Ep 115 How to Accept Help, Decline "Help," and Be Helpful

Pure gold. That's what this episode represents, lady. I asked my aunt Marilyn, a long-time listener of the podcast and 5-time mom plus bona fide grandma tribe member twice over, to share her best tips and tricks for accepting help, declining unhelpful help, and being helpful (for the supportive moms, grandma tribe members, friends, and sisters out there).

She's supported her daughter and her daughter-in-law during their early postpartum days and she lays it all out there for new moms AND for the relatives and grandma tribe members who want nothing more than to be supportive but sometimes wonder just what that looks like, especially if they were unsupported during their own postpartum/s. You're going to especially love her ideas for graciously ushering visitors to the door when Mom is getting tired, and for clearly, kindly responding to offers of help that would be more stressful than helpful.

Listen and then share this episode far and wide, lady. It's a treat.

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