You guys are in for a treat because our guest today on the podcast is Shannon Schottler, who is a professional leadership & career coach based in Minneapolis, MN. When she’s not coaching she’s foster mom to a 5-year-old girl who she refers to as “Big Girl T”, wife to Nate, volunteer addressing education equity…and practicing the radical, unapologetic self-care required to fuel her personal pursuit of joy. Shannon is a subscriber to our monthly self-care boxes so you’ll get a chance to hear what she loves most about Mama Needs Box. You’ll also get to hear her story from being a workaholic to foster mom. She is amazing and I can’t wait for you to listen! Enjoy my conversation with Shannon!

What we talk about in this episode:

—Shannon and her husband’s foster care journey

—Going from a workaholic to making space for rest and new life challenges.

—What friendship looks like and how her community has rallied behind her family to support their foster care journey (spoiler alert: it’s a BEAUTIFUL story).

—Her favorite recipe: https://greenhealthycooking.com/instant-pot-chicken-and-rice/

—How using grocery delivery service is more important now than ever. She also mentions the app called Paprika to help meal plan.

—Shannon’s Mom hack to battle too much screen time.

—Shannon’s self-care routine which she calls “the 3 M’s”.

—How Shannon and her husband use a term called “radical self responsibility” to help each other get time alone.

Find Shannon:

Website: https://shannonschottler.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannonschottler/