118 | Behind the Curtain: Life as a Harvest Mom

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We are in the thick of harvest season right now!

Harvest is such an exciting time – we get to see all of our hard work come to fruition (and by ‘we’, I mean my husband). We’re outside even more, enjoying the beautiful fall weather, and just soaking it allll in!

But..it’s also an incredibly challenging time. My husband leaves very early in the day and is gone for long periods, so I’m doing a lot of solo parenting. Add a baby into the mix (it’s been several years since I’ve had a little one during this time) and my older kids with their big emotions, so yes..not always ‘smooth sailing’ over here!

If you’re connected to agriculture you probably know what I’m talking about. If not, I want to give you a little more context in this episode as to what this season is typically like. I do think there is a relatability in that this is a very uniquely busy season for our family. Fortunately, it is a predictable level of chaos we go through every year!

In today’s episode, I want to give you a peek ‘behind the curtain’, and show you what life as a harvest mom really looks like. I think most of us would agree that certain seasons in life have us juggling more ‘glass balls’ than usual, which can totally throw our homeostasis off kilter!

This isn’t a time we should be burning the candle at both ends, or hustling to achieve XYZ. We only have so much capacity; our goals will STILL be there when this season ends, because they don’t have an expiration date!

We all experience hard and overwhelming seasons, and we have GOT to be okay with admitting that. Yes, someone else will always have something ‘harder’ going on, but that doesn’t take away from what you’re feeling in this moment.

The duality of the human experience is so, so real – it can’t be ‘good vibes always’, all the time! It’s important that we address our emotions and feelings when they come up, instead of neatly ‘packing’ them away. Shoving them down and pretending like everything is fine is only going to lead to more problems in the future.

If you’re a woman in a tough season right now (whether that’s harvest or something else), I want to urge you to PLEASE ask for help. You’re not a burden, and you can’t do it all! Modern motherhood feels so damn hard, because we were never meant to do all of this alone. We have to create these villages that we crave, and support each other where we can.

I hope this episode encourages you to give yourself grace, embrace progress over perfection, and know that you ARE enough, friend. On the other side of that hustle, survival, and burnout is a life you can be obsessed with – I promise!

In this episode, behind the curtain: life as a harvest mom, we cover:

• Why it’s okay to take a step back and not have a certain goal be top priority, all the time

• Understanding that we ALL experience hard seasons, and admitting that we’re struggling won’t take away from someone else’s situation

• Why we so often shove down and ‘pack away’ our emotions & feelings, instead of addressing them right away

• The constant praise for independence + realizing you don’t have to do it alone, and you’re actually NOT a burden when you ask for help

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