You are not going to do alone. Not only can you not complete all the tasks alone,

but you can't remind yourself that you deserve rest and care and resources on

your own because the moment you watch TV or go out into the world or look at

your phone, you're going to get reminded that you ought to have a perfect

looking kitchen that your children should never cry in public. You're going to

get reminded all the ways that you fall short. I'm Amy and I'm Abby and as

women we are constantly comparing ourselves to others but your life isn't

supposed to look like hers. Being your best self means standing firm in your

decisions and always being willing to grow with a purpose. We get vulnerable and

real with an honest look into the challenges and triumphs we all face. Every

woman listening gets the opportunity to choose what life looks like for herself.

We are so excited to dive into the all-too-familiar topics of stress and burnout

with our guest Amelia Nagaski. Amelia is an author, speaker and conductor who

holds a doctoral degree in music from the University of Connecticut. She wrote

the New York Times bestselling book Burnout, The Secret to Unlocking the

Stress Cycle with her identical twin sister Emily. The book contains

science and stories for people especially women who have felt exhausted and

overwhelmed by everything they have to do yet still they feel like I'm not

doing enough. Amelia, we know one reason that you and your sister were inspired

to write this book was your own life-threatening experience with stress. We

would love if you told that story to our audience including the physiological

effects that stress can have on us that are very, very real and what are the

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