The MomUp Show by Mom Uprising

Where are my mombosses at? Let's talk about making more money just by sending emails.    Kate Doster joins us to talk all things email marketing AND momlife. You're going to want to listen to her story about how pregnancy discrimination got her started in her own business, and now she is the main breadwinner in her family with the business she built from scratch.     Kate is the host of the Inbox Bestie Podcast, which is dangerously obsessed with helping "the little guys" – unknown bloggers and creative online business owners – carve out their slice of the interwebs by the wooing the hearts (and wallets) open of their small but mighty audiences thanks to fun email marketing and easy yes mini-offers. She believes you don't need to bleed the alphabet or be a dirty rotten spam face to write emails that jolt subscribers into taking action, gobbling up your paid offers like candy…or kale if that's their thing. Just make sure you set aside time to buy your piggy bank bigger pants because he's going to need them.   Grab your totally free downloadable from Kate with 2 years worth of email ideas! https://www.katedoster.com/2-years-worth-quality-email-ideas/   💖   Download the totally FREE mini-guide "How to Find Yourself in 5 Minutes or Less" right here.

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Moms are under so much pressure to not just be the best mother possible, but to look like society's idea of perfection while doing it. It can be really hard to both love ourselves exactly as we are while also wanting to be healthy and happy. Jai Murphy, certified health coach, shares her tips for weight loss for busy moms.

We talk about holding yourself accountable, being willing to learn, and holding onto self-love because you are already worthy! Perfection isn't the goal because life isn't perfect. So embrace that and find a way to just make today a little bit better than yesterday.

Body Positive Health & Wellness Coach, Jai Murphy, is classically trained and certified as a Health Coach and has a degree in Health Administration. What sets Jai apart from most health coaches is her ability to bridge the gap between the worlds of those wanting to lose weight, those fighting to embrace body positivity, and the traditional health & fitness world.

Jai has lost over 200lbs naturally and is in the midst of her own inspirational health journey. Jai doesn't just regurgitate what the textbooks say; she shows in real time how to implement the knowledge and changes into the good and the bad of real life. Her extensive and engaged audience across her various social media platforms get a front row seat to Jasmin's journey as she navigates the crooked roads of motherhood and health.

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During an anatomy scan, Tiffany Lanier found out she had a partial placenta abruption in the middle of pregnancy, a fibroid under the placenta, and a shrinking cervix. She had the bad luck of just getting all these unrelated complications at the same time and in a waiting game.   The high risk doctor told her she probably would not carry the baby to full term, and that she ran the risk of losing her own life in the process too. (She amazingly has a healthy girl now.)   We talk about how she found her self-care practice through that traumatic pregnancy, and then getting through postpartum depression after the birth of her daughter.

1. Focus on what you can do right now to shift your energy
2. Examine what your days look like and make adjustments
3. Create a practice (what activities make you feel good)

Just start, and keep moving forward.     Tiffany is a leading millennial voice in personal growth, meaningful work, and #TheFutureofLeadership. She is an entrepreneur, a renowned Inspirational Speaker and the Founder of LPLC 360 Co., a consciously-driven personal and leadership development company. Although her journey for empowering change in others started in college, after surviving a complicated pregnancy and suffering postpartum depression (all while growing her business), Tiffany hit a proverbial rock bottom. Faced with back-to-back physical, emotional and financial setbacks, Tiffany had an epiphany and realized in order to be a great mother, partner, entrepreneur, leader, and human it was time to own her shift. Her intention to rediscover who she was, her purpose, and embrace her next chapter led to personal and professional breakthroughs that have catapulted her life and career. Tiffany is now dedicated to helping others create conscious shifts in every aspect of their lives. Today, Tiffany is fueled by the motto: Live Purposefully and Lead Consciously. Whether she is speaking to college students, entrepreneurs, creatives, community leaders or executives, Tiffany challenges her audience to re-discover who they are, what they stand for, and what matters. Known as the "Queen of Clarity" her self-reflective approach helps her audience and clients overcome the obstacles holding them back from showing up more powerfully (and consciously) in the way they live, lead, and work. Tiffany's eclectic background in personal growth, business development, digital marketing, new media, and social change advocacy has made her a sought-after public speaker, trainer, and facilitator. She's presented for top businesses, brands, universities and organizations including Capital One, United Way, DeVry, and TEDx.   *Learn more about Tiffany at: www.LivewithTiffany.com   *"The Weekly Shift," A dose of Inspiration & thoughtful insight to fuel the way you Live, Lead, and Work. https://tiffanylanier.lpages.co/join-the-community/   *And find her at the handle @LivewithTiffany on IG, Twitter, and YouTube.   💖💖💖   Read all the latest on the Mom Uprising blog here.   Find us on: Facebook Instagram Twitter   Download the 5 ways to find yourself in 5 minutes or less here.

The hilarious and super smart Liz Meli-Wischman (now Marciniak) joins the MomUp Show this week to share how she has reached one of the highest levels of Younique through integrity, authenticity, and humor. 

Mamas in MLM's or direct sales, listen up for this one! Liz shares how she is crushing it without being a creepy spammer.

PLUS - we talk all about momlife (of course!)

Liz Marciniak is a single mama to four wild children and an Exclusive Purple Status leader with Younique. She's from Buffalo, NY, and if you need her you can probably find her on the Internet making videos about not being able to pee alone.

For makeup and skincare inquiries go to MyLipGlossIsPoppin.com.

To watch stupid videos and laugh at the disgusting mess motherhood is, check out Mom So Hard With Liz MW on Facebook!

 

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Let's get rid of that notion that talking about money is taboo and actually discuss how we can claim our power through being financially savvy, debt-free, and the owners of sky-high credit scores, ok?

Monica Brito stopped by the pod to give us the lowdown on how to start shoveling your way from under debt, fix your credit, and get super smart about your finances.

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Monica is wannabe country girl, caught up in city living. She loves helping people obtain the dream of home ownership, make smart financial decisions, and create pretty spaces. 15 years ago she took a leap of faith and started her own business. Through trial and error she has fulfilled her dream of serving others in anything housing related. She lives a simple life in San Antonio, TX with her husband and her 10 year old soon to be homeschooled twins. Her goal is to help others achieve that simple life.

Find her website at: https://www.thatsimplelife.com

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrsmonicabrito

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrsmonicabrito/

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What is it like being a mom with depression? How are we parenting with and through mental illness?

Thankfully there has been much more attention placed on Postpartum Depression and Anxiety, and the stigma has slowly been fading from being a mom with mental illness. But we still have a ways to go to truly being and feeling supported as a mom with depression.

April Ross joins me today to discuss depression, mental illness, and how she has personally coped. I also share how I have dealt with depression and anxiety in my own life. 

I also just happened to be going through a round of depression as I put out this episode, and shared that in the intro. I try to be as open as I can with the struggles I go through as a mom and a person in the hopes that someone out there listening will know it isn't just you. It's me too, and its a lot of us. 

Being a mom with depression is hard, but there are resources to help. 

 

 

I also stronger encourage moms who are dealing with mental illness to find help.

I have used and recommend Better Help: http://momuprising.com/betterhelp

They are an online service that connects you with licensed mental health professionals for virtual help.

For some more laid back methods for self-love and getting in touch with yourself, you can try these 5 ways to find yourself in 5 minute or less: www.momuprising.com/5minutes

 

 

 

  Welcome back to the MomUp Show! #momup   We had a one week hiatus due to the flu hitting the base of operations here pretty hard… and by base of operations I mean the home of me… Morgan Battista… host of the MomUp Show and founder of momuprising.com.   This week is all about poetry and motherhood!   The emotions of becoming a new mom are intense. That postpartum period is overwhelming to say the least.    One incredible way of coping is to find a form of self-expression that allows your creativity to flow and the emotions to find an outlet.  Writing and journaling can be that outlet and provide some much needed relief while struggling through the learning curve of motherhood.    Jessica Carlson joins us today to share her story of becoming a new mom and using poetry to feel through the journey.    Her book Blood, Tears, and Breast Milk was just released, and it is a beautiful look at the roller coaster of becoming a new mom.   Learn more and buy the book here: bloodtearsandbreastmilk.weebly.com    Jessica Carlson is a new first-time mom and author of Blood, Tears, and Breast Milk. Wanting to be an author since elementary school, becoming a mom gave her the inspiration and push she needed to finally accomplish her goals. She transitioned from high school English teacher to work at home mom after realizing she couldn't make herself return from maternity leave. Blood, Tears, and Breast Milk was published in hopes that new moms would realized they aren't alone in the emotional journey into motherhood.   PS - if you need a serious dose of self-care and self-love, this one's for you:   You can grab your totally free mini-eBook on the 5 Ways to Find Yourself in 5 Minutes or Less by heading over here:  momuprising.com/5minutes   And of course find on social media at: facebook.com/momuprising instagram.com/momuprising pinterest.com/momuprising   #momup #momuprising #momlife 

Parenting is hard. Relationships are hard. But when you start blending multiple families together there are a lot of feelings to navigate. Justine Dean discusses with me some incredible tips for blending families and how to avoid common problems with blended families. (Spoiler alert: these tips are incredible for ANY relationship, and are not just tips for blending families.)

A few themes that came up in the conversation:

1. Communication

Be on the same page. When there are many parents and children involved all coming from different backgrounds, communicating and be on the same page is key.

2. Avoid conflict by addressing issues head on

So many times we avoid what is bothering us until it turns from something small into something big. This tip for blending families calls for facing something that might be a little uncomfortable or awkward right now so you can avoid a larger conflict later on.

3. Learn from your mistakes Justine and her husband had both been through relationships in the past. It's easy to stay stuck in our old patterns, and not really consider how we can take the lessons learned from one relationship to the next. But she and her husband were able to take what they had learned in previous relationships and apply them to their current relationship, which helped with blending the families together too.

4. Think about the future and the memories you make

The decisions you are making now will have an impact down the road. So plan now for what you want your children to remember about their blended family down the road. For example, what traditions are you creating to help your blended family bond together?

and many more tips for blending families! Listen here for the entire episode.

ABOUT JUSTINE:

She is a passionate connector, who loves studying, and teaching, human behavior, and seeing her clients experience their lives with purpose and fulfillment.

Justine has over 25 years experience in relationship management, which stems from International Public Relations, Customer Service, Sales, Marketing and Management roles. (And just for something different she ran a sheep and cattle station for ten years with her first husband!)

She's a Mum and step parent. Between her and her husband, they have 5 children. They are now 17, 18, 19, 23 (our only girl), and 26. They have all been together for 16 years. Her husband, brother, nephew and 2 of their sons are Australian Soldiers.

They've moved 10 times in the last 15 years with her husband's postings, all interstate (!!!) Managing house moves, changing schools, finding new jobs each time posted, and dealing with deployments and blended family issues has given her a tonne of resilience and coping skills that she loves to share with my clients.

One of her greatest passions is connection, teaching people about their personality types, Love Languages, and the how an awareness, and application, of these two provides extraordinary shifts in every relationship in their lives.

Justine is a speaker, coach and facilitator, and travels the country running her Connection Mastery workshops within Defence and the private sector. She also coaches private clients and has an amazing online platform supporting personal growth.

Find Justine on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/justine.dean.5

Being present, getting grounded, centered, self-love, self-care... this doesn't have to mean hours and hours of time we set aside away from our kids. We can do it in the moment and reconnect with who we are as moms even in the midst of the chaos.

 

Sammi Blaque, creator the Venus Collective, and I have a conversation about how motherhood, being presnt, and how sensuality helps you to reconnect with who you are. 

Sammi is an international Yoga, Life & Sensuality Coach. She holds sacred space for womxn who want to create a life that feels good using their embodied feminine power! In her personal life, Sammi is a mother, lover & artist. She enjoys good food, sisterhood & anything done with Soul.

Learn more at: www.jointhev.co

Follow Sammi on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/JoinTheV.Co

 

PS - if you need a serious dose of self-care and self-love, this one's for you:

You can grab your totally free mini-eBook on the 5 Ways to Find Yourself in 5 Minutes or Less by heading over here: 

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As a mom, sometimes it's hard to just accomplish taking a shower. But we have to much potential we can tap into. So many goals we can achieve, and dreams to reach. 

In this episode of the MomUp Show, I chat with Christina Johnson all about living your purpose and how she is a published author of not one, but TWO books. (One of which is a bestseller!)

Though on thing Christina reminds us of is to also honor where you are at, and that self-love is an important component of staying empowered along the way.

 

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Find Christina's books on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Who-Am-Not-Shine-Purpose/dp/069214482X/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=christina+johnson&qid=1549922437&s=gateway&sr=8-3

Christina Johnson A.K.A. Classy Chrisy or The Purpose Pusher, is an Educator, Writer, and an Empowerment Advocate. She is all about spreading positivity, promoting sisterhood, and encouraging love and respect for self as well as others. With her solo book Who Am I Not to Shine? Christina's number one goal is to encourage others to reach for their purpose through their pain. She is a #1 Best Selling Author of the book collaboration 30/30 Rules: What I Wish I Knew in My 20's. She is also the Creator of Shine, a multi-cultural greeting card, apparel, and accessory line that uplifts girls and women.

Christina holds a BA in Mass Media Communication, from the University of Hartford and an MFA in Media Design from Full Sail University. With a desire to serve, Christina has just begun. When she is not working or writing, Christina enjoys painting, dancing, reading, relaxing at the beach, and spending time with her husband and two amazing daughters. Christina's greatest mission is to inspire others in finding or strengthening their level of self-awareness, self-love, class, and walking toward purpose.

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PS - if you need a serious dose of self-care and self-love, this one's for you:

You can grab your totally free mini-eBook on the 5 Ways to Find Yourself in 5 Minutes or Less by heading over here: 

momuprising.com/5minutes

And of course find on social media at:

facebook.com/momuprising

instagram.com/momuprising