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Motherhood Unfiltered: What Being a Mom Is Actually Like w/ Shelby, Gina, and Janet (EP #61)

  • May 10
  • 2 min read

Rebel Rootz Show Episode #61 with Shelby Campbell, Gina Smits, and Janet Mordeci.


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In this special Mother’s Day episode, Evonne Varady sits down with three women in different stages of motherhood. Shelby Campbell, Evonne’s oldest daughter, is an 11-week postpartum first-time mom. Gina Smits is a wife of nearly 31 years, mother of five, adoptive mom, and special needs mama. Janet Mordeci is preparing to welcome her first baby after a long infertility journey.


Together, they talk about what motherhood actually feels like beyond the flowers, cards, and picture-perfect moments. From mom guilt, self-care, breastfeeding, asking for help, infertility, adoption, special needs parenting, and letting go of perfection, this conversation is honest, funny, emotional, and deeply human.


This episode is a reminder that motherhood is messy, beautiful, exhausting, and full of seasons that go faster than you think.


Watch now and share this with a mom who deserves more grace today.


Timestamps:

[00:00] Trailer + Intro [01:54] Meet Shelby, Gina, and Janet [04:22] What Motherhood Means [08:28] Too Many Opinions [13:50] Motherhood Is Not Easy [15:44] Asking For Help [23:02] Every Stage Matters [27:06] Eighteen Summers [29:45] It’s Just A Phase [31:04] Infertility and Marriage [33:00] Things Change When It’s Your Own [33:59] Dirty Dishes Can Wait [35:19] Self-Care In Motherhood [39:23] Mom Guilt [42:46] Social Media and Motherhood [45:40] ChatGPT Parenting [46:46] Best Advice For Moms [49:50] Have Fun With It


Key Takeaways:

• “There is no self-care. I’m lucky if I get a shower every day.” ~ Shelby Campbell

• “It’s so different when it’s your own. You just think everything’s cute.” ~ Shelby Campbell

• Let the little things go. The dishes, laundry, and dust can wait, but the baby moments do not come back. ~ Shelby Campbell

• “Mother’s Day gets wrapped up in flowers, cards, picture perfect moments, but that’s not the full story.” ~ Evonne Varady

• “I think it’s a love that nobody understands the strength of it until you are a mother.” ~ Gina Smits

• “Your kids will never love you as much as you love them.” ~ Gina Smits

• Give yourself grace. You cannot be perfect, and your kids need to see that too. ~ Gina Smits

• “You really only have 18 summers with them.” ~ Janet Mordeci

• Stick to your own truth and block out the noise. ~ Janet Mordeci

• “We forget about the fun, and those days go by super fast.” ~ Evonne Varady

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