Episode 03: Mom Guilt for High-Achieving Working Moms: 3 Shifts to Stop Feeling Like You’re Failing Everywhere
You’re at work thinking you should be with your kids, and with your kids thinking about everything you’re dropping at work, so no matter where you are, you feel like you’re failing everyone. This episode is for the high-achieving working mom whose brain constantly says, “I’m not enough.” Christina Runnels, licensed therapist, author of Boldly Both, and host of Lead Like a Mother, breaks down mom guilt into three powerful mindset shifts so you can start releasing the shame and defining what “good enough” really looks like in this season.
Download your FREE Mom Guilt Reframe Worksheet : prompts to define “good enough” for this season and rewrite three specific guilt stories with kinder language
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Speaking, workshops, consulting: Hello@christinarunnels.com
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In this episode, you’ll learn:
The hidden belief driving so much working mom guilt (“If I’m good at work, I’m a bad mom”)
How to redefine “good enough” at work, at home, and for yourself in this season
A simple “why am I choosing this?” process to move from feeling like you’re failing to seeing yourself as an intentional decision-maker
Why guilt grows in isolation and how sharing it in safe spaces shrinks its power
How to create one new sentence you can use whenever guilt shows up