95: Do you constantly question yourself as a mom? Today's Bad Yogi Erin Motz tells us why we should have more compassion for ourselves & let go of mom guilt.
Episode Description
I love the idea behind today’s guest’s brand Bad Yogi. I have often thought of myself as a bad yogi also-someone who didn’t have the perfect yoga outfit, or who would laugh at inappropriate times in yoga class. I just never felt as serious as everyone else, and in fact, when I became a yoga teacher myself I decided to go against the “perfect yogi” stereotype Today’s guest is the mama Erin Motz is going to tell us how her idea for her brand began and why she wanted to impact some kind of change to prove that it doesn’t have to be this way.
Erin felt that the yoga community was “exclusive and judgmental” and she wanted to prove it didn’t have to be so. So, Erin wrote an article on the Huffington Post that called “The yoga world on its bluff” and proceeded to start Bad Yogi with her partner. Their vision was to make yoga a little more accepting in the world.
Reading through Erin’s blogs, and courses, you can sense her authenticity and vulnerability. When she became a new mother she talked about the drowning feeling some of us may have in new motherhood and some of the very real challenges she’s experienced. She has an interesting take on how we love our kids so much we almost feel guilty for pursuing our own lives. I totally relate to this! She also shares about productivity and how it declines exponentially when we have kids! And how that’s okay! But it’s also hard! She likens it to an “internal tug of war”being a mom who loves spending time with her kid but also wants to contribute to the world. . .Erin also speaks candidly about PPD and the fog that has rolled in and out since having her son Theo.
Take-aways
The conception of her brand “Bad Yogi” and how she never felt she fit into societies “norm” of what a yoga instructor looks like
How her identity shifted immensely upon becoming a new mom
What she didn’t expect as a mom
Having a colicky baby and navigating the challenges of that
The polarization of feeling pulled to want to be with her child but also work more and contribute to the world
Running a business with a spouse or partner
How her drop in productivity is the new norm and how moms should give themselves a break
Mom guilt and why we should refrain from it
Her experience with postpartum depression and why she feels all mamas should honor their own experiences
How each child we raise is different and each experience is different and that’s okay
Her words of wisdom for new mommies ad the idea of letting go
