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The
Mama’s Guide
to Self-Care
Modern day motherhood is no walk in
the park, so to speak. Even with all of the
amenities and technological advances (smart
phones that do everything except change your
baby’s diapers) modern mamas are even more
exhausted and overwhelmed than previous
generations. Why is this? Why, with the best
of everything, are we seeing such an influx
of thyroid disorders, adrenal exhaustion and
hormonal disruption to name a few?
Modern day motherhood means having been
subjected to modern day living: environmental pollutants, chemical war fares in our
homes, personal and beauty care, pesticide
and GMO-laden foods and so on. The human
body, especially a woman’s delicate hormonal infrastructure, can only handle so much.
Add to this the hurried and over-scheduled
lifestyle of caring for the kids, piling on extracurricular activities, being the head of the
household, possibly working and making sure
everyone, including the cat, is happy. Where
does this leave mom? You guessed it: wiped
out. When mom is not well the whole castle
crumbles, so let’s see how we can remedy and
even prevent this from happening in the first
place.
By Christy Funk
Self-care: Why it’s important
It is just as important to introduce this information to a woman as is breast-feeding
and new baby care. We, as a culture, need
to implement it into our conditioning from
the time we are young women. Self-care
means love. Women are naturally givers. It is
a beautiful marvel that we intrinsically have
as women, and when properly cultivated and
nurtured, it benefits the whole planet. The
problem is, when we stop understanding
that the output needs to be balanced with the
input.
How we care for ourselves is vital to our wellbeing. Think of it as replenishing the fuel in
an auto-mobile when it is on low. A mom just
cannot go on until that fuel is replenished.
Here are just some of the factors that can deplete a mom:
• Over-scheduling
• Nutrition (skipping meals & eating poorly)
• Using chemicals in the home or on the
body
• Not having down-time during the day, at
least 15 minutes of “me” time
• Staying up late
• Not taking time to meditate, pray or contemplate
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