Kate recaps Rachel Norman’s book, If Mama Ain’t Happy which stresses the need we all have of setting healthy boundaries. Rachel’s wake up call came when her cancer doctor told her that she couldn’t keep doing what she was doing and survive.

“Simplifying makes life less stressful.” Join us as Kate highlights some of the high points of this remarkable book that will benefit anyone trying to ‘white knuckle it through life’. 

This quote resonated with me, “We can decide how far we want to push ourselves, but that doesn’t change when we’ll give out.”

Do you stuff things in your emotional basement? It is what we do when we shove our feelings and emotions down. Sooner or later (and usually at the most inopportune time) they erupt and come out like overfilling a gas tank.

This book will change the self-care mindset. Self-care actually needs to be done first. We can’t pour from an empty cup. Treating ourselves is not the equivalent of taking care of ourselves. Self-care is a way of preparing ourselves to be our best self. Have you ever thought about self-care as an act of worship? Would our abundant God want us running on empty?

“Being authentic attracts others.” Isn’t this quote so true! “It’s better to be honest about your capacity than to over promise and underdeliver.”

Why not pick up a copy of this little jewel to get some help with setting beneficial boundaries and keeping them? Let’s thrive in 2025!  Do you agree with the author about happiness being a natural byproduct of wise living? Dive into this recap as we continue our quest to read the best! Blessings to you dear listeners!