You wake up abruptly with the sound of your child’s voice, “Mommy, I’m hungry.” You groggily roll out of bed, your sleep cut short by late-night Instagram scrolling – your only moment of solitude in your hectic day. The morning becomes a whirlwind of activity. You try to balance making breakfast and packing school lunches while managing the sibling fights over who gets to use the bathroom stool.
As you glance at the clock, you realize you are running behind again, and a wave of stress washes over you. You hurry to get your kids dressed and ready. When you drop off your kids at school, you feel the sting of guilt, knowing that your inability to manage your time and regulate your nervous system has again poured over onto your kids.
Stress, guilt, and exhaustion are like a gray cloud over your day.
You know you want to change but feel so overwhelmed, exhausted, and slightly robotic in the day-to-day. You are so tired of feeling overwhelmed and burnt out – and know deep down there has to be a better way.
You try to deflect this onto your spouse, thinking, “Maybe if he was more supportive, more present, more aware of your needs as a wife and mother.”
but deep down, you know where that conversation will lead.
He works, travels, and provides for the family, and to be honest, you don’t even know how to articulate exactly what it is that you need from him.
You sit in an inner dialogue of frustration, discouragement, and resentment.
You feel lonely and isolated like you are managing parenthood by yourself.
You keep hearing about inner child work, breath work, and nervous system regulation.
And you know there is something there for you.
Like your soul is calling you home.
You know with all your heart that it is time to change the path you are on.
For the first time in a long time, You choose yourself.
…and it changes your life.
