Postpartum Pillars: Rest
Image: Madeline Donahue, "Over-Touched 15 Minute Nap”
“How can we access pleasure and joy and liberation if we are too tired to experience it?” - Tricia Hersey
Finding ways to practice rest and divest from fomo / hustle / grind culture is essential – particularly so for mothers and parents. Rest should not be a privilege or a reward. Nor should it be a band-aid for burnout.
And, it’s almost impossible to consider how you can fully rest and heal after birth, without first reviewing which responsibilities and commitments might be creating obstacles to rest. What might it feel like to press pause on some of these? To ask for / welcome in more support? To allow more space for softness and slowness?
Whether you’re deep in pregnancy, postpartum, parenting, or simply in need of some down time – I invite you to use the following prompts to explore what it feels like to prioritise rest. x
Responsibilities and commitments at home / in my immediate family
Responsibilities and commitments outside of my immediate family (paid / unpaid work, other relationships, exercise etc.)
The thought of shifting these commitments / responsibilities and prioritising my own rest feels like:
And for support people: How can you show up in sustainable ways that enable mothers / parents / primary carers more space for rest?
30.01.2023
