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

Redmond: the question behind the question

There's a story Redmond tells about itself — successful, settled, safe. This page is about the sentence after the period.

And this is Redmond: part of greater Bend, full of people who built a good life on purpose and still feel the pull toward more That context matters more than any general advice ever will.

🎧 A note for Redmond readers (audio, ~20 seconds)

“Gratitude and growth can coexist.” — There Is a Fine Line Between Gratefulness and Complacency

What autopilot feels like from inside

Sunday night dread that isn't about Monday — it's about the next decade looking identical to the last one.
You cheer for other people's growth stories a little too hard, a little too close to home.
You keep 'meaning to' things you've actually been avoiding.

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 can grieve nothing about your life and still feel the pull toward more. That pull isn't ingratitude. It's direction.

The ending that gets bookmarked

It ends where most books begin: with a practical, kind, slightly uncomfortable question about what you'll actually do next. Readers in Redmond and across the country keep the last chapter bookmarked.

The questions that follow — Redmond edition

Does it work as a gift? It's the rare growth book that reads as a compliment, not a hint. The paperback is the usual gift format, and it ships with Prime.

Is this aimed at women? It's written with a broad, warm voice that lands strongly with women 30-60 — book-club favorite territory — and plenty of husbands keep borrowing it.

Don't just nod — read the whole argument

This page is a doorway. The book is the room: honest chapters on comfort, comparison, ambition, and what to do this month. Kindle $0.99 · Paperback $14.99.

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

Free with Kindle Unlimited · Paperback rides Prime · Discussion prompts on the main site.