MOPS Recap - Tina Sellers

It is always so FUN to have Tina Sellers at MOPS! This year, she talked about how we know when we are burned out and what we do about it. She said we have to say "even if burnout is 'normal', we choose to live our life in a joyful way."

She introduced us to the 5 Ts of Pleasure:

• Time
• What do you stop doing that is good for your health and happiness when you become tight on time?
• Thoughts
• Where does your thinking tend to go south when you are not taking care of yourself?
• Talking
• When and why is it hard for you to own your own desires?
• Touching
• Make sure there is varied touch in your life - affectionate, playful, sensual
• Trysts
• Build in fun surprises - it will ALWAYS and FOREVER take intention!

A question she left us with that has resonated with me - When our kids are grown, what kind of memories do we want them to have of our family?

Resources:

Tina Sellers - Sex, God, and the Conservative Church

Peggy Orenstein - Girls and Sex

Emily Nagoski - Come As You Are

Northwest Institute on Intimacy