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However you decide to partake in celebrating New Years Eve, you’re probably going to spend some time reflecting on the year you just experienced. For myself, I not only reflected on 2022, but the years prior as well. Here we are, almost three years after the onset of the pandemic, yet I still find myself processing 2020 at times. Continue reading to hear about how the pandemic shifted my views as a perinatal and prenatal therapist, and how I plan to conquer 2023. This is the year for open, real, and raw conversations.
I’m writing this for the new mama who feels that overwhelming (and likely unspoken) sense of dread and/or anxiety at the thoughts of having to get ready and do all the things and be all the things and go all the places. I see you, Mama. I see how thin you’ve spread yourself. I recognize that look in your eyes that maybe no one else notices, or perhaps they chalk it up to ‘new mom worry’ and tell you that you’d get over it. How do you balance what you want, what you need, and what you hope for around the demands of the holiday season? Let’s talk about it!
Read more to uncover my tried-and-true plan developed as a counseling professional, to teach you how to not only survive your holiday travel, but enjoy the time spent with your family and closest loved-ones. Learn how to stop and take a break when you need it, the 3 key factors to enjoying your vacation, and even more tips and tricks for smooth and calm traveling. You deserve to enjoy yourself to the fullest extent!
As the holidays quickly approach, it almost seems inevitable that we are faced with that word we all love to hate – resolutions. Oftentimes it becomes a time of year we dread, after a nasty cycle of self-doubt upon failure to reach the goals we’ve set for ourselves. However, the Holidays aren’t meant to feel so dreadful and scary. Implementing unique strategies and mindsets that work your lifestyle can make achieving your goals more effortless than ever before. Find out how you can orient your goals around YOU in a space for like-minded women to come together to learn tips and tools to support emotional and physical wellness throughout the holiday season.
Very few people have ever shared with me that they’ve written a plan for their own postpartum care. I had a mother tell me once that it seemed ‘crazy’ to write a plan for her own care because she ‘just assumed everything would work out and be taken care of’ but that is usually not the norm (as she learned).
Most of the districts here in Texas have returned to school, in person, after a year of virtual learning. While we have yet to know all of the long-term effects of isolation and limited support that comes with quarantine and life during a pandemic, it is entirely possible to meet the new school year with a plan of action!