203: Mom Guilt? How to Focus on What Matters and Create Life Balance

Intentional Mom life with Jesus: Scheduling, Planning, Productivity, Mindset, Selfcare, Time Management

Do you struggle with mom guilt?
Have you ever stopped to consider where your mom guilt comes from?
Would you love tools and strategies to overcome this mindset and instead create peace and balance in your life?

In this episode I share what mom guilt is, ways that I have personally experienced it, and common places I see mom guilt show up or come from. Then I dive into 4 tips on what to do about it... how to overcome mom guilt. Tip number 2 is the big one where I spill a flyover of my framework on how to create a schedule that includes all your priorities and responsibilities so that you can get everything done and be fully present in each area of life that matters to you.

Key Takeaways:
-Mom guilt is only a feeling
-Lies/Distractions creep in when we're not clear on what truly matters to us
-What to do about mom guilt:
---Stop Multi-tasking
---Create a schedule
---Involve and Incorporate your kids
---Ask whether you should really be doing it
---Join the Fresh Start: https://intentionalabundance.life/freshstart

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If you're ready to simplify you're life and schedule so that you can overcome mom guilt and instead show up fully present with your kiddos (and in all areas of life that truly matter to you) then join us in the LIVE cohort of the Fresh Start beginning January 22, 2024! Save your seat at the early bird price now! https://intentionalabundance.life/freshstart

Your Host, Sasha Star Robertson is a Productivity for driven Christian moms, wife of nearly 15 years to her best friend, boy mom x2 (blessed by adoption), travel addict, and Jesus freak. She is the founder of The Intentional Abundance Co., curator of the Life & Goals Planner, host of the Intentional MomLife with Jesus Podcast & co-host of the Faithful Family Fortress Podcast. Sasha is passionate about the call in Isaiah 61:1-2 and believes that God called her to set mothers free from the stress, overwhelm, and burden associated with modern day motherhood and instead help them live in the freedom and abundance of Christ through Biblical mindset & balanced schedules.

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**Scriptures Referenced:**
Matthew 6:33
Genesis 2:24

**Past Episodes Referenced**
126: 6 Scripture Verses for the Multi-Passionate and Multi-Tasking Moms - https://momlifewithjesus.com/2023/01/23/multi-passionate-multi-tasking/186: 2 Secrets to Make Your Time-Blocks Work - https://momlifewithjesus.com/2023/08/14/secrets-to-effective-time-blocks/