184. The Heart of Motherhood: Navigating Messy Moments with Empathy and Love
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Hey Moms and Stepmoms! As this episode drops, I'm betting that Mother's Day is on your radar.
If you're anything like me (Kim), you're looking forward to being celebrated. But as wonderful as it is to be appreciated on Mother's Day, it might just feel like a drop in the bucket…
…because being celebrated and appreciated on this one day of the year, might not help you get through all the other difficult days of your motherhood journey. Those days when you feel unappreciated, disappointed, insignificant, unloved, dismissed, or like you're failing.
I've been there!
In this episode, I'm going to get real about the challenges of motherhood and share some ways I've learned to navigate the difficult days and still show up well — even when my kids have said and done things that break my heart!
Resources from this Episode:
Episode 90. How to Experience a Happy Mother's Day by Minimizing Tension and Disappointment (recommended for husbands too)
Episode 133. 3 Tips to Help You Experience Joy on Special Occasions - Including Mother's Day
Mother's Day Poem by Jess Urlichs
Episode 157. 3 Seasoned Stepmoms Share How They've Survived and Thrived in Their Blended Family Journey
Episode 159. How to Stay Hopeful as a Stepparent When You're Continually Rejected and Hurt
Episode 14. 3 Helpful Steps to Overcome Your "Perfectionistic" Ideals and Disappointments
Episode 114. Beware of Common Comparison Traps that Create Disconnection and Negativity
Episode 142. Why Kids Don't Need You to be Perfect - Just Present (Part 1 of 3)
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