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Self-Care Through Different Motherhood Stages

Season 1, Episode 124

Parenting a thirteen-year-old for the first time feels completely different than parenting your very first two-year-old, and that’s exactly the point. In this vulnerable episode of Mucked Up My Self Care, Jill and Linda explore how self-care shifts and evolves through every stage of motherhood, from pregnancy loss and postpartum prep to juggling preteens, kindergarteners, and everything in between.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
  • How self-care needs change dramatically across different parenting stages (and why that’s completely normal).
  • Why trying to control too much in motherhood can actually dampen your self-care efforts.
  • The unique chaos of managing multiple ages at once, from preteens leaving empty food packets everywhere to toddlers needing constant attention.
  • How to navigate self-care during intense seasons like pregnancy, loss, health scares, and emotional heaviness.
  • Why “structured self-care” isn’t always the answer, and when it’s totally okay to just veg out on the couch with a book.
  • How to prepare for postpartum self-care when you’ve been through it before and actually know what you need.
  • The power of having a go-to self-care list when you’re too overwhelmed to think straight.
  • Why giving yourself understanding and grace is essential when you’re parenting any age for the very first time.
Motherhood doesn’t come with a manual, and neither does self-care through its many stages. Whether you’re battling tough school drop-offs, cleaning up preteen messes, worrying through another pregnancy, or squeezing in half a page of reading before you crash at night, this episode validates that every stage brings new challenges and new ways to care for yourself. Jill and Linda’s honest conversation is a reminder that it’s okay when things don’t go as planned, and that sometimes the best thing you can do is dance it out, take it one day at a time, and remember: this is the first time you’re parenting this exact child at this exact age.
 
For a simple way to start with self-care, send them an email or connect with Jill on socials @mamaoutspoken and mamaoutspoken.com and Linda @hellolindabonney or lindabonney.com
 
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