As we do the kitchen renovation, we’ve found layers upon layers of wallpaper and flooring. This is much like the multitude of layers of my person. I keep saying I’m going to change things and instead I rush around. So now I’m finding new ways to cope and be a better parent for Jack and Gracie.

Key Takeaways:

[1:00] The walls of my house hold stories

[2:28] The layers of flooring throughout the years

[5:51] I make these goals and I don’t follow through year after year

[8:41] Water damage in the floor

[11:38] I have to stop rushing around 24/7 and be present

[13:32] Doing 75 Hard again

[15:28] Thinking about taking time off

[17:00] Struggling emotionally with recording Motherland

[19:29] My house is in chaos

[22:19] We don’t have a social circle and motherless daughters

[25:01] Feeling like a distant mother

[28:51] I got journals for both Gracie and I

[34:05] The song that makes me cry, but brings Jack joy

[36:21] The afterword of my book

Resources:

• My book Motherland
• Voice Over Vermont
• Motherless Daughters

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