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Stress-Free Self-Care for Single Parents
If the thought of engaging in self-care is causing you stress, read on to learn why it shouldn’t.
When you mention self-care, many single parents will roll their eyes. The first thing that comes to mind is massages, bubble baths, manicures and pedicures, and a myriad of other luxuries that single parents just don’t have time for. And yet, single parents might need self-care more than anyone else.
As a single parent, all the responsibility falls on you. You don’t have a partner to take over when you get sick or just need a moment to yourself. You have to do all the cooking, cleaning, homework help, bedtime stories, baths, errands, and work a full-time job (or two or three).
That’s a lot of stress, which is precisely what self-care can help to eliminate. Yet with all that on your plate, how on earth are you supposed to find time for self-care?
The answer is: you don’t.
It’s not about time
Self-care isn’t about finding time for yet another thing to do. It’s not about finding or making time for a face mask, a bubble bath, or a night out at the movies.
It’s about making sure your needs are met. Is it possible that one of those needs might be time…
