4 Parental Wellness Tips for the New Year
The New Year is a natural time for people to reflect on the past year and think about what they want from the year ahead. I hope these four wellness ideas will leave you feeling supported and empowered for 2023. Click to access FREE self-care planners and resources.
Winter Wellness For Parents: 13 Self-Care Tips For The Holiday Season
Enjoy 13 self-care tips, broken out by category, to help parents cope with the unique stressors of the winter season. Download the FREE Winter Wellness Guide to help you nourish yourself all year round.
40 Family Self-Care Ideas
Family self-care is powerful for two reasons. The first is that children learn more from our actions than from our words. The second is that it is not healthy to wait until you have time away from your kids to practice self-care, and me-time is not so easy to come by during certain stages of parenthood. Read for the complete list of family self-care ideas!
Grow Your Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Skills through Journaling
Get a sneak peek inside the new guided journal that accompanies the book, “Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity, and Joy” by Shauna Shapiro, PhD. The post highlights journaling research and five benefits of mindfulness and self-care for parents. You’ll also read the story behind my mindfulness practice that started over a decade ago in my first graduate school class with none other than Shauna Shapiro, PhD!
Making Your Self-Care Non-Negotiable
Grab your FREE self-care worksheet to help you make self-care not just a priority, but non-negotiable. Post features G. Michelle Goodloe’s self-care journals and a Black History Month Giveaway!
Be Kind to Your Mind Poster for Kids: 9 Growth Mindset, Self-Care + Mindfulness Affirmations
Help your kids build new neural pathways that are compassionate, kind and encouraging by using positive affirmations. This poster is Pop It themed because of how much the students I work with enjoy these fidget toys.
8 Self-Care Products to Make Your Winter Brighter
My favorite self-care products for parents as we face another winter amidst a pandemic. Cozy vibes coming your way with books, cozy socks, tea mugs and more.
20 Products You Need to Create the Ultimate Self-Care Toolkit
I wanted to share some of my favorite self-care products that have helped me and my clients for the past decade. You do not need all of these products for your toolkit, but perhaps you might add a few to things you already have at home. Also, calming toys do lose their luster after some time, so I hope this will help you refresh your own or your child’s self-care toolkit for the years to come.
Social Justice + Self-Care Interactive Calendar
Grab and share your free Social Justice + Self-Care calendar for Black History Month and beyond!
The Parents’ Guide to Grace: 5 Ways to Practice Forgiveness + Self-Compassion
And while there is no quick fix or magic formula for complex emotional experiences, forgiveness, grace, and self-compassion are skills that can be practiced and sharpened over time. Here are five of my favorite practices that can help guide you towards the path of grace, instead of the path of criticism and perfectionism.
Self-Care 101 eBook for Busy Parents
To all the busy and tired parents out there— this is for you...and your children! Practicing regular self-care is an important part of teaching your children how to pay attention to their needs and be kind to themselves. And, as we know, children learn more from what we do versus what we say. Click to learn more about the book on parent wellness. Take good care, and give yourself the gift of self-care!
Self-Care Holiday Gift Guide 2020
Give the gift of wellness this holiday season with these top picks from Parent Self-Care!
Parent Self-Care Merch has Arrived
Top 10 Self-Care Products for Summer 2020
Here are some of the self-care products I’m loving these days. The products are broken down by category, but as you will notice, many of them could be in multiple self-care categories. I feature the different components of self-care to emphasize that self-care is more than bubble baths and manicures!