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What if your habits could set you free instead of weighing you down? In this session, peaceful productivity expert Jess Massey teaches how seeing habits as tools—not chains—can help you break out of the all-or-nothing mindset, let go of guilt, and create routines that actually support your real life. Jess shares her journey from hustle culture burnout to peaceful productivity, offers gentle, actionable tips for finding your own middle ground, and even lets us in on the surprising habit that’s helping her be more present with her family. It's time to rethink routines and discover a more flexible, fulfilling way to live.

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Jess Massey is the host of The Hustle Sanely Podcast, a planner creator, and founder of the community-centered productivity brand Hustle Sanely®. She uses her framework The Hustle Sanely Planning System, to teach ambitious women how to ditch burnout and live peacefully productive lives by creating harmony between their well-being, work, & relationships no matter what season they’re in.

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Think self-care is just another chore for moms—or something meant for someone else? In this eye-opening session, Mia Hemstad speaks on why true self-care is about so much more than calendars and checklists. Through honest stories of burnout and renewal, Mia introduces her Four Bs framework and uncovers the real obstacles holding moms back: beliefs, boundaries, and the pressure to be everything for everyone. If you’re ready to break free from guilt, redefine what it means to care for yourself, and discover practical ways to reclaim your energy and joy, press play and start your journey toward a version of you that is deeply cared for.

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Mia Hemstad is a mom of two kids, a maternal mental health policy advocate, and the founder of The No Longer Last Journey®, which is a global movement empowering mothers to make their well-being a priority. As an abuse survivor who lives with PTSD, Mia understands what it’s like to be a cycle-breaking mom with mental health challenges. Her realistic approach to self-care and honest motherhood stories have led to features in Romper and Yahoo and has brought together an online community of over 8,000 people. Mia currently lives with her husband and two children in Portugal.

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Are your money habits helping or holding you back? In this session finance expert Jen Smith reveals why managing your finances doesn’t have to feel like calculus—and how small, sustainable habits can make a big difference. Discover the surprising connection between mindset and money, the real reasons behind impulse spending, and why “try before you buy” might be your new favorite rule. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, guilty, or just plain tired of complicated budgeting advice, this session will help you find out what habits are costing you, which ones can set you free, and make you ready to take simple steps toward increased financial confidence. 

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Jen and her husband paid off $78,000 of debt in 2 years and bought a house on a combined income of less than $90K. Jen didn’t want to change her spending to pay off debt and opted for side hustles instead. She quickly took on so many that she contracted shingles due to stress.

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Ever feel like you’re the only mom who loses her cool? In this honest and empowering session, attachment expert and therapist Eli Harwood reveals why “monster mom mode” happens to all of us—and how compassion, not shame, is the real path to connection and repair. Discover the science behind parental overwhelm, the surprising power of self-acceptance, and practical steps to break the cycle of guilt. If you’ve ever wondered how to be a “good enough” parent in a messy world, this conversation will leave you feeling seen, supported, and ready to try again. Press play to join the Not Perfect Parent Club!

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This webinar helps parents learn the skills needed to regulate ourselves so that our children can borrow our calmness when they are in a state of distress or dysregulation. 

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Eli Harwood is a licensed therapist, author, creator of the social media platform @attachmentnerd, and mom of three on a mission to help make the world a more secure place one parent-child relationship at a time. 

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Ever wonder if it’s possible to feel joy—even when life is at its hardest as a mother? In this life-changing session, Dr. Tanmeet Sethi opens up about facing unimaginable challenges as a mom and what she has learned about feeling joy alongside the pain. Dr. Sethi will also teach science-backed, practical ways we as mothers can move thorugh hard times bette with joy--yes, joy--along for the ride. This session will help you discover why joy is an act of resistance, how to find hope in the hardest moments, and practical steps to reclaim your aliveness—no matter what you’re facing.

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Tanmeet Sethi, MD is an Integrative and Psychedelic Medicine Physician, activist, author, and TEDx speaker who has dedicated her career to care for the most marginalized patients as well as global communities traumatized by manmade and natural disasters as senior faculty for The Center for Mind Body Medicine. Her first book, Joy Is My Justice, (Hachette, 2023) is a radical call to claim Joy as our birthright and the deepest liberation we can know. She is a Clinical Professor at the University of Washington and a primary clinical investigator there on the sacred plant medicine, psilocybin. 

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Are you stuck in the “martyr mom” cycle—sacrificing everything, yet feeling unseen and unfulfilled? In this session of the More for Moms Conference, Rachel Nielson gets real about how our good intentions can go awry, why so many women feel trapped by “shoulds,” and how a simple shift—owning your choices and uncovering your true values—can transform your daily life. If you’re ready to break free from burnout and rediscover what makes you feel alive as a person AND as a mom, this conversation is your starting point. 

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Rachel Nielson is the host of the top-ranked parenting podcast, 3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms,  which has had over 10 million downloads from mothers all over the world.  Each 30-minute episode offers three actionable takeaways to help moms overcome overwhelm and find more magic in motherhood. Rachel lives in the beautiful mountains of Idaho with her husband, two children, and beloved dog. 

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Are you stuck in survival mode, wondering if there’s more to motherhood than endless giving and guilt? In this candid conversation, Brandi Sellerz-Jackson shares the hard truths and gentle encouragement every mom needs to hear. Discover why thriving—not just surviving—is possible, how to reclaim your joy outside of motherhood, and the surprising ripple effect it has on your family. This is the session for you if you’re ready to feel seen, inspired, and curious about what’s next.

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Brandi Sellerz-Jackson is a storyteller, birth and postpartum doula, turned life doula, and the creator of Not So Private Parts. Initially created as a women’s lifestyle blog, Not So Private Parts has evolved into a resource removing the shame and stigma surrounding women’s issues. Sellerz-Jackson is the co-founder of Moms in Color, a Black mom collective centered around celebrating diversity in the motherhood space.
She has been featured in Oprah Daily, USA Today, Essence, and MOTHER, The Tamron Hall Show, among other outlets. Sellerz-Jackson lives in Pasadena, CA with her husband, Jon; their three boys, Jax, Jedi,
and Jupiter; and their labradoodle, Chaka.

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In our pursuit to find happiness, we may think we have to be anxiety-free. What if that weren't the case? In this eye-opening session, therapist Kimberley Quinlan shares why embracing anxiety—rather than fighting it—can actually empower moms to live more fully in the here and now. Discover the surprising reason anxiety exists, how to break free from self-judgment, and ways you can feel both anxious and happy at the same time. If you’re ready to let go of perfection and find fulfillment in the messiness of motherhood, this conversation will change the way you think about your own “hard things" and show up in a new way.

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Kimberley Quinlan is a licensed marriage and family therapist in the state of California and the founder of CBTschool.com, an online mental health education platform. Specializing in anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, and body-focused repetitive behaviors, she provides one-on-one treatment and online courses for those who are struggling in these areas.  Kimberley is the author of The Self-Compassion Workbook for OCD and the host of Your Anxiety Toolkit Podcast, a podcast listed by The New York Times as one of the top 6 podcasts to calm your anxious mind, provides compassionate, science-based based tools for anxiety, OCD, depression, and BFRB’s.  

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A warm welcome to the More for Moms Conference! Watch to learn why this conference exists and what to expect. Go to the next lessons to get tutorials on how to move through the Conference and where to find what.

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Recovering perfectionist Kolbie Blume shares how she moved from fear and external validation to creative flow—starting with hand lettering, falling for watercolor, and learning self-compassion. If perfectionism has stalled your art, writing, or podcast, this convo will help you choose process over outcomes and finally start.

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.aboutprogress.com/blog/how-perfectionism-is-getting-in-your-way
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