What Self Care Looks Like...

Studies show that 80% of New Year's resolutions fail by February. I believe that is because a resolution isn't quite strong enough to carry you through the year. ⁠Resolutions lack planning and details. French writer/author, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, said “A goal without a plan is a wish." In this episode, you'll learn about: The importance of setting your intentions for the year The role that plan...

So many women get stuck in a rut, because motherhood isn’t the way they imagined it would be. I get it! Some of us have dreamt of becoming mothers for quite some time, so in our minds we thought we knew the type of mother we’d be and how we’d raise our kids. I am here to tell you that it’s completely ok for things to be a little bit different than you had plan. This episode is all about being the...

Bedtime can be a trigger for a lot of mothers. You may be “touched out” from all of the snuggles or generally exhausted from a long day. As much as you may want to relax at bedtime, your children may cling to you during that time. Maybe your child is still sleeping with you or maybe they rely heavily on you to fall asleep which requires a lot of effort at the end of a long day. In this episode, we...

What can you do for yourself in the morning, that will help your nighttime self? What can you do on Monday that will help your Friday self? What can you do Thursday that will help your Sunday self? What can you do for yourself tonight that will help your morning self? This is ALL self care… In this episode, we'll jump into how making decisions for your future self can help ease your days with thes...

Coordinating activities with specific boost types can make our self care time more effective. In this episode, we’ll talk about the 5 Boost Types, or wellness points, that help us feel the most balanced as mothers AND the activities that impact them. The goal is to choose simple activities that you enjoy doing, so you can stick with your commitment of daily self care. If you don't like yoga...skip...

The "B Room" is a foundational concept in Back to You in 5. The B Room is the time or place where you hear your thoughts the clearest. If you don't spend time with your thoughts, it will be hard to determine what’s missing or what wellness points need boosted. Back to You in 5 is built around 5 wellness points, which in the program are referred to as boost types. (Social Wellness, Physical Wellnes...

This episode is focused more on the overwhelming misrepresentation of mothers being on a hamster wheel of negative emotions. I see  a lot of posts on social media showing mothers always tired, always messy, always heavy. I hate that motherhood gets depicted that way. Sure, there are exhausting and overwhelming parts of motherhood, but so much of it is great. The majority of it is AMAZING! The ment...

Today we’ll discuss: What is Self Care? 3 Self Care Actions to Implement Today? I decided this would be the best topic to kick off the podcast as it really sets the foundation for self care. Motherhood definitely throws some curve balls into our lives, but it can also cause us to feel disconnected from ourselves. It is easy to get wrapped up in the exhaustion and overwhelm that comes with motherho...

Hey, Mama! The podcast world is a new realm for me, but helping mothers reconnect with themselves through self care is certainly my passion. With "Back to You in 5 | What Self Care Looks Like" I hope to give you a different perspective into motherhood. A perspective beyond the "motherhood = exhaustion" narrative we often hear and see. I'll also shine a light on what self care truly is, and how you...