I know from my own experience as well as from coaching other first-time mums that we often struggle with self-compassion and that’s why I’d like to share some tips with you on how you can dial down the expectations you have for yourself and start being more compassionate with yourself.

We are so gentle and caring with our little ones, but when it comes to ourselves, we seem to forget that being compassionate includes having compassion for ourselves. We are sleep deprived and exhausted because our little ones keep us up all night and we just can’t seem to get a break. Yet, we expect us to be the perfect mother, wife, daughter, friend etc. We always expect us to have it together and I call BS on that! Having those sorts of expectations only sets us up for failure and it´s time for us to be a bit more realistic.