436: Embrace the Mom You Are—Not the One You Think You Should Be // Julie Bastedo

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🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Ever catch yourself comparing your motherhood to someone else’s? In this heartfelt episode, my friend and motherhood mentor, Julie Bastedo, shares how a simple moment of comparison while cooking dinner led her to a powerful mindset shift: you don’t have to be all the things—you just have to be yourself. This conversation is a beautiful example of the second principle in my Self-Assured Motherhood framework: Celebrate Your Strengths. When we stop trying to be the mom we think we should be, and start honoring the mom we are, everything changes. Tune in to hear: 💜 A surprising mindset shift that can instantly deflate mom guilt 💜 A practical trick for quieting comparison (it involves a sticky note!) 💜 Why one of the kindest things you can do for yourself is unfollow 💜 How embracing your “non-strengths” can actually increase your confidence As you listen to this conversation, I hope you feel what I always feel when I talk to Julie: less pressure, more peace, and more acceptance of who you are. For full show notes, including takeaways, click here. *** Announcements: If today’s conversation resonates, I know you’ll love the Self-Assured Motherhood Framework Assessment—a free tool to help you see where you're thriving and where you may need more support in your emotional well-being. Related Episodes: 428: What Fashion Taught Me About Motherhood (Yes, Really!) // Julie Allen 410: Align Your Goal-Setting with Your Menstrual Cycle // April Davis of Haus of Vagina 314: How to Feel like Yourself in Motherhood // Aleisha McKean Episode Sponsors: Tushbaby: Visit tushbaby.com and start customizing your own carrier. Make sure to use code 3in30 for 20% off your first order. Summer Survival Guide: I want to make sure you know about an amazing resource my team created. It is a summer hacks PDF, full of activity ideas for the whole family, sanity saving tips for parents, and road trip ideas. This is a curated list of ideas our team has used and found successful over the years. Let's Connect! Join me on Instagram! Get weekly-ish emails with BTS of my life Find Your Magic in Motherhood: Free 3-Day Email Course ***

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1:22.0	Happy summer, my friend. I'm Rachel, and this is 3 and 30, a podcast for moms that gives you three actionable takeaways in every 30-minute episode to help you love your motherhood
1:27.0	as much as you love your children.
1:29.8	Today's episode is part of a special series that I'm doing this summer all about my six
1:34.2	principles of self-assured motherhood, or the Sam Six, as I like to call it.
1:39.5	These six principles have truly changed my motherhood experience and the motherhood experiences of
1:45.8	hundreds of moms who've gone through my self-assured motherhood program. And I wanted to give
1:50.3	you a taste of that via the podcast. My SAM program opens once a year in the fall and I hope
1:56.5	you'll consider joining us then. But in the meantime, this series of episodes should help you to have a
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