How are we told we SHOULD feel in motherhood, versus how do we truly feel in motherhood? We spend a lot of time and energy living in default emotions, while hustling to shift away from uncomfortable emotions and into more comfortable emotions. I want to open up your options for empowering emotions that you can feel in motherhood, emotions that generate capacity instead of exhaustion. And I want to have the conversation about HOW we are meeting our emotional needs in effective or ineffective ways.  Covered in this episode: * Our emotional experience matters * What memories are you making in motherhood (and how it can change your motherhood experience) * day after day of feeling overwhelmed in our bodies * Is Self-Care the Answer When Motherhood Sucks? * Our emotions need to be addressed * when we address how we feel and what we do with those feelings, we gain power and opportunities * Do we have basic emotional needs?  * What we are TOLD we will feel in motherhood (what we go into motherhood expecting to feel) versus what we actually feel in motherhood  * 114. Being a Mom, on Purpose (it’s not about happy, obedient kids) * Should ‘Happy Kids’ Be Our Parenting Goal? * 156. 3 things to know about feeling negative emotions * What most moms say they want to feel in motherhood * 66. Are you stuck in the hustle for happiness? Finding contentment in momlife * 69. Will a simpler home bring me peace? * What getting dressed each day taught me about meeting my emotional needs * The Baby That Always Cried (Our Story With Esophagitis) * Mothering Through Anxiety * God’s Grace Through Difficult Parenting * the moms30for30 posts  * When I Instagrammed My Own Life, and Not My Kids * Chasing happiness and peace vs other emotions...