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WHEN A WOMAN HEALS THE RIPPLE EFFECT
by Kim Herman
AS MUM’S WE SO OFTEN PUT OURSELVES LAST. WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE MAINSTREAM SOCIETY PROMOTES A ‘TOUGH-IT-OUT’ CULTURE; WHERE WOMEN SACRIFICE THEMSELVES FOR THEIR FAMILIES; ALL WHILE TRYING TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF BEING THE PERFECT MUM – WHILE RUNNING THE ‘PERFECT’ BUSINESS OR HAVING THE ‘PERFECT’ CAREER.
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So many women feel a sense of selfishness to take care of their own needs. When we ignore our needs and wellbeing the impact of that can be felt far and wide.
After the birth of my two children, my inner emotional world began to unravel. All the hurt emotions I had suppressed and ignored over my younger years began to rise to the surface. Overwhelm and anxiety crept in and became part of my daily life. Initially, I refused to allow myself to care for myself and my needs. My priority was my children and husband, running the family home, and caring for my naturopathic clients in my part-time practice. My days were full and I wore ‘busy’ like a badge of honour. Keeping busy was a very easy way for me to avoid looking at my needs and the inner turmoil I was experiencing.
Ignoring the elephant in the room; that I had emotional stuff that I needed to deal with, was not only impacting my health and wellbeing. It was impacting my children, my husband, and my business. Behind closed doors, my world was falling apart. When I was anxious and overwhelmed I would explode like a volcano of anger. I would yell and scream and become the tyrant mother. I picked fights with my husband. I avoided catching up with friends and my clients were not getting the best of me. I stopped smiling at strangers and being my normal friendly self.
Read the complete article in the new issue of Mumpreneur Movement Magazine: From Imposter To Influencer.
Kim Herman
"Kim Herman is a self worth, confidence and mindset coach, Intuitive guide and Certified Thrive Factor Profiler.
She is passionate about helping women who are seeking that next level of healing to do the inner work, raise their vibration, and know themselves at a deeper level, so they can liv elife with more peace, flow, trust & joy.
At age 37 she found herself completely burnt out and an emotional wreck. She could no longer push down the hurt and pain she had suppressed and it rose as anger. Her self-development and healing journey led her in many directions and she now uses the tools that helped her heal, to help other women overcome their past allowing them to create a life they love.
Kim lives in Perth with her husband and two teenage children.
