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Ep. 59 - The Sweetest Devotion - Why Self Care Isn't Selfish Kathy Washburn
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Ditch the checklist—build tiny, nourishing practices that actually stick.
Kathy reframes devotion from self-sacrifice to self-sustaining care—the kind that makes your love more present, your boundaries clearer, and your life feel like it actually belongs to you. She unpacks the research on self-compassion (hello, burnout prevention), introduces the oxygen mask principle, and shares why “being the good girl” often creates hidden resentment and disconnection (the “smush”). You’ll leave with simple, sustainable practices to move from people-pleasing and emotional suppression to emotional wellness, midlife reinvention, and authentic living.
Topics Discussed in this Episode:
- Self-Devotion vs. Self-Sacrifice — why caring for yourself first sustains genuine care for others.
- Burnout Prevention through Self-Compassion (Dr. Kristin Neff) — how kindness to self increases emotional availability and reduces caregiver burnout.
- The “Smush” (from Unbound) — when your words say “I’m fine” but your body says “I’m not,” and how to dissolve the contradiction.
- Self-Fullness (Tal Ben-Shahar) — integrating selfish and selfless into a sustainable model of care.
- Six Pillars of Devotion + Micro-Practices — consistency, releasing what depletes, attentive self-awareness, reverence, self-serving choices, and perseverance (with habit stacking and the “My needs matter also” cue).
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Chapters
1. Ep. 59 - The Sweetest Devotion - Why Self Care Isn't Selfish Kathy Washburn (00:00:00)
2. Introduction to the Self Investment Project (00:00:36)
3. Understanding Devotion to Yourself (00:02:10)
4. The Research on Self-Compassion (00:05:10)
5. The Concept of Self-Fullness (00:08:08)
6. The Impact of Childhood Conditioning (00:12:38)
7. The Smush: Contradicting Your True Intent (00:16:22)
8. Steps to Practice Self Devotion (00:18:50)
9. Final Thoughts on Self Devotion (00:25:18)
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