Let’s Drop the Pressure: Why You Don’t Have to Do It All

Continuing the talk to the ladies but moving into a different decade. (Also for the husbands, brothers, best friends ,baby daddy's and fiancé's, these episodes talking-to the ladies are just as much for you. It can help you better understand what's really going on.) Giving you tips to notice when things are happening to break the habit quickly before it can take your health down a bad path.

In this season of life when you are starting having children or having multiple kids, you put yourself on the back burner and the kids become everything. I share my story about this season of life and all the habits I had that really took me down as far as my health was concerned.

Drank coffee all day to survive. Snacked for lunch and eating off the kids plates, always standing up, never taking time to eat in a relaxed state. Not eating enough calories from food and drinking too much caffeine. I was keeping myself in a calories deficit for too long (minus the crap I was putting in my coffee).

By the time all these poor habits caught up to me, I had a lot of work to do to undo the damage. Remember this, without you the show doesn't run well or maybe doesn't even go on. So learn from me, you need to prioritize your health like you would your own child's health. 80% of your immune system is in your gut, so finding room in your budget to support your immune health is so important. Also delegate and ask for help. Keeping stress levels down is so key for over all health and wellness.

Communicate what you need from your spouse or partner and let them help you with chores and the kids. Ask for what you need and don't expect anyone to read your mind.

These are things I would go back and tell my younger self. These tips in this episode are things I wish someone had told me and that I had actually listened to and put into action. Mental health is also so important and again there is a gut/brain connection. So fee yourself well and supplement

if you need to.

Also having good habits you are showing your kids how to also have good habits from the start. Even if you are a picky adult when it comes to food, feed your kids better. It will help them not be picky and have a better immune system and better brain health. Be consistent and diligent! If you eat out a lot, you can save so much money by making a meal plan and grocery list and then doing grocery pick up and only getting what you need. Impulse buying in the grocery store will eat up the budget.

Hormones after having babies and breastfeeding can raise cortisol and then can lead to a poor immune system. Then leading to needing supplement sand things insurance doesn't cover and leading to you not feeling like you can spend the money to take care of yourself. You're important to the overall well-being of the entire family. Even going to the gym, do not feel guilty for showing them the good habits of moving your body. Then encourage them to do the same.

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