The Parents Who Podcast Episode 61 | Self Care is B.S.

How the heck are you supposed to do self care when you don’t have time?

When you don’t have money?

When you don’t have a babysitter?

When you have no idea where to even start?

If I hear one more person tell me that I need to be sure I am taking care of myself, attending to my self care, prioritizing myself, I am going to poke them in the eye with a marshmallow.

I’ve been there. 

You feel like you’re doing it all, you know you need to take care of yourself, but who the heck is going to pick up the slack while you’re off getting this alleged life-changing pedicure?

Self care became another job for me. It wasn’t fun, it was just another thing on the to-do list.

Instead of managing my mom fatigue, my “self care” was only making me more exhausted, more stressed and feel even more like a failure.

So I figured out a new way to get from losing myself in the chaos, to feeling more relaxed and peaceful.

I called it.

Self care is B.S.

Listen today to hear:

• My fool-proof framework for self care

• What self care is NOT (i.e. kale smoothies, pedicures, girls night)

• How to get started with self care and 

• How to take care of yourself when you already have no time

Resources mentioned:

• The Parents Who Podcast Episode 40

Be sure to join the private Parents Who group if you want to really start moving away from the things about motherhood that drive you crazy and move towards the things that make you feel more peaceful and happy (i.e. alone time!)

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You can always reach out to me with any questions: sarah@parentswho.com (The emails go straight to me)

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