Session I: January – June, 2009
Month 1 (January, 2009): Motherhood and Identity: Reconnecting with Who You Are. “Sometime between sleep deprivation, toilet training and homework, the question ‘who am I now?’ will surface for just about every mother.” Learn to appreciate who you are and where you are at right now; explore your values, goals and dreams.
Month 2 (February, 2009): The Transformative Power of Self-Care. “Self-care is about nurturing yourself on all levels – physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually – so you can live, love and parent optimally.” You’ll discover specific ways to make self-care a priority in your life, and explore your deep-seated beliefs on this topic.
Month 3 (March, 2009): Creating Your Personal Support System. “I started to notice that people I really admired – those who seemed to experience more balance, integration and true emotional health and resiliency – had strong support systems in place and were comfortable stating their needs and asking others for help. I didn’t think they were weak at all – I really admired them!” Learn concrete ways to build your own support system. Do you feel like you should be able to do it ALL, by yourself? This is a question we’ll explore more.
Month 4 (April, 2009): Managing Your Energy: Setting Priorities, Saying No and Asking for Help. “We each have a finite amount of energy, time, and resources. Most of us ‘give away’ and waste our energy every day without even realizing it… What we often don’t realize is that these activities deplete our valuable energy bank.” This meeting will help each of us focus on how to create healthy boundaries in our lives, to focus our energy and resources on what matters most to us.
Month 5 (May, 2009): Good is Good Enough: A Mother’s Mantra. “I changed my attitude from ‘I want everything to be the best it can be’ to the healthier and much more human mantra, ‘good is good enough.’” Most of us struggle with this unrealistic expectation of being the ‘perfect mama’ and often feel like we’re never doing enough, or doing it perfectly enough. You’ll find great comfort in hearing from other mamas about this topic, and learning what to let go of, and ‘when to say when.’
Month 6 (June, 2009): Let Your Light Shine: Owning Your Personal Power .”Thinking about self-love may feel strange or narcissistic. It certainly wasn’t something that was taught or discussed when most of us were growing up. But it is essential to feeling whole, confident and emotionally resilient. Without it, we aren’t really in a place that enables and encourages us to give to others.” Truly mamas, in nourishing yourself and finding (or discovering, perhaps for the first time) your inner light, your power and strength as a woman and a mother, you are nourishing your entire family. You are worth it!
Everything else can wait… it’s Mama time!
The quotes above are brief excerpts from The Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal: How to Reclaim, Rejuvenate and Re-Balance Your Life, by Renee Trudeau.
