In this episode of The Messy Mind Podcast, Tammy shares her personal experience with illness and the crucial lessons she learned about the importance of rest and self-care.
She discusses the societal pressure to always be productive, the dangers of ignoring your body's signals, and the power of asking for support. Tammy encourages listeners to assess their own lives for signs of burnout and emphasizes the need to prioritize health and balance. If you know someone who would benefit from this episode, please share it with them! Sharing is caring and If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing the show! This helps me support more people, just like you, who want to embrace the messiness as they know it can lead to lightbulb moments.
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[00:00:03] Welcome to The Messy Mind Podcast, a show to support you in seeing the messiness can lead
[00:00:09] to your live bulb moments on your host Tammy L. Davis.
[00:00:18] Hello everyone and welcome back to The Messy Mind Podcast and wow it feels so good
[00:00:24] to be back behind the microphone.
[00:00:27] I have to start off by saying a huge thank you to everyone for your patience and really
[00:00:35] understanding over these past four weeks.
[00:00:38] As many of you may have guessed or assumed it's true, I was battling a pretty nasty
[00:00:47] bout of illness.
[00:00:49] In other words, I was sick but the good news is I'm finally on the mend thank the Lord
[00:00:54] and back in action.
[00:00:56] So first and foremost let me share a little bit about what happened.
[00:00:59] About a month ago I started to feel under the weather.
[00:01:03] I first thought it was a cold or just something minor but the more that I chose to ignore
[00:01:11] what was going on internally, it escalated and even though I tried to push through
[00:01:16] it, thinking that I could manage both my health and my work as many of you all know
[00:01:23] that's not always the best idea.
[00:01:26] I also assured I ended up needing to take a break and cutting hours from work, podcasting
[00:01:33] and even some personal commitments to focus entirely on getting better.
[00:01:38] If you know anything about me, I can only sit for so long.
[00:01:42] However it was a tough decision especially because I love what I do and I extremely
[00:01:49] love and I'm excited to connect with all of you each week but sometimes our bodies have
[00:01:55] a way of forcing us to slow down whether we like it or not.
[00:02:01] During this time I really learned a crucial lesson that I want to share with you all.
[00:02:08] Stop doing so much and in the words of my daughter, you need to sit down, take the time
[00:02:14] to rest and don't be afraid to ask for support.
[00:02:19] Now you know what type of world we live in.
[00:02:22] It's where we constantly feel as though we need to be productive and on the go.
[00:02:29] But as you know and as I know for sure, our health is not negotiable.
[00:02:35] If we don't take care of ourselves, we can be there for the people and the things that
[00:02:41] we care about, passionate about and love to pieces.
[00:02:45] I was reminded of the importance of balance.
[00:02:48] It's okay to slow down.
[00:02:50] It's okay to say no, I just recently did an episode on the power of no.
[00:02:55] It's okay to take a step back in order to let your mind and body recover.
[00:03:02] And it is of course absolutely okay to ask for help.
[00:03:06] I had many friends and family members check in on me, step up and really support me
[00:03:12] and I could not be more grateful for their help.
[00:03:16] It made me realize that sometimes the strongest thing you can do is lean on others.
[00:03:23] So moving forward, I want to encourage all of you to take a moment to assess your own lives
[00:03:31] and ask yourself these questions.
[00:03:33] Are you pushing yourself too hard?
[00:03:37] Are you ignoring signs from your body that you need rest?
[00:03:41] And the last one, are you trying to do everything on your own?
[00:03:46] Take it from me and this is the second time this has happened to me in a span of about,
[00:03:52] I don't know, I probably about eight years.
[00:03:55] Burn out an illness or a not worth it.
[00:03:58] Take care of yourself first and everything else will follow.
[00:04:03] So again I'm excited to be back.
[00:04:05] I have so many great episodes planned for the upcoming weeks and I'm going to dive into
[00:04:10] some fantastic topics.
[00:04:13] Again, thank you for your patience and your understanding.
[00:04:16] And I also want you to know how much your support means the world to me.
[00:04:22] That's all for today's episode.
[00:04:24] Remember, take care of yourselves, get plenty of rest.
[00:04:28] Don't be afraid to ask for help when you need it.
[00:04:31] So again next time this is Tammy signing off and I want to leave you with this.
[00:04:36] Stay healthy, stay present, stay happy, and stay tuned.
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[00:05:07] Always remember to embrace the messiness.
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