Have you ever felt crushing guilt for wanting something beyond your role as wife and mom? In this transformative episode, Misty Celli shares her personal story of sitting outside a real estate office with a 15-year dream in her hands and the wave of shame that nearly stopped her from pursuing it.

If you've ever convinced yourself that wanting personal dreams somehow betrays your family, this episode will completely shift your perspective. Misty reveals why the belief that "wanting more means you're ungrateful" isn't just limiting you, it's actually robbing your family of the gift of your full potential.

In This Episode, You'll Discover:

• Why wanting more is evidence of your design, not proof of ingratitude
• The hidden cost of suppressing your dreams (and what it teaches your children)
• How to shift from "either/or" thinking to "both/and" living
• The oxygen mask principle: why pursuing your dreams makes you a better wife and mother
• Practical steps to reclaim your "more" without guilt
• How to reframe desire as sacred rather than selfish
• The legacy you're building when you honor your full design

Quotes to Remember:

"Wanting more doesn't mean your family isn't enough. It means you're recognizing that God created you to be more than just a supporting character in everyone else's story."

"Your family doesn't need you to be smaller. They need you to be whole and alive."

"You cannot pour from an empty cup. Depleted women make depleted wives and mothers."

"The guilt you feel about wanting more isn't your intuition telling you you're wrong. That's programming telling you to stay small."

"Your desire for more isn't evidence that being a wife and mom isn't fulfilling. It's evidence that you were designed for expansion."

Action Steps:

1. Audit your postponed dreams—write down what you've been putting on hold
2. Schedule weekly "dream time" that's just for you (start with even 5 minutes)
3. Stop apologizing when you talk about your dreams
4. Reframe "wanting more" as "honoring my design"
5. Do ONE thing this week

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