How Busy Parents Can Get Healthy & Stay Healthy

Managing your own physical health is important for your parenting.⁣
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Many of you ask me how you can stay more regulated, better implement all the parenting tools you know are helpful, and in muster up the energy to care for your kids and everything else you have going on.⁣
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The answer has several layers, but a key foundation is supporting your own physical health. ⁣
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You can’t expect yourself to think clearly, have consistent energy levels, regulate your emotions and behaviors, and stay organized around everything in life if your physical health is lacking.⁣
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The majority of adults today have one or more chronic physical health issues. These impact every part of how we feel and function, including our mental health and our parenting behavior.⁣
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I’m not saying you need to immediately solve all your health issues (which may not be possible depending on what you’re dealing with)! You don’t need to lose a bunch of weight, never touch sugar, or work out at the gym daily.⁣
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We do need to hold ourselves accountable for taking stock of what’s happening with our physical health, and explore what steps may be helpful to shift in a better direction. Sometimes we aren’t motivated to do that for ourselves, but we are motivated to do it for our kids.⁣
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Everyone can start making simple mindset and behavior shifts to feel and function better. The side effect is that we show up as better parents for our kids, and provide a model that helps them make positive changes, too.⁣
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That’s the focus on my podcast conversation this week with Dr. Anthony Balduzzi. He’s been doing work with dads and moms for years through his Fit Father and Fit Mother communities. We talk about why and how to make simple changes that improve our health, the obstacles that often get in the way, and how to overcome them. It’s a fantastic conversation that will help so many of you think about these things in new ways.⁣

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Dr. Nicole Beurkens [Website] - https://www.drbeurkens.com
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