Slay Like a Mother

Insights collected from over 10,000 women around the world combined with Katherine’s personal experience battling her own “dragon of self-doubt” will help you discover eye-opening lessons about: THE MASK YOU’RE WEARING. The one you hide behind when you say everything is “just fine” when it’s not. YOUR UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS. The goal-setting tactics you’re deploying to get ahead could be what’s holding you back. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STRUGGLING AND SUFFERING. Being a mother is a struggle—it always has been—but your suffering is optional. Slay Like a Mother will encourage you to live more confidently, enjoy the present, and become your best self as a woman, a mother and beyond.

Book club questions for Slay Like a Mother by Katherine Wintsch

Use these discussion questions to guide your next book club meeting.

If you’re living with a dragon of self-doubt, are you able to identify when/how it was initially was born? How old were you?

What’s the difference between struggling and suffering and how do those two forces currently show up in your life?

Using the “How to spot a dragon” checklist on page 35, how many indicators did you select and which ones cause the most suffering in your life?

What area of your life (parenting, finances, career, volunteerism, relationships, etc.) does your dragon of self-doubt show up the most? Why do you think that is?

What is your greatest worry or concern about slaying your dragon of self-doubt?

As women, why do you think we set such unrealistic expectations and hate on ourselves when we fall short?

In part 2 of the book, Katherine reveals “seven ways you’re feeding your dragon and how to stop.” Which behaviors in this section do you find yourself exhibiting the most frequently and why?

What can you start doing today to teach your children to be dragon slayers?

What do you look forward to the most regarding living a life free from a dragon of self-doubt? How different do you think your life will look?

What changes in culture would help moms move through the world with more confidence and self-compassion?

What can you do to help another woman slay her dragon of self-doubt?

Slay Like a Mother Book Club Questions PDF

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