Winning at Wellness

Hey, Cadre. Family doctor Carey here on the treadmill at the gym. I am currently in northern Minnesota and just super stoked to be here. The weather is freezing cold compared to what I'm used to in San Diego, but I just wanted to take this moment as I'm at the gym right now reflecting on what it means to win at wellness, because today was. Today was the biggest win for me. And I started off my day with my usual, my protein shakes, got all my vitamins, got my probiotics, prebiotics. Everything I shake in in the morning feel great.

After I drank that, energized and had an early morning meeting at 730, which to me felt like 530 because of the time difference of where I'm at right now. So got right to it this morning with working and then proceeded to go get an hour and a half long massage, and it was phenomenal by the best massage therapist in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and then after that, went straight over to another day at the sauna and cold plunge. So got my sweat on, got all the toxins out, my muscles are feeling great, and then proceeded to go home, shower, and hit the road to come up north in northern Minnesota here for this conference I'm speaking at tomorrow.

And I think, gosh, the only thing that could have made this day the trifecta of wellness is to hit the gym. So why not not do that after dinner tonight here at the hotel? But as I think about all the things we do for self care, like go get the massage, go to the sauna, go to the cold plunge, go get your workout on, get your sweat on. The wellness win for me, today was none of those things. It was the two and a half hour drive I had with my mom that I got to spend that dedicated time with her today driving up to northern Minnesota.

She's my number one fan when I speak, and she was so excited to know that I was speaking in Minnesota, where I'm from, so she could come with me. She literally got a hotel room at the conference center here, and she's staying with me for a couple days. We're just having a little girl's getaway as I speak tomorrow. And it was just. That was my wellness win today, the time I got to spend with her, because living out of state, I don't get to do that, you know, I don't get to have that time where we just get to connect and talk about life and talk about how things are going on Cadre and just, you know, everything.

And it was just. That was the most impactful part of my day today, and I will give a shout out to Luke at Cadre, who challenged me in this area and said, you know, how many years left on this earth do you think your parents have, Carrie, and you live out of states. How often do you see them? You know, maybe two, three times a year. And when you see them, when you talk to them, put the time in, like, be present and cherish those moments, because you never know if they're gonna be around. Right. And I'm just so grateful for that opportunity that I had today.

And so I just want to encourage you, think outside the box when it comes to your wellness wins. Like, if you can't get to the gym because you worked a long day, if you can't get to your son on cold plunge every day, whatever your wellness, you know, kind of lifestyle is, think about the other areas of your life that you incorporate wellness, and maybe that's relational equity. Maybe that's the relationships you build with your family, with your friends, with your kids. Spend some time with them.

Skip the gym, sit down and chat with your kid. Ask them how their day was. Play a board game with them, because you're not going to get that time back. Yes, we do need to get filled up. We need to do our own thing. We need to recharge. And a lot of us like to do that solo, you know, whether it is at getting a massage or going to the spa for the day. But. But some of that is also important to do with other people and have those relationships just be part of your wellness lifestyle. So thanks for tuning in with you guys.

I'm just reading the comments here. Spending time with our parents is always good for our hearts and soul. Yes, it is. And sometimes it's challenging, I'm not gonna lie. But it is such valuable time that you can't put a price tag on, right? You never get that time back. So I would encourage you to think about how you can build relationships and incorporate that into part of your wellness lifestyle. So thanks, guys, for tuning in with me. I gotta get my sweat on here. I gotta run a little bit, and then I'm gonna hit the hot tub at the hotel here.

It's like zero degrees or something outside ridiculous here in Minnesota. But, you know, this is what we do. So I'm going to an outdoor hot tub after this, and I gotta warm up my body a little bit more. So thanks, guys, for tuning in with me. God bless.