Essential Stepmom Podcast

I have a personal story to share about my own journey towards embracing spirituality. It's the story of how I found my husband and became a stepmom!

The three important steps on the way to true peace and happiness are Awareness, Acknowledgement and Acceptance. I used to be pretty crappy at two out of three of those and  although it made me easy for other people to be around, it wasn't very good for me.

I'll focus on how to increase awareness in this episode, and we'll get to acknowledgement and acceptance on next week's podcast.

Here's a link to download my free Gratitude Journal template:

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Dropping the knives is a brilliant metaphor for thinking in a new way about working at the edge of your capacity (or the end of your rope, as a stepmom!) and how to get what you need to stay in "growth mode" instead of falling into "stress mode".

I do provide that "outside eye" to help stepmoms creatively source the best quality support. Shoot me a message at [email protected], or go ahead and book a free 20-minute strategy and support session by phone or Skype with this direct link:

https://tracypoizner.bookafy.com/service/20-minute-support-call

Christina Providence is an energy coach who helps high performing women recover from burnout and get back their physical, emotional, mental and spiritual energy so they can feel like themselves again. She shares a great metaphor about working at the limits of your capacity and how to continually stretch your zone of growth by creating and sourcing the support you need to achieve at higher and higher levels.

Notes:

2:28  Hold the umbrella, but don't try to stop the rain

3:20  Christina Providence helps high performing women get back on top of their game with her "Cycle of Creating Healing"

4:12 There's nothing wrong with you when you're exhausted, you've just reached the point of diminishing returns

4:40 Hard work produces results, overwork does not!

5:15 Stretch mode is great if you have high positive energy

5:43 High negative energy is survival energy leads to a crash

7:30 Even sleeping requires energy

7:41 What makes you crash

8:05 What's low quality recovery and what would make it better?

9:45 The point of diminishing returns

10:19 Human energy oscillates up and down by its very nature - we move from high performance mode to recovery mode

12:45 Getting that rich support and recovery allows you to keep stretching and growing

14:55 Drop the knives! Tune in next week to hear the rest of my interview with Christina.

You can reach Christina at:

https://theprovidencemethod.com

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You can find me at:

http://essentialstepmom.com 

Download my free guide, "Easy Ways to LEVEL UP As A Stepmom"

Should your step kids be doing chores? If you think so and their dad doesn't, what can you do? 

There's a difference between the practical reasons for giving kids chores (like, you need help!) and reasons having to do with parenting and raising responsible adults. Both of these issues can have good solutions that don't involve you being the evil stepmom!

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http://essentialstepmom.com

Download my free guide "Easy Ways to LEVEL UP As A Stepmom": 32 tips for winning bonus points and saving energy!

How can you tell the difference between random step family troubles and real "red flags" you should pay attention to? My guest Lori Wilkins Sims is the originator of the Nacho Kids concept and if you don't know her story, you won't want to miss this!

Join the NachoKids Academy with this link so that they know I sent you!

Visit me at www.essentialstepmom.com and if you're on social media, send a join request to The Spectacular Stepmom.

Want a weekly email from me to you? Grab my free guide, "50 Ways to LEVEL UP As A Stepmom" for tips that will earn you bonus points and save your energy (maybe even your marriage!) and you'll be signed up to my gang!

Overstepping boundaries is almost inevitable as a Stepmom. How can we recognize when we've done it, and more importantly, how do we recover from it and make things right?

Download my free guide, Easy Ways to LEVEL UP  As A Stepmom: 32 Simple Tips to help you earn bonus points while saving your energy!

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My podcast for divorced/separated fathers is called UnDeletable Dad - here's a link: anchor.fm/undeletable-dad 

PATRONUS COLLEGE is the world's first School Of Magic For Alienated Dads. This semester is already underway but I have a waitlist for the next cohort which will start in February. Contact me at tracy@undeletabledad to make sure you get notified! Learn more here: https://essential-training.thrivecart.com/patronus-school-of-magic/