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186. Liz Fosslien Normalizing the Full Range of Emotions in Motherhood

HERself

Abby and Amy

Grow, Health & Fitness, Education, Mental Health, Parenting, Kids & Family, Opportunity, Honest, Real, Vulnerable, Purpose, Best Self, Self-improvement, Future, Comparison

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Oftentimes as parents we focus so much on our kid’s emotions that we forget to give ourselves grace in this area. Today’s guest, Liz Fosslien is an emotions expert, an illustrator, and best-selling author of two books; No Hard Feelings and Big Feelings.


Liz explains why it is so hard for us as adults to focus on our own emotional needs. She also talks about why demonstrating our emotions to our children is so important and why editing them all out isn’t a good idea. Liz touches on the touchy subject of regret and explains why it isn’t always a bad thing.


Amy and I couldn’t help but feel the whole range of human emotions when we did this interview with Liz because not only does she allow that, she expects it. As women we often shove down emotions like anger or frustration when in reality those feelings should be invited. Having our kids see us work through those emotions is in fact very healthy!


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Again, telling yourself, not, I need to have it together, I don't know why I'm crying, I don't know why I'm overwhelmed, but instead saying,

0:07.0

I'm a person who's learning to send my kid off to kindergarten for the first time.

0:12.0

We are a family that's learning for the first time ever to have two kids instead of one.

0:18.0

And I love telling people to do is actually pushing them to make that a really, really long statement.

0:24.0

I'm Amy and I'm Abby and as women, we are constantly comparing ourselves to others.

0:35.0

But your life isn't supposed to look like hers.

0:38.0

Being your best self means standing firm in your decisions and always being willing to grow with a purpose.

0:44.0

We get vulnerable and real with an honest look into the challenges and triumphs we all face.

0:50.0

Every woman listening, it's an opportunity to choose what life looks like for herself.

1:02.0

Alright, her self listeners, today we are talking with Liz Vaslin and she's an emotions expert.

1:06.0

She's an illustrator and best-selling author of not one, but two books, no hard feelings and big feelings.

1:13.0

When Amy and I did this interview, we couldn't help but feel the whole range of human emotions

1:18.0

because she allows you to go through them and she also expects us to go through them.

1:23.0

As women, we oftentimes will shove down emotions like anger or frustration

1:28.0

because we don't think it's right or we shouldn't be acting this way.

1:32.0

When in reality, those should be invited.

1:34.0

It's part of being human and having our kids see those emotions and be able to work through them is very healthy.

1:40.0

So let's get into this interview with Liz.

1:42.0

We cannot wait to hear what you have to say after listening to this interview.

1:48.0

As parents, we focus so much on emotion coaching our kids and really noisy and invalidating their feelings.

1:54.0

But at the same time, I know many of us, we push down our own emotions.

1:58.0

And it's hard because sometimes we are thinking, let's just wait until later to talk about this

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