Emotional Capacity Cycle - A New Concept
05/27/21 • 16 min
Who is ready for a new narrative about moms being at capacity? Me too. In this episode I share how to rethink the idea that we are at capacity and stop feeding that monster so we can influence our families to change their concept of emotional capacity too, and we can share the load in a way that's completely new, different, and in my experience, way better.
Who is ready for a new narrative about moms being at capacity? Me too. In this episode I share how to rethink the idea that we are at capacity and stop feeding that monster so we can influence our families to change their concept of emotional capacity too, and we can share the load in a way that's completely new, different, and in my experience, way better.
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