The Balanced MomCast | For Overwhelmed Christian Moms Seeking Time Management, Work Life Balance, and Focus

Gut-level honesty is vulnerable and scary–a bit like walking into a room with no pants on. It takes a special kind of courage and holds a special kind of power that leads to a form of intimacy with yourself and with God. Today I welcome Jennifer Dukes Lee. She has written a beautiful guided journal that will push your limits of vulnerability and self-reflection. It will plumb the depths of your history. It will help you understand what makes you tick and what ticks you off. It's a journal that offers you space to write what you believe to be true and the truths you’ve reconsidered. It’s a place to record all the outlandish and outrageous things that make you you. This is a fantastic conversation about asking the right questions. Listen in. For show notes: https://thescooponbalance.com/187

While the Balanced MomCast is on hiatus, you can find me at Behind the Balance on Substack, Writing Off Social, or The Scoop on Balance. 

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One of the scariest things about leaving social media as a writer is the thought of losing connection with people. When the average person leaves social media, they can simply meet their neighbors or find moms at the park or at the kids’ baseball practice or get into a small group at church. But for the WRITER, this problem cannot be easily solved in the bleachers at baseball practice.

We understand the fear and concern of losing community as a writer. And that’s why we have been incredibly intentional about finding and building community outside of social media. Today we will tell you some ways we have not only replaced that community we lost on SM but actually found richer, more authentic connections. For a community of other writers, join Writing Off Social: The Course-beginning June 5, 2023. For show notes visit https://writingoffsocial.com/8

EARLY BIRD PRICING FOR WRITING OFF SOCIAL: THE COURSE ENDS NOVEMBER 19, 2024 AT MIDNIGHT EST. 

• $200 discount 
• Free 90-Day Follow Up Call (a $99 value)

Plus

• Personal Coaching
• Community
• Training
• 90-Day Plan 
• 100% money-back guarantee

Learn more at https://writingoffsocial.com/the-course

Wine Mom Culture is the pervasive phenomenon that hails wine as the preferred coping mechanism for parenting stress and the ultimate way to unwind and connect with friends. Often promoted through humorous memes and merchandise, this messaging has produced a generation of moms who struggle with drinking. Today I welcome back to the podcast Dana Bowman, an Author of 2 books, a speaker, a writing Instructor, and a mom in recovery. Last week she shared with us her story of alcohol addiction, and now she’s here to continue to unpack the whole concept of the Wine Mom Culture. Be sure to listen to EP185 for Part 1.  For Show notes visit https://thescooponbalance.com/186

While the Balanced MomCast is on hiatus, you can find me at Behind the Balance on Substack, Writing Off Social, or The Scoop on Balance. 

Substack Newsletter: Behind the Balance 

Website: The Scoop on Balance

Building your platform on social media is risky business. As “rented” space, you could lose everything you’ve built in the blink of an eye. So how do you build a robust platform on a solid foundation? Today, we’re discussing the answer and so much more. You will want to grab a pen and a piece of paper because this short episode is packed with information. Early Bird Pricing for Writing Off Social: The Course ends May 1, 2023! For show notes visit https://writingoffsocial.com/7

EARLY BIRD PRICING FOR WRITING OFF SOCIAL: THE COURSE ENDS NOVEMBER 19, 2024 AT MIDNIGHT EST. 

• $200 discount 
• Free 90-Day Follow Up Call (a $99 value)

Plus

• Personal Coaching
• Community
• Training
• 90-Day Plan 
• 100% money-back guarantee

Learn more at https://writingoffsocial.com/the-course

In the 1990s a very specific marketing campaign emerged to target women, advertising sweet, pink, beautiful alcoholic drinks and showing women happy consuming alcohol in social situations. A few years later hilariously clever memes showed up on Facebook hailing wine as the preferred coping mechanism for parenting stress. And it was wildly successful: In the last 15 years, the greatest increase in alcohol consumption has been in women in their 30s and 40s...1 in 5 women struggle with alcohol use. Today I welcome to the podcast Dana Bowman, an author of 2 books, a speaker, a writing Instructor, and a mom in recovery. She is here to discuss with me the whole concept of the Wine Mom Culture. Listen in. For show notes: https://thescooponbalance.com/185

While the Balanced MomCast is on hiatus, you can find me at Behind the Balance on Substack, Writing Off Social, or The Scoop on Balance. 

Substack Newsletter: Behind the Balance 

Website: The Scoop on Balance

Leaving social media as a writer is an emotional decision. You’re probably asking yourself, “How will people find me? Will I fade into obscurity? Is it irresponsible of me to even consider shutting this down? What if I leave and then regret it?”  We get it! If you are scared of leaving social media as a writer, you won’t be by the end of this episode, where we discuss the key to leaving social media without regret. Listen in! Early Bird Pricing for Writing Off Social: The Course ends May 1, 2023! For show notes visit https://writingoffsocial.com/6

EARLY BIRD PRICING FOR WRITING OFF SOCIAL: THE COURSE ENDS NOVEMBER 19, 2024 AT MIDNIGHT EST. 

• $200 discount 
• Free 90-Day Follow Up Call (a $99 value)

Plus

• Personal Coaching
• Community
• Training
• 90-Day Plan 
• 100% money-back guarantee

Learn more at https://writingoffsocial.com/the-course

I have been thinking about getting old a LOT lately. I’ll be 55 this year…my body continues to change, my skin looks a little saggy, and I’m drifting further and further away from pop culture and what young people think is cool. Evidenced by the fact that I still say “cool.” But one of the undeniable benefits of growing older is developing spiritual maturity. What does spiritual maturity look like? That’s what we are talking about today when I give you four signs of spiritual maturity according to the Apostle Paul. Listen in. For show notes visit https://thescooponbalance.com/184

While the Balanced MomCast is on hiatus, you can find me at Behind the Balance on Substack, Writing Off Social, or The Scoop on Balance. 

Substack Newsletter: Behind the Balance 

Website: The Scoop on Balance

So many of the choices we make begin with the thoughts that we think. And how you think about social media and the role it plays in your life and work will absolutely determine the choices you make surrounding it. This week Sandy and Mary K. are sharing some of the pivotal mindset shifts writers can make as they prepare to leave social media. For show notes visit https://writingoffsocial.com/5

EARLY BIRD PRICING FOR WRITING OFF SOCIAL: THE COURSE ENDS NOVEMBER 19, 2024 AT MIDNIGHT EST. 

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Plus

• Personal Coaching
• Community
• Training
• 90-Day Plan 
• 100% money-back guarantee

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Today I welcome back to the show my dear friend Sarah Dalton. If you haven’t listened to EP182, be sure to do that first, where she shared the first 2 steps of her 3-step process to optimize your energy levels through seasonal living. Today, she gives us step 3, along with some sage advice for moms in the midst of transition or those enduring a difficult season. For show notes visit https://thescooponbalance.com/183. Become a patron of the show! 

While the Balanced MomCast is on hiatus, you can find me at Behind the Balance on Substack, Writing Off Social, or The Scoop on Balance. 

Substack Newsletter: Behind the Balance 

Website: The Scoop on Balance

Leaving social media is complicated. While you can ditch the algorithm and the addiction, you also in a very real way lose connection and community.  Today Mary K and Sandy have an honest conversation about what they miss about social media and what has gotten better since they left. For show notes visit https://writingoffsocial.com/4

EARLY BIRD PRICING FOR WRITING OFF SOCIAL: THE COURSE ENDS NOVEMBER 19, 2024 AT MIDNIGHT EST. 

• $200 discount 
• Free 90-Day Follow Up Call (a $99 value)

Plus

• Personal Coaching
• Community
• Training
• 90-Day Plan 
• 100% money-back guarantee

Learn more at https://writingoffsocial.com/the-course