Solo & So Well - Self-care, Daily Habits, Wellness, Time Management, Solo Parenting, Single Parenting Help, Military Spouse, Find Your Purpose
Are you a mama that often solo parents while your partner works away? Are you struggling to keep it together, and balancing all the things on your own? Do you have a hard time setting boundaries and prioritizing self-care? Do you wonder if more joy, peace, and fulfillment is possible for you in this season of life?
The Solo & So Well podcast is a landing spot for all the mamas out there struggling in their solo parenting roles. If that’s you, I want you to know you are safe, seen, and supported here. This is a judgement-free, real talk, value packed, and encouraging community. You are not alone in this season of hardship, and you will come out the other side, brighter and stronger than ever!
I’m your host Heidi Chirkoff, I know what you need, because I needed it too. It wasn’t that long ago that I was having an extremely hard time in the day-to-day - with two small boys, one on the way, a strained marriage, and loss of identity/purpose. I felt alone, I felt overwhelmed, I felt resentful, I felt like I was failing as a mother, and I felt guilty for feeling the way I felt. At the time, I didn’t know how to get “unstuck”, but I knew I needed to start making some changes, for myself, my kids, and my marriage – and that it was up to me, and only me, to start making them.
In my desperate search for solutions, I found some things that worked, and some that didn’t. And now that I’ve come out on the other side, I want to share everything I’ve learned. Here at Solo & So Well, we focus on you, the Mom. Even though it may not feel like it right now, you are the anchoring presence in your home, you are the glue, the tone setter, the gatekeeper, the one who knows all, and has actual superpowers. Don’t let that pressure you, let it empower you. A better life starts with you! When you start to rise – the whole family will rise with you.
My mission with this podcast is to be a guiding light, that shows other mamas the way to more joy, peace, and fulfillment - TODAY. It’s time to stop living in auto pilot, in struggle and survival mode – and start taking ownership of your life, one that is full of vibrancy and purpose. You were made for more! I know it, and you know it! We are going to shift you from always having life happen to you – to life starting to happen for you.
Big change starts with itty bitty, consistent, daily action.
Every time you press play on this podcast, the weight of it all gets lighter.
So let’s get started!
Solo & So Well - Self-care, Daily Habits, Wellness, Time Management, Solo Parenting, Single Parenting Help, Military Spouse, Find Your Purpose
022 // How Comparison Might Be Killing Your Confidence in Motherhood and Three Ways to Tackle it
Do you find yourself scrolling Instagram, comparing your life to the perfect grids, the always happy families, and immaculate kitchens - and it makes you feel less than? You think man, they have it all, and I'm a hot mess over here! Do you see Moms at the park or at playgroup with seemingly endless amounts of patience and energy and you wonder why they have it, and you don't..
Comparison puts us in a place of lack, of less then. It kills our confidence, robs us peace and joy, and can stunt our growth. When we are so busy looking outward, thinking about all the things we don't have, we forget to be grateful for the things we do have. And we really do have so much to be grateful for. Gratitude is a powerful energy to be in.
We see a glimpse of someone else's life, and we forget it's only one piece to the puzzle. We make it up in our head they are "perfect", they have it all figured out. They are doing it “right”, there for I am doing “wrong”. When in reality, we are all just doing the best we can. And we have no idea what's going on for that Mom, behind closed doors, below the surface, beyond the highlight reel...right?
We have to stop comparing our worst moments to someone else's best moments.
In todays episode we chat about how comparison might be killing your confidence in motherhood, and then I give you three super practical ways to combat it.
Because we have enough going on already... and we don't need to be worrying about what everyone else is doing, how/when they are doing it!
It's time to shift your energy, build trust in yourself, grow your confidence, and lower stress and anxiety.
So, if you're ready, go ahead and press play!
Always wishing you well,
xo Heidi
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