119: How to keep it real as a mom & how authenticity can lead us to happiness with Mona-Jane Hannemann
Episode Description
When I first realized what a jarring identity shift motherhood was, it was when I was nursing my newborn under an umbrella on the beach watching the surfers run by. It was the first time, other than pregnancy, that I wasn’t able to get out there and do what I loved. I had been surfing for 25 years, and it was such a big part of my life, I wondered if I would ever be able to return to it the way I had prior to having my daughter.
Today’s guest, Mona-Jane Hannemann has gone through that same challenge and has seen her own mama friends struggle with doing the things they once loved after becoming mothers. Mona, is a self professed fitness nut, and her drive is inspiring others to live the lives they love and be their best physically in the process. Mona received a degree in Exercise Science, and lives on the North Shore of Hawaii, somewhere that really mirrors her outdoor lifestyle.
Having been raised in NZ, Mona is very closely tied to the natural world and ocean, and seeks to spend as much time outdoors and in the water with her family as possible. And if this means taking her 5 year old son, and now 1 year old, with her everywhere, so be it. You can usually find Mona in the ocean surfing & swimming; in the trees hiking and exploring; doing burpees in the back yard, or getting ice cream somewhere.
Mona is going to share about living an “on purpose life” as a mom, losing a child midterm, and raising her two kids on the North Shore of Oahu.
Take-aways:
How stepping into new motherhood wasn't easy for Mona, but how she adjusted by taking her oldest son with her on all of her adventures.
How being an ocean mama can sometimes not seem very "conventional"
How we both admit to mom guilting ourselves over things like having dinner prepared nightly. Not every mom is the same!
Not fitting into one motherhood box, and why that is OKAY.
How to own our own authenticity.
Why being "real" is what people are gravitating towards on social media.
Mona-Jane shares about her humble beginnings and how much it taught her about gratitude and hard work.
How maintaining her successful social media accounts looks day to day as a mom of two
How sometimes we have to work in the middle of the night in order to get our passions realized.
