Ep 50 - The Truth About Becoming & Being a Mother with Fran Verbeek

Your Action Item from this episode: Write down the following words and post them wherever you need a reminder: "When I am doing a task of mothering, it is the most important work I will ever do and I have no reason to feel guilty, no matter what else is happening around me."
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Frances Verbeek is the designer & founder of The Happi Empire, offering guided journals, books, affirmation cards and online courses to help people mindfully process life's challenges and cultivate inner happiness. The word 'Happi' is spelt with an 'i' instead of a 'y', as the focus of The Happi Empire is on cultivating happiness on the inside. Fran has sold over 20,000 happi products worldwide and is passionate about inspiring others to live happy, intentional, dream-fueled lives, whilst using life's challenges to grow and bloom along the way.
In this episode:

• Fran shares her journey from being a full-time entrepreneur to being a full-time Mom and how her expectations did not meet her reality
• We talk about how many stages of motherhood are not the "joyful" and "glowing" seasons we expect them to be, including pregnancy
• We address Mom-guilt and how to overcome it
• We highlight the difference between motherhood and mothering...and why mothering is the MOST important work we will ever do
• Fran shares her favorite tools from her collection that have helped her most

Resources and Links:

• Fran's Online shop: http://www.thehappiempire.com/
• Follow Fran on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thehappiempire
• Fran's Design services: https://www.francesverbeek.com/

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