It's okay to admit that mom life feels harder than you ever thought it would be.

It's also okay to want it to feel easier. We're surrounded by mixed messages all day.

Keep a clean house, but not too clean.

Take a rest mama, but not too long, that's just selfish.

Homemaking is dead, but you better still take care of everything every day.

We're told you have two choices.

Be Pinterest perfect or a 24-7 hot mess.

I don't know about you, but I'm exhausted and over it.

I'm Kendra Hennessy, founder of Mother Like a Boss,

and I put reluctant homemakers back in the driver's

seat of motherhood with realistic routines and

practical mindset shifts. I believe in empowering you to create a home that feels like a

safety net, not a tight rope. I believe in martyr-free motherhood that puts you

behind the wheel of your own life. As a mom of two,

I'm here to give you judgment-free strategies and have honest conversations that

equip you with what you need to live your absolute best mom life. Welcome to the

Mother Like a Boss podcast.

The real reason it's so hard for you to keep your house clean is probably going to

shock you because I guarantee you came into this episode reading the title

and you were like I know exactly what she's going to say I know the

reason it's so hard for me to keep my house clean right as a mom I'm going to guarantee

that you are not expecting me to say what I'm going to say. But after years, decades of helping students

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