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Episode 38: The One for the Mom Afraid of Losing Herself: The Microseason Method & Michelangelo Mindset with Heidi Lewerenz
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Think you can't be a working mom AND homeschool seven kids? Think again. Meet Heidi Lewerenz, the entrepreneur-coach-homeschooling powerhouse who's cracking the code on motherhood burnout. She's serving up the tea on redefining success, and why losing yourself in motherhood might actually be the point. Your identity isn't disappearing—it's getting the Michelangelo treatment.
Main Topics & Discussion
The Recovering Feminist's Guide to Motherhood Identity
Heidi's journey from career-focused independent woman to integrated working mom reads like a plot twist nobody saw coming. She opens up about believing she couldn't "do both well" and how becoming a mother forced her to question everything she thought she knew about feminine power. She eventually discovered that motherhood isn't the enemy of femininity—it's the crown jewel. This isn't about choosing sides in the mommy wars; it's about rewriting the whole playbook on what it means to be a powerful woman.
Micro Seasons: The 90-Day Life Revolution
Forget New Year's resolutions—Heidi's micro seasons method is about to change how you think about life planning. Instead of drowning in annual goals that feel impossible with kids hanging off your leg, she breaks life into intentional 90-day chunks that actually work with the chaos of motherhood. It's not about having it all—it's about knowing what "enough" looks like in each season. This framework helps overwhelmed moms stop feeling like they're failing at everything and start celebrating micro-wins that actually matter.
The Michelangelo Mindset: Why Losing Yourself Might Be the Point
What if becoming a mother isn't about losing who you are, but discovering who you were always meant to be? Heidi drops this game-changing perspective that flips the whole "don't lose yourself in motherhood" narrative on its head. Using Michelangelo's David as a metaphor, she suggests that pre-motherhood you was just a rough-cut block of granite, and motherhood is the master sculptor revealing your true form. Yes, the chiseling hurts like hell, but what emerges is more beautiful and authentic than what came before. This reframe transforms the motherhood journey from loss to artistic creation—and honestly, it's the perspective shift every struggling mama needs to hear.
Connect with Heidi: [email protected]
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Host & Show Info
Hosted by: Cally & Emily O’Leary
About the Hosts: We’re real moms and real sisters. We may look and sound alike, but our motherhood journeys are uniquely ours. We all do Motherhood differently, and thank goodness for that. Let’s learn and grow together.
Podcast Website: https://therealmomhub.com/
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