For the first time on the podcast, this week’s guest is making her return for the third time! Michelle Gauthier (formally Michelle Lynchard) was on Episode 24: A Mom’s Guide To A Calm Holiday Season and Episode 25: Tips On How To Bring More Calm To Your Life During A Pandemic.
Jill Devine invited Michelle to come on for a third time to discuss a recent email Michelle sent to her subscribers. Here’s that email:
Jill,
Last week, my 13-year-old made a snide comment at dinner about my cooking. He looked over at me expecting me to laugh and looked horrified when he saw tears welling in my eyes. “No, mom! Are you about to cry? I was just teasing! You’re the best. Please stop. I’m so sorry!” But I couldn’t stop. It was the straw that broke this camel’s back at the end of a long week. I cried all the way through kitchen clean up.
Like any self-respecting Life Coach would do, I picked up my journal to find out what those tears were all about. As I wrote, I realized that I was looking for my kids to validate me.
Ha!! KIDS DON’T DO THAT! I mean, we all get the occasional “Thanks Mom, you’re the best!” but we simply cannot count on children to validate our love, dedication, and general awesomeness. We have to do that for ourselves.
The same goes for bosses, employees, spouses, friends, and every other person on the planet.
If you wait for your boss to tell you that you’re doing an amazing job, you might be waiting forever. You have to tell yourself.
If you walk into work thinking, “I wish my employees could see how hard I’m working to make their jobs easier” just change that thought to “I'm proud of myself for working hard to make my employees’ jobs easier.”
Want your hubby to tell you he’s proud of your accomplishments? Nope. Tell YOURSELF. Write yourself a note. Tell yourself everything you’d want him to say but say it to yourself.
As for me, I reviewed all of the things I’d done that week for my kids and I was damn impressed with myself. I bought myself a Super Mom mug to prove it. I’m a Super Mom. Just ask me.
In addition to the above email, the ladies also discussed readjustment to “normal life” post COVID as Michelle had some helpful advice and tips.
Email: michelle@michellegauthier.com
Website: michellegauthier.com/more
IG: @michellegauthiercoaching
FB: Michelle Gauthier Life Coaching
LinkedIn: Michelle Gauthier
Jill would like to acknowledge and recognize the hard work moms put in on the daily. It can be a thankless job at times, and Jill wants these moms to know their worth, so she created the Supermom Shoutout, brought to you by Addy’s Way. Each recipient will receive a custom designed Supermom t-shirt from Addy’s Way, in addition to the Shoutout. This week’s Supermom Shoutout goes to Fatima of Brazil. Her daughter, Clara, nominated her and said:
There is no doubt my mom is a Supermom in all aspects! She has always been an example for me, no matter if it's professionally or personally. She has always been by my side, and she is the #1 person I go to whenever I need a hug, some encouragement, or just a reality check. We have always been more than mother and daughter. If you've seen the TV show Gilmore Girls, that's pretty much sums up the two of us! She taught me so much about everything in life and I just hope that one day I can be half of the woman and mom she is.
Fatima - YOU are seen and YOU are sup
