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Do you know what it feels like to be financially free?

What does financial freedom feel like anyway?

If I have mountains of bills coming in and too much month left at the end of the money, how can financial freedom ever be a reality for me?

Take it from me who is someone who has lived both sides of the financial freedom scale, being debt-ridden sucks. But, you can get out of it and feel in control of your life again.

Because you are in control of your life. You make the rules and those decisions guide you whether you know it or not.

So listen to the podcast for some simple tips on how to reclaim your financial life and start feeling good again.

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Podcast: The feelings of financial freedom and how to get it

Do you ever have the sinking feeling that no one likes you?

I have a confession to make:

I have it all the time.

It can really get me down sometimes, but mostly I’ve learned to control the demons that tell me I’m not good enough and make me paranoid in thinking everyone else knows it too.

Gosh life can be tough sometimes on this road to self-love of ours. Why can’t we just remain as we were when we were babes and just adored ourselves.

My latest podcast shares some tips no how to deal with it and what to do when you discover that there really are some people who don’t like you! (You can’t please everyone!)

Words to live by

My empowering adage is:

Hang around people who CELEBRATE  you not TOLERATE YOU!

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Podcast: Hang around those who CELEBRATE not tolerate you

The last month for me has not been a great.

You probably know I am not one to dwell on the negatives, much preferring to follow an empowered path and turn the bad into good.

I tell ya, it has been a struggle, but I am digging deep to find the lessons and grow.

Listen to this podcast to find out.

[And it’s not cry, although sometimes that works. Like it did for me at 5am this morning, when I finally got Savannah to sleep after two hours of trying. The last couple of weeks have been like that with her. Exhaustion sometimes speaks through tears.]

We have to do more than cry in order to turn it around completely.

Podcast: What to do when things go wrong

Kicking off 2013 is my first podcast on how to have the best year yet!

It’s not about resolutions or goal setting, it’s about thinking and acting in new ways. These practical tips will show you how to

Click play to listen to how 2103 can be your best year yet

How to create a magical life

Podcast: How to have your best year yet

I’m podcasting again!

I really loved doing my podcast, but found time constraints completely got in my way. The last month I have been sweeping away all those unfinished tasks which has freed me up to podcast again!

So I thought I would share my two biggest lessons for 2012.

Listen and trust

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1. How you will always make the right choice if you learn to listen

2. How wonderful life can be if you just sit back and enjoy the ride, trusting that everything always works perfectly.

Next year I will be having more regular podcasts, including interviews with inspirational people. Let me know in the comments below what you would like to hear on the podcast.

Podcast: Lessons for 2012- Listen and trust

Welcome to Episode 6 of my podcast series where I chat with inspirational people.

Today’s I chat with Jodie Benveniste from Parent Wellbeing.

I am excited to chat with Jodie about her new book The Parenting Manifesto. I think it is the best parenting book I have ever read as it is all about tapping into the powerful resources you have within yourself to be the parent you have always wanted to be.

Jodie shares with us

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Finally a parenting book that doesn’t make you feel like a failure, but instead empowers you to find deep within you all those tools you have for being exactly the parent that you want to be. Its all about aligning yourself with your values, managing yourself, and promoting your own wellbeing.

A must read for any parent! To be honest, I really enjoyed the tops and strategies in here regardless of being a parent- I think there are nuggets in here to help anyone who may be struggling with challenges and a lack of happiness in their life.

It's all within you!

Jodie is also having an upcoming free webinar on

Parenting enemy #1: Everyone else knows best (or do they?)

During the webinar I’ll be providing valuable information such as:

·         The 5 parenting pressures that are keeping us from having a great family life

·         The top 5 things that parents really want

·         The 3 things kids really need from us as parents

·         How one parent overcame her struggle with dealing with others’ opinions about her parenting (including her own mum’s)

·         How you can separate helpful and unhelpful parenting advice, and parent a little more confidently

It will take place at 8pm AEST time on Thursday, 26th April. The link is: https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/787159231

Podcast: The Parenting Manifesto- How to be a better parent

Welcome to Episode 5 of my podcast series where I chat with inspirational people.

This week I talk with Stacey Roberts of Veggie Mama.

Stacey shares with us:

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A foodie and craft lover at heart, Stacey can be found whipping up veggie dishes so awesome that nobody misses the meat, or crocheting blankets while sipping tea from china cups.

By day, she teaches journalism and media law at University and at night, she plays with her daughter and husband and blogs on the side. Spend a bit of time her blog and I swear you will be embracing the vegetarian, vintage lifestyle too. You can follow her on facebook and twitter.

Stacey The Veggie Mama

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Welcome to Episode 3 of my podcast series where I chat with inspirational people.

This week I talk with Fiona Parker from the Ashtanga Yoga Space.

Fiona shares with us:

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Fiona has been practising yoga for 20 years. In 1998, Fiona left a successful career in advertising to spend 4 months with a Guruji in India. There she discovered her passion for teaching yoga and after further training with many internationally renowned teachers, in 2005 she started teaching the Ashtanga yoga method in Sydney and opened Ashtanga Yoga Space.

Today, the school has 2,350 active members and a very strong teaching network, of 6 main teachers each with a minimum of 10 years teaching experience and has been featured as one of the ‘Top yoga schools of the world’.

The Ashtanga Yoga School offers a range of courses suitable for absolute beginners, guided led programs (for those who are more advanced), yoga appreciation classes (for those who want to take their yoga appreciation to a deeper level and discover more about the practice), ‘inner circle classes’ (timed to align with school drop off and pick up, these classes are especially for mums, allowing for social interaction and a coffee after practice) and luxury yoga retreats.

Fiona has also graciously given an AWESOME giveaway.

Two lucky Mojito Mother listeners/ readers will win an introductory series of Ashtanga yoga beginner classes (valued at $220 per person) running for 4 weeks.

Fiona Parker

The 8 classes are held twice weekly.

I have 2 beginner class passes to giveaway (total value $440).

Taught twice a week, for four weeks at the Ashtanga Yoga Space studio (in Paddington Sydney), winners will start with a foundation introduction to breathing and gradually learn the Ashtanga yoga postures.

Beginners you do not need to be flexible to practise yoga. No experience necessary, suitable for all ages and body types.

Fill in the form below answering the following question,  “Why do you need yoga in your life?”

Terms and conditions: The Ashtanga Yoga Space competition will be judged on skill. The competition opens, Tuesday March 19 at 8.30am EST and closes on Wednesday, March 27 at 6pm EST. One entry per person. Entries will be judged on creativity and originality.  There are 2 prizes to be won, with a total prize pool of $440. Winners will be notified via email. Entries remain the property of Mojito Mother and may be republished.

Enter below and then come join my facebook page where we have lots of fun discussing the joys of life.

Yoga for the Whole Self: Podcast Chat with Ashtanga Yoga Space and Giveaway

Welcome to Episode 3 of my podcast series where I chat with inspirational people.

This week I chat with Kirri White from Happy Mums At Home.

The lovely Kirri White

She shares with us

How you can be a Happy Mum at Home.

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Kirri is  a life-coach, mummy to three, and founder of Happy Mums At Home.  She encourages mums to make themselves a priority in their own lives every day, so that they can be more present with their children and lead happier, more fulfilling lives.  You can find her on Facebook and Twitter.

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Are you a Happy Mum at Home? Podcast Interview with Kirri White

Welcome to Episode 2 of my podcast series where I chat with inspirational people.

This week I interview Sarah from A Beach Cottage.

Sarah shares with us

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An advocate for winging it and not worrying about perfection, Sarah loves to combine coastal, cottage and country for her unique Beach Cottage style – she shares her projects, decorating ideas and ways to achieve a comfortable and casual home without spending a fortune.

Born in London and raised in a very small house in Kent, England, Sarah, her husband, three children and goldfish now call Sydney, Australia home.

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Inspirational Podcast: Sarah on Changing the Quality of Your Life