Every Mom Needs a Friend

Part 2 is here! Just a soon to be mom of 3 working through some logistics, calendar planning, Braxton-hicks, and all the thoughts before welcoming a new babe!
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I am so unbelievably overwhelmed with joy as I think about how soon I get to meet my sweet Plant. What will she look like? How good will she smell? Will I make it to Oct 1st?

Be sure to be following the pod on insta (@everymomneedsafriend) so you can be sure to keep up with me over these next few weeks. Love y'all deep!!!

As always, please join me over on instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) to talk with me in real time! Love y'all deeeeep xoxoxoxox

1/3 of a super fun mini-segment of EMNAF, a quick mid-season 2 pause, if you will. I am about to embark of becoming a mother of 3, and watch our family grow to a family of 5... wowie wow!! 

Today's episode and next week's episode will dive into how I am preparing for this sweet babe, both physically and mentally! Remember my (almost every episode) rant about how this is a vehicle for documentation? Well bullseye here, as can you even consider how cool it'd be to listen to your mom as she thought through the days and moments leading up to your arrival? Kind of trippy if you ask me! 

But nevertheless, join me in preparing for Baby Plant, because ready or not, she's coming!

(And be sure to be following the instagram @everymomneedsafriend so you can see all the cutie pics when she arrives!)

As always, please join me over on instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) to talk with me in real time! Love y'all deeeeep xoxoxoxox

Hey y'all - today I'm working through a 10-10-10 exercise with you... and y'all should do this too! Boy did I feel super refreshed and full of gratitude when I finished recording and editing this. What a dose of positivity even amongst a tough (but dang sweet) time of nearing the end of pregnancy with baby plant. 

You'll have to let me know on instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) if we overlap in anything or even if we disagree on something! Thanks for listening to it, though. Y'all are the best! xoxooxoxoxox

As always, please join me over on instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) to talk with me in real time! Love y'all deeeeep xoxoxoxox

Y'all - this is about "on-brand" as it comes as this is the reason I've thought this podcast needed to be made and something that is such a big part of my story. But so please please hear me out that there is so many reasons why people do or don't move and this is just my story, and this is me trying my best combine how I've counseled others through this very heavy decision. 

But 5 y'all. 5 cities that Christopher and I have done our best to call "home" and it's just been the sweetest thing to grow and work through this with my best friend, my cutie hubby. I'm so so interested if you've moved for a job so run on over to the instagram to chat with me about it! (@everymomneesdafriend)

Love y'all deep xoxoxox

As always, please join me over on instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) to talk with me in real time! Love y'all deeeeep xoxoxoxox

Want to hear about my eye issues accompanied with some fun fluffy makeup talk? Today's episode is for you! Y'all, I could talk about makeup fooooooreeeverrr, but I intentionally dished out a mini episode because life is about consistency + building good habits (which I talk about in today's episode), but also about balance, so as I've seen the episode tracks get longer and longer, I wanted to challenge myself with a shorter one. But what do y'all think - longer? shorter? more video components? Look out for that, BTW, tagged on the instagram - a fun makeup video is on the horizon!!

okay okay, I'll let y'all go, but love y'all and check out the instagram @everymomneedsafriend and the website everymomneedsafriend.com for more info! xoxoxoxoxo

As always, please join me over on instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) to talk with me in real time! Love y'all deeeeep xoxoxoxox

Yippieeee - a really fun episode ahead with a friend, entrepreneur and enneagram-lover, Elise from the Beaded Sheep! Somewhat of a longer episode, but I do declare that it does a great job at hitting all the numbers with enough info to help you if you are new, and not too much to make sure you want to explore more when you're done! 

You know your number? I'd be so dang interested to hear - jump on over to the @everymomneedsafriend website and check out some of the fun extra stuff that will make you continue to fall in love with the Enneagram and with sweet Elise!

Love y'all deep - thanks for loving on me by listening - y'all are the best!!! xoxoxo

As always, please join me over on instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) to talk with me in real time! Love y'all deeeeep xoxoxoxox

Hey y'all!! For today’s episode, it felt like a great time to lean into the idea that was half of my origin of why I wanted to start this podcast - to be a sort of live diary for my daughters to be able to listen to one day...

In this episode you'll hear a current pregnancy status, are we done having kids, how we handle stress + missing out, my current Zumba-obsession, and a lot about how much I'm looking forward to crushing some prosecco PP (postpartum/post-plant).

Hehe - well, please enjoy this shorter episode where I update y’all on what’s going on with us right now! And as always, hop on over to the instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) to chat with me further!

As always, please join me over on instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) to talk with me in real time! Love y'all deeeeep xoxoxoxox

Yahoo for this episode! Today I brought back my SIL Katy because she’s a great person to talk to about my upcoming scheduled c-section with baby plant! 

But while I was planning up this episode I felt like it would be a nice pairing to bring up this topic of body love - where society and media wrongfully tells us to place a lot of importance on on pants size instead of the importance of being healthy. Especially in this season of life, I truly am not devoid of this pressure to bounce back after having a baby. And I’ve had times in my life where being lean and strong was easy and times where I did not have any confidence in my body. 

And then for the C-Section half of today's episode... Do y’all think it’s as wild as it is to me that I won’t have the waiting game that so often accompanies having a baby? I have to say the "type A" part of me really loves the ability to plan this and be able to just focus on the joy that’ll come as I hold my sweet baby girl in about 2 months!

But yes yes yes, thank y'all for listening to today’s episode and be sure to hop on over to the podcast instagram page and follow me there! I have to say that I can’t see much information about who listens to this podcast, but I can see some big bucket regions of where you are listening from and I have some overseas listeners that I’d love to connect with - so y’all please dm me, I’d love to hear from you!! 

Love y'all deep. Talk soon?!

As always, please join me over on instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) to talk with me in real time! Love y'all deeeeep xoxoxoxox

I think y'all will love this episode!!

This episode is two things… it’s a catch up and reminiscing of two friends who once did life daily together, but who now live far apart, but it’s also this story of how strong Camille is to move several times in her marriage and through those moves figure out that her little family, her husband, and her extended family are the roots and grounding for her life. 

And I’d say that being away taught her to be okay with missing things, but also gave her a huge appreciation for support and she has learned the skill of soaking in the time that you do get with your people. 

And one thing that I deeply love is watching my friends thrive. And sometimes you get the benefit of proximity wise getting a front row view of this but sometimes your life (slash hubby) move you to seattle so you learn to still love watching your friends thrive, but just at a little bit of a distance. 

And it is a joy to know Camille and to watch her grow and it was never a shock that she’d be a great mom because we’ve all called her the baby whisperer, but it goes so much deeper than that. Camille has always been a solid friend but to see how the Lord is refining and growing her is such a joy. So like I said, she’s always been a good mom and wife, but to see her become this entrepreneur and be able to handle twins and move is a whole new level. 

And what I’d say about Camile is she is generous with her emotions, she’s generous with caring for people and with loving all sides of a person. She’s not short on grace and getting to be one of her friends is such a treat because you truly feel like you are deeply loved and seen when you are with her. 

So yeehaw y'all! Please enjoy this episode with sweet Camille! Love y'all deep!

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As always, please join me over on instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) to talk with me in real time! Love y'all deeeeep xoxoxoxox

Today's episode is my big take aways from a book that Christopher and I just read through, "After Doubt" by AJ Swoboda. And I need y’all to buckle up for today’s episode!

This was requested by a friend from NH, and it couldn’t have come at a better time… I go into this about how Christopher and I have been walking through some really tough questions this year and we do not know what to do with unanswered questions. And ultimately our goal today and should be always is, "how can you doubt with intention to fully grow closer to Christ?".

But here’s what I know to be true, y'all. That you and I are supremely loved by God in a way that we don’t deserve and can’t return. I know that you and I are individually made and have purpose and are important. Don't underestimate the smallest of baby steps towards looking more like Jesus, because this fully delights God.

And I’ll leave you with my absolute favorite verse that is and will forever be my life verse from Lamentations 3:22-23: "Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."

Love y'all deep. And head on over to the instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) for more content and show notes!

As always, please join me over on instagram (@everymomneedsafriend) to talk with me in real time! Love y'all deeeeep xoxoxoxox