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EPISODE · Oct 23, 2025 · 29 MIN

Major Mom Mistake #6: Personal Growth vs Love of Family

from Your Utmost Life · host Misty Celli

You've bought the planner. Read the books. Done the gratitude practice. And you're still... here. Still stuck. Still feeling broken.What if I told you that you're not broken—you're just buried? And that voice telling you to "push through this season" is the same one that almost destroyed my life.In this episode, we're dismantling three dangerous lies that keep you trapped:That personal growth is about fixing what's wrong with youThat you just need to survive this season until things get easierThat your growth will disrupt your familyHere's the truth: Your family isn't disrupted by your growth. They're disrupted by your stagnation. Your resentment from staying small. Your depletion from constant giving. Your invisibility teaches your children that women don't matter.I'll share the research that changed everything for me, the rock bottom moment that forced me to choose between pushing through or emerging through, and what actually happened when I stopped shrinking and started growing.Because it's never too late to step into your worth and create a life that intentionally honors that worth. Not despite your family. Because of them. For them. With them.In This Episode:Why shame-based change never creates lasting transformationThe difference between pushing through seasons vs. emerging from themResearch on how your well-being directly impacts your family relationshipsWhat your children are actually learning when you martyr yourselfThe foundation you need before any growth strategy will workReady to stop just surviving? Join me for a 3-day virtual event, "Reclaiming Who You Are Beyond Mom and Wife." If this episode met you somewhere real, tell me where. ✨ What's Your Superpower? In 90 seconds, discover your identity superpower and the 3 moves to feel like yourself again this week. → Take the Identity Reset quiz. (Less than 90 seconds. More clarity than you've had in years.)📲 Connect + Continue: If this episode moved something in you, I want to hear about it. Screenshot it, share it, send it to the woman in your life who needs to hear "You are more than everyone's everything. You are someone"!🎧 Subscribe so you never miss the episode that was made for exactly where you are right now.🔗 I show up daily on Instagram for the honest, unfiltered conversations this journey actually requires. Come find me: @yourutmostself🧭 When you're ready for the next step, everything you need is waiting at Your Utmost Self.

You've bought the planner. Read the books. Done the gratitude practice. And you're still... here. Still stuck. Still feeling broken. What if I told you that you're not broken—you're just buried? And that voice telling you to "push through this season" is the same one that almost destroyed my life. In this episode, we're dismantling three dangerous lies that keep you trapped: That personal growth is about fixing what's wrong with youThat you just need to survive this season until things get ea...

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