Mindset for Medical Moms

By Cortney Given

What's Mindset for Medical Moms about?

There is no manual for medical motherhood. This podcast is THE place for moms with children who have a diagnosis. Join me, Cortney Given, a fellow medical mom and life coach while I share practical tools and real life strategies to help you strengthen your mindset and increase your emotional resilience for the ups and downs of medical motherhood.

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Mindset for Medical Moms episodes:

04.30.2024
96. You Are Not the Problem
Do you just feel like you are the problem in every scenario? I did. For years, I felt like I was just broken. In this episode, I share a very personal reflection on motherhood and what healing that belief actually...
04.23.2024
95. The Missing Piece in Lasting Habit Change
If all the habit advice out there is true and helpful, why can't you just stick to the habits you want? Because you're missing the piece that actually makes habit change last. In this episode I explain what you need...
04.17.2024
94. Positive Emotion Practice
If you are waiting for the other shoe to drop and get anxious when you start to feel happy this episode is for you. You don't have to choose between being a good caregiver and being happy. In this episode...
04.10.2024
93. How to Practice Self-Compassion
Self compassion is the key to growth, long term change, and overall confidence. Practicing self compassion is self care. In this episode I will show you how to do it. I also break down what self-compassion is, what skills are...
04.02.2024
92. Building Belief
Do you want to increase your confidence? Change a habit? Feel less dread before an upcoming doctor's appointment? This episode will teach how to do just that. I share two tools how to build your belief in yourself and how...
03.25.2024
91. Medical Anniversaries
If you have a medical anniversary come up, often times it can be difficult to know what to do with them. In this episode I outline the three things you can do to help yourself work through difficult emotions that...
02.27.2024
90. Identifying and Meeting Your Needs
In this episode I share about what prevents you from recognizing meeting your needs and practical ways to change how you think of meeting your needs. We dive into how perfectionism is a big hurdle of meeting your needs and...
02.05.2024
Everything I did to Lose 20 Pounds
In this episode I walk you through the actions I took and the mindset changes that I made to lose twenty pounds. Spoiler alert, the mindset changes were the biggest piece of the weight loss puzzle. Listen in to hear...
01.22.2024
89. Quiet Conversations
The quiet conversations that you have with yourself are the building blocks to self love. In this episode you'll learn how to engage with your negative self talk and criticism in a simple, easy to implement way. You'll hear multiple...
11.06.2023
88. Diagnosis Guilt
"Logically, I understand it's not my fault, but I still feel so guilty." If you struggle with feeling guilt, shame, and responsibility for your chid's health condition this episode will be the one for you. In this episode I share...
09.18.2023
87. Taking a Break From the Hospital
Being in the hospital is exhausting. It taxes your body, your emotions, and energy. Taking a break from the hospital in some capacity is necessary to avoid burnout and help take care of yourself. This episode shares practical tips and...
09.12.2023
86. An Introduction into Forgiveness
Forgiveness is a loaded word. It can feel like such a huge task or burden to forgive someone. In this episode I simplify forgiveness so that forgiveness does not feel like a complicated endeavor and share how to start using...
08.29.2023
85. What I Learned From Adult Swim Lessons
During the six weeks I took adult swim lessons, I learned so much more than how to swim, I learned about the importance of mindset work and processing difficult emotions to create the results I wanted. Today I share those...
07.24.2023
84. Managing Your Brain
In this episode I share what it means to manage your brain, why it matters, and how it can help. Including 5 areas it can make the most impact in your life. Sign up for the free podcast guide HERE...
07.17.2023
83. Guilt and Shame Protocol
What do you do when you feel constantly guilty? how do you handle shame when you feel so stuck? In this episode I share with you five steps that will help you respond to your guilt and shame so that...
07.10.2023
82. Comparison and Judgement
Do you find yourself comparing yourself often? Judging yourself or others more frequently than you want to? This episode shows the different areas where you might be comparing yourself in medical motherhood and life. I share what keeps you stuck...
07.03.2023
81. What is Self Care?
The term self care gets tossed around a lot these days and this episode is here to set the record straight. I share what self care is, what it is not, and how to consider what self care looks like...
06.26.2023
80. The Future of Medical Motherhood W/ Sehreen Noor Ali
When I discovered Sleuth, I knew I needed to have the co-founder Sehreen on the podcast. Sleuth is an app for families to use for their kid's health. This is a "better webMD for kids". This conversation is so inspiring...
06.19.2023
79. Happiness
Happiness sometimes feels like it's this elusive thing we are always chasing, but it doesn't have to be that way. In this episode I share how to think about happiness, how to create it, and what stops you from feeling...
06.12.2023
78. The Patience Trick
Do you want more patience? Does patience often feel like you're forcing yourself to use all your will power? I've got the trick for you. In this episode I'll share how to think about patience in a brand new way,...
06.05.2023
77. People Pleasing
People pleasing is sneaky. it labels itself as being polite, nice, and just keeping the peace. What it actually is is lying, manipulation, and sacrificing yourself to prove you're likable and even lovable. This episode was inspired by my recent...
05.29.2023
76. Navigating Hospital Stays w/ Katie Taylor CCLS
In this episode we are joined by the incredible Katie Taylor, a certified Child Life Specialist. Katie shares how you can navigate inpatient life use the hospital resources available to you to the best of your abilities. We discuss how...
05.22.2023
75. Your Current Circumstances
Everyone of us will have circumstances that we can change and we can't change and have a lot of feelings about them all too. In this episode I share how you can tap into your own personal empowerment by giving...
05.16.2023
74. Processing Your Child's Diagnosis
In this episode I outline the steps of processing a diagnosis. This simple process shows you what you need to do to handle the arrange of emotions and shifted expectations when receiving a diagnosis. I also include several ways to...
05.09.2023
73. Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop
Are you feeling anxious about an upcoming appointment or have you been given a clearance after your child has been considered stable but you can't shake the feeling that the other shoe is going to drop at any moment? This...
05.02.2023
72. Questions to Ask Yourself
The right questions can open you up to new possibilities. In this episode I share with you a list of questions to consider for all different scenarios in your life and how they can help you move in the direction...
03.27.2023
71. Improving Your Child's Sleep w/ Nakayla Von Raeder
This month's podcast guest is with Nakayla Von Raeder a pediatric sleep consultant for neurodivergent children. We answer all you hot button sleep questions like: When should your child stop having screen time before bed? Why is sleep so important...
03.20.2023
70. Fear of the Unknown Part 2
How do you start doing things you know you should, but find yourself procrastinating because you feel so stuck with fear? This second part to this masterclass on fear is all about taking actions when you feel stuck. This episode...
03.14.2023
69. Fear of the Unknown Part One
The number one struggle I see medical moms come to me about is fear. How do you deal with constant fear of the unknown? How do you relax when anything could happen at any time? How do you manage your...
02.27.2023
68. Sexual health & Pleasure W/ Sarah Hughes LMFT
Sexual health is an important part of overall human health, but often gets discredited as shallow or unimportant. In this episode I sit down with Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Sarah Hughes to discuss why sex can be so weird...
02.21.2023
67. Reasons You Might Be Avoiding Accepting Your Child's Diagnosis
Accepting your child's diagnosis is one of those things that no one talks about, but it's something that impacts both you and your child. In this epsisode you will learn: - the three reasons why you should work on accepting your...
02.13.2023
66. Your Emotional Capacity
Emotional capacity is your ability to navigate unhelpful thought patterns, difficult emotions, and the quality of your relationships. How do you expand this? How do you respond to emotional triggers if you're exposed to them again and again? In this episode...
02.06.2023
65. Emotional Responsibility
When someone says, "happiness is an inside job." do you get super annoyed? I did too. I resisted that idea for a long time, because I didn't know how to be responsible for my emotions in a way that didn't...
01.30.2023
64. Money Mindset w/ Shannon Brome-Ward
The number topic that people stress out about the most is money. Money can feel scary, confusing, and overwhelming. In this episode I sit down with money mindset expert Shannon Brome-Ward to discuss all the ways your money mindset can...
01.23.2023
63. 5 Things You Don't Need to Feel Better
If you're feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or generally feeling bad and want to feel differently, this episode is designed to show you how you can feel better. I show you how by telling what not to focus on. When you're feeling...
01.17.2023
62. Appointment Frequency
Waiting for your appointments to space out so you can finally feel less overwhelmed? What if you don't have to wait for anything to change for you to feel differently? In this episode I help you see what parts of...
12.06.2022
61. Parenting a Medical Child
Parenting a child with medical needs involves being in scenarios you never expected and considering questions you've never had to ask before. In this episode I share how to consider your role as a parent and what you need as...
11.29.2022
60. Your Relationship With Exercise
Why haven't you ever stuck with an exercise habit? It could be that you've been treating exercise like a checklist rather than what it is...a relationship. In medical motherhood we don't often get the benefit of being able to have...
11.21.2022
59. The Real Version of Motherhood
Before you're a mother there are a lot things you think motherhood is and then you become a mom and reality sets in and you find out how wrong you are about it. So much of motherhood is better and...
11.14.2022
58. Navigating Cold and Flu Season
This time of year can be so stressful and challenging to navigate with healthy kids, let a lone a child with complex medical needs. This episode I'm sharing how to look at this time of year so that you're not...
11.07.2022
57. What is Coaching? + Other Questions Answered
What the heck is a life coach? What does a life coach even do? These questions plus several more questions are answered in this episode plus so much more. In this episode I talk about how important it is to...
10.31.2022
56. Your Self-Worth
Where does your self worth come from? Is it supposed to feel like a constant chase? Building yourself worth doesn't have to be complicated. In this episode Cortney shares how simple self worth is and how you can create a...
10.17.2022
55. 5 Ways to Improve Your Self-Talk
Your self-talk is the narration of your life. How you speak to yourself is one of the greatest ways you can improve you relationship with yourself, increase your confidence, and change self doubt. This episode includes 5 ways to improve...
10.10.2022
54. Forced Gratitude vs. Genuine Gratitude
Gratitude is an incredible tool to use in your life. As a medical mom you know how much there is to be grateful for, but I don't want any medical mom forcing themselves to be grateful. Forced gratitude and genuine...
10.03.2022
53. Appointment Anxiety
It usually happens late at night laying in bed, a whirlwind of thoughts hit you hard. You start worrying about all the possible, usually negative, outcomes of the upcoming doctor's appointment you have and it's completely overwhelming. Anxiety can hit...
08.22.2022
52. Grief and Child Loss with Cledra Gross
For the first time ever I have a podcast guest. It's an honor to introduce you all to Cledra Gross, a Christian Life and Business Coach who shares her story of losing her son. This episode covers her journey and...
08.15.2022
51: The Model
Today I'm sharing all about the Model which is a coaching tool I use with my clients and with myself as I self-coach. I explain the 5 components of the Model and how to use it effectively to understand your...
08.09.2022
50. Other People's Comments
Has someone in your life made a comment to you that you are so irritated by? something a stranger said that still makes you feel so angry? I've got you. This episode breaks down what to do when you are...
08.02.2022
49. Emotional Buffering
This episode is a deep dive into emotions and the ways we try to stop feeling our emotions. You'll learn what emotional buffering is, why you do, how you can become more aware of it, and what to do instead....
07.11.2022
48. Present you & Future you
Present you and future you are in a co-creating relationship. In this episode you will learn how to consider that relationship in way that allows you to work towards the things you want and not fear what the future holds. Save...

What's Mindset for Medical Moms about?

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Mindset for Medical Moms episodes:

96. You Are Not the Problem

95. The Missing Piece in Lasting Habit Change

94. Positive Emotion Practice

93. How to Practice Self-Compassion

92. Building Belief

91. Medical Anniversaries

90. Identifying and Meeting Your Needs

Everything I did to Lose 20 Pounds

89. Quiet Conversations

88. Diagnosis Guilt

87. Taking a Break From the Hospital

86. An Introduction into Forgiveness

85. What I Learned From Adult Swim Lessons

84. Managing Your Brain

83. Guilt and Shame Protocol

82. Comparison and Judgement

81. What is Self Care?

80. The Future of Medical Motherhood W/ Sehreen Noor Ali

79. Happiness

78. The Patience Trick

77. People Pleasing

76. Navigating Hospital Stays w/ Katie Taylor CCLS

75. Your Current Circumstances

74. Processing Your Child's Diagnosis

73. Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop

72. Questions to Ask Yourself

71. Improving Your Child's Sleep w/ Nakayla Von Raeder

70. Fear of the Unknown Part 2

69. Fear of the Unknown Part One

68. Sexual health & Pleasure W/ Sarah Hughes LMFT

67. Reasons You Might Be Avoiding Accepting Your Child's Diagnosis

66. Your Emotional Capacity

65. Emotional Responsibility

64. Money Mindset w/ Shannon Brome-Ward

63. 5 Things You Don't Need to Feel Better

62. Appointment Frequency

61. Parenting a Medical Child

60. Your Relationship With Exercise

59. The Real Version of Motherhood

58. Navigating Cold and Flu Season

57. What is Coaching? + Other Questions Answered

56. Your Self-Worth

55. 5 Ways to Improve Your Self-Talk

54. Forced Gratitude vs. Genuine Gratitude

53. Appointment Anxiety

52. Grief and Child Loss with Cledra Gross

51: The Model

50. Other People's Comments

49. Emotional Buffering

48. Present you & Future you