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Wellness Wednesday: A Gentle Self Care Challenge For Mother's Day Week

Mother’s Day can bring up a lot of feelings. For many, it’s a day filled with love, celebration, and gratitude. For others, it can bring grief, longing, complicated memories, or the pain of missing a mother who is no longer here.


As we move through the rest of this week and into Mother’s Day weekend, we invite you to gently care for yourself. Don't feel pressured to feel one certain way or do anything perfectly. Just take a few small moments to check in with yourself, honor what you’re feeling, and give yourself the care you need.


This week, we’re introducing journaling, a simple self-care practice that just takes a few minutes to write down what’s on your heart and mind. It doesn’t have to be long, deep, or perfectly written. Even one honest sentence can help you slow down, release some of what you’re carrying, and make space for your feelings.


Journaling can be a helpful way to process emotions, notice what you need, practice gratitude, and feel more connected to yourself. During a week that can feel joyful, sensitive, or heavy, it can offer a quiet place to be honest with yourself.


Each day, we invite you to try one small act of care and spend a few minutes with the following journal prompts. You can write in a notebook, type it in your phone, use a voice note, or simply sit with the question quietly. Do whatever feels right for you.


Wednesday: Ground Yourself

Start with something simple today. Take 10 minutes to move your body, stretch, walk outside, breathe deeply, or sit quietly with your hand over your heart.

This isn’t about fixing how you feel. It’s about giving yourself a moment to pause and notice what you need.


Journal prompt: What do I need today: comfort, space, support, or rest?


Thursday: Make Space to Remember

Mother’s Day week can feel emotional for anyone who has lost their mother, has a complicated relationship, or is carrying memories that may feel both beautiful and painful.


Today, choose one small way to remember or honor what’s on your heart. You might light a candle, look at a photo, write a note, listen to a favorite song, say a prayer, or simply take a quiet moment for yourself.


Journal prompt: What is one memory, lesson, or piece of love I carry with me?


Friday: Nourish Yourself

Nourishment doesn’t have to be elaborate. It can be a warm cup of tea, a favorite meal, a few minutes in the sun, a bath, a quiet playlist, or choosing to step away from something that feels draining.


Ask yourself what would feel gentle and kind to your body today, then give yourself permission to receive it.


Journal prompt: What would feel gentle and kind to my body today?


Saturday: Connect, or Protect Your Peace

Connection can be healing, but so can being quiet. Today, give yourself permission to choose what you truly need.


Maybe that means reaching out to someone who makes you feel seen and supported. Maybe it means setting a boundary, declining a plan, or creating space to rest. Both are valid and both can be forms of self-care.


Journal prompt: Who or what helps me feel less alone?


Sunday: Let the Day Be What It Is

Mother’s Day does not have to look one specific way. You are allowed to celebrate. You are allowed to grieve. You are allowed to rest. You are allowed to feel many things at once.

Today, focus on receiving care in whatever way you need most. That might look like a hug, a quiet morning, a phone call, a walk, a boundary, a prayer, or simply giving yourself permission to move through the day honestly.


Journal prompt: What does care look like for me today?


A Gentle Reminder

This week, be gentle with yourself and with others. Mother’s Day can hold joy, grief, gratitude, longing, love, and complexity all at the same time.


If this season feels heavy, you are not alone. If it feels beautiful, receive that fully. If it feels like both, that is okay too. Small acts of care still count. A deep breath counts. A quiet moment counts. Remembering counts. Resting counts. Writing down one honest sentence counts.

You count.


With Love Always,

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1 Comment

Helen
6 days ago

Thank you for this ❤️

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