115: How being an Independent/Adventurous Mama can Create Mom Guilt with Freelance Adventurer Lindsey Lapointe
Episode Description
Mom guilt. None of us mamas are immune to it. Many of us mamas in this community are independent, active, outdoorsy, adventure-seekers. Unfortunately this comes with societal and internal pressures which can lead to mom guilt and shame.
For example, today's guest Lindsey Lapointe would receive comments when she would go on her all women's trip once a year once she became a mother.
Today she talks about how it was difficult to return to being a freelance adventurer, especially after having her second child, and how the stigma for women is different for men once we become parents.
Take-aways:
A return to teaching as a mother during a pandemic
How it is not always easy to deal with identity shifts that come along with becoming a parent.
How our lives change drastically when we become parents
The challenges of having two children under 5
How Lindsey was able to return to hiking and adventuring with one child, but how difficult it was with two
Gender roles and how society views moms and dads differently
Why her husband hasn't received criticism for traveling away from his kids, but she has.
The inequities sometimes faced by mommies
How her and her husband negotiate self care & their roles as mommy and daddy
Lindsey's newfound affinity for hiking in the snow
