The Self Care Creature Podcast: Recent Episodes
Courtney Klop
Self-care is a lifelong commitment of continually choosing to show up for yourself (and that’s not a linear path)to know what you need, what best serves you, and how to honor your well-being without sacrificing your health or worth, so you can show up as you truly are in this world and be there with and for the people you care about. There's nothing dazzling or limiting about this. It's true inner work, for an honest peace of mind, which leads to a high quality life. We are all capable of this.
Welcome to season 2 of the podcast where we are having candid conversations. Open, honest, vulnerable conversations from people, Friends, and clients that I admire. Our intention here is to educate and empower you! These episodes are unscripted, recorded live, and in this episode I'm diving in with my guests Paige Sparks & Madison Reed, budding therapists who are specializing in the addiction and recovery field. We discuss the powerful role of mindfulness in recovery, why therapy isn't one size fits all, and lead our listeners through a therapeutic progressive muscle relaxation exercise.
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With guest Dr. Tee Williams, social justice educator, we discuss frame-bending and frame-busting experiences, how patterns hijack rational thinking, and Dr. Tee's journey of continual self-discovery through the social justice lens.
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With guest James Rose, actor and writer, we discuss antidotes to thin culture in the wellness industry, trauma-informed yoga, and James's experience with COVID-19.
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With guest Christine Sferco, child and youth care social worker, we discuss the difference between validation and acknowledgement, healing through trauma, and the non-linear path of self-care.
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With guest Carlee Murrell of Carlee Fit, we discuss energy, spirituality, and the movement in the fitness industry away from aesthetic and into overall health and wellbeing.
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With guest Melissa Shafer, a wellness coach and instructor with the Nutritional Therapy Association, we discuss the high expectations that we place on food and the definition of and how to overcome orthorexia.
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With guest Megs Elemans of ME Photo, we chat all about shifting your focus from the arrival to the ride, empowerment photography, and sitting in your power.
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With guest Hayley Siggs, we get into how you can remain authentic and be more open to being wrong and having difficult conversations in our new world post-2020.
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All your morning routine questions answered in this episode! Including How to start a routine! What are the benefits of a morning routine? Routine vs. coping mechanism. Setting boundaries with others and oh so much more. Grab a notebook, your favorite beverage of choice and get to listening + learning!
Many topics are covered in today's episode as Courtney shares her personal journey + realizations around her own mood swings. Listen and learn what your emotions have to do with the healing path. Courtney touches on fear, depression, bipolar, crippling anxiety, trauma, empowerment and more. More show notes at www.selfcarecreature.com/blog
In this episode, Courtney will discuss the purpose and power of intentional spaces and rituals and why it matters when developing a self-care lifestyle. She gives you the recipe and inspiration to make your own, with what you got, debunking the myth that it should look any certain way. Court calls for us to stop comparing and to start cultivating! This delicate dance between practicing gratitude and manifesting your heart’s desire is done gracefully when you learn to see the beauty hidden in plain sight! This episode will have you eager to set up a dedicated space to show up for yourself with excitement! What are the tokens and symbols that you will find? Since this episode was recorded Court has learned that the term “smudge” is specific to a group of indigenous individuals and would like to encourage use of the words “space clearing” or “blessing a space” rather than specifically referring to the burning of herbs as smudging. As a community driven podcast, your feedback is important! If you feel called, leaving a review greatly helps or you can submit a podcast topic idea here: bit.ly/SCCPF (case sensitive!)
Welcome back! Today you will hear about Courtney’s experience using Oracle/Goddess cards and fumbling her way into Tarot territory. During Courtney's travels in Central America and Mexico, this maternally transcendent deck found her in a sort of spiritual rights of passage. Participate in guided meditation lessons as Courtney tells her story that she hopes will inspire others. As a community driven podcast, your feedback is important! If you feel called, leaving a review greatly helps or you can submit a podcast topic idea here: bit.ly/SCCPF (case sensitive!)
In this episode Courtney lays down 7 steps to help us make lasting changes in our life! The beauty of this information is that it prepares us for ways to respond when obstacles inevitably arise in life. We are reminded of the grace we will need to have with ourselves during the process of shedding old habits and the time it takes to find what you love and what works. Court talks about the humbling and spiritual experience of getting to know yourself, what you want and going after it!
As a community driven podcast, your feedback is important! If you feel called, leaving a review greatly helps or you can submit a podcast topic idea here!
Topics covered in this episode:
- Decide
- Take Action
- Get off track, face an obstacle
- Show-up for yourself, face the push-back (internal and external)
- Pause. Listen. Observe the habitual tendencies and the loop it keeps you stuck in
- Practice grace (self-compassion) and accept yourself where you are at
- Break the cycle by trying something new! (again and again and again)
“All I know is that my life is better when I assume that people are doing their best. It keeps me out of judgment and lets me focus on what is, and not what should or could be.” ~Brené Brown
What would it be like to offer yourself that same compassion? In this episode, our Self-Care Creature and Educator, Courtney, advocates for ways to treat yourself lovingly while you objectively, and graciously observe your whole self, beliefs, stressors, cycles and all of it! Courtney shares her personal experience, observations and asks you to answer honestly, “How are you showing up for yourself?”
As a community driven podcast, your feedback is important! If you feel called, leaving a review greatly helps or you can submit a podcast topic idea here!
Topics Covered in this Episode:
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Tips and Stories on objective and compassionate (self)observation
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Ways to embody and integrate shifts with daily tasks
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Uncover where you picked up beliefs in childhood that aren’t serving you
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Gratitude + Giving thanks
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Why crying is ok
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Getting comfortable with crying
In this episode, Courtney discusses the ways that our inner critic can keep us feeling separated from pure, unconditional Self Love. That pesky voice inside that quietly, from behind the scenes, judges and compares. The one that puts tremendous pressure on you with all kinds of “shoulds” and “shouldn’ts,” and keeps you playing small. IT HAS TO GO! However, it needs to be caught before it can be stopped! Court shares simple and successful tools for flipping the script on those stubborn and un-loving inner voices. The best part??! They are simple shifts, not additional things for your already maxed out to-do list. As a community driven podcast, your feedback is important! If you feel called, leaving a review greatly helps or you can submit a podcast topic idea here!
Topics Covered in this Episode:
- Self-Like + Self-Love
- That pesky Inner Critic
- How it's keeping you in a loop of suffering
- Body neutrality as a bridge
- Eye gazing YouTube tutorial
- Hands on body breathing breakdown
Courtney didn’t choose the Self-Care Podcast life, it chose her! Hear about how in this unscripted, down to earth and inspiring Self-Care Creature Podcast Premier!! Get to know Courtney as she describes her journey of learning to live in flow, with compassion and with complete faith in what the Universe delivers!! In this episode, Courtney describes her experience of co-creating with the universe, learning to trust, and remembering her true nature. Creatures of nature, Welcome! Gather ‘round for this intimate and cozy chat with educator, Self-Care Creature herself, Courtney Klop!
As a community driven podcast, your feedback is important! If you feel called, leaving a review greatly helps or you can submit a podcast topic idea here!
Topics Covered in this Episode:
- (Whole) Self-Care defined
- What self-care isn’t
- Self-Care + social media
- Intention and plan for the podcast series
- Court’s cosmic profile (stars, symbols, numbers)
- Core values breakdown
- Julia Bray astrology link
- Upstate NY Retreat Center
- Coming Home Podcast interview
- Self-Care Creature Blog
- ASK A ? + SUBMIT FEEDBACK!