Working Mothers Stop Being Superwomen

Many working mothers are frazzled trying to be "perfect." They are trying to be the "perfect mother," the "perfect partner" and the "perfect" employee. In the midst of trying to obtain this perfection they are losing themselves. Many working mothers are silently seething about the demands that they feel are being placed on them by their family and employer. Other working mothers are physically tired as they run around keeping manic schedules. They are also emotionally tired. For too long they have neglected their own wants and needs as they attempt to other people's expectations of who they should be.

I tell the working mothers in my personal coaching practice to prioritize their lives. This means identifying the things that REALLY matter in your life---what you value and getting rid of the "should do's." The "should do's" are activities that are draining and/or simply not adding to achievement of their important goals or personal fulfillment. For most working mothers this means scaling back or totally eliminating activities that don't bring them joy. I firmly believe that a working mother cannot design a happy, harmonious or abundant life until she takes off her Superwoman cape and asks for help.

Working Mother and Blogger Meredith O'Brien takes on this topic in her post, Martyr in the House that discusses the fictional doctor, Lisa Cuddy from the Fox television program "House." The single, driven doctor is transitioning to life as an adoptive mother and by her own accounts she's failing. A colleague tells her that rather than create unreasonable standards for herself as a working mother, she she act like a man and get some help. Sound advice....

To Read Meredith's post click here