Motherhood is a High Stake, no joke endeavor. So is the amount of pressure society piles on moms. For so long, moms have been sold the ridiculous idea that we can be supermoms, balancing it all while still taking care of our own needs-yet so many of us feel like we are constantly in survival mode just trying to make it through the day. We have limited time, little to no support, and are constantly reminded of everything we aren't getting right. Worse, the push for "self-care" has become just another thing for moms to feel guilty about. Stepmom of four, birth mom of three, and adoptive mom of one, Elisha Beach is here to call bullshit on this unachievable balancing act. Beach is not a self-care guru. She's just another mom who found her way to that moment on the motherhood journey where she realized she had put everyone else first while completely neglecting herself.
When she realized things needed to change, she drew on her skills as a certified strategic planner and set out to rediscover what she needed to support the many roles she played, how to get her family on board, and-most importantly-how to prioritize herself. Inside, you'll learn: Fundamental building blocks of a real self-care practice, Strategies to implement a self-care practice that is adaptable to the chaos of motherhood, Ways to reject Super Mom Syndrome and "Mom Guilt", The who, what, why, and how of building a real, modern day "village", Realistic approaches to celebrating your wins and implementing grace in your daily life, With a humorous and honest take on the real-life experiences of motherhood, Balance Is Bullsh*t: The Truth About Motherhood and Self-Care empowers mothers to take back their self-nurturing. Beach shares her own missteps, unrealistic expectations, and the reality checks that forced her to completely reassess her self-care practice and build a new approach that celebrates mommy wins, implements grace while embracing the messiness of motherhood, and tosses out the impractical garbage for effective strategies for moms to practice self-care.