What does it mean to live more with less? I'm Katie Wells and welcome to the Maximized Minimalist

podcast. If you found yourself caught up in the hamster wheel of modern day motherhood and want to

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Well, hey there, welcome to another episode of the maximized minimalist. I'm your host,

Katie Wells, and on the show today, we're going to be talking about healing the past and

overcoming resentment. I was in a church service very recently, and our pastor said something

that just has stuck with me. And he said troubles in our marriages oftentimes start out first

as being resentment. And then if that resentment isn't solved or healed, that turns into

anger. And if that anger isn't solved or healed, it later turns into apathy, which is giving up and not

having any more care or concern about the relationship. And wow, like that statement really got my

wheels turning and got me thinking.

You know, for some of you out there, maybe your spouse doesn't help around the house as much as

you'd like. Maybe you think he works too much or that he needs to work more or that he's lazy

or whatever that is. These thoughts that we sometimes have as people, as women, as wives,

you know, can very quickly turn into resentment. And I know oftentimes mothers feel even resentful

toward motherhood in general, you know, being sleep deprived for years. Oh my gosh, I was sleep

deprived for like three or four years straight.

And it was exhausting. And I started to feel very resentful, not towards my children, but towards

motherhood. Like, is this what it's all about? Like just being sleep deprived and miserable every day?

Maybe you can relate to that. You know, some women feel resentful because maybe

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