Today’s episode dives deep into some things we really struggle with as moms. We talk about how we wrap our identity in what we do instead of who we are. We talk about meeting the needs of everyone else instead of our own emotional needs. And we talk about how the stories we tell ourselves create our reality, real or not.
Our guest today, Kim Keane, is a certified life coach, podcaster, speaker, and the founder of Girl Talk, a program for elementary and middle school girls focusing on empowerment and leadership skills.
Kim is a knowledgeable resource for moms since she understands firsthand the struggles and challenges that moms face as she has navigated them as a working mom and a stay-at-home mom. She wants moms to know they are not alone, they are powerful beyond measure, and they are worthy.
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Show Notes
Hey, hey friend! Welcome to Episode #59 of The Secrets of Supermom Show!
Today’s episode dives deep into some things we really struggle with as moms. We talk about how we wrap our identity in what we do instead of who we are. We talk about meeting the needs of everyone else instead of our own. And we talk about how the stories we tell ourselves create our reality, real or not.
My guest today, Kim Keane, is a certified life coach, podcaster, speaker, and the founder of Girl Talk, a program for elementary and middle school girls focusing on empowerment and leadership skills.
Kim is a knowledgeable resource for moms since she understands firsthand the struggles and challenges that moms face as she has navigated them as a working mom and a stay-at-home-mom. She wants moms to know they are not alone, they are powerful beyond measure, and they are worthy.
I’m jumping in for just a second to ask you a question. Do you know what is actually happening in your day? Do you often hit the pillow at the end of a day and think, “What did I actually get done today?” Do your find yourself thinking, “I just don’t have time to do the things I want to do,” but you aren’t actually sure why?
If this sounds like you, you are not alone.
One of the best ways to figure out what is actually happening with your time is to track it! You can find out what takes you longer than you thought, what takes you way less time than you thought, and where those terrible time wasters are getting the best of you. Armed with this key information, you can decide where you want to make changes or NOT make changes. The intentional choice is all yours.
Head to secretsofsupermom.com/timetracker to grab your tracker for free and finally get a grip on your time!
Meeting Your Emotional Needs with Kim Keane
Today we discuss…
- How an unexpected journey into stay-at-home mom life caused a complete identity-crisis
- Identity and how it can often be tied to what we do instead of who we are
- A co-dependency diagnosis and how it caused Kim to be angry and label herself in an unhealthy way
- How labels can help you heal but can also create an identify-crisis
- Yoga and how that opened the door to more holistic medicine
- The surprising leadership training that taught Kim about meeting her own emotional needs
- The way that the stories we tell ourselves can completely change our “reality”
- The hardest part of meeting your own emotional needs for moms
- Changing your locus of control so that you are living life and life is not living you
- How feeling out of control of your feelings, past, and life, in general, can make it feel like life is happening to you instead of for you
- How to get started if life feels out of control for you personally
- The benefit of having a safe space that is only yours, even if it is just your closet
- Meditation and how it can strongly impact adults and children and help you to pause before you act in ways you do not want to act
- Kim’s program for young girls called Girl Talk and its focus on self-esteem, self-acceptance, healthy friendships, communication, boundaries, and self-care
