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Struggle Care

By: KC Davis
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  • A podcast about self-care by a host that hates the term self-care. Therapist KC Davis, author of the book How to Keep House While Drowning talks about mental health, care tasks, and more.
    2022
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  • 89: Why Women MUST Do Habits Differently with Monica Parker

    89: Why Women MUST Do Habits Differently with Monica Parker
    Apr 25 2024
    I’m joined today by Monica Parker, host of the About Progress podcast, as we talk about habits. Specifically, our discussion focuses on why the habit-forming advice out there written by men does not work for women. Join us! Show Highlights: ● Monica’s background as a blogger and podcaster who had to “learn how to fail” ● Understanding that perfectionism is a spectrum that affects our ability to form “good habits” ● Monica’s lightbulb moment: “Maybe our methods are broken.” ● The biggest difference between men’s and women’s habits: invisible labor ● How invisible labor is defined–and what the statistics show ● Examples of the mental load that women carry ● Popular culture advice (about forming habits) that DOES NOT work ● Monica’s tips for forming habits: redefine consistency, shift your view of habits, and start with the smallest and simplest form of the ideal ● Bedtime Revenge Procrastination is real for many women! ● The goal of habits is to support you—so do it YOUR way! ● Understanding trade-offs and how they work for most women Resources and Links: Connect with Monica Packer: Website, About Progress Podcast, Instagram, and The Sticky Habit Intensive Course Books mentioned by Monica: Fair Play by Eve Rodsky and Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez Connect with KC: Website, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook Get KC’s book, How to Keep House While Drowning We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: www.strugglecare.com/promo-codes.
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    38 mins
  • 88: Therapists on TikTok (will sometimes be mean to you) with DeeDee Wednesday, LPC-S

    88: Therapists on TikTok (will sometimes be mean to you) with DeeDee Wednesday, LPC-S
    Apr 22 2024
    Today’s episode is all about mental health, therapy, and being online as a therapist. We are diving in with my guest, DeeDee Wednesday, who has created a space for intentional healing and empowerment through therapy and leadership coaching. Join us to learn more! Show Highlights: ● An overview of DeeDee’s work as a therapist in Louisiana ● Traditional therapy is NOT today’s therapy. ● An open mind, a balancing act, and showing up as an authentic therapist ● Navigating the tricky world of TikTok (or any social media platform) as a therapist ● DeeDee’s work to show up as a therapist when entitlement, racism, and white supremacy are at play ● Understanding how moral perfectionism causes some people to act ● Having a line that you won’t cross to “do no harm” ● What it means to be self-aware ● Dealing with difficult people ● “Power is really the ability to choose.” Resources and Links: Connect with DeeDee Wednesday: Website, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest Connect with KC: Website, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook Get KC’s book, How to Keep House While Drowning We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: www.strugglecare.com/promo-codes.
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    49 mins
  • 87: Releasing the Mother Load with Erica Djossa

    87: Releasing the Mother Load with Erica Djossa
    Apr 15 2024
    Every mother needs to hear this conversation. It just doesn’t make sense that we put so much undue pressure on ourselves and are quick to criticize and judge other moms for their parenting styles. I’m joined today by Erica Djossa, the author of Releasing the Mother Load: How to Carry Less and Enjoy Motherhood More. We are talking about all things motherhood and expectations, why I’ve been blasted over a couple of recent TikToks, and Erica’s parenting wisdom from her book. Join us to learn more! Show Highlights: ● One of KC’s videos about how she “doesn’t play” with her kids—and the flurry of negative responses over parenting choices ● The intensive mothering ideation: motherhood equals martyrdom, mothers must put everyone else’s needs about their own, shelve all their interests, and be self-sacrificial in every way ● The second of KC’s videos about sending her dog away from home for training—and the flurry of anger and shame over her inadequacies as a dog owner ● Mainstay pillars of the intensive mothering ideology and the BS that is promoted as healthy attachment and “good mothering” ● Giving less can sometimes mean giving more. ● The truth that shows up in the bedtime routine (“Are you holding space for yourself, mom?”) ● The scope, dynamic, and importance of “independent play,” creativity, and solving problems ● Healthy attachment: safety, security, reliability, and dependability ● The space for moms to have unique and different personalities and mothering styles, like bedroom parents vs. living room parents ● Projecting our mother wounds on other moms (Why do we do it?) ● Understanding why not all NOs are equal ● The disparity in expectations and judgment for moms and dads ● Motherhood expectations, boundaries, and the stories we tell ourselves Resources and Links: Connect with Erica Djossa: Website, Instagram, Momwell Podcast, and Releasing the Mother Load book Mentioned by Erica: Needy by Mara Glatzel Connect with KC: Website, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook Get KC’s book, How to Keep House While Drowning We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: www.strugglecare.com/promo-codes.
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    56 mins
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I can't imagine a person this would not help

I feel as if everyone should listen to this podcast. If it doesn't improve their life, it will prove the lives of people around them because they will be exposed to an alternate perspective.

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Love it

Really appreciated KC Davis’ book and was so happy, relieved and not surprised to see she has this equally helpful and easy to listen/relate to podcast.

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Love her TikToks!

I can't wait to listen to this as I love her TikToks, I'm certain it will be amazing!!

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Organizing for the overwhelmed

I'm really enjoying KC Davis' podcast. I see a lot of podcasts started by experts from other platforms that feel like rewarmed tiktok/insta/whatever, but this podcast seems to be offering fresh insight on her core philosophy. Maybe it's because she can have guests here? Whatever the reason, it's a great podcast. I enjoyed this one specifically for discussion of why/when to organize as much as how.

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Struggled with exec function my whole life due to major depression. This advice makes so much sense! It’s an approach that is needed and long overdue for the non neurotypical.

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Such a needed conversation!

Please give this a listen if you are late diagnosis ADHD. So many truths here that I never had words for before.

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Wonderful podcast!

I love that KC is so down to Earth, relatable, and her advice really resonates with me.

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