What does it mean to live more with less? I'm Katie Wells and welcome to the Maximized Minimalist

podcast. If you found yourself caught up in the hamster wheel of modern day motherhood and want to

rewrite the script, congratulations you're in the right place. I'm here to be your guide and help you take

back your motherhood

and achieve a simpler, more joy-filled life. Cheers to being a maximized minimalist. Enjoy the show.

Have you ever noticed at times you are your own worst enemy? Like one mistake in a day

has been known to completely derail my attitude or throw me into a tailspin

of I'm the worst, right, fill in the blank. For me, it's usually mom. I usually feel this the most

in the parenting space more than anything. But also, I used to feel this way a lot when it came to

the state of my home and when I was constantly struggling

with clutter. Maybe for you, too, you felt like, what's wrong with me that I can't keep

our home and mess and clutter? Like, just in check, what's wrong with me? Why am I the worst mom?

My inner narrative was filled with so much judgment and shame. And that, friends, is such a tough place to be.

It's so difficult. I used to think I was just not smart. I would say like, I'm so stupid. And I know

it sounds terrible to say it out loud, but I felt these things on a daily basis. And maybe you too

feel like continually harassed by this inner judge

who is merciless, who is nitpicking, highly critical, and just loves to tear you down. And the truth is

sometimes it can feel like we're at war with ourselves. And I'm telling you, friend, it is the most mentally exhausting thing.

Some days I will get to the end of my day and be like, why am I so tired? It's because I was

constantly listening to and battling this inner judge. So let's talk about this because while I've

gotten vastly better and not being so hard on

myself, it's still in a lot of ways my default, depending on what space we're talking about in life,

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