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

Tigard: for readers done coasting

You can spot the Tigard version of this a mile away: immaculate calendar, zero curiosity, everything handled except the part of you that used to want things.

And this is Tigard: a Portland-area community of strivers and settlers — very often the same person, on the same Tuesday Which is exactly why this question lands differently here than anywhere else.

🎧 A note for Tigard readers (audio note)

“This is not a hustle book. It is not toxic positivity.” — There Is a Fine Line Between Gratefulness and Complacency

Three questions Tigard readers dodge

What would you try if nobody would ever find out if you failed?
When did you last do something you weren't already good at?
What did you stop wanting — and was it a decision or a drift?

Try this tonight (5 minutes)

Write down one thing you're genuinely grateful for in Tigard — then write one thing you've been calling 'gratitude' that is actually fear of trying.
Set a 10-minute timer tomorrow morning and do one small thing your 'more' would do.

The kindest thing you can do for the life you've built is refuse to let it become the last thing you build.

How it reads

Written with warmth and a sharp eye for the details of ordinary life — school hallways, group chats, Sunday kitchens — the book treats your plateau with respect, and then hands you the keys out of it.

Asked in Tigard, answered honestly

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.

How long are the chapters? Short by design — most readers finish one in a commute or a lunch break. The book was built for real schedules, not hypothetical ones.

Pick it up where this page leaves off

The full book goes chapter-by-chapter through the exact line you just felt — Kindle $0.99, paperback $14.99, free on Kindle Unlimited.

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

Read it free on Kindle Unlimited · paperback $14.99, Prime shipping · Book-club questions on the main site.