I talk about self-care a lot. Like, A LOT, a lot.

And it’s not just me. Self-care became a buzzword years ago and it doesn’t show any signs of disappearing anytime soon.

I think this is a good thing… and a bad thing.

It’s great because we would all do better to slow down and tune into ourselves a little more often to ask, “What do I need right now?”

But, it’s also kind of a bad thing because there’s so much misunderstanding about what self-care really is.

ass marketing and social media would have us all think that self-care is luxury manicures and fancy vacations. Or even at-home face masks and anti-wrinkle creams, bubble baths and red wine.

Don’t get me wrong, every one of those things can be amazing... IF those are things you can afford, are things you’re into, and leave you feeling rejuvenated for longer than the 5 minutes you’re indulging in them--or at least don’t leave you feeling worse afterward.

It’s complicated, right? Because I’m not here to knock anyone’s preferred style of self-care.

What I am here to tell you is that self-care doesn’t have to take up a lot of time.

It doesn’t have to cost a lot of money (or any money at all).

But it does have to be something you do and can keep doing on a consistent basis, preferably before you’re completely depleted.

Now, when we become parents--moms especially--this gets really challenging. The demands on our time and attention increase significantly.

It can create almost a catch-22: It can take a lot out of us, which means we need that self-care even more. (Even our babies need us to prioritize self-care.) But, because we’re so busy and overwhelmed, it gets that much harder to work it into our day to day.

It becomes easier to see how impractical it is to think we can keep up the mani/pedis and massages and hair appointments and workout regimens, and, and, and…

All that stuff still would be nice, but it can start to feel like, well, work. And I don’t know about you, but “work” sounds like the opposite of self-care to me.

So, let’s take self-care back to basics.

That’s what this week’s video is all about. Watch or read the transcript below.

WATCH THE VIDEO:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPMa2zeSM5Q&w=854&h=480

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