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Ep 75 - Self-Care is Tricky with Kim-Lan Dovan
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Self-care has become a buzzword that is often associated with two things many new parents don’t have a lot of right now: time and money. It is relentlessly marketed to parents, especially moms as the answer for burnout, yet can often feel like yet another burden mothers are failing at.
An article in Motherly described the double edge sword of self-care like this:
“At its best, self-care reminds mothers that they matter, too. It tells them that prioritizing their own wellbeing doesn’t mean they’re neglecting their families. It gives mothers permission to put themselves first, if only some of the time.
At its worst, self-care culture, guilt trips us for being unable to add ourselves to the massive workload of modern motherhood.”
That in fact, we don’t need self-care, we need society to care.
On the podcast with Karen to unpack self-care, what true self-care looks like and discuss if self-care is enough to fix parent burn out is Kim-Lan Dovan. Kim-Lan is a licensed marriage and family therapist and lead Parent & Me educator at The Family Room.
Karen and Kim-Lan discuss:
- what self care is and isn't
- examples of self-care from treats to boundaries
- why self-care is important and should be a practice
- how self-care can be a double-edge sword
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