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Are you using your 6 senses during sex?

Yes, I said 6. And I’m not talking about some “I see dead people!” kinda thing, so don’t worry.

In this episode, I’m encouraging all of us to be fully activated and engaged - from within ourselves, to have more connected, orgasmic, healthy and loving sexual experiences. 

This is definitely NSFW content, so just a heads up there. 

I believe this is an incredibly powerful conversation that will give you some new ideas and possibilities for yourself and your relationship to sex.

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What can you celebrate today?

Well one thing I’m celebrating is 200 FREAKING EPISODES of the Balance and Motherhood podcast. Can you believe it?! Whew, wow. What a journey it’s been. Almost exactly 2 years from launch, too. So lots of exciting things.

I want to thank each and every listener and supporter of the show. 

In this episode I’m giving you some BTS perspective and history of the show - and how it almost didn’t happen. Plus some Momtra action for you to put into practice this week.

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Coaching with me

Orgasmic Mama

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Sometimes, that’s the best way to boil it down, and when no other words seem to fit...WTF will have to do.

I’m talking about when it feels like you’re stuck on the endless loop aboard the hot mess express, and “balance” seems like a distant fantasy.

I’m sharing some of my recent experiences and insights on what it can look like to find a sense of groundedness, peace and confidence in yourself, even when it’s hitting the fan!

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Coaching with me

Orgasmic Mama

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This original episode aired back in November of 2018 - so exactly a year ago. And I think the topic is still relevant and powerful. I hope it helps you or someone you can share this with to feel understood and loved - you are not alone!

Have you experienced postpartum anger?

I think it’s important that we’re bringing more awareness to the cocktail of emotions that mothers can experience at any particular stage of the journey. Today, I want to talk about anger, or what I am classifying as “hot boiling mom rage.” Yep, that’s my scientific term for what I’ve realized I’ve experienced off and on for about a year now.

It took loving and supportive friends around me to dissect it and get to the root of where it was coming from. Come to find that it goes back decades. And that I’ve actually always had the anger hanging out there, but I just wasn’t managing it in a healthy or effective way. I was in denial about the fact that I had been angry and had suppressed it. So now, as my anger sat so clearly in front of me, it had me asking the question, “What the hell do I do with it?”

From conversations with little me to seeing my daughter Maya as one of my greatest teachers in this lesson, I get real and raw with you in this episode. So see where you might relate to any of it and how you could learn from some of my experience to heal your own anger.

Links:

Celebrate episode 200 with me! - www.sarahbivens.com/200

Coaching with me - https://www.sarahbivens.com/session

Orgasmic Mama - https://orgasmic-mama.teachable.com/p/orgasmic-mama/

My website - https://www.sarahbivens.com/

My Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahmbivens/

My Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sarahbivenslifestylecoach/

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What are you getting out of the thing that you’re holding onto?

Today’s Monday Momtra is a little check in with ourselves on the things that are frustrating us, challenging us or holding us back. The perceived blockages. The limiting beliefs, and the false benefits that we buy into when it comes to perpetuating these thoughts and things. 

Links:

Coaching with me - https://www.sarahbivens.com/session

Orgasmic Mama - https://orgasmic-mama.teachable.com/p/orgasmic-mama/

My website - https://www.sarahbivens.com/

My Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahmbivens/

My Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sarahbivenslifestylecoach/

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196 - A Petition to God (Inspired by "Eat, Pray Love")

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How do you celebrate a birthday?

Birthday. Born day. Earth day. Another rotation around the sun. I’ve heard this day referred to in many ways.

I got to reflecting on birthdays recently. So many pop up in our daily lives. But I thought more deeply about them than I had before, even for myself and my own birthday. So I’m incorporating it into a Monday Momtra, and you can utilize it for any recent or upcoming birthday.

Links:

Coaching with me - https://www.sarahbivens.com/session

Orgasmic Mama - https://orgasmic-mama.teachable.com/p/orgasmic-mama/

My website - https://www.sarahbivens.com/

My Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahmbivens/

My Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sarahbivenslifestylecoach/

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Feeling under the weather (or are you expecting to feel that way given the time of year)?

This episode was inspired by a post from a fellow mama friend with strong ties, passions and gifts in the health and wellness community. I first connected with Monica Smith back in the day when my husband Matthew and I interviewed her on our other podcast, Doing It At Home, to share her home birth story. Monica now has a thriving online community where she creates conversations around clean living. A recent post of hers addressed the “flu season.” So I’m sharing that post with you - some options for changing the narrative around “sick” and empowering our mindset around trusting in our bodies and the natural process of building our immunity. I AM NOT A DOCTOR nor is any of this medical advice. I just think it’s great when we have options to address our health and we can explore ways for proactive and preventative care. 

Cheers to your health!

Links:

Post that inspired the episode - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10101334995056638&set=a.652870425908&type=3&theater

Monica’s REVved Up Mama group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/revvedupmama/

REV Chiropractic - https://www.revoptimalliving.com/

Monica’s birth story on DIAH podcast - https://www.diahpodcast.com/single-post/Listen-To-Your-Body-in-Pregnancy-and-Birth-with-Monica-Smith

Coaching with me - https://www.sarahbivens.com/session

Orgasmic Mama - https://orgasmic-mama.teachable.com/p/orgasmic-mama/

My website - https://www.sarahbivens.com/

My Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahmbivens/

My Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sarahbivenslifestylecoach/

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Do you ever write down your gratitude?

Today’s Monday Momtra episode is inspired by a word document that I found in my computer from over 2 years ago - a list of gratitude. I felt compelled to share it with you for multiple reasons. For one, I think it’s powerful to reflect on our growth and previous mindsets. Another, it’s a real feel good kinda list - instant mood booster. And, it feeds the energy around intentional creation and manifestation. 

So listen in to put yourself in an instant state of gratitude and think about what you’re creating in your life.

Links:

Coaching with me - https://www.sarahbivens.com/session

Orgasmic Mama - https://orgasmic-mama.teachable.com/p/orgasmic-mama/

My website - https://www.sarahbivens.com/

My Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahmbivens/

My Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sarahbivenslifestylecoach/

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Have you talked to your partner about periods before?

I felt inspired to have a conversation with my husband Matthew about periods, and then record it (because #podcasterlife haha). And get this - I didn’t even realize it was syncing up just before with National Period Day on October 19th! So great timing there!

This is a really powerful conversation - we test out his period knowledge, talk about some common period experiences, and he gets to ask any question he’s ever had about menstruation. And there might be a demonstration moment involving a tampon and a cup of water! 

I believe it’s through conversations like this, we normalize menstruation and create space for menstruating humans to feel more empowered through their experiences. 

Links:

Coaching with me - https://www.sarahbivens.com/session

Orgasmic Mama - https://orgasmic-mama.teachable.com/p/orgasmic-mama/

My website - https://www.sarahbivens.com/

My Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sarahmbivens/

My Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sarahbivenslifestylecoach/

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