The world is full of anxiety right now. As moms are home with their children, trying to figure out a new balance of a life with everyone home ALL THE TIME and no clear end in sight, it's easy to get overwhelmed. Alexa shares some tips on things that are helping her maintain her sanity through a period of heightened anxiety, and why we all need to stick together.

Also mentioned: The Mindful Mother's Way: Finding Confidence, Connection, and Calm in the Practice of Motherhood by Sarah Gyampoh - available at: https://amzn.to/2wF9gns

And the YOUR MOM SQUAD group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/YourMomSquad/

We will get through this together!

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In this episode, we talked about:

Our special October 15th live roundtable in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, featuring Alexa Bigwarfe of @Grieving Mothers: Sunshine After the Storm-A Survival GuideNatasha Carlow Author, Kimberly Calabrese, Sarah O'Dell and Lindsay Gibson.Difficult decisions with having to terminate a decisionThe shame and feelings behind lossWhy we wrote books to help othersOf course, our own storiesHow to help grieving mothers

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In this episode, we talked about:

The great need for cold-weather gear. Learn more HERE.How Beth got started years ago with a local coat drive for schools in her district by asking the simple question, What Can I Do to Help?The resources One Warm Coat providesHow simple it is to host your own coat driveOther ways you can help if you can't hostOne Warm Coat Day - October 3rd Why it's important to model these types of actions to our childrenHow to get our children involved in community service

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In this episode, we talked about:

How Kelly and Soph met, and started their podcast, Two Broads Talking PoliticsTheir take on the debates that have happened so far and what they think of the candidates; there are so many candidates on the stage and how they are just trying to STAND out at this pointHow Elizabeth Warren was the only one who didn't spend her first debate time slamming Trump & how she made very conscious choices not to talk too much... perhaps because women are often perceived as talking too much. Why there are so many Democratic candidates and no serious Republican contenders.What does Mark Sanford's potential candidacy mean? - Interesting polls - Trump has a high approval rating, but there are ALSO a large number of people who report a strong conservative candidate over Trump; Trump can't attack him on his sex scandal because he has done these things and worse...Winning the general election - who can excite moderate conservatives?The struggle that the Democrats will face in the 2020 electionWho has the best chance of carrying the Democratic voteKelly's fear - that we'll nominate someone like Biden and then we won't stand a chance... she's hoping for Warren! Sophy agrees that Elizabeth Warren seems to be gaining a broader base of approvalTalked a lot about Elizabeth Warren and why these Two Broads like her!The Two Broads podcast - how it is a great resource of information on politics in general and a good source of information on the issues and elections as well as other resources; Kelly suggests reading as many news sources as possible and reading the top news stories across a huge variety of news outlets; don't lock yourself into just one sourceEnding on a hopeful note

Laura Lyles Reagan is the author of How to Raise Respectful Parents: Better Communication for Teen and Parent Relationships.  She recently did a free webinar for our Lose the Cape readers all about teen communication, and it was too good not to share as a special episode!

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In this episode, we talked about:

All about teen communicationHow to use the time you have with your kids to grow the relationship you want to have with themThe importance of listening versus talkingUsing I-messages to foster respectful communication with your teenWhat is conscious parenting?Dr. Shefali's definition of conscious parentingLaura's definition of Co-CreationWhat are the issues facing teens, and how can parents address them using co-creation?Laura's new course, Turn Your Teen Around by Tuning into Yourself

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In this episode, we talked about:

Hair discrimination and what that meansWendy's work on the hair anti-discrimination law in NYCThe CROWN Act in CaliforniaHow hair, of all things, to the Civil Rights movementDress codes for studentsIs Your Job's Dress Code Racist?Wendy's new book, #FreeTheHair: Locking Black Hair to Civil Rights MovementsSign the petition to help get the CROWN Act passed across the country.

Teaching Kids to Be Empowered - Keri T. Collins

In this episode, we talked about

What inspired Keri's mission to help kids take actionHow tapping can reduce anxiety - learn about EFT on her page!The family tradition that Keri established with her daughter and husbandHow Keri by her divorce and the wake-up call she had seven years agoKeri's book, You Can Call Me Katelyn, published by Purple Butterfly PressThe daily journal Keri developed after creating a practice with her daughter.The book recommended by Nancy, Byron Katie's Loving What IsChelsea Lee Smith's journals, recommended by Alexa

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month! In this episode, Alexa and Nancy chat with Dr. Traci Clayton, author of the best-selling Abundant Kids Rock!, a resource to help children live abundant and joyful lives by creating mindset shifts. We talk about the seemingly  rising incidences of depression and anxiety and the mind-body connection.

In this episode, we talked about:

Traci's R.O.C.K method, which outlines four steps to becoming more joyfulThe power of positive thinkingCoping Skills (Check out this post from our archives by Janine Halloran.)Abundant Kids Rock!, by Traci ClaytonAmy Cuddy's TED Talk  on body languageMarietta Goldman's Affirmation CardsRachel's Day in the Garden by Giselle Shardlow

 

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Maria Fuller is the founder of Raising a Powerful Girl, and the mother of two daughters. Our conversation was all too relatable, as Alexa and Nancy are also raising daughters. How do we navigate the issues of self-image and self-worth in the #metoo era?

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In this episode, we talked about:

How Daphne started her podcast, Writer Mom LifeWhat it means to be an indie author, AND a momBalancing work and family life with your own writing goalsThe importance of communicating your needs to your partnerA Room of One's Own by Virginia WoolfFinding the mental space to writeAccepting the season of life you're in when it comes to making time to write