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in Episodes on February 25, 2025 by The Mom Hour

Giving Ourselves Credit & Compassion: Episode 506



“I wish I’d yelled less,” “I should’ve tidied up more”—sound familiar? We’re pretty hard on ourselves as moms, especially when we’re deep in the thick of parenting. With a little distance it’s a bit easier to recognize how much we’ve actually done for our families. Today Meagan and Sarah reflect on our early parenting years and give credit where credit is due and offer compassion to our younger selves. Turns out, we were doing the best we could with what we had – just like you!

HELPFUL LINKS:

  • We mentioned an episode looking back on regrets: Regrets, We’ve Had A Few: Episode 440
  • Episodes from the archives you may enjoy:
    • Nurturing Grandparent-Grandkid Relationships: Episode 390
    • Kinkeeping: Episode 488
    • Motherly Love In Theory & Practice: Episode 451
    • Glad I Did / Wish I’d Done: Back To School: Episode 377
    • Glad I Did / Wish I’d Done: Tech And Devices: Episode 368
    • Glad I Did / Wish I’d Done: Summer Planning: Episode 359

OTHER HELPFUL LINKS:

  • Pre-Order Meagan’s book: The Last Parenting Book You’ll Ever Read: How We Let Our Kids Go and Embrace What’s Next
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Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: hard stuff, mom confidence

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  1. Lexi says

    March 21, 2025 at 1:27 pm

    As a first time mom approaching year one of motherhood whose in the thick of it and being quite hard on myself over the little details, this podcast episode was everything i needed to come accross. Thank you for helping to give perspective. I look forward to listening to many more episodes as its so helpful to hear something so relateable especially from seasoned mommas who have so much wisdom and experience to share <3 even though you're both in a different season now its so cool that your podcast will always be available to moms regaurdless what season they are in. Thank you!!

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