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Is Your Self-Care Routine Secretly Stressing You Out?
Self-care shouldn’t feel like a job. If your “wind down” routine is winding you up, it’s time for a reset.
Valerie Alvarez
30 Mar • Reading Time: 10 minutes
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If March felt like a sprint, you’re not alone—and ironically, I’m actually less than one week out from running the Prague Half Marathon. Training has taught me that recovery and routine are non-negotiable, but here’s the truth: even wellness habits can start to feel like pressure when you’re juggling everything.
This week, I decided to test the Whoop band for 30 days—part experiment, part obsession—to help me optimize my rest, recovery, and routines. (More on this after the 30-days.) In today’s newsletter, we’re diving into what to do when your self-care starts to feel more like a should than a support system. You’ll also get a 3-step framework to help you reset, a reader exercise, 5 hacks inspired by my Threads fam, and sharing a few reader write in’s how they’ve optimized their week.
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When Your Self-Care Routine Becomes Another Thing on Your To-Do List
Is this your thought on your self-care routine at the moment?
We need to talk.
About the color-coded calendar, the foam roller guilt, the 5-step skincare routine that started as joy and turned into a job. About how the bath bomb lost its fizz the moment it became mandatory.
If you’ve ever looked at your perfectly curated wellness plan and thought, “Ugh, I just don’t have the energy,” you’re not failing. You’re probably just overdue for a reset.