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EPISODE · May 26, 2026 · 16 MIN

Episode 52: How to Stop Holding Yourself to Everyone Else's Standard.

from The Woman Empire Project · host Peta-Lea Brenda

How do you do it all?It is the question I get asked more than almost anything else. And for years my answer has been the same, I just do what I have to do. But today I am finally breaking that down. Because that answer has never actually helped anyone.I am recording this episode hiding in my bedroom while dinner is on the stove, my kids have scissors out in the lounge room, and my fifteen year old is on babysitting duty. And honestly? That is kind of the whole point.Because the secret to doing it all, the four kids, the business, the self-care, the big boundaries, all of it, comes down to one thing. Dropping the expectation that you have to have it together.In this episode I get really honest about how I have raised four children with big boundaries and zero mum guilt. Why I have never once held myself to the expectation of what a mother should look like. How I take two hour baths, go on international holidays by myself, and show up for my life without apology.And why I believe that the expectations we hold ourselves to are the very thing keeping so many women stuck, overwhelmed and running on empty.This episode is for every woman and every mother who is doing everything and still feels like it is not enough. It is your reminder that it gets to be messy. It gets to be imperfect. And it gets to be yours, completely on your terms.Join me on November 5th-9th in Bali at Temple of HER Retreat https://www.peta-leabrenda.com/retreatNew episodes every Wednesday at 6am.Connect with Peta-Lea Brenda: Website: www.peta-leabrenda.comInstagram: @petaleabrenda | @thewomanempireproject

How do you do it all?It is the question I get asked more than almost anything else. And for years my answer has been the same, I just do what I have to do. But today I am finally breaking that down. Because that answer has never actually helped anyone.I am recording this episode hiding in my bedroom while dinner is on the stove, my kids have scissors out in the lounge room, and my fifteen year old is on babysitting duty. And honestly? That is kind of the whole point.Because the secret to doing it all, the four kids, the business, the self-care, the big boundaries, all of it, comes down to one thing. Dropping the expectation that you have to have it together.In this episode I get really honest about how I have raised four children with big boundaries and zero mum guilt. Why I have never once held myself to the expectation of what a mother should look like. How I take two hour baths, go on international holidays by myself, and show up for my life without apology.And why I believe that the expectations we hold ourselves to are the very thing keeping so many women stuck, overwhelmed and running on empty.This episode is for every woman and every mother who is doing everything and still feels like it is not enough. It is your reminder that it gets to be messy. It gets to be imperfect. And it gets to be yours, completely on your terms.Join me on November 5th-9th in Bali at Temple of HER Retreat https://www.peta-leabrenda.com/retreatNew episodes every Wednesday at 6am.Connect with Peta-Lea Brenda: Website: www.peta-leabrenda.comInstagram: @petaleabrenda | @thewomanempireproject

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