On today's episode, Lisa grabbed some solo time in the studio to share a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! I mean, HUGE! She and Jen have been...well, working on some awesome things, and they want you to be in the know! Check it out!

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News report headline reads: FOUNDER OF ANTI-JUDGMENT MOVEMENT JUDGES MOM Ugh. The shame! Lisa here, and that was me (and thankfully it didn't make the papers, just my blog and this podcast!) In the McDonald’s PlayPlace, I tore a fellow mother apart from ignoring her kids and working on her laptop - in my head. Until the gut-punch of conviction rolled in to remind me that I’m a working mom, too, and it’s hard. Sometimes I’m on my laptop. Sometimes (like that very day) my kids eat Happy Meals. None of that makes me feel like a bad mom, so why was I so intent on judging her? 

The answer’s a pretty good one. Surprising, actually. You’ll have to hear it to believe it. So dive on into this episode, but don’t be surprised if there’s a gut punch headed your way too! You’re a really good mom -- and so is she! Xoxo, Lisa

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Has your toddler ever cracked eggs on his chest while you’re attempting to check out at the grocery store? Yeahhhh, that was one mom’s experience! Jen and I have completely opposite responses to this story - I could laugh this off, but she would be mortified into mad! In this episode, our goal is to encourage you to not get stuck in the weeds of motherhood, resenting your kids for the way they ruin your day. (It’s their day, too!) It’s easier said than done, which is why we give you a few action steps to make this a reality! 

And don’t forget, you’re on the earth to love others in a way that only YOU can, so don’t lose steam on the small stuff so you can love well in all of the other stuff - big AND small! xoxo, Lisa

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Don’t just survive, THRIVE! We’ve all heard it. We may even have said it. We want to do it, right?! Of course we all want to thrive, but sometimes, we just can’t. And that’s ok, because you know what’s ok?! Surviving! It’s good to survive, to live on -- as the definition of the word says. When we want so badly to thrive, we start to do that other I-V-E word - strive!

Striving is yucky. Striving involves way too much of our mental and emotional capacity. In this episode, Jen and I define and unpack all of the I-V-E words and talk about what it really looks like to get into this rhythm of becoming...at your pace...at God’s pace.

Xoxo, Lisa

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I JUST WANT FIVE MINUTES OF PEACE AND QUIET FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING HOLY! Too much?! Too crazy for ya? I doubt it. You’ve been there, I know you have. If everyone would just leave you alone, you’d be able to settle down, or cook this dinner, or finish that work email, or fill-in-the-blank. But they don’t, and they won’t. No one gives us peace and quiet or margin or space...we have to create that for ourselves.

Need 5 minutes of peace? We give it to you in this episode, but after that you’ll have to take ownership of your needs, create your quiet, and then use that time wisely! Jen and I have lots of these conversations in this episode to give you some ideas of what to do (and what not to do!) Tune in!

Xoxo, Lisa

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A couple years ago, I vividly remember standing at the kitchen counter getting the kids’ lunch ready. Cutting the hotdog length-wise twice, then 11 times the other way. Slicing the grapes in 2. I was mid-slice into the string cheese when I thought that I just might not make it through the day.

“All I do is cut their food. That’s it. I feel like I’m cutting food all day long. I should be counting how many cuts I make a day, because I bet the number is close to 1,000…but then if I knew that, it would only depress me.”

I felt that to my core. Despair, longing, resentment. Death by 1,000 cuts.

Death. Death to our bodies, death to our momentum, and death to our schedules. Death to our selfishness, our need for control, and our freedom. Death to ourselves. 

And that’s a really good thing, when we allow the death-cuts to kill the ugly, selfish parts of us that need to go.

The best parts of us that we can’t focus on because of our kids – we bury. The uniqueness with which we were created – we mask. The dreams of “one day I’ll pursue that dream”  – we slay. The beautiful, glorious identity we could still have outside of our motherhood – we lead to the slaughter. 

So how do you tell these cuts apart? You’ve got to take the time to listen to your own thoughts. Get to know the voices at war in your mind. And then choose to allow the gentle, loving nudges of a God who created you for the best to cut away the things you just don’t need. And tell the rest of the fear mongers to GET. OUT. 

Xoxo, Lisa

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As a mom, you have the right to be imperfect, to be aware of and fulfill your needs, and change, emerge, and expand in new directions. Say WHAT?! Did you know this? In this episode, Jen and I talk about the Assertive Bill of Rights -- a resource her counselor gave her as she was healing from an abusive marriage. It was a major wakeup call for her, and when she shared them with me, we both knew we couldn’t NOT share them with you. A whole list of mini permission slips to be who you are, show up strong, and live a healthy life. 

Why do we struggle with this? And why does it matter?

My guess is that you struggle with some of these because you’re believing a lie (or lies) about who you are. You aren’t living what’s true about you. And that may be because you don’t know how to get there! I get it, because I’m right there in the trenches with you.

The mental load we carry, the relationships we manage, and the expectations on our hearts and minds keep us feeling overwhelmed, stuck in the comparison trap, and just feeling like we’re not enough all around. And I think that’s wrong. So wrong, in fact, that my team and I are working hard to create an online community where we can fight for our value, voice, and identity — together! Stay tuned for more info on that!!! Xoxo, Lisa

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BYE BYE, fear! Just like that! That’s how you wave goodbye to fear in the new year! 

Umm...it’s not quite that easy. In this conversation, Jen and I dive into the pressure we put on ourselves this time of year. I share a humiliating story of when I freaked out about all the new year resolution things on January 1st and dyed my hair (you’ll have to see it to believe it, so make sure you at least catch the video on YouTube, Facebook, or IGTV). But mostly, we talk about how resolutions (if you even make them) are not won or lost in a single day. That fear is your enemy and needs to be dealt with as such, and that perfection is never ever the goal.

Listen, no matter what your hopes, dreams, and goals for 2021 are, we can accomplish them together! In the new year, you’ll be hearing A LOT about an online community we are creating to do this exact thing - to punch fear in the face and show up strong in our own lives. Stay tuned!

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“One day you’ll set him down, and never pick him up again.” Cue ALL.THE.TEARS. Want more tears? What about the fact that you’ll never know when that moment is. Ugh. I can’t even write about this without curling up into the fetal position. Listen, Jen and I talk about this reality in this conversation. We give a little loving advice to the veteran moms who have already experienced this. And mostly, we talk about how important it is to stay present in the moment. Allowing ourselves to feel everything we feel, not wishing away time, but not living in the past or worrying about the future. 

God has given you beautiful gifts in your children, but they are ultimately His. Keep doing the best you can, love them with all you’ve got, and take one day at a time. Oof. You’ve probably got a friend (or 10) that needs to hear this. Please share it with them! Xoxo, Lisa

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Just for fun, because when the wave of creativity hits, you run with it! At least I do, and I have to say, that I can't WAIT for you to listen to this (possibly on repeat) and enjoy. 'Twas the Last Friday Before Christmas is a poem just for you, just in case you need a little reminder that you're doing ok, that you're loved, and that you are -- amidst the hustle and bustle -- a really good mom! 

Merry Christmas, dear friend! 

xoxo,
Lisa

P.S. Santa told me he would bring you extra presents if you forwarded this podcast on to a friend (or 7!)

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