It’s Time To Prioritize Yourself, Mama

Now more than ever, you need to prioritize yourself so you can be there for everyone else.

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As moms, we always want to make everything perfect. We want to ease disappointments, smooth rough edges, make life easier and eliminate fears. And during a time like this, that’s truer than ever.

The catch is during this time, it’s also harder than ever. The kids aren’t in school, we can’t send them outside to play with friends, and we don’t even have family get-togethers to look forward to. It’s all on us.

Under that kind of pressure, it’s easy to focus on everyone else and ignore our own needs. But that’s the worst possible thing we could do. When we ignore our needs, we end up worn down, exhausted, irritated, and unable to give to others because we have no inner resources.

Here are eight easy ways you can start putting yourself first without sacrificing the rest of your family.

Have a healthy outlet for your emotions

When we’re suddenly spending all our time at home with the family, without other people or even an end in sight, it doesn’t take much for a minor irritation to become a blowout argument.