{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"WPR070: Why It\u2019s So Hard to Put Myself First","description":"We\u2019ve all heard the common air travel safety phrase: you need to put the oxygen mask on yourself before focusing on anyone else around you. In other words, you can\u2019t help anyone else if you\u2019re not taking care of yourself first. So why can\u2019t we do this in our everyday lives? Why are we all struggling so much with too many responsibilities and expectations? Why are we over-burdening ourselves without feeling like we can take even a few minutes to replenish and focus on our own well-being? What\u2019s going on? I truly don\u2019t think there\u2019s one explanation for us all. We\u2019re all different people. We\u2019re all motivated by different things. We\u2019re all afraid of different things. But I\u2019ve done a lot of personal development work over the years, and I\u2019ve discovered a few reasons why I personally have a hard time putting myself first. I don\u2019t see a lot of these reasons highlighted out there in the larger conversations around self-care and burnout and living a healthy life. So today I wanted to share some of what holds ME back from putting myself first, in case one or two of these reasons resonate with you. These aren\u2019t your typical \u201cI don\u2019t have enough time\u201d explanations. We\u2019re going to dig a little deeper today. ","author_name":"Working Parent Resource","author_url":"http:\/\/argenalinstitute.com","html":"