Today I'm diving into a conversation about motherhood and business ownership. How can we be great moms and great business owners without burning out? I promise you, there is a way to do it well.

I'm joined by Dr. Emily Jacobs, founder of Empowered Moms, who is passionate about helping women ensure their dreams don't die in motherhood. We stress that your business must support your family role, not consume it. Drawing from a personal story, Emily shows us how to avoid sacrificing your identity and instead navigate the tension between calling and family life.

In this episode, we focus on setting crucial boundaries. You'll learn why we overextend ourselves and how that cycle of busyness harms us all. We discuss the critical step of empowering children and colleagues to become more competent, allowing you to step back and lead with less effort. Ultimately, this is about trusting God's provision, recognizing your daily limits, and choosing a life of purpose over burnout.

 

What You'll Discover in This Episode:

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  The Surprising Truth about how you might be enabling dependency in your children (and employees!) and the simple phrase to empower them to figure things out for themselves.

  
  


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  A Radical Strategy for simplifying the holiday season that will completely cut the cord on obligatory hosting and self-sacrifice.

  
  


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  The Dangerous Trap the enemy uses against us, which is far more common than you realize, and why God does not want you to live in perpetual exhaustion.

  
  


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  Why Empowering Others—whether in your business or home—is the key to letting go of control and finally finding more capacity for the things that truly light you up.

  
  

 

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