How Do You Give What You Don't Have? Taking Care of Yourself to Take Care of Your Kids
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What We Talk About:
🧠 Why mental health maintenance (not just crisis response) is essential
🥦 How nutrition, sleep, and blood sugar affect emotional regulation
🏋️ The connection between movement, play, and showing up well as a dad
🧃 Why your discipline slips when your energy does
💬 Modeling emotional health for your kids by doing your own inner work
🎯 Letting go of shame and starting small when building healthy habits
Quotes from the Episode:
“We think discipline is about our kids—but we need it for ourselves first.”
“You can’t regulate your kid’s nervous system if yours is shot from no sleep and four donuts.”
“Therapy isn’t a fix button. It’s maintenance for the mind.”
This Week’s Challenge:
Take inventory of one area: sleep, nutrition, movement, or emotional processing. What’s one step you could take this week to support your health so you can better support your family?
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