The Mind Body Transformation Program is designed to help busy moms lose weight without the cravings in a way that feels effortless. This episode talks about the program, specifically nutrition basics and habit formation.

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Nicole Atwood is a core and pelvic floor specialist who helps moms to strengthen their bodies (and stop peeing their pants). Show Notes Chanelle: Hello and welcome to the Moms Who Know Podcast. I’m your host Chanelle Neilson, and I’m joined today by Nicole Atwood.   Nicole: I’m so excited to be on your podcast!   Chanelle: This is going to be a good one. This is a topic I’ve been wanting to talk about on the show for a while: core and pelvic floor health. I’m excited to learn from her today. Nicole says healing is possible no matter how long ago you’ve had your babies. What got you interested in this line of work?   Nicole: my starting point was a life trial. I had always been fit and enjoyed exercising. I got pregnant, had an active pregnancy. It never occurred to me that I would have problems after I had my baby. I had my little girl and it was a big reality check. I had a lot of trauma to my pelvic floor muscles, from the birth. The doctor gave me the all clear at 6 weeks. I started working at a high plyo program. I feel like that created a blind spot to the symptoms I was experiencing. After 12 weeks, I had toned up and lost weight, but I had this really round belly. I started thinking back to all the symptoms I had been ignoring: I was peeing my pants. I didn’t realize that that was an issue, that was a red flag…urinary incontinence is a red flag, I was also experiencing intense low back pain, and I had the “jelly belly” I was feeling no muscle activation or recruitment, even while doing sit ups… I started researching, but there wasn’t very much information out there, and I was trying to find what was wrong with me and I found out about diastasis recti. I did a self test and I realized that something was not right with my body. I asked my doctor about it, and he was no help. I cried in the car when I left his office. I went to a physical therapist, and she gave me a little bit of help and information. She likened my body to a rubber band and she said it’s been stretched during pregnancy, and it’s not going to go back to where it was. I left her office thinking I am going to prove her wrong. I couldn’t accept that. I decided I am going to help myself. I found a UK based program, called MuTu System, I’m now a trained pro for that system. It opened my eyes to a new way to heal, and now I want to be that advocate for women.   C: I always love those stories when people have hard times and turn that into helping other people. Explain to people what diastasis recti is   N: It’s abdominal separation. The core is wrapped in different muscle layers. The rectus muscles are the superficial layer (6 pack muscles). They are in two halves. They are connected by connective tissue. When you have diastasis recti, there is a separation of those two muscles. Those two halves start to pull apart and unnaturally separate from each other.   C: it’s almost more clear in women who are petite. If you’re already carrying extra weight, it’s easy to blame it on weight and not even think there might be an underlying issue   N: that’s why it’s important to tune into other symptoms that might lead to this underlying issue.   C: I hear urinary incontinence, and I think, that it’s more serious. The sneezing thing is pretty common. My friend would stop walking, cross her legs and sneeze.   N: you have to prepare for the sneeze. That’s stress incontinence. The pelvic floor muscles can’t handle the load. We joke about it. It’s very common. It’s something that we need to address and not accept. Why are we settling for this? We deserve better   C: we all know other women who are struggling with this. We don’t have to live with this, right?   N: it’s common but that doesn’t make it normal. It’s a red flag, something is happening in the pelvic floor that needs to be addressed.   C: what do you do when women have this problem?   N: core and pelvic floor weakness is a full body approach. The standard thing is kegels, but that’s lacking. That’s not just the answer. Our pelvic floor muscles extends from the front to our rectum. Kegels are an isolated muscle and something that happens is we’re told to do 100 kegels a day and what tends to happen is that we create a tight (hypertonic) pelvic floor. It has a lot of the same symptoms as a weak pelvic floor. We need a full body approach, with restorative and rehabilitative exercise. Core and pelvic floor work together and when we train together, that’s when they become functional. If you’re having urinary incontinence it could be a lot of different things. I always encourage women to see a pelvic physical therapist to find out what is really going on.   C: We hear kegels, kegels, kegels. Give me an example of types of exercises.   N: You see these exercises here and there. What you’re doing matters. Some exercises are going to make it better or worse, but what also matters is how you’re doing the exercise. You have to correctly activate the core and pelvic floor. Many people don’t know how to activate the transverse abdominals. But it’s more important how you’re recruiting core and pelvic floor in the movement.   C: we might not be getting to the right muscles even if we’re doing the exercises. Talk to us about why this happens, especially during pregnancy.   N: pelvic floor dysfunction is not just a womens issue. We really associate these issues with pregnancy because it’s a high load event. Our body is smart. Almost all of women in their third trimester and postpartum have some kind of diastatis. It’s when it doesen’t heal that it’s an issue. During pregnancy, two things you can do to aid the natural healing process. Not posture, posture is the way that we look. Alignment is the way our body is stacked. Pregnancy is a high pressure event. Oftentimes we over correct and that creates even more pressure. If you can maintain good alignment you can help keep that pressure system neutralized. During pregnancy, you need to avoid traditional core exercise, but still stay connected through the core and pelvic floor. Mind to muscle connection is huge. Stay connected during pregnancy, labor, delivery and postpartum. You will heal much better as well.   C: a lot of women feel like they can’t work their core during pregnancy. What can they do?   N: everyone is different. Avoid movement that causes intense pressure on the rectus muscles. Think about the load that is being placed on the pelvic floor (when running, etc.). Even if your body can handle it, is it beneficial for your body? What kind of load are you placing on your core and pelvic floor?   C: we don’t even think of that question!   N: we forget to ask is it okay for us? Is there a better solution? Is there something else I can sub in? Walking will benefit your body.   C: I love to walk, that’s my favorite. Walking and yoga! I want to talk about postpartum and beyond. You say it’s never too late, so if you’ve been walking around with this belly, it’s not too late?   N: our body is never past its capabilities of healing. Most of the clients I work with are usually in their late 40s to 60s. they see incredible healing from applying this. What you can do postpartum and beyond is those three key building blocks. Breathing is one. When we have core and pelvic floor dysfunctions, the way that we breathe matters. We can be belly breathers or do you have movement up into the rib cage. If you’re belly breathing you’re creating more pressure. Teaching a more optimal way to breathe is important. Also, that mind to muscle connection. If we’re not aware of these muscles, how can we strengthen and heal these muscles? Breathing helps aid in that.   C: you are speaking my language! We teach that in yoga. I hope you listeners put your hand on your belly to see how you were breathing. I love that we have been made aware that its common but not normal to pee your pants. Can you tell us your website?   N: There’s so much that I wasn’t even able to talk about! Coremindful.com, tips, tricks, my personal recovery, resources, advice on Instagram and FB @ coremindful

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Show Notes Chanelle: hello and welcome to the moms who know podcast. I’m your host Chanelle Neilson and I’m joined today by Nadalie Bardo. Thanks so much for being here. Nadalie is a blogger, coach, photographer, graphic designer. She quit her 9 to 5 to work from home and I wanted to talk to her about slaying goals and getting things done in your life. Nadalie, how were you able to quit your job?   N: a series of incidents led me to where I am now. I spent a lot of time in school and when I finally started working full time, I felt so bored. I got all this education to end up being a pleb. I left that job…it wasn’t creative enough and I wanted to do something that was more me. I went to a charity job and got fired and then I was like, I’m done. I just had that sense that the universe was like, “ok, you go do your thing.” I had no job, no money; I started to hustle, do whatever I could, and started the blog.   C: I think most people at that junction, with no job, no money, I think most people wouldn’t turn to a side hustle, they would think I have to get another job. Why did you go that route?   N: I have had side hustles forever. As a full time student, this was the thing on the side. I had it as a hope of something I would do. When I got fired, I realized this was an excuse, like I can’t do this because I can’t afford it. I’m not saying it’s not a legitimate fear. I hit the point where I realized I could continue to keep living these fears or I could do something different.   C: I think that you hit on something really important. A lot of times we use an excuse when it’s really other things. That’s something I’m personally working on, when really it’s another fear that’s holding me back. I’m trying to say, How can I afford it? Instead of immediately saying, “I can’t.” One of the reasons I wanted to have you on is because a lot of my listeners are stay at home moms and I hear a lot, ‘how can I make money at home?” and here you were able to do this working from home, and that is a dream of so many moms. I love how you laid that foundation, and worked on it for a long time ad then you cranked it up. When you’re working from home, you have to want to do it. What’s your motivation?   N: I definitely think that motivation is one of those keys to slaying your goals. I think that my motivation is knowing where I want to get and if I slack off I’m not going to get there. I want to help other people realize that they can be afraid of failure of success. If I achieve my goals I can help other people stay motivated to achieve theirs. All the time I’ve already invested in this- I need to see this through. I want this more than I’ve wanted anything. On the daily, what does that mean? My motivation comes from finding a space I can work in, shutting out what’s around me. My noise cancelling headphones give me energy and help me focus on this thing that I’m working on today.   C: I love this idea of creating an environment. I was telling Nadalie how I have to work around my one year old, but it comes down to desire, that even when you have those obstacles, you are going to keep doing it even when you have hard times. You hit on something really briefly: fear of failure and fear of success. Can you talk to me about what you see with these?   N: It’s easiest to talk about how I battle these opposing fears. Fear of failure is what stops you from starting, or putting your self out there or leaving your comfort zone. We’re almost wired to think it’s not going to work out. We have to reprogram our mind to focus on the light and the positive. Even if we fail it’s not the end. WE fail our way to success. Failure is part of the journey. Getting over that fear is key to getting to the next part. I love this quote: you only need to get it right once. That right time is that success. I think that we tell ourselves all these excuse: tired, money, time, get distracted, etc. I think because we’re kind of married to the struggle. I know for myself, I have to give myself permission to be successful, permission to make money.   C: that’s something else I’m working on. I’m trying to be okay with accepting money for providing services. It’s this internal hang-ups. We all have them- things that stop us from starting. These are us holding us back. We have to put ourselves out there and do things, and that’s when things start to happen in our lives. How has fear of success played a role?   N: I think it looks differently to different people. It comes with its own problems and its own burdens. Success is completely relative. It’s a struggle to define because I kept asking people if they felt successful. One of the reasons I quit my 9 to 5, is because one guy said, “She’s made it” but that was not success for me. You have to define what your success is to get over reaching it. Success looks different for everyone.   C: that is so important! WE have to define what success is. What if we get there, and it’s not what we wanted. I think that can happen to us and so we stay in the comfortable place because we think what if I get there and it’s not what I wanted. You have so many great things about setting goals. Talk to us about some of you best tips on how to achieve your goals.   N: So, I find that it really starts at the beginning: setting your goals. Set goals that resonate with you that you are committed to achieving, that you’ve worked out how to achieve. I think we have the big goal, and we have to narrow it down to the day to day. Success is in the day to day, what tin y task can you accomplish today? Achieingng your goals is 20% setting is and 80% slaying it. What do you need to focus, what inspires you, accountability partner. Call each other out on your fears. Realize how you work best and figure out what you need to do every day so that you take action and not keep going back and planning. You can spend time planning but have every excuse not to take that first step. How do you get yourself to move, to take an imperfect action? You almost have to set a fire in your belly so you can’t just sit there.   C: so many people really want these things in their lives, what holds people back?   N: One of the best ways to not get overwhelmed is focusing on the tiny things that we can do. Instead of saying I have a goal for the whole year, figure out what is this tiny part I can work on. When you’re focused on what you need to do now, it’s about shrinking it down and knowing what you need to do today and training your mind to not wander and focus on everything else, but to focus in the now.   C: give us an example of how you take this big goal and break it down   N: My goal last year was to create the “slay your goals planner.” My first action is to brain dump all my possible ideas: decide what pages, design, working one chapter at a time, get feedback, edits, research other planners, etc. and I would ask myself. Which one goes first? Sometimes they come together like a caterpillar- you need one to get to the next task. I ask myself certain questions: what is important and what is urgent? I like to ask myself, is anyone going to notice if I don’t do this? If the answer is no, then I don’t do it, or it’s not a priority. If it’s no, it’s priority number one.   C: I think that helps and breaks it down. I love that process of breaking it down. In “getting things done” they talk about the next action: the simplest, smallest thing. Sometimes things are dependent on each other. It kind of lays it out for you.   N: sometimes what helps is you start at the end an work yourself backwards. I want to make that planner a physical planner, so I work my way backward and take those steps. Let’s go back to getting in shape. Sometimes we have a weight goal, like 6 months, what do I need to lose every month to make that goal.   C; That’s Steven Covey- Begin with the End in Mind. It’s valuable to brainstorm. I know for me if I don’t get that down on paper, it feels overwhelming, once I can see it, it starts to come together. I’m glad you mentioned your planner. I really like how you ask important questions. There’s a lot on your blog and you really help people think, like your review your year.   N: my website is “it’sallyouboo” and you’ll see free resources and the slay your goals planner.   C: it’s been fun taking to you. I think you have a lot of good stuff and I hope the listeners have gotten the wheels turning and everyone, we’ll see you next time on Moms Who Know.   http://itsallyouboo.com

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Danielle Gohr is the host of the Catch This Mama podcast. She learned to stop running and own her mom life. In this episode, she shares some of the lessons she's learned along the way. Show Notes: Chanelle: Hello and welcome to the moms who know podcast I’m you host and I’m joined today by Danie Gohr from the Catch This Mama podcast. It’s a great podcast. Danie is a lot of fun and brings a lot of energy and positivity to the show. I’m excited for this chat. To start off with, I love the name Catch This Mama. Can we start off there and tell us a little about your family and your backstory?   Danie: I’m a mom to 3 girls, married to a saint. I’m so blessed. I’ve had the opportunity to be home with them this past year. Life is wonderful but it wasn’t always wonderful. I lived with a lot of turmoil at a rough age. I thought my life was pretty great, on the outside I appeared to have it all together. I would have plan B before I really gave plan A a chance. The reality was I was a runner. If times got tough I would just run. Catch this mama is about how I need to stop running. I lost my job and had been sulking and my husband came in and said, “I’m proud of you regardless.” I was an emotional wreck. It was at that moment that I felt unlovable that I had to face it all. My parents were both addicts: alcohol and drugs. I never wanted to face that. I suffered from an eating disorder (orthorexia). I had that perfect mindset. I thought that even if I was feeling things that I would be using it as a crutch. I had been a runner until I couldn’t run anymore     Chanelle: there is so much in there I want to unpack. When you were in that phase of your life, would you identify with running from your reality? Did you know?   Danie: Id didn’t know. I pushed the feelings of what was really going on out of the way and not facing the obstacles.   Chanelle: it took that really hard time tot stop and assess your life. We just go, we just run without thinking of where we’re running to. It takes introspection to realize where you want to be headed.   Danie: When you fall, it helps to have someone. I had my husband there and he helped me understand that it didn’t define who I was. It makes me want to extend grace.   Chanelle: I think that’s a big reason why we go through things, so we can help other people who are going through those same things. Let’s talk about what you did to stop running. It’s one thing to realize what we’re doing, but getting over it and changing our thought patterns is a whole different story. How did you do it?   Danie: people always want change, but they don’t always want to change. It took a lot of research and studying. The idea of woundology: when we have experiences in our lives where things happen to us, it would be so easy, and what most people do is to blame external factors for your wounds and you’re never able to heal. At the point where you can say, it’s not everybody else, you say, What could I do differently? How could I approach this situation or do better? Not being the victim   Chanelle: that’s huge. I try to teach that to my children. You can only control yourselves, as moms we probably teach some version of that to our kids. And yet somehow, it’s easy to step into this victim role. This isn’t fair! But we don’t have control over that   Danie: that’s why I love reading these golden books, old books, as I read these with my children, I think I could apply this into my own life. It comes down to simple things, we make it too complex.   Chanelle: You are always learning! I think that is so key, if you always have your antennae up for learning experiences. There are so many ways to learn and to have new insights if we are open to it. I love it that you are learning from reading to your children. I’m not thinking that there’s a message in it for me when I’m reading a children’s book. I love it that you’re staying curious when you’re reading to your kids. That’s awesome!   Danie: I feel like, John Maxwell. I was listening to his conference, and he talked about how people start learning as they get older. You have to make that conscious effort to continue to learn and to be empathic toward others.   Chanelle: empathy is a huge part of it, as well as learning. One of the things that really stands out in your backstory is that you’ve had a lot of struggles. I’m curious to know how this has affected you and how you’ve seen personal growth through all this struggles.   Danie: I’d say at a young age, I never established a strong base of who I was. It wasn’t until later in life until I felt comfortable until I was comfortable in my own skin. I was kind of able to figure out what was important in life. I finally have figured out that as long as we’re able to struggle towards one another we’re going to be okay   Chanelle: I love that. that’s what builds a good marriage. Anything that you go through can bring you closer or further away. Not just from your spouse, but from yourself, who you really are. That struggle together can also be struggling together with God, if we’re doing our struggles the right way, it’s going to bring us close to our spouse, ourselves, and God. How have these struggles affected you as a mom?   Danie: I think that establishing keep crying out to know the will of god without realizing it’s knitted into the fabric of our being. Your experiences will shape who you are. If you can use your experiences to be of service to somebody else, you’ll always be ok.   Chanelle: What are you doing right now with your kids because of the experiences you’ve had. With young kids, how do your struggles influence your motherhood now?   Danie: with my 5 year old, she’s made comments. They know without knowing. What I’m trying to do right now is help her understand that her curly hair doesn’t define her. Help her to know that that’s not the most important thing.   Chanelle: I hear you really broadening her view. I think if we can help our kids understand and see that. One of the things I really admire about you is that you really wanted to be a stay at home mom, even though it took a while to get there. What did it feel like?   Danie: my mom was always a working mom. I always felt the tug, I never wanted to go work on Monday. It never got easier, I just got used to it. That transition was what I need to do, and it doesn’t; mean that I won’t go back, but for that season it was what made the most sense. In 2017 I quit everything so that I could make sure I did that gut check and have an intentional life. Let’s build on that after I’ve created a strong foundation.   Chanelle: my word was simplify. So I went through kind of a similar process, spending the time asking why I’m doing each thing. It’s so easy to get caught up in things that don’t matter. Tell us why you were interested in starting a podcast and some of the lessons   Danie: I’ve always casually blogged, but I saw this wave of podcasts. Moms are busy and podcasts are a way I was able to nourish my soul, so I knew that that was a route I wanted to go. I didn’t know what I was going to podcast about, I just had a feeling that this was where I was supposed to go. Once I launched it, it just kind of took off. I’ve grown from having my guests on; it’s been so eye opening. Having that insatiable thirst to keep learning is why I continue to keep doing it.     Chanelle: that is how I feel, totally. I felt like this is what I’m supposed to do. I want to make sure my listeners know that Danie has a great podcast you can go to for inspiration. She always ends her podcasts with a quote, so Danie, I’m going to put you on the spot and ask for your favorite quote.   Danie: “Just be still and know” I’m the person that needs to say hold on a second, slow down, be still and know, and that there is someone way bigger than me out there.   Chanelle: Danie, thank you so much for being on the show! Thank you everyone for listening to Moms Who Know!

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Saadia Faruqi: A Voice for Islam Saadia Faruqi is a mother of two. She is also a Muslim. In this episode, we talk about being a Muslim mom, and some of the unique challenges she faces, as well as things we can all do to be more inclusive and understanding. Show Notes   Saadia Faruqi-unintentionally became a voice for Islam. She was volunteering for her mosque. She was part of a community that wanted to do something but didn’t know what to do (this was after 9/11). She started going throughout her community and speaking to other groups about Islam, writing for a newspaper and a blog online. That led to her being asked by the Houston police department to train the officers on Islam.   People always ask her where she’s from. She was born in Pakistan and immigrated to the US in her early 20s, 20 years ago. Came here as an adult and everything was interesting and different to her.   United States is thought of as a melting pot   Chanelle: Sometimes the US is not as much of a melting pot as we think because we all stay separated. There is a group of Muslim moms at school pickup that I always noticed and was intrigued by, but never found a way to break into their group   Saadia: Muslims are from all over the world. When you see a Muslim you may not even recognize them until they tell you they are Muslim. If women are from different places, we may not be able to speak the same language. I think that’s one of the biggest questions I get. When I speak, I mostly answer questions. The questions I get commonly are why do you wear the hijab, what’s it like to be a Muslim mom and a Muslim woman. My goal is to show the shared humanity. I’m a woman, just like you. I’m a mom, just like you. I have the same worries about my kids…when we can get that across, you forget what somebody’s wearing or how they’re praying, or what language they speak.   Chanelle: Those things don’t matter that much. Tell us a little bit about what it’s like to be a Muslim woman, because we can’t always ask questions like that in a brief conversations.   Saadia: you would be surprised by how much I get asked questions like that by total strangers.   She tells an experience of a man asking her details about her religion while she was buying her lunch at Subway. Her daughter didn’t like how she presented it, but Saadia felt like it wasn’t the time or place.   Chanelle: My husband gets questions all the time because of his height- he is 6’10”.   Saadia: Sometimes you are the only person who can answer a question that might have been bothering another person. You have a choice, you can answer or you can walk away… For me, every conversation becomes this thing that I have to debate within myself: do I want to be the persons who satisfy his curiosity, or walk away and her might ask someone else or go to a website and get incorrect information. Most of the time I give information.   Being a Muslim wife and mother is the same, except that other people treat me differently than they would another mom. Interactions are a little heavier, my children don’t necessarily want me involved because of their perceptions.   Her daughter didn’t want her to volunteer because of her hijab and that made her different.   I hope my children will look at me and see that I’m strong in the face of whatever I get. It’s presenting myself in a way that shows my kids that I am strong and I can take whatever comes my way.   Chanelle: I can see that I’m not as inclusive as I could be. In the news, we see terrorism linked to Muslims. There is a lot of fear. Media portrayal plays on that fear. What would you say to people who are feeling that fear?   Saadia: My answer has evolved because I have grown and I have children. Muslims stereotypes are that they are terrorists. The only way you that can get rid of those types of reactions is if you get to know the people. That is true for whatever group we belong to. I always encourage people to get to know people from that group and you will get over the fear. Then you will see that the stereotypes aren’t really that accurate. People that fear Islam mostly don’t know any Muslims.   When you have kids, I think that it’s a different worry. I don’t want my kids growing up with this fear. My son got bullied, and my kids are facing this at school. Keep your opinions to yourself, because when our kids are listening, they aren’t really understanding all of it. Get to know other people, but don’t share all your loud opinions, don’t just let kids hear things.   Chanelle: we need to educate ourselves and get to know other people, so we aren’t playing into the stereotypes. We need to be careful in our words. And to make sure that we are not perpetuating any kind of stereotypes, because even if we’re not trying to say anything like that it comes through in our words and our actions. We need to be aware of that in ourselves and sometimes our kids will call us out and notice things like that. It hurts us as moms to think of any kids being bullied, but it’s important to recognize that a lot of our opinions are passed on to our kids.   Saadia: I can hear the comments from these kids that are coming from parents or from the television and they don’t even know what they’re talking about it. It’s heartbreaking that the kids who bully do it because they hear something and they don’t know what it is. That lies on the parents, when you hear things, be critical and try to get information from a lot of sources. I teach people how to get information from a lot of sources so you get a more rounded view of what happens.   Chanelle: I’m a Mormon, and I agree, you want to get your information from a good source. For people who are scared, help us understand some misconceptions, particularly about jihad, which I have heard means holy war, but you say is something different.   Saadia: Jihad means struggle, typically an internal struggle for the sake of God. Teaching people about Islam is my jihad. When my kids are sick, that could be jihad; education is often a jihad. A person who has violence on his mind, could think that hurting someone is jihad. That is in their mind, it doesn’t mean that that is what jihad means. In Islamic theology, this is what jihad means. Allah-Akbar means God is the greatest. These terrorists use these terms, and they get amplified in the media.   The rest of us are like, What? How can this be his jihad? That’s not what it means.   Chanelle: I love how you described that, and helped us understand how this means.   Saadia: These are beautiful terms that are close to the heart of all Muslims. They are very important to us religiously and culturally. Evil people have changed the meaning to suit their needs.   Chanelle: I have appreciated this conversation so much. You’re just a normal mom! I hope this has given us a broader view that we’re all just people and all just normal moms and we don’t have to have this fear. Thanks for listening to moms who know.

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In this brief episode, you will hear what moms who know is all about. Meet your host, Chanelle Neilson, as she explains her vision for the podcast. Connect with Chanelle on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/momswhoknowpodcast/ Share your ideas for guests and what you'd like to hear about in future shows. Subscribe to the show to stay up to date with Moms who Know!

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Alissa Parker tragically lost her daughter Emilie in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012. She talks about that experience, dealing with the emotions, learning to forgive and the positive steps she has taken to help schools become safer places for children. Find her new book, An Unseen Angel, here: http://www.anunseenangel.com For more information on how to make your child's school a safer place for all students, check out the resources at: http://www.safeandsoundschools.org

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Lesley Fightmaster is a certified yoga instructor with Yoga Alliance. Her youtube channel, Fightmaster yoga has over 290,000 subscribers and hundreds of videos. Check out her 30 day beginners yoga course here: Yoga for Beginners 30 Day Challenge   To have more great content from Lesley Fightmaster, including a daily yoga practice, visit her website: http://www.fightmasteryoga.com   And there are new videos being added all the time on her youtube channel: Fightmaster Yoga

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In this episode, Ashley talks about how she came to be a homeschool mom, even though that wasn't what she had originally envisioned for herself. She talks about finding time and space for herself when the kids are home all day. Ashley believes in child led learning, and she helps us understand what that looks like. Great thoughts on education, learning, fear and more.

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Melissa McIntosh and her husband have three biological children of their own and even though they could have more, they felt that they needed to grow their family through adoption. In this episode, Melissa talks about the process, the emotional ups and downs, and the struggles of trying to adopt.

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