This podcast episode (Episode #89 of The Awaken Podcast) features Dr. Andrea Kraj discussing emotional reliance and self-care. In this excerpt she emphasizes treating the body as a vessel that must be cared for—using metaphors like engines and electric vehicles—and argues that giving oneself permission to address physical and nutritional needs enables caring for others.
We need to take care of our bodies in this way, because our bodies are our vessels. They're really like, what get us from place A to B. If your engine is leaking fuel, or your electric vehicle isn't charged up, or your body doesn't have the fuel it needs to get through during the day, nutritionally or physically, you haven't taken care of a wound of some sort. I mean, if you had a physical wound, you would take care of it, right? Like, if you have a traumatic wound in your body, you need to take care of it. You ought to give yourself that right and that respect. Take care of yourself. And I think when we hear other people give us the permission to do that, it makes it easier. And we need to sometimes hear that, that it's okay to take care of yourself, because you can take care of other people.
