Last month, I decided to try something as somewhat of a self-care experiment – you know…in the name of research. I decided to look at my calendar for the next month and select 3 days on which I would make absolutely no plans.  None.  Zilch.  Nada.  You get the idea. And just in case […]

  One of the main reasons I started my blog was to encourage women, because in talking to so many of you in both professional and personal settings, it became crystal clear that so many of us struggle with the same darn issues.  We struggle with boundaries in relationships, anxiety, grieving, stress, and negative self-talk.  […]

  Ahh, parenting more than one child.  It is the best of times, it is the…most stressful of all the times. Ever. I admit that before my oldest boy was born, I was determined that if there was one thing I was going to get right – no, perfect – it was parenting.  After all, […]

  Some of my favorite questions I get from readers are from fellow social workers or soon-to-be therapists.  So when a reader recently requested a post on the best advice for people who are in school to become a therapist, I was super pumped.  I graduated with my Masters in Social Work in 2008, so […]

It’s of the utmost importance to me to write about what you want to know about.  So when a dear reader (and member of My Self Care Bestie) reached out to me regarding feelings of sadness she sometimes still experiences over a good friendship that ended a while ago, my heart went out to her.  […]

When I recently asked you in my Instagram stories what you would most like me to blog about, one dear reader replied: self-care advice for full-time caregivers. My heart went out to her immediately because I know her story – she is caring for her husband who is awaiting a kidney transplant – just like […]

I’ve heard it said (and you probably have too) that “self-care is about more than just bubble baths.”  And I, for one, couldn’t agree more.  Why stick to just bubble baths when you can mix it up with an amazing bath bomb every now and again? 😉 Obviously, there’s more to self-care than relaxing soaks […]

  I actually have a big list of reasons not to choose Girl, Wash Your Face for the first ever Self Care Bestie book club pick.  I myself have yet to read it, but several good friends have read it and have said, “girl, you can skip it.”  Which I found fascinating, because it has […]

  “I am having major anxiety with the mess in my house. With 3 small children home with me it is never ending and I feel like it is suffocating me! Between dishes, laundry, and toys, I can never catch up. I feel like it’s all I can think about sometimes and I can’t enjoy […]