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Burnout, Building your Village and the Fourth Trimester : Dr Kiran Rahim

May 19, 2023·43 min·1 clip

The guest describes burnout as insidious. It did not show up neatly, and by the time it was clear, she was already unwell. She connects that slide to the upheaval of having a baby, when the relationship changed and nobody around her seemed to be talking honestly about it. The relationship strain was real, and the episode leaves room for that without smoothing it over. She says the first step toward therapy came not from a dramatic crisis, but from the plain fact that life after birth was no longer working the same way. There is relief in hearing that honesty. She talks about the pressure to present a polished picture when the reality felt much messier. She names the loneliness of carrying those feelings in silence. She also points toward the value of building a village, even when the need for help feels awkward or late. Recovery, in her telling, was not a single breakthrough. It was months of work. She had to notice old habits and patterns. She had to catch the voice that said she was always doing everything wrong. She had to replace that voice with something more accurate. The episode lingers on the practice of looking at the evidence. A dropped glass is not proof of failure. A hard day is not proof of incompetence. Getting the kids dressed, lunches packed, and the day moving is also evidence. That small shift matters. It is not glamorous. It takes repetition. But it changes the shape of the day. The conversation stays grounded in ordinary life, where crises can be as small as a broken glass and as large as a whole season of motherhood. It makes room for the fact that healing is slow. It also leaves space for grace, which is where the episode settles. What remains is a quiet case for support, perspective, and enoughness.

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A candid post-baby burnout story about recovery, self-talk, and therapy.

The episode traces burnout after a baby arrives, and its strongest thread is the way a changed relationship and a harsh inner voice show up together.

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For when burnout and life after a baby collide, and you need a sane conversation about recovery.

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