Macaroni Kid CEO Joyce Shulman ON Breaking Free from the Martyr Mom Syndrome and How Walking Leads to Less Loneliness

Motherhood Unstressed

Joyce Shulman has made it her mission to get a million women walking their way to a better life. As the founder and CEO of Macaroni Kid, a multi-million dollar, hyper-local media company, she is empowering women to live their best lives by giving them tactical tools to build a business of their own, against the backdrop of an incredible, supportive community.

In this episode we discuss the harsh reality of motherhood today, and how much more isolating it is than in previous generations. With as much as we know now about health and wellness, it's surprising that we are in fact less fit and more lonely than ever. Tune in to learn how to break free from loneliness and mom martyrdom, and take back your life, one walk at a time.

Watch Joyce's TEDx Talk

Get the Book "Walk Your Way to Better: 99 Walks That Will Change Your Life"

Connect with Joyce on IG @99walks @joyce.r.shulman and https://www.99walks.fit

Quotes from the episode:

"We're not meant to raise our kids at the end of a long driveway behind a white picket fence, we're meant to raise our kids in community."

"We've never known as much as we know right now about fitness and wellness, and yet we are getting less fit and less well."

"There is something incredibly powerful about walking with your girlfriends."

"72% of women suffer from loneliness...if you feel lonely, you're not alone, by definition."

"Everyone of us, including moms, deserves to be the fullest expression of herself...you have to start from a place of, I do deserve this."

The Martyr Mom Syndrome

Listen to Joyce's Podcast 99Walks

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