Welcome to episode number six. Self-care. Is it enough? And how do you make it happen? I see you standing over there, girl, alone with a tornado happening around you. Things are crazy. You stand there in the kitchen with your head hung low, and the tears begin to pull up. You're exhausted, exhausted at an all-time

high, exhaustion that you didn't even know was possible. You work constantly, every morning,

all day long, and every night. When you reach your pillow at the end of the day, you're not even certain

of when you slept last, but here you are again in bed, ready to be called on throughout the

night, by the children, by the dogs, by what have you. And tomorrow, it starts all over again. And guess what? Next week, the kids are out of school,

and you can't catch a break. And the week right after that, your husband goes out of town.

Does it ever end? Is it ever going to end? You cry alone wondering how in the world are you going to get through

these next three days, let alone the next week, five to ten years, until the season of your life changes?

Better yet, you wonder if this season of life is ever going to change. Am I ever going to catch a break? Am I going to be taking

care of everyone around me for the rest of my life? You need to take care of yourself, they say.

Here's a gift card to get your nails done. And for a massage, for Mother's Day, Mom, you deserve it.

If only getting your nails done,

taking a hot bath, or walking around Target once a week could be the cure for that emotional and mental exhaustion that you feel. Then self-care would no longer be one of the top

research topics on Pinterest among women. There are thousands of

blog posts currently circling around the internet, mastermind groups, and local women meetups,

and top-selling books that are all talking about tips and tricks to self-care for moms and

women. But we wouldn't need that if walking around

Target and getting our hair done and hanging out with girlfriends was the cure. You see, there is a

common thread in all of our lives that leaves us feeling like no one is caring for us. Like we have to do

it all.

And there is no time left in the days or the weeks or the months for us.

And the reality is we're mothers, wives, sisters, friends, and nurturers of all of

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