51. How Do You Know When You're Done Having Kids?

Healing Her with Ashley LeMieux

Cloud10

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

5.0 • 987 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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This freaked me out! What are the odds I had a sleepover at my sister’s house and we had the SAME DREAM!? This twin telepathy-type dream sparked a reel I posted on Instagram that resonated with so many of you. How do you know when you're done having children or if you want more? In this episode, my sister Brooke talks about the decision to complete her family of five, and I share how I deal with the implications of a potential "geriatric pregnancy" at 38. Let's dive into identity shifts, the grief that comes with closing the door on expanding your family, and how to make decisions that give you inner peace! HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 Why I took an unplanned podcast hiatus. 06:15 Simple (but fun) activities you should do with your kids during summer break! 10:00 Benefits of spending time in a place with a slower pace. 15:30 The dream that both Brooke and I had (and made us think about a major life decision). 18:30 Brooke's advice if you are struggling with whether or not to have more children. 22:45 How to navigate feeling physically done having kids, but not mentally ready. 26:00 Tips to make a decision without regrets. 32:45 How do you grieve the season of not having kids anymore? 35:45 The difference between grief and mourning. 37:30 One thing mothers need THE MOST with life transitions. RESOURCES + LINKS Join the Healing Her Membership to heal and gain clarity in the community! Go to - Ashleylemieux.com/membership Apply for 1:1 coaching with Ashley Want to feel more peace? Get your peace score with this quiz! Get Clarity Mapping: A Guided Journal to Living An Intentional Life Read my new book - I Am Here by Ashley LeMieux FOLLOW Brooke Carlson: @itsmebrookec Ashley LeMieux: @ashleyklemieux Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:15.0	Welcome to the Healing Her Podcast. This is your grief off season two and to be honest I never meant to go on a summer break but
1:37.6	when we got to North Carolina things are so much slower here than they are in Phoenix and I was feeling just like the excitement of
1:46.9	summer and wanting to slow down and so at the beginning of July when we were planning content for the month, I emailed my podcast
1:56.3	team basically out of the blue with no planning.
1:59.7	And I was like, you know what, we actually are going to go on a summer break and we will resume
2:07.5	the podcast in the beginning of August so I have missed you guys, but I also feel like whenever I need a little more space from something so that I can just calm down and not have too much on my plate. I always come back so refreshed, so excited and the
2:27.7	season two of the Healing Her podcast, we have amazing guests coming on. We have
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