Hiatus

I took a hiatus from social media for a couple of weeks. I was starting to feel overwhelmed and pressured to show up in a way I didn’t feel I wanted. My kids started their summer break and I didn’t want them to feel like I was constantly on my phone. Previously I have gone on hiatus and deleted Instagram, I didn’t do that this time so I have kind of been cheating. But it gave me a break from feeling I have to post, and considering what I want to post.

Without planning to my scheduled blog posts ran out and I decided to not push to schedule new ones, instead I just gave to blog a break. I told myself that when I feel called to write again I will and then I will schedule posts, every Monday, as usual.

I have slowed down and checked in a bit more. I have re-evaluated some things and some people in my life. I celebrated one of my closest friend’s 40th birthdays which made me think about my 40th and how much has changed for the better since then.

It’s become almost tradition now to take a hiatus in summer and one in winter. I think those are the times of year when I need to disconnect from all the to dos and reconnect to myself the most. It’s the time of year that I every year feel a need to slow down, scale back and re-evaluate. It has become my six month circle.

During my hiatus a podcast episode was published for Förlossningskanalen. They asked me to be a summer guest and speak about racism in health care. You can listen here (in Swedish). Thank you Gojapoddar for letting me record with you!

I’ve spent a lot of time the past months listening to podcasts and watching podcasts (am I the only one who loved watching podcasts?). They are great for my walks with the dog or when I am lazying around in the shade on a warm day. I love how I can learn new things and do something with my body simultaneously. I have also been interviewing and transcribing the interviews for my thesis. This is tedious and feels like I am still walking up a very steep hill, but I will get it done. I need a few more interviews and then I can focus only on the analysis and the thesis.

So now I am slowly coming back to my socials and starting to plan for the months a head. I have scheduled some blog posts. I have two Youtube videos that I have to edit and post, recorded almost a year ago! And I have my next Hypnobirthing group course starting in August. The fall is going to bring a change in work, more projects and hopefully some more opportunities that I don’t know are coming yet. I can feel how a big change is coming, so I am glad I have weaved out some things and taken time to regroup.

Let’s see if my next hiatus will be in December as usual, or if I will need it earlier this year.