29/08/2026
I’ve been thinking a lot about rebuilding routines after things have been a little disrupted.
Normally my instinct is to just get straight back to it… back to training, back to my usual food, back to my routine and trying to do everything I was doing before.
But I’ve actually been trying to do the opposite and ask myself what my body needs now, rather than what it was doing before.
I’ve been really interested in Traditional Chinese Medicine lately and I think what I love most is the idea of being curious about the why.
Not just waiting until something feels wrong and then trying to fix it, but noticing the little things along the way and supporting your body before you get to that point.
So I’ve started bringing in some really simple things day to day, warm water in the morning, warm foot baths in the evening, more cooked and nourishing food, the herbal formulas I’ve shared before, less constant scrolling and stimulation, more walking and slower movement, and being a bit more sensible about when I actually need to recover rather than constantly pushing.
Nothing groundbreaking or complicated, but I’ve found these little rituals have made me much more aware of how I’m actually feeling.
And I think that’s the biggest thing I’m taking from it.
If my sleep changes, my energy feels different, my digestion is off or I’m not recovering properly, instead of immediately thinking how do I fix this? I’m trying to ask why?
I’m not saying TCM is the answer to everything, or that it replaces Western medicine. It’s just given me another way of thinking about my health that I’m really enjoying exploring.
Maybe looking after yourself isn’t always about doing more.
Maybe sometimes it’s just paying enough attention to notice what your body has been trying to tell you.