Our family has had a week.

My wallet was stolen. My daughter got an ear infection. We tried and took a break from potty training. Recently, I got sick for the first time in YEARS – a head cold strong enough that I rescheduled some podcast interviews to give myself some rest.

Our society doesn’t support time for rest and healing from illness; there’s this belief instilled in us that we must power through anyway.

But it’s important to remember where these “beliefs” come from – personal lenses, sure, but also communal, generational lenses – and that we are only human.

So this episode is for the moms who feel they must “do it all” – and to let them know it’s OKAY to rest. In fact, resting might be the most productive thing they do today.

Resources & Links

Some books I reference in this episode: Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez and Patriarchy Stress Disorder: The Invisible Inner Barrier Between Women’s Happiness and Fulfillment by Valerie Rein.

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