Have you ever felt guilty for taking time away from your family to rest, recharge, or maybe just

do something for yourself for a few minutes? Even if it's just like 30 minutes or 20 minutes,

there can often be so much guilt that surfaces when we as moms take time away from our families

to just kind of get some time to ourselves. You know, maybe it's society, maybe it's how we were

raised, maybe it's brought on by our own inner dialogues and expectations for ourselves, but for some

reason, there seems to be this sort of unspoken rule that moms are not allowed to think of

themselves or prioritize themselves. And while yes, of course, it is better to serve others and think of others

before ourselves, there is a lot of truth that we can learn behind the saying you can't pour

from an empty cup. And because I am all about disrupting and squashing societal expectations that are placed on moms,

today we are going to unpack this one that is the source of a lot of just unnecessary guilt.

So you ready?

Buckle up.

Let's get into it. Hey,, I'm Jenna, and you're listening to the

Joy-Filled podcast. I'm here to help stay-at-home moms thrive by equipping you with tools to help

you acknowledge and embrace your season and encourage you to bring joy back into your motherhood.

You'll walk away with everything you need to truly experience the fullness of joy in this beautiful

season of raising babies at home. So reheat or refill wherever you're at your day,

your coffee, and let's live joy filled together.

So this seems to be a really popular struggle that a lot of, I guess, I don't know if popular's the word,

but this seems to be a really common struggle that a lot of us mom's face, I know that it's

something that I've dealt with a little bit too, just feeling like either, you know,

you can't, you can't take time away from yourself, for yourself, take time away from your

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