I spent years trying to be a supermom. Getting sick taught me that my son needed to see me rest, too.

Ashley Archambault, a mother who has faced health struggles for years, has had to be less present in her son's life than in the past. She felt significant guilt about this until she realized that her son needs to see her take care of herself. Now she is modeling that rest is allowed and necessary, which she views as an important lesson for him. She was a single mother for the first seven years of her son's life and wonders if the pressure she put on herself contributed to her burnout.

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