The Soul Mammas Podcast

The Joys & Learning Lessons with Stepparenting

Today's guest and I share something in common. We are both stepparents to two older children and have been a younger daughter. We are going to share about the challenges and successes of step parenting, communicating with exes, navigating step motherhood changes a baby brings to a household.

Michelle Mansfield is an Author and Health Coach who has a passion for wellness. Michelle's writing includes a series of children's wellness books starring her daughter. Her latest project and passion is writing a book addressing the common, but taboo, feelings that many moms feel but are often ignored. These include:

• Navigating our role as new wife or partner in a blended family
• Introducing new siblings into the mix and jealousy, inclusion, making them feel involved.
• How to implement your own parenting when your step kids may have been parented differently
• Meeting step children at an older age
• Postpartum anxiety and depression
• Learning to let go of control
• Figuring out what battles to choose

Looking for like-minded Soul Mammas to connect with?

Are you like me, and it took you a while into motherhood to realize you were burning the candle at both ends and not taking time for yourself? You're probably ready to say YES to yourself and to sustainable self care in your life. I know I was. Took a community of mamas through this platform to help me realize just how important saying yes to our self care really is!

Our next group coaching session is Tuesday October 1st at 12:30 PST and we will be responding to my new PDF on FOUR STEPS TO RE ENERGIZING THROUGH SELF CARE plus we will all have time on the "hot seat" to share what has been coming up for us in our lives. Please email [email protected] to save your spot.

Did you mamas pick up your free pdf on four steps to re energizing through self care?Go to my website to grab yours!

www.soulmammas.com

MORE EXCITING NEWS:

Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call. Coach With Me

Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!

Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!

Soul Mamma's are warriors & survivors, they follow their truth courageously rather than fitting into a motherhood box. Today's guest is a mom of a 6 year old, & two time competitor on CBS's Survivor; Runner- Up on Season 1 Borneo & competitor in Season 31 Cambodia. Amazing mama & professional river guide/athlete Kelly Wiglesworth knows what grit, and courage look like. Now she is raising her son Rio as a single parent all while traveling the world together to provide clean water to countries in need.

Today she shares about:

1. Her life and riverruiding experiences leading up to her Survivor experience
2. How she was born to never say "no" to a challenge
3. What being on a show like Survivor taught her about herself
4. How she didn't do much slowing down in pregnancy & looking back could've taken time for herself
5. Why courage has more than one meaning
6. Why single parenthood isn't easy, but extremely fulfilling
7. How she believes even little kids have so much to offer the world.

Looking for like-minded Soul Mammas to connect with?

Are you like me, and it took you a while into motherhood to realize you were burning the candle at both ends and not taking time for yourself? You're probably ready to say YES to yourself and to sustainable self care in your life. I know I was. Took a community of mamas through this platform to help me realize just how important saying yes to our self care really is!

Our next group coaching session is Tuesday September 24th at12:30 PST and we will be responding to my new PDF on FOUR STEPS TO RE ENERGIZING THROUGH SELF CARE plus we will all have time on the "hot seat" to share what has been coming up for us in our lives. Please email [email protected] to save your spot.

Did you mamas pick up your free pdf on four steps to re energizing through self care?Go to my website to grab yours!

www.soulmammas.com

MORE EXCITING NEWS:

Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call. Coach With Me

Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!

Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!

My mom. My hero. The very person who taught me so much about myself, but also a woman that I saw burning the candle at both ends, being the YES person for everyone, and not taking care of herself.

Did you have a mom like this? Are you like this?

Let's face it, we can all relate to this. Because at one stage or another it was hard for us, as moms, to create boundaries. Some of us are better at it than others. For my mom, saying yes to everyone ALL of the time and essentially playing the role of mom and dad in my life took its toll on her health.

She suffered anxiety for as long as I knew her, as well as autoimmune diseases like Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue.

Because I adore my mom like no one else, other than my daughter, all I wanted to ever see was a happy, vital, thriving mommy. Part of the impetus for this show was living out our truest purpose as moms and not modeling pinched-off lives to our kids. Why did I choose this as a major theme of the show? Because of the way I was raised and how I saw my mom as I grew up.

Listen today to my mom and I discuss:

• The paradigm shift as mothers; then vs. now
• Getting married young (in her case) and inner knowing
• Being a working mom and how she reluctantly returned to work and how it took it's toll on her mental wellbeing
• What being "domesticated" means to her and why her and I are so different
• Setting boundaries and why saying yes to everyone has taken its toll on her health
• What I've learned from her about motherhood
• Why I am so passionate about self care and how I am so different than my mom in this way.

Looking for like-minded Soul Mammas to connect with?

Are you like me, and it took you a while into motherhood to realize you were burning the candle at both ends and not taking time for yourself? Do you feel exhausted ALL of the time? I certainly did. But I learned tools to help maintain sustainable self care and energy back in my life.

Join us in our next group coaching session where I teach you about these tools! Next free session is Tuesday September 17th at noon PST and we will be responding to my new PDF on FOUR STEPS TO RE ENERGIZING THROUGH SELF CARE plus we will all have time on the "hot seat" to share what has been coming up for us in our lives. Please email [email protected] to save your spot.

Did you mamas pick up your free pdf on four steps to re energizing through self care?Go to my website to grab yours!

www.soulmammas.com

MORE EXCITING NEWS:

Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call. Coach With Me

Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!

Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!

April Beach does not define herself by societal conventions, in fact she is a self professed swearer & un-crafty mom who is impassioned by helping mamas design their business& develop world class programs so they can create their own aligned lives.

April Beach, mom of 3 & lifelong entrepreneur, has coached entrepreneurs for 22 years to develop world class programs/businesses. She believes in the fire that exists within all of us and that with grit & persistence we can craft the life we want to live. She also believes we don't all fit into one "mom box" and that seeking perfection is fleeting and damaging to moms.

Today she shares about:

• How to align with your own inner brand and bring it to fruition
• Why she is an unconventional mom
• Why her hard life circumstances have proves successful in her life and where she is today.
• Why she fiercely believes in self care and living our best lives as moms.

Looking for like-minded Soul Mammas to connect with?

Are you like me, and it took you a while into motherhood to realize you were burning the candle at both ends and not taking time for yourself? Do you feel exhausted ALL of the time? I certainly did. But I learned tools to help maintain sustainable self care and energy back in my life.

Join us in our next group coaching session where I teach you about these tools! Next free session is Tuesday September 3rd at noon PST and we will be responding to my new PDF on FOUR STEPS TO RE ENERGIZING THROUGH SELF CARE plus we will all have time on the "hot seat" to share what has been coming up for us in our lives. Please email [email protected] to save your spot.

Did you mamas pick up your free pdf on four steps to re energizing through self care?Go to my website to grab yours!

www.soulmammas.com

MORE EXCITING NEWS:

Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call. Coach With Me

Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!

Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!

Non resistance. How dos this relate to motherhood? Well, I can think of a million ways. One- letting go of control can actually lead us to more alignment than trying to micromanage every little detail of our lives. Two-softening is essential for conceiving and giving birth, and three-we can either accept what IS or resist it and suffer, those are our two choices.

For me, as a mom of a toddler and two stepsons, I have a hard time letting go of control. Sometimes I feel like control is the only way I know how to operate as a mother. But when I have been forced into situations where I had to rescind all control, I actually realized how many more things manifested into my life.

Today Lindsay Gonzalez of the Balancé Yoga Studio in El Salvador, is going to share about her experience with hypnobirthing her son 3 months ago, letting go of control, and retiring to the water as a new mama.

Today she shares about:

• Hypnobirthing her son and letting go of resistance
• Practicing non-resistance in our lives as a whole
• The challenges of living/traveling in El Salvador with an infant
• How communication is key in maintaining a positive relationship with her partner and business partner.

Looking for like-minded Soul Mammas to connect with?

Are you like me, and it took you a while into motherhood to realize you were burning the candle at both ends and not taking time for yourself? You're probably ready to say YES to yourself and to sustainable self care in your life. I know I was. Took a community of mamas through this platform to help me realize just how important saying yes to our self care really is!

Our next group coaching session is Tuesday September 3rd at noon PST and we will be responding to my new PDF on FOUR STEPS TO RE ENERGIZING THROUGH SELF CARE plus we will all have time on the "hot seat" to share what has been coming up for us in our lives. Please email [email protected] to save your spot.

Did you mamas pick up your free pdf on four steps to re energizing through self care?Go to my website to grab yours!

www.soulmammas.com

MORE EXCITING NEWS:

Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call. Coach With Me

Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!

Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!

Sometimes it takes big, scary life shifts like loss, cancer, divorce, etc. to make changes that we really need to make in life. It also helps put what really matters in life into clear perspective immediately. Mom of three Shauna Mc Coy was faced with just that.

After a breast cancer diagnosis that led to a double mastectomy, Shauna decided to reevaluate all that was important to her, change her diet, her sleep and work habits, and face the world with entirely new eyes. She admits to burning the candle at both ends and never taking time for herself or her health. She also recognizes not listening to inklings or little warnings in her body that may have signaled something was off.

Today she is going to share about:

• How she altered her diet completely and how she believes in the power of food as medicine
• How her perspective on control as a mom changed since her cancer diagnosis and how she's learned to not "sweat the small stuff."
• The role faith has played in her life and wellness

Looking for like-minded Soul Mammas to connect with?

Are you like me, and it took you a while into motherhood to realize you were burning the candle at both ends and not taking time for yourself? You're probably ready to say YES to yourself and to sustainable self care in your life. I know I was. Took a community of mamas through this platform to help me realize just how important saying yes to our self care really is!

Our next group coaching session is Tuesday August 20th at noon PST and we will be learning of ways to carve out time for our physical and mental health, plus we will all have time on the "hot seat" to share what has been coming up for us in our lives. Please email [email protected] to save your spot.

MORE EXCITING NEWS:

Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call.

Coach With Me

Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!

Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!

So many of us mamas struggle with confidence postpartum and if you are struggling to find yourself again, you are not alone. Today's guest Laura Wilkinson is an Olympic Gold medalist in platform diving & mama of four (two from adoption.). As a budding diver and athlete who was often told NO, she went on to prove the masses wrong & then went through an 8 year emotional and life changing adoption journey.

Today Laura is going to share about:

• Grit, perseverance and the power of believing in ourselves
• How her four children have all helped her grow in some special way.
• The confidence mindset and how to harness it
• Why there is no such thing as balance.

Looking for like-minded Soul Mammas to connect with?

Are you like me, and it took you a while into motherhood to realize you were burning the candle at both ends and not taking time for yourself? You're probably ready to say YES to yourself and to sustainable self care in your life. I know I was. Took a community of mamas through this platform to help me realize just how important saying yes to our self care really is!

Our next group coaching session is Tuesday August 15th at noon PST and we will be learning of ways to carve out time for our physical and mental health, plus we will all have time on the "hot seat" to share what has been coming up for us in our lives. Please email [email protected] to save your spot.

MORE EXCITING NEWS:

Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call.

Coach With Me

Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!

Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!

No matter how we look at it, we are all working mamas. At home mamas, working mamas, & work from home mamas. It is all WORK. Part of the impetus for this podcast was shedding light on all of this.. As a stay at home mom who also works from home, I have felt equal parts grateful & overwhelmed. Motherhood can be isolating, disillusioning, fulfilling, & exhausting.

Today I share:

• My experience of moving from a full time job to full time mom
• Intense postpartum anxiety
• Stay at home motherhood challenges and successes
• Why I don't believe motherhood should ever be divisive.
• My podcast journey & following my dreams

Looking for like-minded Soul Mammas to connect with?

Are you like me, and it took you a while into motherhood to realize you were burning the candle at both ends and not taking time for yourself? You're probably ready to say YES to yourself and to sustainable self care in your life. I know I was. Took a community of mamas through this platform to help me realize just how important saying yes to our self care really is!

Our next group coaching session is Tuesday August 6th at noon PST and we will be learning of ways to carve out time for our physical and mental health, plus we will all have time on the "hot seat" to share what has been coming up for us in our lives. Please email [email protected] to save your spot.

MORE EXCITING NEWS:

Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call.

Coach With Me

Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!

Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!

Todays mama believes in grit and the power of going after what you love. Even if that means falling and getting up again& again. Stefanie Gass has a successful online business where she helps women learn boundaries, time block and social media strategies. She is also a fellow podcast host of the Momprener MasterMind Show!

Today she shares about:

• How our lowest lows can lead us to our highest highs (because, believe me, she's been there),
• How faith has played a powerful role in her journey
• How important persistence/grit was in her business
• Not derailing our dreams to naysayers.

Looking for like-minded Soul Mammas to connect with?

Are you like me, and it took you a while into motherhood to realize you were burning the candle at both ends and not taking time for yourself? You're probably ready to say YES to yourself and to sustainable self care in your life. I know I was. Took a community of mamas through this platform to help me realize just how important saying yes to our self care really is!

Our next group coaching session is Tuesday July 30th at noon PST and we will be learning of ways to carve out time for our physical and mental health, plus we will all have time on the "hot seat" to share what has been coming up for us in our lives. Please email [email protected] to save your spot. $20 investment~

MORE EXCITING NEWS:

Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call.

Coach With Me

Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!

Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!

Have you wanted to take off work to travel with your kids but felt riddled with exhaustion or busy-ness? Do you feel overwhelmed at the prospect? You're not alone, but Anelise Salvo, today's guest and owner of Anelise Salvo Design Co., is going to remind us why it is totally possible. In fact, her and her family travelled the globe or 6 months together & are going to SE Asia this year! Anelise, is a mompreneur/graphic designer who speaks about the importance of taking a maternity leave, making time for self care & passionate living.

Today we discuss:

1.) Living an "on purpose" life, in her case a nomadic one, takes sacrifices and hashing out what's really important in life.

2.) Discussing her two maternity leaves and why she took 7 months off with her second baby.

3.) Why we need to take time for self care even if it's just in 15 minute intervals.

4.) To be gentle with ourselves and not judge ourselves or other parents.

Looking for like-minded Soul Mammas to connect with?

Are you like me, and it took you a while into motherhood to realize you were burning the candle at both ends and not taking time for yourself? You're probably ready to say YES to yourself and to sustainable self care in your life. I know I was. Took a community of mamas through this platform to help me realize just how important saying yes to our self care really is!

Our next group coaching session is Tuesday July 23rd at noon PST and we will be learning of ways to carve out time for our physical and mental health, plus we will all have time on the "hot seat" to share what has been coming up for us in our lives. Please email [email protected] to save your spot. $20 investment~

MORE EXCITING NEWS:

Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call.

Coach With Me

Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!

Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!