Episode #60: Mom Fails and Lessons from My Son

Summary

What does it mean to be a mom? I had this idea that you have a baby, they grow up, they do what you say and follow along with your instructions. This is the kind of kid I was. However, this has not been my experience of being a mom, especially with my son. However, my mom fails and the lessons I’ve learned from my son have made me a better human.

I never took into account that he’s a whole different human than me, and that’s been the work. He’s always been a talented, smart, hilarious kid, but there was something about him that I wanted to change. I wanted him to be different than he was, and that’s what this episode is all about.

Tune in this week to discover some important lessons I’ve learned from my son. I’m sharing some of my mom fails that gave me valuable insights into the way we use food in an attempt to regulate our emotions, the difference between pain and suffering, why trying to change everything outside of us never works, and what we can try instead to help us feel better.

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What You’ll Learn from this Episode:

• My thoughts about my son playing on his own, not with other kids.
• How I was projecting my own childhood experiences onto my son.
• Why, as moms, we create our own suffering around our kids, and how this impacts the foods we consume.
• How I started looking at my son through a lens of generosity instead of criticism.
• Why we add on an invisible layer of optional suffering by resisting reality.
• How you can use the power of acceptance to feel emotional pain without going to the land of suffering.
• Why your child’s behavior isn’t what decides whether you’re a good or a bad mom.
• How to start feeling more powerful in your life with nothing outside of you changing.

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