EP87. Languishing: Why It's Happening and What I'm Doing About It, with Renee Reina

The Mom Room

Renee Reina & Podcast Nation

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 602 Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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EP87. It seems evenyone, especially those living in Ontario, are languishing. Every time Renee shares about her "blah" feelings on Instagram, so many of you tell her that you are feeling the same. An article by the NY Times, written by psychologist Adam Grant, labels this "blah" feeling languishing. In this episode Renee discusses why she thinks she's languishing and how she's trying to get back to her usual self. This episode is sponsored by the FlintoClass@HOME learning program. Visit http://flinto.in/tmr to get 35% off your learning box! This episode is sponsored by Spade & Sparrows. Visit www.spadeandsparrows.com to get your hands on a bottle of delicious wine! Resources mentioned in this article: NY Times article written by Dr. Adam Grant Book: When Baby Brings the Blues by Dr. Ariel Dalfen Book: The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook Website: Postpartum Support International Edinburg Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) THE MOM ROOM: Instagram: @themomroompodcast | @the.mom.room www.themomroompodcast.com TikTok: @the.mom.room Facebook Community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:14.4	parents nationwide. Welcome to the mom room podcast. My name is Renee Rina and I am definitely the mom friend
1:34.6	you have always wanted. All right, let's talk about languishing. For the last few months,
1:40.9	I have been telling my husband over and over that I just feel blah. And as someone
1:46.5	who's usually good at understanding why they feel a certain way and being able to verbalize it,
1:52.9	I have not been able to verbalize it. And I have not been able to understand why I've been feeling this
2:00.6	way. Like, what is it that's making me feel
2:03.3	blah? Any time that I've talked about feeling this way on Instagram, people have shown up in my
2:11.5	DM saying that they totally relate and they feel the exact same way and don't know why.
2:16.7	I mean, I think we all kind of understand
2:18.7	that the last year and living through this pandemic and how that's changed our day to day
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