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Description
Have you been showing up for everyone else while slowly leaving yourself behind?
In this episode of The Who Am I? Podcast, Jeff Hopgood talks about what it means to start with you by building a Return-to-Me Habit — one small daily practice that helps you come back to yourself.
This is not about expensive self-care routines or picture-perfect wellness. It is about choosing one simple habit that reminds you that you matter too.
A Return-to-Me Habit may look like taking 10 quiet minutes before the day starts, walking without your phone, journaling one honest sentence, praying before reacting, drinking water before coffee, going to bed instead of scrolling, or checking in with yourself before checking on everybody else.
In this episode, Jeff explores why self-care starts with self-honesty, why small habits are powerful, how to choose care over performance, and why protecting your peace is necessary for healing.
You cannot keep pouring out of an empty place and calling it purpose.
This episode is for anyone who feels tired, overwhelmed, stretched thin, emotionally drained, or ready to stop abandoning themselves while caring for everyone else.
Self-care is not selfish.
Self-care is stewardship.
Pause. Reflect. Refocus.