Mom: In-Process

In this educational episode, I chat with Aryssa who is a gentle parenting expert and coach in Dubai.  She uses her personal parenting journey in partnership with her professional skills to bring parents harmony in their home. She works 1 on 1 with parents to find their inner peace and harmony, so they can understand their children and guide them through their parenting journey with clarity and focus. In this episode, we discuss a gentle parenting approach and what that means. We talk about breaking down the barriers that stand in the way of parents approaching parenting the way we desire. This comes full circle to the importance of first working on ourselves. We can’t approach parenting with harmony, gentleness, and peace if we are still battling unresolved personal trauma and learned behavior. The inner work needs to be addressed first, and Aryssa has a special technique in how she breaks down those barriers and shares success stories and examples with us here. I know you’ll love listening to this conversational journey with Ryss, because I loved having this eye-opening dialogue with her. Grab a cozy beverage and enjoy!

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Website - https://www.ryssdom.com/

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Tough love comin’ at ya!

In this episode, I talk about empowerment. Empowering YOU to take back control of your own life, while journeying down the path of motherhood. I break down the 5 basic tasks you need to engage in, to put yourself back in the driver’s seat of your own life. As women, as mothers, we are so consumed with what we should do for others that we use this act of giving as the excuse to not focus on ourselves. And then, we get burnt out. We get lost. We get resentful. By pursuing these five BASIC items, we inevitably take back control of our own lives. You must first focus on yourself before you can give to your family.

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In today’s episode, I have a beautiful conversation with another inspiring everyday mama, Alisha Nyberg. Alisha humbly reached out to me to offer her experience, her voice, and her vulnerability as a way to help other mamas. Alisha and her husband Joe unexpectedly lost their son Rhett at 15 days old three and half years ago. In this episode, we talk about the work she has done over the past few years on her journey to healing, which is absolutely amazing. She shares with us what worked and what didn’t work. We discuss the struggles, her lowest of lows, as well as her journey to finding joy after their loss of Rhett. They now have a beautiful little boy, Lincoln who is 20 months old which brought a plethora of other emotions she discusses with me as well. The healing and the joy, surprise, and beauty in having and raising Lincoln after the loss of Rhett is a journey in and of itself, and one her and Joe are still working on.

Please keep in mind, that although Alisha lost her son, this story she wants to bring to you is one of hope and of life. It is of a life she has chosen to continue living. For her, her husband, and both of her sons.
 
So, grab a cozy beverage and join me on this conversational journey with Alisha.

Contact Alisha:
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Books Referenced:
Forgiving What you Can’t Forget by Lysa Terkeurst
Hope in the Dark by Craig Groeschel
Through the Eyes of a Lion by Levi Lusko


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Manifest your dreams! What does that even mean? This is something more and more people are talking and writing about, but what does it look like for us as moms? In this episode, I talk about what this looks like for me, and that it’s something I’ve been doing my entire life.
 Listening to your inner voice encouraging you to move forward is the first step to creating change. After that, you must take action. I give you personal examples of what this looks like for me, in my everyday life. We dive into the sensitive subject of religion and spirituality, and how the two can converge with manifestation to create a massive impact.

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In today's episode, the lovely Dr. Tarryn MacCarthy joins me in a discussion on finding your true happiness. Tarryn is a Business Prosperity Coach, Motivational Speaker, and Podcast Host of The Business of Happiness Podcast. 

We talk about her journey to finding happiness as an entrepreneur, mother, and wife in her own way. Tarryn and I discovered that although our roles look different, her and I have had incredible similarities in our struggles to finding our true happiness. We discuss those similarities between working mothers and full-time mothers, in a way that completely levels the playing field and helps us get closer to the root cause of unhappiness for everyone.

I truly enjoyed this chat with Tarryn, as she is one of the most supportive women I have met. Her happiness radiates and the work she has done to get there is truly inspiring. You have the opportunity to choose happiness every day within your life, and I hope this episode encourages you to do just that. So, grab a cozy beverage and enjoy this conversational journey.

Contact Dr. MacCarthy
http://www.thebizofhappiness.com
https://www.facebook.com/thebusinessofhappiness
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-tarryn-maccarthy-2b401b123/

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We live in a very polarizing society with views saying, “You are Enough” and on the other side it’s “Go Hard”. As SAHMs, we land somewhere in between. “You are enough” validates complacency and, “Go hard” creates burnout. What is the solution? Intentionality. Living a life of intention and finding intention in your day, combats a life of complacency. In this episode I break this down even further and give you personal examples within my day. Enjoy!

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A while back I posted on Instagram that I wanted to know who inspires you, and multiple people mentioned Kelsie Spooner, who is a very sweet and inspiring mama friend. I couldn’t be more excited to bring your requests to life and have her join me in this conversation. I love having everyday mamas on the show just like Kelsie, who can talk about our every day success stories and struggles. 

In this episode we talk about Kelsie’s experience, thoughts, and emotions about building a successful yoga studio and then stepping away from it all to fully embrace her role as a mother and embrace that shift for the season. We talk about working through the loss of our identities as women mentally, emotionally, and physically from our social skills, to our physical bodies when we become mothers. Kelsie shares what steps she takes to identify with herself again, through little intentional actions in her day. She uses her creativity to journey through motherhood by using daily Montessori-based activities which she shares with her boys as a way to keep her family moving forward. Her easy activities and mindset approaches not only fill her creative cup but also serve a dual purpose of being a parenting tool in teaching her boys life skills. By empowering our children it gives us space to move forward as mothers, instead of over-parenting and doing too much for them.  Enjoy!

Book Mentions:
“The Kids are in Bed” by Rachel Bertsche
“The Montessori Baby” by Simone Davies
“Call of the Wild and Free” by Ainsley Armen"
“13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do” by Amy Morin

Kelsie Spooner Contact Info
You can find Kelsie on Instagram at:
Montessori Lifestyle Page https://www.instagram.com/homegrown_learning/
Yoga with Kels Page https://www.instagram.com/yogabykels/
Personal Page https://www.instagram.com/spoonerkels/

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Guess what! As a SAHM, you are in the most unique position to pursue your passion and work towards your dreams. I know it's hard to imagine in between diaper changes, mac and cheese, and legos on the floor. In this episode, I boldly discuss why my mindset shift in being a full-time mom, has made me discover how many people are working towards someone else's dream. I chat about the benefits and the opportunities that a SAHM has to create a life you love. You have the space and freedom to work towards your own dreams if you take advantage of this lifestyle you have chosen and worked so hard to obtain. 

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In this episode, I share our personal journey in finding our own path as a family. It took getting back to our roots, stepping out of the “norm”, and taking big brave leaps to follow our hearts. Your success comes when you start living your own life for yourself. Not the life Karen is living down the street. Not the life your parents want for you. Thriving as a SAHM comes when you start manifesting the vision you have for your family, and it takes being brave. You have to take the steps forward, put in the work, and make the effort to build a life you love. 

I tell you a story about a skunk, which I consider an initiation to the new life we were starting to build together. Trust me, it’s hilarious. 

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Who do you follow on social media? What types of T.V. shows do you watch? How often do you read and check the news? Chances are good, most of what you’re absorbing is not healthy. Most of what you’re absorbing is absolutely limiting you and killing your self-confidence.  In this episode, I chat about the necessity to limit your exposure to toxic and negative influences that don’t align with your values and the life you want to live. I go over how our brain absorbs these things and how it affects your conscious and subconscious mindset. I use personal examples of how toxic social media affected myself and my self-confidence, what I did to fix and overcome that, and how we cut out the crap in our lives. If you think you can view these things and move past them, you’re absolutely wrong.

Book Referenced:
You are a Badass by Jen Sincero


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