Start where you are with what you have. What are your mindset goals for 2023? And what are the obstacles that get in the way of well-being and embracing the “same you” as you have always been? We will talk about all these things while hopefully discovering new things about ourselves that don’t come from “fixing” a thing about our motherhood or who we really are at our cores.
We use The Happiness Equation by Neil Pasricha as our guide in this episode and dive into the first of two obstacles he identifies as happiness blockers: Relying on external circumstances to make you happy and Seeking approval from others.
Other references in this episode include:
Psychologists agree that acting inauthentically is one of the underlying causes of that nagging unfulfillment many of us feel – and the research here shows that these feelings of discomfort and inauthentic behavior go hand-in-hand.
And the Buddhist concept of the Second Arrow – which you can read more about here.
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Parenting with gratitude is not the end goal - it's the method. 🎟 It's the means to achieving the goal of parenting differently.
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The kids of my good friend Alison Mountford of Ends and Stems, a family meal planning and food waste expert, provided our fantastic and giggly intro. More about her here: https://endsandstems.com
