Lesson 9 Grief: The Myth of Balance

The Myth of Balance” dismantles the idea that parents can keep every life-plate spinning at once. Drawing on Dave Hollis’s rhythm metaphor, Tiffany Dufu’s Drop the Ball, and my own NICU journey with Charli, the article shows how each “yes” contains a “no” and why the resulting grief is normal—not failure. Readers get five gentle reframes (season mapping, drop-the-ball lists, value-based scheduling, micro-moments, weekly resets) plus an invitation to share how they’re learning to live unbalanced but intentional lives.