Self-Care Reboot
The Goddess of Hestia ✨
The Goddess Element that was needed yesterday was Self-Care. Hestia, Keeper of the Flame, was calling! This archetypal Goddess helps us create rhythms of rest and renewal and establish sacred boundaries. She restores our energy so we can replenish our temple and feel more grounded and radiant. ✨
Friday afternoon, I was feeling tired in a beautiful way. I have been rockin’ my Goddess Purpose (Hera in the house 🔥)! My creativity is off the charts, I’m feeling more alive and on purpose — but there is a time and place for everything. I remind myself that I am a cyclical being, and there’s a reason there are 10 Goddess Elements — they all enhance and support our lives in very different ways.
My husband is out with the kids, so I was like: I need a 100% Hestia Day! I wrote out a long list of self-care ideas and set an intention to focus only on those things. No other distractions and minimal tech. That meant writing this post and doing some journaling on my computer for my personal Goddess work — the same kind of work the women in RYGL are doing (and will be doing).
As I share this, know that I am not saying this is what you should do. I’m sharing because this is what restores me, and when I have the very rare and occasional time to do this, it feels good to go all in. But a reminder: small self-care rhythms and rituals make a huge difference — and that’s how my normal day-to-day life usually flows.
I guess I want to give you permission (in case you needed it — and I think sometimes we do; I know I do): if you have the time and space to turn off, slow down, and do what nourishes you on a deep level — be willing to be creative, putter around the house, linger longer, take up space, and not feel like you need to accomplish anything or be productive — DO IT!!! 💃
That may sound funny since I just listed all the things I did in a day. But this was an organic, natural flow for me (it may not be for you!). You might think: I’d stay in bed half the day and read a great book. Or I’d go to the beach and do absolutely nothing. Or I’d go on a four-hour hike. Or maybe cleaning and organizing is your jam — in which case, please come to my house and be my Marie Kondo 😂. You get the point. We all know this, but it’s worth repeating: there is no ONE way to rock your Goddess life, and no ONE way to self-care.
This is how my Hestia-inspired day went — how I replenished. Yes, it may seem like a lot. That was intentional and joyfully inspired. I wanted a full-day reset because I haven’t taken one of these in a loooong time.
Side note: Years ago, I did a homeschooling assessment with my son (the facilitator suggested I take it too). One of my top strengths was self-care. I laughed and said I was surprised that was considered a strength. She said it’s actually very rare. Take that for what it’s worth. Self-care really is my happy place (and apparently a strength) 😂. That said, in this season of life, I need to be very intentional and strategic about how I do it — homeschooling, family life, animals, business, making most of our food from scratch… only so many hours in a day. So this truly felt like a joyful retreat. 🥰
Here’s how my Hestia day flowed:
☀️ Wake up and sit outside for sunrise, enjoying the sights and sounds of nature
🐶🐓 Let the chickens out and play with the dogs (they’re all rescues with their own stories). I took extra time to really appreciate them and feel grateful for the love and laughter they bring
🕯️ Light candles and give energy to my WISH — a prayer of gratitude for the women already signed up for RYGL, holding some of their WISHes in my heart 🙇♀️
🩸 Test ketones and blood sugar (not exactly where I expected, but all good 😉)
🫖 Made a yummy weekend treat: dandelion root tea, homemade cashew milk, 2 raw eggs, glycine, lucuma, sunfiber, and a splash of MCT oil — sounds weird, but it’s delicious 😆
📝 Paper journal session — setting intentions and reaffirming my Goddess Story & WISH
♥️ 15-minute barefoot morning walk while talking with my mom
📕 Read for 30 minutes
🎵 Worked on lyrics for a potential RYGL WISH song (so fun!)
💻 2 hours of inspired RYGL work
♟️ Watched my son’s National Chess Championship game online
🌳 45-minute trail walk
🧘♀️ 35-minute meditation
🧹 Light cleaning (very minimal with the family out 😂)
🔥 45-minute sauna (reading)
📝 Evening journal session — reviewing, reflecting, and celebrating the day
🌅 Rewrite Your Story meditation + myofascial release
😴 Read before bed with red light
These are some of the ways I rocked the Goddess of Self-Care today. ✨
What’s your favorite way to self-care?! 🤗
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I like how this treats self-care as rhythm rather than reward. The emphasis on cycles, timing, and knowing when to shift energies feels grounded and lived, not performative. What stands out is the permission to let nourishment look different depending on season, capacity, and context. A full reset day and small daily rituals are both valid, and neither needs to be justified. This reads as an invitation to pay attention to what actually restores you, not to copy someone else’s version of it.