Hi, it's episode 128, and today we're talking about the coffee till cocktails

culture in parenthood.

You are listening to the Simple Families podcast,

a Q&A-style show that brings you solutions

for living well with family.

Here's your host, Deney Barajona.

Hi there, this is Deney. Thank you so much for tuning in. This is episode 128 and this month October we are talking about self-care. In terms self-care is a little bit confusing.

I know when I first had my kids,

I thought self-care was going to get my nails done

and my haircut.

But there's actually so much more to it.

It's about as parents giving ourselves the time and space

to find some calm and bring it back home and share with our families.

And that's going to look different for everybody.

Today we're launching off this mini series talking about the coffee till cocktails culture.

Families are so busy and overwhelmed today that often parents need a whole lot of coffee to wake up and start the day and then a lot of wine and cocktails to wind down and close it all down.

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