Krista Law :: Mom Guilt

What a treat to have Krista join us again. She shared with us some great thoughts about the very-real "mom guilt" - feel free to peruse the audio and the handout below.

Click HERE for the recording of Krista's talk. Enjoy!

Krista walked us through the handout below, starting with brainstorming ways that Culture, Family of Origin & Personality impact the mom-guilt we feel. And then shared some ways to begin to address each of these:

1. To combat Personality guilt-inducers, be aware fo the pain (yours, your kids, etc)

2. To combat Family of Origin guilt-inducers, go back to your family of origin & learn/know your story

3. To combat Cultural guilt-inducers, move away from grandiosity

A few key takeaways included:

*The core theme or goal of Scripture is that Redemption is possible. Ultimately, guilt and shame can be used by God for something beautiful. "There is no condemnation (Rom. 8:1)...It is for freedom that we've been set free" (Gal. 5:1)

*Redemption is the long game - it's not easy or quick work.

*We and our families were grown in an atmosphere that has fostered our experiences and potential guilt - we have to unpack those to bring about change.

Links to Resources:

Books/Audio

The Healing Path (Dan Allender)

The Mom Factor (Cloud & Townsend)

Listening to Shame (Brene Brown Ted Talk)

I Love you Rituals (Becky Bailey)

Therapy

Hive & Honeycomb Counseling - Krista's counseling collaborative 

Mindful Therapy Group - take almost all insurance

Psychology Today - can narrow therapist search results by many factors