Mom: In-Process

100 Episodes!!!!

I am so excited to have reached this incredible milestone on this journey, and I want to celebrate with you! In this celebration episode, I talk about the 5 lessons I’ve learned about podcasting as a SAHM. I will give you an inside look at where I started and where we are at this point. Spoiler alert… the growth numbers are mind-blowing. My hope is these lessons give you the encouragement, the inspiration, and the confidence to pursue something you’ve been putting off. If you’ve been interested in pursuing a new hobby or interest, do it! Try it! There is a way to find the balance between pursuing your passions and providing a life at home for your children. Although we are pausing to celebrate this milestone, it’s only the beginning of our continued creation and building within this community. Thank you to everyone who has supported me along the way.

I want to give a huge shoutout to my incredible husband and very best friend in the entire world. Somehow you believe in me more than I believe in myself most days. Thank you so much. None of this would have happened without you.

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The third Foundational Element to living a fulfilled life as a SAHM is wealth. Some of you may be wondering why wealth is a topic I am discussing with a group of mostly SAHMs, but the truth is that wealth is managed and used by an entire household. This means the entire household needs to be on the same page. In this episode, I simplify the overall approach to household wealth by focusing on 2 key components which should be used to build a solid foundation within this element. It is my experience that by focusing on these 2 key components of wealth, SAHMs can more easily find peace at home, confidence in spending, and less anxiety over the topic of money. Once these components are in place, a household can THEN and ONLY then, focus on building wealth if they so choose. Please remember, this element is tough. It may make you uncomfortable and possibly trigger deep emotions and/or trauma. Take it slow. Be kind to yourself and your household. For the sake of simplicity, the main resource I provide you within this episode is the great Dave Ramsey.

Resources Mentioned:
Dave Ramsey web: https://www.ramseysolutions.com/

Books by Dave Ramsey:
The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness https://amzn.to/3GVP3IX


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In this Q&A episode I dive into some DEEP questions I was asked.

1.      What are my thoughts on being a SAHM when the kids are in school?
2.      What show(s) am I into right now?
3.      How do Brad and I balance giving each other time when we are both doing a challenge?
4.      How long did it take me to be “okay” with not earning my own paycheck?
5.      How do you get out of sticky/uncomfortable conversations you really don’t want to have?
6.      How do you make space in your head for interruptions during your “me” time?

Thank you SO much to everyone who submitted a question. Please don’t hesitate to reach out any time with questions you’d like me to address on the podcast, or topics you’d like me to discuss.

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The second Foundational Element to living a fulfilled life as a SAHM is HEALTH. In this episode, I break down the 3 components of health and how to approach them in a very simple yet hugely impactful way. My hope for this episode is to bring you awareness and understanding of these 3 components of your overall health and well-being: Mind, Body, and Soul: or Mental, Physical, and Spiritual. This will help you better understand how your overall health can be deeply impacted if you are not taking care of all 3 components. In the episode, I stress how important it is not to overcomplicate the acts it takes to hit all 3 of these components daily. I know you are a busy mama, but there are cost-effective (even free!) activities you can do regularly to invest in your health. Lastly, the ideas and approaches I give you are highly impactful. Meaning, by practicing one activity for 30 minutes a day, you can hit multiple components of your health.

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Liz Hayes would probably consider herself an every-day mom but being married to Clay Hayes quickly threw her into the spotlight when he won History Channel’s hit survival series, “Alone” Season 8. After I watched Clay survive 74 days in a remote location in British Columbia where he battled starvation, freezing temperatures, grizzly bears, loneliness, and a plethora of other challenges, I knew I HAD to meet the woman holding down the fort at home. As it turns out, Liz has her own incredible story of enduring hardship, facing challenges, overcoming obstacles, and a journey in building mental toughness as well. In this conversation, we chat about the obstacles she had to overcome, how she finds the balance between supporting her husband while also pursuing her own interests, the risks they took in starting a business as an already single-income family, and how she’s changed since the show. Of course, we chat about mom-life, preparing for kids to leave the nest, gardening, homeschool, and mindset shifts around SAHM life. All of this is packed into this incredible episode with a fantastic woman I have been anxiously waiting to meet. Grab a cozy beverage, sweet mama! You don’t want to miss this conversation.

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As previously promised in episode 93, I am unpacking each of the 4 Foundational Elements that lead to a fulfilled life as a SAHM. The first element is “Home.” In this episode, I dive into the importance of creating a home that works WITH you and FOR you, not against you. If your home is your office and your office is your home, then how can you create a space that is effective and efficient? The answer is with the 3 Ss of Home Management. 

1. Physical Space
2. Stuff
3. Systems

I dive further into each of these areas and give examples of how to apply the 3 Ss on a daily or as-needed basis. My hope is to provide you with a tool to revert back to when you are feeling off-balance and the cause has been determined to be something within your environment/home. Working through the 3 S’s will give you a place to direct your energy and intentionality to improve your life and get you back on track. 

Resources Mentioned:

Allie Casazza - https://alliecasazza.com/ 

Kendra Hennessy - http://www.kendrahennessy.com/ 

Minimal Mom - https://www.youtube.com/c/theminimalmom 

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Pornography. It affects everyone in some way. There are roughly 200,000 people in the U.S. who are addicted to porn. Nearly 35% of all internet downloads are related to porn. Some sources claim that the porn industry, which makes nearly $5 billion a year, has more influence on the U.S. economy than Netflix. Pornography addiction is a serious problem in marriages, but how do you know if/when it’s a problem? Is watching a little porn okay? How do you know it has become an addiction? Do you feel like your husband watches porn because he isn’t attracted to you? How do you approach a conversation with your spouse about their porn habit? These are all questions we answer in this episode with my incredible guest, Sam Tielemans. Sam is a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in helping couples heal from the impact of pornography or infidelity. He does an amazing job in this episode of identifying the underlying causes of porn addiction and walking us through the conversations we can have with our partners to address this problem.  

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Today’s episode sets the foundation for the upcoming 4 episodes. I have created a specific framework for living a fulfilled life as a SAHM and am really looking forward to sharing these with you. The 4 Foundational Elements are HOME, HEALTH, WEALTH, and LOVE. When I find myself struggling, feeling off, or lacking focus, I evaluate these elements to find the problem and take steps towards the solution. This episode aims to give an overview of this framework and why it is essential. Your approach to these elements can be a simple day-to-day approach or more complex if you find yourself struggling on a larger level. Throughout the next episodes, I will dive deeper into each of the 4 Foundational Elements with specific examples, tools, and resources to get you started. Please remember that the resources I discuss and provide are ones I have personally used and are meant to be starting points. I always encourage women to find tools that best align with them and their personal goals. 

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Today’s incredible guest is a woman I have known for a very long time and very much look up to when it comes to recognizing the importance of self-care in our busy mom lives. Tawnya Feldman has been in the beauty business for 25 years and truly is the big sister who pushes and encourages you to focus on your self-care. She is currently a consultant for TruAura and is passionate about helping women find and be their most confident best self through Microbiome clean products. Although she has been in the beauty biz for that long, she also brings a unique experience to such a feminine energy-based industry with her background in agriculture and the heavy equipment industry. Her down-to-earth approach to skincare and beauty routines is a breath of fresh air in an industry that I (personally) often find feels like too much. 

In this episode, we talk about the importance of how creating a healthy nighttime routine enables you to establish and stick to a consistent morning routine. In turn, this gives you space to focus on self-care, which THEN gives you the energy to accomplish those goals you want to CRUSH in 2022. We both provide our own unique approaches to these routines and share what has worked and what hasn’t worked for us. We even talk about washing your face in the creek when you’re camping! Because, after all, we are Idaho gals! Please remember that my routine is different than Tawnya’s, and her routine will be different than yours. I want you to leave this conversation feeling empowered to discover your own unique approach to self-care and find what truly fills your cup in this world. I want you to go into 2022 with absolute confidence and wake up in 2023, reflecting on how amazing your previous year was. 

P.S. I LOVE her clean mascara and makeup remover from TruAura. HIGHLY recommend my friends.

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In this episode, I ring in the new year with my personal tips and tricks to accomplishing goals. I discuss the importance of communication, carving out time to sit down and reflect on the previous year, and planning the new year based on your current season of life. Maybe your goal is to slow down. Do less. Have less. Perhaps you and/or your spouse have specific goals you would like to accomplish. I talk about reverse engineering those goals to figure out HOW to accomplish them together. You have 365 brand new days full of opportunity awaiting you. I believe with my whole heart, the new year IS an opportunity for a fresh start. Let’s be intentional with that time. 

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