The Mom's Got This... Mostly Podcast

Mom Guilt Isn't Real — It's Your Inner Critic Talking

Episode Summary

That nagging voice telling you you're a bad mom? She's lying to you and she has a name. In my last voice note about habits, I shared how I uncovered my mean inner critic and, since then, I haven’t stopped thinking about her. So I gave her a name (meet Bertha), and I went digging into all the sneaky places she's been running the show without me even noticing. What I found stopped me in my tracks: underneath almost every ounce of mom guilt I've ever felt... was Bertha. This one's a real heart-to-heart chat about something that runs deep for every mom. In this episode: • How the inner critic hides in certain corners of your life and how to catch her in the areas you haven’t been looking • My theory on the three levels of mom guilt (from the little tinge to the "I've scarred them for life" spiral) • Two real stories of moms carrying guilt for years over things their kids don't even remember • Why showing up imperfectly might be exactly what your kids need and what it's secretly teaching them • The reminder I come back to again and again: you are the perfect mother for your children Here's the heart of it: you are doing the best you can with the resources, information, and energy you have — and that is enough. The mean voice telling you otherwise? She doesn't get to decide what kind of mom you are anymore. Come catch up with me, love. 🤍

Episode Notes

That nagging voice telling you you're a bad mom? She's lying to you and she has a name.

In my last voice note about habits, I shared how I uncovered my mean inner critic and, since then, I haven’t stopped thinking about her. So I gave her a name (meet Bertha), and I went digging into all the sneaky places she's been running the show without me even noticing. What I found stopped me in my tracks: underneath almost every ounce of mom guilt I've ever felt... was Bertha.

This one's a real heart-to-heart chat about something that runs deep for every mom.

In this episode:

• How the inner critic hides in certain corners of your life and how to catch her in the areas you haven’t been looking
• My theory on the three levels of mom guilt (from the little tinge to the "I've scarred them for life" spiral)
• Two real stories of moms carrying guilt for years over things their kids don't even remember
• Why showing up imperfectly might be exactly what your kids need and what it's secretly teaching them
• The reminder I come back to again and again: you are the perfect mother for your children

Here's the heart of it: you are doing the best you can with the resources, information, and energy you have — and that is enough. The mean voice telling you otherwise? She doesn't get to decide what kind of mom you are anymore.

Come catch up with me, love. 🤍

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