Sometimes life doesn’t ask you to swim… it just asks you not to drown.

In this episode, I talk about seasons where all you can do is tread water, and why those seasons are not failures. We explore self-preservation, endurance, guilt around “falling behind,” and the quiet strength it takes to stay afloat when life feels heavy.

This is Episode 13 and the beginning of Season Two of Mother McIntosh. If you’ve been surviving more than thriving lately, this one is for you. You might not be swimming forward, but we can celebrate that you are afloat!