Real Life Momz

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. 

Join me and my wonderful guest, Jenny Hecht, as we discuss a challenging topic. Jenny is a mother and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience working with middle school and high school-aged youth and parents. Jenny is a passionate advocate for suicide prevention and is deeply involved with numerous community initiatives, including Colorado-based Colieś Closet and Sources of Strength. 

Jenny teaches us the importance of asking your child tough questions, being truly present, and an engaged “listener.”

 Join us on our Facebook Group at facebook.com/groups/reallifemomz/, where we will continue to share resources and support one another. 

Resources: 

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988 

Colorado Crisis Services: https://coloradocrisisservices.org/ 

The Trevor project:  https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ 

Sources Of Strength: https://sourcesofstrength.org/ 

Colieś Closet: https://coliescloset.org/ 

The LIV project: https://thelivproject.org/ 

The Game That Goes There: https://thelivproject.org/game/

 Jenny Hecht website: http://www.jennyhecht.com 

Real Life Momz: https://www.reallifemomz.com/

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This week on Real Life Momz, it’s all about feeling like an impostor! 

Join me this week for our fascinating conversation with Candice Kingston - mother, wife, public speaker, leadership coach, and author of the upcoming book, “Your Impostor Moment: Breaking Through The Internal Roadblocks of Self-Doubt and Impostor Syndrome.” Candice shares her incredible knowledge and provides valuable suggestions to navigate our way through internal roadblocks and limiting beliefs. You won’t want to miss this. 

Join us on our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/reallifemomz to continue sharing our struggles with impostor syndrome. 

Resources: 

Johnny's Ambassador: https://johnnysambassadors.org/ 

Kingston Coaching:  https://www.kingstoncoaching.com 

Your Impostor Moment Book: https://amzn.to/3SgXRz0 (As an Amazon affiliate, at no extra cost to you, we will earn a small commission from qualifying purchases.)

Your Impostor Moment Video: https://youtu.be/9MYLdHhI5Hw 

RLM Favorite Products (products recommended by our guests and community): https://www.reallifemomz.com/p/real-life-momz-favorites/ 

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In this week's episode, we are joined by Abbey Edwards-Hill, founder of RADKidz. Abbey, a mother of two busy boys, left her middle school teaching career during the height of the pandemic after realizing how much her students were struggling with mental and physical health conditions while being stuck indoors and online only. 

Abbey started RADKidz, an outdoor enrichment, fitness, and adventure program for kids to re-engage with the outdoors and a platform to create meaningful friendships, connections, and confidence. 

RADKidz is the perfect combo of fitness, adventure, STEM, art, teamwork, exploration, friendship, and more! Listen to how this unique program has promoted positive growth for the kids in her community. 

Visit us on our Facebook group, facebook.com/groups/reallifemomz/, where we can continue to connect and share resources. 

Resources from the episode: 

RADKidz website: https://www.radkidzinc.com 

RADKidz Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/radkidzincorp/

www.wonderschool.com  

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In this weekś episode, we discuss techniques to reduce stress. We are honored to be joined by Catherine O’Brien, mother, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and the founder of HappyWithBaby.com. 

She knows what it’s like to be overwhelmed, out of energy, and out of ideas as a new parent. We discuss the feelings of being overwhelmed and how stress affects our bodies physically. Catherine uses practical techniques to help balance our nervous system and keep us grounded, especially in these heightened moments.

Come visit us on our Facebook group, www.facebook.com/groups/reallifemomz/ where we continue to support one another and share resources. 

Book by Guest: Happy With Baby: Essential Relationship Advice When Partners Become Parents, By Catherine O´Brien (Note: These are affiliate links at no extra cost to you, but we will earn a small commission on this purchase)

Happy With Baby website: https://happywithbaby.com/

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In this weekś episode, we are joined by Lisa Sugarman, a mom, a parenting author, a nationally syndicated humor columnist, and a podcast host, to discuss the important topic of gender and sexual identity. 

Join me for our beautiful discussion as Lisa shares the story of her daughter coming out, and how that moment helped Lisa to realize and embrace her own identity.

Come join us on our Facebook group on facebook.com/groups/reallifemomz/ as we continue to support one another in being our authentic selves. 

Resources: 

The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ 

Grown & Flown: https://grownandflown.com/

Vomit Booth: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheVomitBooth

Parenting books by Lisa Sugarman: 

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How To Raise Perfectly Imperfect Kids and Be Ok with It

Untying Parent Anxiety

LIFE: It Is What It Is

Lisa Sugarman website: http://www.lisasugarman.com

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In this weekś episode, we discuss taking leaps of faith and pursuing our passions! Join me and my guest, Nicole Dillon, mother of 2 boys, who started a new business after losing her job during the pandemic and leaving the big city for a small town lifestyle. Amazing! Nicole shares how making a courageous leap allowed her to live her dreams while watching her boys flourish and grow. Nicole shares how it is never easy to make these decisions that affect our families, but in life, there are no guarantees….so why not just try! 

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In this week's episode, we discuss childhood anxiety with clinician Dawn Friedman, MSEd. Dawn has been working with kids and families for more than thirty years as a preschool teacher, family case manager, and psychotherapist. She has her masters in clinical mental health counseling and has additional post-graduate training in infant-toddler mental health, postpartum mood disorders, and child anxiety treatment. Come listen to Dawnś incredible wisdom on this topic.

 For more resources on this topic, visit Dawn Friedmanś website at http://ChildAnxietySupport.com. 

Join us on our Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/reallifemomz/ to continue this discussion and share resources on anxiety.  

Dawnś favorite parenting resources:  How To Talk So Kids Will Listen And Listen So Kids Will Talk.  (Note: This is an affiliate link, at no extra cost to you, but we will earn a small commission on this purchase)

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This week is about family travel and the tips and tricks of using points to afford incredible vacations and instant getaways! Join me and my incredible guests, Bridget and Patrick Lovett, a family of four who loves to travel - and they know just how to do it! Share your traveling tips on our Real Life Momz Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/reallifemomz/, and don’t forget to follow Real Life Momz so you don miss an episode. 

Links to resources mentioned in this episode: 

*www.thepointsguy.com 

*10x Travel Insiders Facebook group www.Facebook.com/groups/10xtravel 

*www.onemileatatime.com

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In this weekś episode, we discuss postpartum depression. Join me for a wonderful conversation with Meagan Gordon Scheuerman, mother of two children and author of the fabulous book “Babies Are The Worst: A Memoir about Motherhood, PPD, & Beyond.”

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