#043- Are you stuck in a cycle of depletion?

My guest on the show today knows all about it!  Here's a brief description in her own words:

" My name is Laura Dominick and I spent over 15 years in what I now call the Cycle of Depletion. I didn’t like it at all, but I didn’t know how to break out of it. 

About twice a year the cycle would come to a head.  I would start to notice that I was getting overwhelmed with life and not able to change it. Then I would get frustrated and start thinking, okay, even saying things like:

“Why isn’t anyone helping around here?” “Why do I have to do everything myself?” “How come no one will give me a break? Can’t they see I need one?” 

Then I’d move into resentment. 

“You’re so lucky that you get to go to work! You’re gone for most of the day doing your own thing!” “Why don’t my kids behave like hers do?” “Man, her husband helps around the house a lot more than mine does.” “Sheesh, look at the way her husband takes care of her.”

And so on and so on, until one day I would just explode in anger. I’d yell and scream about how I was done and I’d storm out of the house and leave for a few hours. A few days would pass by with me being silent and all the kids being obedient and it would blow over and the cycle would begin again. 

You see, nothing was really changing. I wasn’t learning any new skills to help me out. I wasn’t changing my mindset. I was just waiting for time to pass and my mind to settle down so I could go back to being the “good Christian martyr" (oops, I mean mother) that I was supposed to be.

This went on for far too many years. It was not fun for me, nor was it fun for my family. I was not the happy wife and mother that I wanted to be. " 

Find out how Laura broke out of this cycle (and how you can too!) in this episode! 

Connect with Laura here: https://momsfindingjoycommunity.com/

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