When "Just think positive!" becomes toxic
The Mother Like a Boss Podcast
Kendra Hennessy
4.8 • 949 Ratings
🗓️ 21 May 2020
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
"Just think positive!" We've all heard it. We've all said it. It seems so harmless. It's good advice, right? Right...until it's not.
Positivity is a beautiful thing, but pretending to be positive by neglecting our true feelings is not. Positivity can become a toxic cycle when we're using it to avoid our true feelings and emotions, or the uncomfortable work that needs to be done on our mindset.
You're allowed to NOT feel positive, mama. Let's chat about how to create a more positive mindset for you without in a way that feels freeing, not shameful or toxic.
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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. |
| 0:56.8 | Hello there friends, welcome to another episode of the Mother Like a Boss podcast. |
| 1:01.3 | It's your host Kendra Hennessy again thank you for being here for |
| 1:06.2 | another episode I already feel a little bit exhausted before even recording this and the reason is because this is a little |
| 1:16.0 | bit heavy it's a heavy topic and I want to be really honest before we start I have no idea if this is going to be a 10 minute |
| 1:23.7 | podcast or a 40 minute podcast. I've outlined a few things that I want to talk |
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