In this episode of Rated Mom, Heather, Dena, and Jessica detail the reasons behind their two-month podcasting hiatus, recounting severe medical emergencies and shifting summer parenting schedules. This episode is for mothers attempting to manage personal health crises while balancing business obligations and child care routines.
Jessica shares her experience with back-to-back hospitalizations for colitis and a tubal ovarian abscess, noting the frustration of having her pain dismissed by multiple doctors before an infectious disease specialist ordered an MRI. Dena discusses her seventh anniversary as a loan officer, working through a vacation in Destin, and transitioning her son from private school to a homeschool academy program. Meanwhile, Heather outlines her struggle to maintain a morning self-care walking routine amid her children's intense summer camp and sports schedules, explaining why she is eager for the start of the academic year.
If you are trying to keep a business running while navigating a sudden health crisis, or just struggling to find thirty quiet minutes for yourself in a chaotic summer schedule, this episode validates the frustration of having your routines completely upended.
Key Takeaways
Patient self-advocacy is necessary when dealing with undiagnosed medical pain, as demonstrated when multiple doctors misattributed severe pelvic pain to a urinary tract infection before a specialist located an abscess.
Transitioning a child from a traditional private school to a homeschool hybrid program requires adjusting to new commutes and routines, but can offer the child more comfort by eliminating uniform requirements.
Extreme heat and shifting child care logistics can disrupt established routines, forcing self-care activities into different parts of the day and eliminating quiet time.
Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction
01:36 – Jessica's Medical Emergency
08:59 – Business Growth and Homeschooling
11:10 – Disconnecting from Work on Vacation
12:43 – Navigating Summer Schedules and Self-Care
14:14 – The Disruption of Daily Routines
15:33 – The Challenge of Regaining Consistency
