After a couple of months away from the mic, I'm realizing what it's really been like to step back and question the identity I've carried for years as the strong and capable single mother who always pushes through. We often create armor that protects us for a time, but as we grow and change, we reach a point where it may actually be holding us back.

In this roundtable with Ashley Blackington, Ben Cott, and Dr. Ann Welsh, we talk about burnout, midlife shifts, and why resilience isn't about grinding harder but learning to work with our bodies and honor both grief and joy. If you're redefining success, navigating change, or craving something more than survival mode, this conversation might be what you need to hear.

Show links:

• Connect with Anne:
• • dr.annewelsh.com
  • Read Ambitious Mother
• Connect with Ben:
• • benkattofficial.com
  • Read The Way Home: Discovering the Hero's Journey to Wholeness at Midlife
• Ashley: And/Both Podcast

As always, I'd love to hear from you! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on IG @pgishparenting, or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.

It's with a heavy heart that I'm pushing pause on PG-ish. The podcast has been going strong for over six years, and while I've learned much and grown alongside all of you, I realize that it's time for a pivot. This decision didn't happen suddenly, but rather came from a quiet and slow feeling that it was time for a change. Today I'm sharing my thought process behind this decision and the changes I'm making in my own life moving forward.

I'll still be on this parenting journey with you, learning and growing and changing. The PG-ish website and all the podcast episodes will still be available, so don't hesitate to reach out any time. I look forward to this next chapter of the journey!

Fan favorite episodes (as well as my own):

• 241. Own your crazy spots + how to love your teenager well, featuring Lisa Damour
• 111. Feeling is believing, featuring Lisa Feldman Barrett
• 232. Love is space making, featuring Marcus Buckingham
• 282. Bringing love back to the heart of it, an interview with Marcus Buckingham
• 215. The CliffsNotes to being a badass adult, featuring Jen Sincero

As always, I'd love to hear from you! DM me on IG @pgishparenting, or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.

Every one of us will experience a dark night of the soul at some point. And it could even happen when those around you are telling you how many things you have to be grateful for. But pushing those feelings down or pretending they don't exist doesn't help you in that internal battle, it actually deepens your shame and struggle. Whatever our situation is, we need to recognize our feelings as valid, and move through them to get to the other side.

Dr. Edith Eger is a holocaust survivor, a psychologist, and an incredibly wise and resilient human. In today's clip, she explains why rage is necessary for forgiveness, why suffering can uncover hidden strengths, and how even in the darkest places, there is always a gift to be found.

Show links:

• Learn more at dreditheger.com
• Read Dr. Eger's books:
• • The Choice: Escaping the Past and Embracing the Possible
  • The Gift: 14 Lessons to Save Your Life

As always, I'd love to hear from you! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on IG @pgishparenting, or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.