23/03/2026
For years (most of my life 🙃) I wore exhaustion like a badge of honour & I feel like this has just become the norm for mums these days - we’re so used to putting everybody & everything else first, leading to resentment, overwhelm & eventually burnout
I’ve always been in push mode… over giving, over functioning, people pleasing & suppressing my own stuff to not be a burden to anyone else
I’ve always based my worth on how much I did/ gave/ worked & I played the martyr, always setting myself on fire to keep others warm. Playing small to stay safe / palatable. Scared of judgement. Always seeking approval from other people
But my 30s are gona be different. I’m softening. Reconnecting with my feminine energy, learning that boundaries are love, rest is productive & my worth isn’t measured by how much I do for other people, that’s just something I learned to survive
I don’t care what my life looks like, I care what it feels like, to ME.
I don’t care as much about letting someone down if it’s not aligned or I don’t have the energy for it, I’m saying NO.
My 30s are about finding balance on the scales of life/ work/ family/ me time.
It’s about making me happy, cos for so long I didn’t even know what did make me happy & now I understand that if I want my family to feel good, I have to feel good
