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Please Stop Telling Me How To Do Self-Care
by Ashley Patek
Read as this mama shares how to become empowered by self-care rather than viewing it as a "to-do" in an already hectic world.
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5 Ways To Do Self-Care For Busy Moms
by Rebecca Eanes
For so long, us mothers have lived as if she who disappears the most, loves the most. We have been conditioned to prove our love by slowly ceasing to exist. But we don't have to. Here are 5 ways to nurture yourself in small, manageable ways. Because, mama, you matter, too.
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by Guest Author
Self-care looks different for everyone. And it’s certainly not just one big thing you do because someone else tells you it will be therapeutic. Instead, we can put small systems in place that make nurturing our own well-being too small and too easy to fail, and here's how.
Mindful Moments Blog
by Guest Author
Self-care looks different for everyone. And it’s certainly not just one big thing you do because someone else tells you it will be therapeutic. Instead, we can put small systems in place that make nurturing our own well-being too small and too easy to fail, and here's how.
Mindful Moments Blog
The Balancing Act: Mastering Life's Challenges with Adult ADHD
by Ashley Martin
The symptoms and challenges of ADHD in adults can be formidable, but they need not define our journey. By acknowledging our unique strengths, finding balance, and learning to manage our symptoms, we pave the way for a fulfilling and successful life.
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Does Self-Care Feel Like A Chore?
by Ashley Patek
Empowerment self-care is when we can be with the current moment with joy and ease, noticing how we feel and asking ourselves, “What is it that I want and need, and how do I make that happen?” Here's how to listen to your sensory body and 5 simple self-care breaks for you and your child.
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by Leselle Theus
Do you ever feel like a piece of you gets lost in Motherhood?
By Leselle Theus
It was only dinner, or so I thought.
Don’t get me wrong, I was excited to go to dinner. I love going out to dinner. But, in the last four years, I could count on my fingers how many times I indulged in this sweet pleasure of mine, which was a bummer because going out to a new or old favorite restaurant was “my thing!” I loved it so much that it actually didn’t matter if the dinner was a one or five-star rating because, in my eyes, it was the experience that made my heart smile.
So sitting at the restaurant with my friend felt familiar, and it was lovely.
Actually, it turned out to be more than lovely.
This dinner CHANGED MY LIFE!
It produced a feeling in me that I hadn’t felt in a while.
I got home and walked through the door … practically skipping … floating, even.
“Hello, my boys!” I sang, with my chipper greeting being returned by strange looks from my husband and 4-year-old.
But I didn’t care. I. WAS. HAPPY.
Why did this dinner produce such a high? Why?
Because it was ME. It was 100% me!
I realized that when I became a mom, I gave up on myself. I can’t tell you why, but somewhere in the last four years, I thought that I couldn’t be both me and mom. One had to head to the guillotine. And sadly and quietly, I did.
What followed next was joy in motherhood. Delight in pouring into this brilliant, tiny human. Yet, there was also a silent mourning for me which masked itself in my overwhelm; in my pensive states; in silent screams of “something is missing.” Despite this, I was quick to self-reprimand with the guilt for wanting more, yet having so much to be grateful for.
I love my family. But this fraction of a person longed to walk in wholeness again. It was a longing that felt like a shadow that I couldn’t make out, until now. The shadow was me, wanting to emerge from the background to its rightful place.
So even though I couldn’t have foreseen it, going to dinner that afternoon was not just going to dinner. It was reintroducing me to what I love. To what fills me up. To what makes my heart smile. It reintroduced me to Me.
Here’s the reality. I didn’t have to choose. I just had to pivot. I just had to learn the balance. The balance of what makes me and the balance of filling up and pouring out. Now that I have, it feels great. I am feeling better than I have ever felt in four years.
What was I thinking? What are you thinking? Trying to mom on E(mpty)? Trying to mom without being 100% you? Your family benefits, somewhat. You benefit in no way. But everyone will benefit if you are 100% you.
Monthly dinners are now on the calendar for me. I’ll get to late-night dinners again soon. But for now, reservation at five, please, so I can fill up and then head home to my family to pour out.
Welcome back, Leselle. I missed you.
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Mindful Moments Blog
by Ashley Patek
Poem about Motherhood. "While Motherhood has completely undone her, she has rebuilt herself from the sticks and stones more whole than she could have ever imagined."
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Beyond the 9-to-5: A Woman's Journey from Professional to Stay-at-Home Mom
by Ashley Martin
Leaving your career to stay home with your kids is a big shift. Discover how to manage the emotional impact, find your footing, and embrace this new chapter with confidence.
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5 Steps to Set Intentions (Not Resolutions) That Stick, Plus Free Printables
by Guest Author
If you are in the habit of setting goal based resolutions for the new year that feel more like a “have to” than a “get to”, here are some things to consider: A goal is focused on the future with a specific outcome or external "achievement" in mind whereas intentions are set in the present.
