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Hilary Barnett of Whole Motherhood discusses the oxygen mask of motherhood and why it's important to be whole for your children.

Episode 061: The Oxygen Mask: On Motherhood and Self-Care by Hilary Barnett

Hilary Barnett is an author, wife, entrepreneur and mother of two. She lives in Nashville and is the founder of Savvee, a boutique marketing agency that helps organizations define and create meaningful online content.

You can usually find her walking the tightrope between the practical and the ideal, what is and what could be. Hilary believes every mother is extraordinary, and typically writes the words that she most needs to hear.

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Shawna Scafe of Simple On Purpose shares 8 reasons why it's better to be a stay at home mother than it is to be at work.

Episode 060: 8 Reasons Being a Stay At Home Mom is Better Than Being At Work by Shawna Scafe

Shawna Scafe is a mom of three small kids who started blogging after her first son was born. She wanted to share her c-section story in order to help herself work through the disappointment she felt about it. She read a book on minimalism that changed how she viewed her life. She started asking questions about why we have so much, do so much, work so much and we feel so restless and overwhelmed. Shawna is trying to live life on purpose, set dreams and goals for herself as a mom, wife and woman and she is trying to share it openly with everyone.

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Maureen Gaspari issues an open letter to the mothers of highly sensitive children.

Episode 059: Dear Mom of a Highly Sensitive Child, I See You by Maureen Gaspari

Maureen Gaspari is a writer, a wife and a mommy to two wonderful, energetic, highly sensitive little boys. She shares her family's personal journey with selective mutism, sensory processing difficulties, and raising highly sensitive children on her blog, https://othersideofsilent.blogspot.com. “My Book of Brave” is her first of many books she plans to publish to help children build self-confidence.

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Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist talks about how to raise consumer conscious teenagers.

Episode 058: Raising Consumer Conscious Teenagers in an Age of Excess by Joshua Becker

Joshua Becker and his family decided to live with fewer possessions after a conversation with his neighbor in 2008. As a result, they found a better way to live, centered on more important pursuits.Their story has been seen on the CBS Evening News, NPR, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal and countless media interviews around the world. Their books have sold in the tens of thousands.

BecomingMinimalist.com is about their journey towards a rational approach to minimalism. It is about the joys and the struggles. It is about the lessons they have learned. It has inspired millions around the world. It is written to inspire you to intentionally live with less, and find more life because of it.

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Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui of A Life In Progress discusses how the Four Tendencies personality profile has improved her parenting.

Episode 057: How The Four Tendencies Personality Profile Made Me a Better Parent by Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui

Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui's mission as a Joyful Living Educator is to help messy humans like herself quiet the noise of perfectionism, comparison and fear to show up fully to their imperfect and beautiful lives and/or businesses. Her message can be summed up in 3 sentences: You're imperfect; Life is messy; Show up anyway. Krista will help you figure out how. She has a new Seasonal Mindfulness Journal available here: https://www.alifeinprogress.ca/52-mondays/

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Cara Harvey of A Purpose Driven Mom shares how to create a cleaning routine with your children.

Episode 056: Creating a Cleaning Routine with Your Kids by Cara Harvey

Cara Harvey is a wife, mom, online mentor and woman of God. She has been married to her husband, Ron, for 3 years and they live with their 11 year-old stepson, 2-year old daughter and 2-month old son. She currently works as a virtual lifestyle, mindset, and success coach and her mission is to provide women with the tools, resources and community to reach their goals, empower themselves, find their happiness and live a life by design.

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Allison Carmen tells us how to empower our children.

Episode 055: Empowering Our Children to Speak Up by Allison Carmen

Allison Carmen holds a B.A. in accounting, a J.D. of Law, and a Master's of Law in taxation. After working for a large law firm in Manhattan, Allison founded her own law firm and built a successful practice focusing on real estate, corporate, mergers and acquisitions, and taxation. After 15 years of practicing law, Allison transitioned her practice into business consulting, business coaching and life coaching. Today, Allison's clients range from owners of multi-million dollar companies to artists, actors, writers, and parents. She's also the host of the podcast: 10 Minutes to Less Suffering.

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Shawna Scafe of Simple On Purpose talks about how to build a culture within a family. This is part 2 of 2.

Episode 054: [Part 2] How to Build the Culture Of Your Family by Shawna Scafe

Shawna Scafe is a mom of three small kids who started blogging after her first son was born. She wanted to share her c-section story in order to help herself work through the disappointment she felt about it. She read a book on minimalism that changed how she viewed her life. She started asking questions about why we have so much, do so much, work so much and we feel so restless and overwhelmed. Shawna is trying to live life on purpose, set dreams and goals for herself as a mom, wife and woman and she is trying to share it openly with everyone.

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Shawna Scafe of Simple On Purpose talks about how to build a culture within a family. This is part 1 of 2.

Episode 053: [Part 1] How to Build the Culture Of Your Family by Shawna Scafe

Shawna Scafe is a mom of three small kids who started blogging after her first son was born. She wanted to share her c-section story in order to help herself work through the disappointment she felt about it. She read a book on minimalism that changed how she viewed her life. She started asking questions about why we have so much, do so much, work so much and we feel so restless and overwhelmed. Shawna is trying to live life on purpose, set dreams and goals for herself as a mom, wife and woman and she is trying to share it openly with everyone.

The original post is located here: https://simpleonpurpose.ca/building-family-culture-moms/

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Hilary Barnett of Whole Motherhood shares her thoughts in defense of the good enough mother.

Episode 052: In Defense of The Good Enough Mother by Hilary Barnett

Hilary Barnett is an author, wife, entrepreneur and mother of two. She lives in Nashville and is the founder of Savvee, a boutique marketing agency that helps organizations define and create meaningful online content.

You can usually find her walking the tightrope between the practical and the ideal, what is and what could be. Hilary believes every mother is extraordinary, and typically writes the words that she most needs to hear.

The original post is located here:

https://wholemotherhood.co/in-defense-of-the-good-enough-mother/

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