Self care can look different to everyone. For T1D parents, it’s often overlooked. Putting on your own oxygen mask first feels really hard when you have a kid with type 1. There’s that feeling that you’re the only one who can do the job right, that you’re the one who understands best how your child responds to certain foods or activities or situations. And the pressure to get it just right feels tremendous — you worry that if you don’t pay close attention, your child’s long term health is at stake.
Sometimes it’s hard to sleep through the night, let alone step away to take time for your friendships, your relationship, yourself. But that level of hyper-stress really isn’t sustainable — you end up feeling really fragile, like you could crack.
That’s why we’ve developed two meditations to help with the stress of T1d’s highs and lows.
