7 Wellness Tips for Busy Mums

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The words ‘mum’ and ‘busy’ seem to be mutually inclusive, don’t they? Whether you’re the first time parent of one or parenting so many you could have a whole football team, the busy schedule of a parent doesn’t seem to leave much time to account for our own wellness and overall health.

Every family is different and it’s important that you find your own groove. If you have found yourself stuck in a bit of a rut, forever putting the whole family before yourself, then read on for some easy wellness tips for busy mums.

How on earth will that work with my busy schedule?

I know! I feel like I’m on the go constantly and there is never enough7 Wellness Tips for Busy Mums time to even think of what I need to be feeling my best. Two things here that are absolutely true though: 

You can’t pour from an empty cup. Cuddles, bedtime stories, building forts with the kids: all acts of love for your children. Looking after yourself so that you can be your best self for them: also an act of love for your children.  

If you don’t press pause, your body will do it for you. If that sounds scary, well, it is. The body keeps the score and if you exist in a permanent state of frazzle, you’ll soon experience a physical burnout as well as a mental one.

Fortunately well-being doesn’t have to mean spending the whole day at a spa. (Sounds good though, right?)

Wellness can be as easy as a few minutes and a couple of sensible decisions a day.

Nourishing your body through healthy meals

A healthy lifestyle begins with healthy food. The challenge is making sure you eat the rainbow when all the kids want is beige!

The internet is full of heathy recipes for the family as well as hacks to sneak veggies into your little loves. My favourites include a green frittata full of spinach and a sneaky veggie-packed pasta sauce.

Some days though, you’ve just not got the energy to make 3 delicious, nutritionally balanced meals plus snacks for the family and all their dietary needs. 

I find the best way to make sure I’ve at least started the day right is with a juice or smoothie packed full of superfoods to support my immune system.  A zesty combo of orange, lemon, ginger, turmeric and cinnamon first thing in the morning serves as a zingy wake-up call as well as a powerful flu buster.

Another simple way to support your energy levels during busy days is by paying attention to your mineral intake. When you’re constantly on the go, it’s easy to feel run down or dehydrated without realising it. Adding trace minerals to your daily routine can help support hydration and overall wellbeing, especially if you’re juggling school runs, work, and family life. I like keeping things easy with Accentrate Minerals, which can be added to water or smoothies as part of a simple morning routine.

Pairing this with the best functional mushroom supplements like reishi or lion’s mane can further boost immunity and focus for the day ahead.

For busy mums who want to better understand how nutrition, supplements, and brain-supporting compounds work together for sustained energy and mental clarity, resources like Nootropics Expert offer clear, research-driven guidance.

Making screen time count

I should be extolling the benefits of reducing screen time, leaving your devices downstairs at the end of the day, and aiming to put them down at least an hour before bedtime (all excellent ideas). However, the truth is that devices are part of our lives and for lots of good reasons.

There are some healthy habits we could all develop with regards to our phones though.
You’ll already be aware that you can set caps on your use of social media and other perhaps less productive apps. It’s a great idea to have a look at these.

Our social media algorithms are attuned to what we’re consuming, so next time you’re mindlessly scrolling, take a moment to notice what you’re feeling. 

Any posts making you feel unworthy, inadequate, depressed or plain angry? There’s an unfollow button for that. Deliberately curate a social media feed full of people and images that make you feel happy, supported, informed and entertained. Now your mindless scrolling is another act of self-care.

Get out of your head and into your body

Wellness is the sum of mental health as well as physical health. Start thinking of the two as one and the same because moving your body is always going to have a positive impact on the way you feel.

Whether you have specific fitness goals or you just want to spend some time quietening the mind chatter with a workout routine that demands your attention, try making movement part of your every day.
Some of us get on best with weekly classes that slots into our busy schedules whereas some of us need to gauge how we feel on a daily basis and choose what feels good in the moment.

Whether it’s boot camp, dancing around the kitchen with your littles or a dog walk, the important thing is that you move and celebrate your beautiful body. It birthed those gorgeous kiddies and it deserves love!

Carve out time for you

Taking time to do something just for pleasure can seem ridiculously indulgent for busy parents. Don’t feel guilty! This is all about bringing things into equilibrium and you deserve a little play in amongst all the work.

Remember you were a person before you were a mum! You’re still that same person now so rediscover who that is by spending just a little time on something you love.

Isn’t is magical to see your children absorbed in creative play? If it’s something you consider valuable in their lives, then why not in your own?

Crafting, writing, meeting up with a friend for coffee, spending twenty minutes curled up with a  good book – there are no hard and fast rules. Just pick up something for fun, just once a week. You’ll feel refreshed and able to devote your energies to your family with renewed vigour and energy.

Sweet dreams (or a beautiful nightmare)

If you’ve found your way to this article, chances are you’re a busy parent and you rarely get enough sleep. Don’t kid yourself that you can get by on four or five hours – that lack of sleep is a killer!

Trying to get into some semblance of a routine can help; it is proven that just by going to bed and getting up at roundabout the same time every day can help you feel more rested.

Let’s face it though – children are unpredictable and some nights are rough. 

My top tip for busy mothers facing down a day on just a couple of hours sleep? Yoga nidra. My favourite yoga practice, a yoga nidra is a kind of guided relaxation into a state of ‘physic sleep’. The benefit? Just twenty minutes of yoga nidra is said to make you feel as rested as if you’d had another four hours sleep.

The Yoga Nidra network has plenty of free content you can try. If you can find a quiet twenty minutes you might find it turns your whole day around.

Fresh air 

The best way to avoid screaming into a pillow when the household is entering full melt-down? Get outside. Round up your loved ones, get the puddle suits on and get in the garden, get down to one of your local parks, get wherever you can, just get away. 

A bit of air, even on a wet day is a great way to get some perspective. At the very least, the kids will be so exhausted after a good long stomp that you should get half an hour of quiet when you get back, at the very least.

If you haven’t got a lot of time, try this quick and easy tip: stand barefoot on the grass. Even if it’s cold and even if you’ve only got thirty seconds. That quick moment of connection to nature through the soles of your feet has an incredible effect! It grounds you, connects you to nature, and reminds you there is something greater than a sink full of washing up.

Yoga, baby   

‘Yoga’ is a word that’s become synonymous with ‘wellness’ and not without cause. It’s the ultimate expression of wellness – flexibility, strength, stillness and calm. 

For many of us though, the truth is we don’t have a hell of a lot of time to get out of the house and to a class. Whilst it’s rejuvenating to get to a beautiful, incense-scented studio, it’s not always practical. 
If you can manage an hour and have the luxury of a quiet space in your home, you could support your local studio by signing up to practise with them via zoom. 

Perhaps even that doesn’t sound achievable? The good news is that there are millions of classes available online for free, so you can pick your instructor, style, and goals and practise in your own time for however many minutes you can squeeze in. 

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Do you make time for your own well-being? Or is the idea of putting yourself first revolutionary? I’d love to hear about your experiences.