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March 30, 2023

May 11, 2020

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Maternal Mental Health

Day 1: The Difference Between Mom Guilt and Shame

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Founder of Momwell

Your 5 Days to Feeling Less Mom Guilt and Shame start TODAY!! Welcome to the mini-course that over the next 5 days will teach you the practical skills to quiet the voice of mom shame and guilt! Day 1 focuses on helping you understand the difference between shame and guilt so that can work on naming and taming the shame! If you are not yet signed up for the emails to get the downloads, click here: https://bit.ly/35NmziU

What You'll Learn

  • How to identify guilt
  • How to identify shame
  • Why is it so important to distinguish between the two

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