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Aug 20Liked by Lucy Werner, Jenna Folarin

Really enjoyed this interview. Loved the moment of gratitude in the kitchen 💜 I have a 5 year old and a recent heart-warming moment I've had was seeing my husband blow-drying her hair after her bath. Such tenderness and happiness 😊 so grateful for them every day.

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Thank you for reading Natasha and for sharing that lovely moment between your husband and daughter too. Those small moments that just catch you in and amongst it all really make a difference to your day don't they. I've tried over the summer to really soak in the moments where I feel that gratitude.

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Awww that does sound a lovely heart-warming moment.

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Beautifully shared, Lucy! My “day job” is being a doctor in a pediatric intensive care unit, and it’s been both much harder and much more beautiful since I had my son (now 3). I feel like I connect better with the parents and come home to truly appreciate what I have because I know how quickly life can change. We also love dance parties at our house and generally have them over breakfast. The practice of trying to truly experience and enjoy my life as a mother/doctor/human is what prompted me to start writing and podcasting. I’m not sure I’d have started if I wasn’t in need of carving out a creative place for myself while juggling all of the roles.

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Thank you for reading Jillian - I love your reflection on how your job is harder but more beautiful since you've had your son and how that leads to feeling more gratitude too. I have only admiration for you in your job, it must be incredibly stressful but very rewarding too. Dance parties at breakfast, what a great start to the day! I totally hear you when you say you needed to carve out that creative space for yourself while juggling everything that you do. For me, knowing that I need a creative outlet and something for me to return to again and again in and amongst mothering, means that my mental health has been in a much better place with my 3rd child, than it was with my two eldest children.

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