830: Motherhood Tips to Keep Going In Tough Times

Published: Dec. 11, 2023, 8 a.m.

Are you the kind of mother who keeps adding more and more things to your plate without giving any consideration to moving certain things OFF the plate to make space for the new stuff?\xa0 Do you just keep piling and piling and piling until things start to fall off the plate, causing you great anxiety, or the entire plate breaks from the pressure and weight of too many things?\nAhhh, the overwhelm of motherhood.\xa0\nSomething I\u2019ve noticed - especially among super driven, perfectionistic, people pleasing moms - is that we really struggle to deprioritize anything when certain things need to be prioritized.\xa0 Instead, we just keep prioritizing alllll the things.\xa0 Like, we want to prove we can handle all the pressure.\xa0 We want that gold star for holding it all together - even in times of crisis.\xa0 We want the extra credit.\xa0 110%.\xa0 A++.\xa0\xa0\n\u201cI\u2019m fine\u201d, you tell yourself and everyone around you.\xa0\xa0\nBut you\u2019re not.\xa0\nAnd that\u2019s ok.\nWhen moms are going through something tough, a tough day or week or season, you have the opportunity to do things differently.\xa0 You don\u2019t have to keep doing all the things.\xa0 In fact, the universe may be screaming at you to STOP DOING ALL THE THINGS.\xa0\xa0\nIn this episode, I talk through how to shift your mindset and your action steps in order to keep going without drowning in tough times.\xa0 If you feel like you need permission to shift your expectations, say no, hold boundaries, take space, and let yourself laugh in the face of adversity, this episode is for you.\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor\nInterested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices