Motherhood can be messy, demanding and downright exhausting, especially when you're trying to balance family, work and everything else life throws your way. But here's the thing: moms are a whole lot tougher than we sometimes give ourselves credit for.
In this episode of The Paige Kornblue Show, I sit down with ESPN play-by-play announcer Jenn Hildreth and FOX Sports Senior Vice President of Talent Relations Aimee Leone for an honest, funny and reassuring conversation inspired by their book, Tough as a Mother.
Jenn and Aimee interviewed dozens of accomplished women—including Olympians, broadcasters, athletes, coaches and executives—and discovered that behind the medals, television cameras and impressive careers are many of the same struggles mothers everywhere know well: mom guilt, impossible schedules, missed moments, asking for help and wondering if we're doing enough.
We talk about why we need to "mother out loud," embrace the messiness, let go of the Superwoman expectation and remember that two things can be true at once: we can love our careers and miss our children. We can be grateful and overwhelmed. We can be strong and still need help.
This conversation is also a special full-circle moment for me. I interned for Aimee at NBC Sports when I was in college. All these years later, we reflect on what I didn't fully understand back then about the working mother I watched lead with strength, kindness and grace.
From soccer legend and Olympian Alex Morgan on the impossible expectations placed on moms to ESPN broadcasters Elle Duncan and Laura Rutledge on letting go of mom guilt, this episode is filled with honest stories, perspective and reminders for those days when motherhood feels like a lot.
Because being tough doesn't mean doing everything perfectly.
Sometimes it simply means remembering: you've got this, and you're not alone.
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