Communication is Everything

Week 14 with Baby Yanez. Here’s what I’m learning:

Communication is everything.

I have truly been feeling really good. Mentally and emotionally, I have felt really peaceful, and while I notice myself being more emotional, it’s almost always out of joy or gratitude (y’all know I’m a crier).

But this past week I noticed feeling some resentment. Gabe started a new hobby recently, and while I have to admit it’s pretty cool, I found myself resenting his ability to start anything new right now. While I love the fact that I’m a source of comfort to Shay, it feels somewhat restrictive to be the default parent.

Before having Shay, if I felt resentment bubbling, I would have brushed it off or suppressed it, because who am I to be resentful?

But Gabe and I both knew going into having our first baby that communication was key. So instead of ignoring it, I brought it up as calmly as I could. And guess what happened…

We had a really constructive conversation and I left feeling supported and seen.

What does this have to do with you?

Where in your life are you not speaking up for yourself?

where in your life are you not asking for help?

Before this year, I would’ve literally just tried to do it all on my own, then been resentful while I struggled alone. Does that sound like you?

So what can you do about it?

I had to make an intentional decision to have an uncomfortable conversation.

Keeping that in mind, where in your life do you need to make room to have an uncomfortable conversation?