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Mothers Guilt
4 STEPS OVERCOMING MUMPRENEUR’S GUILT It is such an exciting time to be a mumpreneur! Perhaps you’re already running your own business, or are in the early stages of creating your brand. There are many gifts along this chosen path—to live life on your own terms, with flexibility and creativity—and there is often so much fulfillment that comes from creating something new. However, often lurking in the background is that gutwrenching ‘G word’ … Guilt. It’s the feeling that there just isn’t quite enough time to be there for everything. And that leaves a feeling of sacrifice … the dread that you haven’t been able to get everything done, or to have been there as fully as you would have liked. That same feeling can come from needing to make just one more work call, or racing about when you wish you could just stop and be present with your child for a bit longer.
carer to our pets, who all want our love and attention—as well as being the practitioner, the advisor… and the list goes on. All you are trying to do, is be there for people … but the reality is, there is only so much of you to go around. It’s the act of consistently remaining in that place that can leave us overwhelmed, tired, and often we turn to escapism: Netflix™, alcohol, scrolling on our smartphones, or overspending—just to try to escape this feeling. Which compounds the feeling by leading to more guilt. All we want, is to be the best version of ourselves, but sometimes, we feel like we are just falling short. How can we overcome this feeling and keep it in check? I have four points to remember:
This juggling act of being so many roles for so many people in one day—a mother, a wife or partner, or a supportive friend, a daughter, PAGE 24 MUMPRENEUR MOVEMENT
