S04: 02 Breaking Free from Mom Guilt
MIDWEEK RISE UP
Erika Kirk
4.8 • 2.7K Ratings
🗓️ 5 March 2025
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Do you ever feel like you’re not measuring up as a mom? Maybe you scroll through social media and see other moms who seem to have it all together—perfect homes, thriving kids, effortless balance—and suddenly, guilt creeps in. In this episode, we’re having an honest heart-to-heart about mom guilt, comparison, and the impossible standards we place on ourselves. Whether you’re a stay-at-home mom juggling little ones or a working mom trying to balance it all, we’ll dive into biblical encouragement and practical wisdom to help you find peace, purpose, and joy in the season you’re in. You are the mom God handpicked for your children, perfectly equipped by Him to love, nurture, and guide them— embrace that calling with confidence and grace.
It's time to let go of the mom guilt and find joy in YOUR journey.
You are loved.
Go Rise Up!
xx E
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone, it's E. Happy Wednesday and welcome back to another episode of Midweek Rise Up. |
| 0:06.1 | I'm so excited for this episode because it is something that has been tearing me apart on the |
| 0:13.7 | inside every now and then. And I know that it has as well for other moms. And I even had a friend |
| 0:20.2 | tell me the other day that it just never goes |
| 0:23.0 | away. Like sometimes it might fester a little bit more days than other, but there's just this |
| 0:28.9 | voice. And it harps on this topic of mom guilt. So today on this episode, I want to dive into |
| 0:36.8 | breaking free of mom guilt and really just |
| 0:39.5 | finding the joy in your journey. |
| 0:49.1 | All right, guys, I'm so glad you're here today because we are diving into this topic |
| 0:52.7 | and I know a lot of you battle |
| 0:54.1 | with it. It's something that I know weighs heavy on so many of our hearts and that's mom guilt. |
| 1:00.0 | And you know exactly what I'm talking about, that nagging, awful voice in the back of your |
| 1:05.9 | mind that whispers, you're not good enough. You should be more like her. Look at how perfect her life is. Why haven't you |
| 1:14.6 | created your own sourdose starter? Why did you just drop your kids off at school instead of homeschooling |
| 1:20.8 | them? Are you really going to do a C-section? Why not a natural birth? Do you really need to go go to massage while someone else |
| 1:28.9 | watches your baby? Are you sure you spent enough time with your kids today? Any of those sound |
| 1:34.3 | familiar? Whether you're a stay-at-home mom juggling diapers and dishes and dinners, or a working |
| 1:42.1 | mom balancing conference calls and carpools, this is for you. |
| 1:47.6 | I want to talk about how to release that mom guilt, how to stop the comparison trap, and really |
| 1:53.7 | just step into the confidence that God has called you to walk in as a mother, as a wife, |
| 2:00.3 | and a guardian of your home. |
| 2:02.2 | Because guess what? |
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