127. Choices, Dropping the Ball & Never Enough Hours

About this episode

Dr Julie discusses the pressures of parenting and decision-making during the holiday season.

In this week’s Coffee Chat, I’m talking about something every parent, every woman, every human feels — that pressure of trying to hold all the balls, make all the choices, and somehow keep up as we head into Christmas. I share a moment from just this week: standing in my kitchen at 9pm, exhausted after a full day of work and training, trying to decide between dishes, a shower, or doing a puzzle with my 6-year-old… and what happened when I finally walked back out and found him fast aslee...

People in this episode

Host: Dr Julie

Topics covered

• parenting
• decision making
• holiday stress
• work-life balance
• family time

Keywords

• parenting
• choices
• Christmas
• work
• family
• stress
• time management

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