Hi there and welcome to episode 199. Today I'm answering the question is the mental

unload right for me. Hi this is Denay 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 going to hear conversations

that are based in research but more importantly real life. Thanks for

joining us. Hi and welcome back to the Simple Families

podcast if you're new every Tuesday we do a Q&A episode where I start the episode off by sharing something simple that I'm

loving. This portion is never sponsored, just a book that I'm reading, a

product that I'm using, an app that I'm enjoying, a parenting strategy that's really helping,

whatever it might be. And then in the second half of the episode, I take a question

from an audience member. And today I'm answering a question from an audience member.

And today I'm answering a question about the mental unload,

which is a seven-day program that I run three times a year,

which we're getting ready to launch on Thursday,

February 27th. So let's dive right into my something simple for today.

So my something simple for today isn't all that simple.

It's actually a book that I'm reading. It was recommended to me by Jen, my friend, and last week's guest. The book is called

Far From the Tree by Andrew Solomon. Now I say it's not all that simple, so maybe I'll call this my

something impactful for the week. Well it's not that simple because it's a thousand

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