You can’t give everything to everyone else and not give yourself what you need.
Homeschool moms aren’t supermoms.
(But we moms are sure good at that, especially homeschool moms.)
Still, homeschool moms aren’t supermoms.
You’re not God and there’s no such thing as SuperMom (there’s a reason Marvel hasn’t created a SuperMom).
You simply can’t be everything for everyone.
You’re not equipped for that.
No mom is.
However, when our needs are met, we more easily share & flow with what other people need.
When our goals and needs are met, we have the energy and mental space to extend nurture to those around us too.
This is as supermom as homeschool moms can get.
Get out your journal and answer these questions:
- Do you have space for alone time?
- Do you have space for quiet time?
- Do you have mentally developing time?
So how to unmask the myth of homeschool moms being supermoms?
Consider these five questions to determine if you’re addressing YOUR needs:
- What needs do you have as a homeschool mom?
- What needs do you have as a human being?
- What needs are you trying to address for your children?
- Are you addressing those needs for yourself?
- If you could have an ideal homeschool, what needs would you address for yourself?
- Of all the needs you wrote about, which need is most pressing for you to address?
Homeschool moms aren’t supermoms: you are a human being in your homeschool and you have needs too.
- Yoga or stretching practice.
- Meditation practice, lovingkindness meditation, or communal prayer.
- Exercise, every day.
- Supplements & nutrition for your brain.
- Get outside every day, for nature therapy.
- Foster friendships for you. (You’re welcome to join the Homeschool Mama Support Group or the Homeschool Mama Book Club where you can encourage other homeschool mamas and where you can be encouraged too.)
Address who you really are and what you really need. All the needs.
Additionally, here are a few ways you can address your real self-care needs:
- Develop self-confidence as a self-care strategy (a discussion with Sarah Gorner).
- But actually, what are you doing about your skincare?
- How to take care of your socialization, homeschool mama.
- How to Tame the Homeschool Stress Dragon with 23 Strategies
- Self-Care & Deschooling: Is there a Helpful Connection?
Nurture the nurturer, you.
Useful the following resources to help you address your needs, homeschool mama:
🛠️ Ready to take action? Start with self-reflection using our Build Your Boundaries Journaling Workbook.
🛠️ Dive into the inner work and schedule a coaching session with Teresa.
While homeschool moms are not supermoms, when we acknowledge our limitations we can embrace our capabilities and learn to self-nurture, which helps us to meet our own needs while extending genuine care to those around us.
Build your Boundaries Journaling Workbook
Journal questions can aid in your self-exploration, to get curious about what your reasons for boundaries issues may be. They can be a self-coaching tool to help you clarify your needs, your relationships, and your identity, so you can get your needs met & become more you. This 31-page self-coaching workbook will be your best tool to build boundaries.
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Teresa Wiedrick
I help homeschool mamas shed what’s not working in their homeschool & life, so they can show up authentically, purposefully, and confidently in their homeschool & life.
