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You Don't Have to Earn Rest guilt permission rest rest guilt self-care Dec 13, 2025

It’s 9:47pm. The kids are finally asleep. The kitchen is mostly clean. You sit down on the couch for the first time since 6am.

And before your body even settles, the voice arrives.

You should switch...