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How self-care and creating time for yourself can help you thrive

Updated: Jun 6


Why creating time for yourself can help you to thrive | Dr Andrea Haas Confidence Coach & Hypnotherapist

๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’โ€™๐‘ ย ๐‘๐‘‚ย ๐‘๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ข๐‘ก๐‘ฆย ๐‘–๐‘›ย ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘กย ๐‘”๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘›โ€ฆ


Imagine going out to your garden and all the weeds have taken over and are strangling your beautiful flowers...all you see are weeds, the flowers are hiddenโ€ฆ


This hasnโ€™t happened over night; itโ€™s happened over months and maybe years of neglect.

And when you look more closely, what flowers you do see are wilting, the colours are faded, the leaves brown and dry, being eaten away by small animalsโ€ฆ


And thatโ€™s your lifeโ€ฆ


Suddenly you wake up one morning feeling youโ€™re on this never-ending hamster wheel of life.You realise how complicated and busy your life is.


What is the purpose?


You keep going for those who need you. But you feel:


  • ย Exhausted

  • ย Unhappy

  • ย Overwhelmed

  • ย Unfulfilled

And life seems to be passing you by...


The first thing you do is drop the things that you enjoy doing, that benefit you emotionally and health wise, hoping thisโ€™ll make things better. You basically ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘กย ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘™๐‘“ย ๐‘œ๐‘›ย ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ย ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘˜๐‘๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ, until things settle down.


But things never settle down, they just get more and more complicated. And now youโ€™re feelingโ€ฆ


  • ย Resentful

  • ย Impatient, snapping at loved ones

  • ย Youโ€™re suffering with tiredness, headaches and gut issues.

  • ย You may start to have the odd drink

  • ย You start to feel as if youโ€™re losing control.


You know this canโ€™t go on, that things need to change, but you have no idea where to start, you havenโ€™t got the energy or the time, and it all seems so difficultโ€ฆ.


Why? Becauseโ€ฆ


  1. ย You feel guilty putting time aside for self-care or for yourself.

  2. ย You canโ€™t see the weeds from the flowers.


And yet, you know things canโ€™t continue like this, because life is passing you by, and you donโ€™t want to look back with regret.


Self-care is not a luxury, it's a necessity


By doing the weedingโ€ฆ.


  • ย You do the things that are important to you.

  • ย You have more time, feel more fulfilled and feel happier and more energised.

  • ย You spend quality time with those who need you.



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Dr Andrea Haas is a Confidence Coach, Hypnotherapist, EFT Practitioner based in Sherborne, Dorset


About the Author


Dr Andrea Haas is a Confidence Coach, Hypnotherapist, EFT Practitioner based in Sherborne, Dorset, supporting women toย release their limiting beliefs and habits, connect with their self-worth, and embrace a more fulfilling life.


Find out more about Andrea's servicesย or get in touch to kick start your personal growth today.

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