60 | No Time for Self-Care? You Might Be Skipping the First Step

Balanced Mom Life | self care, time management, boundaries, guilt, goal setting · Jul 30, 2026 · 10m

Stop adding more self-care ideas. Learn how the busy mom of teens protects one non-negotiable on the calendar, just like soccer practice.

You'd never let your kid double-book soccer practice, but you'll cancel your own workout, coffee alone or 20 minutes with a book for almost anything. In this episode, we're reframing self-care for the busy mom of teens: not a bigger routine, but one non-negotiable, protected on the calendar the same way everyone else's commitments are.

You'll learn how to pick your one thing, calendar it like it's someone else's practice, stop asking permission for it and…