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

This is Part 3 of a 3-part conversation with author Kate Merrick. Today Kate begins by speaking directly to the author or entrepreneurial mom who feels trapped by social media to run her business or sell her product. She doesn’t mince words about this and I love it. She also shares all the things that are on her To-Don’t List (she's got quite a few–one of them is just in time for Christmas.) And finally, she leaves all of us with some beautiful encouragement. Listen in.

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This is Part 2 of a 3-part conversation with author Kate Merrick. Today Kate describes what being “off the grid” looked like for the last months of her daughter’s life. And she suggests we ask ourselves some hard and honest questions about our own social media use, like “how much do I really want to give away?” We dive into the weird mom culture portrayed on Instagram and how it makes us feel. Note: I apologize for the poor audio in parts of this episode…we were having tech issues! For show notes visit https://thescooponbalance.com/165

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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When I was considering taking a one-year social media hiatus in 2019, a fellow writer told me to look up Kate Merrick. When I did, I discovered that we had a few things in common: We were both authors, we both love the ocean, and sadly we had both buried a child. I bought her book and savored it slowly with a highlighter in hand. At the time, she was the only published author in my genre that I knew of who had walked away from social media. And now we also have THAT in common. Today she’s here to talk about all of it in the first part of a three-part conversation. 

For show notes visit https://thescooponbalance.com/164.

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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Thanksgiving is Thursday. (!) And if you are anything like me and struggle with overwhelm on a normal day, the holidays have the potential to throw you over the edge. All of a sudden you need to spend a bunch of money and go to a bunch of events and have a bunch of people in your home and cook a bunch of food you don’t normally cook or eat. Holidays are just hard for moms like us. So, I’m popping in here a few days early to give you a little Thanksgiving pep talk. And to tell you a heartwarming Thanksgiving story about the time I lost my crap. Listen in.  

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Today my new friend Leah Remillet returns for Part 2 of our conversation. Leah is the host of the Balancing Busy podcast, an international speaker, and the Anti-Hustle Business Coach. After collapsing on a trip to the zoo with her three babies, Leah knew she needed to make a change. Today she shares her proven strategies and systems that have given her back hours in her week. And she breaks it down for moms at every level of overwhelm. This episode is gold. Listen in.

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Today I have on the podcast my new friend Leah Remillet. Leah is the host of the Balancing Busy podcast, an international speaker, and the Anti-Hustle Business Coach. In part one of our two-part conversation, Leah shares how a simple challenge to take a 7-day social media break changed her life and the lives of the women who follow her. She also shares a brilliant strategy for helping teens learn to manage their own social media use. If you want to make social media smaller in your life, you will love this episode. Listen in. 

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Today I welcome back Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler MD. He is a Los Angeles physician, who has pioneered medical and surgical treatments that have become industry standard. He is also a verified influencer known as Dr. Brian on all social media platforms including Tik Tok. He boasts over 3.4 million followers and creates fun and informative videos dispelling health myths and lies. And today he is here to discuss his latest book, Influenced: The Impact of Social Media on our Perception. This is part 2 of our 2-part conversation. Listen in.  

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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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Is anyone safe from succumbing to a social media addiction? Today Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler MD tackles that question. He is the medical director of the Boxer Wachler Vision Institute in Beverly Hills and a staff physician at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He is also a verified influencer on all social media platforms, including Tik Tok where he boasts over 3.4 million followers. And today he is here to discuss his latest book entitled Influenced: The Impact of Social Media on our Perception. This is Part 1 of a 2-part conversation. Listen in. 

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Join the Make Social Media Small 7-Day Challenge!

This is Part 4 of the Make Social Media Small series and we are less than a week away from the start of our 7-Day Challenge. And today I’m discussing the most compelling reason why I have chosen to make social media small in my life. This for me was the straw that broke the camel’s back. I think it is a compelling reason for you too. Listen in

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We are in week 3 of our Make Social Media Small series. And today, I’m addressing one of the most common pushbacks and biggest misconceptions about social media. It’s something I’ve said and believed myself. Maybe you have said or believed it, too. Curious? Well, buckle up because we are diving into the dark underbelly of the social media business model to bust a myth. Listen in.

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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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