Before we jump into today's episode, I want to let you know about something special I'm doing for my 50th birthday.

I'm calling it 50 Widows Forward. One thing I've learned in 50 years is that life doesn't wait,

and we shouldn't wait to move forward either. So, for a limited time, the next 50 widows who join either grief essentials or mom goes on will receive 10% off.

You deserve a life you can genuinely love.

And while listening to a podcast can absolutely help, most of us need more than just listening.

We need support and tools that help. I've never offered a

discount on my programs before and I may never do it again, but turning 50 feels like a pretty good reason.

The offer ends June 20th or when 50 widows join, whichever happens first. Go to coaching withchrista.com for all the details.

Now, on to the episode.

Welcome to the Widowed Mom podcast, episode 366,

The Mental Load of Solo Parenting.

Welcome to the Widowed Mom podcast, the only podcast that offers a proven process to help you work through your grief to grow, evolve, and create a future you can truly look forward to.

Here's your host, Master certified life coach, grief expert,

widow and mom, Krista St. Germain. If you are parenting after loss and you are feeling

overwhelmed by a brain that never fully shuts off, this episode is for you. Because today we're talking about the mental load

of solo parenting. And I'm not just talking about the physical work, and I don't just mean the

logistics, and I don't just mean the invisible labor. It's all of it, and then some. It's the constant remembering and the tracking and the

planning and the anticipating and the deciding and the holding and the emotional attuning.

So if you've been feeling exhausted in a way that sleep doesn't seem to fix and if you know,

you know, I want to assure you

that there's a reason for that, and there are some things we can do about it. This is a really

real part of parenting in widowhood that I don't think it's talked about enough, and today I

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