MFP 237: How to Parent When You are Exhausted
Messy Family Podcast : Catholic Conversations on Marriage and Family
Mike and Alicia Hernon : Catholic Marriage Parent and Family
4.9 • 841 Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2023
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
"You know that feeling you get after a good night's sleep?
Yea, me neither." - Every Parent Ever
If you feel like you are living in a state of almost constant exhaustion, you are not alone. It's not just the sleepless nights and crazy days - that's a reality that parents have always had to deal with. We believe parents are more exhausted today because there are certain elements of our culture that do drain our energy more than parents in the past experienced. In this podcast, we pinpoint those elements so you can see them, recognize them for what they are, and learn how to manage them. You do not have to be worn down all the time! Managing the stressors of parenting is possible and hopefully we can help you with these tips and tricks!
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| 0:00.0 | Family, all in this together. |
| 0:08.2 | Family, we're taking a chance. |
| 0:10.8 | Family, black birds of a feather. |
| 0:13.3 | Family, you got my shoes and dance. |
| 0:15.4 | Hey, we are Mike and Alicia Hernin. |
| 0:17.4 | We have 10 kids and grandkids too, and we are here for every parent. Because we are on a |
| 0:22.2 | mission to empower moms and dads to embrace their sacred calling. So join the conversation. |
| 0:30.5 | It is a beautiful day in the neighborhood. We're so glad you could join us. We, I feel like we've |
| 0:36.2 | gotten back in this little while back now, |
| 0:38.5 | but, uh, we had some action packed times. We had, you know, great celebration of Easter. |
| 0:45.8 | Yeah. All the family was together. We then went away for a little break with our, some of our |
| 0:51.1 | youngest kids. We did, yeah. Waterpark. We had park. We had a fun time traveling with them. |
| 0:56.5 | Yeah. |
| 0:57.0 | And as we are, and then we went and did the family board meeting online. |
| 1:04.0 | Yeah. |
| 1:04.3 | And the course, and we'll jump, I'll jump back to some of our travel in a second. |
| 1:08.3 | But the family board meeting, I mean, for those people who were on us. |
| 1:12.6 | I was going to shout out to those who were on it or who watched recordings later because they were international folks. |
| 1:19.3 | It was awesome. |
| 1:20.3 | Yeah. For us, it was not just our part. I think we were pretty good. |
| 1:24.0 | I think the interaction and the questions and the thoughtfulness of those who were |
| 1:28.7 | taking the course was really amazing. |
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