Finding Joy: Letting Go Of Control

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Medicine, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Parenting

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

It’s 2024: And the goal of this year for my community and listeners is learning to “let it go” for the things that are not serving us or blocking our joy. I discuss: Why controlling tendencies can occur especially in motherhood Why motherhood is the ultimate struggle for those of us who grew up loving control How control looks like in motherhood Ten steps to learn to let go of control Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠ page of the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Let go of the unhealthy high expectations you're putting on yourself.
0:07.0	Let go of the feeling like you can't make mistakes or be vulnerable.
0:11.0	Let go and tell yourself you are safe and loved
0:14.0	and your family is safe and loved.
0:16.4	Let go and tell yourself there is no such thing
0:18.9	as perfection in life or in motherhood.
0:21.6	Let go of trying to be the best at everything
0:24.6	rather than looking at what you are good at
0:27.0	and fostering that.
0:29.0	Let go of feeling unworthy.
0:31.6	Let go of trying to over protect your child
0:34.8	or yourself from mistakes.
0:37.0	Let it go.
0:39.3	Welcome back to the show and happy new year. is our first episode of 2024 which means we are
0:46.4	approaching four years of the Pete's dock talk podcast and each year gets bigger
0:51.4	and better.
0:52.8	To continue to grow, you need to keep leaving reviews
0:55.8	and sharing these episodes with friends
0:58.0	and on social media.
0:59.4	I say this every episode, but seriously, reviews
1:02.3	help the show continue to thrive so thank you for
1:05.1	almost four incredible years here and over 3.5 million downloads. To kick off
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