Shawnicorn Mindshift Coaching- Trauma Recovery Coach

🦄✨ Executive Dysfunction Strikes Back – Part 20
Day 15: Fuel the Body, Support Future Shawn

Today was a good reminder that sometimes the problem isn't motivation.

Sometimes you're just hungry.

I started noticing I was getting scatterbrained. I couldn't focus. I was having trouble finding words. I was running low on spoons and losing steam.

So I stopped and asked myself:

What do I actually need right now?

The answer wasn't more discipline.

The answer was food.

We need to fuel our bodies if we expect them to keep going.

Food is fuel.

Sleep is fuel.

Water is fuel.

When we're running low on any of those things, everything gets harder.

Today I made more herbal blends, organized inventory, worked on signage, opened my new shirts, listened to some amazing content from fellow coaches, danced around my camper more times than I can count, and started getting my Pride setup pulled together.

I also realized something else.

When I'm doing well, I dance.

I sing.

I move.

I bebop around.

When I'm deep in executive dysfunction, all of that disappears.

So for me, spontaneous dance parties are actually one of my indicators that I'm coming back online.

Your indicator might be different.

Maybe it's painting.

Maybe it's reading.

Maybe it's gardening.

Maybe it's creating.

Maybe it's spending time with people.

Pay attention to the things that make you feel like YOU.

When they disappear, that can be information.

When they return, that can be information too.

I also spent some time organizing inventory because that's another sign I'm feeling more like myself. I label the f**k out of everything. 😆

I like knowing what I have, where it is, and how much is left.

Not because I'm obsessive.

Because Future Shawn appreciates not having to guess.

That's really what this week has been about.

Supporting Future Shawn.

Making product before I need it.

Creating signs before the event.

Organizing inventory.

Adjusting my sleep schedule.

Doing the things now so I don't have to panic later.

By the end of the evening, I had eaten, felt a little better, and realized something important:

Just because I want to keep working doesn't mean I have the energy to keep working.

And that's okay.

It's almost 9 PM.

I'm going to get this video posted, see how I feel, and start winding things down because I'm intentionally working on shifting my sleep schedule back.

Progress isn't always doing more.

Sometimes progress is knowing when you're done for the day.

Hydrate.

Nourish your body.

Get some sleep.

Take care of you.

We can do the hard things. 🖤

🦄✨ Executive Dysfunction Strikes Back – Part 19 Day 15: Future Shawn Support Mode Activated

Today was a much different day than yesterday.

I got to bed earlier, slept about 9 hours, woke up over an hour earlier than I did the day before, and holy crap did I feel the difference.

Mental clarity matters.

Sleep matters.

Sleep hygiene matters.

Yesterday I could tell I was running on fumes. It took me hours to really feel awake and get moving. Today I was up, ate breakfast, hit the herb shop, got the supplies I needed, and got right to work.

Sometimes the difference between feeling stuck and feeling capable is simply giving your body what it needs.

Today I restocked herbs, made more product, opened my new shirts from Kristi's Kreations, had a couple spontaneous dance parties, listened to some amazing content from a fellow coach, Rofay Mishaguyas and knocked out what I set out to do.

And that's the big thing.

Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday were supposed to be product days.

I said I was going to make product.

I did.

Not perfectly.

Not without breaks.

Not without dancing around my camper.

Not without getting distracted by music.

Not without needing a little extracurricular and a peanut butter sandwich.

Yet I did it.

This is what getting back online looks like for me.

One thing I realized today is that spontaneous dance parties are actually one of my indicators that I'm doing better.

A few weeks ago, a few months ago, this wasn't happening.

When I'm struggling, the dancing disappears.

The singing disappears.

The playfulness disappears.

When those things start returning, I know I'm reconnecting with myself again.

Your indicator may be completely different.

Maybe it's painting.

Maybe it's gardening.

Maybe it's reading.

Maybe it's spending time with people.

Maybe it's creating.

Whatever it is, pay attention to the things that make you feel like YOU.

When they disappear, that can be information.

When they return, that can be information too.

I also realized something else today:

A lot of what I'm doing right now is Future Shawn support.

Buying supplies before I run out.

Making product before the last minute.

Shifting my sleep schedule before Pride.

Packing things ahead of time.

Getting my booth figured out before setup day.

Making sure Future Shawn doesn't have to panic later.

And honestly?

That's self-care too.

Not all self-care looks like bubble baths and face masks.

Sometimes self-care looks like making life easier for yourself later.

So that's what I'm doing.

One bag.

One task.

One dance party.

One promise kept to myself at a time.

We can do the hard things.

Hydrate.

Nourish your body.

Get some sleep.

Take care of you.

I love you.

🖤