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Ep. 030 When Your Child Brings Home a Cold: How Parents Can Rest, Recover, and Let Go of Guilt
Heart & Health Wellness Episode 30
released 12/16/25
Episode Title: When Your Child Brings Home a Cold: How Parents Can Rest, Recover, and Let Go of Guilt
Keywords
parenting while sick, caring for a sick child, working momburnout, guilt when resting, biopsychosocial wellness, sick days as a parent, holiday stress and illness, daycare sickness guilt, rest without shame, family illness self-care
Summary
When sickness hits your household—especially as a parent—itrarely affects just one person. In this episode, Dr. Melissa Welch speaks directly to parents (and anyone) who are sick, recovering, or…
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