<p id=”par-1_8″>Can a modern woman really have it all? </p>
<p id=”par-2_41″>In the September 16 episode of her new podcast, <em>A Different Kinda Woman,</em> <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/put-a-ring-on-it-cheathab-dr-stacii-jae-johnson-emotional-affairs-cheating-exclusive.html/”>Dr. Stacii Jae Johnson</a> talks with dancer, choreographer, and entrepreneur <a href=”https://www.instagram.com/kristenmychelle/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Kristen Mychelle</a><em> </em>about navigating the twin pressures of motherhood and a career. It’s not always an easy conversation. </p>
<p id=”par-3_30″>“Why were you getting emotional having this discussion?” the <em><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/owns-new-put-a-ring-on-it-spinoff-gives-three-cheating-couples-one-last-chance-at-forever.html/”>Put a Ring On It: CheatHab</a> </em>relationship expert asks in an exclusive clip from the episode. “Cause I see something happening.”</p>
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<p id=”par-4_25″>“I get emotional about this because I really love my children. I really love my life partner. I really love my family life,” Mychelle replies. </p>
<p id=”par-5_12″>“And I really love myself,” Dr. Stacii chimes in to remind her. </p>
<p id=”par-6_19″>“I need you to do this,” she continues. “I need you to say, ‘I really love myself.’ That’s first.”</p>
<p id=”par-7_9″>But putting herself first is a challenge, Mychelle confesses. </p>
<p id=”par-8_50″>“I hesitate a bit when it comes to the ‘I really love myself’ part and putting myself first. Because I feel like I did that in my career,” she says. “It was my first time going on tour and I loved it. I felt so alive. It was so fun.”</p>
<p id=”par-9_19″>But once Mychelle returned home, she “immediately crashed,” especially once she saw how her absence affected her young son. </p>
<p id=”par-10_40″>“My son, he hugged me so tight. He would not let me go,” she recalls. “He would not let me got … I felt like he missed me so much. He was like, ‘Where were you?’ That hurt my heart.” </p>
<p id=”par-11_47″>What advice will Dr. Stacii have for Mychelle as she tries to make space for herself while also being a mom to her kids? Find out in the next episode of <em>A Different Kinda Woman, </em>premiering Wednesday, September 16 at 7 p.m. ET on her <a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg3t862eN6M” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>YouTube</a> channel.</p>
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