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Ep. 279: What the Holidays Really Cost Moms
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- Relationships & psychology
Send us Fan Mail The holidays are expensive—but not only because of gifts, groceries, travel, and everything else we spend money on. For many moms, the bigger cost is invisible. It's the time. The mental load. The emotional energy. The responsibility for everyone else's experience. And sometimes, the cost is missing the very moments we're working so hard to create. In this episode, we're going to talk about those hidden costs—and how to create a more intentional holiday that includes you, too...
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Well, hey there, friend. So, the holidays, right? The holidays, they are expensive, but not only because of the gifts and the groceries and the travel and everything else that we spend money on. For many moms and women, the bigger cost is actually invisible. It's the stuff you can't see. It's the time. It's the mental load. It's the emotional energy.
the responsibility for everyone else's experience. And sometimes the cost is missing the very moments that we're working so hard to create. And so, in today's conversation, we're going to talk about those hidden costs and how to create a more intentional holiday that actually can include you as well.
So that's where we're headed today. Let's get started. Well, hey there, I am Jennifer Roskamp, a certified life coach and homeschool mom of nine who is passionate about helping women just like you embrace the here and now while
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