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Girls Night #223: How to Become a Mom Without Completely Losing Yourself in the Process — with Alli Worthington


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Hey friends! Welcome to Girls’ Night!


I’m so excited about today’s episode. Today we’re talking about how to become a mom without totally losing yourself in the process. 


As a newer mom myself, I’ve experienced first-hand pressures that come along with becoming a mom. First of all, motherhood is taxing. It’s consuming. It requires everything you have to give and often way more. And so being a mom while also being… yourself… it’s a LOT.


It’s also a lot because the expectations society puts on mothers are HIGH. There’s no shortage of opinions on what a good mom should do and be and act like and provide for her kids — the list of expectations is so long it’s actually totally impossible to measure up to — which leaves a lot of us feeling like we’re failing. 


And this is an area of life where we absolutely do not want to fail. We’re pouring over the parenting books out there, trying our very best to do everything exactly right and feeling like we’re going to mess up our kids lives — or just mess up our kids in general — if we make even one tiny mistake. 


We’re killing ourselves trying to be perfect, and still somehow falling short. Is this really what our kids need from us??


The answer is no. It doesn’t have to be this way, it shouldn’t be this way, there IS a better way — and that’s why I can’t wait for this conversation! 


Our guest for today’s episode is my friend, Alli Worthington. Alli is an Entrepreneur, Author, Podcaster and is helping women reach their dreams in business and in life. She’s also a mother of five boys, so she’s been on this motherhood journey for several years now. 


Alli recently wrote a book that I’m so excited about called, Remaining You While Raising Them: The Secret Art of Confident Motherhood. This book is not a parenting book, but rather a book focused on moms. In it she’s sharing why modern motherhood is broken and helping us remove the myths we’ve believed about what it means to be a “good mom.” 


And, from the principles she wrote about in this book, Alli is going to teach us how to: 


  • Intentionally care for ourselves spiritually, emotionally, and physically as a new mom
  • Conquer the mom guilt we might be feeling
  • Stop comparing ourselves to other moms 
  • Embrace our unique mothering style 
  • And more! 

  • This episode is for the brand new mom or the woman who really wants to be a mom, but is scared of the pressures that come along with it! I promise you’ll come out of this conversation feeling way more empowered and encouraged! 

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