"I wake up feeling already behind"

September 2017

They were well-meaning comments.

"You must have SO much time on your hands now!"

"Ooh, girl, you've been working towards this moment for so many years, right? And now it's here: freedom!!"

"What are you going to do today without your kids?"

It was the fall of 2017.

Our then-youngest had just started kindergarten, and I found myself in a position I had longed for for YEARS.

Our children were finally at the same school, a short walk from home, and I had kid-free time that didn't require arranging for a babysitter, planning ahead to have grandparents take them, or paying for preschool.

Why did I feel so crappy, then?

Any why did these well-meaning comments rub the wrong way?

Here was my reality:
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• YES, I did have much more "time on my hands". But that didn't mean I knew how to use it well.
  
  
• YES, I had been working toward this moment for a long time. But that didn't mean it was all sunshine and roses now that it was here.
  
  
• YES, I had "free time". But I also had family relationships to nurture, a moms' prayer group to coordinate, a small business to run, friends to hang out with, coaching clients to support, a house to clean, and meals to prepare. Where, exactly, was the free time in all that?

Maybe you can relate.

You have so many things on your mind, a to-do list that just won't quit, and you're reacting to life instead of living it.

I've talked to so many parents who've been in your shoes:

"I have all these ideas of what I could do, but I'm always on my phone, and nothing's getting done. All the ways I didn't do what I wanted to is a constant burden."

"I wake up feeling already behind."

"I feel like every moment is taken."

​When we don't know what our priorities are, life becomes a series of responding to needs and minor crises (we're late, but Aiden can't find his socks - again!).

What needs to happen to get off the hamster wheel?

Every week, I work with parents like you who love their kids but are overwhelmed by All the Things.

I help them notice what's working and what's not, figure out what's most important to focus on, and make a plan they're excited about to become the person they want to be.

I don't give cookie cutter solutions or tell long-winded stories about what worked for me.

We have transformational conversations, in a warm and encouraging way, that help you find what works for YOU.

If you'd like a personal trainer for life, I'd love to be your person.

I'm dual-certified to help people like you find their focus, make time for what's important, and end their days feeling happy and productive.

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​To getting off the hamster wheel,​

Charissa Pomrehn
Self Care Life Coach for Moms and Nonbinary Parents
Brave Self Care
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