So if you even have on your schedule for the week, okay, I know Wednesday night's really busy, we're just having grilled cheeses that week.

Then when Wednesday comes and you make grilled cheeses, you don't feel like a failure like, oh, I made this simple dinner.

You actually feel accomplished.

And you're like, oh, I'm the kind of person that follows a meal plan.

Like, I'm the kind of person that gets dinner on the table for my family.

Like, what?

Who have I?

Hi, this is Monica Packer, and you're listening to About Progress, where we are about

progress made practical.

If you have ever stood in your kitchen at 5 p.m. thinking, do they all really need to eat again?

This episode is for you. Today we are talking about something that almost every mom has to do,

and yet almost no one talks about, how hard it is to feed your family day after day. And it's not even just the

cooking. It's about the constant planning, decision making, and responsibility that never seems to

turn off. One of the most underestimated sources of mental load for women is feeding their families.

And even if you love to cook, it can still feel exhausting.

In this conversation with Shannon Lyon, we are not adding on more pressure or telling you how to make dinner perfectly.

Instead, we're talking about how to feed your

family dinner in a way that actually works with your real life. You'll learn how to simplify your

weekly meal plan, reduce burnout, and still create meaningful moments with your family around

food. If the dinner dreads has been feeling extra heavy lately,

this conversation will help lighten the load. Shannon Lyon is a food blogger and recipe developer.

In addition to developing her own recipes, she works with food brands to create new recipes,

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