Hi there it's episode 198 and today I'm sharing a very special story with you.

I'm joined by my dear friend Jen who I met on Craigslist about 12 years ago and she's giving us an intimate look inside of her parenting journey.

Hi this is Deney I'm the founder of Simple Families.

Simple Families is an online community for parents who are seeking a simpler more intentional life.

In this show we focus on minimalism with kids, positive parenting, family wellness, and

decreasing the mental load.

My perspectives are based in my firsthand experience raising kids,

but also rooted in my PhD in child development.

So you're gonna hear conversations that are based in research, but more importantly, real life.

Thanks for joining us.

Hi there, thanks for tuning in.

I'm excited to bring you this story today.

Next week we're getting ready to launch the Mental Unload.

The Mental Unload is a seven-day program geared at tackling your mental clutter. Many of us, maybe most of us, struggle with the mental load of motherhood.

If you want to join us on this journey to jumpstart yourself care, Go to simple families dot com

forward slash unload. You'll get all the information

and how to sign up there. I generally run this program

three times a year and each time I run it I try to focus

at least one or two podcast episodes on the topic of the mental load.

And this time I was trying to brainstorm who would be a good guest who would bring some new insightful perspective on the mental load.

And that's when I thought of my friend Jen,

who I've been more or less out of touch with

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