There is a particular kind of exhaustion many women carry that isn’t always visible from the outside. We are praised for how much we can hold — careers, households, relationships, caregiving, emotional labor — yet rarely asked what it costs us to hold it all. We move from one responsibility to the next, often without a single full breath in between.

We spend a lot of time wishing for something to be different in our relationships.

"The most remarkable thing is that now I focus more on my own needs, purpose, and passions. I am happier than I have ever been, and I...