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29th May 2025

147. Mom Guilt Relief | 5 Min Journal Prompts to Stop Feeling Guilty

Ever snap at your kids and immediately think "good moms don't do this"? You're not alone, and more importantly - that guilt is lying to you.

Click here to download the FREE Calm Mind Blueprint to go from guilt & overwhelm to inner peace & worthiness with steps to achieve it in just 2 mins/day.

In this quick journaling session, we're getting to the root of mom guilt so you can finally release the shame that's been weighing you down. Inspired by Tuesday's episode with Emily Rose Hardy, today we're applying her powerful framework to help you question those guilt-inducing thoughts and discover the truth: you're still a good mom, even when you're not perfect.

What You'll Journal Through:

  • The specific mom guilt situation that's been bothering you
  • The harsh thought that's making you feel terrible about yourself
  • How to question whether that belief is actually true
  • My reframing technique that replaces criticism with compassion & action

Perfect for the mom who's tired of beating herself up and ready to show herself the same grace she'd give her best friend.

Resources Mentioned:

Calm Mind Blueprint: www.samanthapenkoff.com/calm-mind-pod

The Blueprint is a guided 5-day experience that includes daily voice guidance, targeted prompts, and community support to help you move from overwhelm to lasting inner peace.

  • Click here to download your free Blueprint and continue your journey to emotional freedom.

More Ways to work with Samantha:

1:1 coaching: Now accepting applications, 2 spots open. Apply here.

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Beyond Awareness: Closing the Gap Between Knowing and Doing
Closing the Gap Between Knowing and Doing
Beyond Awareness (formerly Journal Entries) is for successful women in leadership and business who know exactly what they need to do but can't make themselves do it.

You know you need to prioritize yourself, delegate more, set boundaries, stop bringing work home. You've tried therapy, coaching, retreats. You know the solution - but you either can't follow through, or when you DO, it doesn't stick.

Host Samantha Hawley helps business owners and executives earning $100k+ excavate the root beliefs underneath the execution gap. Why do you keep not doing the thing? Why doesn't it feel better when you do? Using strategic journaling and emotional excavation, we go beyond awareness into why you're actually stuck in the pattern.

This isn't about more tactics or tips. This is about understanding why awareness isn't enough and what actually needs to shift for you to change.

You'll hear about: decision fatigue, why you can't prioritize yourself, nervous system regulation, being present with your kids, root cause of overwhelm, why boundaries don't stick, self-sabotage patterns, and how your internal state impacts everything.

Perfect for: Female CFOs, VPs, directors, executives, business owners, and women in leadership who are tired of knowing what's wrong but not being able to change it.
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