Balancing Motherhood and Self-Care | 8min snip from Energized with Dr. Mariza

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633: Finding Ease: From High Productivity to Alignment, Step by Step with Dr. Melissa Sonners

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Balancing Motherhood and Self-Care

This chapter explores the emotional and mental complexities of motherhood, focusing on the societal pressures that often overshadow the nurturing aspects. It emphasizes the importance of community support, self-care practices, and the necessity of taking breaks to enhance well-being, especially for mothers navigating perimenopause.

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When was the last time you took a break for yourself?

Let’s face it… the reality is that women often struggle to prioritize self-care in their busy lives.

That’s why I invited mind-body alignment expert Dr. Melissa Sonners to the podcast to explore simple habit shifts that let us learn to prioritize ourselves with confidence.

We’ll discuss simple, accessible, and low-effort ways to reclaim your energy and feel more connected to yourself.

You can expect to learn about:

What goes on in the brain when we focus on self-care
The importance of consistency with even the smallest habits
Finding peace, joy, and connection amidst the chaos of life

Tune in as we uncover the missing piece to a self-care system that actually works!

Dr. Melissa Sonners

Dr. Melissa Sonners is a chiropractor and mind-body alignment expert whose mission is to help women reconnect with themselves. She hosts the Be Inspired Mama Podcast and founded Best Friends Book Nook, where she creates safe spaces for self-growth. After overcoming neurological Lyme disease in 2017, she discovered how small, intentional shifts can lead to transformation. Her upcoming book, The Connection Code, will guide women toward deeper life alignment.

IN THIS EPISODE

How Dr. Melissa learned the importance of prioritizing self-care
Timing self-care with your hormone fluctuations
Easy systems and routines for implementing self-care
Your guide to reconnecting with your intuition
Steps on optimizing your Alpha rhythm / wakeful downtime
All about Dr. Melissa’s online community & freebies
Creating lasting habits to reclaim your time and connection to self

QUOTES

“That's how we give our brain these incredible breaks that– especially for a woman experiencing the fluctuations of perimenopause– is so key for turning that chaos to clarity.”

“When we can become empowered with understanding ourselves and work in alignment– work with our body, our brain, our hormones, instead of pushing against them, it makes such a difference.”

“These are such subtle shifts that someone could even overlook them. And these are the things in two weeks that you look back and you're like, ‘Oh wow, that does make an impact!’.”