The Messy Middle: The Place Between Mom Boss Success and Fully Present Motherhood

Send us Fan MailJoin Stacey as she explains her internal struggle with wanting to accomplish all of these big audacious goals, and wanting to be a fully present mother.It feels like we're surrounded by stay at home moms who are succeeding as entrepreneurs, authors, and podcasters...But Stacey wonders, at what cost?When your time is accounted for at almost every moment of the day, what time is left for empire-building? What if you don't want to sacrifice your family time or husband time? Does it mean that your drive to succeed isn't strong enough?Stacey explains that she doesn't do half ass; she does "whole ass." Which feels impossible when she's got three very large things on her plate: Motherhood, Work, and a business. How does she do all of them with all of her? The answer is likely, she can't. As Shonda Rhimes says, "Whenever you see me somewhere succeeding in one area of my life. That almost certainly means I am failing in another area of my life."Stacey recounts a time when she heard a mom lament about what she was going to do with her time now that her son is in preschool. She's dumbfounded, but also jealous of this mom who is completely satisfied by motherhood.Referenced:Maci Welch from Episode 39: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-mom-wrote-a-book-a-story-of-mental/id1596164287?i=1000585328021Listen To Your Mother ShowEpisode about it: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-live-show-helps-mothers-share-their-stories-all/id1596164287?i=1000551758706Link to website: https://listentoyourmothershow.com/WHERE TO FIND US NOWConnect with Stacey🎧 The Next Phase Podcast —  on Apple & Spotify 📸 Instagram: @stacehutsonConnect with Steph🎧 The Peri-Normal Podcaston Apple and Spotify✍️ The Reclamation Eraon Substack📝 MidCircle— a writing community for midlife women📸 Instagram: @stephsprenger