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<\/span>DO YOU TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF AS A MOM?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Of course, you do, or at least you think you do. However, you may not realize that the level of care you give yourself is far sub-optimal, in many cases even being regarded as neglect. Yes, circumstances may force you to spend less time on yourself than you would like, and there are usually dozens of reasons why.<\/p>\n

\"\"As moms, we wear many hats. Can we all agree to that?<\/p>\n

Yes!<\/p>\n

Well, in our quest to make sure bills are paid, laundry is done, toys are picked up, dinner is prepared, children are changed, the house is cleaned, errands are run and so many other things on our to-do list; we forget about ourselves.<\/p>\n

Many of you are either stay-at-home moms or moms working in Corporate America and still not taking time to for some self-care which is the ultimate self-love. Take this time to ask yourself this: \u201cWhat or who is stopping me?\u201d<\/p>\n

So, what was your response?<\/p>\n

For me it was ME! Yes, me stopping me from taking time for myself. Time to decompress, breath, remember who I am as a woman. Taking time to love me.<\/p>\n

You see I was once that corporate mom who used the excuse of being too tired to take time for self-care. \u00a0Now, being a work-at-home mom for the past 3 years I was finding it even harder to care for myself the way I knew I needed.<\/p>\n

That led to me recognizing the need for therapy. Why? Yes, you guessed it, I became depressed, feeling out of sorts, worthless as a mom and wife and needed to seek mental health support.<\/p>\n

There were things I knew I needed to manage and overcome the feeling of depression like most moms who suffer from PPD\/PPA (Postpartum Depression\/Anxiety). Such as, meditation, realizing the areas I was lacking in, not feeling guilty for taking time for myself. How the lack of self-care led to depression which led to lack of sleep. Yet, I knew I didn\u2019t need or want to take pills for this thing that was going in inside of me. That thing I just couldn\u2019t understand.<\/p>\n

Today I make it a point and a must to pencil in self-care each week for myself. Each week I take 4 \u2013 6 hours for me.<\/p>\n

Expectations for moms since the beginning of time were to manage the entire household, children, our husbands, tend to other children possibly, as well as the many hats we wear daily.<\/p>\n

Moms have been constantly pulled in a million different directions, finding themselves far too busy to get done what they need to get done, let alone worrying about self-care.<\/p>\n

The busier moms find themselves taking care of themselves less and less as they get busier taking care of their families. It\u2019s natural to put your kids first, but you can\u2019t neglect yourself completely; you\u2019re important too.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"self<\/p>\n

So, before you can make a conscious effort to improve the level of care you give to yourself, you need to realize the areas you are deficient in. Self-care may be eluding you if you find yourself doing any of the following things.<\/p>\n