The Life Coach for Working Moms Podcast

From now until the end of the year we add a whole second list on top of everything else and just expect that we'll somehow fit it all in. It's no wonder working moms feel exhausted by the new year!

I train for the holidays the way I trained for my first half marathon. I put the mileage recommendations on my calendar, week by week, with deadlines. That's the difference between a list and a plan, and it's why a plan helps you pace yourself and see where you can share the load instead of doing it all alone.

But the hardest part of planning isn't making the list or breaking down the steps. It's protecting the time to sit down and do it in the first place. In this episode, I'm talking about why that's so hard for working moms, and why having some accountability makes it easier to follow through.

I'm hosting my sixth annual holiday planning workshop, Stress Less This Holiday, on Thursday, November 5th at 12:00 PM Eastern (9:00 AM Pacific) to help you protect the time on your calendar to make your most important plan this season. In 90 minutes, you'll get everything out of your head, draft your November and December calendar with tasks assigned by week, and schedule your next three action items. Tickets are $29 at www.themothernurture.com/holiday.

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🔗 Links & Resources:

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• Save your spot for Stress Less This Holiday at www.themothernurture.com/holiday

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💌 Join my email list for weekly coaching tips & other resources ➡️ Subscribe to The Working Mom Journal newsletter

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🤝 Connect with me on LinkedIn ➡️https://www.linkedin.com/in/katelyndenning/

New episodes drop every Tuesday! Make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an episode.

And if this episode made you rethink about how you balance work and life as a working mom, send it to a friend!

What if the fight about the dishwasher was never about the dishwasher? Working motherhood is hard, and when you're carrying more than your fair share of the mental load, it's easy to say "I feel like I'm doing everything and you're doing nothing," an argument you've had many times before.

My guest, Ali Miller, is a licensed marriage and family therapist and certified coach. She teaches us how Nonviolent Communication (NVC) changes that conversation by naming the need underneath it so you can connect and solve the problem instead of arguing and feeling disconnected.

You'll also learn how to start when your partner isn't on board, how to use NVC with your kids, and a five-minute first step you can take today. If I had to summarize this episode with an emoji, it would be the mind-blown emoji 🤯

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• Download Ali's Feelings and Needs list - https://www.alimillercoaching.com/feelingsandneeds

• Listen to Ali's podcast "Love Each Other Better"

• Book a call with Ali - https://www.alimillercoaching.com/

• Get the GROK Card Set - https://groktheworld.com/products/grok

• Learn more about Fair Play - https://fairplaypolicy.org/

• Apply for working mom coaching with Katelyn - www.themothernurture.com/application

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💌 Join my email list for weekly coaching tips & other resources ➡️ Subscribe to The Working Mom Journal newsletter

📸 Follow me on Instagram for working mom inspo ➡️https://www.instagram.com/lovemothernurture/

🤝 Connect with me on LinkedIn ➡️https://www.linkedin.com/in/katelyndenning/

New episodes drop every Tuesday! Make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an episode.

And if this episode made you rethink about how you balance work and life as a working mom, send it to a friend!

If you've ever tried time blocking and thought "this doesn't work for me", this episode is for you.

Time blocking is hard for working moms. Kids get sick, deadlines move, and the hour you set aside for email disappears into whatever caught fire that morning. Once you start dismissing those calendar reminders, your brain stops seeing them at all (just like that pile of clothes in the corner!).

In this solo episode, I'm sharing a flexible approach to time blocking that I use in my own calendar and recommend to my clients. Instead of recurring blocks, you set limits: how many hours of meetings you can handle in a day, how much time you need for email, and how much focused work you need to get done. Then you look two weeks ahead on a rolling basis and protect that time before anyone else takes it. You stay proactive with your calendar and still have room for real life.

If you've tried time blocking and quit, this might be the version that works. Listen in for how to get started.

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🔗 Links & Resources:

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• Submit your coaching application today to learn more at www.themothernurture.com/application

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💌 Join my email list for weekly coaching tips & other resources ➡️ Subscribe to The Working Mom Journal newsletter

📸 Follow me on Instagram for working mom inspo ➡️https://www.instagram.com/lovemothernurture/

🤝 Connect with me on LinkedIn ➡️https://www.linkedin.com/in/katelyndenning/

New episodes drop every Tuesday! Make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an episode.

And if this episode made you rethink about how you balance work and life as a working mom, send it to a friend!

Working motherhood is hard, and most of us believe that if we just got through the list, we'd finally feel calm. But what if your to-do list isn't the reason you feel overwhelmed?

My friend Ashley Solomon is a licensed clinical psychologist, writer, and founder of Galia Collaborative and in this episode, she explains why this keeps happening with her idea of "Story After State". The feeling in your body comes first, and the story you tell about it comes second. That story turns a messy kitchen into resentment, or a full calendar into "I'll never get this done." Clearing the counter doesn't change the story. Calming your body does.

You'll hear how to calm your body in the middle of a full day (even with two minutes), how to catch the stories driving your mood, and why stress does less harm when you stop treating it as the enemy.

This week, I'm checking in with my body before I touch my list.

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• Sign up for Ashley's newsletter at www.galiacollaborative.com

• Follow along on Instagram at www.instagram.com/galiacollaborative

• Apply to work with Katelyn at www.themothernurture.com/application

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💌 Join my email list for weekly coaching tips & other resources ➡️ Subscribe to The Working Mom Journal newsletter

📸 Follow me on Instagram for working mom inspo ➡️https://www.instagram.com/lovemothernurture/

🤝 Connect with me on LinkedIn ➡️https://www.linkedin.com/in/katelyndenning/

New episodes drop every Tuesday! Make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an episode.

And if this episode made you rethink about how you balance work and life as a working mom, send it to a friend!

What if the woman in the mirror staring back at you doesn't feel like you anymore?

I sit down with stylist Jess Burns this week, and we get into why getting dressed feels so hard when you're a working mom with zero extra minutes in the morning but how it can be one of the easiest ways to start feeling like yourself again. Jess left a decade of teaching preschool to become a stylist almost by accident, and now she helps women stop guessing and start dressing with intention. We talk about the fastest ways to plan outfits without spending hours on it, why your closet is probably full of things you like on other people and not on yourself, and how color analysis can genuinely cut your shopping time in half.

This one will change how you think about the ten minutes you spend getting dressed every morning.

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• Check out Jess and her work as a stylist (virtual too!) at www.jessicabstyling.com

• Follow Jess on IG at www.instagram.com/jessicabstyling

• Learn more about coaching with Katelyn at www.themothernurture.com/work-with-me

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📲 Stay Connected!

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💌 Join my email list for weekly coaching tips & other resources ➡️ Subscribe to The Working Mom Journal newsletter

📸 Follow me on Instagram for working mom inspo ➡️https://www.instagram.com/lovemothernurture/

🤝 Connect with me on LinkedIn ➡️https://www.linkedin.com/in/katelyndenning/

New episodes drop every Tuesday! Make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an episode.

And if this episode made you rethink about how you balance work and life as a working mom, send it to a friend!

What if getting organized has nothing to do with buying the perfect bins and is simply knowing what you have and being able to find it when you need it. That's it. No new containers required.

I sat down with Tracy Hoth, founder of The Organized Coach and Organized Life Academy, to talk about organizing your calendar, how to sort before decluttering, and what to do when you're paralyzed by a space that's been cluttered for years.

We get into her SPACE method, the real reason containers should be your last step instead of your first, and how asking what feeling you want a space to hold can guide every decision you make in it.

This episode gave me language for something I already believed: staying organized is ongoing, not a one-time fix. I'm walking away ready to treat my own cluttered spaces as projects instead of proof that I'm failing, and I'll be setting a 15-minute timer this week to prove it to myself. I bet you'll be ready to join me too by the end of this episode!

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🔗 Links & Resources:

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• The Get Paid Podcast with Claire Pells

• Essentialism by Greg McKeown

• Listen to Tracy's podcast, The Organized Coach

• Grab Tracy's 15-Minute Declutter Challenge at www.simplysquaredaway.com/declutter

• Learn more about working with Katelyn at www.themothernurture.com/work-with-me

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💌 Join my email list for weekly coaching tips & other resources ➡️ Subscribe to The Working Mom Journal newsletter

📸 Follow me on Instagram for working mom inspo ➡️https://www.instagram.com/lovemothernurture/

🤝 Connect with me on LinkedIn ➡️https://www.linkedin.com/in/katelyndenning/

New episodes drop every Tuesday! Make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an episode.

And if this episode made you rethink about how you balance work and life as a working mom, send it to a friend!

What if the picture you're painting about adulthood is making your kids dread growing up? An Instagram post from another mom who talked about choosing to see her responsibilities as privileges, not burdens, stopped me in my tracks and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since.

Adulting IS hard. There are so many responsibilities, decisions, and things that we have to do. And how many times have our kids heard us complain about how exhausted we are by all of it?

In this episode, I talk about my commitment to sharing not just the challenges of adulting, but the highs, the good times, the perks, and privileges too. I don't want my kids to be in a rush to grow up. I'm certainly not ready for them to. But I know that it'll happen eventually, and I don't want them to dread it.

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🔗 Links & Resources:

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• Learn more about what it's like to work with me: www.themothernurture.com/work-with-me

• Submit an application to see if you'd be a good fit: www.themothernurture.com/application

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📲 Stay Connected!

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💌 Join my email list for weekly coaching tips & other resources ➡️ Subscribe to The Working Mom Journal newsletter

📸 Follow me on Instagram for working mom inspo ➡️https://www.instagram.com/lovemothernurture/

🤝 Connect with me on LinkedIn ➡️https://www.linkedin.com/in/katelyndenning/

New episodes drop every Tuesday! Make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an episode.

And if this episode made you rethink about how you balance work and life as a working mom, send it to a friend!

I tried Brick, the little device that physically locks you out of your phone apps until you walk over and tap back in, and I'm sharing exactly what happened. This isn't sponsored and I'm not trying to sell you something. It's just my honest experience after a few months of using it to break habits I didn't love: scrolling in bed after my alarm went off, disappearing into my phone during the 5-8pm family window, and reaching for it during my most focused work hours.

If despite your best efforts you are still on your phone more than you'd like, this episode will help you zero in on the real issue, identify what it's costing you, and then think about potential solutions that will help you spend more time in your real life and less time on your phone. Whether or not you use the Brick is totally up to you. But I'm walking you through what I learned so you can decide if it's worth trying for yourself.

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🔗 Links & Resources:

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• Brick (not a sponsored or affiliate link!)

• Ready to be more intentional with your time? Apply for coaching with Katelyn

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📲 Stay Connected!

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💌 Join my email list for weekly coaching tips & other resources ➡️ Subscribe to The Working Mom Journal newsletter

📸 Follow me on Instagram for working mom inspo ➡️https://www.instagram.com/lovemothernurture/

🤝 Connect with me on LinkedIn ➡️https://www.linkedin.com/in/katelyndenning/

New episodes drop every Tuesday! Make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an episode.

And if this episode made you rethink about how you balance work and life as a working mom, send it to a friend!

You can have the most organized calendar in the world, and it won't matter the moment the nanny calls off, your kid gets sick, or your car won't start. It's why the most important skill you can develop as a working parent is flexibility. The flexibility to rework your schedule, shorten your to-do list, and get creative with how to get things done.

In this episode I share the self-talk I use to reset my expectations, how I decide what actually has to get done when everything shifts, and how to adjust without losing momentum or burning out. If you're a working parent whose plans keep getting blown up by real life, this episode gives you a way to respond that still moves you forward.

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🔗 Links & Resources:

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• Want to learn more about coaching? Visit www.themothernurture.com/work-with-me

• Ready to apply for coaching to see if you're a fit? Visit www.themothernurture.com/application

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📲 Stay Connected!

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💌 Join my email list for weekly coaching tips & other resources ➡️ Subscribe to The Working Mom Journal newsletter

📸 Follow me on Instagram for working mom inspo ➡️https://www.instagram.com/lovemothernurture/

🤝 Connect with me on LinkedIn ➡️https://www.linkedin.com/in/katelyndenning/

New episodes drop every Tuesday! Make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an episode.

And if this episode made you rethink about how you balance work and life as a working mom, send it to a friend!

There's something about back to school that hits different, even when you're not the one walking through the school doors. Our kids get the fresh notebooks, the new outfit, the clean slate. We just... keep working. In this episode, I'm talking about how to use that back-to-school energy for yourself this fall!

I'm sharing why I wait to make changes until after the first week of school, how I'm using the concept of essentialism to choose just a few priorities for this season instead of trying to do it all, and the exact three things I'm focusing on this fall in my home, my business, and beyond. If you've been waiting for the "right" moment to pick something back up or start something new, this is it.

Listen in for a practical way to think about seasonal resets, how to narrow your focus without the guilt, and why working moms especially need to give themselves a fresh start every now and then, not just once a year.

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🔗 Links & Resources:

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• Essentialism by Greg McKeown

• Beyond Balance launches again this fall. Get on the waitlist here!

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📲 Stay Connected!

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💌 Join my email list for weekly coaching tips & other resources ➡️ Subscribe to The Working Mom Journal newsletter

📸 Follow me on Instagram for working mom inspo ➡️https://www.instagram.com/lovemothernurture/

🤝 Connect with me on LinkedIn ➡️https://www.linkedin.com/in/katelyndenning/

New episodes drop every Tuesday! Make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an episode.

And if this episode made you rethink about how you balance work and life as a working mom, send it to a friend!