April 3, 2025 • 19 mins
Feeling utterly exhausted after social events—even when completely sober? You might be experiencing an energetic hangover. These hidden energy drains can leave you feeling as depleted as an actual hangover, complete with fatigue, brain fog, and even physical symptoms like inflammation and nausea.
Drawing from personal experiences at recent charity galas, fashion shows, and travel, I explore how being constantly "on" in stimulating environments takes a very real toll on our nervous systems. The background noise, bright lights, multiple conversations, and diverse energies create an invisible but powerful drain that many of us don't recognize until we're completely depleted. What's fascinating is that these energetic hangovers often follow experiences we genuinely enjoy—connecting with others, traveling to new places, or supporting causes we believe in.
The good news? We can develop practical strategies to both prevent and recover from these energetic drains. During this episode, I share my go-to techniques: conscious breathing methods to stay grounded in overwhelming moments, the importance of physical grounding (yes, sometimes literally taking your shoes off!), setting clear intentions before events, and creating micro-moments of recovery throughout busy days. For aftermath recovery, I discuss the transformative power of nature connection, digital detoxing, movement practices, and physical cleansing rituals like infrared saunas and Epsom salt baths.
Most importantly, this episode encourages giving yourself permission to prioritize recovery time. Scheduling downtime after high-energy commitments isn't selfish—it's necessary self-preservation. As humans, we simply weren't designed for constant stimulation from digital devices, artificial lighting, and non-stop social interaction. Ready to protect your energy and recover more efficiently? Listen now, and discover how to maintain your balance in our hyper-connected world.
Thank you for joining me today. Please know that this podcast and the information shared is not to replace or supplement any mental health or personal wellness modalities provided by practitioners. It’s simply me, sharing my personal experiences and I appreciate you respecting and honoring my story and my guests. If something touched your heart please feel free to like, share and subscribe. Have a beautiful day full of gratitude, compassion and unconditional love.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
What's up you guys?
Welcome to this episode ofCrystal Clear.
I wanted to jump on for a shortand sweet one today on
energetic hangovers.
So in my line of work and mybusiness and my life it's very
busy.
As my regulars all know, I do alot of community events.
(00:22):
I'm talking big events.
I did a fashion show last week.
I walked the runway fordifferent outfits for about 700
people for a really awesomeorganization.
Sarasota February I had acouple of back-to-back events
between 300 and 500 participantsand I'm not always on stage
(00:43):
doing things, but actively, whenyou're there, when you're
representing yourself and yourcompany and your cause and your
purpose, you're on right.
So you're talking to people,you're conversating, there's a
lot of background noise, there'smusic, there's constant
distractions.
I mean it's really a veryoverstimulating environment that
(01:06):
in the moment I'm energized byit, I'm super excited, I love to
connect with people, I love tobe there, I love to chat.
But then at the same time Ifind myself now more so that I
do events sober like I don'tdrink at these events at all
anymore.
I find it easier to like findmyself in the overstimulated
(01:31):
state which makes me go back tolike why I probably drank at
them in the first place.
Pre-brody is because it wasoverstimulating.
So ways that I am able to andI'll just kind of start with the
big events, because I want totalk about this because we all
experience it at some capacity,whether you've gone to a
(01:51):
sporting event or youvolunteered at your child's
school or you've gone to a bigChristmas party or a big party
or a school dance I mean, we'veall been a part of.
You know even high school kids,like I watch my daughter
walking into her school andthere's bells ringing and people
walking around.
And you know even high schoolkids, like I watch my daughter
walking into her school andthere's bells ringing and people
walking around, and you knowyou're shuffling from place to
place.
There's a lot of differentenergy surrounding you in these
(02:13):
situations and you know whetherit's people, whether it's
environmental factors likebackground noises, or, you know,
maybe things in the environment, maybe there's animals around.
Who knows Ways that I have beenable to kind of cope and manage
through this, something that Ijust really felt compelled to
(02:36):
get on and share with you guys.
So, for example, for big events,one of my go-tos is breathing.
So really that's the only thingI can control in the
environment.
Like if I'm talking a lot andI'm like shallow breathing, I
notice that when I can be inconversation I can get into the
(02:57):
shallow breathing.
So I make sure, like when I'mdoing my active listening and
the other person is talking, I'mfocusing on my breath, I'm
taking deep breath in holding itand allowing it to flow, and I
try to do more of a boxbreathing or sometimes I'll do
staggered breathing, so Ibreathe in for four counts, hold
(03:18):
, breathe out for four countsand continue that pattern and I
found that that really helps mestay centered, stay grounded and
also helps me listen.
I'm to the point where I'm notactually physically counting my
breaths.
If I was, I wouldn't becompletely actively listening,
(03:39):
but I know I can know thatpattern and that rhythm for
myself.
So that's one thing that I findreally helpful.
Or if there's music on, I'llsway and move my body because I
feel like for me, I'm verykinetic, so physical movement
really helps me, as you canalways talk with my hands when
I'm podcasting and that's justpart of me, but I feel like it
(04:00):
helps me process more, it helpsme flow, it helps me be in my
rhythm of being there and beingpresent and kind of not to avoid
the conversation if I'm talkingto someone when there's music
on but just to have somemovement.
I think you can relate if youhave the baby sway.
When you're holding a baby, youstill sway back and forth.
(04:21):
It's just that natural kind ofmotion that your body can take
to really kind of help you be inyour groove Also, making sure
to stay hydrated, drinking lotsof water If it's appropriate.
Grounding like if I'm at a partyor I'm at someone's home, like
I'll take my shoes off and begrounded in the moment.
(04:43):
I'm just a barefoot girl anyway.
And be grounded in the moment.
I'm just a barefoot girl anyway.
Sometimes, at events, even ifyou're wearing heels all night
and you're sick of wearing them,take them off.
Who gives a shit, take it offright.
Even recently, a trip.
So recently my girlfriends andI went to New York City.
So much fun.
There was so much excitementleading up to the trip.
It was my girlfriend's birthday.
(05:03):
We had quick 48 hours.
We had so much fun.
We were grounded in our moments.
We were super present with eachother, where no one was on
their phone, I mean, we took aton of pictures.
We went to the park.
We had like this beautifulmeditation in the park where we
just laid there and kind of justsoaked in that we were there
and present in the city and Irealized how much that really
(05:27):
helps me when I'm traveling.
So, from traveling somewhere,being in an airport is a lot,
being on a flight is a lot.
Again, you're surrounded by alot of different people, a lot
of different energies.
Some might not always bepleasant Cab drivers.
Wherever, especially citieslike New York City, right,
(05:48):
there's always something goingon.
There's 50,000 different smellsin the street, there's so many
different noises in thebackground.
So we really just kind ofkicked it off.
We hung out in our room for alittle bit, went to the park and
really centered ourselves and Ithink it really set the tone
for the trip and our intentionof just being there and being
present and soaking it all in.
(06:09):
So if you're someone thattravels a lot for work or maybe
you do like I do and have tocommute to a lot of different
places throughout your day, Imight have a meeting downtown
and I might have to go to myoffice and I might have the
virtual meeting from home, but Ireally try to get grounded
wherever I am, when I'm gettingthere or like once I arrive.
(06:29):
And one thing that really helpsme is if I'm in my car or in
the airport.
Actually it's kind of fun inthe airport too to put my
headphones on or to turn thestereo on and listen to, like
yoga, grounding music with nolyrics.
So for me sometimes lyrics canbe overstimulating.
So just listening to somethingthat I find I always find that
(06:51):
flutes like the Native Americanflute, just really like I don't
know, like I was, like my soul,my soul really responds well to
that or chimes or something likeyou would hear in a sound bath,
really bring me back to thatpeace and the calm.
Or you can even do like whitenoise or or some sort of like
waterfall or nature-esqueWaterfall is kind of iffy.
(07:13):
It depends on when I have to gopee that one can backfire, but
that's something in betweencommutes or if it's like a
hustle and bustle kind of day oreven in traffic.
Sometimes just putting on somesoothing, calming music will
just help me keep my nervoussystem regulated during those
times.
(07:33):
Helped me keep my nervoussystem regulated during those
times.
For me more of a regularpractice, I really love to go in
for shamanic clearings, soundbaths.
You don't have to go in forthis, you could create this in
your own space.
(07:53):
There's a lot of yoga.
Nidra is really great.
Space, there's a lot of yoga.
Nidra is really great.
So after a long day or a bigevent or just even if I'm into
my head a lot, it doesn't evenhave to be some extraordinarily
big event.
It could just mean if you'refinding that you're like I got
to do this, I got to do that, Igot to write this down, I got to
do that.
I have to go pick the kids uphere, I have to go pick that up
there, I have to go to thegrocery store.
Sometimes we can energeticallydrain ourselves just from our
(08:15):
thoughts, and that's real.
So if you're extra exhaustedduring the day, just honor that,
don't beat yourself up over it.
Recently I have felt that Idon't know if it's the time
change.
I don't know what's going on,but I have just been more tired
lately.
Actually, I did have foodpoisoning last week and that was
(08:35):
a whole different ballgame.
But just honoring that.
So instead of waking up andgoing to cycle, I wake up and
like how do I want to move today?
What feels right for me todayand then honoring that.
So maybe it's a walk, maybe it'slike I've been reading a lot
more books lately because I'vebeen really trying to digital
detox and that's a big key instaying like we don't realize or
(09:01):
maybe some of us do howoverstimulating being on your
phone, in front of lights or anysort of technology is.
Let's just face it Humans arenot made for that.
We're not like.
There's reasons that it isthere and it's very useful and
it's very helpful in a lot ofways, but we're really not built
to be overstimulated all thetime.
So I try to always go back tonature.
(09:25):
So I have my desk sitting ifI'm working from home.
My home office faces our yardand I get to see beautiful green
and there's usually littlebirds out there, and so I really
try to, even if it's in avirtual meeting and I'm
overstimulated and there's a lotgoing on, I just try to take
myself there.
I'm listening, I'mparticipating, but I'm also
looking outside, I'm keepingmyself centered, I'm keeping
(09:46):
myself grounded, I'm keepingmyself like in the now present
in my, because what I realizedis, if I'm not taking time to do
these little bits of microhealing throughout my day, I'm a
fucking mess.
I am constantly like I need toschedule this, I need to
(10:08):
schedule this, I need to do thistrip, I need to do this.
I'm just taking a driver's test, like we got to get through an
apartment, we, I mean it's justconstantly circling so I can
intercept, like we have theability to intercept those
patterns at any time.
And so I've really tried tohold myself accountable for that
recently, because I foundmyself kind of going down rabbit
holes with too much to do andfeeling overwhelmed, which is, I
(10:32):
think, the reason I've reallyreached out.
I've read Prince Harry's bookSpare.
Such a good book.
Such a good book, I mean.
It really just gives you anidea of the type of life that
he's had to live and just givesme so much compassion for him
and his wife and his family.
Even I'm reading a fictionnovel right now, and then I have
(10:55):
another.
I'm going to read Lise Marie.
I love reading about people'slives because I'm always, again,
very intrigued by human healthand behavior.
But just reading, and I don'tlike to read on a Kindle, I
don't like to read on my phone.
I want a paperback book becauseI feel like it allows me to
just take myself away for alittle bit.
(11:17):
I'm not a big TV watching person, but even like watching your
favorite show and just notthinking about the outside stuff
.
But for me, the digital detoxis real right now.
So I've just chosen a differentroute, but definitely recommend
journaling.
Obviously is one of my bigthings I talk about quite often.
So journaling or just takingsome quiet time to do nothing,
(11:40):
just sitting on my lanai andtrying to soak it in soak in the
breeze it's getting a littlehot in Florida right now, but
just feeling the sun on my bodyor taking time to just let the
breeze blow and when I'm walking, like really paying attention
to my senses instead of it getsme out of my head.
(12:02):
It gets me out of that constantstate of thinking or feeling I
need to be doing something.
I was sick last week, justallowing myself to be and not
worrying about the things that Iwasn't getting done.
Um, breath work again, is hugeand you can youtube a lot like
(12:23):
some great things to.
Um, look up on youtube.
You know breath work, boxbreathing.
Um, yoga, nidra is really great.
Um, yin yoga is really great ifyou want to add in some body
like stretches and things likethat, and there's obviously a
ton of different resources outthere, but those are just a few
(12:46):
things that have been my go-torecently.
The sauna I've been getting wehave an infrared sauna, so I'm
getting back into that Becauseafter doing people-y things, I
really need to shed the energy.
I'm a giver, I love tocommunicate, I love to talk to
people, I love to be inconversation, but sometimes I
(13:08):
feel like my energy gets suckedout and sometimes I feel like I
accumulate other people's energy, especially if I'm in one place
too long or with someone thathas something going on.
And just so, somethingcleansing.
I love a good Epsom salt soakbath or magnesium soak bath, a
good long shower, a jump in thepool, a sauna anything that like
(13:31):
a sweat, a run, a jog, aworkout class, moving my body
always makes me feel like I kindof shed the day, so anything
that makes me feel like I'mgetting rid of excess is huge in
that.
So if you find yourself leavingwork events and you're too tired
to go for a work class because,trust me, by the end of the day
(13:52):
I'm not exercising, I might dosome light stretches or
something like that, but my peakexercise time is from about 8
to 10 am or sometimes earlier,but usually around between 8 and
10 these days and just reallytaking time to energetically
(14:13):
cleanse.
So even in the shower, I'lljust picture the water rushing
over me and just brushing it allaway.
And even if you don't haveaccess to that like even this
morning when I taught my yogaclass just having the
participants, like just taking amoment, closing your eyes,
picturing your thoughts, likeflowing through a river, going
(14:35):
down the waterfall and justgoing away, like our thoughts
are going to come and go, right,but allowing them to just flow,
intentionally letting it go andnot staying stuck there.
You can come back to it, right,like we can come back.
They're not going away foreverunless we want them to.
That's fine too, but you canalways come back to it and,
(14:56):
knowing that it's not too lateto just let it flow, let it go
if it's not serving you.
I don't know.
I just felt really.
I know energetically we have alot going on and a lot coming up
.
We have a son graduating andmoving to college and summer's
coming up, which is a busy timeof year for travel.
(15:17):
So I just wanted to get on andgive you guys some kind of tips
and tricks on things that I findreally helpful to ground me, to
center me, to take some quiettime for myself in moments to
where I don't get overstimulatedenergetically, especially like
family vacations.
That can be a big one.
I mean, we have four kids.
We're not planning a big familyvacation this summer.
(15:40):
We went to Switzerland lastsummer, which was beautiful, but
you better believe I took sometime to make sure I wake up
earlier than everyone else so Iwould go down, I'd have my latte
outside by myself and justmaking sure I prioritized my
time and knowing that that's notselfish.
Or if you're going to a bigevent like a big concert or
(16:02):
something like that, allowyourself enough downtime to
recover.
So that was kind of something Iwanted to touch on.
No one talks about or actuallythere's probably a lot of people
that talk about it, but Iwouldn't talk about it the
effects of energetic hangovers.
It can literally mimic the samephysiological response as an
(16:25):
alcohol hangover you can feelnauseous, you can feel tired,
you can feel lethargic, you canfeel sick to your stomach.
I mean, depending on what youeat, depending on the people
you're around, what you'redigesting energetically affects
you physically.
So giving yourself appropriatetime, like this past week, the
(16:48):
beautiful event I had so muchfun.
Saturday I was done, I was downfor the count.
I canceled my morning Pilatesclass.
I allowed myself to have a slowmorning, slowly sipping my
decaf coffee while my sonwatched a movie, having some
snuggle time, playing some Lego,just really having some
intentional time at home.
And then later on I felt alittle bit more energetic.
(17:10):
So I took a walk and went toPilates at three o'clock.
So I allow myself the grace andcompassion to pivot and to
prepare.
And now I know like in FebruaryI had back-to-back events.
I had the Haven Gala, then Ihad a resilient retreat,
farm-to-table event.
Both causes that are near anddear to my heart Love them.
(17:32):
It was Saturday night andSunday night.
By Monday I was physically illbecause I was so tired and so
worn out and I had eaten foodthat I felt over-served.
I didn't drink any alcohol, butI felt like I had drank like
six margaritas.
I was puffy and inflamed.
(17:52):
I didn't sleep well.
So I just want to throw it outthere that whether you're
drinking or not or doing anyother kind of substances, you
can still get those types ofhangovers just from being in
high energy or highoverstimulating zones.
(18:13):
So detoxing sauna, hot bath, agood sweat, a good workout, some
alone time, some time to justyou know, even doing Legos with
my son, I found so therapeuticbecause I just wasn't thinking,
I was just doing it.
Um, so just making sure toprioritize some time for
yourself like that.
(18:33):
Um, again, crystal clearcom.
If you ever have any questions,would love to chat with you
more on about this.
I'm actually have a lot ofupcoming retreats.
I'm um doing a a couple ladiesretreats coming up and I'm going
to be hosting some over thesummer in my space and just here
for you, here for it in thecomments, if you have any
questions.
(18:53):
Maybe things, situations thatyou're in that you don't really
know how to energeticallycleanse from, also have a ton of
awesome resources.
I love going to like my mediumand acupuncture and shamanic
clearings and breath work, and Ijust I love to do all the
things and even as a fitnessprofessional for over 20 years,
I still like to go to anexercise class.
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I love going to Pilates becauseI don't want to think about it.
I don't I want someone to tellme what to do, I just want to go
through the motions and be donewith it without thinking.
So just, that's pretty much itfor today.
I appreciate you guys foralways tuning in for your
support.
Just thought that I was just,from recent events, compelled to
really put that out for you andsupport you through your spring
(19:39):
and summer transition.
So thanks, guys.
What's up you guys?
Welcome to this episode ofCrystal Clear.
I wanted to jump on for a shortand sweet one today on
energetic hangovers.
So in my line of work and mybusiness and my life it's very
busy.
As my regulars all know, I do alot of community events.
(00:22):
I'm talking big events.
I did a fashion show last week.
I walked the runway fordifferent outfits for about 700
people for a really awesomeorganization.
Sarasota February I had acouple of back-to-back events
between 300 and 500 participantsand I'm not always on stage
(00:43):
doing things, but actively, whenyou're there, when you're
representing yourself and yourcompany and your cause and your
purpose, you're on right.
So you're talking to people,you're conversating, there's a
lot of background noise, there'smusic, there's constant
distractions.
I mean it's really a veryoverstimulating environment that
(01:06):
in the moment I'm energized byit, I'm super excited, I love to
connect with people, I love tobe there, I love to chat.
But then at the same time Ifind myself now more so that I
do events sober like I don'tdrink at these events at all
anymore.
I find it easier to like findmyself in the overstimulated
(01:31):
state which makes me go back tolike why I probably drank at
them in the first place.
Pre-brody is because it wasoverstimulating.
So ways that I am able to andI'll just kind of start with the
big events, because I want totalk about this because we all
experience it at some capacity,whether you've gone to a
(01:51):
sporting event or youvolunteered at your child's
school or you've gone to a bigChristmas party or a big party
or a school dance I mean, we'veall been a part of.
You know even high school kids,like I watch my daughter
walking into her school andthere's bells ringing and people
walking around.
And you know even high schoolkids, like I watch my daughter
walking into her school andthere's bells ringing and people
walking around, and you knowyou're shuffling from place to
place.
There's a lot of differentenergy surrounding you in these
(02:13):
situations and you know whetherit's people, whether it's
environmental factors likebackground noises, or, you know,
maybe things in the environment, maybe there's animals around.
Who knows Ways that I have beenable to kind of cope and manage
through this, something that Ijust really felt compelled to
(02:36):
get on and share with you guys.
So, for example, for big events,one of my go-tos is breathing.
So really that's the only thingI can control in the
environment.
Like if I'm talking a lot andI'm like shallow breathing, I
notice that when I can be inconversation I can get into the
(02:57):
shallow breathing.
So I make sure, like when I'mdoing my active listening and
the other person is talking, I'mfocusing on my breath, I'm
taking deep breath in holding itand allowing it to flow, and I
try to do more of a boxbreathing or sometimes I'll do
staggered breathing, so Ibreathe in for four counts, hold
(03:18):
, breathe out for four countsand continue that pattern and I
found that that really helps mestay centered, stay grounded and
also helps me listen.
I'm to the point where I'm notactually physically counting my
breaths.
If I was, I wouldn't becompletely actively listening,
(03:39):
but I know I can know thatpattern and that rhythm for
myself.
So that's one thing that I findreally helpful.
Or if there's music on, I'llsway and move my body because I
feel like for me, I'm verykinetic, so physical movement
really helps me, as you canalways talk with my hands when
I'm podcasting and that's justpart of me, but I feel like it
(04:00):
helps me process more, it helpsme flow, it helps me be in my
rhythm of being there and beingpresent and kind of not to avoid
the conversation if I'm talkingto someone when there's music
on but just to have somemovement.
I think you can relate if youhave the baby sway.
When you're holding a baby, youstill sway back and forth.
(04:21):
It's just that natural kind ofmotion that your body can take
to really kind of help you be inyour groove Also, making sure
to stay hydrated, drinking lotsof water If it's appropriate.
Grounding like if I'm at a partyor I'm at someone's home, like
I'll take my shoes off and begrounded in the moment.
(04:43):
I'm just a barefoot girl anyway.
And be grounded in the moment.
I'm just a barefoot girl anyway.
Sometimes, at events, even ifyou're wearing heels all night
and you're sick of wearing them,take them off.
Who gives a shit, take it offright.
Even recently, a trip.
So recently my girlfriends andI went to New York City.
So much fun.
There was so much excitementleading up to the trip.
It was my girlfriend's birthday.
(05:03):
We had quick 48 hours.
We had so much fun.
We were grounded in our moments.
We were super present with eachother, where no one was on
their phone, I mean, we took aton of pictures.
We went to the park.
We had like this beautifulmeditation in the park where we
just laid there and kind of justsoaked in that we were there
and present in the city and Irealized how much that really
(05:27):
helps me when I'm traveling.
So, from traveling somewhere,being in an airport is a lot,
being on a flight is a lot.
Again, you're surrounded by alot of different people, a lot
of different energies.
Some might not always bepleasant Cab drivers.
Wherever, especially citieslike New York City, right,
(05:48):
there's always something goingon.
There's 50,000 different smellsin the street, there's so many
different noises in thebackground.
So we really just kind ofkicked it off.
We hung out in our room for alittle bit, went to the park and
really centered ourselves and Ithink it really set the tone
for the trip and our intentionof just being there and being
present and soaking it all in.
(06:09):
So if you're someone thattravels a lot for work or maybe
you do like I do and have tocommute to a lot of different
places throughout your day, Imight have a meeting downtown
and I might have to go to myoffice and I might have the
virtual meeting from home, but Ireally try to get grounded
wherever I am, when I'm gettingthere or like once I arrive.
(06:29):
And one thing that really helpsme is if I'm in my car or in
the airport.
Actually it's kind of fun inthe airport too to put my
headphones on or to turn thestereo on and listen to, like
yoga, grounding music with nolyrics.
So for me sometimes lyrics canbe overstimulating.
So just listening to somethingthat I find I always find that
(06:51):
flutes like the Native Americanflute, just really like I don't
know, like I was, like my soul,my soul really responds well to
that or chimes or something likeyou would hear in a sound bath,
really bring me back to thatpeace and the calm.
Or you can even do like whitenoise or or some sort of like
waterfall or nature-esqueWaterfall is kind of iffy.
(07:13):
It depends on when I have to gopee that one can backfire, but
that's something in betweencommutes or if it's like a
hustle and bustle kind of day oreven in traffic.
Sometimes just putting on somesoothing, calming music will
just help me keep my nervoussystem regulated during those
times.
(07:33):
Helped me keep my nervoussystem regulated during those
times.
For me more of a regularpractice, I really love to go in
for shamanic clearings, soundbaths.
You don't have to go in forthis, you could create this in
your own space.
(07:53):
There's a lot of yoga.
Nidra is really great.
Space, there's a lot of yoga.
Nidra is really great.
So after a long day or a bigevent or just even if I'm into
my head a lot, it doesn't evenhave to be some extraordinarily
big event.
It could just mean if you'refinding that you're like I got
to do this, I got to do that, Igot to write this down, I got to
do that.
I have to go pick the kids uphere, I have to go pick that up
there, I have to go to thegrocery store.
Sometimes we can energeticallydrain ourselves just from our
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thoughts, and that's real.
So if you're extra exhaustedduring the day, just honor that,
don't beat yourself up over it.
Recently I have felt that Idon't know if it's the time
change.
I don't know what's going on,but I have just been more tired
lately.
Actually, I did have foodpoisoning last week and that was
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a whole different ballgame.
But just honoring that.
So instead of waking up andgoing to cycle, I wake up and
like how do I want to move today?
What feels right for me todayand then honoring that.
So maybe it's a walk, maybe it'slike I've been reading a lot
more books lately because I'vebeen really trying to digital
detox and that's a big key instaying like we don't realize or
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maybe some of us do howoverstimulating being on your
phone, in front of lights or anysort of technology is.
Let's just face it Humans arenot made for that.
We're not like.
There's reasons that it isthere and it's very useful and
it's very helpful in a lot ofways, but we're really not built
to be overstimulated all thetime.
So I try to always go back tonature.
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So I have my desk sitting ifI'm working from home.
My home office faces our yardand I get to see beautiful green
and there's usually littlebirds out there, and so I really
try to, even if it's in avirtual meeting and I'm
overstimulated and there's a lotgoing on, I just try to take
myself there.
I'm listening, I'mparticipating, but I'm also
looking outside, I'm keepingmyself centered, I'm keeping
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myself grounded, I'm keepingmyself like in the now present
in my, because what I realizedis, if I'm not taking time to do
these little bits of microhealing throughout my day, I'm a
fucking mess.
I am constantly like I need toschedule this, I need to
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schedule this, I need to do thistrip, I need to do this.
I'm just taking a driver's test, like we got to get through an
apartment, we, I mean it's justconstantly circling so I can
intercept, like we have theability to intercept those
patterns at any time.
And so I've really tried tohold myself accountable for that
recently, because I foundmyself kind of going down rabbit
holes with too much to do andfeeling overwhelmed, which is, I
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think, the reason I've reallyreached out.
I've read Prince Harry's bookSpare.
Such a good book.
Such a good book, I mean.
It really just gives you anidea of the type of life that
he's had to live and just givesme so much compassion for him
and his wife and his family.
Even I'm reading a fictionnovel right now, and then I have
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another.
I'm going to read Lise Marie.
I love reading about people'slives because I'm always, again,
very intrigued by human healthand behavior.
But just reading, and I don'tlike to read on a Kindle, I
don't like to read on my phone.
I want a paperback book becauseI feel like it allows me to
just take myself away for alittle bit.
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I'm not a big TV watching person, but even like watching your
favorite show and just notthinking about the outside stuff
.
But for me, the digital detoxis real right now.
So I've just chosen a differentroute, but definitely recommend
journaling.
Obviously is one of my bigthings I talk about quite often.
So journaling or just takingsome quiet time to do nothing,
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just sitting on my lanai andtrying to soak it in soak in the
breeze it's getting a littlehot in Florida right now, but
just feeling the sun on my bodyor taking time to just let the
breeze blow and when I'm walking, like really paying attention
to my senses instead of it getsme out of my head.
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It gets me out of that constantstate of thinking or feeling I
need to be doing something.
I was sick last week, justallowing myself to be and not
worrying about the things that Iwasn't getting done.
Um, breath work again, is hugeand you can youtube a lot like
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some great things to.
Um, look up on youtube.
You know breath work, boxbreathing.
Um, yoga, nidra is really great.
Um, yin yoga is really great ifyou want to add in some body
like stretches and things likethat, and there's obviously a
ton of different resources outthere, but those are just a few
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things that have been my go-torecently.
The sauna I've been getting wehave an infrared sauna, so I'm
getting back into that Becauseafter doing people-y things, I
really need to shed the energy.
I'm a giver, I love tocommunicate, I love to talk to
people, I love to be inconversation, but sometimes I
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feel like my energy gets suckedout and sometimes I feel like I
accumulate other people's energy, especially if I'm in one place
too long or with someone thathas something going on.
And just so, somethingcleansing.
I love a good Epsom salt soakbath or magnesium soak bath, a
good long shower, a jump in thepool, a sauna anything that like
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a sweat, a run, a jog, aworkout class, moving my body
always makes me feel like I kindof shed the day, so anything
that makes me feel like I'mgetting rid of excess is huge in
that.
So if you find yourself leavingwork events and you're too tired
to go for a work class because,trust me, by the end of the day
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I'm not exercising, I might dosome light stretches or
something like that, but my peakexercise time is from about 8
to 10 am or sometimes earlier,but usually around between 8 and
10 these days and just reallytaking time to energetically
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cleanse.
So even in the shower, I'lljust picture the water rushing
over me and just brushing it allaway.
And even if you don't haveaccess to that like even this
morning when I taught my yogaclass just having the
participants, like just taking amoment, closing your eyes,
picturing your thoughts, likeflowing through a river, going
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down the waterfall and justgoing away, like our thoughts
are going to come and go, right,but allowing them to just flow,
intentionally letting it go andnot staying stuck there.
You can come back to it, right,like we can come back.
They're not going away foreverunless we want them to.
That's fine too, but you canalways come back to it and,
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knowing that it's not too lateto just let it flow, let it go
if it's not serving you.
I don't know.
I just felt really.
I know energetically we have alot going on and a lot coming up
.
We have a son graduating andmoving to college and summer's
coming up, which is a busy timeof year for travel.
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So I just wanted to get on andgive you guys some kind of tips
and tricks on things that I findreally helpful to ground me, to
center me, to take some quiettime for myself in moments to
where I don't get overstimulatedenergetically, especially like
family vacations.
That can be a big one.
I mean, we have four kids.
We're not planning a big familyvacation this summer.
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We went to Switzerland lastsummer, which was beautiful, but
you better believe I took sometime to make sure I wake up
earlier than everyone else so Iwould go down, I'd have my latte
outside by myself and justmaking sure I prioritized my
time and knowing that that's notselfish.
Or if you're going to a bigevent like a big concert or
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something like that, allowyourself enough downtime to
recover.
So that was kind of something Iwanted to touch on.
No one talks about or actuallythere's probably a lot of people
that talk about it, but Iwouldn't talk about it the
effects of energetic hangovers.
It can literally mimic the samephysiological response as an
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alcohol hangover you can feelnauseous, you can feel tired,
you can feel lethargic, you canfeel sick to your stomach.
I mean, depending on what youeat, depending on the people
you're around, what you'redigesting energetically affects
you physically.
So giving yourself appropriatetime, like this past week, the
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beautiful event I had so muchfun.
Saturday I was done, I was downfor the count.
I canceled my morning Pilatesclass.
I allowed myself to have a slowmorning, slowly sipping my
decaf coffee while my sonwatched a movie, having some
snuggle time, playing some Lego,just really having some
intentional time at home.
And then later on I felt alittle bit more energetic.
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So I took a walk and went toPilates at three o'clock.
So I allow myself the grace andcompassion to pivot and to
prepare.
And now I know like in FebruaryI had back-to-back events.
I had the Haven Gala, then Ihad a resilient retreat,
farm-to-table event.
Both causes that are near anddear to my heart Love them.
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It was Saturday night andSunday night.
By Monday I was physically illbecause I was so tired and so
worn out and I had eaten foodthat I felt over-served.
I didn't drink any alcohol, butI felt like I had drank like
six margaritas.
I was puffy and inflamed.
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I didn't sleep well.
So I just want to throw it outthere that whether you're
drinking or not or doing anyother kind of substances, you
can still get those types ofhangovers just from being in
high energy or highoverstimulating zones.
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So detoxing sauna, hot bath, agood sweat, a good workout, some
alone time, some time to justyou know, even doing Legos with
my son, I found so therapeuticbecause I just wasn't thinking,
I was just doing it.
Um, so just making sure toprioritize some time for
yourself like that.
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Um, again, crystal clearcom.
If you ever have any questions,would love to chat with you
more on about this.
I'm actually have a lot ofupcoming retreats.
I'm um doing a a couple ladiesretreats coming up and I'm going
to be hosting some over thesummer in my space and just here
for you, here for it in thecomments, if you have any
questions.
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Maybe things, situations thatyou're in that you don't really
know how to energeticallycleanse from, also have a ton of
awesome resources.
I love going to like my mediumand acupuncture and shamanic
clearings and breath work, and Ijust I love to do all the
things and even as a fitnessprofessional for over 20 years,
I still like to go to anexercise class.
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I love going to Pilates becauseI don't want to think about it.
I don't I want someone to tellme what to do, I just want to go
through the motions and be donewith it without thinking.
So just, that's pretty much itfor today.
I appreciate you guys foralways tuning in for your
support.
Just thought that I was just,from recent events, compelled to
really put that out for you andsupport you through your spring
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and summer transition.
So thanks, guys.
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