In this episode Kristi and Kjersti discuss the role that community-care plays in self-care, especially how it relates to parenting young children.
Mentioned in this episode:
1. The quote "Shouting 'self-care' at people who actually need community care is how we fail people." --Nakita Valerio as quoted in the Flare article: https://www.flare.com/identity/self-care-new-zealand-muslim-attack/
2. There are many articles/studies that discuss whether or not parents are less happy or more happy than non-parents. Here is one of them: https://time.com/collection/guide-to-happiness/4370344/parents-happiness-children-study/
3. Coursera, world class learning for anyone, anywhere, for free. https://www.coursera.org
4. San Mateo Parents Club: https://sanmateoparentsclub.wildapricot.org
5. The book Mommy Burnout by Dr Sheryl Ziegler: https://drsherylziegler.com/mommy-burnout/
6. Circle of Care Worksheet by Kjersti Nelson, MFT: https://www.kjerstinelson.com/blog/2021/5/17/growing-your-community-circle-of-care-worksheet
If you are local to the SF Bay Area join Kjersti in one of her running communities: https://www.kjerstinelson.com/runclubs
Shop Our Books: Kjersti's book Running for Mental Health + Kristi's book Self-Care 101 for Busy Parents
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