Carla Dunareanu Instagram – I’ll be honest, the first couple of events I hosted after my time off from pregnancy and then being a stay-home-mum were extremely nerve wrecking. (I took about a 2 year break) I had MAJOR impostor syndrome. “What am I doing? Do I sound weird? Do they even like me?” So many doubts and questions running through my mind and my stomach churned like it was the first event of my career. I wondered if it was a mistake coming back to hosting. “How can you leave your child at home? Is your career more important than Peanut?” I tell you what, mum guilt is VICIOUS. It attacks all your insecurities and really makes you feel like shit sometime. But you know what I did? I took my script, picked up the mic and walked onto the stage. I didn’t know how I was going to do it so I figured I’d jump in and see what happens. And what happened was I had the most amazing time. I laughed, lamented, and even shared my anxieties as a mum with the audience. I realised that instead of trying to separate my “mum” self from my “work” self, I just needed to acknowledge both of them and figure out this new me. And what came of it was people being able to relate even though we were there for an awards show.
I guess I wanted to write this to encourage you to embrace you. ALL of you. Because with every worry, fear or doubt that you have, someone else finds courage in it.
With that being said, I’m now ready to take on more projects. For work inquiries, please click the link on my profile ❤️ | Posted on 06/Aug/2024 13:06:30
