Have you ever thought about quitting your job? Maybe you're tired of being pulled in a million directions and feel like it would just be easier if you weren't working. Or maybe your job is no longer fulfilling or even possible to do in the amount of time you have. But making a change as big as leaving your job is one worth taking your time with and really think about. In this episode, I'm sharing my favorite questions to ask yourself when you're at a crossroads in your career.

Key Takeaways:

• 01:32 The question many working moms ask themselves

• 05:33 Personal Story: When I considered quitting my job

• 12:56 Questions to ask before making a change

• 16:39 Everything is changeable

• 19:27 Getting support

Resources + Links:

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Listen to these powerful client stories of how intentionally saying less has made all the difference in parenting, in leadership, and in difficult conversations about boundaries and priorities. We live in a busy and noisy world, especially as parents, with little time to pause and embrace the silence. But when we do, we can hear so much more. We can hear what our kids really need. We can hear what's actually the problem at work. And we can hear our own thoughts about what is actually important. After you finish this episode, I challenge you to practice pausing, embracing the silence, and saying yes and tell me that you don't feel a difference in how you connect to those around you and to yourself as a working mom.

Key Takeaways:

• 01:15 The power of silence in parenting and work

• 02:56 Client Story: saying less in career negotiations

• 09:20 Client Story: saying less as a manager

• 11:30 Personal Story: saying less as a parent

• 15:23 Practical tips for saying less and getting comfortable with silence

• 19:03 Join my January Small Group Coaching Program for Working Moms!

Resources + Links:

• Episode 25: How to Survive Endless School Closures & Sick Days

• Dr. Becky Kennedy, author of Good Inside

• Episode 23: Managing Daily Interruptions

• Learn more about my January small group coaching program for working moms

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Tis the season for snow days, holidays, sick days, and so many other unexpected reasons for the kids to be home when you need to work. In this episode, I'm sharing what I do from the moment I receive the call (or hear the cough) to still be able to get things done while also navigating having a kid at home. Listen in for some ideas and to be reminded that you're not alone!

Key Takeaways:

• 00:00 Welcome Back and Happy New Year!

• 01:08 Not many 5-day weeks in Q1

• 03:11 My process for handling days with a kid home from school/daycare

• 07:23 Managing your calendar and choosing your priorities

• 10:47 Getting creative with support and solutions

• 13:03 Adjusting your to-do list and expectations

• 18:41 What will you remember?

• 21:55 My group program for working moms

Resources + Links:

• Interested in my group coaching program? Click here to learn more.

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Do you find new year goal-setting to just be another thing you have to add to your already full plate? More pressure, more things to do, more areas where you could fall short or not follow through? I'd like to offer a different approach to setting resolutions for the new year. One that's more flexible, less rigid, and easier to fit into your busy, working mom schedule. Listen in to learn a new way of approaching new year resolutions and goal-setting. Plus, I'm sharing some of my own ideas for 2025 and what I'm thinking about focusing in a very realistic, and doable way. But of course, I reserve the right to change my mind, and so do you. Happy New Year!

Key Takeaways:

• 00:58 Reflecting on the Past Year

• 01:32 Different approaches to new year's resolutions

• 02:52 The importance of evaluating throughout the year

• 04:41 A softer approach to new year goals

• 09:45 Setting intentions and mindset shifts

• 14:55 Short-Term goals instead of year-long goals

• 20:13 My personal ideas for 2025

• 23:06 It's ok to change your plans

• 24:07 Getting support in the new year

Resources + Links:

• Episode 2: Finding Time for Your Goals

• Episode 17: Note-Taking - the Simple Habit That'll Save You Time

• Simi Botic

• Connect with me on Instagram

• Learn more about my small group program for working moms

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It's no wonder we have trouble focusing and getting anything done during the day! The constant stream of emails, text messages, and pings is relentless forcing our days to be more reactive than proactive. But it's unrealistic to think you can just turn off all notifications. For many, being responsive to clients and colleagues is a part of the job. And as parents, being unavailable is too risky. What if your child is sick or there's an emergency? In this episode, Katelyn shares realistic strategies and tips for how to find a balance of focused time for the proactive projects and work that you need to do, while still being responsive to the interruptions that come in throughout the day.

Key Takeaways:

• 01:14 Different types of interruptions

• 02:19 The impact interruptions have on your day and how you feel

• 06:45 A realistic approach to managing interruptions

• 14:14 Practical tips to help reduce interruptions

• 17:04 Building a new habit that's less reactive

• 17:47 Get support with managing your time and interruptions

Resources + Links:

• My January group coaching program for working moms is filling up! Learn more by filling out this quick form to see if you'd be a fit.

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Before you click buy on a new planner or implement a new task management app, let's make sure you know what you need your planner to do for you. With the new year around the corner, it's exciting to think about a fresh start and finally getting your life organized. But as someone who has a stack of half-filled planners, I know too well what it feels like to buy a planner hoping it'll change your life, only to realize that the problem was never actually the planner, it was you. In this episode, I walk you through seven critical questions to consider before you make any changes or purchase anything new and I also share my 4 favorite paper planners in case you're in the market.

And if you want to start fresh in 2025 and learn how to manage your time, plan intentionally, and create space for more than just work and parenting, join me for a small group coaching program exclusively for working moms. Click here to learn more.

Key Takeaways:

• 00:44 Planning for the New Year

• 02:42 Choosing the right planner and tool

• 06:33 Seven questions to consider before you implement something new

• 20:55 My favorite planners

• 29:23 New group coaching for working moms in January 2025

Resources + Links:

• The Plan by Kendra Adachi

• Remarkable

• Book a Planning Intensive session

• Free step-by-step guide for creating an effective to-do list

• Monk Manual

• Panda Planner

• Passion Planner

• Full Focus Planner

• Interested in my January 2025 group coaching program for working moms? Click here to learn more

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As working parents with kids, work, and a life to take care of, there's "always something". What is a "normal" week anyway? It's probably one where everything went according to plan. But is that really realistic to expect? I would argue that "abnormal" weeks are the norm and the sooner we come to expect that, the easier it is to be flexible when plans change. In this episode, I'm sharing personal anecdotes and client stories to highlight the importance of flexibility, lowering expectations, and celebrating small wins to manage the unpredictable weeks, plus the phrase that I use instead of "it is what it is."

• 00:00 My holiday recap

• 01:55 The Myth of a "normal" week

• 08:24 Embracing the unexpected

• 09:10 Celebrating wins and being flexible

• 11:33 Acknowledging how you feel so you can accept

• 13:09 Why abnormal weeks make so much sense

• Episode 3: Creating a Monthly Wrap-up Process

• Stress Less This Holiday workshop replay + workbook

• Episode 12: Reclaiming Joy

• Follow me on IG for a behind-the-scenes look at my working mom life

• Fill out coaching application to learn more about working together

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It's not a vacation, it's "taking the show on the road". There's so much that goes into preparing for and actually executing on travel once you have kids. And particularly for working moms, who are navigating work responsibilities up to and even sometimes throughout travel, it's a lot. In this episode, I'm offering practical tips to help make travel a little less stressful and a little more enjoyable, including ways that you can share the mental load of everything that goes into making a trip a reality. And yes, a lot of it does come down to your expectations, but we're talking about that too! Listen in if you've got travel plans on the horizon or if you're thinking about taking more trips with your kids this year. It's possible to shift your perspective and welcome the ups and downs of "doing life in a new place".

Key Takeaways:

• 01:38 Traveling with kids: expectations vs. reality

• 05:25 Managing travel expectations

• 13:10 The Importance of a packing list

• 14:54 Sharing travel responsibilities

• 19:13 What laughing more models to your kids

• 21:39 Take this work to the next level

Resources + Links:

• Episode 1: The Power of a Simple To-Do List to Lessen the Mental Load

• Apply to work with me

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If you're tired of the after-work, evening hustle feeling so exhausting as you start up your "second shift", try changing the way that you wrap up your workday. The way that you transition from work mode to mom mode has the power to positively impact your evenings and the quality time that you have with your kids. In this episode I share real-life examples and ideas of how you can intentionally close the loop on your workday whether you have 1 minute or 15. Are you ready for a smoother, more enjoyable transition into your evenings? Listen in.

• 00:00 Our new family tradition

• 03:53 The second shift and how to make it feel better

• 06:49 Transitioning from work to home

• 10:42 Creating a work wrap-up routine

• 14:01 Practical tips for a smoother transition

• Hunt, Gather, Parent by Michaeleen Doucleff

• Episode 10: Say Goodbye to Last Minute Dinner Stress

• Episode 1: The Power of a Simple To-Do List

• Episode 6: Seize the Day

• Book your 90-minute Planning Intensive

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So many books and articles have been written about what successful people do to start their day. If we're not waking up early to workout, meditate, and get a jump start on our day, what are even doing? But as busy, working parents, with interrupted sleep and irregular wake-up times, it can be so hard to be consistent with morning routines, let alone to find time to drink a cup of coffee in peace. In this episode, I'm challenging the idea of a morning routine and offering up a new approach to mornings as a busy, working parent. An approach that takes into consideration the responsibilities and lack of sleep that parents, especially parents of young kids, are facing. You don't have to give up the idea entirely, but you I would encourage you to embrace some flexibility and reduce the pressure to do it all. You can still have a successful morning, it just might look a little different than the ones we read about.

• 00:00 Welcome and Workshop Recap

• 01:13 Mornings with kids

• 02:59 Why morning routines don't work as a working mom

• 04:38 Rethinking the ideal morning routine

• 11:31 What to create instead

• 19:21 Taking this concept to the next level

• Get the replay and workbook for the Stress Less This Holiday workshop

• The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod

• 5 AM Club by Robin Sharma

• Follow me on Instagram @lovemothernurture

• Fill out an application to learn more about coaching with Katelyn

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