Thriving In Motherhood Podcast

This weeks chat with Leila Mireskandari @kidsgrowingcity encouraged me to have hope that each of our struggles and challenges can lead to something good for our lives. Her own unique experiences of growing up during a war and knowing hunger and discovering her daughter's food allergies have culminated in a passion for helping kids become connected to nature and know how to grow their own food. I'd love to know your big take-aways!

I've discovered that when I'm in a hard season I'm quick to try and compensate my perceived shortcomings by being "Fun Mom". Fun mom goes above and beyond her capacities and ends the day as grumpy mom - the very thing I was trying to get away from. But there is another way. Let me know you biggest take-away from today's episode.

For so long my goal was to get out of surviving motherhood and start thriving. But I discovered something wonderful. Thriving - growing - isn't the end of the road. Once you've built your foundation with the three pillars of thriving, Soaring awaits you. This weeks episode shares the path and vision of what is possible.

The daily big three is my secret sauce when it comes to weekly planning - you can absolutely get away without it but it adds extra power when you incorporate it into you planning routine.

This weeks conversation with Rachel Miller @rachelmillermarketing is one that will get you looking back what you wrote about your gifts and talents when we were creating our visions together at the beginning of the year. Her story of how she was able to pivot her innate gifts from teaching into running businesses so she could be home with her children is sure to inspire. We chat about much more from mom guilt to adoption.

In this weeks chat with Ashley Brown we talk about how to shift from thinking about routines as something we have to do to get the house clean to "routines help me live in alignment who I am and connect with who I am every day." That is a powerful Thriving Thought that has already made a huge impact on my life in the last few weeks since we recorded this episode and I'm excited to see what it does for you!

Do you ever feel trapped in your home? I certainly did...until this one thing changed: a paradigm shift. All of a sudden I was back in my circle of influence. I was empowered to take action and make choices. I left my victim thinking behind and started actually creating a space where I love to be. What is a favorite space in your home that you just love being in?

Today I'm chatting with @madelinecasey about how to start something new. This is a packed episode covering the practical realities, fears, things that hold us back as well as what we can do about them to move forward and explore.   How Can I Support You?

We are nearing the end of our Essentialism book club discussion with covering the important idea of how do we, as moms, make space to figure out what is important to us. Life fills up so fast - especially when we consider the needs and wants of everyone in our household. But what is essential? Join Madeline Casey and I as we get to the root of making space for things that matter most to us in practical ways.

Do you feel the drive to just squeeze one more thing into your day? One more load of laundry? One more phone call? One more store? I know I sure can fall into that trap, completely erasing all the margin into my day. Now I'm feeling rushed because I didn't budget for the diaper blow out or children wanting to help me make dinner. But after reading Essentialism I'm learning to say no to "just one more". The unexpected result is the ability to just live in the present, and that brings so much joy into my life. I'm able to just enjoy what is going on in front of me. 

This weeks focus from my Essentialism book club discussion with Madeline Casey is to Choose Your Priorities or Someone Else Will. We tackle some tough realities in this chat and it left us with lots to think about. But it didn't stop there. The breakthroughs led to me figuring out what mattered to me and making changes in our home which in turn allowed me to have both a bigger impact and and be less frazzled by the end of the day. 

Today Madeline Casey and I are kicking off a five part series discussing the book Essentialism by Greg Mckeown. To start off we are diving deep into the concept of Protecting the Asset - which means YOU. We recorded this series back in November which means I've been thinking about these chats for months and it's been changing me. I'm thrilled I can finally share them with you! 

This week we are celebrating all of YOUR hard work in creating your vision for 2021! Listen in and be inspired by mothers in this community share their words and what it means to them. I learned so much from all of you and I'm excited to use your insights and epiphanies moving into 2021.

This week we are talking all about how to use color to make planning as simple as possible. Adding color is not something I do well so I chatted with an expert, Pamela Moose (my mother!!!) about the why, what and how.

I recently reflected on all the things that I chose to do. After writing out my list I was amazed to discover that it was my little, daily choices that built the life that I'm living right now. Not my external circumstances. Not the hard things that are just part of life. But my choices. This was an empowering realization that gives me hope and confidence that I can continue to create a life that I love - and you can too. Lots of encouragement and actionable steps in this weeks episode.

This Christmas season I've been reflecting on how God wants to help me in my life. I share some of my thoughts and insights on this weeks podcast and I hope it gives you hope and something to ponder about in your own life.

Did you know that novelty - new experiences and deviances from our normal routine - is actually a need to live a life with energy and enthusiasm? In this episode we talk about how to harness the power of novelty this holiday season and how to make it part of 2021.

I LOVE habits and routines, but when my schedule is unpredictable and frequently interrupted it has been so hard to make anything stick. This week I'm sharing what I've finally figured out about creating habits when I'm in survival mode and what you can do to have success with your habits when you are in a hard season.

This week I am sharing how to create a holiday season everyone enjoys - including you there! It is possible to have a rejuvenating holiday with your children by taking a few minutes to figure out what you want, what you don't want, and what your limitations are. All the details and our Thanksgiving last week as a case study are in this weeks episode.

At the beginning of October I was waking up to the fact that I've been on autopilot for most of 2020. I've been doing things without much thought to try and keep up and meet needs in every aspect of my life. And I was weary. As I pondered what to do about my situation, the phrase "Simplify to Soar" came to mind. In this weeks episode I share all about what that phrase means to me and what I've done to create space in my life to be able to evaluate how I'm using my time and energy and make the switch from autopilot to intentional. I also have a special invitation in there for you to join me. I'd love to hear who's in it with me!