Hello,

In this episode you will learn about:

• the book Essential Labor, Mothering as Social Change by Angela Garbes (It's great and you should go and read it asap).

• Some ideas about how to manage the stress of parenting in community
• Where to get rest away from the mental load of parenthood.
• A personal story about how I got super defensive and my process for getting unstuck and learning about myself in the process.

This is about 25min long, listen at double speed to enhance your experience.

Links to things mentioned in the show:

(I do not get paid for sharing this information)

Household Help to Get Support for the Harder Projects

My friend Barb @ I Mind Your Matter

Rain City Maids | Priority Cleaning

https://ppc.raincitymaids.com/

Finally Take A Break at Family Camps:

Camp Seabeck

2026 Summer Camp Schedule | Register Today for Exciting Summer Camps — Ekone Ranch

About Camp Huston - a brief description of facilities and programs

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Private family retreat food included

Breitenbush Hot Springs

Sleeping Lady Resort | Mountain Resort in Leavenworth, WA

If you want to learn more about my work at Thresholds or take a class check out all of the offerings at www.thresholds.info.

Thanks for taking a listen!!

Amity

(AI was used to edit this recording and take out the empty spaces and filler words)

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