This week on the pod Philippe and I discuss smoking in the house, pescatarian diets and the benefits of affirmations.

In this week's episode Philippe and I discover that men can do Kegel exercises too!

This week is a double episode. Part 1: Philippe and I discuss self-care after experiencing a traumatic event. *Trigger Warning* Please skip the first 22:45 mins of the episode if you are at risk of being triggered hearing about a child having a health related scare. Part 2: Philippe and I chat about my first day back to work tomorrow after maternity leave.

This week on the pod Philippe and I search for silver linings and discuss ways to be more optimistic in the name of self-care all while sipping bubbles in a hotel bathroom.

We are on vacation! We almost didn't take this trip due to how much we have going on but getting out of our day to day environment has already helped to de-stress, reconnect and slowdown.

This podcast episode is a day late due to an accidental night out in support of a friend's self care. 😬

Do you have a hard time asking for help? For little things, big things, trivial things or serious things? We do too. Philippe and I discuss why it's so hard to ask for help and why we should probably work on getting better at it in the name of self-care.

"Gua Sha", which translates to "scraping" in Chinese, is an ancient East Asian practice that involves using a flat tool to pull or scrap across the skin to increase blood flow. Intense as this sounds, yes, you can try this at home! Philippe and I chat about our first time with Gua Sha. Spoiler alert: loved it.

Cultivating an attitude of gratitude is scientifically proven to benefit you in so many ways. This week Philippe and I discuss being grateful and how we can include daily gratitude into our self-care practice.

How do you feel when you present an imperfect self or an 'unfinished' product to the world? Philippe and I chat about this and the kind of self-talk that bubbles up when you are doing something vulnerable.

Uh oh, it's Monday! There's a good reason for being a day late to post, tune in to find out 😉

This week on the pod Philippe and I talk about how self-control is key to making decisions in your life that feel truly good for you and I drop a little wisdom I received 10 years ago from a French woman in Melbourne.

This week on the pod we are chatting about Hypnotherapy! Disclaimer: we are not experts in this field and the views and descriptions we give are our opinions based on our experiences as patients 😄

This week on the pod Philippe and I recap how much pampering each of us managed to fit in... spoiler alert: one of us was more successful than the other!

A perfectly timed nap immediately after consuming the exact right amount of coffee can leave you feeling extra refreshed and alert.. Ummmm, hey @nespresso - let's chat 💤😄☕

What's better than a long, luxurious, hot shower in the morning? According to some, an ice cold shower can be! This week on the pod Philippe and I go over the purported main benefits of cold showers and share our findings from a week of testing out this self-care practice.

This week on the pod I quiz my friends about how they think their lives are going, their choices to date, the cards they've been dealt and their dreams for the future...so nothing too crazy. All of the questions are from a quiz called 36 Questions To Bring You Closer Together by Arthur Aron as referenced in an episode of Tapestry on CBC. Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/52selfcaresundays/message

It's my first Mother's Day! 💐 In honour of this special occasion, my friend Melissa (a mama of two kiddos) and I discuss how mothers can find ways to prioritize themselves a little more while caring for everyone else in our lives.

Do men have different self-care needs than the rest of us? Philippe and I watched a recording of panel discussion from SXSW hosted by Men's Health Magazine called The State of Men and Self-Care to find out what the experts were saying.

Is your brain operating 'in the red' every week? How much of your time is spent on doing tasks that drain your energy versus boost your energy? This week on the pod Philippe and I chat about something called a 'Brain Budget' created by Melissa Wolak (www.melissawolak.com), a prioritization tool to help you balance your daily energy deposits and withdrawals and pinpoint where you could use a bit of extra self-care scheduled in to your week.

It's here: spring! And for Philippe and I that means time for a BIG spring clean to put some order back into our lives. Cleaning as an act of self-care is more 'work' than pleasure, but the feeling of serenity that comes from having an uncluttered organised home makes the work totally worth it. First up, KonMari'ing our clothing...

What is the first thing you do in the morning? Philippe and I chat about making time in the morning for things that align with our values, slow down the pace of our mornings and make us happy - the recipe for a successful morning routine.

Do you love your body? Like I mean loooove it, like you want to show it off because you are bursting with love and pride when you look in the mirror? This week Philippe and I discuss the awkward realisation that we may be all for the #bodypositivity movement when other people are doing it but it is totally different when you are the one in front of a camera, in your undies, in a photoshoot that will be shared with the internet.

This week on the pod Philippe and I agree to do a 14 day digital detox and discuss our top reasons for wanting to throwback to that 90s life.