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The Emotional Pitcher: Why Traditional Self-Care Advice Fails Parents Juggling Kids and Aging Parents
Traditional self-care advice fails parents juggling kids and aging parents because finding "an hour for yourself" feels impossible. Learn about the emotional pitcher framework—a better way to understand your capacity for caring. Discover quick, medium, and deep "pitcher-filling" strategies that actually fit into your chaotic day, plus warning signs your pitcher is running dry and what to do about it. You don't need perfection, just a few ounces back in.

Joni A Lamb, LCSW
Nov 25, 20254 min read
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