It’s a busy season and it’s really easy to forget about yourself. I know, I forgot about myself too. We had a month of sickness in our house and I missed out on a lot of nights of good sleep, then I depended on coffee for energy and screwed with my digestion and my hormones and my adrenals and all that stuff. This sleep deprivation and lack of nutrition and hydration led me into an emotional exhaustion and now, here I sit, exhausted in so many ways.

I’m taking my joy back, I’m taking care of myself and I’m prioritizing my health and happiness. I’m setting my intention right now to rest, and to seek peace and joy through this holiday season, but that’s going to mean stepping back and taking care of my basic needs first.

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I've heard too many women bad mouthing their husbands behind their backs. I've heard even more women nagging and verbally assaulting their husbands to their faces (I'm one of them, oops). I recorded this conversation with my friend, Kate, last year and I have to admit, it was helpful to revisit some of the wisdom in this chat.

Being mindful in your marriage of how you're talking to yourself and to your spouse is one of the most important things you can do. Pay attention to what your triggers are and why you're really getting upset - is it really this other person that's upsetting you? Or is it really you, that's upsetting you?

Today I’d like to share with you a live interview I did on my Instagram page last year with Kaitlyn Jones. Kate is a multi passionate woman who I see as a  professional encourager and part time comedian, she’s a soon to be published fantasy writer of the Eldin Series, a crafter, and a great friend. You can get in touch with Kate on Instagram at @Kates_Encouragement and I’ll link that in the description.

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You’ve heard the idiom to dress for the job you want, but today I’m not talking about just your clothes. It’s your attitude, your habits, your mindset. Becoming the next best version of you doesn’t have to be super complicated, yeah it’s gonna be work, but it’s worthwhile work.

Don’t wait until New Year to decide what new habit you want to start, or old one to drop. Choose now, who you want to BE and then align your habits with her.

Reminder: If you order the new Everyday Joy Planner on Amazon by Dec 9, you have their guarantee to have it by January 1st when we start our encouragement and growth group on Facebook. This group is going to be running from Jan 1 to Mar 31 to keep you aligned with your goals and mental wellness while giving yourself so much grace for life to happen. Let’s grow together!

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Hey mama, let’s unnormalize peeing your pants a little when you sneeze. If you’re out of the loop like me, you just found out that incontinence of any kind (even a little bit) isn’t okay and Kegels are NOT the answer. So, what the heck are we supposed to do then?

Today I am joined by Pauli Hannan from Beyond the V, she’s a mom who understands that you don’t have a ton of time or energy to start some strict, confining regimen to fix this issue, she also knows what she’s talking about since she’s been a pelvic floor physical therapist for 12 years!

Pauli is sharing with us the deets on knowing if you need to work on your pelvic floor (if you’ve ever birthed a child, this is probably for you), and simple solutions that work. Let’s heal this together and unnormalize maternal incontinence!

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I believe motherhood is awesome and all those hard parts aren’t really motherhood. The hardest parts of motherhood should be watching our kids struggle to learn something new, or going through a heart break.

Keeping up with dishes, stressing about what schooling options to choose, getting behind on laundry, and feeling like you’re not an absolute MILF, shouldn’t be the “hard parts of motherhood.” Because let’s face it. those are just a distraction for the real reason you’re a mom, you’re real purpose as a mom.

Getting hung up on those chores or limiting beliefs just isn’t your destiny.

I believe that all women bloom when the season and environment is right for them. I also believe that with our minds, we can manipulate our environment. Through practices like effective affirmations, grounding, and deep gratitude, we can shift our whole mindsets and FEEL like we are living a new life, even without our external world changing at all.

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I know what it feels like to be faking gratitude. I know how it feels to have lost faith in humanity, to feel unseen, to feel afraid of your own voice, to feel so alone yet surrounded by others. I know what it’s like to be judged for everything you say aloud, to be criticized, to feel unsafe, to feel undervalued. I know how that feels and yet, I know how to still be so rooted and so certain of what lights me up inside. I know what it’s like to find gratitude in the midst of depression and anxiety.

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I wanna have a serious chat with you today about doing the things you know you’re supposed to be doing. Too often we get caught up in the excitement of all the fun ways to practice self-care, but when it comes down to it, none of that really matters if you aren’t taking care of your basic needs first. Who cares if you’ve just had a mani-pedi when you haven’t had enough sleep. No amount of retail therapy can make up for being dehydrated or under-noursihed.

Especially now, during cold and flu season, when your kids are out picking up all kinds of bugs every week, taking care of your basic needs helps to support your immune system and help you be available to show up for them fully in their time of need, too.

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Okay, Mama Scrooge. The holidays are happening. I don’t know if you go into the holidays with the Bah-Humbug spirit or if it just creeps in as you undergo the heavy stress of carrying every event, gift, plan, and meal on your shoulders, or if it happens in the moment your sanity snaps at Christmas Eve dinner with the in-laws, or if you manage to make it through all of the season in denial that you were actually miserable the whole time and nothing lived up to your expectations, but let’s unpack your beliefs and hopes about the holiday season.

I need you to know that the holidays can be easy - in fact you should feel LESS stress now than any other time of the year - it’s kind of the whole point, you know, PEACE & JOY - that’s for you, too!

Mama, you’re the one in charge of the energy, you’re the one who sets the tone. If you want a chill Christmas, it’s up to you to create it. If you want lavish parties or extravagant gifts, it’s up to you. If you want adventures, go seek them.

You don’t have to do things the way you’ve always done them. You get to decide what your holiday season looks like and it doesn’t have to be more stressful than any other day of your life - in fact, it shouldn’t. Because this time of year is for mindfulness & gratitude that lead us into peace, love and joy!

Make sure nothing is a HAVE to, it’s a WANT to. And if you don’t want to - don’t.

I’ve put together an Unstressed Holiday Guide printable for you that’s got more than you need to have the holiday you really want. There’s party planning sheets, there’s a holiday bucket list template, a gift planner & tracker, there’s coloring pages so you can chill out or distract the kids, journal work and mindset shift, there’s permission to let it be easy, printable calendars to organize all the places you want to be and see where you’re leaving yourself blank space - because that’s a must! And self care tips and ideas too. The holidays are for you to experience peace, love and joy too. It’s not about you coordinating the perfect family gatherings - those don’t exist. Snag this in my Etsy shop and use code: PODCAST for an extra discount.