Motherhood + Comparison

Coffee + Crumbs Podcast

Ashlee Gadd

Storytelling, Kids & Family, Religion & Spirituality, Toddlers, Friendship, Pregnancy, Grace, Coffee, Adoption, Miscarriage, Parenting, Motherhood, Newborn, Christianity, Crumbs

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Well friends, we are going there—you know, that ugly heart issue no one wants to talk about? On today’s episode, we are doing a deep dive on motherhood and comparison. From body image to kid’s development to whether or not we love motherhood as much as the next mom, we get reeeeal honest (and a little emotional!) about our personal struggles in this arena, both past and present. Plus, we share the habits and practices we’ve found most helpful in keeping comparison at bay.

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0:00.0	So I want you to imagine all of my basketball-vival player friends and then me and what probably
0:06.6	comes to mind is that song, you know, one of these things is not letting me out, and I promised
0:13.5	to never again sing on the side of that.
0:20.6	We believe motherhood is a gift, an art, not a science.
0:25.2	We believe it takes a village to raise our kids, and that motherhood is better when we stick
0:29.5	together.
0:30.5	Most of all, we believe motherhood is holy work.
0:35.2	At the core of our show, we want you to feel safe, known, encouraged, and loved.
0:40.7	This is the Coffee and Crumbs Podcast.
0:45.2	Hi friends and welcome to the Coffee and Crumbs Podcast.
0:48.3	On today's episode, we will be talking about something we think every one of us has experienced,
0:53.6	and that's comparison.
0:55.6	It's a really common adage that comparison is the thief of joy, but I'm not honestly
1:01.2	sure we give the truth of that sentiment enough weight, because comparison is actually
1:07.2	truly oftentimes stealing our joy, and I have really been looking forward to this episode
1:13.3	because I think it's so important that we're transparent about this.
1:17.1	Comparing ourselves to others is getting in the way of our friendships, our marriages,
1:21.4	our relationship with our kids, and even, and perhaps most importantly, our faith in
1:26.7	the goodness of God.
1:28.7	That's honestly the most important piece, Katie.
1:32.0	I used to think, even as a little girl, that my obsession with comparing myself to others
1:35.7	and naming every single way that they were smarter or more talented or better was rooted
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