Guest blogger, Karly Randolph Pitman shares how we can pick ourselves up after we slip up rather than spiraling further into failure.

By Guest Blogger, Karly Randolph Pitman

Do you feel like you’re falling apart? It happens to every mother. I have four children, and with a large family, it seems as if one of my children is always going through a challenging stage. This means lots of work for me, the mom. As the one who holds the balance for our family, the nurturer in me tries to find creative solutions to meet my children’s needs alongside my own. Sometimes I find a plan that works. At other times, I don’t. …

This weekend a mommy friend and I discussed how boggled we are that we struggle so much in stopping bad habits.  It seems one can fill ones head with knowledge and wisdom and still make the wrong choices.
Because of this, I am reflecting more and more about how I take care of myself and model to my children how to make healthy choices.
For me, finding comfort in chocolate chip cookies or brownies when I want “down-time” is an old habit from childhood.  It’s hard to break.  There was nothing more …

I invite you to listen to this dynamic interview with Karly Randolf Pitman, founder of First Ourselves dot com.  Karly and I share a fun and interesting exchange about the true definition of self-care.  Karly took off her Superwoman cape awhile ago and in this interview, she shares with us how we can do the same.
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This month’s Personal Renewal Group call focused on the Transformative Power of Self-Care.  One of the areas of self-care is our spiritual needs.  So many families are moving away from organized religion.  With or without an organized religious community, it can be easy for moms to neglect their spiritual needs.  Here are some great ideas from “The Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal” to get back in-touch with that part of yourself again…

Take time to be by yourself to think or write
Take a walk in a park or out in nature
Meditate, pray …

It’s always comforting to find out just how connected we really are when you find yourself identifying with complete strangers in regards to private, personal habits.  One common personal habit I have is staying up way too late.  I love the quiet solitude of knowing that my wee ones are sound asleep, content.  A wave of excitement washes over me as soon as I slap myself awake after reading the bedtime story, saying the last prayer, and finally turning off the light.  “It’s time for me!” I hear my inner …

If you heard about the heart-wrenching October 1st Oprah Show on the overwhelmed mother who accidentally left her baby in the car all day, you know how stressed-out and desperate mothers are for new tools to help them slow down and be more present.
I’d like to offer a solution:  Did you know thousands of mothers are meeting in self-renewal circles around the U.S./Canada every month? Women are meeting in corporations, homes, yoga studios, and healthcare settings to focus on managing their energy, reconnecting with who they are, strategies for …

If you’re like so many moms, trying to fit in that physical care of your body is a tough one.  Our bodies are moving…

They have to get up in the middle of the night when our baby needs to eat or our child is sick or has had a nightmare.
They have to get up with our early riser and start breakfast.
They have to stretch to reach the block or pacifier that fell behind the couch.
They have to run after our toddler as he runs after the stray dog in …

I hope you will join us for our first Personal Renewal Group coaching webinar!

“Motherhood and Identity:
Reconnecting with Who You Are”

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 9-10pm EST
I can’t think of any other time in my life when I had to face my whole self - my strengths, my flaws, my moods, my passions-or lack thereof, my own psychology, my beliefs, and my dreams - than when I became a mom.