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How Busy Moms Can Find Time to Read: No Guilt Tips for Reclaiming Your Reading Life
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Feel like reading is a luxury you don’t have time for? Between parenting, work, and a never-ending to-do list, curling up with a book can feel impossible. But what if reading didn’t have to be one more thing on your plate—and instead became a simple way to recharge, de-stress, and set an inspiring example for your kids?
In this episode of the Engaging Reluctant Readers Podcast, Ellen Westbrook shares practical, low-pressure ways to bring reading back into your life. From audiobooks and micro-reading to modeling healthy habits for your kids, this episode is your permission slip to make time for you—no guilt required.
What You’ll Learn:
✔ Why reading is a form of self-care (and why that matters!)
✔ How your reading habits influence your child’s relationship with books
✔ Time-saving tips for fitting reading into your busy schedule
✔ Smart ways to break out of a reading slump
✔ How to model a love of reading—even in the middle of chaos
⏳ Key Episode Highlights
[00:00:57] Why reading for yourself is essential self-care
[00:01:56] How your reading habits influence your kids
[00:03:55] Reading helps you reconnect with your identity
[00:04:16] Simple ways to fit in 10–15 minutes of reading a day
[00:04:56] How audiobooks can transform your day
[00:06:13] Breaking out of a reading slump with fresh strategies
[00:08:41] Personal story: how modeling reading boosted Ellen’s son’s interest
[00:10:28] Make reading feel rewarding, not like another task
[00:11:49] Sneak peek at next week’s episode
📖 Prefer to Read? Full blog post: https://engagingreluctantreaders.com/2025/05/01/how-to-read-as-a-busy-mom/
📺 Prefer to Watch? YouTube video version: https://youtu.be/d2y4hSYomGU
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Chapters
1. How Busy Moms Can Find Time to Read: No Guilt Tips for Reclaiming Your Reading Life (00:00:00)
2. Why reading for yourself is essential self-care (00:00:57)
3. How your reading habits influence your kids (00:01:56)
4. Reading helps you reconnect with your identity (00:03:55)
5. Simple ways to fit in 10-15 minutes of reading a day (00:04:16)
6. How audiobooks can transform your day (00:04:56)
7. Breaking out of a reading slump with fresh strategies (00:06:13)
8. Personal story: how modeling reading boosted Ellen's son's interest (00:08:14)
9. Make reading feel rewarding, not like another task (00:10:28)
10. Sneak peek at next week's episode (00:11:49)
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