The Need For Sleep

In this episode of the Womenemies Podcast, I talk about something that so many women, especially mothers, neglect: sleep.For years, I treated sleep like it was optional. Like it was something I could sacrifice in order to keep up with work, motherhood, caregiving, household responsibilities, emails, mental load, and everyone else’s needs. I told myself I would rest tomorrow. But eventually, my body and mind forced me to stop.In this deeply personal episode, I share my experience with chronic sleep deprivation, burnout, anxiety, PTSD, and the invisible labor that pushed me to the brink. I talk honestly about the ways I minimized my own exhaustion, stayed up too late trying to finish “just one more thing,” and ignored what my body desperately needed.I also share practical tools that have helped me begin changing my relationship with sleep, including writing down my full workload to truly see my mental load, delegating more responsibilities at home, creating nighttime routines that help my brain wind down, journaling, gratitude practices, and learning to stop viewing sleep as a reward and start viewing it as a biological necessity.This episode is not about perfection. It’s about honesty, awareness, boundaries, and taking small steps toward protecting our health.If you’ve been feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, overstimulated, or emotionally depleted, I hope this episode reminds you that your rest matters too.I’d love to hear from you: What small step are you taking to improve your sleep?