Hey Doc —

How do you manage with young kids with household duties, work, marriage…life?

It’s the question I hear constantly — in coaching calls, Facebook posts, in casual conversations when someone’s hanging on by a thread. And if you have no nearby family and no reliable backup? The question starts to feel like a punchline.

Most advice boils down to: Just outsource more.

But if it were that simple, you would’ve done it already.

In this episode, I walk you through the real answer — the one I give my clients when they’re exhausted, overwhelmed, and questioning whether this version of life is sustainable. And no, it doesn’t start with a budget or a new chore chart. It starts with values. Identity. Permission.

You’ll learn:

• Why mindset work has to come before outsourcing
• How to audit your household labor (without sparking a fight)
• What “paid” and “unpaid” village building actually looks like
• And how to make space for the life you worked so hard to build

This isn’t about becoming more efficient.

It’s about building a system that supports the version of you that matters most.

🎧 Listen to the full episode — especially if you’ve been trying to survive with zero backup and a calendar that’s doing too much.

And because I love to make your life easier, here are the other episodes I reference in this one:

• Spouse Skeptic? Navigating Au Pair Objections for Physician Moms (for when you’re on board but he’s… not quite there yet)
• The entire June husband series:
  • What Your Husband Was Never Taught: The Expectation Gap at Home
  • How Did We Get Here? When Modern Marriage Falls Into Traditional Roles
  • Let Him Be Great: Releasing Control in Your Home
  • Hey Hubby: What Your Wife Wishes You Understood About Motherhood

What did you think of the episode, doc? Let me know!

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