How to stop the "all or nothing" cycle

The Mother Like a Boss Podcast

Kendra Hennessy

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

4.8 • 943 Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2021

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

If you're a perfectionist and you know it clap your hands...and a sea of noise erupts

There is no shame in the perfectionist game, except when there is. The ego creates a world inside your mind when you should be able to do it all, or nothing at all (like O-Town would say) The problem is, we'll never be able to do it all meaning that the only option left is nothing.

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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 to be,
0:25.3	as I like to say, just a little bit homemakerish.
0:28.1	I'm on a mission to give the reluctant homemakers of the world
0:30.9	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.
0:57.5	Hey there, Mama. All right, before we jump into this episode, I want to talk about the struggle that I hear the most about. No it's not homemaking, no it's not
1:07.6	cleaning the bathroom, no it's not teaching kids how to do chores. You know what it is?
1:12.1	Consistency. Nothing feels more difficult than
1:16.6	wanting to start a new habit, especially in the new year, get things going, going all in, and then not sticking with it. Here's the thing I
1:26.0	struggle with consistency for years I didn't even realize that I struggled with
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