Happy Sunday, friend -

Today's message from me is something I don't think gets said enough.  The most radical thing a mom can do (especially in a culture that rewards her for giving everything to everyone) is take up space for herself.  And the important piece of this is that she does this on her own schedule.  Not when everyone else it taken care of, not when things calm down, not when the tasks are done.  She should take the time and space for herself right now.  Today.  In the middle of the ordinary, overwhelming, beautiful life she is living.

I don't like always referencing my past as a counselor, but it is becoming increasingly clear to me that it's part of why I feel so passionately about self-care, especially for women and moms.  What I saw over and over was that the moms who were most able to be present and show up for their kids were the ones who had learned, at some point, to show up for themselves as well.  

Room to Breathe isn't a luxury.  It's what makes everything else possible.  

So, today, whatever that looks like for you, I hope you can take the time and space to focus on and come back to yourself.  You don't have to earn it.  You already deserve it.

love & do good - Debbi