EP 136 | 5 Ways To STOP Mom Guilt! Boundaries, Priorities, & Showing Up to Savor the Rest of Summer With ELISE DALY PARKER
“We have to look at what is most important in this season. When you are raising your kids, what’s most important is raising your kids.”
It's time to savor and not just survive motherhood. Ever feel like you are saying "yes" to too many things? Elise Daly Parker, Host of Mom Vision Podcast, certified life coach, speaker, and co-author of the devotional, Unshakeable Peace in an Unsteady World, is here to empower moms to live a life aligned with your dreams. You will walk away feeling confident to set boundaries and keep your priorities with your family. Elise shares advice to stay grounded in the peace of Christ as your true anchor and she shares her personal experience of how to stop Mom Guilt. Let's show up to savor the rest of summer break with our kids and families!
Let's grow,
Jennifer
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE!
It’s time to SAVOR and not just SURVIVE motherhood
Take time to evaluate if you are running to too many things. Are you saying “yes” to too many things just trying to please everyone?
What is your motivation for saying “yes” and what is most important in THIS season of life. What is “important” will still be there when you return.
They’re “flown and grown” too quickly. Don’t miss out.
Reading Boundaries book by Drs. Townsend and Cloud were life-changing. Boundaries are so important and also so hard for us.
It is okay if we don’t arrive at where we want to be. We’re always on a journey. KEEP GROWING
Trying is TRAINING. Think of running a race. We start out bit by bit. We make progress step by step.
Don’t SHOULD all over yourself. You can have shame and regret but don’t get stuck. How will you move forward.
Advice on staying grounded in the peace of Christ in yourself and your family in a world that does indeed want to rock us (From Elise’s book - Unshakeable Peace in an Unsteady World:
There is no true anchor in the world, no solid foundation other than the Lord
The only rock on which we can stand is Jesus Christ. All other ground is sinking sand
Don’t hold on to “things” thinking they will give you the perfect life.
Don’t look to these things ONLY to bring you happiness and fulfillment.
They will disappoint. The thing to hold onto is the Lord, the ETERNAL
Remind yourself of the experiences you have had before where God showed up and told you He was in control
This book is great for a group study with girlfriends!
On Mom Guilt…
Pay attention to what you are saying to yourself and what you are thinking RiGHT before you feel the guilt
Get a piece of paper, fold it down the middle. On the left, write what you are saying about yourself and on the right, write what is true. When we become aware it will lower our mental state.
Know your priorities. Be careful with the multi-tasking. What are the priorities at THIS season of your life for yourself, marriage, and children
Know yourself and Trust yourself. Don’t compare. Be YOU. Boundaries are not meant to keep people out, but to keep you safe. Do things that energize you, not drain you.
Have mom friends. If we are isolated, we start to think all kinds of things in our heads. Community gives us truth and light. Raise your children in a community of other praying moms.
Don’t go inward. Learn from others.