Self-Improvement & Self-Acceptance In Motherhood: Episode 373

The Mom Hour

Mom Hour Media

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

We get dueling messages from our culture: On the one hand, come as you are! Accept yourself fully, imperfections and all. On the other hand, you deserve better! Here’s what to do (and buy) to sleep better, eat better, look better, and feel better. It can be confusing to navigate a genuine desire to live your best life alongside the necessary self-acceptance it takes to feel like you’re doing enough today. Do we have this figured out? We do not, but today we’re here to talk about it. Meagan and Sarah share what self-improvement AND self-acceptance look like for them in the reams of wellness, career, mental health, and leisure – plus we reflect on what this balance has looked like at different seasons of motherhood. Join us!

LINKS MENTIONED:

Meagan mentioned her interview with Rachel Hughes on Mother Of Reinvention is an inspiration for this conversation
Meagan is trying out Parsley Health for her own wellness curiosity
Sarah mentioned our 2022 Goals & Intentions episode (and if you like that one, don’t miss the six-week check-in we did here)
Sarah is reading Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by Adam Grant (affiliate link)

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Sarah, and I'm Megan.
0:03.0	We're two moms with eight kids between us from little to grown.
0:06.5	We're in different areas of the country and in different stages of life, but we both
0:10.1	know that motherhood's a lot easier when real moms share tips and encouragement.
0:14.3	And remind you that it's really all going to be okay.
0:16.5	We're not experts.
0:17.5	We're parents who've been there.
0:18.8	We're not perfect.
0:19.8	We're real.
0:20.8	Welcome to the Mom Hour.
0:22.8	Hey everybody, and welcome to episode 373 of The Mom Hour.
0:27.5	I am Megan Frances here with Sarah Powers.
0:29.9	Sarah, what month is it?
0:31.4	Well, it's July.
0:32.9	What?
0:33.9	You might be another year older.
0:35.7	No, you're not yet, not yet.
0:37.6	Not just yet.
0:38.6	No, not just yet.
0:39.6	No.
0:40.6	But if you listened to our last very discombobulated episode or maybe it was two episodes
0:44.2	ago or who knows anymore, we are in the middle of an epic recording marathon to get ahead
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