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Power of Moms is an online gathering place for thousands of deliberate mothers around the globe. In this podcast, April will bring you lively discussions, thought-provoking interviews, and inspiring ideas to help you find more peace, purpose, order, and joy in motherhood (and person-hood!)

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How I Won the Mom-Guilt Bat...

02.13.2020

Mom, you are doing the hardest job in the world! Be kind to yourself! In this month when we celebrate love, give a little (actually a lot) of that love to yourself! These three moms share ways they've tossed "mom-guilt" ...

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02.13.2020 How I Won the Mom-Guilt Battle \| How One Phone Conversation Helped Me \| Instead of #momfail [Season 5: Episode 3] Mom, you are doing the hardest job in the world! Be kind to yourself! In this month when we celebrate love, give a little (actually a lot) of that love to yourself! These three moms share ways they've tossed "mom-guilt" ...
01.30.2020 Valentine's Day Traditions\|Staying Connected to Your Valentine\|A Valentine's Day Lesson [Season 5: Episode 2] Valentine's Day can be more than just a day to celebrate that "one special someone." Here are three moms' ideas about how couples and families can make this a special day of celebrating their love. Read more at PowerofMoms.com
01.16.2020 Goals Fall Down \| Setting Objectives \| Goals That Fit [Season 5 Episode 1] It's a new year! And with that fresh start, many moms pause and think about their goals for the new year. Though it's a challenge to find that sweet spot between overwhelm and stagnation, here are three moms' ideas for ...
12.12.2019 Stop, Simplify, Enjoy \| Teach Kids to Serve \| Care of Yourself [Season 4: Episode 19] The holiday season can be so much fun! But if we aren't careful it can also become busy, stressful, and overwhelming. These three moms have found ways to truly enjoy the holidays in more simple, deliberate ways. For full show ...
11.29.2019 Give Experiences \| Holiday Shopping \| Holidays on a Budget [Season 4: Episode 18] It's here! The time for giving. Deliberate moms share ways you can give meaningful gifts during the holidays without giving yourself a ton of stress and debt. Show notes at PowerofMoms.com.
11.21.2019 Thank You Notes \| Not the Most Wonderful Time \| Year-Round Gratitude [Season 4: Episode 17] In many countries, gratitude gets the spotlight in the autumn with Thanksgiving celebrations. But it's something that can bless our families year-round. Here are three moms ideas for encouraging gratitude in simple ways. Read the full post at PowerofMoms.com.
10.31.2019 Audio Post: Landing Gratitude \| Gratitude Matters \| Attitude of Gratitude [Season 4: Episode 16] In a month when we try extra hard to remember to be grateful, here are three moms' ideas for how and why gratitude itself actually blesses our lives. For full show notes, please visit powerofmoms.com/season4-episode16
10.17.2019 Audio Post: Halloween: Fun or Frightful? I Do-It-Themselves Halloween I Have You Been Boo'd?! [Season 4: Episode 15] How does a deliberate mother celebrate Halloween? Here are three moms' ideas about how to bring in the fun and scare out the frightful! For full show notes, please visit powerofmoms.com
10.03.2019 Audio Post: Learning Day By Day I Filling My Moments I Back To Work [Season 4: Episode 14] It may seem like every moment of our days are filled with mom-duties, but the truth is that there are little pockets of time (or more, depending on your season of mothering) that you can claim all for yourself. And ...
09.12.2019 Audio Post: Stop the Fighting \| Prevent Fights Before They Start \| The Not-So-Perfect Storm [Season 4: Episode 13] The media may love a good fight... but moms do NOT! Is it even possible to keep our kids from fighting? Maybe not 100% of the time, but there are lots of ways to drastically reduce the fighting in our ...
07.18.2019 Audio Post: When the ER Feels Like the Spa \| What I've Said Today \| Child's Pose [Season 4: Episode 12] While it doesn't always feel funny at the time, motherhood can be filled with lots of humorous moments! It's healthy to have a good laugh every once in a while and a relief to know that you're not the only ...
07.04.2019 Audio Post: Overcoming Family Labels I FRED Talks I Honoring (Grand)Parents [Season 4 Episode 11] Extended family comes with their own set of joys and challenges. How can deliberate mothers connect their family with extended relatives in positive ways? For full show notes visit https://powerofmoms.com/season4-episode11
06.20.2019 Audio Post: It Is What It Is \| What Is Your Problem \| Five Beliefs [Season 4 Episode 10] Our thoughts are powerful. What we think has the ability to influence what we say and what we do. Here are three mom's insights on how what we think can make all the difference in our life. Find show notes ...
06.06.2019 Audio Post: Ten Summer Activities \| Make Summer Learning Fun \| Don't Fix the Pains of Summer [Season 4 Episode 9] Summer Vacation may be staring back at us like a big blank block of days. But with a little planning and a lot of balance, it can be a wonderful time to learn, play, and connect with our families. This ...
05.23.2019 Audio Post: A More Organized Life I Streamlining Our Kids' Stuff I You CAN Conquer Clutter [Season 4: Episode 9] How do we end up with so much stuff? It can be a challenge to manage all of the things that purposefully (and not so purposefully) end up within our homes. Here are posts that three moms wrote about their ...
05.16.2019 Audio Post: Mission A- Compliment \| Mommy Rat Race \| Deeper Relationships [Season 4 Episode 8] Motherhood can sometimes be an isolating task, and we all need a community of friends to help support us in it. Today we read to you three articles from the Power of Moms blog that share thoughts and ideas for ...
05.02.2019 Audio Post: Tourist \| Six Tips for Road Trips \| Vacation Traditions [Season 4: Episode 7] Getting the whole family on vacation certainly takes a little bit of effort, but the memories created together can be totally worth it. These moms share some creative ideas for making family vacation an enjoyable experience for everyone. For full ...
04.18.2019 Audio Post: Technology and Motherhood \| Distracted, or Busy \| Social Media Addiction [Season 4: Episode 6] Technology for good or for bad is here to stay. It isn't a question about technology being a huge part of our lives, but it is worth the time to consider how we will let technology impact our decisions, and ...
04.03.2019 Audio Post: Picky Eaters I Five Questions I 10,000 Meals [Season 4:Episode 7] The family dinner dilemma! We know it's so valuable, but it is not always easy to get a meal on the table. Our authors today share some wisdom and strategies to not just 'get through' the experience, but even enjoy ...
03.13.2019 Audio Post: Saying No \| What "No" Means to Me \| Getting Everything Done [Season 4: Episode 4] Enjoy today's audio post- all full of ways to be able to say no, in order to better say yes to what matters most for you! For full show notes, please visit https://powerofmoms.com/4-4.
02.27.2019 Audio Post: Stop Feeling Like a Failure I Mommy Guilt & Special Needs I Comparing Myself to Myself [Season 4: Episode 3] Motherhood is important and we want to do it well. But sometimes this good desire creates "mommy guilt" when we don't think we're doing it well. These articles share three perspectives on how that guilt creeps in and how to ...
02.13.2019 Audio Post: Embracing Messy Motherhood \| Life’s Work \| It’s Enough [Season 4: Episode 2] Motherhood can be tough and it can be messy. Included in these articles are ways to help you cope with all the craziness of motherhood, as well as helping assure you that what you are doing right now is enough. ...
01.10.2019 Audio Post: Hot Kettle Moments, Piano School Dropout, Try Resting Instead [Season 4: Episode 1] Power of Moms authors Andrea Rasband, Kristi Linton and Melissa Fredrick each share a unique and personal experience- adding to the thousands of stories from other deliberate mothers in our community. Their stories are a reminder that patience with ourselves ...
12.20.2018 Our Thoughts Matter: Defeating Fear, Mini Catastrophes, Holiday Self Care Audio Post [Season 3 - Episode 11] Join Dawn Wessman, our Instagram Coordinator, as she reads three timely and well-loved posts about defeating fear, mini catastrophes, and expressing gratitude. See show notes at: https://powerofmoms.com/our-thoughts-matter-defeating-fear-mini-catastrophes-holiday-self-care-audio-posts-season-3-episode-11
12.06.2018 Five Strategies to Help Your Family Fight Technology Addiction [Season 3, Episode 10] Technology has changed so much in the past decade. As a mother juggling so many things, it can feel really overwhelming knowing how to navigate screen time on top of everything else! As deliberate mothers, we know we need to ...
11.29.2018 It’s Time to Be What We Believe [Season 3, Episode 9] I (April) recently got out of a rut. I’d been feeling tired, frustrated, and ready to “give up” in some ways. (Have you been there?) Here are three questions that helped me get out, and I hope they’ll help you, ...
11.15.2018 How to Create an Energy Map [Season 3, Episode 8] Do you want to manage your energy—so you can match the appropriate tasks to the appropriate time of day, and ultimately be more present and happy around your family? Today we’re joined by Danielle Porter, a team member here at ...
11.14.2018 Holiday Planning Workshop - Lesson 5 [BONUS Episode] We are wrapping up our Holiday Planning Workshop with Lesson 5, where we put our plan into action! We'll show you how to make this happen using paper or digitally. If you want an incredibly organized holiday season--with low stress ...
11.12.2018 Holiday Planning Workshop - Lesson 4 [BONUS Episode] Here in Lesson 4 of our Holiday Planning Workshop we've taken the audio from our video lesson, detailing how to organize your brainstorm from Lesson 2 digitally. We teach the steps to follow in Asana, but feel free to use ...
11.10.2018 Holiday Planning Workshop - Lesson 3 [BONUS Episode] Today in our Holiday Planning Workshop Lesson 3 we organize your brainstormed tasks and projects by time frame, using Post-it notes. Listen in to Lesson 4 to learn how to do this same step digitally! The audio explains the steps ...
11.08.2018 Holiday Planning Workshop - Lesson 2 [BONUS Episode] Lesson 2 of our Holiday Planning Workshop will help you get everything out of your mind through an effective brainstorm session, so that you can more clearly see what matters most. If you want an incredibly organized holiday season--with low ...
11.06.2018 Holiday Planning Workshop - Lesson 1 [BONUS Episode] Today's podcast features Lesson 1 of our Holiday Planning Workshop. Following David Allen's Natural Planning Model (featured in the book Getting Things Done), we're talking about purpose, principles, and outcome visioning. If you want an incredibly organized holiday season--with low ...
11.01.2018 Tried and True Holiday Planning Tips [Season 3, Episode 7] Join April and Saren as they discuss how to plan your holidays so you can focus on what matters most! Enjoy! For full show notes, please visit powerofmoms.com/3-7 For our special workshop with Power of Moms and LearnDoBecome visit learndobecome.com/holiday
10.25.2018 Gauging progression, Teens are capable & Parenting Special Needs- Audio Post [Season 3, Episode 6] We have three EXCELLENT audio posts today from mothers in our community who will help us learn to gauge our progress, get dinner on the table with help from the children, and reduce the "mom guilt" we feel when we ...
10.18.2018 A Mother's Influence, Teaching Kindness and the Value of Play [Season 3, Episode 5] Listen in as April reads three of our popular posts about influence, being kind, and playing with our families. For full show notes, please visit powerofmoms.com/3-5
10.11.2018 Halloween Ideas [Season 3, Episode 4] We recently received this question from a Power of Moms Community member that sparked a great discussion at Power of Moms: "What low stress, Halloween traditions does your family love? We just received an invite to go trick-or-treating. If you ...
09.20.2018 Appreciating the Now, Being Open About Our Challenges, and Strategic Parenting - Audio Posts [Season 3, Episode 3] Today we're presenting three great posts from deliberate mothers in our community who have a LOT of wisdom to share! Enjoy Allyson Reynolds' perspective on how to appreciate the "now," Heidi Bartle's fantastic advice about starting hard conversations with our ...
09.13.2018 Make Laundry a Beautiful Experience [Season 3, Episode 2] I KNOW it sounds crazy. How on earth can washing dirty clothes and linens be a beautiful experience? And why would we even want it to be beautiful? Isn’t laundry mundane, dirty work that we should do everything in our ...
08.31.2018 What My 18-Year-Old Actually Remembers from Childhood [Season 3, Episode 1] I spent a lot of time worrying about "not being enough" for my children (and everyone else) while they were young. But when I asked my 18-year-old what she actually remembered from her years of childhood, it turns out she ...
08.23.2018 Encore Podcast: Organizing a Beautiful Life that Fits on One Plate [Season 2 - Episode 22] We all know what it’s like to feel overwhelmed. I think that’s a daily occurrence for most mothers. But what do we do when we feel like we can barely breathe? A friend of mine once shared some wise, wise ...
08.16.2018 Encore Podcast: Outer Order Contributes to Inner Calm with Gretchen Rubin [Season 2 - Episode 21] So we invited Gretchen to join us on Power of Moms Radio to talk about this idea more in depth. When our homes are a mess, it feels impossible to function. But cleaning closets and wiping kitchen counters seems to ...
08.15.2018 How to Organize School Papers - Bonus Episode with Alia and April The new school year is just around the corner, and if you already cringing at the thought of your countertops overrun with projects and papers, today's podcast is here to help! For Show Notes, visit https://powerofmoms.com/bonus-school-papers And for a free ...
08.09.2018 Encore Podcast: Finding Hope and Beauty in Motherhood with Rachel Nielson [Season 2 - Episode 20] Mother Rachel Nielson found Power of Moms when she had a colicky newborn baby and she felt desperate for hope. In the years since, her challenges as a mother have changed as her children have gotten older, but she has ...
08.02.2018 Encore Podcast: Sibling Rivalry (What To Do?) [Season 2, Episode 19] If your children bicker and argue (and we’re guessing they do), what do you do about it? In this week’s encore radio show, Saren and April discuss some of their own experiences handling sibling rivalry (some that work, some that ...
07.26.2018 Encore Podcast: Ideas for Working Together – April and Eric Perry [Season 2 – Episode 18] In this podcast (formerly Episode 56), April and Eric Perry discuss some of their ideas for working as a team when it comes to establishing family values, goals, and habits. You’ll hear the inside scoop on how they tailored the ...
07.19.2018 Encore Audio Post: Keeping Your Cool [Season 2 - Episode 17] Do you start ever start the day as Mary Poppins but end it as Miss Hannigan? Does your temper sometimes get the best of you? Patience is a virtue that every mom struggles with from time to time. When everyone ...
07.12.2018 Encore Audio Post: Inspiration for a No-Stress Summer [Season 2, Episode 16] Are you getting worried about summer? Often we want to use this season wisely and well, but be relaxed at the same time. We want to spend time with our kids, but we also don’t want them to drive us ...
06.29.2018 Self Care Is Not Selfish, When It Feels Hard to 'Enjoy Every Moment,' and How to Be a Happy Mother--Audio Posts! [Season 2, Episode 15] We have three more audio posts for you today! "Self Care Is Not Selfish" by Lucille Zimmerman and "When It Feels Hard to 'Enjoy Every Moment'" by Mary Karlee Mullen and "How to Be a Happy Mother When Everything Isn't ...
06.13.2018 GTD for Teens - with Mike Williams and April Perry [Season 2, Episode 14] The power of Getting Things Done is now available for teens, and I am excited to share this brand new book with the deliberate mothers of the world! And when I found out that David Allen, Mike Williams, and Mark ...
06.07.2018 Everyone Needs Backup, Exercise Therapy, and How to Have Difficult Conversations with Teachers--Audio Posts! [Season 2, Episode 13] This week, we're featuring three amazing posts created by deliberate mothers in our community: "Everyone Needs Backup" by Aubrey Degn, "Exercise Therapy" by Sarah Badat Richardson, and "How to Have Difficult Conversations with Your Child's Teacher" by Amanda Hamilton Roos. ...

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