{"id":8080,"date":"2018-07-06T00:02:38","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T06:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mops.org\/?p=8080"},"modified":"2018-07-06T00:02:38","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T06:02:38","slug":"take-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/take-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Care"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taking care of ourselves is not an innate thing for most moms and leaders. I remember when my second child was a few weeks old I was standing in my bathroom staring out the window. In the background, my baby was crying and my toddler was probably hiding in her room. I didn\u2019t care. I remember wondering why I didn\u2019t care. I felt numb.<\/p>\n

My gut told me this wasn\u2019t right and something needed to change. It was the first time I experienced such sadness that wasn\u2019t just the blues. This was something more. It was depression. I knew from walking the journey with my mom, I wouldn\u2019t be immune to it but oh how I had hoped it wouldn\u2019t strike me.<\/p>\n

The first step in taking care of myself was the hardest. I knew I needed to ask for help. How do you start a conversation with anyone and share how hard life seems to be right now when everything on the outside looks so joyous? <\/em>From watching my mother, I knew the benefits of taking the steps to care for myself would be the greatest gift to not only my family, but to me. Talking to a dear friend who knew life was hard right now and just listened was my first step.<\/p>\n

The next step was doing the things that filled my emotional well-being. As leaders, we tend to give ourselves less grace and time than anyone else in our circle. I realize as a wife, sister, daughter, mother and leader I need to be filled so I can fill others. That may include backing off on doing things so that I can rest, exercise and care for myself. Taking a walk to get outside, feel the warmth of the sun and smell the nature God created is one of the things that refuel me.<\/p>\n

These aren\u2019t acts of selfishness but of giving. I have come to realize I cannot give my best to others before I give to myself. I cannot be there for my friend who is suffering if I am in a place of suffering. I cannot lead well if I am not caring for myself. It\u2019s not always easy, but it is always better when I take care of myself along the way.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Jennifer is the mom of four girls from elementary to college age. Her love language is a good cup of coffee and a conversation. She writes, speaks and works at MOPS International leading volunteers.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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