175. Why You Keep Avoiding Playtime With Your Kids | 5 Min Journal Prompts

You love your kids, but somehow you keep finding reasons to avoid actually playing with them. The dishes need doing. Emails need answering. That toy bin needs organizing. Sound familiar? What if the real issue ISN'T that you're too busy or too responsible? What if you're actually using those tasks to avoid something much deeper? In this 5-minute strategic journaling session, we're digging into why you feel internal resistance when your child asks you to play - even when you desperately want to be that present, patient mom who enjoys these moments. Strategic Journal Prompts: Identify what you convince yourself is more important than playtime Explore your specific fears about engaging fully with your kids Discover if you're using productivity to avoid deeper feelings Perfect for working moms who feel guilty about always being half-present during family time but can't seem to break the pattern. 👭 Register for a workshop with Sam: Permission Slips for Ambitious Women hosted at Meraki Beauty in Batavia, NY. In this 90-min strategic journaling workshop, you'll go from daily overwhelm & doing everything for everyone else to peacefully pursuing your true desires (guilt & people-pleasing officially evicted) — without adding more to your already full plate. You'll experience a guided meditation, strategic journaling prompts, real-time breakthroughs & mimosas!🥂 📌 Sunday, Sept. 21st @ 10am EST, 12 spots only Register here: https://www.samanthapenkoff.com/permissionslipsworkshop Resources Mentioned: Calm Mind Blueprint: https://www.samanthapenkoff.com/calm-mind-pod Permission Slips for Ambitious Women: https://www.samanthapenkoff.com/permissionslipsworkshop Clarity Reset inside Glow Up Gyrl: https://www.glowupgyrl.com/glow-up-live-events Ways to work with Samantha: 1:1 coaching: Now accepting applications, 1 spot open. Learn More here: https://www.samanthapenkoff.com/privatecoaching Connect with Sam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/samantha.s.says DM Sam on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoachSamanthaHawley/