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#27 How to eliminate "Mom-Guilt"

42m | Sep 15, 2021

Bio:

Hannah Olson is known for her brilliant life hacks, parenting tips, and her culture-challenging message that "Motherhood is a Relationship". She share all of this on her instagram account: @freckledhan

How did this all start?

  • Hannah got pregnant at a time that was not ideal for her.
  • It was a challenging time for her. 
  • Everything about having kids seemed to be negative.
  • She asked herself, why do people even have kids?
  • Thankfully, once her daughter was born, a lot of those feelings went away. 
  • There were still a lot of hard parts of being a mother though. 
  • It was tiring and lonely. 
  • She started to ask: “what is motherhood?”
  • 4 kids later, we were in a pandemic, and she was unable to ask for help. 
  • She felt truly overwhelmed and all alone. 
  • She came to the realization that Motherhood is a relationship


Motherhood is a relationship

  • She decided that she needed to find ways to nurture the relationship between her and her kids.
  • Sometimes, as a parent, you destroy the relationship with your kids because you’re simply caretaking. 
  • It becomes easy to feel guilty if you ever leave your kids, but it is actually good for your relationship to leave for a bit. 
  • Your kids need a break from you just as much as you need a break from them. 
  • All of your fulfillment shouldn’t come from your kids just like it doesn’t come from any other relationship. 
  • Certain aspects of the relationship can be fulfilling, but it can’t ALL come from the relationship. 
  • God never intended motherhood to be our ONLY identity. 
  • It is important, but it should be an expansion of who we are, not our only defining identity.
  • Boundaries are important. There are times you can do a lot, and times where you can’t. Be in tune with your needs and be willing to set boundaries. 
  • You don’t want a break from motherhood (the relationship). You want a break from caretaking. They are different! 
  • If you are a stay-at-home mom, think of caretaking as your job.
  • The relationship is separate, but the caretaking should be looked at like a job and performed as a job. 
  • Throw away gender roles. One parent can be the caretaker, but BOTH are parents. BOTH have a relationship with their children.


Bootcamps

  • Hannah does bootcamps with 10 women or less to help reduce and eliminate mom guilt for women. 


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