Episode #33: "The Chaos of Expectations" with Emma Pimm, Artist & Working Mother

Today on the podcast we connect with Emma Pimm, artist, working mother and one of the first participants in The Working Mother Experience's newest offerings, the  Unleashing Your Inner Creative workplace art session. Emma talks about her unique art piece featuring her as a bobblehead, pulled by her children from the dark into the light. As a bobblehead, she explains, she finds it so easy to 'bobble' one from one direction to the next, to be pulled from her centre so easily, and how it takes so much more time to recalibrate and rebalance. She talks about the chaos of expectations and the motherhood curse (or blessing) of developing a new type of attention deficit disorder. We go on to explore the 'how' of finding our centre and for Emma, that often involves intentionally just staring out the window and watching the birds. We end with a call to action to our listeners, asking each of you to spend time finding how you re-centre, and perhaps, even trying a good ol' window stare and checking in with how you feel afterwards. Thank you, Emma, for your honesty, courage and creative light. It was such a pleasure connecting with you and learning more about your art. If you are interested in submitting a piece of original art to The Working Mother Experience please visit www.workingmotherexperience.ca for details!