If you’ve ever found yourself lying awake wondering, “Am I messing up my kids?” — you’re not alone.
In this episode, I unpack the deeper truth beneath this universal fear. You’ll learn how the worry about “messing up” isn’t really about your kids at all — it’s about your own relationship with fear, judgment, and self-worth.
Worry can feel like control. It can even masquerade as care. But beneath it, there’s often a hidden belief that your worth as a parent depends on your child’s outcomes — how they behave, perform, or turn out.
When we parent from that place, we lead from fear and shame, not love and trust. And our children feel that energy — they begin to internalize ourworry as their own pressure to be “enough.”
This is an invitation to see worry differently — not as proof of love, but as an invitation to return to self-connection, compassion, and truth.
In this episode, we explore:
*Why worry gives us a false sense of control
*How fear of judgment fuels “good parent” perfectionism
*The difference between worrying about your kids and caring for them
How to shift from control to connection — for both you and your child
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