59. How Can I OWN The Decision That's Best for Me in THIS Season as A “Stay-at-Home” or “Working” Mom? With Neha Ruch

Healing Her with Ashley LeMieux

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Health & Fitness, Mental Health

5.0 • 987 Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Ever felt like your identity was tied to your job? In this episode, I sat down with Neha Ruch, the founder of Mother Untitled which supports women who have paused their careers to focus on motherhood. She breaks down the concept of the "power pause". We explore how to balance being a stay-at-home and working mom. It can be so easy for us to lose our identity to motherhood or our career. This episode is full of ways to connect back to yourself, grow, and have more fulfillment no matter what this season of motherhood looks like for you. Plus, Neha shares how to navigate the conversation with your partner about potentially pausing your career, to get on the same page for what feels best for your family in different seasons. Motherhood is a long game, and it’s okay to shift your focus as your children grow. HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 How motherhood can be a chance for your personal growth and self-discovery. 04:00 What inspired you to start Mother Untitled? 07:00 The stigma Neha faced for pausing her career to focus on motherhood. 09:45 How do you take time for yourself as well as the demands of motherhood? 15:45 Why rest and self-care are top priorities during motherhood. 18:30 How to handle the emotional and mental demands of parenting. 21:45 How to communicate the decision to pause your career to your partner. 29:00 The "gray area" between stay-at-home and working mothers. 32:30 The blessings and the burdens of the “gray area”. 37:00 How motherhood can lead to major self-discovery and healing. 44:30 How to get more resources for your journey in motherhood. RESOURCES + LINKS Pre-order your “The Power Pause” HERE Subscribe to Mother Untitled Newsletter HERE Join the Healing Her Membership to heal and gain clarity in community! Go to - Ashleylemieux.com/membership Apply for 1:1 coaching with Ashley Want to feel more peace? Get your peace score with this quiz! Get Clarity Mapping: A Guided Journal to Living An Intentional Life Read my new book - I Am Here by Ashley LeMieux FOLLOW Neha Ruch: @motheruntitled Ashley LeMieux: @ashleyklemieux Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Desiree Endries, and I'm the host of your new favorite podcast, Minimalish.
0:05.0	Minimalish is a podcast about making room for what matters in your life by living with less of what doesn't matter and more of what does.
0:12.8	I'm pursuing intention in every area of our everyday lives.
0:16.2	We talk about a realistic version of minimalism that fits your family.
0:20.3	We talk about motherhood, family life, work, decluttering, intentional finances, and everything in between.
0:26.6	Listen to Minimalish on the I Heart app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:31.6	So often when we're in the linear track of our careers
0:34.3	and we say, well, I am a 10-year brand marketer.
0:37.2	We put ourselves in boxes and one of the best parts
0:39.9	of this stage of life is that you can actually open yourself up to, well, what else could I be?
0:45.5	And what else have I been interested in in the past that maybe I can tinker with and hold space for?
0:52.1	Welcome to the Healing Herr podcast. This is your grief expert and friend Ashley Lamy. Welcome back you guys. We're still on our New York series which just gets me so
1:10.4	excited because I love being here and I love the women that I get to connect
1:15.3	with while here so I said there's a couple of episodes ago but I just think that
1:20.0	honestly I'm going to convince Mike to let healing her podcast be something that just always takes place in New York and I always have to say hey I'm going to the city again because that would be my actual dream come true.
1:34.0	But I have to tell you that a few months ago now,
1:37.9	it's been a while.
1:39.3	I found this Instagram account.
1:41.6	And I'm very intentional about the people I follow as I know all of you are also because I just, you know, I want to follow people whose messages really I feel like are supporting me in this season of my life.
1:56.1	And I somehow found this woman on Instagram who was talking about what she calls the power pause.
2:03.7	It's a new book that she has coming out in January,
2:06.0	which we'll talk about.
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