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I have repeatedly likened our survival of this pandemic to our survival of Newbornland.\xa0We have endured a year of uncertainty and upheaval.\xa0We have made accommodations and adaptations to our lives that we never imagined - and often thought were not possible (hello virtual learning).\nThis has taken a toll on us physically, mentally, and emotionally.\xa0And, like surviving Newbornland, we cannot fully process the toll it has taken because we have had to focus on keeping our family units alive and safe - without having the time or energy to give any consideration to our own deep and chronic exhaustion.\nWe have carried the worry of our family\u2019s health, security, and sanity as we have wondered how much worse things could get.\xa0And then we watched them get worse.\nWe have worried about the lasting impact of this pandemic on our children\u2019s mental health, without considering that we ourselves are also moving through a chronic traumatic event.\nWe have used wine and workouts and Netflix and sourdough starter as coping mechanisms in hopes of a moment of reprieve.\xa0\nWe have cried in closets and bathrooms, and screamed at the people we love the most, and thrown in the towel as we\u2019ve thrown ourselves on the floor, and then picked the damn towel back up and dried our tears and tucked our kids into bed - for 365 nights now.\nWe are not ok.\nLinks mentioned:\n\nApply for one-on-one business and leadership coaching with Sara\n\nSubmit your question for an upcoming Ask Me Anything episode: shameless Mom\n\n\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices