Make This Your Best Year Yet-The Self Care Approach

This post is sponsored by American Women’s College, all opinions are my own.

“…And I feel like what I’ve learned from this whole experience is, women, we’re nurturers, that’s what’s expected of us. We have our children, we have our husbands if we’re lucky enough, and our partners. But we have to find personal fulfillment. We have to follow our dreams. We have to say, “I can do that, and I should be allowed to do that.”
This excerpt from Glenn Close’s Golden Globe acceptance speech earlier this year couldn’t be more apt and also served to more solidify the intention of more self care that I set for this year.

As nurturers, we tend to place the needs of others before ours, be it our children, spouses, etc., and this habit seems even more pronounced when you’re a military spouse. You can easily “lose yourself” in that role, many times over extending yourself to make everything work and meet the demands of an ever changing military paradigm. I am not one to usually make resolutions, but rather set intentions and though 2018 was a wonderful year in many aspects, I found that the area of self care could be vastly improved.

So, this year, I will be focusing on just that; fostering a more healthy mind and body.

This is one majestic fiddle leaf fig!- design addict mom #plants

Self care and how it’s manifested will look different for each of us but ultimately it involves taking care of ourselves and possibly becoming a better version of ourselves. For many military spouses, that means pursuing higher learning or completing an advanced degree. Online education has proven to be an invaluable tool for military spouses and civilians alike and as a military spouse who has completed an advanced degree online, I can attest to this.

An accredited, fully online Bachelor’s program, The American Women’s College, was created just for adult women and offers over 20 degrees in dynamic fields to afford military spouses the opportunity to seek higher education that is accommodating for their lifestyle and helps them to realize a goal of self actualization. I especially love that they offer an accelerated program that allows you to get your degree in less than 1-3,- years helping women realize their full potential sooner. xx

images: Lea Hartman