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194. I stopped calling myself a lazy mom (addressing the overwhelm of motherhood)

194. I stopped calling myself a lazy mom (addressing the overwhelm of motherhood)

Update: 2023-12-07
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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



* The power of naming our emotions (how affect labelling can improve your emotional intelligence)





* Societal expectations on moms



* 188. Motherhood & Instagram Culture (how online communities impact your motherhood experience)





* Self-definition (limiting identities)



* 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



* 117. Emotional Intelligence 101 (and by Enneagram Type)

* 119. Tolerating tough emotions in our kids (and ourselves)

* 113. Why you aren’t thriving in motherhood (stress and surviving)





* Mental exhaustion, mental load, decision fatigue



* 144. How to lighten the mental load of DECISION FATIGUE









* The counter-argument of 'just be more organized'



* 11 Things That Make My MomLife Simpler

* 133. 4 simple habits that make my momlife better





* How do we handle this voice telling us that we are lazy



* Window of tolerance



* understanding how the window of tolerance impacts your stress in motherhood





* <a title="153. How to move from ambivalent to ambitious (making change takes more than just willpower)" href="http...
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194. I stopped calling myself a lazy mom (addressing the overwhelm of motherhood)

194. I stopped calling myself a lazy mom (addressing the overwhelm of motherhood)

Shawna Scafe, Professional Counsellor