Ep 225 // Why Am I Always So Hard on Myself? How to Stop Living Under the Pressure to Get Everything Right

Faith Led Working Moms | Christian Podcast for Working Moms | Overwhelm, Anxiety, Balance & Parenting · Aug 18, 2026 · 16m

Do you find yourself constantly criticizing yourself?

Maybe you made a mistake at work and can't stop replaying it. Maybe you lost your patience with your kids and spent the rest of the day feeling guilty. Maybe you didn't get everything done and immediately started thinking about what you should have done differently.

For many Christian women, especially working moms, being hard on yourself can become so normal that you don't even recognize it anymore.

You expect yourself to be patient, productive, organized, spiritually consistent, emotionally healthy, available to your family, successful…