Dear Reader,
The juggle is real, especially in the summer!
If you are a woman simultaneously excited for family, fun, the sun and also internally waiting for September so you can take a breath, you are not alone.
I don’t think most women postpone themselves.
I think everything feels important.
The work project.
The family responsibilities.
The aging parents.
The volunteer commitment.
The household logistics.
The next opportunity.
And because everything feels important, it’s hard to make space for the thing that matters most.
We just booked a trip to Peru for this summer and it brought me back to a decision I made seven years ago when I didn't take the trip to Peru to see my in-laws.
I said no.
At the time, it felt incredibly selfish.
As a wife and mother, prioritizing my own needs and desires often felt uncomfortable. There was always a reason someone else’s needs should come first.
But something inside me knew I needed space.
Not for a vacation.
Not to “find myself.”
I wanted to give my full attention to express what was itching to come out of me. I didn't. know what it was but it turned out to be a blog series about career transitions and identity shifts.
At the time, it didn’t make logical sense but I gave it my full attention.
I had no idea those articles would eventually become the foundation of the framework I teach today and the work I’ve built as a coach, facilitator, and speaker.
What strikes me now is that the most important thing wasn’t the blog series.
It was trusting myself before I had evidence. Many of the women I speak with aren’t lacking time managment skills. They’re lacking space.
Space to hear themselves beneath the responsibilities, expectations, and noise of daily life.
Because the things that most shape our lives rarely arrive as urgent.
They arrive as a quiet knowing.
And if we’re not careful, we’ll spend years waiting until everything settles down before we listen.
So perhaps the question isn’t:
“What is my next step?”
"Or how do I manage my time better?"
Perhaps the question is:
“When was the last time I created enough space to hear myself?”
Direction matters before efficiency.
Yet so many women spend years getting better at managing their time before getting clear on where they actually want to go.
This is one of the reasons I created the Resourced Woman Retreat.
Imagine enjoying yourself prioritizing everything else this summer because you know you have time locked in for you at the end of the summer.
Reader you'll have time to slow down enough to hear yourself again, identify the season you're stepping into, and use my North Star Clarity Tool to gain real direction for the months ahead and end the year feeling whole.
Because when everything feels important, it's easy to keep reacting to what is urgent instead of intentionally choosing what matters most.
If you join us, you'll leave with greater clarity about where to focus your energy, what to release, and how to create structures that allow seemingly competing priorities: career, family, health, creativity, relationships, and purpose, to support one another rather than compete for attention.
My last newsletter gives an example of what that can look like. Missed it? Read it HERE.
The goal isn't to do more.
It's to move through the rest of the year with greater alignment, intention, and trust in what matters most. And I'd love to support you to do that.
If you are ready to have clear direction - I'd love to have you join me in Tennessee. There are some great timely bonuses and early-bird pricing. Check out details here: https://www.drswetachawla.com/retreat
Hit reply if that interests you and let's talk.
Here's to space,
P.S. If you're local and want to kick-off the summer with a creative and joyful girls night, join me for a Wiser Me Summer Solstice Event. Get $10 off with code SWETA
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