100% Guilt-Free Self-Care Tami Hackbarth

Show notes: https://www.tamihackbarth.com/blog/episode-222
Have you read You Can Heal Your Life? I only understood about every third word, but one big takeaway is: change is possible and you have the power to make it happen. 
I was sold on the concept, but I needed something a bit more practical to help me in my everyday life.
Then I found this book, and everything changed. It set me on the path I am on today.
The Women’s Comfort Book: A Self-Nurturing Guide for Restoring  Balance in Your Life  by Jennifer Louden. Fast forward a few decades and I had a major epiphany: authors are people. People are on social media. 
✨poof✨
I found Jen on Twitter and sent her a message telling her how her book had changed my life. She responded (🤗🤩🥳)
And now we are BFFS!!!
Just kidding! (Sort of)….
In case you haven't met yet. JENNIFER LOUDEN wanted to be Harriet the Spy when she was eight, an enlightened master when she was twelve, and a brilliant comedy writer when she was twenty-two. She penned her bestseller, The Woman’s Comfort Book, after her first why bother time. She’s the author of five additional books including The Woman’s Retreat Book and The Life Organizer. She has inspired millions of women through her books, her retreats, and her newsletter, but probably not through her cooking or her typos.
I hope you’ll give this week’s episode with Jennifer Louden a listen. I tried really hard to not fangirl too much. I loved hearing how self-care has evolved over the decades since Jen first wrote her self-care best seller.

Show notes: https://www.tamihackbarth.com/blog/episode-221

Five years ago I published my first 100% Guilt-Free Self-Care episode. I promised myself I would release a season because I knew I had ten things about self-care I wanted to share with you.
I had no idea what the show would grow into. 🤯
Over the five years, we have learned from so many authors I admire. We have seen how self-care impacts women in all kinds of industries and professions. 
Deep dives into Enneagram and Getting Good at Grief gave me a chance to collaborate with my pals and learn more about myself (and you) in the process. 
Self-care for the 9-5er came about from a question from an audience member.

 I couldn’t do this without you. 
 

Show notes: https://www.tamihackbarth.com/blog/episode-220
Today's guest is Kat Green, she's a perpetually curious and laid-back individual, a minimalist, and the proud owner of Badass Homelife. She is an ADHD Organizing Specialist and absolutely loves helping neurospicy folks find systems that work for them.
I hope you’ll give my interview with Kat a listen.

Show notes: https://www.tamihackbarth.com/blog/episode-219
After I attended an author's panel last year I introduced myself to Laura Tremaine. It was a super nerdy moment for me because I love her books and podcasts. I love her storytelling. 
I am super intrigued by her. Our backgrounds are very different—she grew up in very conservative Oklahoma, and I grew up in the liberal San Francisco Bay Area. But she moved to Los Angeles in her 20s and has talked about how that has impacted her.
Because I wanted to learn more about her, I asked her to be a guest on my podcast; she said yes! 
Then I made it weird. I didn’t reach out to schedule for almost a year. 🫣
Let this be a lesson to us all: people are lovely even when you leave them hanging for months.
 

Show notes: https://www.tamihackbarth.com/blog/episode-218

For more than a decade, I have been talking to people about self-care. Some would say I am a self-care evangelist because it saved my life. It is the only thing that keeps us from being burnt out. It is the fuel for feeling good enough in your life to keep going in our desire to make the world a better place.
“I don’t have enough time” is one of the most often expressed reasons why women aren’t doing the self-care that they need. They are too busy because of work, child raising, keeping up with the housework, and doing all the things for all the people in their lives.
What in your life would change if all time was created equal? What would change if you had enough time for your self-care and a more balanced distribution of housework and childcare in your home? 
In this week’s podcast, I got to talk with Eve Rodsky, author of Fair Play, about creating equitable households, reducing the mental load, decreasing emotional labor, and making invisible work visible.

Show notes: https://www.tamihackbarth.com/blog/episode-217

It’s my birthday week, and I am having a lot of feelings. Spring feels like another new year; it is election season, and I am now entering my mid-50s. Now seems like a good time to share my birthday wishes with you. You can find them in this week’s podcast episode. Some may surprise you, and others may not.