This Valentine’s Day, Just a Minute with Dr Kumari invites you to turn your attention inward and practice deep self-love. In this episode, I explore how to hold your inner child, vulnerable self, and past and future selves with compassion. I released my first digital journal and colouring book based on my self care cards: https://kumari.gumroad.com/l/nurture

In this episode I talk about

• What deep self-care and self-love really mean

• How to acknowledge and soothe the parts of yourself often overlooked

• Practical journalling and colouring exercises from my new book, Nurture Your Inner Self

• Ways to show kindness to yourself, even if Valentine’s Day feels difficult or brings up challenging emotions

Whether today is joyful, bittersweet, or hard, this episode offers a gentle, practical pause—a chance to breathe, reflect, and nurture the most important relationship you have: the one with yourself.

In this episode we talk about overwhelm, stress, the invisible load of mothering and the role that progesterone can have on working memory.

In this gentle and grounding episode, Dr Kumari Valentine shares the Just a Minute Manifesto—a compassionate philosophy of healing through micro-moments of self-connection. Rooted in trauma-informed mindfulness, this episode explores how just one minute can reconnect us with our body, our breath, and the parts of ourselves that need care. You'll be invited into reflection, regulation, and a quiet rebellion against burnout culture. A soothing listen for anyone craving deep self-care, one deliberate minute at a time.