389: A Love Letter to All the Mamas

School of Self-Image

Tonya Leigh

Self-improvement, Fashion & Beauty, Education, Arts

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

You Are Enough: Celebrating the Uniqueness of Motherhood

Drawing from her personal journey as a mother, Tonya highlights moments of doubt, frustration, and guilt she has faced. Despite these challenges, she stresses the importance of recognizing and celebrating the love and effort that mothers put into raising their children. By acknowledging the sacrifices, hard work, and dedication that mothers invest in their children, they can begin to appreciate and love themselves more.

The episode also addresses the common feelings of guilt experienced by mothers. Tonya suggests that instead of dwelling on guilt, mothers should embrace innocence - recognizing that their intentions are always rooted in love and care for their children. By letting go of guilt and accepting that they are doing their best, mothers can start showing themselves the same grace and understanding they offer to their children.

Tune in for a touching tribute to the strength and beauty of motherhood.

Talking Points:

02:26 The journey of motherhood.

05:17 Motherhood and astrology signs.

12:31 Guilt and Innocence as Options.

16:18 Your needs matter as a mom.

20:01 Embracing imperfection as a mom.

Quotes:

"This is the most hard and beautiful and awful and amazing journey any person could go on. That of being a mother."

"Can I return her? Because right now, I don't like her."

"I was a great mother. I decided that everything has happened the way it was supposed to."

"Guilt is always an option. But do you know what else is an option? Innocence."

"Your needs matter too."

"There are times that I wish I could pack my bags and just move away. Yeah, I'd probably come back, but sometimes I fantasize about it. And that's okay."

"You are enough. Really let that sink in. You are enough."

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Do you know what the mamas of the world don't get enough of?
0:03.0	Love. I mean, let's face it, it's a pretty thankless job and we get thanked once a year on
0:10.0	Mother's Day, maybe twice or three times a year for Lucky. So today this episode is a
0:17.3	dedication to all of the moms. This is my love letter to you. Let's dive in.
0:24.0	Welcome to the School of Self Image,
0:30.0	where personal development meets style.
0:32.0	Here's your hostess Master Life Coach. where personal development meets style.
0:33.0	Here's your hostess master life coach, Tanya Lee.
0:38.0	Hello, my friends.
0:40.0	Today is all about the mamas. I want to give the mamas a love letter. The mamas who have a little tiny ones who are keeping them up all night.
0:55.0	The mamas who stay at home with their kids all day, every day,
1:00.6	to the mamas that work full-time jobs and feel like they don't have enough time with their kids.
1:05.8	To the mamas who nurture other people's kids, to the mamas who maybe have adult children, and now they have grandchildren to all of the mamas
1:16.1	listening today's episode is for you. It is not planned. I have no notes. It is straight from my heart. We just celebrated Mother's Day in the
1:30.2	U.S. this past weekend and I got to spend time with my mom.
1:34.3	And as we sat at the table on Sunday having brunch, I looked at her and I thought about
1:46.0	our journey together as mom and daughter. I thought about when I was little and all of the sacrifices that she made for me that I didn't understand or quite frankly appreciate at the time.
1:56.0	I thought about how hard she worked to provide for me and my brother and then I thought about my teenage years
2:02.0	where I thought she was the most horrible human ever.
2:06.2	And then I thought about the times when she was the only person I could think of that I could call
2:12.2	and she would understand.
2:15.0	And then I looked across at my daughter and I realized that we too have our own journey together
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