As those in the Sandwich Generation start to send our children back to school, it’s a great time to reflect on putting some focus back on us. In this episode, we talk about setting goals and adjusting our routines to incorporate more self-care into our lives.

Listen to the show: Back to School Self-Care Reboot

Words of Encouragement

Each episode starts off with a few words of inspiration or motivation that is pulled from the Happy Healthy Caregiver Jar.

Repeat: I am stronger than this challenge. This challenge is making me even stronger.

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Links & Resources Mentioned

The Jar quote immediately made me think of Kelly Clarkson’s Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) song.
Blog post about goal setting: Be A Goal Digger!
Podcast that includes information about creating your bucket list: Creating Your Best Life for Now & Later
Take the PBS Caregiver Self Assessment Quiz.
The Dream Worksheet looks like this:

Join the Happy Healthy Caregiver Community where you’ll find support and resources (such as the PDF for the Big Dreams Worksheet I mentioned!) that are organized by topic. I encourage you to join the Happy Healthy Caregiver Facebook Group, too!
You may also find support in your community with local caregivers at a Daughterhood Circle.

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Favorite moments & quotes from the episode

Either you run the day, or the day runs you #JimRohn

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We can look at this back to school time as a fresh start – a blank slate. #backtoschool

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I’m really just giving you permission to not feel guilty about caring for yourself.

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I have no doubt that you’ll be able to raise your personal development grade up to an A+.

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Be a role model for your family so they can see that you are paying your health first.

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Take Action

Schedule an annual goal review and planning session (take yourself for coffee or to a local park!).
Write down 1-3 goals for the current month.
Schedule a monthly goal review session on a calendar.
Block out your calendar for the related goal activities for the next week.

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