🥂 Cheers to the Traditional Family

Cheers to Growth new episode!

💆‍♀️🌄🧘‍♀️ Picture this:

You wake up each morning just as the sun peeks over the horizon. Greet your pile of dogs in bed and take a few slow, deep breaths before getting up. You step outside and greet your blooming flowers.

You do yoga and put your feet in the grass. Then scramble some eggs from your backyard chickens and toast a slice a sourdough from the loaf you made on Sunday. Slowly. No rush.

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Then you sip coffee on your front porch while reading a book, hearing the birds chirping in the trees.

Then you head out on a leisurely walk. Around your neighborhood or at the lake down the road. Whatever scenery you feel like viewing on that given day.

This dreamy morning routine would’ve seemed completely unrealistic to me a couple years ago.

And hearing someone describe their weekday mornings like this would’ve sent me into a full on fit of irritation. I’d probably scoff in jealously and hit unsubscribe thinking, f*ck this annoying girl. Some people have to hurry up and get to work!

And a few years ago, if I heard the conversation that Levi and I are having on the newest episode of Cheers to Growth, I would’ve hated us.

EWWW a man talking about wanting to work and provide and a woman talking about enjoying staying home and caring for her family, YUCK!

But all I’m here to share is what I have come to learn is true.

Men and women are different. We all can go ahead and try to operate in the same energy and compete with each other,

Or,

… we can lean into our inherent nature and see how that feels.

In all conversations there is so much room for nuance and circumstantial differences.

Plus every human has a different personality and therefore, wants different things.

I brought up the topic of the traditional family and men and women falling into stereotypical masculine and feminine roles on the podcast only because I have surprised myself by my drastic change of heart.

Social trends and messaging had me growing up with the idea that dreaming of being a wife and a mom is lame at best… and unsafe, stupid, and oppressive at worst.

The idea of a traditional family was portrayed as constrictive and powerless for the woman and I always hated being told what to do so I figured that life wasn’t for me.

Today, I’ve somehow stumbled into this very traditional role, somewhat kicking and screaming on the way there (“So you’re just going to stay home and let Levi pay all the bills????”

“NO, NO! Of course not! I’m starting 4 businesses, writing 3 books, studying law, becoming a farmer, and still teaching 8 hours a day, but from home! Of course I’m still going to make even more money and be even more successful than him because I’d never rely on a MAN…”)

So defensive and uncomfortable admitting that the kind of life that I desire is only possible when I exist in this way. More in my feminine. Not so rigid and not so go, go, go.

Now that I experience the beauty and normalcy of this kind of life I’m wondering…

Do most couples actually want this?

And why is being normal SO frowned upon now?

We discuss how operating in an unnatural lifestyle long-term can impact your health in all areas and how of course, all people should be able to live however they want, but must understand that there are physical consequences for choosing to live out of balance with your natural needs and way of being.

Enjoy the conversation and cheers! 🥂

What we drank in this episode: Levi: German Lager from the world’s oldest brewery, Weihenstephaner Jaclyn: Homemade kombucha.

Pre-recording dinner recipe: Crunchwrap from scratch 🌮

🎧 Cheers to the Traditional Family (Still can’t say that without cringing but I’ll get there!)

🤍🤍 Jaclyn

P.S. Happy 4th Birthday to my little light being, Captain 💖🎂

If you haven’t ordered Captain and Kodiak’s book yet, please do! 🫶