About this episode
Mom Guilt. It’s the worst. Showing up in all different ways and messing up all the things you work so hard to do. We’ve talked about mom guilt before on the Mama Work It podcast, and-as much as I dislike this topic-it’s a necessary one to discuss again because it still keeps happening! Today we’re unpacking the truth behind mom guilt so we can better understand that guilt and manage it effectively. I’m sharing a personal mom guilt story – that just happened to me – along with other examples where mom guilt may be showing up for you. Tune in to learn more about mom guilt so you can tune it out of your mom life. Here's what you’ll get out of today’s episode: · The breastfeeding saga and how mom guilt can affect so many moms from the get-go · Comparisonitis and how it grows mom guilt in places it doesn’t need to be · The movie that will make you realize that it’s better to laugh than cry about working mom life and mom guilt Here are some book, self-assessment, and movie recommendations based on this episode: Books: Taming Your Gremlin by Rick Carson https://amzn.to/4dDkARb The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown https://amzn.to/3FuJOVg Self-assessments: Enneagram https://personalitypath.com/free-enneagram-personality-test/ DISC personality test https://www.123test.com/disc-personality-test/ Love Languages https://5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/love-language Movie: I Don’t Know How She Does It https://amzn.to/4dCPWYd Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review if you loved this episode! For more resources on juggling mom life, work life, wife life, fill in the blank life, head on over to www.mamaworkit.com and subscribe.