October replay on nourishment

Replay from our call and journal prompts to guide your own reflection.

Hello dear community members,

I know I originally said I wasn’t going to share the recording, but I came to my senses and I hope this recording serves you as much as it opened my heart.

It was a joy to gather this month. I love writing, and this experience also reminded me I love talking to other mother’s openly and honestly. I loved the space to share things I sometimes cannot get onto the page.

I hope more of you can join us next month.

Speaking of that, I have a questions for you.

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Back to nourishment, there is one specific thing I want to highlight from this conversation. As humans and as moms, we tend to rush from one thing to the next, there is a constant pressure of the next thing to do, clean up or take care of. When we take time to nourish ourselves, we are often bringing the same energy.

Maybe you are not, and I applaud you and also would love to hear how you do not feel rushed and under pressure all the time. I notice when I bring this energy of striving to my nourishment practice, I end up not feeling as nourished as I wished. Because my brain is trying to accomplish something, my thoughts are still rushing, and I am thinking about what I have to do after I have this time to myself.

My question for myself and for you if this resonates are…

How do we slow down these moments for ourselves?

How do we make them different from the rest of our days?

How do we let these experiences become little islands of nourishment?

How can we be present in these moments we are trying to take care of ourselves?

I am not sure I have answers, this is something I am figuring out right along side you. I usually come back to slowing it down and trying not to force anything. I try to let go of time alone having to offer me anything in return. I try to let go of thinking I will feel nourished and like super mom after my time alone. I try to let myself be with whatever arises as it does. I try to let go of the narrative of perfection and accomplishment.

When I can do this, even for a few moments or breaths, I notice a different inside myself. I am not clinging, bracing, or striving. I am here, I am present, I am noticing what arises. Nourishment does not have to be something we check off our to-do list for survival. I encourage you to not let it be one more thing you add to your plate, I invite you to find your own way to bring your presence to it.

Here are the questions we went through on the recording…

• What does nourishment mean to you in this season?

• What does nourishment look like in this season?

• Are you giving yourself enough nourishment in this season?

• How can you create space for more?

I would love to hear from you whether you watch the recording or work through the questions by themselves. Come back to this comment section at any time and share what came up for you.

I am looking forward to doing this again next month and diving into next month’s theme soon - capacity.

Love,

Emma