181. Becoming moms who take care of themselves (steps to learn how to meet your own needs)
Summary: From becoming aware, to validation, to giving ourselves permission to disrupt the system - we have some steps that can help us in our process of Becoming Someone Who Takes Care of Themselves. I want to share with you how decluttering led me to assess how I was taking care of myself, and how I worked from my basic needs, in small steps to more personal needs. <br> <br> <br> Products recommended here may include referral links to Amazon. If you click through and take action I may be compensated at no additional cost to you. <br> In this episode I talk more about:<br> <br> * Our basic needs<br> * The wheel of self care<br> * Self-care of ourselves vs caring for others<br> * The cultural rules of self-care for moms<br> * Owning our own narrative of motherhood <br> * The process of becoming someone who takes care of themselves: awareness, validation, permission, approach<br> * All or nothing thinking<br> <br> <br> <br> Links you might like <br> <br> <a title="174. Christmas hygge ideas + understanding how the window of tolerance impacts your stress in motherhood" href="https://simpleonpurpose.ca/window-of-tolerance-motherhood/">174. Christmas hygge ideas + understanding how the window of tolerance impacts your stress in motherhood</a><br> <br> First episode in the series <a title="179. What are your needs and how are you meeting them?" href="https://simpleonpurpose.ca/meeting-your-needs-as-a-mom/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">179. What are your needs and how are you meeting them?</a><br> <br> Second episode in the series <a title="180. Self-care and self-love, what would our mothers say?" href="https://simpleonpurpose.ca/self-care-self-love-mothers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">180. Self-care and self-love, what would our mothers say?</a><br> <br> <a href="https://amzn.to/40IWRI1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Joy of Less</a> by Francine Jay <br> <br> Small things matter <a title="78. Small things that can change your whole life (the compound effect)" href="https://simpleonpurpose.ca/small-habits-compound-effect/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">78. Small things that can change your whole life (the compound effect)</a><br> <br> <a title="When Motherhood Can Change You but You Can’t Change Motherhood" href="https://simpleonpurpose.ca/change-motherhood-change-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">When Motherhood Can Change You but You Can’t Change Motherhood</a><br> <br> <a href="https://amzn.to/3zQkjaJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">When the Body Says No</a> by Gabor Mate<br> <br> <a href="https://socialwork.buffalo.edu/content/dam/socialwork/home/self-care-kit/self-care-assessment.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Self care assessment </a><br> <br> Enneagram <a title="Enneagram 101 (what is it and what are the nine types)" href="https://simpleonpurpose.ca/enneagram101/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Enneagram 101 (what is it and what are the nine types)</a><br> <br> <a title="139. Are you TOO comfortable? And what is it costing you?" href="https://simpleonpurpose.ca/uncomfortable-on-purpose/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">139. Are you TOO comfortable? And what is it costing you?</a><br> <br> <a title="113. Why you aren’t thriving in motherhood (stress and surviving)" href="https://simpleonpurpose.ca/not-thriving-in-motherhood/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">113. Why you aren’t thriving in motherhood (stress and surviving)</a><br> <br> Sign up for <a href="https://intentional.simpleonpurpose.ca/simplesaturdays" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Simple Saturdays Email </a><br> <br> Talk to me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/simpleonpurpose.ca" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram </a><br> <br> <br> <br> The Wheel of Self Care, by Olga Phoenix<br> <br> <br> <br> <br>
