You're the one everybody counts on, the one who keeps the whole thing running, and you're proud of that. But somewhere in all the loving, providing, and showing up, you stopped including yourself. If you feel invisible in your own full life, this episode is for you.

Every one of us has a rush season. For many of us, it's the holidays, but yours might be the start of a school year, a spring packed with family birthdays, or the months you spend caring for your mother. Whatever yours looks like, you know how it goes: you start out willing, and a few weeks in you realize you haven't heard your own voice ask for anything in days.

In this episode, I share the January afternoon I sat on my couch in tears after a holiday season that went perfectly for everyone but me, what I realized in that moment, and the simple practice I built from it. It takes less than a minute a day and keeps you connected to who you are even when the list is a mile long.

You'll learn:

• Why tying your worth to taking care of everyone leaves you feeling hollow, even when life looks full and good
• The real cost of that belief, today, in your relationships, and years from now when your roles start to change
• Why your caregiving grows from your worth instead of creating it, and what changes when you see it that way
• The Worth-First Morning: a practice that takes seconds and keeps you in your own days
• How to start it today so it carries you through your busiest season

The Worth-First Morning starts today, before this episode ends.

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You're more than everyone’s everything. You are someone. And you are worth living your utmost life, as your utmost self.

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