get to them in the morning I usually scoop them up at lunchtime or in the evening. 🙏🏻
thanks for sharing, Kate! I love the flexibility of doing it later in the day and often find myself doing that, too. Why limit ourselves to just have a good morning!?
yes!! bottom-up experimentation and being flexible. I've been thinking lately that the self-help section is just a bunch of autobiographies of what works for the author.
Yes I often think about that too...and maybe there's nothing wrong with that as long as readers are practicing discernment? We can all learn from each other's experiences, but not at the expense of our own intuition and self-trust
Great post! I wrote my own morning routine rant a while ago and it’s consistently one of the top posts on my Substack 🙂
https://open.substack.com/pub/womenswellbeing/p/the-problem-with-morning-routines?r=2wxqfb&utm_medium=ios
Beautiful Eliza. I love that question 'how do I want my mornings to feel?' I want my mornings to feel slow, gentle, embodied, and nurturing.... Do I manage that? Sometimes. Though I struggle with the snooze button, the morning scrolling, and then the last-minute rush when I realise I'm running late! I always manage to touch base with my yoga mat though, even if only for 10 minutes. That, a shower, and breakfast, are my cornerstones.
the air of acceptance and compassion in how you describe your mornings are key and inspiring, Vicki!
Yes 🙌🏽 with you 100% I love BJ Foggs book Tiny Habits. It’s one of the few books of that ilk that I could find something tangible to grasp on.
I get the impulse and curiosity to wonder about one another’s routines. Sometimes it can give us ideas or permission (like hearing the parameters you set around when you see clients) —and—it only sticks if it’s attuned to a stirring inside.
Yes I love the nuance you bring here. I love having a window into other people's worlds and feel like it's important to share our experiences and what's worked for us. As you know, my spidey senses always go up when it crosses this line into selling our experiences as THE way or for profit...
Couldn’t agree more. Copy someone else’s routine regarding anything- has never worked for me.
I love my sleep but I love not rushing in the morning even more. So even that I could sleep longer, I prefer to wake up a bit earlier and slow things down and take my time. So worth it.
There's always some give and take, isn't there?
Thank you, again, for keeping it real, Eliza. I remember when I first started to see clients, I thought I had to be available to them whenever they needed me but over time, I realized I was a better counsellor when I worked within my own timeframe which, like you, meant starting my client day at 11:00. My mornings are slow-going and flexible to mood, energy, how well I slept etc. and I like it that way
I always joke that I thought I knew what a boundary was, but then I became a therapist and had a crash course in what boundaries actually are :)
So true!
Love this Eliza. I don't have a strict routine but I do have various self-care things I like to do in the morning - and at points through the day. As I'm also self employed I don't have to cram everything in in the morning!
When I had long covid my memory was so bad - I couldn't remember what I had or hadn't done so I started using a habit tracker. I still really love using it as I can still forget things.
As well as some work and home tasks it's mainly self care, my ten minutes yoga, 20 min meditation, dog walk, journaling, gratitude practice, five-a-day reminder, etc, which all support my life and help me stay healthy and grounded.
If I don't get to them in the morning I usually scoop them up at lunchtime or in the evening. 🙏🏻
thanks for sharing, Kate! I love the flexibility of doing it later in the day and often find myself doing that, too. Why limit ourselves to just have a good morning!?
yes!! bottom-up experimentation and being flexible. I've been thinking lately that the self-help section is just a bunch of autobiographies of what works for the author.
Yes I often think about that too...and maybe there's nothing wrong with that as long as readers are practicing discernment? We can all learn from each other's experiences, but not at the expense of our own intuition and self-trust