The Sparkle Project

Self love is one of the most beautiful things we can give ourselves - but in a world that is often telling us that we are not enough, it can be really challenging. So this week, I am sharing with you 6 acts that you can start doing now to bring some self love into your life on a regular basis.

These acts of self love are perfect for moms - not too time consuming and easy enough to add into an already busy day, but still completely impactful. And you can even get your kids involved, helping them develop the skills to practice self love alongside you. That is powerful.

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This week I am joined by Cycle Syncing Coach and mom of two Briana Villegas for an enlightening conversation on how to work with our menstrual cycles instead of fighting against them. This is a conversation I knew very little about to begin with, and I hope you find it as educational and inspiring as I did. 

In this episode, Briana and I talk about:

• The 4 distinct phases of the menstrual cycle
• How our cycles can impact our energy levels
• Why men and women work differently
• Considerations for planning your days, weeks, and months
• Checking in with your energy level and moods
• The reasons our cycle has such an impact on our lives

A little about our guest:
Briana Villegas is a cycle syncing coach who is on a mission to bring the conversation around periods out of the menstrual health niche into our everyday. She believes that our cycles and our hormones affect so much more than fertility and periods! Whether you are an entrepreneur, climbing the corporate ladder, running a household, or all of the above — when you align your to-do list(s) with your cycle everything gets easier. Briana helps her clients ditch the pressure to be the same everyday and to give themselves permission to live cyclically in a society that wasn't built for it.

To connect with Briana, follow her on Instagram @brianavillegascoaching, or visit her website www.brianavillegas.com.

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Ready for some Hype Woman vibes? That's exactly what is in store for you with guest Amanda Yoa bringing her story and energy to the podcast. This conversation on self worth and trust is so powerful and up-lifting. If you struggle with boundaries and doing things for you, you aren't going to want to miss this one!

In this episode, Amanda and I chat about:

• What self worth looks like in motherhood
• Why setting boundaries is a must
• The pressure to follow generational tradition
• How to cultivate self trust as a mom
• Living our lives for ourselves

A little about our guest:
Amanda is a Speaker, Mentor, and Soul Influencer from Philadelphia, PA. She took herself from hot mess party express with zero self love and self worth to an empowered mompreneur authentically inspiring other women to transcend that overplayed mental cassette tape and tap into the her being so she can live an iconic life as the main character of her story! 

To connect with Amanda, follow her on Instagram @amandayoa.official, or visit her website www.amandayoa.com.

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This week, I'm doubling-down on my belief that you are "good enough" in your role as a mother - and explaining why I choose to use that language. I've seen the argument out there that we shouldn't tell moms that they are "enough" because it can be perceived as meaning they are "just enough." And while I understand the sentiment of that stance, I'm standing firm behind my belief that each and every one of us is enough.

I talk about what it means to be enough, how desire for growth and acceptance of where you're currently at can co-exisit, and why it's important to use language that challenges problematic norms when it comes to making the world a better place for us all.

And the biggest takeaway: You are enough.

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This week I am joined by Mindfulness Practitioner Megan Wolfe for a conversation on mindfulness - what exactly it is, why it benefits moms, and how we start to practice mindfulness today. We all feel overwhelmed and stressed out sometimes, but when we learn the tools to manage those often all-consuming feelings and begin to be more present in the moment, we can start to feel lighter in the day-to-day. And if you're anything like me, that is always a welcome transformation!

In this episode, Megan and I talk about:

• Defining mindfulness as awareness + intention
• Benefits of mindfulness for moms
• Why we MUST give ourselves grace
• Simple mindfulness tips and tools
• Self check-ins

A little about our guest:
Megan Wolfe, BA, MS, is a certified mindfulness and meditation practitioner. Megan has taken 12 years of special education experience, a degree in psychology, and social emotional learning training, to create a thriving mindfulness practice. Since launching Our Mindful Way, Megan has made a significant difference in the lives of women of all ages. She has a sincere passion for helping others find joy in the journey by being present in the moment and finding calmness and clarity in a world cluttered with joy disrupters. Her carefully curated mindfulness techniques and practices are tailored to meet her wide variety of clients’ needs.

To connect with Megan, follow her on Instagram @ourmindfulway, or visit her website www.ourmindfulway.com. You can also tune in to her podcast, Our Mindful Way, wherever you like to listen.

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Right around this time every year, we are inundated with messages about committing to resolutions and starting the new year off on the right foot. And while I'm not one to make set lofty goals just because the year is changing, I do find that this transition from one year to the next is a fantastic time to check in with ourselves and set our intentions for the time ahead of us.

In this episode, I discuss why I chose to use the new year as a time to set my own intentions, what my process looks like, and even what word I have chosen as a guiding light of sorts for 2023.

Maybe my process is something you'll want to try. Maybe not. Either way, this episode is a reminder to slow down and check in with yourself, amidst what is likely a busy season of life.

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I've got a short and sassy conversation for you this week all about what I want for Christmas. And no,  I will not be reading my Amazon wishlist. Instead, I share (and rant a bit) about four things that I would like for all of us this Christmas.

While this episode is presented in a sort of silly way, and I don't offer much in terms of real solutions, I really do stand by making the world a better place for mothers (and in turn everyone else) through conversations about the change we should be aiming for. That's what this podcast is all about.

I want to wish you all a happy holiday season, and thank you for tuning in week after week. If you found this episode valuable, share it with other moms in your life! You can do that by sharing a screenshot of the episode to your Instagram stories and tagging the podcast. You can follow along with The Worthy Mother Podcast on Instagram, and don’t forget to subscribe wherever you listen!  

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I'm all about mothers showing up as both dedicated moms and badass women in other parts of their lives - but what does that actually look like? Lindsay Roselle, a Growth + Performance Coach and fellow podcast host serving mamas, shares her experience and expertise on embracing both ambition and devotion in motherhood. 

On the episode, Lindsay and I talk about:

• Identities shifts in early motherhood
• What it can look like to be an ambitious mother
• The self-discovery process
• Modeling a healthy relationship with ambition for our children

A little about our guest:
Lindsay Roselle is a Growth + Performance Coach for high-achieving women. Her mission is to help entrepreneurial women feel alignment between their ambition to succeed and their devotion to motherhood through expert growth and performance coaching focused on inner work, mindset mastery, and business strategy. She believes in knowing yourself first, building mental resilience through consistency, and the power of personal alignment to create business scale. Her methodology focuses on inner work, capacity building, and actionable strategy. Lindsay is known to rise before the sun and journal daily in what she calls 'the dark hour'. She is mama to two little boys, Sawyer and Wesley, and lives in Northern Colorado with her boys and partner, RT Custer.

To connect with Lindsay, follow her on Instagram @lindsayroselle, or visit her website www.lindsayroselle.com. You can also listen to Lindsay's podcast, MotherLoad Podcast, to hear more of her message.

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It's December, and for many of us that means  that there is a lot going on. Societal expectations of moms are high all year long, but around the holidays, these expectations take on a whole new meaning. As mothers, we can feel the pressure to create pure holiday magic for our children, and keep everyone happy by being three places at once in those important holiday moments.

But here's the thing: Doing the holiday things has very little do to with our jobs as mothers, and no one can make anyone else happy. Plain and simple.

So in this week's episode of The Worthy Mother Podcast, I am talking all about giving ourselves grace around the holidays - why it's so important and how we can start to do it. My hope is that you will walk away from this episode with a little more self-compassion, and a whole lot more understanding of how ridiculous it is that we equate decorating for Christmas with being a good mom.

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This week on The Worthy Mother Podcast, I am joined by Mindi Kessler, PhD, a therapist, coach, and author behind the book Cycle Breaker: A Guide To Transcending Childhood Trauma. We all carry trauma with us in one way or another, and through this conversation, Mindi discusses how we can use our triggers to learn and heal from that trauma for ourselves and our families. 

In this episode, Mindi and I chat about:

• What it means to break generational cycles
• The definition of "trauma"
• Using triggers as invitations
• Healing while parenting 
• The consequences of not healing our own traumas
• The 16 Pillars of Trauma Recovery

A little about our guest:
For her entire adult life, Mindi Kessler, PhD, has been a seeker in the quest to understand and resolve human suffering. Trained as a marriage and family therapist, with advanced degrees from Colorado State University and Kansas State University, she specializes in working with people with extensive histories of developmental trauma through her private psychotherapy practice and individual and group coaching and online courses.After her own complex challenges of emotional suffering and chronic pain and illness, she had to put her career on hold to come to terms with the origins of her own anguish. Her personal journey into the depths of previously unaddressed wounding from childhood gave her the freedom from suffering that was necessary to transform her life. She truly knows what it means and what it takes to become a cycle breaker.

To connect with Mindi, follow her on Instagram @mindikessler, or visit her website www.mindikessler.com.

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