A Family Affair by Liz Adams

A Family Affair by Liz Adams

Share this post

A Family Affair by Liz Adams
A Family Affair by Liz Adams
Making Space

Making Space

- and giving yourself approval to do so.

Liz Adams's avatar
Liz Adams
Aug 13, 2025
∙ Paid
37

Share this post

A Family Affair by Liz Adams
A Family Affair by Liz Adams
Making Space
2
Share

Our summer break is officially over (well, minus our 4 year old who starts next week!). Back to school gives me January 1 energy. It is the first time in months where my brain can sit in silence and I’m able to concentrate on really anything. I am sad to say goodbye to a summer that brought me a lot of peace. I let myself settle in more than any summer before and it felt so good. I feel the need to get back into a groove with work but for some reason it doesn’t feel that easy.

Do you ever feel that you forget how to do things that have been second nature in your life for years and years? I’m feeling a little lost with work. I’ve been doing this long enough to know that this feeling isn’t just laziness (although guilty at times) or lack of motivation, it’s a shift coming. I usually become robotic and sort of do as I’ve always done but for some reason that doesn’t feel like enough.

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to A Family Affair by Liz Adams to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Liz Adams
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share