3 Tips for Combating MOM GUILT with Stacy McCann, LCSW LBA

Incase you missed our #MomLife Meetup last week, we wanted to share some FABULOUS tips from our friend Stacy McCann over at Present Moment Counseling Services for combating that familiar foe, MOM GUILT.

Here are 3 takeaways that you can start doing TODAY to help you spend less time fretting and more time enjoying your kiddos!

Baby Fort!

Baby Fort!

Remember when you used to make forts with blankets as a kid?  Creating a space within a space that you got to design, create, and imagine in?  My kids built a cardboard neighborhood the other day, and I was intrigued at what they included in their own “house” that they thought was important!  They all had a “pantry” insert for food, lots of pillows and blankets, and whatever individual items suited their own personalities.  I thought “this is just like when I tell new breastfeeding parents to create a “nursing nook”!

I’m officially changing the name to Baby Fort.

 

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Core Issues

Core Issues

I am and have always been a fitness obsessed avid exerciser. I had envisioned myself as one of those women who continues a regular exercise routine throughout pregnancy, and after my 6 week recovery period postpartum, I would get right back into it. My fantasy of whipping my body back into shape was harshly squashed by reality....

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