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Constant responsibility does not only require time. It requires attention. When too much of your attention is already spoken for, there is simply less of you available for everything else. Reduced capacity is not always a sign that you need more discipline—it may be a sign that you are carrying too much.

There is a kind of work that rarely makes it onto a calendar. It is noticing that the milk is almost gone before anyone else realizes it. Remembering that the permission slip is due Friday. Knowing which family member needs a birthday card, which appointment needs to be scheduled, which friend has been unusually quiet, […]

Burnout is easy to recognize once everything starts falling apart. The harder part is noticing what came before it. Often, it looks surprisingly ordinary. You are still getting up in the morning. Still answering the texts. Still making appointments, paying bills, remembering birthdays, finishing projects, helping people solve problems, and figuring out what everyone is […]

There is a certain kind of woman who rarely appears to be falling apart. She answers the text. She remembers the appointment. She notices when the groceries are low, when the mood in the room shifts, when someone needs encouragement but has not quite asked for it yet. She is the one people call when […]