exhaustion Archives - To Love, Honor and Vacuum

The Emotional Labor and Mental Load Podcast!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 4, 2020 | Homemaking, Podcasts

Emotional labor and mental load take their toll on a marriage–because they often exhaust the wife. So many women experience this, and yet we don’t really have a name for it. We know something is wrong, we feel guilty because we dream of getting away for...

10 Must-Dos to Give You More Energy (for Romance!) at the End of the Day

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 25, 2018 | Healthy Living, Libido

Do you find yourself exhausted at the end of the day–not just physically, but mentally, too? Two weeks ago when I was giving my Girl Talk in western Ontario, I had an anonymous Q&A session when women could ask questions about sex. And each time I do the...

Reader question: I Am Just Too Exhausted for Sex

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 10, 2018 | Healthy Living, Libido

Is exhaustion your biggest mood killer when it comes to sex? Every Monday I like to take a reader question and take a stab at answering it, and today’s is from a woman who says she’s too exhausted for sex. I decided to do this one in video form, and then...

Put Your Own Oxygen Mask on First

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Jun 3, 2016 | Healthy Living

Do you ever get so run down that you can’t look after anyone else? Every Friday I like to write a short, inspirational 400-word piece on marriage to leave you with one thought to mull on over the weekend. And today I want to talk about taking care of ourselves!...

Wifey Wednesday: Parents, It’s Okay to Need Some Sleep!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 30, 2016 | Parenting Small Children

For those of you blessed with children, it’s often easy to forget that you were a wife before you were a mother. And I think the wife role is actually the more important one, because once you’re a mom, other people are now depending on you! It’s...

10 Ways to Make Your Evening Less Hectic–So You Can Have Fun Later!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 29, 2016 | Healthy Living, Homemaking

Does your marriage suffer because by the time the kids are in bed, you’re just exhausted? Today Jessica from Life as Mom and I are switching places to blog on this theme! Jessica writes amazing stuff about how to get organized and how to get your priorities...