What Self Care Looks Like...

Your morning sets the tone for the entire day, so it is important to do what you can to create a morning routine that nourishes your mind, body and spirit. In this episode, you'll build a morning routine that will help you thrive. Episode Resources Self Care Routine Guide - A step-by-step guide to creating your self care routine. Download it at backtoyouin5.com/guide

Do not walk through 2024 as a tourist in your life. Be clear about what you want (your intentions), understand what you would like to do (your goals), and use your resources to help you build your path (the process of achieving those goals). In this episode, you will learn how a vision board can help you set clear intentions achieve your goals in 2024. Resources Vision Board Guide - amzn.to/48emkM...

Intellectual Wellness is recognizing your creative abilities and finding ways to expand knowledge & skills.  It is the ability to be open to new ideas, critical thinking, and learning new skills that can be shared with others and used for the betterment of our community. In this episode, you will learn the self care activities that positively impact your Intellectual Wellness. Resources: ⁠Self...

Emotional Wellness is the ability to experience, manage and express feelings appropriately. The ability to respond resiliently & effectively to changing emotional states and effectively cope with situations that present challenges and obstacles in life. You never know when something may trigger you. So, keeping a few simple activities in your back pocket can help you manage your emotional well...

Spiritual Wellness is being connected to something greater than yourself. It’s having a set of values, principles, morals and beliefs that provide a sense of purpose & meaning to life. Focusing on your spiritual wellness increases your feelings of inner peace and hope. Resources ⁠⁠⁠Self Care Routine Guide⁠⁠ Click here to shop my journals and determine which one fits your needs.

Tamara Houston is an experienced Clinical Social Worker with over 15 years of service. She founded Renewal Life Counseling, LLC, which serves clients in SC, NC, and FL. Tamara is committed to assisting clients to overcome relational trauma, grief and loss, and anxiety. Tamara has co-authored a leadership anthology and created a resource brand that provides education, virtual services, and printed...

Physical Wellness promotes proper care of our bodies for optimal health and functioning. It consists of recognizing the need for physical activity, healthy foods and sleep as well as preventing illness & injury or managing chronic health conditions. In this episode, you will learn a few physical wellness activities you can include in your self care routine. Resources ⁠⁠Self Care Routine Guide⁠...

Our guest today is Jessica Johnson. Jessica Johnson is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach who works with parents to help them reduce the stress and overwhelm in their lives.  Her personal experience of adopting and raising a sibling group of three children has taught her the importance of regular stress management practices and given her a deeper understanding of how a parent’s childhood experi...

Social wellness is the ability to create, maintain, and promote good relationships with other people. Social wellness is maintaining optimal social roles and relationships with other people that encourage connections, support mutual benefits, and decrease harm to others. In this episode, you will learn self care activities that impact your social wellness. Resources ⭐ ⁠Self Care Routine Guide⁠ 💜...

Shifting your Mindset toward Empowerment happens in 3 stages - Build, Nurture and Grow . In this episode I will define each stage and give you 9 affirmations to help support your empowered mindset. The 9 EMPOWERED affirmations: Everything I want and dream of is attainable. My time is currency. People will judge me regardless, so I'll do what's best for me. Over time, my consistency will le...

As we enter the final quarter of the year, take time to reflect on how far you've come and how you would like to feel as you close out the year. In this episode, you will learn how to gain clarity about your intentions for the last quarter of the year, and how to set achievable goals. Resources: 💎 Balancing Burnout - Free Workshop 💜 ⁠Learn About Reconnect!

In this episode, you will learn a simple/basic routine to help you get started on your self care journey today . I help mothers take an overall wellness approach to their self care routines, which means I help you focus on your social wellness, physical wellness, spiritual wellness, emotional wellness and intellectual wellness. Each of the activities in this routine makes an impact to 2 or more we...

Being overstimulated or touched out is a common sensation experienced by mothers. Scientifically speaking - sensory overload is when your five senses take in more information than your brain can process. This causes your brain to enter fight flight or freeze mode.  This can make you extremely irritable, restless, and can cause you to shut down or completely disengage from conversations or tasks. I...

Self Care doesn’t necessarily mean doing things by yourself. Social Wellness is a core part of an overall wellness approach to self care. How you create and maintain relationships is important, so activities that allow you to connect with others should be part of your self care routine. Alone time is also important. Intentional solitude when you can reflect on your growth, reconnect with yourself...

We all love our phones, smart watches, echo devices, etc., but what happens when those useful tools become barriers? In this episode, you’ll learn about a few of the tools that I personally use that have been barriers at times, and how to better overcome barriers you encounter. Learn more about how I support mothers at backtoyouin5.com.

As I work with more women, I learn different perspectives about their approach to self care. Recently, I learned that some mothers prefer to see their self care as selfish, because they feel empowered by prioritizing their needs. In this episode, you'll learn whether self care should or shouldn't be selfish and simple activities to include in your self care routine. Resources Learn More ab...

This episode is all about the concept of having it all, because chores and household tasks, specifically how you manage them and how much they stress you out, is tied directly to the idea of "having it all". You want to be a good mother, a good partner, ambitious, involved with your family and friends - all the things. I used to think that striving to have it all was a bit dumb because o...

A lot of mothers ask me how they can get their partners to help more or to better understand their perspective. The way that works best, in my opinion, is to have conversations more often. Social Wellness - how you create and maintain relationships with others is an important part of the overall wellness approach to self care. In this short episode, you'll learn tools for better communication...

When building out your self care routine, make sure you're taking a balanced approach. Your self care routine should include activities that impact 5 wellness points - Social Wellness, Physical Wellness, Spiritual Wellness, Emotional Wellness, and Intellectual Wellness. In this episode, I'll define each wellness point and let you know which activities complement them, so you can build a ba...

This episode is all about the power of a morning routine. A solid morning routine sets the tone for the entire day. In this episode you will learn how to establish your morning routine and how to ease into it to ensure it sticks. Resources Learn More about the Program - The Mother's Guide to Reconnection - ⁠ https://www.backtoyouin5.com/program ⁠ Follow me on Instagram for daily self care tips...

"I love my kids, but…" Have you ever thought a big ‘but’ and didn’t want to speak it out loud, because you don’t want to be judged or you feel horrible for feeling that way about your child? It's important to separate how we feel about motherhood from how we feel about our child or children, because those are two different emotional experiences. In this episode, you'll learn why...

Are you prioritizing rest? Rest is such an important part of our overall wellness. Rest increases concentration and memory, improves mood, reduces stress and leads to a better metabolism. Sleep can increase productivity, boost your immune system and increase productivity. Overall - being well rested puts us in a better mood and when we’re fully rested we are able to better control our emotions and...

Self care is the practice of protecting our well-being and happiness. As mothers we get SO wrapped up in catering to the needs of our children, our homes and our partners that we often don’t stop to think about our happiness. Self care is important because it Promotes Positive Self Talk. It Increases  your Confidence so that you believe that you can find a solution and support your children throug...

Today's guest is Jess Belsterling. Jess is a wife and mother of 2 living in Pittsburgh, PA. She has her Masters in Social Work but has the opportunity to stay at home currently with her girls. She recently became a foster parent and looks forward to being a safe space and advocate for children while helping families in the community reunite. She’s an avid bookworm sticking mainly with fiction but...

Today's guest is Latayah Tom. Taya is a mom, nurse, and serial entrepreneur. In today's episode, she shares how she took the news of her pregnancy at just 17, the strength of her support system, and how being a mother has led her to entrepreneurship. Click here to connect with Taya on Facebook Resources: 30 Day, done for you self care routine - ⁠jump start your self care journey today at backtoyou...