Send us a text The holidays aren’t exhausting because you’re doing them wrong - they’re exhausting because of the expectations stacked on you. In this episode, I’m joined by my friend Jamie for an honest, funny, and deeply validating conversation about holiday overwhelm, being the so-called “magic maker,” and why not every family is built for packed calendars, forced traditions, or Pinterest-perfect moments. We talk about: Why “traditions” can turn into pressure instead of joyHow social media...
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Send us a text The holidays aren’t exhausting because you’re doing them wrong - they’re exhausting because of the expectations stacked on you. In this episode, I’m joined by my friend Jamie for an honest, funny, and deeply validating conversation about holiday overwhelm, being the so-called “magic maker,” and why not every family is built for packed calendars, forced traditions, or Pinterest-perfect moments. We talk about: Why “traditions” can turn into pressure instead of joyHow social media...
Why Moms Secretly Hate the Holidays (and How to Fix It Before You Burn Out)
Not Defined By Motherhood, the Podcast
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Why Moms Secretly Hate the Holidays (and How to Fix It Before You Burn Out)
Send us a text You don’t actually hate the holidays — you hate being Santa, Mrs. Claus, the elf, the event planner, the cook, the maid, and the memory-maker all at once. In this episode of Not Defined by Motherhood, Melanie O’Reilly-Rogers gets real about holiday overwhelm and why so many moms secretly dread the “most wonderful time of the year.” We’ll talk about why the magic you make is already enough, how to lower your expectations without lowering the joy, and how self-awareness can help ...
Not Defined By Motherhood, the Podcast
Send us a text The holidays aren’t exhausting because you’re doing them wrong - they’re exhausting because of the expectations stacked on you. In this episode, I’m joined by my friend Jamie for an honest, funny, and deeply validating conversation about holiday overwhelm, being the so-called “magic maker,” and why not every family is built for packed calendars, forced traditions, or Pinterest-perfect moments. We talk about: Why “traditions” can turn into pressure instead of joyHow social media...
