Dr. Orlena Kerek’s Health Advice for Mothers

Dr Orlena Kerek trained as a pediatric doctor in the UK. In 2011 she moved to Spain with her husband and 2 young kids. To cut a long story short, she "accidentally lost" her medical career and turned to the internet to keep herself busy (initially as an outlet from parenting.)She started off helping parents of picky eaters teach their children healthy eating habits.The loss of her career (or self identity) combined with parenting 4 young children (twins came along in 2012) led to an inner emotional turmoil. When she looked at herself, she didn't see the happy joyous mother she aspired to be. When her husband became unwell, she realized that they both needed to prioritize self care.In the last few years, she has pivoted to teaching frustrated professional mothers to lose weight by leading a healthy life so they can feel fit and fabulous. The 4 pillars of self care that she teaches are nutrition, exercise, sleep and emotional wellness.She draws from her own experiences (still walking the trenches of parenting!) as well as the latest scientific research and thinking. In this episode, Dr. Orlena and I talk about:Her transition from practicing pediatrician to helping professional mothers adopt a healthy lifestyle.How she found joy and discovered how to truly take responsibility for her self care.The importance of healthy habits.Why mothers have a hard time prioritizing their self care.How we can create our ideal life.How an established routine of personal self care benefits you and by extension, teaches your children to prioritize self care.Advice for busy moms to keep their kids healthy.And much more…Where to Find Dr. Orlena:Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/drorlena/Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/drorlenafabulousFacebook parenting page: https://www.facebook.com/SnottyNosesHealthyKids/IG: https://www.instagram.com/dr_orlena/Website: https://www.drorlena.com/My healthy meal plan (free gift) https://www.drorlena.com/healthy-family-meal-planPodcast is Fit and Fabulous at 40 and Beyond: https://www.drorlena.com/blog/index-of-podcasts-and-blog-posts The Mindful Minute -“Look at the word responsibility—“response-ability”—the ability to choose your response. Highly proactive people recognize that responsibility. They do not blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behavior. Their behavior is a product of their own conscious choice, based on values, rather than a product of their conditions, based on feeling.”- Stephen Covey, “The 7 habits of Highly Effective People.”