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HERself

251. Mom Guilt, Where We Are Today

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

🗓️ 16 September 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Mom guilt can feel SO heavy in one season of life, and lighter in others. If you’ve yet to feel one of the lighter seasons, today’s episode is for you. We are here to tell you that we see you and we hope that today’s episode helps to open up the conversation about mom guilt.In today’s episode we both share how our mom guilt has changed over the years from when our children were infants to their ages now. For Abby, mom guilt currently shows up with her children’s involvement in sports and bein...

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0:00.0

We feel really good that we have taken a few steps to figure out how to get on a better path and so like we're not all the way there yet

0:10.1

But at least we feel like we're making progress.

0:13.6

I think that's just the crux of the Herself podcast.

0:17.0

Everything can make you feel guilty,

0:19.0

but guilt is a really hard emotion to constantly live with. It's not a bad thing to be a working mom.

0:25.9

It's not a bad thing to be a stay-at-home mom, but just release the guilt that might be

0:30.3

attached to it. I'm Amy.

0:35.0

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

0:41.0

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

0:45.4

best self means standing firm in your decisions and always being willing to grow

0:49.7

with a purpose. We get vulnerable and real with an honest look into the challenges and

0:55.0

triumphs we all face. Every woman listening gets the opportunity to choose

0:59.6

what life looks like for herself.

1:03.0

Today we are going to revisit a topic we've talked about before and that is mom guilt when Abby and I were

1:16.4

preparing for this episode one thing that we talked about is the idea that mom

1:21.6

guilt can feel so heavy in one season to the point where it truly can stop

1:29.6

you from doing things that you want to do.

1:33.6

And then in another season, it can feel a lot lighter.

1:38.4

And maybe if you're listening right now,

1:40.7

you have yet to experience a lightness. So in this episode we are hoping

1:46.8

that no matter what season you're in you are going to feel seen and you are going to feel heard. As Brennay Brown says, shining a light on guilt can help alleviate the

2:00.0

pressure it has on us and it helps it to lose some of its power. I think when a lot of us

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