Latecomers: Homeschool Podcast
Jun 12, 2026 · 33 min · 9 segments
Katy shares a summer update and shares about finishing her Latecomers Retreat field guides, now available on her website. Reflecting on a tricky homeschool…
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And what does that look like? And I know we all hear those words all the time in our culture and it gets really old.
It almost feels like sometimes it almost feels like when someone's telling you to practice self-care, they're just putting one more thing on your to-do list, putting one more expectation on you as the mom who's already doing so much.
Maybe this is just me, but sometimes when I'm, I feel like I'm firing on all cylinders and like maximum efficiency, maximum productivity, and my ducks are all in a row, which it's not like I have that feeling all the time.
But when I do, and then someone mentioned self-care, sometimes I'm like, uh, that's for the weak.
And usually when you start thinking that way, what's right around the corner is a little meltdown.
Because sometimes when we look around at our culture, Some of the people waving the self-care flag in the loudest, most obnoxious way are people that maybe you're actually being more selfish than practicing self-care.
Like there is a line where, you know, okay, you're taking this really far and it feels like you're just being selfish because as Christians, we are called to live a sacrificial life and to be generous and to Humble.
And so sometimes it can kind of, all that can kind of just, the waters can get really muddy, if that makes sense.
Like, okay, what's self-care versus selfish or Versus I want to be someone who puts others first and cares for others, even when it's not easy to do.
So where's the lines with all of those things? And I would say, if you struggle with that, if you struggle with knowing like, where's the lines? I think the difference between self-care and selfishness is that self-care is asking yourself, what attention and care do I need to maintain so that as much as possible, I'm putting my best foot forward.
Self-care should be finding these things that spark joy and contentment and creativity and patience and kindness and goodness in you.
Self-care is doing things intentionally so that you are at your healthiest and that will result in you being selfless out of that health.
And what does that look like? And I know we all hear those words all the time in our culture and it gets really old.
It almost feels like sometimes it almost feels like when someone's telling you to practice self-care, they're just putting one more thing on your to-do list, putting one more expectation on you as the mom who's already doing so much.
Maybe this is just me, but sometimes when I'm, I feel like I'm firing on all cylinders and like maximum efficiency, maximum productivity, and my ducks are all in a row, which it's not like I have that feeling all the time.
But when I do, and then someone mentioned self-care, sometimes I'm like, uh, that's for the weak.
And usually when you start thinking that way, what's right around the corner is a little meltdown.
Because sometimes when we look around at our culture, Some of the people waving the self-care flag in the loudest, most obnoxious way are people that maybe you're actually being more selfish than practicing self-care.
Like there is a line where, you know, okay, you're taking this really far and it feels like you're just being selfish because as Christians, we are called to live a sacrificial life and to be generous and to Humble.
And so sometimes it can kind of, all that can kind of just, the waters can get really muddy, if that makes sense.
Like, okay, what's self-care versus selfish or Versus I want to be someone who puts others first and cares for others, even when it's not easy to do.
So where's the lines with all of those things? And I would say, if you struggle with that, if you struggle with knowing like, where's the lines? I think the difference between self-care and selfishness is that self-care is asking yourself, what attention and care do I need to maintain so that as much as possible, I'm putting my best foot forward.
Self-care should be finding these things that spark joy and contentment and creativity and patience and kindness and goodness in you.
Self-care is doing things intentionally so that you are at your healthiest and that will result in you being selfless out of that health.
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