Sometimes, Self-Care Means Letting Go

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Self-care isn’t just about beauty regimens and alone time – it’s often about letting go of the things that aren’t bringing us joy.

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Sometimes, Self-Care Means Letting Go

I’ve been wanting to write about this for a while, the bigger picture of self-care that is. You all know how important this topic is for me (so much that I even created a completely self-care dedicated Pinterest board this week!), but self-care really is so much more than just what is on the surface.

Self-care is making sure that your mental health is in check.

Self-care is being healthy.

Self-care is having a plan in place that makes sure you have time for yourself.

And sometimes, self-care is about letting go of things that bring toxicity to your life.

First, I’m so thankful to have Health Warrior sponsor this post, as they get how important this message is. When I first started to realize many years ago that I was doing diddly squat to take care of myself and quickly made a standing manicure appointment, it wasn’t until years later that I realized these words – self-care – mean so much more than just that. When you are really, truly, taking care of yourself, it starts with your health – both mental and physical – and for me, that means having Health Warrior chia seed bars handy. These are packed with real food, low sugar, and so many vitamins and minerals that give you the energy to make it through the day. And now they come in these yummy combo packs!

Let’s start with the basics…

It’s obvious that so many people are obsessed with the KonMari by Marie Kondo method of cleaning, organizing and declutter your life, so I kinda want you to think of this like that. As moms, women, people in general, we tend to hold onto things that are taking up way too much space in our lives. Have a toxic relationship that isn’t bringing you joy? Let it go. Have an argument with a dear friend? Resolve it. Holding onto mom guilt? Let it go. I know: easier said than done times, but this is really the root of all self-care that I’ve learned as I’ve gotten older.

We are in charge of our lives. We have the ability to choose joy or negativity. And we all only have one life to live – don’t you want to spend it the happiest you can possibly be? I know you do!

But with this, also comes admitting that I’m not perfect, not always able to let go myself and sometimes struggle with letting go.

For me, the biggest things that I’m working on letting go of are the high expectations that I hold myself accountable for. They are too high and I will fail every time. I need to let go of the expectations that I put on myself when it comes to business. For instance, I struggle with Instagram. It’s just not my jam and I’ve been pretty open about that. I used to love it and the spontaneity of it, but when it transitions to these perfectly curated squares, I had trouble relating. I don’t spend enough time there to really build that community, however, I need to realize that I have to put my time into what is bringing me joy and working for my business.

When it comes to my personal life, taking this big plunge that we did this year to completely uproot our family away from New York City (where we weren’t experiencing joy) was a testament of us letting go. We’ve been so much happier that we’ve made this decision, but it was scary. We always had a plan but weren’t really sure how it would all pan out. We were thrown major curveballs, but everything is working out the way it was supposed to.

My point is this, mamas: you have to do YOU. And sometimes, that means letting go of a lifestyle that you had in mind, a friendship, a city, a business – whatever it is. You know inside what isn’t bringing you joy and letting go will be the best thing you ever did for yourself.

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I think that letting go of living in NYC and the idea of how we had envisioned our lives there was one of the hardest and bravest things that Chris and I have ever done together, but every single day we are thankful that we did it. My wish for you all is that you realize the power you have to make big choices in our life and make changes that are for the better. You’ve got this, mama!

XOXO,

Allison