About this episode

Yvette Henry discusses the importance of releasing the need to strive and embracing presence in motherhood.

I have been a striver my entire life — the kind of person who color-coded her notes, lost sleep to get straight A's, and genuinely believed that doing more and finishing faster was just who she was. Until the season when it didn't work anymore, and I found myself wondering if what I actually needed wasn't a better system, but permission to put some things down. This week's guest is Yvette Henry, author of Release, Rest, Remain: A 30-Day Devotional to Embrace Abiding Over Striving. In this episode, she gives language to something I think so many of us moms carry but rarely take the time to name — and a rhythm for living that actually feels sustainable. A note: this is a faith-rooted conversation, which isn't my typical format — but the three takeaways Yvette shares are for every mother, regardless of where you land spiritually. In this episode, you'll hear: 🤍 Why the tiredness you're feeling might have nothing to do with sleep — and the seven types of rest that actually replenish you 🤍 The glass ball and rubber ball framework — and how to tell the difference between what you need to protect and what you can safely let fall 🤍 What it can look like to remain present in your own…

People in this episode

Guest: Yvette Henry

Topics covered

• self-care
• mindfulness
• parenting
• spirituality
• rest

Keywords

• rest
• presence
• self-care
• parenting
• mindfulness
• spirituality
• devotional

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Release, Rest, Remain: A 30-Day Devotional to Embrace Abiding Over Striving

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