When your mind is racing and your nervous system feels unstable, you don’t need to solve your life. You need to slow your body down.

In this episode of A Well Cared For Human, I guide you through a grounding meditation I use when I feel internally chaotic, a simple practice called “Be Like a Log.”

Inspired by a verse from the 8th-century Buddhist text The Way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva, this meditation is about stillness, stability, and choosing not to react when emotions surge.

You’ll learn:

• How to settle your body into a relaxed but ready posture

• How to breathe in a way that calms your nervous system

• Why longer exhales signal safety to the brain

• How visualization can anchor you in the present moment

This is a short (15-minute), practical reset you can return to anytime you feel racy, reactive, or overwhelmed.

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What does it actually mean to have a healthy relationship with yourself? In this episode of A Well Cared For Human, Kory explores the four essential attributes that change everything: honesty, trust, respect, and open communication.

Drawing from Chapter Three of A Well Cared For Human, she examines how trauma, self-doubt, gaslighting, and survival mode interfere with these qualities, and how we can begin rebuilding them.

If you’ve ever felt disconnected from yourself, struggled to trust your instincts, or found self-care unsustainable, this episode offers a grounded, practical framework for rebuilding your foundation.

Because self-care is so much deeper than a checklist. Learn more at www.awellcaredforhuman.com

What if self-care isn’t about habits — but about the relationship you’re building with yourself?

In this episode of A Well Cared For Human, Kory explores the most important mindset shift behind sustainable self-care: moving from isolated self-care tasks to intentional relationship-building across the Four Pillars of Wellbeing.

Through personal reflection and an extended audiobook excerpt from A Well Cared For Human, this episode covers:

• Why traditional self-care often fails

• How trauma shapes our ability to feel safe and cared for

• The role of creativity, self-trust, and meaning in healing

• Insights from the ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) study

• What changed between survival and true wellbeing

This conversation is for anyone healing from trauma, burnout, or chronic self-doubt — and for those who want self-care that leads to real transformation, not just coping. Learn more and sign up for Kory's free newsletter at www.awellcaredforhuman.com