100 - What Makes a “Good” Mom, Anyway? How to Avoid the Trap of Trying to Do It All

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

Education, Time Management, Anxiety, Productivity, Nervous System, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Emotional Regulation, Parenting, Somatic Tools, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Overwhelm, Work-life Balance, Burnout, Mindset

4.9 • 538 Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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In our 100th episode (woot woot!!), I’m joined by Lauren, our podcast producer extraordinaire, to discuss what it means to be a “good” mom. Do we need to throw Pinterest-worthy birthday parties (no), feed our kiddos only organic (also no), or always keep our cool (nope again)? It does mean we love deeply. We do our best. We show up even when we don’t feel like it. We own our shortcomings and mistakes. We have a lot of laughs. We wipe tears and kiss bo...

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Calm Mom podcast, the show for ambitious women ready to get off the Hot Mess Express.
0:10.8	I know you've got a lot going on.
0:13.0	You work so hard.
0:14.3	You're raising an incredible family.
0:16.5	And sometimes it can be overwhelming.
0:19.1	I'm your host, Michelle Grocer.
0:20.4	I'm a certified master life coach your host, Michelle Grocer.
0:25.1	I'm a certified master life coach, attorney, wife, and mom.
0:27.7	And years ago, I was right where you are.
0:30.6	I was running a busy law practice while raising a family,
0:33.1	and I was on the fast track to burnout.
0:37.1	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.
0:48.0	You too are worthy of an extraordinary life in and beyond motherhood.
0:52.4	Learning to be a calm, anchoring presence in your home and at work
0:56.1	is going to be your superpower. If you're here to do the inner work that brings a sense of calm
1:02.3	amidst the chaos, I'm here to join you on that journey. Each time you press play, your growth
1:07.8	continues, so let's get at it.
1:20.3	What is up, Mamas? Welcome to the Calm Mom podcast. I'm your host, master coach, Michelle Grocer, and today is our 100th episode. Come on. In so many ways it feels so surreal. It's been such a journey the last
1:34.6	few months, just in starting this project, growing this project, hearing from so many of you,
1:42.0	connecting with you, just being encouraged and inspired by your
1:46.2	stories and the life that you are living. And we thought it would be really cool today on the
1:51.4	podcast to celebrate our 100th episode to kind of look back at parts of our journey
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