Self-Care
Ways to help women care for themselves
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Quarantine Update- Week 9 of Quarantine: Five Types of Emotional Baggage & How to Let Them Go
While being in quarantine provides a great opportunity to practice self-reflection and resilience, we first need to see what things might be holding us back from being able to truly bounce back and be better than we were before this pandemic started. Read on to learn about the 5 types of emotional baggage that may be keeping you from fully realizing your potential and some tips for letting those things go.
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Quarantine Update- Week 8 of the #StayAtHomeChallenge: The 10 Best Journaling Prompts for Reflecting on This Time in Quarantine
We are living during some crazy times. And, no matter what your take is on it-- whether you are frustrated or enjoying some newfound freedoms-- this break from our "old normal" can be a great opportunity to reevaluate where we were when this all started and where we want to be when it comes to an end. Read on for 10 journaling prompts that can help you reflect on this situation and explore where you might be headed as we transition into the next "new normal."
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Quarantine Update- Week 7 of the #StayAtHomeChallenge: How an Organized Mind Creates a Hopeful Heart
We have pretty much been cooped up in our home for the past 7 weeks, and there is a big temptation to just let chaos take over. It's not like company is coming over any time soon. That said, there is something to be said for the positive vibes we get from have our space and minds clutter-free. This week's post explores the connection between organization and a hopeful perspective.
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Week 6 of the #StayAtHomeChallenge: Blending Leadership with Self-Compassion
Being at home as we shelter-in-place leaves time for self-reflection. This week's life lessons had me thinking about my role as a leader in my family as well as the need to treat myself compassionately as I serve those around me. Read on to learn how these two concepts blend together to help us through times of crisis and uncertainty.
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Week 5 of the #StayAtHomeChallenge: Focusing on Habits and Tweaking Traditions
From rescheduled daily routines to spending a holiday in quarantine, change can be hard. Read on to learn how focusing on positive habits and allowing ourselves to change up our holiday traditions has gotten us through another week at home.
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Week 4 of the #StayAtHomeChallenge: The Less is More Spring Break Where We Found Joy
With our school keeping its regularly-planned spring break, I was tempted to go with the popular idea of crafting a week filled with special staycation ideas. That was until I realized that a more unstructured week with lots of down time would bring us some much needed joy. Read on to learn why doing less on spring break meant we had more time for ourselves and each other.
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Week 3 of the #StayAtHomeChallenge: Dealing with Loss During Covid-19 and Using A Goal Planner to Get Back on Track
It seems that grief was part of my current struggles with the "new normal" that we have in the age of Covid-19 and social distancing. In this post, I explore the losses I've experienced. I also discuss how goal planning and trying Rachel Hollis's #Next90Days Challenge is helping get me out of my coronavirus rut.
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Coronavirus Update- Week 2 of the #StayAtHomeChallenge (A Tough Gig for Working Moms)
It's week 2 of staying at home due to the Coronavirus, and we are starting to feel the strain. From paranoia about having the virus to learning to be more virtually social, here is a snapshot of our week and some of the lessons learned as we adapt to sheltering in place during a pandemic.
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“Calm in the Time of Corona: A Website Roundup to Ease Your Mind”
In the midst of a global coronavirus pandemic, when our anxiety is on the rise, it's important to get good information and focus on positive ways to spend our time. Read on for a roundup of reliable websites about the pandemic and how to prepare for it as well as some suggestions about how to stay calm and care for ourselves and our families.
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“Spring Forward” Wellness Ideas to Plan Into Your Year
If you're anything like me, your first instinct during a "fall backward" or "spring forward" time change is to do some seasonal home maintenance. But, let's take a step back and ask if there's any seasonal wellness maintenance we can do for ourselves. Read on to see how taking the time to plan out big self-care activities can restore us-body, mind, and soul.
