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Lindsey Konchar is a licensed graduate social worker, which basically means she brings some credentialed experience to the mental health world. Now, she is a mom by day and social worker by heart! While she has been thrilled to be a stay-at-home mama, she knew she couldn’t lose who she was along the way. That was vital. She found a way to use the clinical skills she had developed in her practice and hold on to the work she loves so much - she wrote a friggin’ book. I Got 99 Coping Skills and Being a B*tch Ain’t One is a quippy, evidence-based guide to help individuals find better, healthy coping skills. We all know life can be unimaginably challenging. It brings stress and grief, anxiety and angst, but that doesn't mean we should lose hope. By using the small, simple, actionable steps in I Got 99 Coping Skills and Being a B*tch Ain’t One, you can find what uniquely works for you to optimize your life!

Today we chat about:

• Lindsey's experience as a new mom in the pandemic
• Lindsey's experience with postpartum 
• Lindsey's mental health journey including a contemplated suicide
• The depression and anxiety spiral and how they each play off of each other
• Lindsey's book: I Got 99 Coping Skills and Being a B*tch Ain't One.

Connect with Lindsey:

• Instagram: @copingwithlindsey
• Website: www.copingwithlindsey.com

How close are you to your next "Mama Meltdown"? Take the quiz here to find out and get some tools to help avoid it this time!

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• Connect with Megan on Instagram @thenobsmama
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**Disclaimer** This podcast is not a substitute for mental health treatment. Megan shares her personal experience in an effort to spread awareness. If you have concerns about your mental health please use the resources below or talk to your doctor.

Mental health resources:

• Find a therapist near you: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists
• Find a therapist virtually: www.betterhelp.com
• Suicide prevention: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

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This week I thought it was important to share my full mental health journey all in one place. I want to remind you that if you feel like you're in a dark spot right now, it does get better. I want to remind you that feeling good one day and feeling like shit the next day is to be expected. I want to remind you that the journey to healing simply is not linear. I want to remind you that practicing good mental health hygiene, even when you're feeling great, is so important to the ongoing state of your mental health.

How close are you to your next "Mama Meltdown"? Take the quiz here to find out and get some tools to help avoid it this time!

Connect with Megan:

• Connect with Megan on Instagram @thenobsmama
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• Join our free Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/202729591192181

Podcast episodes mentioned today:

• 5. Are you OK? Or are you missing the warning signs of something bigger?
• 59. 1 Year on anti-depressants and 5 additional strategies to combat depression
• 68. Depression and anxiety doesn't have a specific "look"

**Disclaimer** This podcast is not a substitute for mental health treatment. Megan shares her personal experience in an effort to spread awareness. If you have concerns about your mental health please use the resources below or talk to your doctor.

Mental health resources:

• Find a therapist near you: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists
• Find a therapist virtually: www.betterhelp.com
• Suicide prevention: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

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Today we welcome Linda Bjork to the show! Linda is a personal development expert, advocate for hope and healing, best selling author, speaker, host of "Linda's Corner" podcast, and founder of Hope for Healing non-profit charity.  Some of her books include “Crushed: A Journey Through Depression,” and Amazon best seller “You Got This! An action plan to calm fear, anxiety, worry, and stress.”  Linda’s personal mission is to empower people to become their best selves. 

Today we chat about:

• Some tough parenting experiences including turning her son in to the police
• Taking care of yourself mentally so you can parent at your best
• Linda's powerful 5 minute morning routine for the busy mom
• Small and simple habit changes to overcome and heal depression and anxiety
• Feeling stuck in the deep dark hole of depression and anxiety
• Simple, short and enjoyable tips to prioritize self care

Connect with Linda:

• Website: Hopeforhealingfoundation.org
• Podacst: Linda's Corner
• Instagram: @lindascornerpodcast

How close are you to your next "Mommy Meltdown"? Take the quiz here to find out and get some tools to help avoid it this time!

Connect with Megan:

• Join our free Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/202729591192181
• Connect with Megan on Instagram @megan.eddinger 
• Send a voice memo here

Mental health resources:

• Find a therapist near you: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists
• Find a therapist virtually: www.betterhelp.com
• Suicide prevention: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

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No matter if you kid is  2 WEEKS old or 20 YEARS old, you're probably still learning and growing every day as a mom. There is no guidebook or handbook to guide us along the perfect path. We're all out here doing our best and we're all going to make mistakes along the way.  You might be thinking things like:

• I should know that by now
• Why didn't I know that?
• How the hell was I supposed to know ______?

Just because you're a seasoned mom, doesn't mean you should feel like you should have all the answers all the time. The reality is you're still new, you're still learning, you're still growing. You're out here doing the best that you can and that's all that matters!

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Today we welcome Heather from the Mama's at work podcast. Heather is a mom of 2 and owner of Heather Rose Virtual Services, a podcast management agency. Heather was once a stay at home homeschooling mom who found herself needing to find a way to make money on her own. 

Today we discuss:

• Making pivots in motherhood 
• Making money online as a VA
• Advice for someone just getting started
• Outsourcing
• Time blocking and making your schedule work for you

Connect with Heather:

• Podcast: Mama's at work
• Instagram: @heatherrosevirtual
• Website: www.heatherrosevirtual.com

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Moms are so busy checking the lists, scheduling all the appointments, doing all the running that we forget...or sometimes we know better but we just de-prioritize, our own doctor's visits. Today's episode is just a friendly reminder to get that appointment!

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Today I'm thrilled to bring Claire Cetti to share her experience and advice about becoming a more calm mom when faced with power struggles and triggering behavior. 

Claire helps overwhelmed mamas tap into their calm, cool, and collected energy so they can show up as the parent they really are and that  their children really need even during the hard moments.                                                                                                                        

Claire's own personal parenting journey of experiencing frequent conflict, overwhelm, and anger as a mama of 4 to becoming a more calm, confident mama who created the strong, close-knit, deeply connected family she has today, is what brought her to parent coaching. Using her C.A.R.E.S. Approach™ to parenting, Claire helps mamas who desire to change the parenting patterns that are not serving them, or their kids well, begin to feel calmer, more in control, and connected with their kids, thus creating the peaceful family culture they truly desire. 

Connect with Claire:

• Instagram: @clairecettiparentcoach
• Facebook: Claire Cetti Parent Coach
• Free Facebook Group: Positive, Mindful, Conscious Mamas
• Website: www.ccparentcoach.com

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This week Megan shares more about her current situation with moving and eating more intuitively. Learning to do this, while also staying disciplined in routine, while also trying not to go back down the all or nothing and restrictive mindset of diet culture that she was wrapped up in in the past.

Connect with Corinne:

• Podcast: Mind Your Hormones
• Instagram: @corinneangelica

Other podcast episodes mentioned today:

• 43. [INTERVIEW]: The impact of diet culture, emotional eating and binge eating disorder, when to get help with Emma Murphy
• 80. Is it self care or is it self sabotage? How do you know the difference?

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Today's guest speaks from both personal and professional experience making her the best person to speak about this topic. Melissa shares her best tips to create the support system you need as a mom, especially if you don't have a mom yourself.

About Melissa Reilly, Psy.D:

Melissa Reilly, Psy.D. is a mom of two boys, clinical psychologist, and parent coach passionate about helping moms separated from their mother by physical distance, estrangement, or death, move from feelings of insecurity, isolation, and overwhelm to a place of resilience. Through her personal and professional experience, she has come to recognize that Moms without a mom experience grief as part of their motherhood experience, even if they don’t realize it. The relationship moms have had (or didn’t have) with their mothers impacts how they see themselves but doesn’t define them. She believes it isn’t knowledge and skills that create resilience, but rather it is born through overcoming hardship, having a community, and living by one’s values. She is honored to walk with moms on their journey to becoming the mom they always wanted to be. Melissa’s psychological practice, Shoudt & Reilly Psychological Services has been serving residents of Berks County, Pennsylvania for over 22 years. She is now expanding her services to include parent coaching focusing on Moms Without a Mom which can be accessed by women all over the world through her website momswithoutamom.com. 

Connect with Melissa:

• Website: https://www.momswithoutamom.com/
• Instagram: @momswithoutamom
• Facebook: Melissa Reilly, Psy.D

Resources from Melissa:

• Enjoy Being a Mom Again Quick Guide
• Care For Yourself While You Care For Your Baby Guide 
  
  

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As someone who has suffered with anxiety induced insomnia, I'm sharing 10 tips and products that have helped me in the past. I don't use all 10 of these things every day so I'm also sharing my current bed time routine for restful sleep.

Products mentioned in today's show:

• Weighted blanket
• Calm Gummies
• CBD Oil
• Essential Oil Diffuser
• Essential Oil
• Sleepy Time Tea

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