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This week: Mom Guilt
Mothers carry an astounding amount of guilt around with them. I can’t keep up! I need to spend more time with my kids! I need to relax more! I need to clean the house! The list is endless.
Guilt can come from others thinking you have more, do more, are more than they do. We all have our own things going on. No one is perfect.
A common feeling of guilt is not being able to do everything you want and need to do on a daily basis. Learning to reframe your thinking can help. You likely ARE keeping up with what you have to do.
What can we do to cut back on the Mom Guilt?
Social Media- learn to use it correctly! It is a big contributor to our guilt or feelings of inadequacy. Learn to scroll by things that trigger these feelings. Social media is often a false look into people’s real lives. Use it for IDEAS and not comparison.
Stay true to your values! What is truly important to you? Learn to let go of what is not important or in alignment with your values.
Lean in on people who can help lift you up and support you and help you to relieve the guilt, rather than add to it.
Your reality is not equal to someone else’s reality. They may have an immaculate house, you may not. And that is OK. You are definitely NOT alone in that.
Identify the habits and triggers and work on changing them.
What is it about your parenting style that adds to the guilt? What can you change to improve that?
Be realistic in what you can achieve. Insurmountable goals need to be reevaluated.
Check in with your family! What do they see and feel? You may find you are doing better than you thought!
Most importantly, work on gratitude for what you have and what you are able to do.
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