Getting R.A.W. with Denise

Embracing Your 'Whatever Day': A Guilt-Free Ticket To A More Joyful YOU!

Denise Marsh Season 2 Episode 70

Hey there! This week on the podcast, I'm diving into a topic that's close to my heart: the 'whatever day.' I'll be sharing how this simple practice can be a game-changer for your mental and emotional well-being. Join me as we chat about giving ourselves permission to take a break from the automated routine of life and prioritize self-care guilt-free. Together, we'll explore setting boundaries that honor our self-worth and recharge our batteries. Plus, I'll be sharing some practical tips for making 'whatever days' a regular part of your routine. As always, I'm so grateful for your support and presence on this journey. Don't forget to spread the love by sharing the podcast with your friends and leaving a review. Let's keep inspiring each other to live in ways that feel OH SO GOOD!!





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Well, hey, there all you beautiful people, and welcome to the most exhilarating ride of self-discovery. To the most exhilarating ride of self-discovery. Get ready for a life-shifting journey as we dive deep into the topics of self-love, self-worth, some other selfies, as well as unlocking the transformative power of setting healthy boundaries so you can embrace your true potential and take charge of your life. This is not your typical self-help podcast, oh no, we are taking it up a notch and then some. No sugarcoating, no fluff, just real talk and real results. We're diving headfirst into those topics that some may shy away from, but not here. Together, we'll uncover the wisdom in embracing the tough stuff. I'm bringing my high energy and no-nonsense approach to the mic and we're ready to break through those barriers holding you back. Get ready to amplify your inner power and learn simple yet super effective tools to unleash the greatness that resides within you. So buckle up, my friends. We're about to embark on an adventure of a lifetime. Embrace your uniqueness, cherish your self-worth and let's create a life that sets your soul on fire. That sets your soul on fire. Hit that subscribe button so you never miss an episode packed with insights, laughter and maybe even a little dancing. Together, we'll crush those self-doubts, level up our self-love game and celebrate every step of this incredible journey. Are you ready to ignite the power from within? Well then, let's do this. I'm Denise Marsh, your enthusiastic guide on this rollercoaster of growth, and I cannot wait to see you thrive. Get ready for an adventure that will leave you feeling empowered, inspired and equipped to take on the world. This is getting raw with denise, where we redefine authenticity and have a blast doing it.

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Hello, welcome to another episode, and I am so excited Today. Today, I am so excited this is going to be a fun episode. All right, not saying that the other ones aren't fun, but this one's going to be fun because we are talking about doing something really fun for yourself, and this is something that I actually have talked to a couple of my clients with very recently, actually in the past week about doing this really fun twist on a day for yourself. Now, you can look at this as self-care, you can look at this as something for your mental health, your emotional health, but what it is, it's about dedicating a day to do whatever you want, and I like to call this the whatever day, and it is truly when you can do whatever you want, whatever, all right. Your response can just be whatever, and this isn't about having a day where you have everything planned out or where you have everything that you absolutely want and need to do in a day. It is not about that at all.

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The reason why this may benefit you is if you feel that you are in a state of wanting to control everything, or control the outcomes of your life or your day, or your routines or everyone around you, or if you feel that you're experiencing a lot of anxiety, you've been feeling kind of low, you feel that you are in hustle and grind mode, or you just feel like you're not having a lot of fun right now. This could be something that can add some ease into your life by giving yourself permission to have a whatever day Now, before you start shaking your head and thinking, denise, I don't have time to do a whatever day. I have kids at home, I have a partner, I have a very demanding career, I have aging parents I'm taking care of, I am sick. I am whatever. Listen, before you start with the excuses. How about you? Stop with the excuses, okay, and let's just try it out. A whatever day is about you just taking it easy, all right, and this is not if you're planning a vacation, so don't try to take the easy way out, okay? If you're saying, oh, this is perfect because I'm going away next week, no, no, no, no. This is something you can implement once a week, once every other week, once a month, but as long as you make it a priority, okay. And this is not to add any stress. If anything, this is helping to eliminate some stress.

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A whatever day is simply just a day of ease, a day of doing something that's guilt-free, because, of course, I could say that it's super easy to do everything guilt-free. It's okay to put yourself first, guilt-free. But do you know that I started my business Redesign and Align from Within, also fondly known as RAW, because I wanted to help women learn how to prioritize themselves without the guilt, because this is a big thing. This is something that a lot of people really struggle with, with prioritizing themselves, prioritizing their dreams and desires without feeling guilty about it, and so it would be really easy for me to just say prioritize yourself, go out and do it. But I know for a fact that many of you are struggling with that.

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You may be thinking you can only do something for yourself if it's your birthday, or if it's a holiday, or when the kids are out of school or in school, or when your partner isn't busy, or when you have more friends, or when you have more money, or when you have less money or time. Whatever it is you've been telling yourself. Can you please just give yourself a break and recognize that this is your life and you are able to enjoy it? And so if it's a bit challenging for you to be able to celebrate yourself and just have a chill out day and do things without feeling guilty about it, then implementing the whatever day is amazing, right, because you get to say this is the day. I do whatever I want and I don't feel guilty about it.

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If I want to sit on the couch all day and eat my favorite snacks and stay in my pajamas, whatever I'm going to do it, stay in my pajamas, whatever I'm going to do it. If I'm going to wake up one day and just decide today is not the day, I can give much energy to people. I really need to just stay in the house. I need to not talk to anyone, I need to stay off of social media, so whatever, that's what I'm going to do. That's amazing. If you decide that you want to eat breakfast for dinner and dinner food for breakfast which again, who even said that we had to eat certain things for those meals? But anywho, you get my point.

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It really is a day for you to just give yourself some ease some gosh darn ease and do whatever, whatever feels good for you, whatever feels easy for you. And if you want to make it fun for your family, if you're feeling guilty about doing this without your family, then sure Bring them into it if you want. But I'm going to first encourage you to do this for your gosh darn self. Do it for yourself. Or, as my book likes to suggest, do it for yourself-y, but try it out. But sure it can be fun to add this to something you do with your family, or something you do with your partner or your kids, or even a best friend or whoever a neighbor, and just say today is going to be our whatever day, or Friday is going to be our whatever day, and we get to do whatever we want. And sure you may have limits, right, you can't do anything reckless or harmful, but this is just something to help you ease into the flow of being able to do things that feels good without feeling guilty about it.

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Because, guess what? I said it before and I'm saying it again Something you already know. But this is your life, oh my goodness. And if it's not feeling good, then what is it feeling like? Is it feeling stressful? Is it feeling like you're full of anxiety? Is it feeling that it's just a rat race? What does it feel like? And also, what is a rat race? I just said that because I've heard the term. But what is that? Okay, on, let's move on. But seriously here, there are too many people out here living life just in a way that does not feel good.

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Now, this is not to say that every moment of your life is going to feel good. That's not accurate. Okay, that is not accurate. It doesn't matter how healed you are, it doesn't matter how in flow you are. Not every moment is going to feel good, and that's okay. You're going to have moments when you just don't feel good, and that's okay. I have moments when I just don't feel good, I just don't feel my best, and that's okay. I don't push away those feelings. I don't ignore those feelings. If I'm feeling sad, if I'm feeling a bit concerned, if I'm feeling annoyed. I address those feelings Like what is this about? Now, I don't sit in those feelings all day, because that's not healthy, but I do give myself the space to feel my feelings, feel what's going on, and I talk to those feelings and I ask myself what is this really about? And so this message I'm sharing with you today, it's not about saying that you're going to always have good times, good moments, good days, and that's what I mean about living a life that feels good.

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When I talk about living a life that feels good, it means that majority of your life is lived in a way that you feel good about, that, you are proud of that. You can rest your head at night and said I really, truly did the best that I could, and I feel good about it. I gave myself what I needed most today, and I feel good about it. I gave myself what I needed most today and I feel good about it. I was able to show up for other people because I first showed up for myself, and I feel good about it. I was grieving today and I allowed myself to grieve, and you know what I feel good about that. So I know this is a quickie one, and that's okay.

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If you're fiending for a little bit more of me, go ahead and listen to some old episodes. I got some good ones there. Listen to some old, old ones if you want. But I wanted to just come on here and talk about the Whatever Day. I was really excited about sharing this with you today, and if you do your whatever day which I would love to know about if you do go ahead and share it with me. Send me an email letting me know how your whatever day went, and if you struggled with having the whatever day, share that with me too. Maybe I'll have some advice for you, because nothing is a one size fits all right, so you may need a little specific guidance that I can share with you as a special love token.

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Thank you so much for tuning in and listening to me today. Thank you so much for agreeing to do the whatever day, because I know that you are, because why not? It will be fun, it will be good and it will be healing, so why not Go out and have that whatever day? Do whatever feels right, do whatever feels good, do whatever you've been putting off. Make time for that too, why not? But we get this life to live, so go out and live it All right, whatever.

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Oh, thank you for being part of this exhilarating journey through getting raw with Denise. Your commitment to self-discovery and growth is truly inspiring. If you have found value in this discussion, I would be so incredibly grateful if you could take a moment to share this podcast, or you could even leave a review on google or apple podcast. Your feedback helps others on a similar journey discover this complementary resource and embark on their own transformative path. For more resources and support, please visit denisemarshnet. Let's stay connected and continue uplifting one another. Remember you hold the power to redesign and align your life from within. Embrace your uniqueness, cherish your self-worth and set those healthy boundaries with confidence. Keep diving deep into your true self, unleashing the potential that resides within you. Are capable of greatness and the world needs your authentic brilliance. Thank you once again for being a part of this incredible community. Until next time, stay true to yourself, keep shining and let's keep getting raw together.