Balance Is Bullsh*t: The Truth About Real Self-Care for Moms

You are not failing. The system is. Black moms have been sold a lie about "balance" — and it is costing us our health, our peace, and our sanity. In this episode of BACKtalk, Elisha Beach — Founder of The Mom Forum and author of Balance Is Bullsh*t — breaks down exactly why traditional self-care advice was never built for real moms. And she is not here to give you more things to do. She is here to give you permission to stop. You will learn what micro self-care actually looks like when you have 4 minutes and zero help. How to regulate your nervous system in stolen moments. And how to let go of the guilt that is keeping you stuck. Not spa-day self-care. Not Pinterest self-care. Real life, real mom, guilt-free self-care that works TODAY. If you are doing everything and still running on empty — press play. This one is for you. Connect with Elisha: TheMom-Forum.com | Instagram: @themomforum | @mylifeisabeach BACKtalk is the weekly live podcast of Successful Black Parenting Magazine, hosted by Janice Robinson-Celeste. New episodes every Thursday. Find us at SuccessfulBlackParenting.com.

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Balance Is Bullsh*t: The Truth About Real Self-Care for Moms is an episode from BackTalk: Successful Black Parenting magazine by J.R. Celeste.

This episode is 00:43:01 long.

This episode was published on May 1, 2026.

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