The Refreshed Moms Podcast

So, I haven't always been a Refreshed Mom.

In my early years of entrepreneurship, I didn't have any skill set developed around caring for myself.

I had one factory setting, and that was GO.

I worked really hard to produce good work, but I personally was not good. I was out of shape, exhausted, overcommitted with my time, exhausted, doing a less-than-stellar job at homeschooling, exhausted...

You get the picture.

And, of course, I eventually hit the brick wall of burnout.

In this episode, I'm sharing all about my experience with business burnout, how I recovered from it, and why Refreshed Moms exists today.

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As a Christian entrepreneur, sometimes the lines can be blurred between what we should be charging for, and what we should offer freely as an extension of God's love.

This uncertainty can be the source of mental and financial stress for business owners who desire to make a comfortable living doing work they love to do - especially when your work happens to be ministry related.

Finding that "balance" of running a financially successful business as a Christ follower can have its challenges, but they can most definitely be overcome.

In this episode, I'm chatting with Christian Business Coach Cassie Kitzmiller about how she helps her clients run six-figure businesses while keeping God at the center of it all.

What you'll hear:

• How to feel good about making money 
• Deciding if your business is a "calling" or a "vocation," and why both are important.
• What it means to build a business while keeping God first.
• Some of my struggles as a business owner as I try to juggle smart marketing logic with God's voice.

Connect with Cassie
Join the Christian Women Business Builders at facebook.com/groups/cwbbcommunity
Listen to the Christian Women Business Builders Podcast by clicking here.

Download the Refreshed Moms Prayer Room - #1 Prayer & Faith App for Mom Entrepreneurs.

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CONNECT WITH ME

Pray for your business during your morning quiet time with these powerful, targeted prayers.

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Do you need a place to step away from the noise of business building in order to focus on your self-care and integrating God and faith into your work? Take a business break in the Refreshed Moms Facebook Community.

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How do you need to physically rest in December?

So, what we're not going to do is end the holiday season feeling like we need a vacation afterwards.

Well, unless you have a vacation planned in January...

But most of us are planning to jump back into our work and school rhythm after New Years, and right now, we're in great need of a significant break before we do.

Raise your hand if this is true. (Me raising my hand —>🙋🏽‍♀️)

We're closing up the year feeling stressed, anxious for our future, and in huge need of refreshment.

The last thing I desire for you is for you to feel overwhelmed with pulling off a magical holiday experience when you DO NOT HAVE the capacity to do it.

So, let's create a spacious, life-giving plan that not only refreshed you spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically, but brings your family along for the ride as well.

In this episode, I'm exploring what having a Well-Rested Christmas means, and I invite you to attend my Well-Rested LIVE Online Gathering this Saturday, November 21 at 10am ET.

Use code 10OFF by Friday, November 20 to receive $10 off your ticket purchase.

Learn more and register at deannamason.com/wellrested.

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CONNECT WITH ME

Pray for your business during your morning quiet time with these powerful, targeted prayers.

Download my 5 Daily Prayers for Mompreneurs.

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Do you need a place to step away from the noise of business building in order to focus on your self-care and integrating God and faith into your work? Take a business break in the Refreshed Moms Facebook Community.

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Our work and rest needs change from season to season, but many times we don't take time to understand those changes enough to leverage them.

As an entrepreneur, you get to control when and how you work, so why not design your year to align with when you're at your best, and when you need to rest?

In this episode, I'm sharing my four-quarter work and rest rhythms, how I discovered what they were, and how you can do the same thing.

What you'll hear:

• How to identify which parts of the year are more "rest" than "work."
• How I learned the parts of the year I'm most productive, and what I do to maximize those seasons.
• What things impact my self-awareness around my rest needs and how I make room for them.

Download the Refreshed Moms Prayer Room - #1 Prayer & Faith App for Mom Entrepreneurs.

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Learn more about the Refreshed Moms Prayer Room here.

CONNECT WITH ME

Pray for your business during your morning quiet time with these powerful, targeted prayers.

Download my 5 Daily Prayers for Mompreneurs.

Join the Refreshed Moms Free Facebook Group

Do you need a place to step away from the noise of business building in order to focus on your self-care and integrating God and faith into your work? Take a business break in the Refreshed Moms Facebook Community.

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Instagram: @refreshedmoms

I had a Voxer conversation with a friend last week about this very thing. She is a mom of two pre-school kids, and is feeling God's call to serve in her gifts.

But, her season of motherhood  - and season of navigating COVID -  has her giving all of her time and energy at home right now.

Leading her to all the feelings of overwhelm, as well as those of feeling under-stimulated because she's not able to give the time she desires to working and serving others.

In this solo episode, I'm sharing my thoughts on what it feels like to feel undervalued and underutilized during a season of mothering small children, and how I've had to process through it.

Download the Refreshed Moms Prayer Room - #1 Prayer & Faith App for Mom Entrepreneurs.

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Learn more about the Refreshed Moms Prayer Room here.

CONNECT WITH ME

Pray for your business during your morning quiet time with these powerful, targeted prayers.

Download my 5 Daily Prayers for Mompreneurs.

Join the Refreshed Moms Free Facebook Group

Do you need a place to step away from the noise of business building in order to focus on your self-care and integrating God and faith into your work? Take a business break in the Refreshed Moms Facebook Community.

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Instagram: @refreshedmoms

When you have young children, the reality of being well rested may seem elusive.

You may even joke about its reality. "Rest? What is rest?"

The thing is, when you take a lack of rest and couple it with a busy lifestyle, the end result is inevitable.

Burnout.

And burnout can manifest itself in different ways including*:

• Sense of failure and self-doubt.
• Feeling helpless, trapped, and defeated.
• Detachment, feeling alone in the world.
• Loss of motivation.
• Increasingly cynical and negative outlook.
• Decreased satisfaction and sense of accomplishment.

*helpguide.org

In this episode, my friend Brittany J. Turner - Bible teacher, woman community builder, wife and mother of three young girls ages 6, 3, and 10 months - is sharing her personal story about depression and burn out, and how she's now become an "intentional rester" in order to recover and show up to minister to the people God has called her to serve.

Resources mentioned:
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer
Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist
The Unburdened Mom with Allie Casazza: https://alliecasazza.com/

Brittany's resource for dealing with depression: The Battle Ready Toolkit
Download Brittany's devotion, "Building by a Different Model"

Connect with Brittany
Website: https://brittanyjturner.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iambrittanyjturner/

CONNECT WITH ME

Pray for your business during your morning quiet time with these powerful, targeted prayers.

Download my 5 Daily Prayers for Mompreneurs.

Join the Refreshed Moms Free Facebook Group

Do you need a place to step away from the noise of business building in order to focus on your self-care and integrating God and faith into your work? Take a business break in the Refreshed Moms Facebook Community.

Join here.

Instagram: @refreshedmoms

I have a bit of a confession: sometimes I over-function. Yep, that's my honesty showing itself today. I'm not sure what brought you here, but just in case you were thinking I have this time management, work-life integration thing all figured out, let me share...

I find myself over-functioning in my work and in my personal life at least once a month… if not more.

I tell you this because it's a given to feel overextended and a little crazy-brained at times...especially if you’ve spent much of your life putting the needs of others before yourself.

But, we can't stay there.

And in this episode, my friend Keli Reese and I talk about how crazy overwhelmed life can feel and break down three strategies to help you see your way through it.

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CONNECT WITH ME

Pray for your business during your morning quiet time with these powerful, targeted prayers.

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Join the Refreshed Moms Free Facebook Group

Do you need a place to step away from the noise of business building in order to focus on your self-care and integrating God and faith into your work? Take a business break in the Refreshed Moms Facebook Community.

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And... I've changed the podcast name... again!

I combing through my entire business and branding all the things Refreshed Moms!

In this episode I'm sharing why and what you can expect from the podcast as I dedicate this sacrifice of love to helping you create healthy rhythms of rest as you build a sustainable business.

BOOK: Sacred Rest by Dr. Sandra Dalton Smith

CONNECT WITH ME

Pray for your business during your morning quiet time with these powerful, targeted prayers.

Download my 5 Daily Prayers for Mompreneurs.

Join the Refreshed Moms Free Facebook Group

Do you need a place to step away from the noise of business building in order to focus on your self-care and integrating God and faith into your work? Take a business break in the Refreshed Moms Facebook Community.
Join here.

Instagram: @refreshedmoms

Did you know that you need a plan for rest?

I'm not talking about a plan for sleep (although that's important), I'm talking about a forecasted approach to refill yourself.

We naturally pour out as moms, sometimes without regard to our own needs.

But God is not asking us to sacrifice our care in order to to His work. Some kinda way, we have to do both.
You know how I know this? Two reasons:

1. He created our physical bodies with limitations - we can only go so hard for so long without our bodies communicating to us to slow down.
2. HE RESTED.

If you struggle with feeling replenished spiritually, physically and emotionally, making a rest plan is probably easier than you think.

And I'm sharing how I do it in this episode.

Episode mentioned: #135 Purpose, Family, and Self-Care with Dr. Evisha Ford

CONNECT WITH ME

Pray for your business during your morning quiet time with these powerful, targeted prayers.

Download my 5 Daily Prayers for Mompreneurs.

Join the Refreshed Moms Free Facebook Group

Do you need a place to step away from the noise of business building in order to focus on your self-care and integrating God and faith into your work? Take a business break in the Refreshed Moms Facebook Community.
Join here.

The Mompreneur Prayer Room
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In this episode, I'm sharing ways mom entrepreneurs can begin working in a sabbath rest practice into a week that is already busy.

It may seem out of reach, but you can work up to a complete 24-hour time of rest. And it may not be as difficult as you think.

CONNECT WITH ME

Pray for your business during your morning quiet time with these powerful, targeted prayers.

Download my 5 Daily Prayers for Mompreneurs.

Join the Refreshed Moms Free Facebook Group

Do you need a place to step away from the noise of business building in order to focus on your self-care and integrating God and faith into your work? Take a business break in the Refreshed Moms Facebook Community.
Join here.

The Refreshed Moms Business Reset

A 4-month guided program for mom entrepreneurs who desire to burnout-proof their business and make room for forecasted breaks and spiritual sabbaticals.

I'll teach you how to get the rest you need, then show you how to take a break from your work anytime you need to without sacrificing revenue.

Learn more about the Refreshed Moms Business Reset here.

Download the Refreshed Moms App - #1 Spiritual Rest App for Mom Entrepreneurs.

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