When Plans Fall Apart: Self-Care, Flexibility, and Everyone Else’s Needs
Season 1, Episode 109
Some days go exactly as planned… and then there are the other 364. In this episode of Mucked Up My Self Care, Jill and Linda dive into what happens when life throws the schedule out the window. From mosquito bite mysteries and lost office space to juggling kid chaos and barely-there self-care, they talk honestly about how flexibility can sometimes be a superpower and other times feel like a fast track to burnout.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- Why even your best-laid plans can implode when toddlers are in the mix.
- How flexibility can build resilience, and how to spot when it’s stretching you too thin.
- The unexpected benefits of using visuals and structure with young kids.
- What “meeting your own needs” really means as a mom, beyond bubble baths.
- Why routine matters for kids and grown-ups alike.
- How movement (like bike rides) can be a sneaky, sustainable form of self-care.
- Why sometimes you really do need four uninterrupted hours to yourself, and why that’s okay.
Motherhood is messy, unpredictable, and relentless, and when your carefully crafted day falls apart, it can feel like your self-care does too. Jill and Linda remind you that even in the chaos, you still have a right to your own needs. Maybe it’s four hours of true alone time, maybe it’s a quiet walk, maybe it’s frozen pizza for dinner. The point is: your care matters too, and flexibility doesn’t have to mean self-neglect.
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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