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  • #311: Identifying Feelings WELL
    This episode may bring up some feelings! We are announcing the final pivot for the Moms Struggling Well podcast and then we will help you identify your feelings WELL so that you can understand yourself and your kiddos a little better. But then what? Listen to find out!

    WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT:
    • Feelings Wheel Magnet
    CONNECT WITH REBECCA:
    website | instagram | patreon

    CONNECT WITH KATE:
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    CONNECT WITH EMILY:
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    EPISODE SPONSORS:
    Moink: Follow the link for free filet mignon for a year with your subscription
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    SHARE THE STRUGGLE!
    If you've been encouraged, share this episode with a friend.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together! Do you love Mom Struggling Well? Please leave a review here!

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    THE HIGHLIGHT EPISODES:
    Just Em | Meet Rebecca | Problem Solved | Meet Kate | A Celebration | Moms Struggling Well
    *Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 
    46 min
  • 7th Birthday Strugg Interview
    It’s the shows 7th Birthday! Struggs wrote in with interview questions for us to answer. We are so thankful for our relationship with each other and for the relationship with have with you all! We hope you love this one as much and we loved recording it. 

    WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT:
    • Em’s Birkenstocks | Kate’s Birkenstocks | Rebecca’s Birkenstocks
    • Rothy's
    • The candy bra
    • CONNECT WITH REBECCA:
      website | instagram | patreon

      CONNECT WITH KATE:
      instagram | website | patreon

      CONNECT WITH EMILY:
      website | instagram | facebook | patreon

      EPISODE SPONSORS:
      Prose: Follow the link to get 15% off your first order
      Chime Financial Inc: Get started today

      SHARE THE STRUGGLE!
      If you've been encouraged, share this episode with a friend.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together! Do you love Mom Struggling Well? Please leave a review here!

      LINKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:
      Patreon | Amazon

      THE HIGHLIGHT EPISODES:
      Just Em | Meet Rebecca | Problem Solved | Meet Kate | A Celebration | Moms Struggling Well
      *Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 
      44 min
    • Patreon: LIVE with the Struggs: Are You Into That?!
      What you are hearing right now is a clip from one of our Patreon episodes. If you want to join the Patreon community, head on over here to receive this episode and many many more! You can also get the unedited video version of each Patreon episode if you want to see all of the bloopers before your very eyes. You won't regret it, see you soon!

      We are so lucky to have such fun listeners! This week we are sharing a segment we recorded from our last live event with the Patreon Struggs. 

      WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT:
      • Pop on over to the Patreon Episode Shownotes
      • Prep Dish: get a free 2 week trial at prepdish.com/swp
        5 min
      • #309: Reentering the Workforce WELL
        This week we are talking about the stressors of going back to work, kids growing up and getting their own jobs, family dinners morphing into a less cute situation and what it’s like not being able to share as much about our not-so-little-ones as they become more independent. Don’t worry, it’s not a huge downer. We have strategies to struggle well when entering back into the workforce and Struggs do too!

        WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT:
        • Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
        • Adult Children of Alcoholics/Dysfunctional Families by Adult Children of Alcoholics World Service Organization
        • Shady Rays 

          CONNECT WITH REBECCA:
          website | instagram | patreon

          CONNECT WITH KATE:
          instagram | website | patreon

          CONNECT WITH EMILY:
          website | instagram | facebook | patreon

          EPISODE SPONSORS:
          Moink: Follow the link for free filet mignon for a year with your subscription
          KiwiCo: Follow the link and get 50% off your first month + free shipping with code MSW
          Athletic Greens: Follow the link for 5 free travel packs and free Vitamin D
          Storyworth: Everyone has a story worth sharing

          SHARE THE STRUGGLE!
          If you've been encouraged, share this episode with a friend.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together! Do you love Mom Struggling Well? Please leave a review here!

          LINKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:
          Patreon | Amazon

          THE HIGHLIGHT EPISODES:
          Just Em | Meet Rebecca | Problem Solved | Meet Kate | A Celebration | Moms Struggling Well

          *Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 
          56 min
        • Patreon: Stash It or Trash It? Plant Slushies!
          What you are hearing right now is a clip from one of our Patreon episodes. If you want to join the Patreon community, head on over here to receive this episode and many many more! You can also get the unedited video version of each Patreon episode if you want to see all of the bloopers before your very eyes. You won't regret it, see you soon!

          We are happy to be back with you this week! We’ve got lots of new foods to try (some that your kids will love you for) plus book suggestions that will keep you entertained AND make you feel like a great mom!

          WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT:
          •  Pop on over to the Patreon Episode Shownotes
          3 min
        • #308: A More Beautiful Life with Whitney English
          Rebecca loves making small adjustments toward a better life but recently felt that she had too many plates spinning, none of which she could put down. An Instagram friend of hers wrote a book perfect for a perspective shift on this predicament!

          Meet Whitney English! She has a beautiful planner business and is now bucking the traditional goal setting process with her own HEART approach. Focusing on aligning your goals with where you want to go in life, her method doesn’t require you to completely change who you are to get what you want. No more deadlines. No more tracking. No more nonsense.

          WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT:
          • Perspective shift on priorities
          • Creating vs. consuming
          • The benefits and struggles that entrepreneurs face 
          • A More Beautiful Life: A Simple Five-Step Approach to Living Balanced Goals with HEART by Whitney English
          • CONNECT WITH REBECCA:
            website | instagram | patreon

            CONNECT WITH WHITNEY:
            instagram | website | YouTube 

            EPISODE SPONSORS:
            Prose: Follow the link to get 15% off all custom hair products
            Chime: Follow the link to continue your credit journey 

            SHARE THE STRUGGLE!
            If you've been encouraged, share this episode with a friend.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together! Do you love Mom Struggling Well? Please leave a review here!

            LINKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:
            Patreon | Amazon

            THE HIGHLIGHT EPISODES:
            Just Em | Meet Rebecca | Problem Solved | Meet Kate | A Celebration | Moms Struggling Well

            *Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 
            29 min
          • #307: Deescalating WELL (Mom Anger Continued)
            Communicating WELL feels impossible when tempers are high. This week we are talking brain science and it will help you understand why your kiddos act the way they do. Turns out, we have picked up some pretty great techniques over the years! This episode is all out strategies to struggle well when deescalating fights between siblings, grounding techniques for our fight or flight kiddos and ways to regulate ourselves before engaging. Follow our show’s Instagram for more resources throughout the week!

            WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT:
            • Fire Daniel Tiger bops about anger: 1 & 2
            • HAULT, HAULT baby! 
            • Connected Families 
            • The Feelings Wheel
            • Episode #55: Protecting Our Kids from Our Baggage with Jim and Lynne Jackson
            • Episode #92: Sibling Conflict: From Bickering to Bonding with Jim and Lynne Jackson 
            • Episode #226: Practical Parenting with Jim and Lynne Jackson
            • What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah
            • Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brene Brown
            • Podcast & Show rec (explicit) The Ballad of Mount Doogie Dowler | Loot
            • Picmonkey Mood Board Maker
              CONNECT WITH REBECCA:
              website | instagram | patreon

              CONNECT WITH KATE:
              instagram | website | patreon

              CONNECT WITH EMILY:
              website | instagram | facebook | patreon

              EPISODE SPONSORS:
              Moink: Follow the link for free filet mignon for a year with your subscription
              Thrive Causemetics: get 15% off your first purchase when you use promo code MSW at thrivecausemetics.com/msw
              Olive & June: Follow the link for 20% off your first mani system
              KiwiCo: Code MSW 30% your first month + FREE Shipping

              SHARE THE STRUGGLE!
              If you've been encouraged, share this episode with a friend.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together! Do you love Mom Struggling Well? Please leave a review here!

              LINKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:
              Patreon | Amazon

              THE HIGHLIGHT EPISODES:
              Just Em | Meet Rebecca | Problem Solved | Meet Kate | A Celebration | Moms Struggling Well
              *Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 
               Tagged: brain science, mom anger, mental health resources
              48 min
            • Patreon: Now We Know Something About Bees
              What you are hearing right now is a clip from one of our Patreon episodes. If you want to join the Patreon community, head on over here to receive this episode and many many more! You can also get the unedited video version of each Patreon episode if you want to see all of the bloopers before your very eyes. You won't regret it, see you soon!

              We start out talking about whats in our pantries then we all took it in a very different direction. Rebecca is feeling a bit morbid, Kate is grieving an extremity and Emily is launching a kid well. 

              WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT:
              • Pop on over to the Patreon Episode Shownotes
              2 min
            • #306: The Daily Review with Rob Finkle
              If you lay your head down at night and all you can think of are the things that went wrong that day, you are not alone. This week we hear a perspective shift on reviewing your day that will help you pack a little lighter for tomorrow.

              Meet Rob Finkle. He is a Dad Struggling Well who found a new way to move through the world and we are so excited that he was willing to share his story with you! Rob is a dad to two teenagers and has spent a lot of intentional time thinking about his purpose. He has developed a passion for community that he is putting into practice every day that inspires us like crazy.

              WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT:
              • Perspective shift on viewing our children as obstacles 
              • A Daily Inventory App
              • What did you pack into the stream of life?
              • What does self medicating look like for you?
              • How were you kind and loving today?
              • CONNECT WITH REBECCA:
                website | instagram | patreon

                CONNECT WITH KATE:
                instagram | website | patreon

                CONNECT WITH EMILY:
                website | instagram | facebook | patreon

                EPISODE SPONSORS:
                Prose: Follow the link to get 15% off all custom hair supplements
                Chime: Follow the link to continue your credit journey 

                SHARE THE STRUGGLE!
                If you've been encouraged, share this episode with a friend.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together! Do you love Mom Struggling Well? Please leave a review here!

                LINKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW:
                Patreon | Amazon

                THE HIGHLIGHT EPISODES:
                Just Em | Meet Rebecca | Problem Solved | Meet Kate | A Celebration | Moms Struggling Well
                *Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 
                43 min

              About Struggle Well School

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              The podcast that helps you love your actual life so you don’t need to run away from home. Join your friend Emily each week to practice thought work guaranteed to yield perspective shifts which will move you from struggling to struggling WELL.