Welcome to the Peaceful Power Podcast and today I’m doing an update on being a mom boss, and finding me again.
I can’t believe we are on episode 100!! I started this podcast in November of 2015 just doing a show every other week. I would write a blog post one week and a podcast the next, I was 6 months pregnant at the time. I took a month off after Jalen was born and then came back with weekly podcast shows and then introduced guests last summer. I started with 14 downloads a month and now have over 2500. That might not sound like a lot or it might sound amazing to others. I truly do the show as I love connecting to the listeners, the guests, and love to chat into a microphone and forget I’m recording. I’ve received some amazing Instagram messages about how the show has helped you and motivated you and I appreciate all the feedback. If you could do 2 favors for me and let me know your favorite past episode message me on Instagram or leave it under the latest podcast post, as well as leave a review if you haven’t already. I know I have more listeners that haven’t done so and I truly appreciate it if you could take a few seconds out of your day to do so as it helps me reach even more women reach their health goals. Thanks again and I look forward to sharing the next 100 episodes with you all.
Now that my son is just over a year and a half old a lot has shifted and changed both mentally & physically. I have been up & down and all around. When I went into motherhood I didn’t have any real expectations of what was going to happen or how my life would look. I mentally don’t know how I could have prepped myself better because as anyone will attest you just don’t know until you become a mom how everything will happen or shake up. Hormones, no sleep, inconsistent routines, and trying to run a business is tough. So the early stages of being a mom I definitely felt a little lost, and helpless at times. Now that he is older and can play by himself (kind of) I can cook dinner or maybe fire off a few emails while he is playing.
Tips for running a biz:
- Release initial expectations
- Map out as much as you can in advance to babies arrival
- Understand that things will change last second
- Go with the flow but have an overall plan
- Don’t beat yourself up for not getting enough done
- Enjoy your time with the baby as they do grow up fast
Now not only was running a business with a baby a new challenge as was finding me again. I finally feel hormonally back to myself, and just a little more aligned with me. This can be a tricky shift as you never know how the post- partum hormones will hit you and lack of sleep. Which I realized I was very balanced before baby but boy do I need my sleep! I was walking around like a zombie, not knowing what to say, I couldn’t really articulate anything. Even a few weekends ago while I was at my in-laws cabin this year I actually helped out doing dishes, where last year my lil guy was 6 months old it never even occurred to me to help. Little things like that are what I do notice and like that I mentally feel more in-tune with the old balance.
How did I get there? That was a longer road. I started with self-care practices and getting more sleep. My self-care practices were working out, yoga, journaling, reading, working on my business, and spending time with friends. Ultimately I needed sleep. I can’t function very well on limited hours of sleep. I need 8 hours to be a functioning adult. I can still tell the days where I’m exhausted around 3-4pm it’s not a good day. I look back at what I did that morning. Did I have too much coffee, did I wake up to early, did I sleep through the night, did I have any wine the night before, did I work too much that day, did I go for an afternoon walk? Those are all things that will help layout my day now. Overall it’s being more aware of life in general. Since studying Ayurveda I really have put into place little practices that add up to big results. I feel less pressure to work the entire day and now spend more time on effective projects instead of aimlessly wonder from one project to the next.
Where to connect with Andrea
- Instagram- @andreaclaassen21
- Facebook- @andreaclaassen21
- Website- andreaclaassen.com
- Facebook Group- facebook.com/groups/peacefulpower
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