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The Self-Care Slump: How to Get Back on Track Without Starting Over
Wellness shouldn’t feel like another job on your plate. Here’s how to bounce back from the “I fell off” spiral with compassion and small, powerful moves.
Valerie Alvarez
13 Apr • Reading Time: 13 minutes
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If your foam roller is collecting dust and your go-to smoothie ingredients have expired (RIP frozen mango), this one’s for you. In today’s Wellness Rewind, I’m pulling back the curtain on a recent self-care slump, why overachievers tend to overcomplicate wellness, and how to get back on track without needing a whole new identity. Expect science-backed simplicity, habit hacks, and my personal 3-day reset loop that gets me moving again—without shame or stress.
Let’s hit refresh, together.
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What's Inside
When Your Self-Care Plan Ghosts You…
I missed a workout.
Then two.
Then suddenly, my running shoes looked betrayed, my Apple Watch was judging me, and I was living off coffee and ‘vibes.’
Life had been doing the absolute most: tight deadlines, new product testing for Root + Renew (so good, but wow, the time), a hormonal rollercoaster that deserved its own soundtrack, and my dog Mila deciding 2AM zoomies were the move.
I knew I should meditate. I should meal prep. I should stretch. But every time I thought about it, I just… didn’t. The pressure to “catch up” made me avoid it even more.
Sound familiar?