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Today on the podcast we are talking about all about burnout and burnout recovery! Our guest Abby Calabrese is a widely regarded speaker, expert consultant, and strategist for high-achieving female professionals. From her insights and experience learned along the way, Abby has developed a proprietary model that helps guide women through creating more sustainable solutions for avoiding burnout and living life on their own terms.

Today we discuss… 

• How burnout can start to creep into our lives
• Unexpected signs of burnout
• Why “just working harder” doesn’t work
• What can we do when we are already feeling burned out
• How to focus on the small steps to have the biggest impact
• The importance of boundaries around your commitments
• The part vulnerability plays in burnout recovery
• Breaking cycles of burnout
• The impact of alcohol on burnout
• Mommy wine culture and the impact on burnout recovery
• Masking the early signs of burnout with alcohol

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In Episode 201, we are talking all about 5 Productivity Hacks I Use Every Week as a Busy Working Mom, and trust me, these tips are game changers. In this episode, I’m sharing the five things I do every single week to keep my family organized, my career on track, and my sanity in check. From meal planning to weekly white space, these hacks will help you take control of your time and feel less overwhelmed, even when life gets crazy. So if you’re ready to stop feeling like life is running you, and start running life on your terms, these tips will change the way you look at your week!

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Lori Oberbroeckling celebrates episode 200 of her podcast, "The Secrets of Supermom Show," and discusses strategies for busy moms! 

In today’s “Ask Me Anything” episode, she emphasizes the importance of taking things one step at a time, such as starting with one new habit or process. Lori shares her approach to meal planning, using a weekly plan and a digital tool to streamline grocery shopping. She also talks about using morning checklists for children and the importance of strategic monthly planning to balance goals with family activities. Lori advises mapping out schedules to manage overlapping activities and stresses the need for planning to stay motivated without feeling overwhelmed.

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Today on the podcast we are talking about a struggle that I know many of us know well: emotional eating. Why is it so hard to stop emotional eating and what are some steps we can take today? We are diving into this and so much more inside this episode.

Our guest is Andrea Caprio, an expert in emotional eating and a master transformational nutrition coach, who developed her Food Freedom Formula to help busy people struggling with cravings and emotional eating lose 20 pounds or more without dramatic changes to their diets or workouts. Andrea's mission is to help others break free from self-sabotage, heal their relationship with food, and figure out how they want to live life on their own terms.

Today we discuss… 

• Emotional eating and the impact it has on your reactivity to your children
• Gut issues and the connection to your mood and serotonin creation
• Why it is challenging to control eating habits
• How Andrea defines emotional eating, especially in the context of busy moms
• The shame that comes with emotional eating
• The benefits of food tracking and noticing trends in your behavior and emotions
• Using habit research to replace emotional eating triggers
• Using dopamine to start craving things that are good for you
• The concept of “wellness”
• Why we continue to make certain wellness choices even if they don’t make us feel good
• Tiny steps to get started

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Today on the podcast we are talking about relaunching your career whether after a pause to stay at home with kids or take care of a family member or a shift into a new industry altogether. 

Our guest Heather Black created the Supermums Programme. With a background in training and employability support alongside Salesforce, she designed the perfect programme to help women with this relaunch. 

Today we discuss… 

• Relaunching your career after a shift or pause
• What to do when you feel stuck in a career, especially after many years
• Why it's becoming more common to change careers in a lifetime
• Learning skills for future jobs instead of for what exists now
• Where women go wrong when relaunching their career
• How to get credible and reputable training
• The importance of experience and highlighting skills versus specific tasks
• Mentorship and referrals and the importance of relationships in relaunching your career
• How career coaching can benefit you amid a career change
• The importance of preparation when planning a change in your career

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As busy working moms, we know how challenging the back-to-school season can be. That is why I am so excited to share this 4-part series focusing on back to school…made easy!

If you missed the first three episodes in the series, head back to:

• Episode 194: Mastering Morning Routines
• Episode 195: Optimizing Family Schedules
• Episode 196: Mastering the After-School Routine

Today we dive into reflecting and reassessing family schedules after school has begun!

We discuss… 

• Why reflecting and reassessing family schedules matters
• How to reflect on what is working for your family
• Identifying problem areas in your schedule
• Strategic adjustments you can make to ease stress and build energy
• Involving your entire family in schedule decisions
• Using regular check ins to create the life you want

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As busy working moms, we know how challenging the back-to-school season can be. That is why I am so excited to share this 4-part series focusing on back to school…made easy!

If you missed the first part of this series, head back to Episode 194 where we dig into stress-free mornings and Episode 195 where we talk about optimizing family schedules. 

Today we dive into mastering after school routines!

We discuss… 

• Why after-school routines matter
• How to create a consistent, reliable after school routine
• A dedicated homework space and how to create it
• The balance between structured and unstructured time
• Creating a family team and sharing the mental and physical load of household tasks
• Evening routines that matter

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As busy working moms, we know how challenging the back-to-school season can be. That is why I am so excited to share this 4-part series focusing on back to school…made easy!

If you missed the first part of this series, head back to Episode 194 where we dig into stress-free mornings. When you start your day in chaos, it is often hard to bounce back from that and take on the rest of the day as the person you want to be. 

Today we dive into organizing and optimizing family schedules!

We discuss… 

• How to create a master family calendar that works for the whole family
• Evaluating and eliminating commitments to prevent burnout, focusing on activities that align with family values and goals 
• Automating and delegating tasks: to lighten the load 
• The importance of consistent routine and how to focus on the right things

For the show notes and all the links mentioned in today’s episode, head to secretsofsupermom.com/195.

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As busy working moms, we know how challenging the back-to-school season can be. That is why I am so excited to kick off a 4-part series focusing on back to school…made easy!

But, if you do not have school or high school-age kids, I don't want you to automatically write this episode off. Many of these tips can be used for any time you have a significant change in schedule like a new job, moving homes, or becoming a caretaker. 

We are going to start off with morning routines, because we know how hectic this time of day can be. When you start your day in chaos, it is often hard to bounce back from that and take on the rest of the day as the person you want to be. 

Today we discuss… 

• Why calm mornings actually start the night before
• How to use checklists to keep you and the kids on track
• Getting the entire family on board to ensure stress-free mornings benefit everyone

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Our guest Monica Packer is a normal mom and recovering perfectionist who uncovered the truest model to lasting growth: it's progress made practical. As a podcaster on the show About Progress and coach, she guides women to find sustainable growth by adopting progress over perfection.

Today we discuss… 

• Where women go wrong when it comes to habits
• The difference between what you can do on a great day vs. a hard day
• Building in flexibility when it comes to habits
• How to set a habit baseline and why this is so important
• Redefining your definition of consistency
• Hacking your brain to make “blah” habits fun
• The ideal versus a small and simple version of your habit
• Allowing perfectionism to get in your way when it comes to habits
• Changing they way you see yourself as you build you personal habits

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