Today we're going to be talking about parental fatigue, parental burnout, parental exhaustion.

This is common. This does not make you a bad parent. This does not mean you don't love your kids and

you're not grateful. Parenting feels exhausting because parenting is exhausting, not because you're

doing something wrong or because anything is wrong with you. And at the same time, I feel hopeful.

Not that I can make you feel like an energizer bunny.

I have not figured out how to do that for myself.

But I do think there are themes and foundations and tactics and strategies that are all manageable

and that will resonate deeply with each of us that can change our framework for how we think about parenting.

And we can translate that changed framework into some actions.

And those new manageable actions can actually lead to more moments where we say,

wait a second, I think I'm an 8 out of 10 exhausted instead of a 10 out of 10.

Wait a second. I think I'm at a 5 out of 10.

Holy moly, is this a unicorn moment that everyone said where I actually don't feel exhausted

at all for, I don't know, a minute or two, I actually think we can get there.

And I think we're going to make some progress today. And so, stay with me. We're going to cover

some of your questions. We're going to normalize this feeling, come up with manageable, actionable

steps. And you're going to end today with some relief, you're going to feel

seen, and also with a tool or two that you can use to make things just a little easier.

I'm Dr. Becky, and this is good inside. We'll be back right after this.

So here's something I'm thinking a lot about as my kids get older.

When our kids approach their teenage years, we want them to feel more independent.

And at the same time, because we're no longer the ones so involved in getting them from point A to point B,

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