065 - Diary of an Honest Mom: Libby Ward on the Unrealistic Expectations of Motherhood
High Capacity – Nervous System Regulation, Stress Management, Burnout Recovery, Somatic Tools, Anxiety, Boundaries, Overwhelm
Michelle Grosser – Inspired by Mel Robbins, Dr. Andrew Huberman, and Dr. Becky Kennedy
4.9 • 538 Ratings
🗓️ 7 December 2022
⏱️ 49 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | all of a sudden, I felt like a shell of myself. |
| 0:03.2 | I was resentful. |
| 0:04.7 | I was angry at everyone. |
| 0:06.9 | My friends, my family, my kids, my depression came out in just like being triggered |
| 0:13.2 | and being ragey. |
| 0:15.0 | And all of a sudden, I started doing all the things that I swore to myself that I would |
| 0:19.6 | never do, like snapping at my |
| 0:21.6 | kids, like having this martyrdom mindset of like, all I do, you know, all I've given up for you |
| 0:27.9 | and this like sacrificial lording over other people what I've given for them. And just these |
| 0:35.6 | things would come out of my mouth or even like would whisper in my heart |
| 0:39.5 | or ways that I would act that I would be like, oh my goodness, this is exactly what I didn't |
| 0:45.4 | want to be and what I put so much energy into not being. And all of a sudden, I am reflecting |
| 0:51.0 | what I saw when I was growing up in some ways. |
| 0:55.0 | And I don't want to do that. |
| 0:59.3 | Welcome back to the motherhood podcast, a live workshop-style podcast that is helping |
| 1:04.6 | thousands of moms redefine their motherhood journey. |
| 1:08.1 | There was a point in my life when I was trying to do all the things. |
| 1:12.2 | Parent my kids, pour into my marriage, run a busy law practice, keep up my home. And what I found |
| 1:18.4 | was that I was on the fast track to burnout until I discovered a better way. Now I help women just like |
| 1:25.0 | you to close the gap between their vision of motherhood and what they're actually experiencing in their day-to-day lives. |
| 1:31.9 | Together, we'll explore when and where to simplify, systemize, and surrender. |
| 1:37.3 | I promise you, you're already doing so much better than you think. |
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