EP7. Christmas Special: When It's Not The Most Wonderful Time Of Year
About this episode
This episode discusses the challenges mothers face during Christmas, including pressure, invisible labor, and managing expectations.
Christmas as a mother can feel really really hard. And I'm still wearing a Santa hat. Not because you don't love your kids or aren't grateful—but because it comes with enormous pressure to make everything magical while managing everyone's expectations, doing all the invisible work, and somehow not losing yourself in the process. In this special Christmas episode, we're talking about three things that come up for so many mums this time of year: feeling "parenting conscious" (when every decision feels scrutinised), feeling completely unseen (even as you're doing all the work), and navigating the gap between Christmas expectations and reality. If you're feeling the weight of Christmas right now—or you're listening to this while hiding in the bathroom —this one's for you. Topics covered: What "parenting conscious" means and how to make decisions when everything feels judged The invisible labor of Christmas and why your feelings are allowed to be complicated What to do when Christmas doesn't go to plan A journal prompt to help you choose presence over perfection You're doing so much more than you think. And you're allowed to find Christmas hard. P.S Kristin Wiig…
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