Give You a Break!!
One of the most important lessons I learned from life coaching during my divorce process was how to give myself grace. (Side note: life coaching is where people get certified to not "counsel" you but moreso ask you questions so that you can figure out how to get healthy on your own). I had no idea how hard I was on myself all the time. "You really should drink more water", "That laundry ain't gonna do itself", "Why can't you stay at your goal weight?", "You know, good moms cook more than once a month..." and it went on and on. All day. Constantly. When I first started talking to my coach, she caught onto this cycle very quickly. She urged me over and over, "You have got to give yourself some grace!" Embracing this new habit as been one of the most liberating concepts I have ever learned. I never realized the level of perfection I demanded of myself until I came to a point in life where survival was the goal. Ther...