Reparenting helps ambitious mothers heal childhood patterns that lead to burnout and misalignment in business and motherhood. It allows them to break cycles of self-sacrifice and people-pleasing, enabling a more authentic and balanced approach to parenting and business.
Nakea's daughter advised her to be less selfless and do more for herself, reflecting the child's awareness of her mother's self-sacrifice and need for self-care.
Childhood patterns like achievement orientation, self-preservation, and people-pleasing can manifest in business as burnout, misalignment, and dissatisfaction. These patterns also affect personal relationships and parenting, often leading to self-sacrifice and people-pleasing behaviors.
Reparenting involves healing and reshaping childhood beliefs and experiences to change current patterns in life. It can transform motherhood and business by addressing root causes of burnout and misalignment, leading to more authentic and balanced approaches in both areas.
Reparenting helps ambitious mothers identify and heal childhood wounds that drive patterns leading to burnout. By addressing these root causes, mothers can change their responses and behaviors, reducing the likelihood of burnout in business and motherhood.
Lindsay shared her experience of using achievements to deflect tension between her parents, illustrating how this pattern of seeking validation continued into her adult life and business, affecting her self-worth and decision-making.
The CEO Mama Membership is a new program launching in early 2025, designed for ambitious mothers at any stage of business. It aims to provide community, resources, and tools to help mothers balance their ambition with motherhood.
In this episode, Lindsay introduces the topic of reparenting—a powerful piece of motherhood for ambitious moms to be aware of. Inspired by a conversation between Natalie Ellis and Nakea Homer, Lindsay reflects on how childhood patterns like people-pleasing and overachieving show up in our parenting, relationships, and even our businesses.
If you’re feeling like you’re on the verge of burn out or are misaligned doing the juggle of business and motherhood, this episode will help you explore how reparenting your inner child can transform your approach to motherhood and business. Lindsay also shares her personal journey and simple ways to get started with this inner work.
What we cover:
Nakea’s daughter’s surprising advice on selflessness.
How inner child patterns can lead to burnout in business and motherhood.
Simple tips for starting your own reparenting practice.
TIMESTAMPS
00:44 – The pivotal question Nakea asked her daughter and the surprising answer
01:41 – How ambitious mothers often approach parenting like business goals
02:34 – The wake-up call: Are we self-abandoning in our efforts to “do it all”?
03:03 – What is reparenting, and why it is crucial for ambitious mothers
04:30 – Childhood patterns that impact business and personal relationships
06:08 – Burnout in business: Is it the business—or inner child wounds?
08:46 – Lindsay’s personal story of achieving for validation in childhood
10:42 – How to begin reparenting: Gentle steps to guide your inner child
12:53 – Why this work is foundational to success as an ambitious mama
16:26 – Closing thoughts: Inner work transforms every layer of your life
17:17 – CEO Mama Membership announcement
RESOURCES + LINKS
Fill out the CEO Mama Membership founding member application here).
Listen to the full episode with Nakeia Homer here.)
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