Whether she’s wrangling her three daughters, devoting her time to philanthropy or cheering on her husband, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce,— who just announced his NFL retirement — Kylie Kelce is mindful that she also needs to slow down and take moments for herself. Speaking to Yahoo Life in February, the mom of three says, "I am so, so grateful to be a mother, but I think that sometimes you can get lost in that becoming your only identity. And I think because of that, [it’s important] to do things by yourself where you are not just at the beck and call of the tiny humans who always have a demand.”

Importance of Me-Time

Moments like these are “important for your physical and mental well-being,” Kelce adds. “I know that there’s this huge association [between taking time for yourself] and mom guilt, but I try to take those moments and make it a point to not feel guilty about them. Because I think that you need to stay grounded in yourself and that you need to still have the ability to be an individual and be yourself, independent of being a mom.”

Partnering with Lindt

That’s one of the reasons Kelce partnered with premium chocolate maker Lindt. The brand debuted its first Super Bowl ad during Super Bowl LVIII, at which her brother-in-law, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, scored his third championship ring. One of her favorite ways to wind down and take time for herself actually involves the brand’s Lindor truffles.

Finding Balance

Kelce also loves to go and get a coffee on her own. “No one yelling, ‘Mom!’ at me, no one demanding chocolate milk, juice boxes. No one yelling, ‘Do they have cake pops?’ It’s just me and a coffee, whatever music I want to listen to. So I usually start the day with a solo coffee run, and then end the day with a Lindor truffle, and it is the perfect balance.”

Challenges of Parenting

Even with these valuable time-outs, Kelce admits that it’s been a lot to go from two kids to three. “I would love to say that it’s become more chaotic, but I just think we’ve always been chaos,” she laughs. “Jason and I are not tidy people. We’re both chaotic in the way that we live in the house. Even when we got married, it was already chaotic. And then, we just added a little more. But I will say [with] three, I think the only difference is that I don’t have enough hands to grab everyone.”

Support System

Kelce is also grateful that she and Jason can lean on their parents, friends and babysitter for backup. “My parents live 10 minutes from us, because I grew up in the area,” she explains. “So we have them come over, especially on weekends, because they still both work full-time. My mom will bring arts and crafts, they’ll bring baked goods in the morning. When my mother-in-law comes in town, she will read them books until we don’t have any books left in the bookshelf. And that is saying something, because we have more books than you can imagine. We have an outstanding babysitter who we’ve had for almost three years now. We have great, trusted people around us that we’re not afraid to ask for help. We really lucked out with our village.”

Importance of Asking for Help

And, as a parent, asking for an extra hand is so important, Kelce has learned. “When you are afraid to ask for help, and you don’t have that support, I think that you end up on your last leg too often,” she says. “And then you can have a shorter fuse, and you can be more stressed, and I think that kids feed off of that.”

Gratitude and Reflection

Ultimately, she says, “I just hope that I can be a mom for our girls in a way that my mom was for me.”