Parenting. It’s one of the hardest, yet one of the most rewarding and humbling jobs a person could ever have. It’s even transformative in many ways.

Parenting. It’s one of the hardest, yet one of the most rewarding and humbling jobs a person could ever have. It’s even transformative in many ways.

We, as parents, are stretched well beyond what we thought were our limits at times. We find ourselves filled with a different kind of deep love that we never thought possible too.

Yet…
And, I’m just gonna say it…

As parents, we are not set up for success in this society. We are judged hard if we decide to make decisions for our family that may look a little different than others. We are judged hard even if we make choices that are similar. By people who do not walk in our shoes. By people who have their own set of challenges and problems.

We are spread so thinly with our many responsibilities and commitments.

We also tend to carry shame around not being the “perfect” parent at all times.

And, it doesn’t help when those around us often create a shroud of inauthentic “perfection” around their own parenting styles.

Many of us grew up in homes of varying degrees of dysfunction—that’s life. Generationally, things evolve and change and for some of us, that was just how things “were” back then.

Yet, we repress all of these thoughts and experiences and tend to have great guilt and fear around this acknowledgment.

However, the more repressed these things are, the more buried, we prevent ourselves from developing the tools that we need to break the cycle. To be the generational curse breaker.

We don’t allow ourselves the opportunity to create new ways of being and doing for the benefit of ourselves and our children. We often just perpetuate the cycle.

Because of these experiences and emotions around them, we can feel all alone on our own island—afraid to ask for help. Afraid of being judged or shamed. Afraid of being thought of as a terrible parent.

Here’s the deal. Just about every parent wants the same thing—to be a good parent. To set our children up for success. To build our children’s confidence and create a foundation built upon love. To give them the tools to create a life even better than the one we have.

Guess what? We ALL have the capacity and ability to do this. And, it’s never too late.

I had the opportunity to participate in the wonderful and gifted Mama Mindy Green’s Parenting with Purpose Room at XXO CONNECT last night.

Mindy breaks down parenting myths and unrealistic expectations. She can help build your confidence and reset parenting expectations.

Want to share in a safe space? Want to be real?

I’m here to tell you that you CAN be the parent you always dreamed of. You CAN become the parent you’ve always needed. You ARE enough.

For more information on how you can experience this and many other amazing rooms, link is in my bio and I will also post link in comments.

Wishing ya’ll love, peace + healing🕊️🤍

XXO,

Hilary