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Why Is Self-Care Especially Important for Foster Parents?

By KVC West Virginia Staff — 2020

For parents, children can take up every waking thought and every ounce of energy outside of work. This is especially true for foster parents.

Read on westvirginia.kvc.org

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Time Off: A Practical Guide to Building Your Rest Ethic and Finding Success Without the Stress

Discover the transformative power of leisure to recapture your calm and creativity. We live in a time where busyness is often seen as a badge of honor.

John Fitch, Max Frenzel

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Parenting Like a Ninja: An Autism Mom’s Guide to Professional Productivity

Parenting Like a Ninja is an authentic discussion of the complexity faced by working autism moms, with clear steps to increase energy and productivity in all areas of work and life.

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Finding Work-Life Balance (Day-in-the-Life of a Working Mom)

Is work/life balance a myth? Is it attainable? If we can find balance, then how? I find that one of the most important aspects of creating balance between work and life is simply to create separation: to focus on work for a time, and then set it aside to focus on others and on taking care of...

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Laziness Does Not Exist

From social psychologist Dr. Devon Price, a fascinating and thorough examination of what they call the “laziness lie”—which falsely tells us we are not working or learning hard enough—filled with practical and accessible advice for overcoming society’s pressure to “do more.

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Words of Wisdom: Alex Pang on the Importance of Rest

During a sabbatical, Alex Pang suddenly found himself to be much more productive than he usually was. When he started reading about the science of rest, he discovered that finding a balance between work and relaxation is the ultimate recipe for a valuable life.

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Benefits of Resting

Do you wonder what the benefits of resting are? Well, in this video on Practical Inspiration we list the top 5 benefits of rest days and how it improves productivity).

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Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less

Overwork is the new normal. Rest is something to do when the important things are done—but they are never done.

Alex Soojung-Kim Pang

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