And more than that, I think it's also really good for our kids to see that mom isn't just mom, right?

She's a woman who had a life before me and will have a life after me.

And she does things that don't just revolve around me.

Our kids aren't the center of the universe.

I want my kids to see me do a bunch of things, right?

Like, yeah, sometimes I listen to gangster rap and sometimes I listen to cocoa melon.

Sometimes I read novels. I just don't read curious for it all the time. I have my own friends

and I work on different projects and I lead different businesses and I serve at my church

and no matter what all this looks like for you, it shouldn't cause guilt.

It should be celebrated and encouraged.

You are the exact person God created to be their mom on purpose and you should show up as your whole

self because whoever you were before you were

their mom, that woman still matters. Welcome back to the motherhood podcast, a live workshop

style podcast that is helping thousands of moms redefine their motherhood journey.

There was a point in my life when I was trying to do all the things.

Parent my kids, pour into my marriage, run a busy law practice, keep up my home.

And what I found was that I was on the fast track to burnout until I discovered a better way.

Now I help women just like you to close the gap

between their vision of motherhood and what they're actually experiencing in their day-to-day

lives. Together, we'll explore when and where to simplify, systemize, and surrender. I promise you,

you're already doing so much better than you think. I'm your coach,

Michelle Grocer, and this is Motherhood. Welcome to the Motherhood podcast. Today we are going to

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