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LoTus Mighty
LoTus Mighty is a space for mothers navigating the unique and beautiful journey of raising a child with Down syndrome. Hosted by Michelle Kulczewski, a proud mother and passionate storyteller, this podcast is a place of connection, empowerment, and encouragement.
Much like the lotus flower, we rise through challenges, bloom with resilience, and find strength we never knew we had.
LoTus Mighty
🌱 THRIVE THROUGH THURSDAY ~ Receiving Support as a Mother
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Receiving Support as a Mother
In this heartfelt Thrive Through Thursday episode, I’m opening a gentle and honest space for something many of us are still learning… how to receive support as mothers.
So often, we move through our days giving endlessly—holding, guiding, nurturing, and showing up in every way we can. But there is a quiet, powerful shift that happens when we allow ourselves to soften and receive, too.
In this episode, I share a grounding message on what it truly means to open yourself to support without guilt, without resistance, and without feeling like you have to carry everything alone. When you allow support in, you create more space within yourself—for calm, for presence, for deeper connection with your children and your life.
This episode includes a gentle guided visualization to help you feel held, supported, and safe to receive… along with affirmations to anchor you in openness and balance.
✨ You are allowed to be supported.
✨ You are allowed to receive.
✨ And in doing so, you model a beautiful, powerful truth for your children—that strength includes softness.
Hey there, beautiful souls. Welcome back to Lotus M Mighty. This is your space where we empower, uplift, and embrace one another on this beautiful journey of life. This is where your heart and your strength and your journey are deeply honored. I'm Michelle, your host, and I am so absolutely excited you are here today for our Thrive Through Thursday. As mothers, it can feel natural to give endlessly, to show up, to hold everything together, but there's something powerful that happens when you begin to allow yourself to receive support as well. When you soften into receiving, you create more space within yourself, more calm, more presence, more connection. And that energy becomes something your children feel. You are allowed to be supported. You are allowed to receive help, rest, and space. And when you do, you model something incredibly meaningful. You show your children that strength includes softness, that love includes openness, and that growth includes allowing. A beautiful visualization for you, if you could close your eyes for a moment. Imagine yourself surrounded by gentle support. You are not carrying everything alone. There is space, there is ease, there is help. And you allow yourself to receive it all. Your beautiful affirmation for today is I allow myself to receive support with ease and openness. I receive or create space for calm, connection, and balance in my life. So, beautiful soul, you are allowed to receive just as much as you give. I'll meet you again tomorrow for our beautiful Friday flow. As always, be brave, be strong, be kind to everybody, and always be mighty. Love ya.