Edit Your Life Episode 124: How To Create Your Village
When you’re swamped by the demands of work and early parenting, it can feel like finding your community is just another chore on an endless to-do list. And yet it’s during those early years when you most need support! In Episode 124 of Edit Your Life, Asha and I respond to a listener who isn’t sure how to begin building community around her family. We offer big picture + practical recommendations for how to create your village, starting with activities that are already part of your everyday life.
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Resources mentioned in this episode
Minimalist Parenting (our book)
Emily McDowell’s online shop (perfect cards & gifts for awkward situations)
Related episode: Episode 118: Coping With Parenting + Work Overwhelm [guest interview with Jonathan Baxter]
Related episode: Episode 8: Finding Your Fringe Hours (guest interview with Jessica Turner)
Related episode: Episode 58: Improving Relationship Communication (guest interview with Jonathan Baxter)
Related episode: Episode 28: Learning To Compromise Well (guest interview with Jonathan Baxter)
Related episode: Episode 61: Negotiating Time In Relationships
Question Of The Week
What’s one simple thing that has helped you build community? Join the discussion on the Edit Your Life Facebook page (look for the Question Of The Week post pinned to the top of the page).
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Edit Your Life podcast episode 124 focuses on how to find your parenting community when you're bonkers busy with work and parenting young kids.
