Helping Yourself Means Helping Others

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Putting yourself last is something that my clients always mention. My demographic is women and a lot of moms, so I frequently hear “I just put myself last”. At the same time, many of my clients are struggling with health related issues at early ages. Here’s my thinking about this: Putting yourself last is not always the best option.

First, I’m obviously not a mom and I understand that as a parent you do have responsibilities. This is my opinion and hopefully I can give you some times regardless of your life schedule.

Helping yourself means helping others. What does that mean? If you’re constantly kicking the healthy habits can down the road, where is your health going to end up? Where will these issues be in a few years and how will they impact the people around you?

Stop and think:If you say you have to be there for your family. I would argue that you could be there more effectively for your family by taking care of your health NOW. Look at the big picture, if you are putting your health on the back burner, what happens if you have a heart attack? What if you need surgery? How will that impact your family then?

If you take care of yourself, you will be able to be there for your family for a longer time. Keep in mind, when you preserve your own life and health, you are better able to be there for other people. Maybe you can’t commit to an hour workout, that’s OK. Find something to get yourself moving, take a walk, do a yoga video, or even work out with me on my YouTube channel. Remember:Taking care of yourself means taking care of others.

Yo! I’m not a licensed therapist, I just talk about real shit that’s happened to my clients and me.

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