What if the pressure to be a Supermom is actually the thing holding moms back?

In this episode of MOMents, host Madge Booth is joined by Stacy McCann, licensed therapist and founder of the Supermom Dropout Club, for an honest conversation about why doing it all is burning moms out and how to finally step off the hamster wheel.

They unpack how the Supermom narrative has become deeply ingrained in our culture and why it pushes moms toward comparison, guilt, overspending and emotional exhaustion.

They explore the role social media and consumerism play in shaping unrealistic standards, and how moms are often targeted at their most vulnerable moments.

This episode isn’t about doing less or lowering standards, it’s about opting out of comparison culture, setting boundaries, asking for help and redefining what it truly means to be a “good mom.”

Stacy offers practical, compassionate insights that help moms prioritise their needs without guilt.If you’ve ever felt like you’re failing because you can’t keep up, this conversation will remind you that you’re not. Your needs matter too. And it’s time to start acting like it.

Chapters

00:00 Breaking the Supermom Myth

03:06 Navigating Social Media Influences

06:10 Consumerism and the Pressure to Perform

09:00 Finding Balance in Motherhood

11:55 The Importance of Boundaries

15:14 Redefining a Good Mom

18:07 Practical Steps to Drop Out of Supermom Culture

21:08 The Final Five: Reflections and InsightsFollow

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This might shock you, but we hardly touched on flexibility and work-from-home policies. Mom-friendly companies go beyond that! Charlotte Speak is the founder of Power of the Parent, a business that helps companies create parent-friendly workspaces in the UK.

We discuss the value that parents bring to the workplace and Charlotte emphasises the need for cultural and practical changes within organisations to support parents, the benefits of employing parents and the challenges that companies face in adapting to their needs.

Charlotte also provides insights on how working moms can advocate for themselves, the significance of sharing personal stories and the importance of creating a fair and inclusive workplace culture that benefits all employees, not just parents.

If this is your first MOMents episode, welcome, you’re exactly where you need to be.

Chapters

00:00 Creating Parent-Friendly Workspaces

05:34 The Value of Parents in the Workplace

09:39 Employer Attitudes Towards Change

13:36 Advocating for Change in Company Culture

16:20 Small Shifts for Big Impact

20:23 Empowering Working Moms

23:08 Interviewing for Family-Friendly Cultures

24:59 Creating Fairness for All Employees

28:59 Reflections on Parenting and IdentityFollow MOMents

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You might know Mandy Wiener as the hardcore investigative journalist who interviews gangsters, but in this episode of MOMents, she opens up about the realities of being a working mom.

She is brutally honest about hard emotions that come with that title, such as sacrifices, professional jealousy and the myth of having it all. Mandy’s insight is invaluable to anyone who feels conflicted about her career after facing the realities of having a family.

Share this with your colleagues, your mom-friends or anyone wrestling with the weight of career dreams and family demands. This episode gives working moms permission to feel what they’ve always been told to hide.

If this is your first MOMents episode, welcome, you’re exactly where you need to be.

Chapters

00:00 The Courage to Seek Truth

03:56 Balancing Career and Family

06:34 The Impact of Motherhood on Career

09:11 Navigating Professional Jealousy and Sacrifices

12:33 Honest Conversations About Ambition and Motherhood

15:14 The Reality of Having It All

18:26 Practical Advice for Working Moms

21:30 The Importance of Support Systems

24:26 Final Reflections on Parenting and Career

Here’s the article Mandy mentions in our conversation about Having It All by Anne-Marie Slaughter: https://t.ly/_GSWo

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