This really resonated. I had my daughter at 40 too so was in the parenthood sleep deprivation plus peri menopause stage together (added to supporting ageing parents & an aunt). I see with hindsight that I had entered this period pretty depleted anyway (as a Type A, perfectionist people pleaser) so the result was an autoimmune condition.
I’ve done v similar work to you on being intentional about caring for myself. I shall be buying Tricia Hersey’s book pronto!
So lovely to connect with a network of people (mostly women) on here & Instagram that are waking up to the damage our ‘always on, always achieving’ culture is doing.
Oh yes, so much overlap in our experience! I wholeheartedly agree, it’s heat warming to be connected to so many women beginning to priorities rest and understand the connections between the ‘always on, never enough’ expectations of us and our health ❤️
Absolutely agree with you on each point here, Jenny. We have been conditioned to achieve more, to be a rushing woman, in a world designed to hate slowness and thoughtfulness. Everything must be decided in a finger snap, and then we wonder why chronic illnesses increase in numbers, a silent pandemic.
This really resonated. I had my daughter at 40 too so was in the parenthood sleep deprivation plus peri menopause stage together (added to supporting ageing parents & an aunt). I see with hindsight that I had entered this period pretty depleted anyway (as a Type A, perfectionist people pleaser) so the result was an autoimmune condition.
I’ve done v similar work to you on being intentional about caring for myself. I shall be buying Tricia Hersey’s book pronto!
So lovely to connect with a network of people (mostly women) on here & Instagram that are waking up to the damage our ‘always on, always achieving’ culture is doing.
Oh yes, so much overlap in our experience! I wholeheartedly agree, it’s heat warming to be connected to so many women beginning to priorities rest and understand the connections between the ‘always on, never enough’ expectations of us and our health ❤️
Absolutely agree with you on each point here, Jenny. We have been conditioned to achieve more, to be a rushing woman, in a world designed to hate slowness and thoughtfulness. Everything must be decided in a finger snap, and then we wonder why chronic illnesses increase in numbers, a silent pandemic.
Absolutely- too many chronic illnesses (both physical and emotional) are caused/perpetuated by our anti-rest culture.
Thanks so much for letting me know this resonated with you Sekar.