An easier approach when motherhood feels hard

The Mother Like a Boss Podcast

Kendra Hennessy

Homemanagement, Organizing, Mom, Kids & Family, Motherhood, Parenting, Homemaking, Cleaning

4.8 • 943 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

There is no doubt that motherhood, no matter the season, often feels hard, plain and simple. There's nothing worse than feeling like you're failing all while someone else tells you how "easy" it can be.

Instead of trying to make the situations (which are often out of my control) easier, I'm focusing on bringing ease to my approach. That means uncomplicating my decisions, my schedule, my home and my boundaries.

In a world with so much out of our control, it's time to step up and take back control of our approach to life because ease just feels more empowering.

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0:00.0	It's okay.
0:05.0	okay. You can admit it.
0:07.0	Sometimes motherhood seems less like the sweetness of a pamper's commercial and more like a scene out of jaws.
0:12.0	Hey mamas, I'm Kendra Hennessy,
0:13.7	mom of two spunky kids of my own,
0:15.4	and after 10 years in the motherhood game
0:17.6	and owning a house cleaning business,
0:19.4	I discovered that moms need more than just to clean home.
0:22.2	They need encouragement, support, and the permission
0:24.6	to be, as I like to say, just a little bit homemakerish. I'm on a mission to give the reluctant
0:29.6	homemakers of the world the tools, the strategies, and the systems that will help you simplify your life
0:35.0	and put some fun back into being a mom. Modern homemaking doesn't have to be unpleasant
0:40.0	or even something you dread. We're going to have the conversations that will help you
0:43.6	uncomplicate motherhood and embrace home management without the perfection.
0:47.2	This is a sanctumami free territory. This is a place where moms can be
0:51.2	themselves. This is the Mother Like a Boss podcast.
0:54.0	I want to talk about the struggle that I hear the most about.
0:59.0	No, it's not homemaking. No, it's not cleaning the bathroom. No, it's not teaching kids how to do chores. You know what it is?
1:06.4	Consistency. Nothing feels more difficult than wanting to start a new habit,
1:18.5	especially in the new year, get things going, going all in, and then not sticking with it. Here's the thing, I struggled with consistency for years.
1:22.0	I didn't even realize that I struggled with consistency for years. I didn't even realize that I struggled with
1:23.6	consistency. I thought that I was the problem. I thought that I was broken. I
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