Mariah Sage on Having fun with Parenting and Releasing Mother Guilt By Easy Shifts

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Katie: Hiya, and welcome to “The Wellness Mama Podcast.” I’m Katie from wellnessmama.com and wellnesse.com. That’s wellness with an E on the top. And this episode is all about parenting, and the best way to launch mother guilt and revel in parenting extra by way of some easy shifts that make your entire household happier. I’m right here with Mariah Sage, who does precisely this. She helps mother and father elevate empowered youngsters, enhance their household dynamics, and really benefit from the parenting course of whereas releasing issues like mother guilt and societal expectations which might be comparatively new to our technology. She makes use of a piece of a mix of instinct, techniques, and clear relevant abilities to create some actually tangible shifts right here, and we speak about lots of these at this time. She has a background in psychology, and almost a decade working within the childcare business. And now her focus and keenness in life is to assist households reside and work with extra concord.

On this episode, we undergo issues like why at this time’s mothers really feel elevated stress and mother guilt in comparison with different generations? How we will do all of it, however not unexpectedly and what to do as a substitute? The rationale why of mothers can really feel like they’re dropping themselves in motherhood and the best way to transfer previous that? Why what we mannequin issues greater than what we are saying and the best way to use this to assist our household have a calmer life? Why youngsters want certainty and techniques, and why leaning into this may relieve lots of that mother stress? In addition to some sensible steps to begin implementing techniques that make household life simpler. And I’ll have hyperlinks within the present notes at wellnessmama.fm to extra sources on this matter, in addition to to Mariah’s work if you wish to proceed studying from her. However with out additional ado, let’s be a part of Mariah Sage. Mariah, welcome. Thanks a lot for being right here.

Mariah: Thanks. I’m excited.

Katie: Me too. And we’re gonna speak about what I believe are some actually, actually essential subjects for mothers at this time. However earlier than we leap into that, I’ve a be aware in my present notes that you simply had been homeschooled till tenth grade and you bought to develop up touring quite a bit with your loved ones. And I’d love to listen to slightly bit about that, and possibly additionally in all probability how that knowledgeable possibly your strategy to maturity and parenting. And I’m certain there was stream over into lots of facets of life.

Mariah: Yeah, completely. So I grew up in a giant household, and I used to be homeschooled till tenth grade. And my mother has truly been within the teaching business because the ’80s. So I wish to say that I grew up behind a seminar room. So my mother and father held workshops everywhere in the world, and my siblings and I acquired to develop up, touring with them and being part of their work, which had an enormous affect on what I do at this time.

Katie: Wow. That sounds wonderful. And talking of the work that you simply do at this time, I believe there’s gonna be so many essential factors we’re gonna get into at this time. To begin broad, I believe it’s not a secret based mostly on social media interactions and memes, mothers at this time appear to be largely overwhelmed. And there appears to be much more stress on our technology of mothers than there was in earlier generations. I do know earlier than she died, simply conversations I had with my grandmother, as an example, like, she was blown away at a few of the issues that our technology internalizes, and focuses on, and hyper-focuses on in terms of motherhood. And I bear in mind her telling me, like, it truly isn’t purported to be this tough. Like, take a deep breath. And you’ve got so many nice factors associated to this and so many tangible techniques for individuals. However I believe to begin broad, let’s speak about what does it imply to have this extra relaxed and eased strategy to parenting? As a result of I believe it has change into this large, nerve-racking factor that possibly it doesn’t must be, and also you clarify this so nicely.

Mariah: Yeah, undoubtedly. I really like that story of it being form of one thing that’s…it’s new, actually, proper, that older generations had a greater understanding for the best way we might strategy parenting, and that it could simply be this, like, pure a part of our lives as a substitute of getting to be the one a part of our lives or the factor that takes over our identification or that…you already know, I believe the messaging we get is once you’re a mother that should you’re not exhausted, and should you’re not overwhelmed, and should you’re not form of self-sacrificing, then you definitely’re doing one thing improper, proper? However truly that, you already know, there’s a fact that, you already know, parenting is at all times gonna be laborious, proper? I imply, youngsters are tough. They’ll problem you. And there’s at all times going to be tough elements of getting youngsters.

However in the end, it doesn’t must be as laborious as we make it, proper? There could be a sense of ease. And having an easeful strategy to parenting to me implies that when these challenges come up, that you know the way to reply, that you’ve got a plan. That you simply’re capable of keep in your middle, even when there’s chaos round you or when certainly one of your youngsters goes by way of a tough part or when any of the, you already know, pure challenges of parenting come round, that we’ve techniques and we’ve approaches that permit us to know the best way to take care of them with out getting utterly thrown off our middle.

Katie: Yeah, I believe that’s actually essential. And I don’t bear in mind the precise phrases of it however I noticed a meme one time that encompassed a lot of it. And it was mainly, like, I’ll simply be over right here making an attempt to maintain my youngsters, like, bodily fed and emotionally steady with out helicoptering, whereas, you already know, being like holding the home clear, however not too clear. As a result of real looking, it was like this entire record of contrasting expectations that mothers typically really feel in at this time’s tradition. And I do assume there’s a component of that that’s perpetuated by social media as a result of we solely sometimes put the nice elements of our lives on social media. And in earlier generations, we weren’t uncovered to each different mom on the planet, you already know, on a regular basis, similar to we weren’t uncovered to information from everywhere in the world, on a regular basis. And there are psychological approaches to that. However I believe it additionally touches on this concept of mother guilt. And I might love so that you can form of delve into this, possibly clarify the place that is coming from, why we’re seeing this a lot extra in our technology than we’ve in earlier generations.

Mariah: Yeah, actually, I believe a lot of it, such as you mentioned, is that this social media tradition, proper? It’s like this factor that being a mother has to look a sure manner. And so a giant a part of what I train mother and father is that, you already know, being an incredible dad or mum is basically about drowning out the noise, and it could really feel ironic to say that as a type of parenting knowledgeable, proper? However in the end, I inform individuals, you already know, let go of the consultants, drop the recommendation, and get again to, what’s your strategy to parenting? What are your loved ones values, and the way do you form of silence all of that and get again to who you might be and what’s essential to you as a household?

As a result of in any other case, the stress, it’s unimaginable, proper? There may be this stress like, you already know, that you must have an incredible profession, that you must be the right mother, that you must look Instagram prepared each single day. And that’s simply not real looking for everyone, proper? And you are able to do all of these issues, however you may’t do them unexpectedly. And, you already know, you may’t attempt to be the surface model of what motherhood has been made out to be. And so, you already know, mothers are being taught that they need to really feel responsible. They’re being taught that in the event that they’re not good, then, you already know, that they’re doing a nasty job. It’s actually laborious to beat this cultural messaging and know that we’re allowed to be completely satisfied, and we’re allowed to have enjoyable, and we’re allowed to look after ourselves. And what we’re being informed is that dropping your self in motherhood is regular. And that doesn’t must be the case, proper? Truly, the reality is that we could be the mothers that we wanna be and we will nonetheless have the lives we wanna have, and we will nonetheless be the individuals we wanna be. However that’s not what society is telling us.

Katie: Yeah. So two stuff you simply mentioned, I believe one being, we will do all of it however not unexpectedly is such an essential level. And in addition that there’s this moms seeming to get misplaced in motherhood, which didn’t appear to be the case in earlier generations almost as a lot, both. And objectively, there is also extra I believe on lots of our plates than there was once simply because there’s much more in a fast-paced world and we’re managing extra. And I do know after I was a child, my mother and father weren’t having to determine the best way to assist me navigate social media, and there simply wasn’t as many components to navigate. However I additionally assume you’re proper, that there’s these societal perceptions that we internalize.

And I’d love to speak slightly bit extra about that, how can we not lose ourselves in motherhood and why is it so essential? As a result of I believe there’s been slightly little bit of mis-messaging round this concept of self-care that truly possibly perpetuates extra mother guilt, as a result of then it’s truly intensifying the stress that, oh, if we simply added that to our to-do record and did that proper, then we’d have sufficient vitality to do the whole lot else good. When, should you return to the core of it, and form of return to first ideas, essentially the most highly effective factor we will do for our kids is what we mannequin, not what we are saying, and the way many people meet, included, for certain, completely different occasions are modeling an unhealthy manner of navigating that. So I’d love to simply form of go deeper on that idea.

Mariah: Undoubtedly. Yeah, I really feel like that’s one thing that, you already know, I at all times say my mother fashions so nicely for me is that, you already know, she was, in fact, a tremendous, devoted mother who made tons of sacrifices for us, however she additionally actually modeled for us that taking good care of your self and dwelling the life you wanna reside, is a part of being dad or mum. Proper?

I imply, it truly is… It’s simple to lose your self in motherhood due to all of the stress. However in the end, the best way you reside your life is the best way your youngsters are going to reside their lives. And after I look again on my childhood, the occasions after I was the happiest had been the occasions when my mother was the happiest. I at all times do not forget that to be true. And I believe that’s so essential for mothers to recollect is that, you already know, your youngsters are so attuned to you. They’re so delicate to you. And it’s so delicate, however they decide up on the whole lot. So it’s not simply the exterior stuff you do. It’s like the best way you are feeling and the best way you be in your life is what your youngsters are going to select up on, and the best way they’re going to reside their lives, and the best way they’re going to answer the life round them. And so, the factor of self-care, I completely agree, it’s like there’s this messaging on the market, like, oh, self-care, have a glass of wine, take a shower, do all this stuff. Proper? However is that truly instructing us to actually care for ourselves and is it truly giving mothers a sensible method to care for themselves of their lives with their youngsters? Proper?

As a result of I believe you inform lots of mothers, you already know, double down on self-care. And the query is, like, how do I do this? , like, virtually, what does that seem like as a mother? And in order that’s the place I imagine household techniques actually are available in and having good rhythms and having good boundaries, and having techniques arrange in order that when breakdowns occur together with your youngsters, you know the way to reply and it doesn’t must change into this factor that builds up over time and continues to be a problem, proper? Or, you already know, once you’re wired and also you want a break as a mother, how do you truly get that together with your youngsters? , what does that seem like virtually as a mom? And in order that’s the place having techniques and having, you already know, ways in which you clearly deal with issues in your loved ones is form of the important thing to having the ability to end up once more as a mom, or to not lose your self within the first place.

Katie: Yeah, I believe that’s so key And I’ve seen that in my very own life, as I figured it out slowly, I believe I used to be a gradual learner on this however that usually the mother fatigue and that overwhelm, it doesn’t truly come from all of the stuff we’ve to do, though there could be a component of that. But it surely comes from issues like query fatigue, when youngsters don’t have certainty about these techniques and what’s happening, and they also have to repeatedly ask us, and we’re the bottleneck of the questions. But additionally on that modeling piece, I had a reasonably harsh realization personally on this just lately the place I seen my older daughter who was… She was the rationale I form of began to truly face my trauma and unpack lots of issues was seeing her see me within the mirror, myself, and registering in her face that I used to be myself with this, like, very self-critical eye, and that’s in all probability the primary time she had ever thought to take a look at her personal physique in a self-critical manner. So it led to this stunning journey of therapeutic that trauma and therapeutic my physique.

However then, the previous couple of months, I had seen she was similar to, targeted on being small and tiny and, like, needed to have, like, tiny footwear and never like develop. And I couldn’t determine why. After which it was that harsh realization of, oh, it’s as a result of I’ve been targeted on being small these final couple years. And I’ve by no means verbalized that, however she picked up on the vitality. And it was reminder, like, oh, now I must mannequin being robust and nourishing my physique and the languaging that goes together with that. I believe the modeling is tremendous, tremendous essential.

However I’m actually additionally glad that you simply introduced up the techniques facets. And I’d love to speak slightly bit about possibly some tangible ways in which mother and father can begin bringing extra of those techniques and bringing extra ease into parenting. As a result of like I mentioned, I noticed in my very own life, it’s not the getting it carried out essentially, there’s a time and a spot after we’ve simply added an excessive amount of to the calendar however typically, it’s the uncertainty or the managing all of it in our head, after which the youngsters having to depend upon us for solutions as a result of there aren’t clear techniques. A minimum of for me, that was an enormous reason behind stress. So I’d love to listen to from you. I do know you do lots of work on this space with, what are some tangible methods we will begin bringing that ease again in?

Mariah: Yeah, undoubtedly. Yeah, it’s humorous, as a result of I believe that, you already know, household techniques are so essential. And to me, they’re form of the floor stage in household, proper? In order that they maintain the container for all the opposite elements of our household. In order that they maintain the container for the relationships, and the connections, and the entire form of issues that make up actually being a household. And so to be able to arrange techniques that basically work, what’s form of humorous is that it’s important to let go of the techniques at first. So lots of the time, the start steps are counterintuitive, and it’s that it’s important to first take a look at your loved ones and say, okay, have we gotten caught up in energy struggles? Are there breakdowns which might be taking place day-after-day? Are there conflicts which might be taking place over and over? And the way can we unwind and let go of a few of these issues and are available again to our connections, and {our relationships}, and our dynamics, and the issues that make us a household?

And so what that appears like at first, lots of the time, goes out of resistance to your youngsters utterly. So what occurs is that when there’s not techniques and there’s not that predictability, such as you mentioned, that youngsters actually need, then stress is available in, proper, and children change into harder, and so they begin asking one million questions day-after-day, and so they begin resisting the principles and limits as a result of they search for certainty. And so, after we can form of let go and reconnect with them, then we open up area to implement and to insert new techniques and new boundaries that work for our household.

As a result of should you attempt to begin from a spot of energy struggles and tough issues which have constructed up and mother is harassed, and overwhelmed, and drained, and children don’t know what to anticipate, and then you definitely wanna are available in and say, “Okay, now these are all the brand new guidelines. And this has been your schedule. And, you already know, that is the brand new system.” Then your youngsters are gonna resist you utterly, proper? They’re not going to have the ability to flow. And in order that’s at all times step one is let go slightly bit, you already know, don’t ever let go of these bottom-line boundaries. However, you already know, select your battles, in the end. Select your battles and form of let go of the necessity to management the whole lot and know that the construction can come from that form of letting go.

Katie: Yeah, that’s an incredible level. After which from there, what does it imply…? I believe possibly, like, the thought of household techniques is perhaps a considerably new idea, to some individuals listening. And I talked about this slightly bit within the context of my very own realization, which was in enterprise, I had all these techniques for the whole lot. And after I hit my level of just about full burnout, I felt all this stress, and I considered letting all of the enterprise stuff go, as a result of I used to be like, “I can’t maintain all these plates within the air,” however realized the stresses isn’t truly coming from the enterprise. It’s coming from house. So why is that?

And realizing, oh, it’s as a result of in enterprise, I’ve clearly outlined techniques and I do know the place issues are going. And oh, yeah, I let individuals truly be concerned on the staff and have autonomy of their roles. And we’ve constructed a tradition round that. And what if I utilized these identical concepts at house? However I believe, like, even understanding the broad idea of that, it may be laborious typically to materialize in your head what good household techniques seem like. So I might love so that you can discuss to us slightly about, like, what are some beginning factors for good household techniques that we will put in place? I absolutely agree together with your level about it needs to be carried out, like, with good management and aligning motivations versus exterior pressure, which is, in fact, we wish our kids to be internally motivated, not mother forcing them within the long-term. And I do know, anyone who’s had a two-year-old is aware of firsthand as a mother, you may’t pressure a toddler to do something. So what are a few of the stepping stones into creating these good household techniques?

Mariah: Yeah, so I believe you’re so proper that household techniques can really feel international as a result of we’re not taught to in the end run our households like a enterprise. However that’s, you already know, what you mentioned about household tradition, or what you mentioned about enterprise tradition is true for household tradition too, proper. So your youngsters want to have the ability to really feel autonomy. They want to have the ability to be concerned within the guidelines. They usually want to have the ability to really feel like part of issues and part of the staff. And so, beginning out, what I at all times inform individuals is search for the one a part of your day that’s essentially the most difficult. For those who simply wanna begin with one system, search for the one a part of the day the place you’re having the largest breakdowns over and over and over, and select a predictable manner of coping with it. So, you already know, the factor about my strategy is that I don’t train individuals a particular parenting fashion, as a result of I don’t imagine that there’s one proper method to elevate youngsters, proper? All of us have our personal fashion. And one of the best ways to dad or mum is the best way that displays you, and who you might be, and your values. And so, as a substitute of in search of some exterior system that’s going to be the suitable method to do your morning routine or the suitable method to deal with bedtime, it’s like look into your loved ones, and see what must occur, and maintain it actually easy.

So for some individuals, bedtime routine is similar 4 issues occur in the identical order each evening. And that’s all it’s, proper? After which simply concentrate on that, and do this over and over and over. And consistency is so key with any form of system, as a result of a lot of the time, you already know, it’s in all probability one of many largest breakdowns I see that oldsters take care of is they arrive to me and so they say, you already know, “We tried the whole lot, proper? We tried this and tried that. We tried that.” And I say, “Okay, nicely, how lengthy did you attempt it for?” And persons are like, “Oh, nicely, we did that for 3 days. After which it didn’t work. After which we did this for 3 days and it didn’t work.” And so the factor about techniques is that they actually require consistency, particularly for youngsters. And so, you already know, should you select a system you’re going to implement, do it for a month earlier than you resolve if it really works or not as a result of it doesn’t matter what the system is or what the strategy is as a lot because it issues that you’re according to it. After which over time, your youngsters will modify, and your loved ones will discover your rhythm and your stream.

Katie: That’s an incredible level. And I believe, no less than for me, I can say I used to be getting in my very own manner with techniques at completely different occasions, due to a few of these components like mother guilt and a few of these cultural beliefs about parenting, the place I needed to unpack myself and notice I used to be feeling responsible or unhealthy about having my youngsters truly do issues round the home. And, like, oh, nicely, the place is that coming from? As a result of logically, it’s truly nice for everyone if they’re concerned round the home, and if they’ll really feel possession of one thing. And I acquired to unpack elements of my control-freak nature or elements of this concept that I wanted to do the whole lot for them.

And that truly led to a shift that I’ve talked about earlier than, which is now certainly one of my core parenting beliefs, which is that I don’t do something for them that they’re able to doing themselves. And that may be a constant factor. And they also know that. And so once they at age 4 or 5 are able to studying to do their very own laundry, they do. After which now this can be a factor they take possession for. And it’s stunning as a result of there’s pure penalties built-in, similar to there are for us as adults the place if I don’t do my laundry, I don’t have garments to put on. They usually be taught that lesson. They usually get to connect that pure motivation, pure consequence, versus me being this exterior mediator of it’s essential to do that factor as a result of I mentioned so. It’s like instructing the pure lesson. And in addition, I believe the opposite a part of that’s them attending to really feel like they really are contributing to the household as a result of they’re, and like making a household tradition that encompasses all of that. Let’s discuss slightly bit extra about that, on that be aware, of form of the cultural beliefs about parenting that appear to have shifted within the final couple generations particularly.

Mariah: Yeah. Yeah, there are such a lot of beliefs that we’re fed today. And once more, I believe a lot of it goes again to this social media tradition that we reside in, proper, and the best way that we’re all absorbing memes and content material all day lengthy that tells us this stuff that must be true. And lots of it’s humor-based, however then we internalize that also. Proper. And one of many huge ones, in fact, is this concept that it’s important to be overwhelmed to be dad or mum, proper? That should you’re not wired, that you simply’re simply not doing job. And it takes quite a bit I believe to go in opposition to that and your self. , I believe it takes quite a bit to say, no, you already know what? For lots of us, like we’ve waited years to change into mother and father, and elevating youngsters is one thing we’re enthusiastic about. After which right here we’re, you already know, getting caught on this perception that it needs to be so tough or it needs to be so detrimental.

And it’s so humorous, I simply had a child. And after we’re out and about with the child, you already know, I’ve individuals coming as much as us consistently saying, “Oh, take pleasure in it. Take pleasure in it whereas it lasts. , it goes by too rapidly. And you already know, they’ll develop up earlier than you already know it.” And it’s so humorous as a result of I’ve been reflecting quite a bit on simply how a lot we get that remark after we’re out. And I believe a lot of that’s that, you already know, it goes by in a blink of a watch, and lots of the time we don’t even get to take pleasure in it as a lot as we wish to as a result of we’re so caught up on this cultural perception that’s been fed to us that it needs to be so tough. And so it’s form of like reclaiming your need for what you need parenting to seem like. , what would you like your life as a dad or mum to be, and what would you like your expertise of parenting to seem like, and how will you design that for your loved ones? As a result of there’s so a lot of this stuff that should you allow them to are available in, they’ll actually take over your loved ones, proper?

There’s, like, having youngsters will destroy your relationship. That’s one other huge one which we hear, proper? Like, oh, after getting youngsters, your relationship together with your associate simply isn’t gonna be the identical. You’ll by no means have time for one another. However does that must be true? Proper? Aren’t there individuals on the market who’ve unbelievable relationships and unbelievable connections, and who’re elevating huge households? Or, you already know, once more, changing into a mom means dropping your identification. And may we cease lengthy sufficient to query these issues and say, “Okay, is that this true for me or do I wanna let this be true for me?”

Katie: Yeah, I believe that is a useful tip in each side of life, truly, that anytime we really feel a powerful emotion, and I personally say it, particularly if it’s an emotion that’s connected to, like, guilt, like mother guilt, or concern, or disgrace, it’s an incredible alternative to be taught a lesson as a result of often, that’s not truly essentially an objectively true assertion. It’s there’s one thing connected inside us. And it’s an exquisite probability to discover. They usually’re individuals, like Byron Katie, who speak about that, like, to your level asking, “Is that this true? Properly, what else could possibly be true?” And beginning to unpack it. And that’s an attractive factor to mannequin for our children as nicely.

It looks like one other societal expectation that no less than I solely have clearly skilled on this technology, but it surely appears new to our technology is this concept that we’re purported to entertain our children on a regular basis. I don’t assume my grandmother felt any guilt about the concept that she was purported to be, like, her kids’s leisure and instructor, and, you already know, puppet grasp, and no matter, all this stuff to maintain them from ever being bored. And I’d love to listen to your tackle this. I really feel like that’s a reasonably pervasive cultural one proper now.

Mariah: Yeah, it truly is. , it’s simply one thing I hear on a regular basis from mother and father. I used to be simply telling a narrative the opposite day of a consumer that I labored with, the place we acquired on our first name and he or she was, like, nervous to inform me that her I believe 4 or 5-year-old daughter, performed by herself fortunately for, like, as much as two hours within the playroom. And he or she was like, “Am I a nasty mother for letting my daughter play by herself for that lengthy? Like, do I must be entertaining her?” And I informed her, “In fact not. , youngsters are purported to play. It’s what they’re purported to do,” proper?

And for some cause, I genuinely don’t know the place this got here from however for some cause, we’ve been taught to imagine, and I believe it in all probability ties into this factor of like us needing to be self-sacrificing to be good moms, proper? With that comes this factor of, like, it’s your job to entertain your youngsters 24/7, you already know, be certain that there’s at all times a structured exercise, take them, drive them backwards and forwards to extracurriculars, you already know. As quickly as they’re house, give them your full consideration. And so, I believe that what’s actually essential is, once more, that you simply arrange techniques that you simply train your youngsters methods of having the ability to play and entertain themselves, but in addition that then when you find yourself with them, that you simply’re capable of be extra current. And that’s the excellence that occurs once you cease making an attempt to entertain your youngsters on a regular basis is unexpectedly, you’ve got the bandwidth to be current with them, proper? As a result of should you’re consistently making an attempt to entertain them, how are you ever going to have the ability to give them your full presence when you’ve got a life to take care of?

Katie: Yeah, I believe that’s an incredible level. And I believe one other half for me of releasing that was the concept that not solely am I not being a nasty mother if I allow them to entertain themselves. This truly is a crucial psychological step for them. And for some cause, in our tradition, possibly due to simply fixed stimulation from all mates, we’ve gotten this concept that boredom is unhealthy. However boredom is definitely actually essential for teenagers as a result of that’s once they discover ways to, like, discover creativity from the within. And that’s truly like a really precious ability for them. And as adults, nobody is entertaining us on a regular basis. And we’ve Netflix, we will flip to I suppose always. However we’re truly giving them a precious framework to have the ability to deal with a really real-life grownup ability, which I believe is one other essential level. As a result of I believe one factor that may be an antidote to a few of the cultural pressures, is I take a look at it as going again to first ideas, and in addition having a protracted strategy versus simply being caught within the day-to-day. And the thought of what are the tangible abilities I wish to be sure that my youngsters be taught whereas they’re in my care?

And for me, the reply was issues like creativity, and significant pondering, and the flexibility to ask good questions, and to be taught quickly from info that’s out there. And so then how do I assist them domesticate these abilities versus, like, how do I be certain that they don’t expertise discomfort at this time? And that simply helped me have an extended strategy I believe there. I additionally assume that once you’re already a busy dad or mum and also you’re caught on this cycle, it may be laborious to even take that breath to step again. And, like I mentioned, there could possibly be a degree of there is perhaps an excessive amount of on the schedule. And there’s a time and a spot for decreasing the quantity that’s on the schedule. However extra typically, it looks like these are simply mindset and sensible shifts throughout the execution of household life. So what are some ways in which mother and father can begin constructing in additional of that area, to have that ease and calm are available in?

Mariah: Yeah. Yeah, impartial play, I believe might be the largest ability right here. And it’s precisely what you mentioned about creativity, and independence, and tedium. I’m such an advocate of children being bored. , I believe for many of us, form of in our technology that was simply constructed into our childhoods. , and I believe, you already know, you joke about Netflix, however a part of this sort of challenge with us having to entertain our children on a regular basis is know-how, proper? It’s the truth that they and we’ve gotten used to having fixed passive leisure from our know-how, proper, having telephones, and having screens, and exhibits, and the whole lot that we will simply activate. And we’ve misplaced the wonder and the facility of play. I actually imagine that. , I believe that kids are designed to simply sit in a room and determine from their very own creativeness with toys or with out, you already know, worlds of their very own and whole, you already know, scapes that they play in for hours and hours.

I imply, that’s what I did, as a toddler. I might sit in a room alone and simply play faux on my own for hours on finish. And people are good childhood recollections. , that’s what I attempt to remind mother and father is that, once you assume again in your childhood, are a few of your greatest recollections of play as a result of they’re for me, you already know. And so, instructing that to youngsters in at this time’s tradition is a ability, proper? It’s not prefer it was once the place mother and father simply mentioned, “Go exterior and play,” and we needed to determine it out. These youngsters have gotten used to being passively entertained on a regular basis. And so we’ve to assist them construct that muscle for the best way to play once more. And so, that appears like constructing it up in increments. And going again to household techniques, there’s a system that I train for this, you already know, the place every day you’re employed slightly bit together with your youngsters, and also you allow them to play by themselves for a short while, and also you simply use lots of acknowledgment, and you utilize lots of constructive reinforcement. And also you make it enjoyable and straightforward however over time you allow them to construct in that area, and also you additionally give them the possibility to be bored.

And typically it’s important to say like, “Okay, nicely, should you’re bored and, you already know, there’s nothing to do, then you may simply sit,” and that’s okay, you already know. And ultimately, I assure you should you maintain creating that area, however you don’t create an influence battle round it, proper? You don’t pressure it, however you simply maintain creating area for it and maintain creating the area for it, your youngsters will discover their play in that area. And that’s in all probability the primary manner that oldsters can begin to free themselves up is to show their youngsters to take pleasure in taking part in once more, and to have the ability to entertain themselves and have that form of inventive stream.

Katie: Yeah, I don’t assume we will overstate, like, actually how a lot of a shifts that may be for mothers, I believe even simply that realization for me was so liberating and helped break a few of these societal expectations of not solely am I not being a nasty mother, that is truly a part of serving to information them into wholesome maturity and being mother. And I believe that is one other one which will get tied up in these cultural expectations. After we see the memes that paint in a nasty mild are mothers and grandmas who mentioned like, “Go exterior and play and don’t come again till dinner,” and it’s virtually at all times portrayed as like, are you able to imagine they did that? And I’m like, “Are you able to imagine we’re not doing that?” I’ve heard it mentioned play is the work of youngsters. And I really feel like we’ve taken it away from them. And in addition that they are often our biggest lecturers in relearning the best way to play. And to tie in that concept of modeling, I do know that’s been a part of my very own evolution of not dropping myself in motherhood and of modeling this for my youngsters was realizing, “Oh, this is part of my life that I’ve misplaced.”

So what are some areas that I could be inventive, and I can play, and I can present them, these elements of myself and provides them the instance to do this themselves? So whether or not it’s artwork or like studying new bodily issues, or sports activities, I believe them seeing me have the bandwidth to have the ability to do this was additionally a giant step for them in having the ability to do this as nicely.

I believe one thing else actually essential that you simply touched on is that concept that they might have feelings that come up associated to in the event that they’re not used to being bored or in the event that they’re not used to having that area to truly simply go play and must entertain themselves. And as mothers, stepping again and realizing these feelings are legitimate, they’re not essentially unhealthy, like, and never inserting an exterior judgment on their feelings, and in addition not fixing it for them. That appears to be like a fall down level once you form of begin implementing this stuff.

I do know for me, no less than I can converse personally. I at occasions felt discomfort when my youngsters would have sure feelings, and I noticed it truly had nothing to do with them. It was due to one thing emotionally in me that was being triggered by, “Oh, they’re not purported to really feel offended. They’re not purported to really feel uncomfortable. They’re not…” And one factor that helps me quite a bit was to step again, and pause, and put some area in there, after which truly assume by way of, like, how do I assist them really feel and validate this emotion? As a result of the emotion itself isn’t unhealthy. It’s what they do with the emotion. So how can I as two separate issues, give them the area to really feel their emotion and never choose it internally, and in addition give them steerage round actions that may be a results of an emotion? And simply that step alone appears to have put much more area in place.

Mariah: Yeah, undoubtedly. Yeah, I imply, that’s such a bit of each a part of parenting, proper, is like having the ability to maintain area for our child’s feelings with out figuring out with them, or making an attempt to unravel them, or making an attempt to vary them. And it’s undoubtedly part of this, you already know, and you’ve got to have the ability to use these abilities that I believe are extensively talked about today, like validating your child’s emotions in that second. However that doesn’t converse to how tough that may be internally. , it’s one factor to say out loud, oh, I do know, you’re annoyed, or I do know you’re bored, and also you don’t wanna do that, but it surely’s one other factor to have the ability to handle your individual inner expertise whereas that’s taking place.

And I believe, you already know, mother and father, it’s important to have grace with your self by way of this course of. , it’s gonna take time and you actually do must do not forget that it’s a ability today as a result of youngsters should not being allowed to play and have that area, and so they’re not being allowed to find that in themselves. And so, once you do this, you’re going in opposition to the grain, you already know, once you’re doing one thing that the majority mother and father aren’t doing at this time. And so, your youngsters would possibly say, you already know, “Oh, none of my mates have to do that. They get to look at their iPads” or, you already know, no matter it’s. However yeah, you’ve got to have the ability to handle that inner expertise of your individual. And it’s so true that it, lots of the occasions our personal discomfort with that emotion.

Katie: And I’d like to delve into possibly some like age-specific techniques which might be useful at completely different occasions and/or for individuals listening, there’s in all probability going to be the total spectrum of all people from pregnant mothers and mothers of infants as much as youngsters and past. And so, is there a distinction should you’re implementing this stuff once you first have youngsters versus what if you have already got “established techniques,” possibly they weren’t intentional, however you’ve got these established patterns? Can you continue to do that with older youngsters even when it hasn’t at all times been the case in your house?

Mariah: Yeah, completely. I imply, I believe that there’s at all times area to vary your parenting practices, whether or not it’s impartial play, or whether or not it’s the best way you deal with self-discipline in your loved ones, or, you already know, the best way you talk with one another. There’s at all times room to make adjustments. And, you already know, I’m a giant advocate of apologizing and telling your youngsters that you simply’re eager to make a change. So I believe with older youngsters, it’s important to be actually sincere and specific with them once more, whether or not that’s okay, we’re gonna begin engaged on implementing extra impartial play, and we’ve by no means carried out this earlier than. And, you already know, you may say, “I realized about this, and I wanna share this with you. And I believe it’s actually essential so that you can be taught. And may we work as a staff to determine how to do that?”

And so I believe what actually varies particularly with impartial play is just like the communication round it, the best way you discuss to your youngsters about it, however I’m a believer that from 6 months up, you already know, youngsters could be flying independently. And so for slightly child, that is perhaps, you already know, 5 to 10 minutes that they’re fortunately form of cooing round on a blanket on the ground. And for, you already know, a 10-year-old, it is perhaps that they’re getting misplaced in play for 2 hours straight. So the expectations are completely different. However no matter it’s you’re eager to implement, no matter new system, it’s a matter of taking your time and selecting one factor at a time.

So if impartial play looks like the largest factor that may actually free you up proper now, decide that and work on it day-after-day slightly bit. So you probably have slightly one, you already know, have 5 minutes a day, set a timer, you already know, allow them to… You be, you already know, 10 toes away in your pc or cooking dinner, and you’ve got them on a blanket throughout the ground. Or you probably have an 8-year-old, you already know, have them go as much as the playroom for quarter-hour, after which allow them to come again down. And over time, it’ll construct. So, the largest distinctions I believe by age are the communication, which I believe for lots of oldsters is fairly intuitive, proper? your youngsters and the way they impart, what age they’re, what their form of developmental functionality is there. And so yeah, you may taper based mostly on that.

Katie: Yeah, you’re proper. I believe communication is a large piece of it in all regards to this.

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I do know individuals could also be questioning, and a sticking level I hear quite a bit from lots of mothers is like, how do I get my youngsters to do chores at a special age? That looks like a quite common one. So I’d love any recommendation you’ve got particular to that, monitoring techniques that come into play at completely different ages.

Mariah: Yeah. Yeah. The largest factor with that I believe, is that you already know, a lot of what you mentioned earlier on, I take into consideration not forcing youngsters and getting them to really feel autonomy and getting them to really feel prefer it’s their alternative, in some ways, goes a good distance. So, you already know, you are able to do chore charts, and sticker charts, and issues like that. And people can work to have construction. However to me a household system isn’t essentially these issues. A household system is extra like an settlement that you simply’ve provide you with collectively as a household, as a result of I actually imagine that an incredible household system looks like a staff, that everyone is an equal member, and all people’s contributing, and all people’s part of it. And so, getting your youngsters concerned can seem like sitting them down and saying, you already know, “What chores do you take pleasure in doing? What would you be completely satisfied to assist with round the home? And, you already know, how can we set it up so that you’re motivated to do that?”

And so how that system truly performs out will look completely different, relying on the ages of your youngsters, and how much chores you need their assist with. But it surely’s actually, you already know, a matter of getting them concerned and getting their buy-in in order that they’re excited, and so they don’t really feel prefer it’s you forcing them to do it. As a result of if we form of manufacture these techniques that we wish to work, after which we put them on our children, and so they’re simply going to really feel a lack of energy there, proper? So it’s like, how will you get them to really feel prefer it’s their concept virtually, you already know? After which how do you make it enjoyable, you already know, make it enjoyable, and convey play into it? And for some households, it’s like, you already know, activate music for quarter-hour within the night, and everybody cleans the home collectively, and do like an influence cleansing session, you already know.

For different households, it’s like, you already know, the child doesn’t wish to be informed what to do, and so that you uncover collectively that what works is to jot down them an inventory of the issues they want to do this day and slip it below their door. So determining what that appears like for your loved ones comes by speaking to your youngsters about it and asking them what they’d need and the way they may truly be excited to assist?

Katie: Yeah, precisely. And nicely, I used to be in all probability a really robust youngster to dad or mum after I was a child, as a result of I’ve that persona that on a number of personalities needs to be defined, just like the insurgent aspect of, you may’t inform me what to do and I can’t both. So any form of tremendous inflexible exterior construction, I have a tendency to simply… My intuition is to insurgent in opposition to. And so I needed to be taught that in myself. And it’s the factor I believe we’ve to assist our children be taught, which is that long-term, this motivation has to return internally. And such as you mentioned, management is aligning motivations. So how can we do that with out us being the surface pressure of stress that will get this stuff to occur? As a result of that additionally nonetheless retains the emotional burden of that in mother’s camp versus if we get them purchased in, and we’ve a household tradition round this, and all of us have clear concepts of our household tradition, and our objectives, and the place we’re going, and so they have precise possession and really feel precise contribution in what they’re doing. It’s an exterior stress from mother and father, it’s all people shifting towards a standard aim collectively, which, in fact, such as you mentioned, it’s not gonna be an ideal system. There are going to be occasions when it’s nonetheless laborious, however no less than then we’ve a transparent path that we’re going.

Mariah: Yeah, precisely. Yeah, working along with their personalities… And I really like what you mentioned concerning the persona check, as a result of it’s additionally about your youngsters as distinctive people, proper? And one child would possibly want one thing completely different than a special child. And so, a household system doesn’t essentially imply one system that everyone follows within the household. It’s like all people and saying, “Okay, what’s gonna work for every of us, you already know?” And so possibly you’ve got one child who’s actually motivated by doing issues with you. And so that you guys do a cleansing session collectively, and the opposite one works higher independently, and that’s okay, proper. However I believe it’s very easy to get caught up on this concept that that you must deal with all of your youngsters equally. And I’m actually a giant believer that each child is such a person, and it’s so essential for us to dad or mum them as people. And in order that is available in, in each form of system that you simply implement, whether or not it’s the way you deal with your bedtime routine, or the way you deal with conflicts once they come up, the way you set boundaries with them. It’s like take a look at every child and say, “What’s going to work for them and who they’re.” And, you already know, that may really feel difficult, I believe as a dad or mum, however should you all sit down collectively, you may in all probability discover a stream that serves all people’s personalities and all people’s pursuits.

Katie: That’s an incredible level as a result of I believe you’re proper, getting swept up on this concept of equality and equity, it typically could be truly much less truthful to your youngsters, as a result of they’re all so completely different. And should you apply the identical, I’m gonna do the identical factor with every of you and purchase presents in the identical concept for every of you, you’re not gonna truly possibly love them in the best way they every individually must be cherished or spoken to. And I’d love additionally to the touch on slightly bit about…particularly with younger youngsters, it looks like there could be stress that comes from issues like mood tantrums or siblings preventing. Do you’ve got any pointers or techniques which might be useful from the mother’s perspective to information by way of these?

Mariah: Yeah, I imply, I believe the largest factor I at all times say is, once more, consistency is so essential. So there’s lots of colleges of thought round these issues. And I do have abilities that I train round them, however most significantly, after I work with somebody, I look to see, what’s their parenting fashion? As a result of what works for one dad or mum isn’t going to work for one more. So, for instance, I’ve a consumer who has a really, very, very mild parenting strategy and it’s actually tough for her to implement any form of boundaries or self-discipline together with her youngster. And so we got here up along with a system that’s actually, actually mild for a way she offers with mood tantrums together with her son. Whereas one other dad or mum wants extra construction and extra form of firmness of their parenting. And so, no matter your fashion is, there’s a system that may work for it, but it surely’s so essential that you simply select one thing you keep it up.

So, you already know, I’ve a neighbor who has a younger daughter who was hitting at college, and he or she was like, “, this individual is telling me to deal with it this manner. And this individual is telling me to deal with it this manner.” And I mentioned, “, truthfully, it doesn’t matter. I believe these are each like good approaches, they’ll each work, however it’s important to select one, and it’s important to really feel competent in it, proper, it’s important to personal it as a dad or mum that that is what you wanna do and that is the way you wanna deal with it.” So, I believe that in terms of mood tantrums, you already know, I’m a giant fan of being actually current with youngsters once they’re emotionally dysregulated, and staying with them by way of that course of, and validating their emotions, and holding area for them. And I do know that typically as a dad or mum, that that breaks down, proper? And it’s like, you get to a degree the place you may’t be within the room anymore, and that you must go away.

And so a part of like selecting the strategy you’re going to take and selecting the system you’re going to take is to be sincere with your self about what’s going to be just right for you, proper? So should you’re not the dad or mum who can sit by way of a 20-minute mood tantrum, it’s okay to depart the room for a few minutes, proper? Like, that’s okay to do so long as your youngster is in a protected area, and you’re feeling like, you already know, issues are okay. So it’s actually about selecting one thing that’s gonna be just right for you and being constant, I believe is the primary factor. I believe there’s so many sources on the market for folks telling you, “That is the suitable method to do it or that is the improper method to do it.” And I actually purpose to not be a type of voices, you already know, as a result of I wanna empower mother and father to look inside and discover the system that’s going to be essentially the most aligned for them of their parenting observe.

Katie: Yeah, I believe that’s an essential level for certain. And I do know one factor that helped me internally determine this out, realizing that, typically…I see this in enterprise, I see this in my family, typically there’s a recurring challenge if I take a look at it as, oh, that is truly a administration drawback. Like, what can I do this I’ve the flexibility to vary that may assist make this much less nerve-racking for everyone? However one factor on this specific camp that was useful for me was realizing mood tantrums in and of themselves aren’t an issue. I used to be making an attempt to repair an issue that wasn’t truly an issue. It’s an issue if it results in hitting a sibling, or hurting another person, or breaking issues. However I believe typically it may be again to that concept of separating the emotion from the motion. The feelings themselves aren’t unhealthy.

And I as an grownup needed to truly do remedy round the truth that I had indifferent from sure feelings as a result of I had internalized as a toddler that they had been both inconvenient, or unhealthy, or dangerous, and that I wasn’t purported to ever really feel offended, or unhappy, or mad. Like, I had indifferent from these. After which I needed to relearn, like, these are regular human feelings. I’m judging them in a manner I don’t want to guage them. And the way can I each mannequin this and in addition give my youngsters protected methods to grasp and specific their feelings? And I believe that’s partially issues like giving them phrases to clarify it past simply, like, I really feel mad. Properly, what particularly do you are feeling? The place do you are feeling it in your physique? What does it really feel like? Giving them tangible phrases may help them course of it, but in addition validating, it’s very regular to really feel mad typically.

And, you already know, should you wanna have a mood tantrum in your mattress and, like, punch your pillows as laborious as you may, like, I’ll cheer for you, and let’s speak about it, and let’s course of it. Giving them area for that versus shutting it down, satirically, truly makes it, no less than in my home, occur much less typically, I believe as a result of they really feel validated of their expertise. However then nonetheless including that piece of, you’re nonetheless chargeable for what you do and your actions it doesn’t matter what your emotion is. And so let’s speak about these two issues, and the way can we work collectively to have a system the place your feelings don’t result in actions which might be going to trigger penalties for you, but in addition that you’ve got a protected method to specific your feelings. So possibly we have to speak about it. Perhaps we’re gonna sing. Perhaps we’re gonna have a mood tantrum collectively. Perhaps we’re gonna go for a stroll. Like, what is that this factor for every youngster that helps them have a instrument? And I believe, like, for me, no less than that’s a giant factor I give it some thought, like, what are instruments that may truly assist in regardless of the scenario is.

One other piece that appears to return into play is setting as nicely. Like, I’ve talked about this with earlier podcast friends. Like, we’ve the thought as people, we perceive we form the environment, but in addition the environment shapes us, whether or not it’s what we’re sitting on and our posture, all the way down to the issues which might be in the environment will affect the actions that we’re doing. So any suggestions for curating an incredible setting that helps construct a few of these techniques naturally or that encourages youngsters naturally to play or be inventive, or be bored?

Mariah: I’m a extremely huge advocate of simplicity in areas for teenagers and toy rotation. Toy rotation is like the perfect factor ever I believe for youngsters, particularly younger kids. I believe a lot of the time, youngsters are overstimulated. And it doesn’t imply that that you must eliminate all of your toys, or something like that, however the extra we will take issues away which might be extra and form of simply give youngsters a number of issues, the extra they’ve area to search out that creativity, and the stream, and the boredom, and all these issues. So, you already know, having only a few toys out at a time in a room and holding the whole lot else put up in a closet, after which each couple of weeks, you convey them again out. And the opposite added advantage of that’s that the fantastic issues about youngsters is that they neglect concerning the toys whereas they’re gone. And so, once they come again, they’re model new and thrilling once more. But additionally in terms of your routines and issues like that, you already know, having issues being accessible for teenagers.

, I really like the Montessori fashion setup, the place the whole lot’s inside attain, the whole lot is allowed to be touched. And, you already know, that’s not at all times real looking on your complete house. And that’s completely effective. However that in kids’s bedrooms, that they’ll attain their very own garments and get them out, and that of their loos that their stool is about up, you already know, the place they’ll climb up safely and brush their very own enamel, and issues like that, as a result of particularly youthful kids are actually motivated by that autonomy, actually, youngsters of all age are motivated by that autonomy and, you already know, want for independence. And so, the extra you set it up that they’ll really feel empowered in that, the much less preventing you’re gonna must do and the much less you’re going to must do for them. , such as you mentioned about your youngsters doing their laundry as quickly as they’re in a position, you already know, that’s the best way I used to be raised. And I believe that youngsters naturally wish to do issues for themselves as a part of being a toddler, you already know, is that they wanna be taught and so they wish to develop. And so the extra you make that, like, virtually accessible to them of their area, the better over time we’re all going to have.

Katie: Completely. And I believe, yeah, simply something… I’m a giant fan of nonspecific toys, so issues like Legos, Montessori toys are nice, issues that could possibly be rotated out and in and that like result in creativity versus you’re making an attempt to do it one specific manner. And this manner has one specific manner you may play with it. I additionally love in our home having artwork provides at all times out there. I decided early on that our home was meant to be lived in. And so there have been going to be handprints and footprints from handstands on the wall, and there was gonna be paint on the kitchen desk. And I’ll simply get a brand new kitchen desk when all my youngsters are grown. However for now, it’s gonna be colourful, and that’s nice. However simply issues like that or, like, if we wish our children to maneuver extra, I’ve talked about placing issues like yoga swings within the room or a gymnastics mat within the hallway. Like, youngsters naturally have all these motion patterns. So simply placing issues as reminders of their manner of regardless of the factor is creativity, or motion, or no matter it’s.

However I really like these sensible suggestions. And I do know you’ve got so, so many extra in your work as nicely. So I’m gonna hyperlink to you within the present notes. For all of you guys listening, that’s wellnessmama.fm. So that you guys can discover Mariah, and be taught from her as a result of she posts lots of nice stuff associated to all of the issues we’ve talked about. I do know you’re employed with individuals instantly, as nicely, so if individuals wish to attain out to you. And as we get towards the top of our time, a pair different questions I like to ask, the primary being, if there’s a ebook or numerous books which have had a profound affect in your life, and if that’s the case what they’re and why.

Mariah: Yeah, it’s so humorous I believed quite a bit about this query as a result of, in fact, it feels so laborious to decide on only one. And I went by way of in my head all of those, like, spirituality books or private improvement. After which what’s so humorous is I felt drawn to share one thing from my childhood, which is, as slightly lady, I used to be obsessive about the “Little Home on the Prairie” books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. And we simply named our son Wilder. And so it’s one thing that’s essential to my husband and I each. And I believe that, you already know, we’re all such merchandise of our conditioning. And for me, that was such a giant a part of what I used to be drawn to as slightly child. And so it nonetheless feels so essential to me as a result of I believe these books converse to household and the simplicity of household life. , they’re actually about… I used to play for hours, you already know, scenes from these books as a result of I cherished that what they actually had been about had been {our relationships} with one another and about form of the day-to-day issues that we did, you already know, turning butter and making garments. And I believe it’s so humorous that that’s in some methods actually related to what I do at this time.

Katie: I cherished that collection too after I was rising up. My youngsters are studying it now, and it’s so enjoyable to see them get to undergo that journey as nicely. I really like the title Wilder. Congratulations in your new infant, by the best way. And any parting recommendation you wanna go away with the listeners, could possibly be associated to the whole lot we’ve talked about or one thing totally unrelated?

Mariah: I imply, I might say if I might share one factor with mother and father, on the whole, I might simply say that, you already know, I do know it’s so tough to listen to that recommendation that everyone likes to share that, oh, the times are quick. And you already know, I’m sorry, the times are lengthy and the years are quick, so take pleasure in it whereas it final. However that basically if you are able to do one factor to make a shift in your loved ones, it’s to discover a method to be current within the occasions when you find yourself together with your youngsters. So, you already know, it’s unimaginable to be current with them on a regular basis and in addition to take the stress off of that and again to the mother guilt to let go of that must be current on a regular basis however actually to decide on occasions when you find yourself utterly giving your undivided consideration to your loved ones and your kids with the intention to soak in these moments once you’re capable of after which take the stress off the remainder of the time that you simply don’t have to do this the entire time.

Katie: I believe that’s an ideal place to wrap up. And I’m deeply appreciative of your work. I believe you’re tackling a giant challenge like we talked about at first with mother guilt and all these cultural expectations which might be making one thing a lot more durable than it must be. And I believe there’s lots of freedom for us as mothers find these easy shifts that may make such a giant distinction. And that anytime we may help mothers make these shifts, we assist households make these shifts, and we assist society make these shifts. I believe you’d agree I mentioned quite a bit on this podcast, however that mothers are essentially the most highly effective pressure within the universe. And I really like that your work is so supportive of mothers and households. Thanks a lot on your time and being right here at this time.

Mariah: Thanks a lot. It’s nice speaking with you.

Katie: And thanks as at all times, to all of you for sharing your most precious sources, your time, your vitality, and your consideration with us at this time. We’re each so grateful that you simply did, and I hope that you’ll be a part of me once more on the subsequent episode of the “Wellness Mama” podcast.

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