The Mother Like a Boss Podcast

By Kendra Hennessy

Kids & Family

What's The Mother Like a Boss Podcast about?

It's ok, you can admit it. Sometimes motherhood seems less like the sweetness of a Pamper's commercial and more like a scene out of Jaws. Here at the Mother Like a Boss Podcast, we dive into the good, the bad and the ugly of motherhood and modern homemaking, with honest conversations, tips, strategies and tools.

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Where to start when everyth...

10.14.2021

This is by far one of the top 5 most commonly ask questions at Mother Like a Boss™ and I'm jumping in with both feet today. There is nothing more overwhelming than trying to get started...when you already feel overwhelmed. ...

The Mother Like a Boss Podcast episodes:

10.14.2021 Where to start when everything feels overwhelming This is by far one of the top 5 most commonly ask questions at Mother Like a Boss™ and I'm jumping in with both feet today. There is nothing more overwhelming than trying to get started...when you already feel overwhelmed. ...
10.07.2021 How a "domino area" will save you time every day What if I told you that you could get more done without having to do more? "Sure, and maybe I could ride my magical unicorn to space while I'm at it." It's possible and easier than you think. We're a ...
09.30.2021 How to implement planning time into your schedule Planning for the future can feel confusing, but planning to plan? That's just ridiculous, right? Wrong. Implementing planning time into your schedule, even 10 minutes at a time can be the difference between living out your priorities and reaching your ...
09.23.2021 How to create your best mom year even when you don't know where to start! Let's just name it and claim it: the last 18+ months has been anything but kind and gentle with us, especially in the motherhood community. Between lockdowns and health concerns and school being virtual, I've felt anything but my "best." ...
09.16.2021 Decluttering toys, crafts and kids' artwork Feel like your house is bursting at the seams with toys, popsicle crafts and construction paper pictures? Tell me you have kids without telling me you have kids, right? There is a lot of sentimentality that goes into decluttering things ...
09.09.2021 When no one sees the mess but you Sometimes I think socks are invisible and that I have magical sight because it seems that I'm the only one that notices them sitting on the couch. It's all fun and games until you realize you're frustrated, resentful and exhausted ...
09.02.2021 Beating the chaos of back to school season The pencils, glue sticks and aisles and aisles of binders have been out at Target since early July, but the time is here: it's back to school season. I love this time of year because it feels like mom new ...
08.26.2021 My (newbie) approach to a homeschooling routine This is it. My oldest is now in high school and we've chosen to homeschool her. Actually, she chose it and we're all excited and nervous. With an 8 year old son still in public school, this is a new ...
08.19.2021 Let's stop equating time and energy Money isn't the only currency we have in this world. We also spend our time and energy, often on tasks with little to no ROI (return on investment.) Something that became glaringly obvious over the last 15 months is how ...
08.12.2021 Helping our kids become great decision makers Analysis paralysis is real and with research showing that we make upwards of 35,000 decisions EACH DAY, its no wonder making those decisions feels so difficult. This makes it even more important for us to show our children how to ...
07.29.2021 BEST OF: How make cleaning your house easier in 3 simple steps We're on a new episode summer hiatus, but you can listen to our incredible "Best of" series this July. Cleaning your house shouldn't be a burden, plain and simple. Of all the tips and tricks I have for making house ...
07.22.2021 BEST OF: How to create your home's culture and why it's important We're on a new episode summer hiatus, but you can listen to our incredible "Best of" series this July. The way we run our home is so much more than the sum of it's parts. It's more than the cleaning, ...
07.15.2021 BEST OF: How to love your home even if you don't love your house We're on a new episode summer hiatus, but you can listen to our incredible "Best of" series this July. This is a common one, mamas and it's worth an honest conversation. Living in a house you aren't super jazzed about ...
07.08.2021 BEST OF: An honest conversation about resentment in motherhood We're on a new episode summer hiatus, but you can listen to our incredible "Best of" series this July. I'm going to say something that will immediately ruffles some feathers: there have been times in my 13 years as a ...
07.01.2021 BEST OF: How to feel better by doing less We're on a new episode summer hiatus, but you can listen to our incredible "Best of" series this July. Where my overachievers at? If you grew up getting praise when you did more, you're probably thinking that doing less is ...
06.24.2021 How to choose a morning routine that actually works for YOUR life If I had a nickel for every time I came across another guru claiming to have discovered the most meaningful, useful morning routine that will help everyone in the world become as successful as an Amazon CEO, I'd be as ...
06.22.2021 BIG announcement! Your Family's Guide to Getting Stuff Done is HERE. Your Family's Guide to Getting Stuff Done is finally here and open for pre-enrollment. Click here for all the details and to join now before the doors CLOSE until September.
06.17.2021 Using Trello 101 If it were possible and legal to marry an online organizing tool, Trello™ and I would be hitched by now. I've talked about it before and I won't stop because Trello has made my life infinitely easier, my life more ...
06.10.2021 Making decisions in your home like a CEO One of the best decisions I ever made was to run my home like I run my business. It's allowed us to create systems and routines that suit everyone and keep us on track like a well-oiled machine. Being a ...
06.03.2021 Why we're committed to having uncomfortable conversations with our kids "I'll tell you when you're older." isn't a phrase we say in the Hennessy house. My husband and I are committed to having uncomfortable conversations with our children at every age (in age appropriate ways, of course.) It can be ...
05.27.2021 3 simple ways to set your future self up for success every day One of my favorite ways to stay productive is to think of my future self as a different person, someone worthy of success and peace. She is someone worthy of having things set up for her without extra and added ...
05.20.2021 5 tools that keep our family organized No woman is an island and this house and family or 4 does not run on it's own. I love a good tool, especially when it makes my life easier. I thrive on simplicity and have created a home that ...
05.13.2021 How to say no without justifications No is a complete sentence. What a freeing statement. In theory, it sounds empowering, but what about the people pleasing need to provide a justification for every no we speak. You don't owe anyone a reason or a justification for ...
05.07.2021 My Mother's Day message for you It's Mother's Day weekend and I have a special message for you all. I'm grateful to have you as a listener to the podcast, whether you've been binging for years or just found us. Mother's Day is so much more ...
05.06.2021 How to create (and maintain) a seasonal routine Not every routine is made for every season. We know that motherhood is all about the ebbs and flows and just like nature, seasons come and go. This can make creating routines that stick feel more difficult. I want to ...
04.29.2021 Let's talk mother-daughter relationships with Dr. Michelle Deering The mother-daughter relationship is one with many facets and levels. As a mother to a daughter and a daughter to a mother, I know that there can be discomfort, tension and unhealed wounds in these relationships. I'm so excited to ...
04.22.2021 An easier approach when motherhood feels hard There is no doubt that motherhood, no matter the season, often feels hard, plain and simple. There's nothing worse than feeling like you're failing all while someone else tells you how "easy" it can be. Instead of trying to make ...
04.15.2021 3 simple ways to uncomplicate goals We're in the second quarter of the year, a time when most of us realize that those new year's resolutions and goals have fallen by the wayside. It's ok and it happens to all of us. I want to help ...
04.08.2021 Cleaning your house when you hate cleaning Raise your hand if you hate cleaning? I get it. Especially with busy mom lives, cleaning just seems like one more thing to do and a never-ending chore. You clean one room and another is getting messy. One of the ...
04.01.2021 The comparison trap: The good, the bad and the uncomfortable It's been said that comparison is the thief of joy and it couldn't be more true. Social media has made it easier than ever to gaze at the highlight reels that others post and cause us to compare ourselves constantly ...
03.25.2021 Small steps create big leaps! No one gets where they are without taking a million small steps to be there. The same is true in motherhood, in business, working towards your goals, anything. Our children don't learn to run at full speed before they can ...
03.18.2021 The importance of a motherhood support system Motherhood is such a beautiful gift, but let's be really honest, it can also be lonely. Really lonely. Moms deserve a support system. We deserve a group of other friends and family that cheer us on and encourage us. But ...
03.11.2021 How to stop the "all or nothing" cycle If you're a perfectionist and you know it clap your hands
03.04.2021 I've had enough of mom guilt My boldness is coming out in big ways today and I don't know that it will resonate with everyone. I making a statement here and now because in 2021, I've had enough of mom guilt. I've had enough of the ...
02.25.2021 Modern homemaking Q&A You asked, I'm answering! I get a lot of questions about homemaking, home management and motherhood, so in this episode I'm going to answer those for you. We all know that when one person has a question, it means many ...
02.18.2021 A new approach to delegating and chores I get asked about chores a lot. What chores to give kids, at what ages to start, what to do when they don't do their chores, how to create better chore routines? The truth is, there is no one way ...
02.11.2021 Let's talk momentum over motivation Yup, we've talked about this topic before and yup, there is another couple of episodes touching on this topic and yup we're talking about it again. It deserves an even deeper discussion because the power of creating momentum in your ...
02.04.2021 Organizing your life and making it stick! Time to get organized! (side eye coming at me, I know) Organization has been widely misunderstood for years. You don’t get organized by buying cute baskets from Home Goods or buying the coolest label maker on the market, as much ...
01.28.2021 Homemaking, 2021 style Yup, homemaking still matters in 2021. It mattered last year, it mattered 100 years ago and it will matter 100 years from now (at least, I imagine it will.) Why? Homemaking is nothing more than a cultivation of what matters ...
01.21.2021 How to actually create routines that work for you There is no shortage of information on routines these days. Throw a rock on Pinterest and you'll find a blog post, a chore chart, a color-coded schedule or a guru claiming they know the absolute best morning routine that will ...
01.14.2021 How to feel better by doing less Where my overachievers at? If you grew up getting praise when you did more, you're probably thinking that doing less is lazy. We've been conditioned by a world that tells us that more is better, because doing more is how ...
01.07.2021 Let's talk about limiting beliefs Our beliefs are everything. What we believe about ourselves is everything. Limiting beliefs are the false thoughts that keep us from living the life we want and going for our biggest goals and desires. The problem is that most of ...
12.31.2020 How to close out a challenging year (and prepare for 2021) We all know what kind of a year 2020 has been, but with all of the challenges we've had, we've also been given a lot of lessons to learn from. This "new year" is going to look different than any ...
12.14.2020 How to actually follow through on all those plans you made Oooooo, raise your hand if you're a planner like me? I'm not just talking about that physical hardcover planning calendar you buy every year or the case full of Paper Mate colored flair pens you use to doodle out the ...
12.10.2020 You deserve to be happy: An episode on worth How often are you truly taking the time to be happy, for no other reason that it feels good to feel that way? Self worth is difficult for moms who feel like we constantly have to earn the reward of ...
12.03.2020 Creating an incredibly imperfect holiday season The holiday season is here and probably looking much different in 2020 than it has in the past. It's time to ditch the traditional stress and create new traditions that serve you. An imperfect holiday season sounds like exactly what ...
11.27.2020 A mom's guide to starting a business (in any motherhood season!) Calling all the mamas out there who are ready to start a business, but have no idea where to begin. I've started two super successful businesses: one while I was pregnant, 22 years old and totally uneducated about starting a ...
11.19.2020 "Is this urgent or important?": An honest look at priorities You're in the middle of an important task and your phone dings. You stop what you're doing to check, thinking it's just as important as the task you're doing. Turns out, it was a spam text message. Now you're off ...
11.12.2020 Consistency and confidence: A perfect match "I'll get things done when I'm more confident." How many times have you thought or said this? Here's the issue: confidence comes from consistency. It comes from doing the same thing over and over, imperfectly until one day you realize ...
11.05.2020 How I'm healing my relationship with myself Do you know the most important relationship you'll ever have the privilege of being involved in? The one you have with yourself. Our relationship with ourselves is life long and yet the one we neglect the most. After many years ...

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