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Caring for Yourself | Debi Mason on Self-Care, Resilience & Wellbeing | HCA Talks Health

Zena Le Roux

  What does it really mean to care for yourself in a world that constantly demands more?

In this follow-up episode of HCA Talks Health, Debi Mason, Professional Health & Wellness Coach, continues the conversation on burnout recovery and the guiding question that transformed her life: “How will this nourish me?”

🎧 Tune in to discover:

Why self-care is more than just bubble baths and breaks

How to stay connected to your needs during stress and overwhelm

The role of nervous system regulation and polyvagal theory

Simple, consistent practices to support resilience and wellbeing

How to shift from “pushing through” to making nourishing choices

This episode is a gentle yet powerful reminder to pause, reflect, and ask yourself what truly supports your wellbeing.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
01:00 How “How will this nourish me?” became a guiding question
02:00 From food as nourishment to whole-life nourishment
03:00 Defining nourishment beyond food
04:00 Mental, emotional & physical nourishment
05:00 Giving from overflow instead of depletion
06:00 Using nourishment as a decision-making lens
07:00 Everyday choices & listening to your needs
08:00 Nourishment during difficult situations
09:00 Perspective, compassion & learning through challenge
10:00 Nature as a source of nourishment
11:00 Awe, connection & grounding practices
12:00 Small daily sources of nourishment
13:00 Routine, learning & curiosity
14:00 Gratitude, joy & simple pleasures
15:00 Nervous system regulation & polyvagal tools
16:00 Tools for busy or overwhelming moments
17:00 Why we stop listening when life gets hard
18:00 Pausing to hear what the body needs
19:00 Breath, movement & releasing stress
20:00 Releasing adrenaline through shaking
21:00 Learning from nature’s stress responses
22:00 Building a personal nourishment toolkit
23:00 Moving from autopilot to alignment
24:00 Reflection practices to identify nourishment
25:00 End-of-day nourishment & gratitude questions
26:00 Body awareness & somatic feedback
27:00 Journaling & turning insight into action
28:00 Scheduling nourishment as non-negotiable
29:00 Nourishing to abundance & overflow
30:00 Nourishment as presence for others
31:00 Reframing self-care as non-selfish
32:00 Protecting time, health & energy
33:00 Moving from surviving to thriving
34:00 Final reflections on nourishment & meaning
35:00 Closing


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