Why all working mums need a little selfcare

There are no two ways about it, life as a working mum can be the most stressful experience imaginable. Not only are you juggling a career with childcare responsibilities, but you can also feel that everyone is looking to you for the shopping, cooking, housework, caring for elderly relatives and the emotional support they need.

All that means that self-care often looks like a dim and distant prospect. When there don’t seem to be enough hours in the day, many women put themselves last in the pecking order and ignore their own needs so they can put others first. That’s a big mistake. Neglecting your own self-care can quickly lead to burnout, and an emotionally drained, physically exhausted and unfulfilled mum is not going to do anything to the best of her ability.

Juggling work and home

Never think of self-care as an ‘indulgence’ or something you don’t have time for because neither is true. A little time to yourself is necessary to recharge and hit refresh so that you can come to your other responsibilities with the renewed energy and enthusiasm they require.

With more of us than ever working from home, you might have expected it would get easier to carve out that portion of the day you can set aside for yourself. In reality, many working women have found the transition to working from home incredibly difficult once the novelty has worn off, with homeschooling and the competing demands of domestic chores encroaching more and more on personal space and time.

Put yourself first for once

When things seem at their busiest and you’re more short of time than ever, that’s precisely the moment you need to stop, take a step back and put yourself first for once. Finding a better work-life balance is essential no matter how much your career means to you, and the best self-care advice we can offer you is to spend some time doing something which is just for you.

That might be as simple as a soak in the bath once the kids are in bed, or involve booking a home massage to help yourself unwind in mind, body and soul. Massages have been shown to lower stress levels, promote good circulation and reduce feelings of depression or anxiety. The beauty of mobile massages is the therapy treatment comes to you in the comfort of your own home, so you can turn the usually chaotic domestic sphere into an oasis of calm that is just for you. Mobile massages from USPAAH, for example, come highly recommended by countless working mums.

Never underestimate the power of self-care and the positive effect it will have on you because we all need time and space to heal before we can care for others. Put yourself first for once, really, you can do it.