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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.
For over 16 years Sara Black has been a visual artist, well known for her photography. Her life was about art and work, but in 2013 she received a signal to also focus on health. A false cancer scare made Sara realise that she needed to pay more attention to her body.
Though it is likely that you and your partner anticipated not getting to have as much sex as you used to do, it is quite different to live it. Sure, you prepared yourselves for the six-week no-touch rule after childbirth, but were you really mentally prepared for the after?
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.
Centering everything on well being, the Mommy Mundo team is bringing together health and wellness experts to discuss holistic approaches to wellness. It seeks to tackle how moms are feeling, what moms can do to help themselves (and each other), and how to ground one’s self in both self-love, mindfulness, and prayer. Each day of the two-day event will feature five wellness talks and a segment on the deals that parents can obtain by attending the FB Live event.
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.
Social media, by its nature, encourages people to compare themselves to others, making some feel inadequate to the many unrealistic pictures posted online. This is why Mommy Mundo has once again teamed up with Dove for its Self-Esteem Project at Home. A continuing partnership that started in 2017 with the Confident Girl forum, this new program consists of episodes hosted by UK based body positivist and author of bestselling book Body Positive Power, Megan Crabbe.
