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10 Ways to Become a Better Mom in 2020!

ByAnn Marie

Without goals, our momentum dies. And I don’t know about you, but when I’m not laser-focused on my goals, gluttony rears its ugly head and stays for a while, in multiple forms. (Primarily, I stop caring for myself in oh, so many ways).

But motherhood, it’s…hard. It’s difficult to embrace goals. Each stage of motherhood has carried, for me, a unique perspective on goals and my capability to pursue them. This year, however, my primary goal is to reach a “healthy potential.”

With that in mind, I’ve created a list of 10 Ways to Become a Better Mom this year.

Get that momentum going. Find your healthy potential, too. motherhood, ways to become a better mom, motherhood journey, mommy blog, parenting tips

Stay-at-home mom, working mom, home with kids, reading a book with child
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7 Lies that Stay-at-Home Moms Need to Stop Telling Themselves Immediately

ByAnn Marie

Many moms, so many moms, (nearly ALL the moms, I believe), face some form of struggle and/or depression with SAHM life. But societal and personal pressures are speaking in to us, telling us that admitting that life is difficult is in some way saying that we are “ungrateful” for the immense blessing of being able to stay at home raising kids. That other moms wish they could have our lives, but can’t. The not-so-subtle messaging here is that we darn well better love SAHM life. And as for personal pressures, we SAHM’s can feel that we’re failing ourselves or our kids if we’re at all unhappy or are struggling in our efforts to soak up every second of these early years – that literally every person constantly reminds us is so precious. And it IS, we agree it is, but that’s not the point.

I believe we have an opportunity to resist these pressures and start changing these narratives that have been shaping our motherhood journeys. Where there has been guilt and shame, there should be empowerment, encouragement, and freedom to embrace our individualities as mothers.
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The Enneagram & Me – The Story of an Enneagram Type Three
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The Enneagram & Me – The Story of an Enneagram Type Three

ByAnn Marie

Today, in an unusually personal and vulnerable post, I’m telling you how the Enneagram is transforming important parts of my life, in terms of my motherhood, marriage, professional, & spiritual journeys. Hopefully you can get some inspo, and at very least, relate to my many struggles as I work to move from an “average” to a “healthy” Three on the Enneagram. #enneagram #transformation #enneagramtypethree