You're not trying hard enough. That's the problem, right? You've been telling yourself

that recently. If I would just try harder, I just need to be trying hard. Me and my laziness

is the problem here. I would like to offer you a different perspective. Maybe if there

is an issue, something in life that you're trying to accomplish or routine you are trying

to get going, something positive, something that would move your life or your family's

life forward, and it hasn't been happening. Maybe the problem is not you. We live in a culture,

and especially certain segments of the culture, that expect perfection out of you and with

no recognition for the fact that you are living in an unnatural societal environment. You're

living without a village. You're living probably without a support system. It takes none of

that into consideration and just says, yeah, if you're not hitting the standard of motherhood,

if you're not hitting the standard of beauty, if you're not hitting the standard of being

a wife, being a friend in your career, the issue is that you're not trying hard enough.

I am here to say it's time to shatter that paradigm and consider that maybe the issue

is that something external, your environment needs to change. You need to amass resources

to help you and accept this quote unquote fault that is preventing you from doing whatever

it is you want to do. That is the topic of today's fine episode. We will talk about that.

I also have a couple of funny stories for you. Let me tell you before we really jump into

the podcast. This episode is, well, Caitlin, I have a question for you. Our executive producer,

Caitlin here, on this podcast, on the Jennifer Weiler show, does the grind ever stop? Never,

never. If you suspect at any point in this particular episode that I am intoxicated, if you're

like, you know, Jen's not doing her intermittent sobriety right now, we can tell that one was pretty

obvious. I want you to know that is actually not the case. I am tired to the point that it is a

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