Self-Care for Mom

By Stephanie Diana Eubank

I am a mom to two beautiful boys who are sweet and a little wild, and I wouldn’t change a thing.  Working from home has provided me with a luxury for over ten years that many moms have not been as fortunate to have. I have often spoken about how hard it was for me as a new mom being away from my son going into the office in person post my first child’s birth. It was genuinely breaking my heart.  I am forever grateful to my mentor, who gave me a job remotely so that I had the bandwidth to be a better mom to my boys. I honestly don’t think I would be the active mom I am if I did not have the opportunity to work remotely all these years.

Where we all can advocate for more remote work to support working parents everywhere and support more inclusion in the workplace, there is an easy thing we can all do to help working parents.  We can encourage parents, especially moms, to engage in more self-care. This can take the form of encouragement to:

• Go to the spa,
• Go get a pedicure or a manicure,
• Go out to lunch or dinner with friends or family,
• Do some retail therapy,
• Enjoy a hobby,
• Go to see a movie,
• Make your regular health care appointments (and keep them).

These self-care tips are a great way to support your local mother figure no matter what form that takes. Moms come to us in all shapes and sizes and are not always blood.  We need to show appreciation.

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