After six straight days stuck at home (weekend, holidays, and strep throat included), Sara is reminded of a hard truth of solo parenting: when you’re the only adult in the house, your battery is the household battery.

In this episode, Sara unpacks why reset days aren’t indulgent — they’re infrastructure. From productivity marathons to lunches with friends to extended-edition movie binges, she explores the difference between micro-breaks and the macro-resets parents actually need.

Sara also challenges the idea that “selfless” is the gold standard of motherhood — and makes the case that depletion is not devotion. Because reset isn’t selfish. It’s maintenance.

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🎙 Hosted, Produced & Edited by: Sara Amin
🎨 Cover Art by: Esha Janssens-Sannon