Do you ever find yourself trying to rest or relax and get this nagging voice telling you that you are being lazy? As moms, this can be a nightly experience, when we finally get the kids down and would like to unwind. Instead, our R&R gets hijacked by this notion that if we aren't doing chores, hobbies, exercise, etc then we are being lazy. But, odds are you are NOT a lazy mom, rather you are overwhelmed.
In this episode we cover some of these topics (and related links you might like):
* The original blog post
When I realized I wasn’t a lazy mom, I was just overwhelmed
* Naming our experience
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The power of naming our emotions (how affect labelling can improve your emotional intelligence)
* Societal expectations on moms
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188. Motherhood & Instagram Culture (how online communities impact your motherhood experience)
* Self-definition (limiting identities)
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76. Why it matters what you think (limiting mindsets in motherhood)
* Three ways we are exhausted during the day
* Physical exhaustion
* Emotional exhaustion, mirror neurons, our kids' emotions
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117. Emotional Intelligence 101 (and by Enneagram Type)
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119. Tolerating tough emotions in our kids (and ourselves)
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113. Why you aren’t thriving in motherhood (stress and surviving)
* Mental exhaustion, mental load, decision fatigue
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144. How to lighten the mental load of DECISION FATIGUE
* The counter-argument of 'just be more organized'
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11 Things That Make My MomLife Simpler
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133. 4 simple habits that make my momlife better
* How do we handle this voice telling us that we are lazy
* Window of tolerance
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understanding how the window of tolerance impacts your stress in motherhood
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