Self-care and cats are deeply connected — more than we often realize.

In this diary entry, I share what my mornings look like as a cat mom, and how easily caring for the kitties can take over everything if I’m not conscious about caring for myself too.

From forgotten vitamins and cold tea to a wake-up call from my own health, this episode is a reminder that we can’t pour from an empty cup. When our nervous system is overwhelmed, our bodies inflamed, and our needs pushed aside, it eventually catches up with us.

This is a gentle reflection on slowing down, creating small self-care rituals, and learning to put the oxygen mask on yourself first — so you can truly be present for the cats you love.

You’re not doing anything wrong if you feel stretched thin.
 You’re human. And you matter too.

About the Diary of a Cat Mom

Diary of a Cat Mom is a quiet, personal podcast created by Dagmar Gatell, sharing real moments, emotions, and experiences from life with cats.

This space is meant for connection, comfort, and companionship. Everything shared comes from lived experience as a cat mom and is not intended as professional veterinary advice. Every cat is unique, and for health concerns, it’s always best to consult your trusted veterinarian.

Most of all, please remember:
You’re not alone on this journey. We’re learning, loving, and growing together — one paw print at a time.

Cat mom guilt is something many of us carry quietly.

In this diary entry, I share how guilt used to follow me every time I left the house — even for things I needed, like appointments or moments of care for myself. The worry. The imagining. The feeling that I was abandoning the ones I love most.

Over time, I learned that caring deeply doesn’t mean carrying fear.
 And that taking care of ourselves is part of taking care of our cats.

This episode is a gentle reflection on easing guilt, creating calm before leaving the house, and learning to trust that our cats are safe, loved, and okay — even when we step outside for a while.

If you’ve ever felt heavy closing the door behind you, this one is for you.

You’re not alone.

About the Diary of a Cat Mom

Diary of a Cat Mom is a quiet, personal podcast created by Dagmar Gatell, sharing real moments, emotions, and experiences from life with cats.

This space is meant for connection, comfort, and companionship. Everything shared comes from lived experience as a cat mom and is not intended as professional veterinary advice. Every cat is unique, and for health concerns, it’s always best to consult your trusted veterinarian.

Most of all, please remember:
You’re not alone on this journey. We’re learning, loving, and growing together — one paw print at a time.

Why do so many of us choose cats as our soul companions — especially as we move through different seasons of life?

In this gentle episode of Diary of a Cat Mom, I share a quiet reflection on why cats bring a sense of peace, emotional steadiness, and unconditional presence into our lives. This is not about fixing anything or offering advice — it’s simply about noticing the comfort cats offer when life feels heavy, uncertain, or overwhelming.

Cats don’t ask us to perform.
 They don’t expect explanations.
 They simply stay.

If you’re craving calm, emotional balance, or a reminder of why your cat means so much to you, this episode is for you.

Thank you for listening.
 You’re not alone on this journey.

About the Diary of a Cat Mom

Diary of a Cat Mom is a quiet, personal podcast created by Dagmar Gatell, sharing real moments, emotions, and experiences from life with cats.

This space is meant for connection, comfort, and companionship. Everything shared comes from lived experience as a cat mom and is not intended as professional veterinary advice. Every cat is unique, and for health concerns, it’s always best to consult your trusted veterinarian.

Most of all, please remember:
You’re not alone on this journey. We’re learning, loving, and growing together — one paw print at a time.

Trust is not something we teach our pets with words.
 It’s something we build quietly, over time.

In this episode of Diary of a Cat Mom, I reflect on the importance of trust between pets and the people who care for them — how it’s shaped in everyday moments, how easily it can be shaken, and how gently it can be rebuilt.

This is a personal reflection from life with my cats — about safety, patience, emotional awareness, and learning to move at their pace instead of mine.

If you’ve ever wondered whether your pet truly trusts you — or how to protect that trust when care, fear, or difficult moments arise — this episode is for you.

This podcast is created for connection, comfort, and companionship.
 It is not a substitute for professional veterinary advice.

You’re not alone on this journey.
 We’re learning, loving, and growing together — one paw print at a time.

About the Diary of a Cat Mom

Diary of a Cat Mom is a quiet, personal podcast created by Dagmar Gatell, sharing real moments, emotions, and experiences from life with cats.

This space is meant for connection, comfort, and companionship. Everything shared comes from lived experience as a cat mom and is not intended as professional veterinary advice. Every cat is unique, and for health concerns, it’s always best to consult your trusted veterinarian.

Most of all, please remember:
You’re not alone on this journey. We’re learning, loving, and growing together — one paw print at a time.

Today I’m sharing something tender and heavy.

My experience visiting Max during intensive vet care — seeing him in a sterile cage, surrounded by machines, learning about insulin, feeding tubes, and slow healing.
 It’s a moment that changed how I see caregiving, faith, fear, and what it really means to stay present when you feel overwhelmed.

This episode is not medical advice.
 It’s a diary entry.
 A quiet reflection from a cat mom doing her best.

If you’ve ever sat in a vet hospital room, questioned your decisions, or learned to trust yourself one step at a time — this episode is for you.

About the Diary of a Cat Mom

Diary of a Cat Mom is a quiet, personal podcast created by Dagmar Gatell, sharing real moments, emotions, and experiences from life with cats.

This space is meant for connection, comfort, and companionship. Everything shared comes from lived experience as a cat mom and is not intended as professional veterinary advice. Every cat is unique, and for health concerns, it’s always best to consult your trusted veterinarian.

Most of all, please remember:
You’re not alone on this journey. We’re learning, loving, and growing together — one paw print at a time.

Free feeding felt like the kindest choice when I first started my cat journey.
 Food was always available. No rules. No pressure.

But over time, my cats showed me something I didn’t expect.

The shy ones waited.
 The confident ones moved freely.
 And slowly, their bodies — and their behavior — began to change in opposite ways.

This episode is a quiet reflection on what I noticed when I shifted from free feeding to controlled feeding. Not as a rule. Not as advice. But as an experiment born from watching my cats closely and wanting them to feel safe, healthy, and at ease with one another.

It surprised me how much structure changed not just their weight, but their confidence, their calm, and how they related to each other.

This is simply my experience — shared gently, for any cat parent who has ever wondered if small changes can make a big difference.

About the Diary of a Cat Mom

Diary of a Cat Mom is a quiet, personal podcast created by Dagmar Gatell, sharing real moments, emotions, and experiences from life with cats.

This space is meant for connection, comfort, and companionship. Everything shared comes from lived experience as a cat mom and is not intended as professional veterinary advice. Every cat is unique, and for health concerns, it’s always best to consult your trusted veterinarian.

Most of all, please remember:
You’re not alone on this journey. We’re learning, loving, and growing together — one paw print at a time.

Some guilt shows up later — when we look back and imagine what we could have done differently.

This episode is a quiet reflection on letting go of the past, feeling gratitude for the kitties who were part of it, and being fully present with the cats who are here now.

About the Diary of a Cat Mom

Diary of a Cat Mom is a quiet, personal podcast created by Dagmar Gatell, sharing real moments, emotions, and experiences from life with cats.

This space is meant for connection, comfort, and companionship. Everything shared comes from lived experience as a cat mom and is not intended as professional veterinary advice. Every cat is unique, and for health concerns, it’s always best to consult your trusted veterinarian.

Most of all, please remember:
You’re not alone on this journey. We’re learning, loving, and growing together — one paw print at a time.

Some moments arrive uninvited.
 A hard day. A mess. A reaction we wish we could take back.
 This episode is a quiet reflection on pausing, softening, and meeting life — and our cats — with a little more grace.

In This Episode
How unexpected moments show up
A small phrase that changed my reactions
Living more gently with our cats and ourselves

About the Diary of a Cat Mom

Diary of a Cat Mom is a quiet, personal podcast created by Dagmar Gatell, sharing real moments, emotions, and experiences from life with cats.

This space is meant for connection, comfort, and companionship. Everything shared comes from lived experience as a cat mom and is not intended as professional veterinary advice. Every cat is unique, and for health concerns, it’s always best to consult your trusted veterinarian.

Most of all, please remember:
You’re not alone on this journey. We’re learning, loving, and growing together — one paw print at a time.

That day, Max didn’t eat.
 He didn’t hide.
 And somehow, I knew before I understood.

In This Episode
A late-night emergency vet visit
An unexpected diagnosis
And the choice that stayed with me

About the Diary of a Cat Mom

Diary of a Cat Mom is a quiet, personal podcast created by Dagmar Gatell, sharing real moments, emotions, and experiences from life with cats.

This space is meant for connection, comfort, and companionship. Everything shared comes from lived experience as a cat mom and is not intended as professional veterinary advice. Every cat is unique, and for health concerns, it’s always best to consult your trusted veterinarian.

Most of all, please remember:
You’re not alone on this journey. We’re learning, loving, and growing together — one paw print at a time.

Some lessons don’t arrive loudly.
 They show up slowly, in the way cats flinch, wait, or come closer when we stop asking so much of them.

In this episode, I reflect on letting go of expectations — with community cats and with the ones who share my home — and how planning, patience, and calm have changed the way we care for each other.

In This Episode
Moving at the pace of trust
When love feels calmer without urgency
Learning to wait for the right moment

About the Diary of a Cat Mom

Diary of a Cat Mom is a quiet, personal podcast created by Dagmar Gatell, sharing real moments, emotions, and experiences from life with cats.

This space is meant for connection, comfort, and companionship. Everything shared comes from lived experience as a cat mom and is not intended as professional veterinary advice. Every cat is unique, and for health concerns, it’s always best to consult your trusted veterinarian.

Most of all, please remember:
You’re not alone on this journey. We’re learning, loving, and growing together — one paw print at a time.