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Self Care is More Than Just Anthro Clearance
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- Get Mom Ready Podcast
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- May 18, 2026
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- 2034
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Summary
Subscribe so you don’t miss an episode: Apple | Spotify | GetMomReady.com Okay…we thought this episode was going to be practical, like: “10 easy self-care tips for moms.” Maybe a conversation about bubble baths. Maybe a Target run. Maybe one of us would say “drink more water” and we’d all nod in agreement…instead, we somehow ended up questioning the entire concept of self-care (because, of course we did). 🫣 Here’s why: somewhere along the way, self-care started feeling like another thing moms were supposed to optimize. Another thing to buy, another thing to earn, another thing to perform, and a lot of the time, it still leaves us exhausted. The MRI That Accidentally Became Self-Care This episode starts with Anna getting an MRI on Mother’s Day weekend. Which sounds stressful… except she somehow found it relaxing. No phone, no interruptions, a warm blanket, and permission to lay still for 45 minutes…basically a spa day. And while most people would describe an MRI as claustrophobic, Anna’s immediate thought was: “Wow. Nobody can reach me.” Which honestly says a lot about modern motherhood. That story became the jumping-off point for a bigger conversation: What if self-care isn’t always about escaping your life, but about finding ways to feel more grounded inside your life? Maybe Real Self-Care Is More Proactive Than Reactive One of the biggest themes from this conversation was this idea that self-care isn’t always the thing you do after you hit your breaking point. Sometimes it’s the tiny systems that help prevent the breaking point in the first place. Like: * organizing the makeup drawer that irritates you every morning * finally dealing with the chaotic shoe basket by the front door * prepping the coffee the night before * creating rhythms that reduce mental friction (s…