American Author, Joanna Gaines Speaks About Mom Guilt, Gives Insight On How To Handle It
American author, Joanna Gaines, 40, sure understands mom guilt.
As a mom-of-5 who runs a successful lifestyle and design brand, she knows about the parenting unicorn that is work-life balance. The two things she really gets about the guilty voice that creeps into parents’ minds and hearts is that everyone feels it at some point and it does not do them any good so Joanna advises that it should not be dwelt on.
Speaking with March issue of Southern Living, Joanna posited:
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“I’ve been through plenty of stages of guilt. It always creeps in; it paralyzes me. I don’t want to waste a second of emotion on something that doesn’t create any good. I think: “What can I do to show my kids that I love them?” Even if it’s making a cup of hot cocoa, which takes a few minutes. It’s about finding little ways to connect.”
Joanna and her husband, Chip Gaines who are advocates of quality family time have 5 kids: Drake, 14, Ella Rose, 12, Duke 9+, Emmie Kay, 8+, Crew, 7months.
The value they have for quality family time was chief among the reasons they ended their hit HGTV show- “Fixer Upper.”
Speaking on that, Chip Gaines postulated:
“The show seduced me into giving it my precious time that I had always promised would be reserved for my true loves, my family and my business.”
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Joanna on her own opined that she is able to be successful in her personal and professional lives because she has ‘a lot of help,’ though she stated it wasn’t always that way: “there were times when I was at home and couldn’t even take a shower.”
Motivated by how far she has come, the mom-of-5 has these words of encouragement for other moms:
“Celebrate others doing little things as well as big things, and celebrate yourself by saying, ‘This is what I was meant to do.’ I really want women to feel encouraged. Know that you are doing enough. Own yourself.”
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