What You Need for a Life-Giving Summer
About this episode
In this episode, Emily Brown discusses how to create a balanced summer that includes both rest and productivity for families.
Sometimes at the end of the school year I feel completely drained. Sometimes in a good way, because we've done everything I wanted to get to. But sometimes I'm drained because we were so focused on the work that we didn't fit enough of the rest or play that we needed. And honestly, that's completely normal. You've spent months pouring yourself out for your family, checking all the boxes, managing all the schedules, and carrying all the responsibilities, if rest and fun aren't on your check-list, then of course they won't get done! Unfortunately what can happen is that when summer finally arrives, it can feel tempting to swing from one extreme to the other and you might end up spending the entire summer putting off anything that feels like work, because your brain doesn't want to go back there. It can feel tempting to think in all-or-nothing terms. I'm either working all the time, or I'm getting nothing done. Most of us don't live in the balanced middle. Which is why, this summer, I want to invite you to practice living in the balanced middle to create your And Life. A life that includes rest and productivity. Fun and purpose. Peace and progress. In today's episode of the Happy…
People in this episode
Host: Emily Brown
Topics covered
- summer activities
- work-life balance
- parenting
- self-care
- productivity
Keywords
- life-giving summer
- rest
- fun
- balance
- parenting tips
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