How to Stop Being a Hostage to Homeschool Pressure (& What to Do Instead)

How to Take Care of Yourself as an Overwhelmed Homeschool Mom: What Self-Care Actually Is This month’s 1% Pivot: Nurture Yourself to Nurture Them—because if you’ve been wondering how to take care of yourself as an overwhelmed homeschool mom and nurture the nurturer, this episode is for you. By year 15 of homeschooling, I had written nearly 600 blog posts—every Wednesday night at Starbucks, processing my journey through words. That writing became therapy, self-discovery, and emotional regulation. And in 2018, it became a book that would resonate with thousands of exhausted homeschool moms. This month’s 1% Pivot: Nurture Yourself to Nurture Them. Because homeschool moms give endlessly—but so often, we forget that we need nurturing too. And when we’re depleted, our kids feel it. What You’ll Discover in This Episode  What Self-Care Actually Is: Why self-care isn’t about bubble baths and manicures How to address your internal world How to recognize the invisible load of motherhood How you show up in relationship to yourself—and others The Invisible Load You’re Carrying: Managing everyone’s emotional state Holding the family culture Making a thousand micro-decisions a day Navigating sibling conflicts Keeping the household running And somehow also supposed to enjoy doing it all The Three Questions That Changed Everything:  When overwhelm rises, put your hand on your heart and ask: How do I feel? What am I thinking? Is that thought true? Not to convince yourself everything is fine—but to get clear and accurate about what’s actually happening inside you.  Self-care isn’t about the nail studio. It’s about caring for the part of you that you’ve been ignoring. The part of you that deserves to be known. Why This Matters for Your Kids:  Your kids don’t need you to have it all together. They need you to model what it looks like to come back to yourself when you’ve lost it. They need to see that emotions are okay to feel—and then you ask yourself what you need. Grab Your Free Resource  Download the Thought Care Checklist  Three simple questions you can tape to your mirror or place in your journal: How do I feel? What am I thinking? Is it true? Grab your Thought Care Checklist Coming This Week on the Confident Homeschool Life YouTube channel: “Self-Compassion for Homeschool Moms (When You’re the Hardest on Yourself)” “13 Ways to Prevent Seasonal Depression as a Homeschool Mom” Mentioned in This Episode Homeschool Mama Self-Care: Nurturing the Nurturer by Teresa Wiedrick (Published May 2020) Book your free Aligned Homeschool Reset session Want more support? Join the Confident Homeschool Mom community Read: Homeschool Mama Self-Care: Nurturing the Nurturer Listen: Previous episodes on managing emotions Connect with Teresa Instagram: @homeschoollifecoach Website: https://capturingthecharmedlife.com Email: [email protected] Ready to learn how to take care of yourself as a homeschool mom? Press play and discover how nurturing the nurturer transforms everything. Latest episodes you might also enjoy: Supporting the Overwhelmed Homeschool Mama on the Podcast Stop Asking These 6 Homeschool Questions (That Sabotage Your Life) 5 Simple Habit Stacking Ideas for Homeschool Moms to Reduce Stress and Gain Control A Homeschool Mom’s Guide to Purposeful Living Tackling Homeschool Mom Overwhelm in the Homeschool Mom Podcast Less Pressure, More Presence Big Emotions Journal for the Homeschool Mom Unlearning People-Pleasing as a Homeschool Mom Share This Episode Know a homeschool mom who’s forgotten to nurture herself? Send her this episode. 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