Sometimes the most important thing a mother can do for her children is remember who she was before motherhood.
After years of caregiving, grief, and carrying the invisible weight of family life, author Kate Washington realized she'd spent so much time meeting everyone else's needs that she'd nearly forgotten what brought her joy. In her book Midstream: A Life Remade in 50 Swims, she chronicles an unexpected journey back to herself through 50 plunges into rivers, lakes, creeks, and swimming holes.
Kate joins Ginny Yurich to explore why being endlessly responsible can leave us feeling empty, how the things we loved as children can bring us back to life, and why adventure doesn't have to wait until our obligations disappear. Most movingly, she shares how reclaiming her own sense of wonder changed what her daughters saw in her—and ultimately deepened their connection in ways she never anticipated.
Get Kate's book here!
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