That Village Girl Podcast | Women Empowerment

In this episode, the host explains why rest shouldn't be something you have to earn and how constant busyness pushes your nervous system into survival mode. Learn to prioritize short pockets of true rest to recharge and reduce overwhelm.

Practical advice focuses on normalizing doing nothing, protecting your rest time as you would your child's nap, and balancing firmness with gentleness in parenting. You deserve the same care you give others.

This episode challenges the beliefs that make motherhood heavy and isolating, urging women to speak up, involve partners, and prioritize self-care so parenting becomes a shared, joyful journey.

Listen for practical encouragement to change habits, break cycles, and reconnect with the purpose and pleasure of motherhood — and a reminder to join the Motherhood Reset event to recharge.

This episode explores how traditional communal support made motherhood easier and why modern mothers often face it alone. The speaker shares personal stories—siblings in Botswana and Australia, c-section recovery, postpartum depression and anxiety—and contrasts past six-month care traditions with today’s isolated realities.

She emphasizes that every mother’s experience is different, urges compassion instead of competition, and calls for better understanding and practical help. Subscribe and join the community for more conversations about motherhood.