“I Should Have More to Show for My Life”—Thoughts Moms Parenting Teens and Adult Kids Are Ashamed They Think | Ep. 300

What happens when your kids are getting older, life finally gives you a little more room to breathe…and instead of feeling grateful, you start wondering whether you’ve done enough with your life?

The empty nest and parenting teens years can bring up some surprisingly big questions about motherhood, identity, finding purpose, and what we have to “show” for all the years behind us. In this episode, I’m exploring why our brains keep moving the definition of enough, why we tend to discount so much of what actually counts, and why criticizing ourselves doesn't create what we want next.

I invite you to explore how to measuring your life against an invisible and moving finish line. You can still want more without making your life today wrong.

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