317: The Spicy Little Habit That Reignited This Mom’s Marriage
If you’re a working mom carrying the job, the kids, the meals, the schedules, the mental checklist, and the marriage, you may reach the end of the day with nothing left to give. Connection—even the kind you genuinely want—can feel like another demand. Then the guilt arrives and tells you that you’re failing at one more thing. My guest Amy Nesbitt understands that experience because she’s living it. Amy spent nearly 20 years working professionally in Silicon Valley, including time at Apple, while raising two children and learning how to stay connected to herself, her family, her faith, and her husband. In our conversation, Amy explains why busy moms need to stop silently carrying the invisible load, how to recognize resentment before it stacks up, and what changed when she finally asked her husband to take more off her plate. We also talk about letting a spouse do a task differently, protecting the interests that make you feel like a whole person, and the little “spicy” experiment that gave Amy and her husband a new way to connect beyond kids and logistics. You’ll hear: This isn’t an episode telling exhausted moms to try harder. It’s an invitation to make the
