Self-care is not SELFISH!

So often I tell moms in my office that they need to "put their oxygen mask on first" when they are describing feeling overwhelmed and stressed in their lives. I see how they are caring for everyone around them and they put their needs last. I think we MamaDocs know this life all too well and it contributes to feelings of burnout, resentment and exhaustion!

I used to wish that someone would tell me that line!  Isn't that funny...I thought I needed to hear it from someone else. I told patients to take care of themselves but didn't heed the same advise for me! Until I realized that I was EXHAUSTED and fed up with feeling like crap.  I took my own advise. 

Know what?  When you take better care of yourself and fill up your reserves, you actually have MORE ENERGY and DESIRE to help others.  AMAZING!  So many of us feel guilty or think we HAVE to do something and it really drains us...but the opposite can be true.

So...Take my advice! Meet YOUR needs first. Who better than you to know what you want and need to feel better. You will decrease your exhaustion and reduce your resentment.  WIN-WIN!!!