Secure attachment is certainly worth striving for, yet how do we aspire without feeling pressure to be perfect and get everything just right? Pressure and perfection are such pervasive themes among parents in our culture today that it can be hard not to assume even more pressure towards perfection and feel even more overwhelmed by bringing up this topic.

In this way, self-care is less about this BIG thing that we do and more about small ways that we can integrate self-care into our days.

Ask Yourself: What can I do throughout the day to put myself in a calmer place, so that I can keep pouring out and keep connecting?

I want to encourage you to consider your own river of well-being. For those of you who are parents, consider your children’s river of well-beings as well. What do you need to remain in the flow during this time? What do they need? I believe our children are more likely to access that place of well-being if we are in that place ourselves.