MotherLoad Podcast

Today I’m bringing back the one and only Jacki Carr, a dear friend of mine, goal coach, writer, speaker, and most importantly, a mother of 3 beautiful daughters.

We talk about Jacki’s recent decision to leave Instagram (along with the impact it has had on her business), the bold and crazy moves that her family are about to make, the evolution of parenting, and how she's navigating change and the motherload.

I always love chatting with Jacki - she always has so much wisdom to offer and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

In this episode you’ll hear about:

• Why Jacki had a “full body” decision to leave Instagram after experiencing stagnance in her creativity, plus, the mental preparation it took and new frameworks she hopes to incorporate that better align with her values
• How social media burnout led Jacki to take an energetic audit to see where her time was being spent 
• Jacki’s new Substack, which has become a space of authenticity and a more potent container for her love of long-form writing
• The bold, brave, and beautiful decision behind Jacki’s upcoming move from Colorado to the coast of Maine
• How comfort can actually lead us down a path of misalignment 

Resources & Links

Connect with Jacki on her website. Subscribe to her Optional Optimism newsletter, which features her post, 33 Reasons I Left Instagram Today…

Tune in to hear Jacki’s first appearance on the MotherLoad Podcast, Navigating the Chaos of Motherhood.

Other resources mentioned in this episode: Dopamine Nation by Dr. Anna Lembke and Home Body by Rupi Kaur (see page 175 for the poem Jacki references).

Did this episode resonate with you? Share your takeaways with Lindsay directly via DM or at [email protected]. 

Today’s conversation is going really deep into mindset, confidence, and authenticity and how finding certainty in our lives really requires us to be confident in who we are.

Being ambitious and driven is in Lindsey Mango’s blood. As a life and business coach, mindset expert, and mama to her 1-year old daughter, she talks about her journey from leaving corporate to creating a successful life coaching business, and all the ups and downs she's had along the way - from feeling safe in her online identity, to Mom guilt and navigating fear and uncertainty.

We also talk about one of my favorite topics - money, and how it factors into the motherload. Lindsey also gets into the nitty gritty of a self-imposed challenge she ran in her business to make $100,000 in 30 days. Not only did she achieve her goal, but she exceeded it, and will break it all down for us.

In this episode you’ll hear about:

• How working with a life coach blew Lindsey’s mind at a point in her life when a lot of areas (relationship, career, etc.) were stagnant. This inspired her to launch her own coaching business, where she replaced her full time income in just 6 months!
• Dealing with comparison, losing clients to other coaches, and the plateau Lindsey faced in her business early on, especially after having her daughter
• The moment Lindsey committed to doing as many uncomfortable things as possible, including pushing herself to make $100K in 30 days
• How to get over the fear of being judged. You may feel “unsafe” in your identity when stepping more into your authenticity, but it will help you build a community around you
• Lindsey takes us through a typical day in the life, including when she stops and starts her work day so she can be more present with her daughter (plus, how she manages “transitions” and “Mom Guilt”)

Resources & Links

Learn more about Lindsey’s coaching services on her website and follow her on Instagram at @lindseymango_.

Did this episode resonate with you? Share your takeaways with Lindsay directly via DM or at [email protected].

Learn more about Lindsay’s coaching and consulting services at https://www.lindsayroselle.com or follow along on Instagram at @lindsayroselle and @motherload.pod.

I love to speak. And I love being in front of groups of women who are in various stages of their self-discovery journey to talk about inner alignment and how it matches up to the influence, impact, and income you want to have in the world.

So you can imagine my excitement when my friend Jenna Klopfenstein asked me to speak on stage at her Next Level You Live event.

In this minisode, you’ll get to hear a preview of what I spoke about - including my own experience getting to inner alignment, putting myself first, not “burning all the boats” in my business, and why it’s okay for things to not be okay.

In this episode you’ll hear about:

• The inner resistance I was questioning before going on stage and how I leaned in to “telling the truth” rather than being a “hype person” (which isn’t me)
• The realization I had back in 2020 where I recognized my priorities were completely out of order
• Why reprioritizing our lives can feel so hard (and why my businesses are actually my 4th layer of priorities)
• Asking yourself the question “what do I want?” and knowing that once the true answer is discovered, success gets easier and easier
• Being in the room and feeling the energy and motivation at live events - fight through any resistance you’re feeling and go!

Resources & Links

Learn more about Jenna’s Next Level You Live event and check out her episode on the MotherLoad Podcast, Building Risk Tolerance + Making Bold Moves as a High-Achiever.

Did this episode resonate with you? Share your takeaways with Lindsay directly via DM or at [email protected].

Learn more about Lindsay’s coaching and consulting services at https://www.lindsayroselle.com or follow along on Instagram at @lindsayroselle and @motherload.pod.

Spoiler alert: we all have a personal brand, but are you truly harnessing yours with confidence?

Today’s conversation is a juicy one. Marina Middleton is the founder and CEO of Empowered Confidence, a personal branding agency that teaches current and future female leaders how to leverage their life story and their authenticity and turn that into a powerful personal brand.

Marina was very young when she became pregnant with her little boy Sebastian, and it was disruptive to her life. But she said, “I'm gonna figure it out!” And she went on to have a successful corporate career before transitioning into entrepreneurship.

We go deep into redefining your personal brand as a mother, how confidence translates into influence, and why we need to treat social media as a marketing tool.

In this episode you’ll hear about:

• Marina’s unexpected pregnancy journey at age 23, and how she navigated a toxic relationship and growing up in a conservative family 
• How self-worth is at the root of most women’s lack of confidence. We all have amazing ambitions and dreams and desires, but negative talk and fear of judgment can hold us back
• The boundaries Marina implements on social media, how she leverages feedback as “data”, and why she unfollows people (even her friends!) if they subconsciously influence her creativity and content
• Marina describes what life looks like as a mom to her 7-year old son, from her morning rituals, to her “themed” days (Mondays = content creation, Fridays = admin), and the importance of finding time for herself every day
• We all have a personal brand - but WE get to control the narrative around it and what we are known for

Resources & Links

Connect with Marina on her website to learn more about her signature course and retreat, or on her podcast, She Did It Anyway. You can also follow Marina on Instagram.

Did this episode resonate with you? Share your takeaways with Lindsay directly via DM or at [email protected].

Learn more about Lindsay’s coaching and consulting services at https://www.lindsayroselle.com or follow along on Instagram at @lindsayroselle and @motherload.pod.

You can't burn all the boats when you're a mother.

But for so many years, I lived in that mindset. Today I’m going to share exactly what this metaphor means and why it can be more challenging to adopt as a mother and entrepreneur.

People say you have to be ALL IN on an idea - there’s no turning back. But there’s such a delicate balance between ambition, devotion, and motherhood. Sometimes it makes sense to safely retreat to another boat in the harbor rather than pursuing and persevering towards one thing.

Today I’m sharing how I’m processing this metaphor, especially as it relates to MotherLoad and the $100K in 100 Days challenge, and why I am currently in a season of not feeling comfortable or motivated to burn boats. I would like to have several boats in the harbor!

In this episode you’ll hear about:

• The sentiment behind “burning the boats” and how I interpret it
• Why we don’t actually need to succumb to one idea and go all in on it - because if that one thing starts to feel out of alignment, it can create strain and depletion
• The importance of being aware of our personal capacity, desires, excitement and stress levels
• The pressure and challenges I’m facing in birthing MotherLoad into something bigger, when I could more easily spin up $50K, $80K, and $100K months doing consulting
• How I’m bringing more money in through the $100K in 100 Days challenge by dropping “rigid compliance” and allowing money to flow through other sources beyond just MotherLoad

Resources & Links

Did this episode resonate with you? Lindsay is always interested in hearing how people internalize these metaphors and these mindsets. Share your takeaways with Lindsay directly via DM or at [email protected].

Learn more about Lindsay’s coaching and consulting services at https://www.lindsayroselle.com or follow along on Instagram at @lindsayroselle and @motherload.pod.

It’s okay to not love aspects of motherhood.

Even the parts that you’re “supposed” to love – the baby years, for instance. Some of us had glorious experiences when our children were born. Others suffered postpartum depression, breastfeeding difficulties, or traumatic childbirths.

There’s pressure for us to say to one another, you’re going to miss it, or, you can’t get this time back, but I think it’s essential to talk about the light AND the shadows – which brings me to today’s guest, Meghan Scott Molin, a mother and author (whose career has also featured equestrianism, architecture, and photography!).

Here, we talk in detail about Meghan’s traumatic entrance into motherhood – which involved nearly losing her son – and how fixating on wanting a different journey did her no good. She had to accept that this was her reality in order to get where she is today – loving her career and her life as a mom.

In this episode you’ll hear about:

• Meghan’s journey into motherhood, from her difficult pregnancy and terrifying ultrasound at 31 weeks to her son’s birth and survival
• “Superwomaning” in motherhood – and the realization that she needed to be less obsessive and roll her partner in or else they’d crash and burn
• Information vs. ignorance; wanting data and control for things to go our way vs. letting go of control and just letting things be
• Seeing ourselves as shepherds to our kids, and realizing that our kids are not reflections of us – instead, we are guides on their journeys
• Destigmatizing therapy and the importance of feeling safe to express to a partner the lack of joy in parenthood or the need for more help
• Monetizing hobbies (pros and cons) and developing the entrepreneurial spirit as children (for Meghan, it involved a $15 stuffed cat)

Resources & Links

Be sure to check out Meghan Scott Molin’s fun series about a woman comic book writer who solves crimes with the help of the LAPD and her drag queen best friend and follow her on Instagram!

Did this episode resonate with you? Share your takeaways with Lindsay directly at [email protected].

Learn more about Lindsay’s coaching and consulting services at https://www.lindsayroselle.com or follow along on Instagram at @lindsayroselle and @motherload.pod.

It’s finally spring! And for me, that means getting back into alignment.

This winter, there were lots of gray days. There was a lot of snow and a lot of illness. (In fact, I’m fighting off illness as I record this!) In the new season, I want to make some shifts to feel better again.

When things aren’t in alignment, I don’t feel as energized. I don’t feel as social. I don’t feel as connected to RT or as patient with my kids. So, in this mini-episode, I’m looking at places to make these shifts, paying close attention to physical health, time blocking, and money.

These things are all connected. Physical health impacts mental health, which not only affects our productivity, but also how we show up in our lives. I hope this helps you look at your own alignment as we head into this new season.

In this episode you’ll hear about:

• Reimplementing daily morning walks outside, which raises my energy and acts as a transition out of “kid mode” and into “work mode”
• Analyzing my supplements (including peptide supplements, which I’ll talk more about in a future episode), sleep hygiene, and daily movement
• Time-blocking and being intentional about how I schedule meetings so that I can run my days in a more focused way with less context switching
• Saving one day a week where I don’t have meetings or calls so I have the option to not work OR make it a creative/dream day
• My weekly “money date” to look at bookkeeping so that I can stay on top of expenses, projections, budgeting, etc.
• The mindset of trust/abundance vs. the mindset of avoidance – and making sure there’s true separation between these two things

Resources & Links

Did this episode resonate with you? Share your takeaways with Lindsay directly at [email protected].

Learn more about Lindsay’s coaching and consulting services at https://www.lindsayroselle.com or follow along on Instagram at @lindsayroselle and @motherload.pod.

Today I am celebrating the MotherLoad Podcast’s 50th episode! To produce a consistent, high-quality podcast is HARD.

I’ve come to learn that it’s rare people get this far and are as consistent as I’ve been with a podcast. I want to celebrate this milestone by reviewing what I’ve learned – about podcasting, the motherload, and myself – since launching seven months ago.

Do you love your life right now? Ultimately that’s the core question I’m trying to get at with MotherLoad: to help mothers love their lives. The way I’m doing it is by being real and honest, which, I’ve learned, is what people want.

I love this podcast, this medium, speaking into this microphone, and the feedback I get from listeners. I feel so called to do this work, and more excited about this mission than I’ve ever been. Thank you for being here.

In this episode you’ll hear about:

• The system I use to manage the podcast and how I’ve made it as easy and automated as possible so that I continue to love doing it
• Things I’ve learned about podcasting (the benefits of a good editor, that not EVERYONE has a great podcast interview, the power of boldness)
• How metrics matter – but ultimately, only to the extent that you’re passionate about what you’re doing
• The myth that the motherload is mostly task-based – there are also more potent feelings at work regarding grief, safety, and freedom
• How common it is that mothers suffer in communicating with their partners, and how so many women hold on to their motherloads on purpose
• My thoughts on excellence (trying your hardest, being bold, taking risks) vs. perfection (safe, boring, doing things the way other people are doing it)

Resources & Links

If you've been a longtime listener, I have a favor to ask very openly and humbly: please leave a review for MotherLoad on your favorite podcast listening platform. Reviews help grow the podcast and bring it to new audiences. Thank you for listening to all of these episodes.

Did this episode resonate with you? Share your takeaways with Lindsay directly at [email protected].

Learn more about Lindsay’s coaching and consulting services at https://www.lindsayroselle.com or follow along on Instagram at @lindsayroselle and @motherload.pod.

I have a collection of fancy bath bombs and salts I’ve been given as gifts. But when I went to take a bath the other day, I hesitated to use them in case the kids got in the tub with me; I didn’t want to waste them if it was going to be a kid bath.

Because I’m so in tune with my relationship around money during my “$100K in 100 days” challenge, it struck me as a scarcity belief – which is what today’s mini-episode is about. Where do scarcity beliefs come from? And how do they hold us back?

Why didn’t I feel I could use the fancy bath bombs and salts? And similarly, why don’t I burn my nice candles? Part of it involves wanting to save these things for a “special occasion” – but honestly, we’re not guaranteed tomorrow. Why not enjoy them TODAY?

I did take a bath with the fancy bath bombs, and my kids did join me. And you know what? They thought it was amazing, seeing flower petals floating around. It became a beautiful, special moment, and a core memory for us.

In this episode you’ll hear about:

• How technically, the bath bombs and candles were sunk costs; the money had already been spent, so where was this mentality coming from?
• Part of this scarcity belief is me feeling I don’t deserve these things and that I shouldn’t have spent the money to begin with
• Another scarcity belief: that I had to “earn it” and do something big that day to be able to do something nice for myself
• The idea of “saving this for the future” or for a special occasion – which is an indication I’m living more in the future than in the present 
• Self-reflection: what nice things around your house are you not using? What clothes/make-up/soap/salts/ingredients do you only wear or use sparingly?

Resources & Links

Did this episode resonate with you? Share your takeaways with Lindsay directly at [email protected].

Learn more about Lindsay’s coaching and consulting services at https://www.lindsayroselle.com or follow along on Instagram at @lindsayroselle and @motherload.pod.

Fast-forward to twenty years from now. Imagine you have the chance to go back in time to RIGHT NOW.

What would you come back to do over? Would you focus your time on rushing your kids to school so you can build your business? Or would you take a moment and appreciate them at this age right now? It’s one of the questions our guest Allie Bjerk proposes in today’s episode.

Allie is an expert on passive income and has built a multiple 7-figure business – all while being a mother of three and maintaining “white space” for time with family. So many people think you need a huge sum of money before passive income investments kick back, but Allie is proof it can start with one small thing at a time.

Allie and I talk in-depth about balancing the motherload with a successful business, which at times, means being BRUTAL about how we spend our time in terms of return on investment – and remembering what’s ACTUALLY most precious at this moment.

In this episode you’ll hear about:

• How Allie’s business started with social media/ads/website design, and how launching a $27 product changed everything, eventually generating $1 million
• How we spend our time in terms of R.O.I. and M.V.P. (minimal viable product) – what’s the least amount of work that needs to be done for something to sell?
• Making the decision to NOT do things that take up too much time and don’t generate a lot of revenue
• The importance of a morning ritual for Allie, which involves journaling and exercise
• Being intentional about the time she spends with her kids; Allie was never at a point where she wasn’t seeing her kids at all and working 80-hour weeks
• How Allie constantly reevaluates the structure of her days and her business to have the flexibility and “white space” to live the life she wants

Resources & Links

Be sure to check out Allie’s podcast, The Decision Maker Show. Find her on Instagram and her website.

Did this episode resonate with you? Share your takeaways with Lindsay directly at [email protected].

Learn more about Lindsay’s coaching and consulting services at https://www.lindsayroselle.com or follow along on Instagram at @lindsayroselle and @motherload.pod.