Today is a very special day. It's my oldest son Raleigh's 16th birthday! For today's show, I'm going to share 16 short lessons I've learned over the last 16 years being a mother. I hope these little lessons are helpful as we head into summer and having more face time with our kids home from school.
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021 - Sixteen Lessons in Parenting

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After I finished recording Episode 21 (Haven't listened to it? Click here), I kept going. I decided I wanted to also share sixteen hopes and wishes and ideas that I wanted to encourage my new 16-year-old with as he enters this new year of his life.
As a bonus episode for you this week, I'm going to share that with all of you - they're the hopes I have for my son, for your children, for you. I hope these ideas give you a little something that helps make the load lighter or gives you a little inspiration and encouragement as you go through your week.
I'm so grateful for you!

BONUS - Sixteen Hopes and Wishes for My 16-Year Old

"I said to my body softly, ‘I want to be your friend.’ It took a long breath and replied ‘I have been waiting my whole life for this."— Nayyirah Waheed
 
Do you struggle to love your physical body, without condition of any kind? As you heal your relationship with your physical self, you may be surprised to find that every aspect of your life also begins to change. 
 
In today's episode Natalie and author Ashley Mae Hoiland discuss:
the notion of "body as friend"
how our lives can change "in the flick of an instant," including our experience with our physical self
Ashley's recent MS diagnosis (following what she thought was a simple visit to the optometrist), and how that diagnosis has served to magnify her deep love for her body
how what we say and do, every day, is writing the script for our children (and for anyone within the reach and impact of our influence) as it relates to the relationship they build with their own bodies
the fact that so many of us have carried a flawed paradigm about what's "normal," "perfect," "desirable"—a paradigm that is not our own, but that was handed to us by a distorted and damaging societal agenda/"norm"—and how it's time to set that sh*t down and step bravely into love and truth
This discussion is a tiny drop in the bucket of a much larger conversation (and REVOLUTION). The experience of navigating the journey to genuine body love is broad and multidimensional, and one woman's experience may vary greatly from the next but there is a common thread that has emerged. Through each story, we see further evidence that as a woman learns to truly love her body, her entire life begins to shift in remarkably beautiful and powerful ways!
 
About Today's Guest: 
 
Ashley Mae Hoiland has a BFA in studio arts and an MFA in creative writing.  She has written and illustrated several children's books, did the We Brave Women project through Kickstarter, which produced a set of 60 cards with the stories and painted portraits of women from history.  She's written two memoirs, One Hundred Birds Taught me to Fly, which was a finalist for a national award, and her newest book, A New Constellation.  
 
She teaches writing classes at MineToTell.com, which Ashely describes as "a dream fulfilled."  She currently lives in Santa Cruz with her three children and her husband.  




Link to upcoming course: https://ashmae.teachable.com/p/mine-to-tell-session-3-summer-2019/



See more of Ashley's courses at www.MineToTell.com 
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Follow Ashley on Instagram: @birdsofashmae
 




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020 - Body as Friend with Ashmae Hoiland

It feels like everyone is talking about what it is and how to do it, and you may be wondering – 
What is it, REALLY?
And how do I practice mindfulness in a space full of chaos?
On today’s episode, my sweet friend Macy Robison is asking me a whole bunch of questions that you were kind enough to submit via my Instagram account. We’re talking about what mindfulness is, how to practice it in your every day and why you should, and I’m also sharing some practical ways you can incorporate some of these tips.
After you listen and start to try some of these practices, share what you’re doing on social using the hashtag #showuponpurpose so we can find you and cheer you on, and make you eligible for the mindfulness happy mail package I’m giving away.
Quote:
“What matters is finding these mindful moments in the in between. In the space between stimulus and response, making that choice to be present.”
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019 - Finding Mindful Moments

In this very special episode, we get to hear the many different ways in which mothers navigate through the unpredictable and yet wonderful journey of motherhood as well as what our kids actually think of us!No matter what your experience has been surrounding mothers and motherhood, may you feel loved, supported, and encouraged through this small tribute to mothers.Episode Title Quote
"Motherhood: All love begins and ends there." -Robert Browning
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Do you know what would be over the top amazing? If you text this show to a friend/family member right now and encourage them to listen.
If you've found this meaningful, others will as well.

021 - Sixteen Lessons in Parenting

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