How to Stop Feeling like a Failure at Home | Clutterbug Podcast # 277

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Self-improvement, Kids & Family, Education:self-improvement, Leisure:home & Garden, Leisure, Home & Garden, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

If you’ve ever felt like you’re constantly messing up as a mom — snapping at your kids, forgetting things, drowning in laundry, or just wishing someone would give you a gold star for trying — you are so not alone. Maybe you feel like you’re failing at homemaking, or maybe you're just exhausted from trying to do it all “the right way.” In this episode, I sit down with Susan Heid — mom of four, parenting mentor, and the warm hug behind one of the most comforting Instagram accounts I’ve ever seen. We talk about what it really means to be a confident mom, why so many of us feel overwhelmed and underqualified, and how to stop trying to follow invisible rules that were never made for us in the first place. Susan shares real, honest advice about parenting, managing a home, and ditching the pressure to be perfect. We talk about why expectations can sabotage your relationships, how to let go of the victim mindset, and the surprising power of crappy wins — because “done” truly is better than perfect. Whether you're parenting little ones, teenagers, or just trying to stay on top of dishes and your mental health… this conversation is packed with validation, laughter, and practical tips to help you feel more capable and confident — starting today. Get started at factormeals.com/clutterbug50off and use code clutterbug50off to get 50% off plus FREE shipping on your first box ✨ In this episode, we chat about: Why confidence is built through action (not perfection) How unmet expectations quietly ruin our peace at home Simple daily habits that make homemaking easier Why so many adults never learned how to clean — and how to fix that The trap of all-or-nothing thinking (and how to break it) Celebrating “crappy wins” and letting go of guilt 🧡 Learn more from Susan:→ Website: https://theconfidentmom.com→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/confidentmom 👇 What’s one little win you can celebrate today? Let me know in the comments — and if this episode helped you feel a little less alone, don’t forget to share it with a friend who needs to hear it. 💛 You can find more Clutterbug content here: Website: http://www.clutterbug.me YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@clutterbug TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@clutterbug_me Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clutterbug_me/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Clutterbug.Me/ #clutterbug #podcast #confidentmom #mindsetshift #progressoverperfection

Transcript

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0:00.0	Could lack of confidence be holding you back from having the life that you really want?
0:06.0	Could it be holding you back from a tidy house or a clean house?
0:09.0	Could it be holding you back from being the mom or the spouse that you wish you could be?
0:13.9	We're going to talk about that and so much more in today's podcast.
0:17.7	And I'm super excited to introduce today's guest, Susan, from The Confident Mom. She has a
0:24.8	thriving business as a coach and really just a leader in the online community, helping people
0:32.2	grow confidence as a mom in their relationships, but also in their home, showing them exactly how to get things
0:39.9	done and coming up with easy step-by-step instructions because as she says, a lot of people
0:45.2	just were never really taught how to do these things, how to do things like laundry or cleaning
0:53.8	or parenting. And she is coming to the rescue.
0:58.0	You do not want to miss this incredible interview with Susan from the Confident Mom.
1:09.7	Welcome Susan to the Clutterbug podcast. I'm so excited to have you here.
1:15.0	I'm thrilled. I love. I love jumping on different podcasts and learning about other people. So this is
1:21.2	going to be super fun today. I'm excited. It is going to be fun. Your Instagram feels like a hug. Can I just say that? It does. You're so supportive. And it feels like you understand. Not only do you offer incredible advice that can help moms, anyone, even if you're not a mom, feel better about themselves and their home and just being a parent.
1:46.6	But I feel like you really get it too.
1:49.6	Well, I would hope after 32 years that I would get it, right?
1:54.1	Because it's been like this, right?
1:56.5	I mean, it's never like, oh, yay, right?
1:59.0	And so I take that really to heart that you feel like
2:04.9	my space feels like a hug. I, my account exploded about a year and a half ago. And so that has been
2:13.2	navigating all in itself. And but I do. I want to provide a space that maybe feels a little bit
2:20.2	different than the typical social media space. I really want to be just inviting people in
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