I really like you covered easily brushed over areas of our lives. I think it's really easy to overlook social and emotional self-care. It's not just bubble baths and candles, but EVERY AREA of our lives needs self care.
So well said. I actually used to think that a bubble bath would somehow make me feel better at the end of a hard week…maybe it is something we see in movies. A few years ago I realized that taking care of myself is so much more. I have a meditation practice that is really important to me and getting out in nature with my dog every day does wonders for my mental health.
One day I realized all I was doing was spending my time on Instagram on TikTok (way too much time). I also realized that I was posting too much on Instagram. ) so decided to take matters in my hands…I deactivated my accounts and started focusing on SELF CARE…I’m so proud of taking this actions. I can now focus on really what more important ♥️
I’ve been spending the last 3 weeks watching all your videos.. yes all lol Slowly every day I’ve been watching a few and they’ve changed my whole perspective I’ve come to realise how much I’ve been following with social/ societal expectations and trends all the time and letting that influence me and my attitude without even realising sometimes. That got me in a toxic battle with myself and made me loose track of who I even was and what I found joy out of. Safe to say in 2022 I will officially begin my journey for slow living or at least seeing if it’s a life style for me. I’ve been doing research and as someone that’s already a minimalist I feel this is really something I can focus on. Thank you for your videos!🤍
Extraordinary person reading this, you are not define by your circumstance or your past. It’s not what happened to you that determines your success in life; it is how you deal with those circumstances that determines your success in life! You are strong, you are capable and practice forgiveness (Forgiveness is for you) and gratitude everyday. This will change the course of your life forever! Love you always and I believe in you wholeheartedly ✨❤️ - Nat
Hi Sophie, I'm new to your channel and I am so happy that I found you. Thank you for helping me bring the calm to the storm., truly blessed to have encountered you, and please, keep going. You're making a difference in the world, one person at a time. xoxo
I agree that mental health care is more important than ever. My husband and I agree that we are going to each night write down 3 things that we’re grateful for. So much negativity makes one lose sight of all the things that truly are good. I’m hoping this helps as well people say it does. 🤞🏻 Watching from Michigan ❤️🥶
I pray regularly and it does help quite a lot. Sometimes I feel too overwhelmed and praying helps me a lot to pause and reflect on life. To those that do not pray, meditation is the equivalent of it according to brain scans 👌🏽
Thanks for this wonderful opportunity 😊. If you don't find a means of multiplying money, you will wake up one day to realise that the money you thought you had, has finished. Investment is key.
Sophie i am absolutely obsessed with your videos; the editing, quality, luminosity, angles, your calm voice and the way you film!! when I watch your videos I feel very relaxed and I can feel that it’s very beneficial for me🥰 very greatful for all of this, thank you so much!! you are doing great💘 sending you lots of love from france
You're learning portuguese!!! As a portuguese, this made me smile a lot :) I wish you good luck, I'm learning korean at the moment and I know how challenging but also rewarding and exciting learning such foreign languages can be.
@@MalamaLife There is a website called Conversation exchange where you can invite people to exchange their fluent/native languages with you. By the way, Portuguese is my native language and if you want I can exchange it for English :)
The social self-care aspect is what I need to work on more now. I now work from home permanently, and I've been noticing myself feeling a little isolated more recently. I find myself craving that connection with others. I do participate in several fun activities outside work, but haven't really hung out with people one-on-one. With Omicron on the rise, I'm a bit hesitant to hang out with folks in person, but I've noticed that I'm enjoying phone calls a bit more, which I really need to do more to help nurture those one-on-one connections. It really is magical to be outside in nature, in any aspect, even just going for a neighborhood walk, and noticing all the little things, like how the fresh air smells, the way the clouds move through the sky, the specific color shade of the sky, each little flower that may be seen. Just observing this and paying full attention to it can be a powerful reminder of the joy we're given to be able to experience this world. I also love just taking every Saturday (Shabbat) as a day to literally rest - no chores, no work, no handling money...it's a wonderful way to force a break from materialistic endeavors and engage in self-care. Glad you've been able to work with a therapist on any issues - I've worked with a wonderful one when dealing with depression at times, and sometimes it's just so helpful, talking things through. Thanks for a wonderful video - I enjoyed it!
I've recently started drinking moon milk (plant based for me) about an hour before I go to bed. I have really intense insomnia and the usual sleep aides give me horrible headaches. I've made it into a night time ritual, where I even whisper a spell into my mug and then drink it very slowly, visualizing my eyelids and body getting heavy. It's really been helping!! Great video :)
What does self-care means to me it's so beautifully said in the following quote: “Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.” ― Bell Hooks I now live complete alone, I never see anyone in person, and I work from home. I am learning how to survive having only myself as my life companion, sometimes it's hard but it helps me evolve! I am starting to see things differently, and value others and myself more! Great exercise! Much love my dear Sophie! As always you shine just like that moon I just saw on your video! xx
I love this quote so much. In the early years, I definitely used others as a means to escape my loneliness. It's great you are enjoying your own company first, so you can appreciate both solitude and company 😊 thanks for this Mihaela
I love that Happiness quote! Those who fly high also fall very low. For some of us only wisdom allows us to see that for others it’s a turbulent flight for a life time…
communication. learning how to communicate with my partner when times are tense, expressing my emotions and being ok with vocalizing my feelings. I love your videos. always brings tears of joy. I can't pinpoint what exactly but your voice is soothing for my soul and the act of how you display your videos, always brings me peace. 🧡
I like that you filmed hints of self care and note that it is not a one size fits all thing. I recently discovered that some of what I thought of as self care was not necessarily that. For example, I thought of manicures as self care. And also calling people. When I get my nails done, I feel the need to conversate and often get cut as my nails are so short. When I call people (in part b I am too am an empath), I can often get louder in my head rather than calm or centered. So I figure that the true self care is the meditation practice that led me to this as opposed to the spa and gabbing on the phone.
It's amazing that you're learning Portuguese. That's my mother tongue. I already want to see you speaking a little bit of Portuguese in some video! I love your videos! This year I want to start working towards building my own company so that I don't have to work so many hours to earn enough to live. I want to be able to live in my own terms. I may not accomplish it this year, but I want to start the process now because in Brazil everything takes longer than usual.
I absolutely....LOVE your CALM, PEACEFUL & RELAXING channel!!! I also LOVE that your video's are shorter as well!!! Thank you for reminding us of SELF CARE!!! 😊😁😀🥰
Thanks for the video this week. I'm practicing meditation every day now. It's really strange to describe my feels, but I could say that I'm feeling more and more peaceful and it's quite exactly to recognize that I've forgotten myself for a long time by the flow of this life...that's good to stand behind to feel ourselves. Thanks, Sophia
Meditation is such a great way to calm ourselves, our minds and our emotions. When I would get really stressed out at work, I would take a break for a 3-minute meditation to reset - it always helped me to step back from the situation. Good for you practicing daily, and keep it up! :)
These videos are true works of art. This slow, detail oriented, grateful and easygoing style of life is my favorite. Sometimes I get away from it. Great reminder!
*I want to take care of and spending with the people who are already in my life, I found that I created this "ideal people" I wanted to be around and hang out with. Failing to realize that I already know so many amazing people and that I should nuture that, so it's blossom and grows. It's like house plants, so many of us have a hundreds of dying plants just for the aesthetics when we can just have 10 healthy plants. If that makes sense 😅😅 im not a philosopher just a girl with her thoughts.* 💕💕
I agree with you Deandra! I learn this from my dad. He always prioritizes our core family and friends before strangers. Also this is why I don't buy new plants :D haha thanks for watching!
Hello Sophie, I love yours videos by two reason, first, the content, second, I use them to learning english, you speak so clear. I'm from Brazil and spoke portuguese.
Just stumbled across your channel and this video. I love your approach to life and your way of communicating your thoughts in such a soft, gentle and reflective way 💕
Self care is so important. I think it doesn't matter how you practice it, important is that you practice it. I think that a lot of health issues have their cause in neglected self care. A lot of my patients who suffer from obesety have an issue with self care. I think that self care is something that should be tought at school. ❤
Hi Malama, thank you so much for posting. One thing you said really struck me - how happiness is not about intensity of experience, but about balance. I had a crappy adolescence and I think I am constantly harkening back to it - you know, being miss popular, having a lot of friends and . . . you'd think I was over it. Thanks for your words.
I really don't know why your videos are so calming. It feels so my style my preference. It comforts me. Like a warm hug. You just said you are an empath and I guess I am one too. Because I don't find peace in this ever going world. But seeing your videos and daily lifestyle bring me to me and reminds me what my soul needs.♥️
I really like this very comprehensive approach to taking care of oneself. It’s interesting because it’s about taking one’s self into account in its entirety. Your voice is very pleasant, your environment also and your messages encourage me and make me feel good.
Much needed inspiration for the week Sophie. Thank you! I’ve been feeling really bored at home these days. Covid restrictions in Canada do not leave us with many options. You inspire me to be content with who I am by practising self care. I’m gonna workout more and get out more in nature. Would love to see more tips on self care in your future videos
In the extreme cases, whatever you push out of the consciousness will bubble up in dreams (as nightmares) as it always resides in the subconscious-ness. Making the quote from Adyashanti really interesting, we cannot avoid but have to look deeply into it’s true nature, else it will come back over and over 🤯
Thank you for sharing this, and that you see a therapist. I also see a therapist for my anxiety and it has done WONDERS. Even if I'm dong well, it's great to have someone to speak to. I'm making journalling and working out a huge priority, but making them for the right reasons instead of trying to fit some sort of mold or because I need to look a certain way. It's now because I want to be, look, and feel healthy on the inside more than anything. Your thoughts always continue to motivate me! Thank you ❤
Your videos bring me so much peace 🥺 I’m trying to show myself care by following my budget this year. Finally learning that financial health and discipline is important.
Fiquei muito feliz de saber que você está aprendendo português. Bem vinda e bons estudos. I’m very glad to know that you are learning Portuguese. Welcome and good luck on your studies .
Hey Sophie! I just got positive from Covid and have to isolate myself for 10 days. When I found out, i realized that self-care is even more crucial to me...now that I have to focus on getting better myself. I put things into different perspective so that I won't get stuck into a rut, instead Im organizing my 10-day activities to be more fun and engaging. Another great content from you, Sophie! From a fellow INFJ and empath 🥰
I got so involved in your video that I felt like I was having a conversation with you. At the end when you said “bye”, I waved my hands to say bye 👋. Love your videos. It is helping me to get out of my rut and take care of myself. Thanks. Sending love ❤️
I am going through a period of changes in my life in all areas, and now I am meditating to ground myself and I feel so much better afterwards. I am enjoying this time to really take care of myself and your videos inspire me so much. Also, so happy to hear that you’re learning Portuguese, I’m from Brazil! 🥰🥰
This year, I want to take care of myself. Slow down and prioritize. Have a better balance between my job and my private life, in order to avoid a new burnout. Thanks for this video !
I loved this!! I try to start my day with positive affirmations for myself and my family and for those I do not know. I love how you say to care for ourselves mind, body and soul. When we care for ourselves we feel like our best selves. If anyone out their is needing to improve their skin I am here and I can fix anything. Vegan and woman owned. I ask with love. I know how hard it can be and I can fix ANYTHING🙌🏻 I am also an empathetic and it can be so difficult to care so much. But watching you I realize I wouldn’t want to be any other way. Thank you for what you bring to us here. Blessing to you and everyone here. 🙌🏻🧡🍑Lisa
I am looking forward to meditating on my Fun adventures/travels from my past years and finding ways to nurture my relationship with people every day. Every day, any small effort counts. Thanks for this wonderful video 🌴
Thank You so much for sharing your ideas and thoughts and experiences. Sometimes we might think that these are small things, but small things add up to impact us in one or other way, and we have to continuously learn to tace care of ourselves in a lving and nurturing way. Ive been enjoying many of your videos and today i needed this one so much! A recent move to another (amazing!) country and all the things to deal with that comes with it, has left me a bit overwhelmed the last couple of days and then we need to be reminded of all the little, and important practices we can make use of to recenter ourselves! Thank You again!
Your voice is sooting and so calming dear :) I am an empath too and get overwhelmed from time to time. Can relate so much to you ! Thanku for this video.
Olá ... sou portuguesa e chamo me Maria já na casa dos 50 e moro na Suiça ... estou adorar seus videos são uma grande inspiração para mim e desafia me a tentar mudar tantas coisas na minha vida ... Grata pela partilha e por estar desse lado 🙏 Namasté
I'm on a journey of better health, so I don't have any tips to share at the moment. But the self-care I'm doing right now is KonMarie-ing my home and life. Thank you for this inspiring video 💙 I'd also love to mention that I think you should be on Kalle Flodin's podcast, My True North ✨
Each and everyone ove us, have our own way's to deal with self care. Sophie you have mentioned, your tip's. ( Brilliant !!!.) Happiness is the best chore. Great video Sophie.
Like always so touching, beautiful and useful speech and video. Thank you for sharing with us and bringing happiness to many of us . Blessings to you and your family 🙏🤗
I really want to make more friends or at least maybe connect on a slightly deeper level with people I am acquainted with in the hopes that it develops into a friendship. Cooties has Not been helpful in fostering relationships.
I didn't think it was possible to make real friends in my 30's, but thankfully I proved myself wrong :) but yeah, cooties has made things difficult for socializing..
Hello! I'm a Translator from Brazil. I'm learning so much about things are important to me. I'm learning a lot about things that are important to me by watching your videos. I'm very grateful for your content and I want you to know that you have a follower here in São Paulo, Brazil. If you want help with the Portuguese language, I will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
hi! I subscribed to your channel about three days ago and, since then, have been binge watching your videos, that have easily became my new favorites! good luck with your Portuguese! beijinhos de Portugal 💕
Trying the Tim Ferris 10 minute dose of outdoor sunshine first thing... Ike really first thing in the morning and then before sunset. Should have started in the summer. Supposedly does something sciency with setting better sleep patterns. Sounds kooky but can’t argue with Tim.
I socialize a lot at work too. So during the weekend I choose to be alone to recharge myself. I'm a introvert, so I need a lot of alone time! I love how smooth your voice is. Your video is so inspiring, as always ❤️
How do you manage your children... Please make a video on that aspect also. It would raise awareness on how calmly children can be treated and how they too can enjoy a slow life
SWEET Sweet Sophie❤I love you more and more as time goes by .....through the WAVE length,a connection is a connection. When I think about the FEW people I follow,it is so EXCITING and FULFILLING and even MAGICAL because HONESTLY I can not remember HOW they YOU came into my LIFE But each one of YOU fills a part of my Life I LOVE,so without a DOUBT it was ALL meant to be.Thank you Sophie. TODAY'S VIDEO short and to the point..very INSPIRATIONAL ADVICE dear Sophie.I can put into practice each one of them.Weather here in the Desert is changing and it has been GLORIOUS, in my walks I can feel and experience all those little moments that are so IMPORTANT to our wellbeing. I wish you a Beautiful day each,day of this week.You gave me the present of a more inspired Tuesday afternoon YES!! Let's practice SELF CARE ...Awww that OCEAN..
