As special needs moms, we are often told to “take care of ourselves” and self-care becomes the only piece of advice given to us…

But what if I told you there was another piece to the puzzle of getting out of Survival Mode?

In this episode, we dive into Survival Mode Beliefs- what they are, why they cause us so much stress, and how to get rid of them.

In the corporate world, a manager’s leadership style can make or break the success of a team. In a family, the same can be true. In this episode, we take a look at how to be a Mom Leader instead of a Mom Boss.

As moms, we spend a lot of time focused on our children’s milestones. But rarely do we celebrate our own, and the personal growth that comes along with them.

As special needs moms, we have a lot of challenging experiences in our lives that we can’t change.

But what we CAN change is our subjective experience of those challenges by learning emotional mastery.

Emotions are POWERFUL. They are where we live our lives. They are where we get our life experience as a human.

And in this episode, I’m sharing how to gain control of that power in order to change your own life experience for the better.

Less stress, less overwhelm, less shame and self-judgement- all through emotional mastery.

Catastrophizing, All-or-Nothing Thinking, Mental Filtering: all of these are what we call Cognitive Distortions, or thought errors. And they all stem from your brain trying to keep you safe. In this episode, we dive into three common cognitive distortions and how to put an end to them.

Appointments, bills, medications, school spirit days, gifts to buy, meals to make, your children’s well-being… it all adds to a mom’s mental load.

In this episode, I’m sharing 3 easy and practical ways to offload some of that day to day mental load that weighs us down.

Some seasons of life are just downright hard, and in this episode I’m sharing what one of those seasons in life looks like for me, and how I am choosing to handle it.

Have you ever made it to Sunday night and thought to yourself, “where the heck did the weekend go?”

When we are overwhelmed and have a lot of mental energy going to the care of our families, it can be all too easy to not be intentional with how you spend your time.

In this episode, I am sharing my 3 questions I ask myself that help me stay present and be intentional with my time.

This episode is closing out our three-part series on setting and achieving mental wellness goals. In this episode, we talk about overcoming obstacles you might face along the way when it comes to following your plan and achieving your goal.

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In weight loss, a protocol is like your diet plan. It says what you will and won’t eat, how often, and how much.

So when it comes to improving your mental wellness, you need your own mental wellness protocol that focuses on the 5 categories that make up your wellbeing: Mental, physical, emotional, spiritual, and social.

And in this episode, I’m helping you create a customized protocol that works for your own unique needs and life so you can feel happier, more energetic, and avoid burnout.