SHE’S A BADASS – Radical Honesty Over Toxic Positivity

Tag: mental load

  • Minimum Viable Communication Protocol -aka Where Are You?

    This one is for you, guys. Sometimes your partner is the closest thing you have to a village. That is an absurd job description for one person. You’re supposed to work, provide, parent, remember things, notice things, communicate, be emotionally available, and somehow arrive home with enough of yourself left to be somebody’s safe place.…

  • THE HUMAN REMINDER MACHINE

    I got sick last week. Somehow, the universe had its own sense of humor and arranged that ALL the kids stayed at home as well. It had been one of those mornings. Sick kids at home, me at ca 10% of my usual energy, the house a mess. Me repeating for the tenth time things…

  • You’re Doing the Impossible. Stop Pretending It’s Easy.

    You’re Doing the Impossible. Stop Pretending It’s Easy.

    For YEARS I thought I was just a “bad mom.” No matter how hard I tried (new routines, better planners, simpler schedules), everything eventually collapsed back into chaos. Until one day I sat down, opened an empty spreadsheet, and started writing down everything I was actually doing. The data told a story I wasn’t prepared…