Why self-care isn't working for you

About this episode

Cindy Hovington returns after a five-month break to discuss her reflections on self-care and capacity in parenting.

Send us Fan Mail I'm Back! After five months away from the microphone, I'm finally back. If you've been wondering where I've been, thank you for checking in. Your emails, messages, and support meant more to me than you know. I explain what happened in this episode and share how this time away also gave me space to reflect. In also share what I've been learning about capacity the idea that our ability to cope, connect, parent, and respond changes throughout the day based on what's happe...

People in this episode

Host: Cindy Hovington

Topics covered

• self-care
• reflection
• parenting
• capacity
• coping

Keywords

• self-care
• parenting
• capacity
• coping
• reflection

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