Generation.Mom

Calling "Mayday" on Motherhood


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Asking for help is always easier said than done, but it's a skill that we all need to work on. Today we are talking about asking for help, accepting help, and how as a mom, it's just something we have to do! We'll discuss the positive impact asking for help can have on your marriage, career, your kids, and with your family and friends. We will also share how we recognize when we need help & how to ask for it. Remember, you can do anything, but you can't do everything!

What's In This Episode:

  • The reasons why moms struggle with asking for help
  • How control issues impact our desire to do everything ourselves
  • Negative feelings that can arise when we ask for help
  • The need to lower our "Supermom" expectations of ourselves
  • The positive impact asking for help can have on your marriage
  • Jenn & Lara's experiences with nannies
  • Lara's experience asking family for help & setting boundaries within those relationships
  • The benefits of asking for help within your career
  • Allowing for friends to help & showing up for your friends when they need help
  • The ways asking for help will benefit your relationship with yourself
  • How we realize when we need help, how we ask for help & how we accept help
  • Why we need to stop concerning yourself with others think
  • How asking for help sets an example of collaboration, balance, and time management for your children
  • The tools that we can use to implement asking for help in our daily lives
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Generation.MomBy Lara Schulte & Jenn Rout