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What are your self-care rituals? Do you enjoy your self-care rituals or do you sometimes view them as chores? Acts of self-care should always be occasions we look forward to. If they have started to feel like chores, they may have slipped from ritual to routine.
Mommy Mundo heralds the season with ExpoMom 2020: Love & Light Mama!
On November 28-29, 2020, Mommy Mundo held its second online ExpoMom event of the year, titled ExpoMom2020: Love & Light, Mama! A response to the challenges brought about by 2020, the two-day event focused on self-love and self-care, encouraging moms (and dads) to return to their centre and find peace within themselves so that they may encourage and instill peace in their homes despite the uncertainties that continue to plague the world during this time.
Self-care, like many good habits, is always easier said than done, but taking time for activities that nurture your emotional well-being and ease both your mental and physical stress is one of the most important things you can do for yourself.
What is self-love? There are many ways to define it. But a clear definition for one’s self is one of the most important tools any person can have in their arsenal. It is a skill that is especially important to hone before delivering your children. By establishing self-love and self-care routines early, new parents can be sure that their own love and care tanks are easily and periodically refilled even when the parenting gets tough.
It is important that moms with newborns take the time to care for themselves and not just their children. Not practicing self-care can lead to physical illness, feeling emotionally drained, and/or not being able to properly function in your role as mother, wife/partner, friend, etc.
If you live in Manila you have gone through 119 days of quarantine by the time this was published. ONE-HUNDRED-AND-NINETEEN DAYS. That is one-third of the year. Four months of trying your best to stay home, interacting only with the members of your household; working from home, completely disrupting your old routines; setting up new safety and hygiene measures; and watching all the Netflix, Amazon Prime, and iMovies you deem worthy.
One of the biggest challenges of full-time moms is carving out time just for yourself. Between feeding, household management, taking kids to school, and more, it can be difficult to find a few minutes to take a breather, and there are days when it seems like it will never happen. The feeling is normal, and the task (finding me-time) is definitely doable!
Not finding time for one’s self can often lead to burn out. It really does affect health and wellness. In the midst of the busyness of life, mindfulness is needed more than ever. Here are five easy ways to bring it back to center get that much needed woosah.
