Therefore, taking a proactive stance in eliminating that kind of thinking will help you in your journey to grow in confidence. In alignment with that, please remember that comparison is the thief of joy. Now how am I going to handle this? Who should I talk to? How can I heal or move past this? I will get to the other side of this and learn something good from it.Īgain, ending the cycle of negative self-talk and moving towards acceptance and solutions are practical and actionable steps to take in order to develop our sense of confidence in motherhood and in all areas of life alike. How could this happen to me? Why me? I don’t deserve this. When we stop playing the negative narrative and start to accept our situation as is, then we can begin the process of finding a workable and realistic solution. It’s a mental framework that encourages acknowledging reality.

Radical acceptance is a big key to growing in confidence. I need to work on identify something you want to improve, and will come up with a workable plan to manage this area of improvement and begin by educating myself in this topic. I’m good at identify a good trait, habit, skill, etc. Self-awareness allows you to really understand what is at the root of your lack of confidence and positive self-talk will help you change the way you both see and speak to yourself. That internal mental monologue is really key to either developing healthy habits and facilitating positive change or staying, as I mentioned before, stuck. Sometimes we can unknowingly fall into the practice of speaking really harshly to ourselves. Positive self-talk is the ability to give yourself grace and speak to yourself with kindness. I’ll list some of my favorite podcasts at the end of this post.

An easy way to start this process is by listening to self-development or topic-specific podcasts. Taking a personal inventory of life can help us develop a more confident approach to life. Understanding who you are, what’s working out well for you, and what you may need to improve or change are all a part of being self-aware. Develop Self-Awareness and Positive Self-Talk. If your goal is to move past mom guilt and move closer to growing in confidence, then check out these three preliminary areas of focus.ġ. The narrative in our heads can not only be gut-wrenching, but it can also be keeping us stuck and feeling defeated. Sound familiar? One encouraging truth is: you’re most certainly NOT alone. Have my kids eaten enough vegetables? Are they watching too much TV? Did the baby do enough tummy time? Wait, when do I start taking them to the dentist? Does he/she need speech therapy? Did I not do enough? Many moms, including myself, feel the tinge of guilt from time to time (or always). We all know the phrase and we all know the feeling.

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