Your kids don't want a perfect mom.

They want a mom who loves herself enough to know that drinking isn't the way to get through life.

What is a perfect mom anyway?

The mom who has a clean house, Pinterest worthy crafts, matching holiday outfits, and homemade nutritious meals on the table every night.

No, no, no. I know that society has conditioned us to believe that to be a "perfect mom," you must do all of the above. That's nonsense. First of all, there is no such thing as perfect because we all see life through a different lens, so what one person sees as perfect isn't the same as someone else's definition.

Second, do you think your kids care about all that? Absolutely not. They want a mom who isn't stressed out every single second of the day. A mom that is there for them when they need a listening ear. A mom who can heal herself so that she doesn't pass her own issues onto them. A mom who sets an example of how to get through hard times. That includes not drinking a toxic substance.

I hear time and time again from mothers who have either been raised in a home where alcohol was front and center or picked up the same alcohol habit from their parents. Is that what you want for your kids? I know that you don't, or you wouldn't be here. I know it can be hard to get out of the drinking cycle, but if it were easy, we wouldn't be in the crisis we're in now with women, especially mothers drinking more than ever.

Alcohol isn't the way to get through life or motherhood. It actually hinders us from being the best mother and person we could be. We only get one life, so why are we wasting it? Where do you want to be a year or 5 years from now? Still drinking and not experiencing the things that could light you up from within? I sure hope not.

It's time to nip this in the bud so that you're not looking back in 5 years with regret. One way to do that is by joining the 60 Day Alcohol-Free Challenge starting January 1st! Early bird pricing is available until 12/18, so get in before that price goes up. The first (5) who register receive a book and journal to either get a head start on this journey or be prepared for January 1st. Only 40 available!