And I was sitting with her and I was working on being patient and presence.

And she is about to dig in and she says, mom, do I have to rush?

And I thought, oh my gosh, like the scars of a hurried life, they run deep.

And I realized, Rachel, you could sit here in sorrow for all the

times you rushed her through life, or you could rejoice in the fact that you are here now.

It is, it hurts me that Avery can remember incidences when she was four years old when I treated her that way,

but she also sees the work that I've done to change that approach, that belief that I'm,

my pace is the right pace or that we are defined by how much we accomplish because she has

taught me that the most important moments in life they can't be checked off they are felt

in the heart welcome to the calm mom podcast the show for ambitious women ready to get off the Hot

Mess Express.

I know you've got a lot going on.

You work so hard.

You're raising an incredible family.

And sometimes it can be overwhelming.

I'm your host, Michelle Grocer.

I'm a certified master life coach, attorney, wife, and mom. And years ago, I was right

where you are. I was running a busy law practice while raising a family, and I was on the fast

track to burnout. I thought I just needed to be more organized or have better routines, but it was

learning how to heal and regulate my nervous system that expand in my

capacity to gracefully hold more of this big, beautiful life. You too are worthy of an extraordinary

life in and beyond motherhood. Learning to be a calm, anchoring presence in your home and at work

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