Do you feel pressure to be a perfect mom? Perfect parties and perfect family photos? Perfect outfits and perfectly behaved children? Cari Fund joins us today to share where perfect mom syndrome comes from and how to break the cycle. Cari’s mission is to inspire mothers to be the women they were born to be, turn their pain into power, and shift to more positive parenting.
Today we discuss…
- The trophy mom or the “perfect mom syndrome”
- What it means to be a toxic parent and what that does to children
- Toxic parents versus imperfect parents
- Triggering moments and how to manage your own emotions
- Creating space between the toxic people in your life
- The superpower of vulnerability
- Understanding that you meant for more joy not more perfection
- Where perfect mom syndrome comes from
- How to be present instead of perfect
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Show Notes: Perfect Mom Syndrome
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Do you feel pressure to be a perfect mom? Perfect parties and perfect family photos? Perfect outfits and perfectly behaved children?
Cari Fund joins us today to share where perfect mom syndrome comes from and how to break the cycle. Cari’s mission is to inspire mothers to be the women they were born to be, turn their pain into power, and shift to more positive parenting.
Today we discuss…
- The trophy mom or the “perfect mom syndrome”
- What it means to be a toxic parent and what that does to children
- Toxic parents versus imperfect parents
- Triggering moments and how to manage your own emotions
- Creating space between the toxic people in your life
- The superpower of vulnerability
- Understanding that you meant for more joy not more perfection
- Where perfect mom syndrome comes from
- How to be present instead of perfect
Are you interested in learning more about Cari Fund?
About Our Guest: Cari Fund
From Cari:
My mission is to inspire mothers to be the woman they were born to be and perhaps the parent they never had. To inspire fellow cycle breakers to turn their pain into power and shift to more positive parenting. To know that even one person was inspired to break the cycle of their own generational trauma, shed their pain and shame and become the mother or woman they were born to be, keeps me sharing. I want moms to win! I want kids to win!
About Cari:
Cari was born in West Virginia and grew up on a horse ranch. She has a Master’s in Clinical Nutrition from New York University and a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition & Foods from West Virginia University. Cari has worked in the beauty industry in New York City for over a decade, building brands, working behind the scenes, and even developing and selling her own skin care line. Recently Cari worked in corporate social media management for six years with clients in beauty, fashion, and restaurant. She has two titles, Fake Perfect Me (2010) and For Internal Use Only (2012).
Cari currently lives in Miami Beach with her husband, her two dogs and is a full-time helicopter mom to her daughter and son. For the past eight years, she’s worked incredibly hard to juggle it all and without family help or a nanny. She’s mastered making a glamorous life look simple, but behind the scenes it’s a sh*t show like most families. Cari doesn’t care about the “norms” or what people say she should do. She does it her way, always with the best interests of her kids. Living in Miami while staying out of the sun. Balancing mom friends and their secrets. Attending A-list charity events (which she hates by the way), being full-time school mom, attending PTA meetings, keeping up with constant extracurricular activities, and her attention to the details, all while having two amazing and fearless kids. Most days you’ll find her in workout clothes, a mom bun, and eating lunch in her car.
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About the Host: Lori Oberbroeckling
Lori Whitney Oberbroeckling is a mom of four, corporate leader, podcaster, productivity expert, and author of the book Secrets of Supermom: How Extraordinary Moms Succeed at Work and Home & How You Can Too!
She is passionate about helping parents who want fulfilling careers–or side hustles or passion projects–while also wanting to feel present and connected to their families.
