Bitch, breathe!

"He's so cute and smart and handsome, he made varsity, he has so many friends, he is going places, I just know it!" I have yet to meet a mom who isn't convinced the sun shines out of her boy's, um, face. And yes, raising a boy (I don't have girls, so no idea) is such a delight. But what if we recognize, these aren't just OUR boys, these are society's men one day, leaders, fathers, soldiers, friends. Would we still do everything the same way or would we take a closer look at where, maybe, we're letting them get away with stuff they shouldn't, or that there sisters maybe don't? And where, on the other hand, are we not taking care of them in the same emphatic way we would girls perhaps? Join me for this first of two episodes and lemme know what you think (about your boys)!

Madeleine Albright once famously said: “There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women." This is about 15 years ago. Burning bras in the seventies? Around 50 years ago..and still we haven't been able to speak as one collective voice, one body politic. We still haven't learned how to stand up for and with each other and to be generous enough to let strong women unfold their full potential without feeling it somehow lessens our light or our right to be all that we can be as well. In this episode of Bitch, breathe! we look at how this happened, why it's still difficult and what we can do to help each other elevate, rest easy at night, knowing that we are more powerful and fierce than we know.Together.

Regrets. Had a few? Then again too few to mention? As life progresses and the pandemic continues, it's easy to start looking backward when forward seems uncertain, daunting even. What can we do in hindsight when we realize, "dammit, I shoulda, woulda, coulda done that differently!" Is there a way to bend current realities and get some of the regretful stuff back? To catch up on all those things we have FOMO about, to even get what we didn't get before? I believe so. Tune in to find out more about dreadful regrets and helpful ways outta there.

It's been a while my friends-I'm so sorry for my absence! But the title of the episode will maybe tell you why. After all, this pandemic allows us 3 activities: buy food, have sex (lucky you) and work-like a maniac. After almost 1,5 years of this shit, I suddenly realized I had completey stuck my head in the sand and had started to work longer and longer hours all these months. More deadlines, more performance pressure,"at least this part of life is under my control!", I thought. But what if work isn't actually working for you? What if it has become your number 1 escape plan? Ok, number 2 if we count Netflix. In this episode we talk about how working during the pandemic is making us speed up so much we lose sight of what does work, and here's a hint: it ain't your job. Welcome back!

In this part we dive deeper into the emotional fallout of separating from a spouse or partner and navigating conflicting, confusing and utterly devastating emotions when things fall apart. This episode also concludes season 1 of Bitch, Breathe! and we're going to take a break before launching the second season. Looking forward to talking again soon. Until then, thank you for listening and stay well dear friends.