Navigating Career & Motherhood(1/4)
If you're trying to balance a career and motherhood, I'm sure you have days where you feel as though you're being stretched in 50 different directions. Not only are you trying to keep up at work after sleep-deprived nights, but you're also trying to hold it all together at home.
Let's not forget the likelihood that you're spending most of your time running on an empty tank. We've all been there. I remember that dreaded mommy guilt and feelings of overwhelm and stress from splitting time between work and family. But I also know, from personal experience and that of my clients, it is 100% possible to have a flourishing career and family simultaneously (while also feeling like your own best self!). Here are two tips to help you balance career and motherhood:
Honour your decision
If your career is essential to you, this is one of your values which is a beautiful thing to honour and feel empowered by. Suppose you're someone who must continue working for financial reasons, keep that you're doing what you need to do – what you think is best for your family. Rather than letting those negative and guilty thoughts creep in, focus on all the beautiful things your children will learn by you feeling empowered in your career.
In 2015, an international study by Harvard Business School relieved us working moms that there are long-term benefits for our children. According to research by Kathleen McGinn and colleagues, women whose moms worked outside the home are more likely to have jobs themselves, hold supervisory responsibility at those jobs, and earn higher wages than women whose mothers stayed home full-time. Men raised by working mothers are more likely to contribute to household chores and care for family members.
Be present
When you're at home, be at home. Put your phone down and spend some time playing with your kids on the floor or out in the backyard. Help them with their homework and ask them about their day. Drive them to their activities or sit down for a family meal. Not only will your kids be happier, but you'll also be happier as well because you know you're making the most of the time you DO have with your family by being fully present.
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