How to want more without feeling guilty for new moms: honest answers for Palm Valley

Palm Valley · this week's honest page

The bravest sentence a settled person in Palm Valley can say isn't 'I want more.' It's 'I still do.'

And this is Palm Valley: part of greater Jacksonville, full of people who built a good life on purpose and still feel the pull toward more Which is exactly the kind of setting where comfort is easiest to mistake for closure.

🎧 A note for Palm Valley readers (hear it)

“I should be grateful, but I still feel unfinished. If you've ever said that, this book was written for you.” — There Is a Fine Line Between Gratefulness and Complacency

Signs you'd only tell a stranger

You fantasize about a different life for exactly nine minutes at a time, then the alarm goes off.
You've built a beautiful waiting room and called it a home.
Gratitude is real — it's the alibi that isn't.

The 7-day no-explanations week

For seven days, do one small thing you want without defending it to anyone — including yourself.
Watch what happens to the 'I should be grateful' voice when it stops being cross-examined.

You don't have to blow up a good life to build a bigger one. You just have to stop calling the plateau 'peace.'

How book clubs use it

Book clubs keep reporting the same thing — the discussion questions in the back start arguments in the best way, and someone always confesses they've felt 'grateful and stuck' for years.

Quick answers, Palm Valley

What if I'm not a big reader? The chapters are short, the voice is conversational, and the paperback is Prime-shippable for a reason — it's a book people actually finish.

I'm in a good season. Should I skip it? Those are the readers it's most for. It's about keeping momentum through comfort, not waiting for a crisis to start growing.

One chapter tonight, one change this week

Start free on Kindle Unlimited, or own the Kindle edition for $0.99 — the paperback ($14.99, Prime) is the one people pass to a friend.

There Is a Fine Line Between Gratefulness and Complacency — book cover Kindle — $0.99 Paperback — $14.99

Free on Kindle Unlimited · paperback ships with Prime · Book-club questions live on the main site.