Inspiring Mama | A Happiness Podcast For Moms & Dads

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12.16.2015

It’s time to stop feeling frustrated by your productivity. Host Lauren Fire shares the harrowing tale of creating a time management system she actually likes and shares a new way to look at the To-Dos in your life. How can ...

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12.16.2015 Productschmivity: Get More Done in Less Time \| Ep 45 It’s time to stop feeling frustrated by your productivity. Host Lauren Fire shares the harrowing tale of creating a time management system she actually likes and shares a new way to look at the To-Dos in your life. How can ...
12.01.2015 Use Your Personal Style to Bring Out Your True Self \| Ep 44 Your personal style is a powerful tool in your transformational toolbox. With a few shifts in your wardrobe, you can re-ignite the AMAZING parts of YOU that get overlooked in the hustle of everyday parenting life. Stylist Joui Turandot will ...
11.10.2015 How to Finally Win the Shame Game \| Ep 43 What if we didn’t use shame to motivate ourselves? Host Lauren Fire talks about the shame she’s been struggling with lately and teaches you a step-by-step process to transform your relationship with shame. Learn how to move from shame into ...
10.27.2015 When I Grow Up: Changing Careers & Finding a Job You Love \| Ep 42 Still trying to figure out what you want to be when you grow up? Many parents find that they feel frustrated by their jobs after they have kids. Maybe you want a more flexible work week, fewer hours, less stress, ...
10.13.2015 How to Swim Through Overwhelm & Chaos \| Ep 41 How do you thrive amid the busyness and overwhelming details of parenthood? Host Lauren Fire discusses the two words that are finally allowing her to make real changes in her life. "At some point it stops becoming about what happened ...
09.30.2015 Turn Down Your Mind & Turn Up Your Experience \| Ep 40 Ever feel like your mind is running you? Learn how to turn down your mind and turn up your enjoyment. In this episode, host Lauren Fire gets macro and discuses how to find your true self and let go of ...
09.16.2015 How to Stop Shoulding All Over Yourself \| Ep 39 I should be working out right now. I should be eating healthier. I shouldn’t be on Facebook. I should should should should! Using the word “should” in your head actually makes you LESS productive and MORE unhappy. Learn a 3-step ...
09.02.2015 From Burnout to All Out - How to Have it All Without Losing It \| Ep 38 How do you “have it all” without burning out? People keep telling you to “slow down” or “de-stress” but how do you slow down when life won’t slow down? How do you keep your body and mind healthy while trying ...
08.19.2015 Balance Schmalance: How Stop Feeling Guilty and Just Enjoy It \| Ep 37 Striving for “Balance” is like being a mouse in an endless maze looking for cheese that doesn’t exist. It can lead to guilt, shame, worry, anxiety, and unhappiness. In this episode, you will learn a new way to think of ...
08.05.2015 Coping with Crisis - Being OK When it Really Isn't OK \| Ep 36 A sick child, a baby in the NICU, divorce, and loss...how do you cope with the most difficult struggles? Author Kayla Aimee shares her story of finding gratitude and hope through the flood of difficulties she faced when her daughter ...
07.22.2015 I'm the Ground: Finding Your Intuition \| Ep 35 What does Dora the Explorer have in common with your intuition? Find out in an episode dedicated to finding YOU. Find your true north voice of intuition and the place of inner compassion and self-love. It exists! Through a riddle ...
07.11.2015 Re-shape the Parent in Your Head & Transform Stress, Anxiety, & Depression\| Ep 34 "It's never too late to have a happy childhood" - Tom Robbins Learn a new way to think about your relationship with the voices in your head. How do you actually go about reprogramming your brain to change the patterns ...
06.24.2015 Beyond Blame - How to Be More than Your Circumstances \| Ep 33 Do you ever feel trapped by the situation you are in or by what someone has done to you? We create false limits for ourselves based on our circumstances. Guest Sonia Johnson, the founder of Box Me Mommy shares her ...
06.10.2015 Giving the Middle Finger to Your Inner Judge \| Ep 32 We all have that critical voice in our heads that makes us feel guilty and ashamed. “You’re a bad parent because…” or “why didn’t you work harder and get more done?” You can’t get rid of it, but you can ...
05.27.2015 I Do More! Negotiating the Parenting Workload \| Ep 31 Who does the dishes more often? Who wakes up more with baby? Who shuttles the kids around more? While simple, these issues can create resentment that may spell trouble in a relationship. Guests Marcus and Ashley Kusi of the podcast ...
05.14.2015 Shhh! Quiet Your Mind in 5 Seconds or Less \| Bonus Episode This little trick is super useful when you’re feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, nervous or when your head feels noisy. Learn how to turn to your brain and say SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! Get more exercises like this for free by joining 3 Minutes to ...
05.06.2015 When Life Throws You a Curveball…Coping with Tough Emotions \| Ep 30 How do you cope with loss, grief, anger, or deep sadness? Host Lauren Fire discusses a recent loss in her life and explains how old patterns like self-judgment can rear their ugly heads in difficult times. Understand your own emotional ...
04.08.2015 Use Your Body to Improve Your Emotional Health \| Ep 29 Creating a closer partnership with your body can skyrocket your personal growth journey. Guest Erin Burch, aka The Body Whisperer, shares a mind-blowing new way to think about body alignment and emotional health. If you've been struggling to change something ...
03.24.2015 Mom Dating: The Awkward Adventure of Making Friends \| Ep 28 It takes a village. In this episode you will learn how to create one from "momlationship” expert Melanie Dale, the author of the new book Women Are Scary: The Totally Awkward Adventure of Finding Mom Friends. Learn how to take ...
03.12.2015 Transform Kitchen Stress \| Ep 27 Got kitchen overwhelm? Feeding the family right has become a source of stress for many parents. Holistic nutritionist and mom Anastasia Hendryanto talks about strategies for preparing real food without getting overwhelmed or spending all day in the kitchen. Learn ...
03.04.2015 Strategize Your Life to Reduce Stress \| Ep 26 If you feel like the Sweedish Chef when it comes to projects and tasks in your life (like I do), this episode will change your life. Life systemization expert Megan Flatt teaches simple life management strategies that can clear your ...
02.24.2015 Emotional Housecleaning: Freeing Yourself From the Crap that Keeps You Stuck \| Ep 25 Time to clean your emotional house! Learn how to clear out the cobwebs, people, and past situations that may be keeping you from making the changes you want. Host Lauren Fire will teach you a simple method to do a ...
02.17.2015 Finding Me Time - How to Solve the Impossible Equation \| Ep 24 As moms, why do so many of us stink at making time for ourselves? Why is it so hard and what can we do to take back control? Guest Jessica Turner, author of The Fringe Hours, gives us tips and ...
02.10.2015 How to Love Your Body (Even When You Don't Like It) \| Ep 23 If you are struggling to lose weight, exercise more, or simply live healthier, a change in your body image and body mindset could make all the difference. Body image expert Tamara Newell explains why a negative body image could be ...
02.03.2015 Using Food to Reduce Your Stress \| Ep 22 We all know we need to reduce stress, but how? Holistic Nutritionist Ashley Srokosz teaches you how your diet can impact your stress and how you can use food to balance your hormones, reduce stress, solve sleep and digestion troubles, ...
01.22.2015 The Exercise Puzzle - Finding the Time & Energy to Workout \| Ep 21 Get quick happiness tricks delivered every other week free by signing up for: 3 Minutes to Zen Adding a workout into your routine as a parent can sometimes feel like someone asked you to knit a sweater while climbing Mt. ...
01.09.2015 Dreams, Desire, & Dirty Houses - Why Desire Can Change Everything \| Ep 20 Get 10 Free Happiness Lesson Videos – The Treat Yourself Challenge Do you often work to "not get your hopes up"? Do you keep your dreams distant because you think they are crazy or impossible? Host Lauren Fire shares how ...
12.30.2014 Oh Inner Peace, There You Are \| Ep 19 Ever had an “ah ha” moment that made the world look differently to you? Host Lauren Fire shares her biggest ah ha moment of the year and teaches you how to feel more peaceful in your life right now. Get ...
12.17.2014 5 Ways to Stay Positive (When Everyone Else is Negative) \| Ep 18 Get quick happiness advice from Inspiring Mama podcast guests in the Quick & Dirty Guide to Actually Enjoying the Holidays. Get Instant Access Thinking positive thoughts helps you enjoy more of your life, but it’s not always easy, especially when ...
12.11.2014 How to Yell Less & Connect More \| Ep 17 Get wisdom from the experts in Inspiring Mama's Quick & Dirty Guide to (Actually) Enjoying the Holidays for free here: Get Instant Access "The way we react when our emotions run really hot means everything to our kids and to ...
12.03.2014 Quick Energy Tricks: How to Cope with Sleep Deprivation \| Ep 16 Get Inspiring Mama's Quick & Dirty Guide to (Actually) Enjoying the Holidays, awesome advice from past and future podcast guests: Get Instant Access Parenthood doesn’t have to equal chronic tiredness. Energy expert Allan Ting will teach you simple tools and ...
11.18.2014 How to Cut Family Drama (And Still Enjoy the Holidays) \| Ep 15 Gratitude and thankfulness can be rough when your holidays are full of family DRAMA. Relationship expert Summer Howard teaches you how to reduce the amount of drama in your family while actually deepening and improving your family relationships at the ...
11.11.2014 Healing with Creativity: How Creative Energy Can Transform Your Life \| Ep 14 InspiringMama.com/TreatYourself Your creativity could be the missing piece in your healing journey. Creativity coach Kathy Stowell will explain how opening your creative channel can improve your mood and expand your overall happiness. Did you shut the door on creativity when ...
11.06.2014 Is This Postpartum Depression? \| Bonus Episode http://InspiringMama.com Postpartum Depression ("PPD") is one of the most common health issues for moms and yet it is also one of the least understood. Guest Pamela Zimmer, author of Reclaim the Joy of Motherhood: How I Healed from Postpartum Depression ...
11.04.2014 How to "Pick Up" Mommy Friends & Deepen Relationships \| Ep 13 http://InspiringMama.com How do you pick up a new mommy friend at the grocery store? How do you deepen a friendship with a mom you met in a playgroup or at school? Host Lauren Fire interviews Decker Cunov, a relationship expert ...
10.28.2014 Is This All There Is? Finding More Joy in Motherhood \| Ep 12 What do you do when you secretly feel like the reality of motherhood doesn't live up to the hype? What happens when the day-to-day grind makes you feel stuck, trapped, sad, overwhelmed, or just plain bored? Learn how to re-discover ...
10.24.2014 The Shame Buster \| Bonus Episode Learn how to move through guilt and shame quickly with this short exercise. If you are highly critical of yourself, this podcast will help! Shame is a very destructive emotion, usually connected with highly critical thoughts and a tense body. ...
10.21.2014 How to Treat Yourself to Happiness \| Ep 11 Treating yourself isn't just about an ice cream cone or a bath. You can treat yourself by allowing yourself to be happy in any moment of your life. Most of us know this in theory, but don't understand HOW to ...
10.14.2014 Wonder Woman Syndrome - Practical Solutions for Overwhelm \| Ep 10 Our “to do” lists aren’t getting any shorter. And the organization tips in magazines only get us so far. We need a new way to think about overwhelm and productivity. Lauren Fire interviews renowned sports psychologist and high performance consultant ...
10.10.2014 The Good Mood Generator \| Bonus Episode Who doesn’t love a good mood! Did you know you can generate your OWN good mood, no matter what is happening? How POWERFUL are you? In this bonus episode, I’m going to teach you how to access your power to ...
10.07.2014 How to Chill Out & Enjoy It More \| Ep 9 How can we, as parents, relax and enjoy the ride a little more? In this episode, host Lauren Fire discusses what it means to "chill out" when you are stressed and how you can actually change the way that you ...
09.30.2014 When You're at the End of Your Rope...Do This \| Ep 8 Learn a two-step exercise that will allow you to feel better fast when you are overtaken with feelings like anxiety, frustration, and overwhelm. Whether it's a gassy newborn, a tantruming toddler, or a kid that won't stop asking why, life ...
09.25.2014 Find Silence Within Your Busy Life \| Ep 7 Ever feel like your mind won’t stop racing? Taking short mindful moments throughout your day can help calm your mind and bring you a little peace. In this episode, Dr. Karen Osburn, host of the podcast Mom at 41, teaches ...
09.23.2014 How to FEEL More Productive \| Ep 6 A super simple strategy you can use immediately to feel more productive with what you are already accomplishing in your life. If your to-do lists get you down, or if you look around your house and seem to be constantly ...
09.17.2014 How to Generate Patience Anytime \| Ep 5 Learn a 3-step process you can use to feel more grounded and calm the next time the stuff hits the fan. Patience is something you can create, in the moment. It just takes practice and awareness. Have you ever accidentally ...
09.10.2014 Use Intuition to Release Worry & Anxiety \| Ep 4 You have the power to release the worry and anxiety that sometimes comes with motherhood. Guest Amanda Dennis of PeleMa.TV will teach you how to tap into your mama intuition in a deeper way and use your intuition to combat ...
09.10.2014 Stop Stress from Stealing Your Joy \| Ep 3 Learn the steps you can take right now to dramatically cut your stress in half by the end of the day today. Dr. Leonaura Rhodes, renowned neuroscience expert and mom will teach you how to take back the power over ...
09.10.2014 How to Raise Emotionally Healthy Kids \| Ep 2 Learn how to positively influence the emotional health of your children. Guest Vikki Spencer from The Mom Whisperer will teach you the four stages of influence and layout steps you can take to raise children who are well equipped to ...
09.10.2014 Why You Will Enjoy This Podcast \| Feeling Happier is Easier Than You Thought \| Ep 01 What is Inspiring Mama? How will this podcast improve your life? Host Lauren Fire tells the story of Inspiring Mama and explains why feeling happier is easier than you thought. Learn how the Inspiring Mama podcast will amplify your life ...