Social media.  Mom guilt.  Raising teenagers.  Admitting when you're on the struggle bus.  Protecting our children's mental health. From start to finish, today's episode will have you laughing, crying and nodding your head.

Tune in to hear Nikki's heartfelt and honest conversation with children's mental health advocate and author, Jamie Edelbrock.  It's chock full of golden nuggets for all of us imperfect moms!  Be sure to check out Jamie's book, Tangled Up*, and connect with her on Instagram, Facebook and on her website.

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Do you ever feel like you’re kind of suffocating—like mom life would be so much easier if you just had a little more room to breathe? 

Today’s guest knows that feeling quite well, and she’s here to assure you that you are not alone.  

Tune in to hear Nikki’s hilarious and heartfelt conversation with Stephanie Pletka, mother of four and author of Living Your Best Life.   

Join Nikki and Stephanie as they dissect how we can create breathing room in our beautiful, messy, and at times, overwhelming mom lives.  

You can check out the first two chapters of Stephanie’s book for FREE on her website.  And be sure to connect with her on Instagram!

**Don’t forget to submit your review of this podcast to [email protected] for your chance to win a FREE 15-minute strategy session with me to work on any issue you’re struggling with in your mom life! 

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Everyone loves a good "before" and "after" photo of a home renovation, and some of us even love watching them transpire on HGTV.  But actually living through a reno is a totally different story.  After having been hunkered down in our homes for much of 2020, many of us are looking at our homes with an eye towards updating and renovating.  But how do you ensure that your renovation project won't turn into one of the horror stories you read about or see on tv? 

Insert today's guest, Monika Zasada.  For more than 15 years, she's been expertly navigating the maze of home construction and renovations, and now has her sights set on helping women navigate that intimidating process to create the homes of their dreams (without the nervous breakdown).  Tune in to hear how she does that, and grab her top tips on making your home reno a success! 

Connect with Monika on Instagram and LinkedIn, and be sure to visit her website.   And don't forget to grab her free guide on the 3 Must Haves for Successful Home Renovation or Building!

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Are you brutally hard on yourself sometimes?  If so, I'm right there with you.  For most of my life, I have been my own worst critic.  I do not let myself off the hook easily.  And it's very rare that I give myself a break.  But as moms, we have to remember that sometimes, the most loving thing we can do for ourselves is take the easy way out.  

Tune in to this episode to hear about that time I didn't even try, and why it was one of the greatest acts of love I've ever given myself. 

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If you're the kind of woman who sticks her head in the sand when it comes to topics like investments, saving and personal finances, you won't want to miss Nikki's raw and honest conversation with personal finance gal, Debra Ohstrom. Debra breaks down  investment strategies into concepts we can understand (like putting together a fantasy sports team!) to empower women to educate themselves and take charge of their financial health.
 
Get started today with Debra's 14-day challenge!  You can also check out the resources on her website and be sure to follow her on Instagram and YouTube.

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In this episode, Nikki is joined by Brooke Wyckoff, a working mama who is walking the walk and making big strides in the workplace for moms who want to pursue their careers while still being present, loving moms.  As Head Coach for Florida State University's Women's Basketball team and co-founder of Moms In Coaching, Brooke understands a thing or two about being a mom who wants to have it all!

Tune in to hear Nikki and Brooke's fun and honest conversation about navigating mom life while pursuing your audacious goals and dreams. 

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Having goals and dreams is hard.  Putting yourself out there is hard.  Going from A to B (whether that's from your current weight to your goal weight; from working mom to stay-at-home mom; or on any other number of journeys in your mom life) is hard sometimes. 

Tune in today as we discuss doing hard things, and why you should never, ever compare yourself to another mom! 

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As moms, we are always on call.  Literally. If your house is anything like mine, I'd be willing to bet good money that you hear “Mom!” at least twenty times throughout the course of a single day.   No doubt, our kids depend on us for a lot.  It’s beautiful.  

And it’s exhausting.  

So, like most moms I know, one of the things I crave more than anything is time to myself.  The question is, how do we get it? 

Tune in to this episode to learn what you can do every single day to get guaranteed "me" time.

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No family is perfect.  I think we all know this, inherently, but was I the only mom in America who was kind of relieved to get certain confirmation that even the Royal Family has issues?(By the way, if you have no idea what I’m talking about, you must check out Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s incredibly raw interview with Oprah.  Make some popcorn beforehand. You’ll thank me later).

Aside from her beautifully raw honesty, what struck me was how much we all really have in common, as humans, as women, as moms.  Tune in to this episode to hear my takeaway from Meghan Markle’s interview.

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It’s gonna happen to all of us.  One day, we’re going to wake up and our youngest will have flown the coop and gone off to be a grown up.  Maybe to college.  Maybe to start a career.  Perhaps just to get some independence and start living alone.  And just like that:  our role as “mom” will drastically change.  

For some of us, that seems like eons away. And for others .  . . well, it’s right around the corner.  SAHM-turned-entrepreneur and wellness coach Allyson Mancini knows the feeling all too well.  

Join us in this episode as Nikki and Allyson discuss what it’s like to be “fired” as a mom overnight and have to reinvent yourself; that it’s never too late to start something new (as Allyson has proven with her thriving business as a wellness coach!); and what those of us with littles can do now to prepare ourselves for the inevitability of our kiddos growing up and moving out.

Connect with Allyson on Facebook and Instagram, and be sure to check out her elite  FB group on all things wellness!  

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