Do You Need A Sabbatical?

Do you need a sabbatical?​
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My client is a lovely midwestern woman. I’ve never met her IRL, but we’ve been working together virtually for a few weeks. COVID in her community means homeschool for the kids, attempts to work from home for her, stressful days for her husband.​

​They’ve been married for more than 10 years. 

​They love each other. But the strain of the whole thing is wearing on them. Their kids are going stir crazy in the house. Which means they’re going stir crazy too. ​
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Mom tries her hardest to manage them. She’s tracking the virtual schedule. Watching their assignments and classroom check in times. Trying hard not to get the automated email reminder that says someone didn’t do something crucial. ​
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She’s dodging digital shaming. ​#mylife
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Her husband annoys her. A lot. All the time.​


Even when he’s just breathing. ​
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Too much togetherness has taken a toll on her sense of well being. She’s dying inside. ​ She needs a break like a man in the desert needs water. She wants to divorce her whole life - not just her husband. That’s what she told me. She wants to divorce her whole life.​
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“I want out of it all. I want to divorce my husband, my kids, my house - even my own body. I want to escape. I need a sabbatical.”​
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If there were ever a time for sabbaticals, this would be it. Women (and men, and non-binary folx) are coming to the end of their energetic ropes. We need out - whatever that means. ​
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We need something new, somewhere else, with someone who doesn’t drive us to drink and beyond. We need something to feel good about. We need to feel hopeful and restored. ​
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It’s true in the happiest relationships and in the most challenging. How about you? What would a sabbatical look like in your life? Where would you go? What would you do? How would your life change right now if you could opt out for just a little bit?​

Email me and let me know. I'll personally get back to you.