Today I’m here to talk about something not revolutionary. Not something that you’ve never heard before. But something that, if you really listen to me today, and you let this sink into your heart today and stir you to action my friends, you WILL succeed. You WILL reach your goals. You WILL feel prouder than you’ve ever felt before. You WILL have all that you desire to create for your life. Today I’m here to tell you friend, don’t. Give. Up. Visit www.saramuender.com to get a free guided meditation for encouragement.

What do you do when you feel defeated as mom? When you’re having a tough day, and when everything seems to be going wrong? Are you just trying to get through the day, counting down the hours until bedtime, in hopes that tomorrow is a better day? We’ve all been there. But is that all motherhood is? Is there anything you can do about how you let the challenges of motherhood affect you and how you’re experiencing this life? Can you experience motherhood in more positive way? Today I had the joy of interviewing Michelle Russell, from the Positive Moms Podcast, where we talked about the importance of a positive mindset, how to turn things around when you feel defeated, living intentionally, rather than just coasting through motherhood, the shift that happens when maybe yeah we feel overwhelmed, but we choose how we take responsibility for our thoughts and feelings and what we do next, and the difference between being REAL, and being positive. Follow Michelle on Instagram as @positivemomspodcast. And follow me, @saramuender.Visit www.PlannerMakeoverCourse.com to get my popular Planner Makeover Course, where you'll learn how to take charge of your time, accomplish all of your tasks easily, and make time for what's really important to you.

Do you ever feel like you have the best intentions for the day, and then the day gets away from you, or negativity creeps in, or just feel scattered and unfocused and all over the place, which leaves you feeling directionless and unfulfilled at the end of the day? Well today I want to dive into something that has helped me and countless other mamas. I created a worksheet, you’ve probably heard me talk about it before, it’s The Mama Miracle manifestation worksheet, and it’s something that has totally helped me change my life, and you can get it for free, on my website, themamamiracle.com, and use it to change yours too. Today I wanted to go through the worksheet step by step to talk about why I created it like I did and how to get the most out of it to help you set your day up for success. So if you’ve tried journaling, meditating, mantras, prayer, and gratitude, but nothing really seems to stick for you, consider this worksheet that I created, that’s going to incorporate all of these and more, you can do it every day, and you can literally change your life with it. Visit www.themamamiracle.com to get your free copy of The Mama Miracle worksheet.

Do you ever worry that what you do, or maybe what you aren’t doing, is going to permanently screw up your children for life? Do you often wonder if you’re repeating generational patterns, or if the traumas and struggles from your childhood may be affecting your parenting? Or do you ask yourself if you’re doing everything you can to have a healthy relationship with your child? At some point I think we’ve all had those thoughts and fears and concerns. Now listen, this week is my birthday week, and today I wanted to bring on my very first ever guest on the Motivation For Moms show, and it’s none other than the one and only woman who brought me into this world 31 years ago this week, and that is my beautiful mother, Juliana Cocola. Juliana is the founder and facilitator for the Empathic Arts Institute that provides resources, peer support, education, publicity and creative space for those who are engaged in fields of work that help people. Prior to starting the Empathic Arts Institute, she was a young mom at the age of only 19, she became trained as a full time minister, and later became a woman in media as a producer and director of local television programming, and has always been an educator and entrepreneur. Today, I have immense respect and appreciation for the hard-working businesswoman and the deeply emotionally attuned person she is as a mother and as a grandmother, but our relationship hasn’t always been close and connected. For most of my life, of course, I loved my mom, but I’d call our relationship very surface level. Today, my mom and I are having a very real heart-to-heart about some of the challenges and struggles that we’ve had through the years, how she made the decision to end generational patterns of disconnection, and what she has to say to moms who maybe feel like they’re failing. In this episode, we talked all about:How to be with painHow to end generational patterns of disconnection and emotional disregulationParenting from the inside outHow your child’s age might trigger past traumas you experienced when you were that ageHow to use your current relationships to clue into what you might need to heal from your own childhoodHow your therapy can radically change generations after you, how your personal work can have a ripple effect How the positive personal work you’re doing and your attempts to establish connection with your children can have even more of a powerful effect then all of the negative you might be worried about, and,How our “mistakes” as parents can actually be a blessing to our relationship with our childrenBe sure to get out your notebook for this episode because there are SO many gems that you’re going to want to jot down that I think, are going to leave you feeling empowered, encouraged, and motivated.

Today I wanted to give you 3 ways to help you feel like you have it all together. Maybe not ALL together, but more together. And I’m keeping this episode a little lighter than usual and give you three tips that may seem overly simply, but at the same time, the three tips I’m going to give you, I think, are going to help you feel more on it, lighter, clearer, more organized, and more energized. When we clear the crap and clutter out of our life, that’s when things just feel easier all around, don’t they? Sometimes, we just need to go back to basics, and get the everyday stuff in our life more organized and aligned.To get my popular online Planner Makeover Course, visit www.plannermakeovercourse.com. In this course, you'll learn how to strategically use a planner to reach your goals, accomplish all of your tasks with ease, and make time for what's really important in your life.

You’re someone who is into personal development. You likely set goals for yourself. You likely have a vision of what your dream life looks like and you’re working hard to make that life a reality. But, as a mom, there’s not always a clear path to our success. There are always unexpected challenges that come up that can distract us from our goals, and the exhaustion of being a mom itself can easily cause us to lose motivation and get off course. Today I’m posing the question: What is the difference between those who succeed in anything, and people who don’t? What is it that makes or breaks whether you reach a goal, or whether some new habit sticks, or whether you reach whatever outcome it is you want in your life? See I believe there’s 1 important distinction. And I believe if let go of perfection, gave more attention to just this ONE thing, I think you’d see the outcome of more of your goals and aspirations in your life. You ready for the answer to success?Join my FREE 5-day no-alcohol challenge! Visit www.themamamiracle.com/challenge to sign up. For my free guided meditation for encouragement, visit www.saramuender.com (or www.themamamiracle.com) and scroll down to request this encouraging meditation to be sent right to your inbox. If you're ready to stop drinking and start living, join my Breakthrough Moms program at www.breakthroughmoms.com

I’m taking on the topic of self-care today. You’ve heard the saying over and over again, “You can’t pour from an empty cup.” This may surprise you, but today I want to call bullshit on this overused advice for moms. Because you and I both know that when it comes to our kids, we find a way to keep giving to them, even when we are totally exhausted and burned out, don’t we. We have superpowers like that. And honestly, the quote unquote “self care” that we’re often advised to take like it were a magic pill or something, sometimes just isn’t enough for us to feel fulfilled, satisfied, and fully rejuvenated. So today, I’m taking a new spin on the idea of self care, I’m sharing what I believe you really need when it comes to self-care, and l’ll be sharing some practical tips to make self-care not just a once in a while treat, but how to redesign your life so that you’re never feeling like you’re lacking, but you feel fulfilled, energized, satisfied, and happy every single day. Does it sound too good to be true? Stay with me girl, I got you.

Let’s have a heart to heart. I am so grateful that you’re here listening, and it brings me so much joy to bring these episodes to you. The show is called Motivation For Moms because I know that that’s what you’re looking for. I know you’re listening to get some motivation to be better, to live better, to light a fire under you. But the message I want you to hear today, is that the messages that you hear in a podcast, or the words that you read in a book, are never going to change your life, until you realize and accept the power that you have. You have infinitely more power to motivate yourself than I could ever give you. The truth is, I can’t motivate you. Only you can. My role here is to tell you things that simply remind you of what you intuitively already know, the wisdom of your higher self. In this episode, I’m giving you a loving kick in the bootay to remind you how powerful you really are, and to show you how to tap into the motivation you already have inside of you to change your life, anytime you need it.Visit www.BreakthroughMoms.com to join our monthly coaching program for moms who want to stop drinking, and start living.

Do you struggle with self-doubt? Do you second guess yourself, even in the little day-to-day decisions? Do you suffer from “shoulding” all over yourself? Thinking to yourself, I should do this, I should do that, and constantly have this feeling that you should be doing something different? What about in how you parent? Do you doubt the way you handle your kids or the choices you make from them, do you constantly worry that you should be doing something different? Or what about in social situations on on social media? Do you lack the confidence to stand confidently in your light and in what you believe in, sometimes holding back from what you want to say, or second guessing the things you do say in these environments? Today I’m bringing you motivation for being more authentically you, to stop should’ing all over yourself and being more confidently decisive. Visit www.BreakthroughMoms.com to join our monthly coaching program for moms who want to stop drinking, and start living.

A successful day starts the night before. Here's three parts to a successful nighttime routine.