Mom, taxi driver, cook, housekeeper, activities coordinator, holiday planner, house manager, wife, lover, employee, business owner, caretaker...And the list goes on and on.Balancing all the roles that come along with motherhood can be overwhelming leaving no room on the to-do list for you. When was the last time you actively incorporated selfcare into your daily practice? Yes, daily! Not once a week or when you randomly have time.A sustainable selfcare practice takes thought and planning. It requires you to make choices about what you really want, what is important and what is actually possible. It sometimes means letting some things go and it always requires making yourself a priority. Learning to put self first is challenging for women especially moms because many of us are not in the habit of prioritizing our selfcare. It often happens as an afterthought or something we manage to squeeze into the "extra" time we occasionally come across. But the keyword is practice. It takes work to build that selfcare muscle but it is worth the investment because not practicing selfcare can affect every aspect of your life... your parenting, your marriage, your relationships, your work.Many of you make plans...you plan your business, your kids' summer, your career, your finances but you don't take the time to plan your own selfcare. The next thing you know you are mad at the people in your family because you never feel like a priority in the day-to-day running of your home but it's not your family's fault. You must prioritize yourself in order foryour family to respect your priorities.You can find magazines, newspapers, blogs and vlogs all touting the top 5, 10 or 25 ways to practice selfcare. But you will be hard pressed to find many that give you practical steps or tools to actually incorporate selfcare into your daily life on a consistent basis. No one shows you the routines that need to be in place, how to rearrange and delegate all the to-dos, or how to prioritize time in your busy mom life. This workbook is designed to walk you through creating a plan for daily practice of selfcare that will support your mental, spiritual, social, physical, and emotional health. Due to the nature of this process, your plan will be personalized so as to take into account your schedule, mental and physical health needs, finances, etc...Putting a selfcare plan in place will help make sure that you have the wellbeing you need to run your life and not allow your life to run you into the ground.
Elisha Beach is a birth mom of 3, adoptive mom of 1 and a stepmom of 4 step-"adults.". Yes, you read that right... 8 kids a.k.a a professional mom complete with a B.A. in Child Development. She is also a wife, homecook, terrible housekeeper, laundry avoider, avid breastfeeder, baby wearer and blogger of mom truth. Elisha began blogging in 2015 and has since been featured in publications such as Scary Mommy, Today Parents and Huffington Post. In 2017, she founded The Mom Forum, a media and events company supporting women in their journey through motherhood.
