Tips from experts – Selfcare Secrets: Adventure of the moment

The year 2020 and the first few weeks of 2021 brought a lot to the surface: Mothers do an incredible job, but often fall by the wayside themselves. Self-care is no longer meant to be a buzzword and is not done with a bubble bath and candle scent. Otherwise there is a risk of total exhaustion at some point. Two Austrian authors are now encouraging mothers to take more self-care and thus self-love. In the last part of our series, Daniela Gaigg and Linda Syllaba reveal their self-care secrets.

“Happy wife, happy life.” This old formula has lost none of its topicality. If it weren’t for this monkey pace with which we rush through life today, it would be much easier for us to stay true to the motto. Our everyday life has become fast, too fast. If possible, we should slow the pace. For many, the self-imposed perfectionism throws a spanner in the works. “That is why one should admit to oneself what the real driving force behind perfectionism is. Is it the basic assumption that I’m never enough? Which definitely requires a negative self-image “, explain the parents blogger (diekleineBotin.at) and the life coach (Relationshaus.at) in their book” Selfcare for Mamas “. That has to be questioned every day. Are we good to ourselves? Or do we always put our own needs aside?

Mindfulness for mums
“Mindfulness helps to get through everyday life open-minded, friendly with myself and without judgment. To be in the here and now, to be fully involved in one thing – as the children show us every day – and not to get lost in a thousand things at the same time, ”says Daniela Gaigg. “Mindfulness, or the ability to be more mindful, can be learned. A few conscious minutes a day are enough for this, and by the way you train your intuition ”, the mother of two is convinced.

To be your best friend “Be understanding, attentive, constructive and yet honest and full of confidence that you can also master difficult situations”, motivate Daniela Gaigg and Linda Syllaba to a kind of self-care challenge. So we automatically come to the fore. The Danish family therapist Jesper Juul put it aptly: “There is nothing wrong with taking care of yourself, not even as a parent. On the contrary! This gives your children healthy signals and helps all family members to become strong individuals. “

  • Part 1: “I’m not just mom!”
  • Part 2: This is how needs-based education works
  • Part 3: Be the master of your own time
  • Part 4: New energy filling stations
  • Part 5: bubble bath or happiness in life?
  • Part 6: DIY instructions for happiness in life

Susanne Zita, Kronen Zeitung