THIS is Legit Motherhood

2020 has been hard on moms in a LOT of ways...but one thing for sure is that the mom isolation we normally feel...felt even more isolating this year. I've been there! I haven't felt this isolated since the newborn stages. In this episode, I talk about mom isolation and why we sometimes feel that way. I also talk about how we can overcome some of those feelings and how we can better support each other! We all need that mom support in some way.

Also, this week I would love to see a picture of where you like to listen to the podcast! Do you listen to the podcast while you walk or do dishes? Maybe in the car? Take a quick shot, share on instagram and tag me @hailimurch!

If you are looking for some cool legit moms and need a space to feel less isolated, come join us in the Legit Motherhood Community on Facebook! It's a great way to interact with other moms and maybe meet a new friend who lives in your area. Click here to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/legitmotherhoodcommunity

Do you feel like 2020 has been a good year or hard year for your marriage and sex life? Or do you feel like you're in a rut with your spouse right now?

It's a loaded question, but this episode is LEGIT full of some great tips and information on how we can change that. In this episode with Marriage and Sexpert (yep, that's right!), Monica Tanner, she talks about how to reignite the passion in your marriage and sex life. She talks about the importance of CHOICE in your relationship. Everything is about how you view it and the choices that you make. She also talks about how to make marriage fun and how to get excited to be with your spouse again!

She also takes time to answer some questions from those of you who asked questions about sex. Stick around until the end to hear her responses!

Try her challenge to talk to your spouse 10-20 minutes everyday and treat this as non negotiable time. Be curious about each other's lives!

Monica Tanner is a Marriage and Intimacy Sexpert and podcast host of the podcast On the Brighter Side of Marriage. Her goal is to lower the divorce rate by helping couples have better sex. She specifically works with busy moms to help them prioritize their most important relationship while crushing their goals using a process called Sexpionage. Her programs are based on laws of attraction, connection, passion and pleasure. She is married and has 4 kids.

Learn more about Monica:

Website-www.onthebrightersideofmarriage.com

Instagram-Www.instagram.com/monitanner1

Haili Info:

Want to start a side hustle to help make some additional income for your family?! I've been working with podcasters for 2 years and just released a new course called How to Become a Podcast Manager Course to help women learn to do the same! Check out the course at this link: haili-murch-llc.teachable.com/p/how-to-become-a-podcast-manager

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Want to see my legit mom life on the daily? You can find me on Instagram @hailimurch

Do you ever feel so overwhelmed by your responsibilities as a mom, you just want to getaway for a bit? Or maybe you are constantly wanting to get away because your life is just too much?

This episode is so inspiring and Suzanna has the most peaceful calming voice I've ever heard! Haha Suzanna Haltern comes on the podcast to talk about how we can truly create a life that we don't want to escape from. I found this topic fascinating because I won't lie, sometimes I feel this way and I hate that.

She talks about how a lot of our healing affects how we view and live our lives. If we don't take care of ourselves, it's hard to take care of others, especially those in our family. She talks about how you can start taking steps to living the life you want and image. Suzanna also encourages moms to celebrate their wins, no matter how small! Make a big deal out of the things that you are changing and accomplishing in your life. Ahhh...I could go on, but don't want to give away too much of the episode. She is full of wisdom and says things in a way I never have thought of them. This is a MUST listen.

Suzanna Haltern is a Certified Emotion Code Practitioner and Emotional Incite Coach, who helps women heal their children through healing themselves. Her family has spent the past lifetime in the Southwest of the US. She has 4 kids, and splits her time between homemaking, homeschooling, and working as a healer and coach. She also has a degree in Horticulture, love plants, soil, water and sun (in all their forms).

Website-www.suzannahaltern.com

Facebook-Www.facebook.com/suzanna.haltern

Instagram-Www.instagram.com/sincerely.suzanna

Suzanna is offering a FREE 1 hour coaching or Emotion Code Session! Message her for details.

Haili Info:

Want to start a side hustle to help make some additional income for your family?! I've been working with podcasters for 2 years and just released a new course called How to Become a Podcast Manager Course to help women learn to do the same! Check out the course at this link: haili-murch-llc.teachable.com/p/how-to-become-a-podcast-manager

Want to make some new mom friends and have fun?! Join the Legit Motherhood Community Facebook Group

Want to see my legit mom life on the daily? You can find me on Instagram @hailimurch

Sine recently created a blog post about her experience with depression and anxiety during her pregnancies. I loved her post so much and her openness that I wanted to get her on the podcast. She talks about how she found hope in a dark time and what helped her, but that ultimately everyone's experience is different. She hopes that sharing her experience lets other mom's know that they are not alone if they have gone through this. She also hopes that opening up about her experience will help those who may not struggle with mental illness know how to support their loved ones who do struggle. Her strength and realness is inspiring. If you are suffering with any form of mental illness, please ask for help. You don't have to do this alone.

Sine owns and runs a custom watercolor art business, Sine Bentley Art. Reading was her only hobby for most of her life. She has since ventured into other things, it took a while. She really loves creating in any capacity, listening to podcasts, working out at the gym without her kids haha, travel, hiking, and connecting with people.

Sine, pronounced "See-neh", was born and raised in beautiful Durban, South Africa. She moved to the United States 8 years ago, after having met and married her husband. She has four kids, all wild and sweet boys. Their ages range from 2 months to 7 years old. As a family, they love being outdoors, eating out together, and LEGOs are an integral part of their family culture!

Instagram:

Business account - @sinebentleyart

Personal account - @joyofboys

Website: www.sinebentleyart.com

Original blog post: https://www.sinebentleyart.com/stories/my-story-of-hope-and-healing

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Haili Info:

Want to make some new mom friends and have fun?! Join the Legit Motherhood Community Facebook Group

Want to see my legit mom life on the daily? You can find me on Instagram @hailimurch

Have you ever felt like you take on too much? Do you feel like a lot of the household chores fall on your plate?

I know in every household, the dynamics are different and the responsibilities are different, but for a mom, sometimes it seems mom takes on TOO much. In this episode, I discuss with Sharon Costanzo how we can better share the household and family responsibilities.

I love how she shares her personal examples and experiences with what worked for her and her husband and their kids. It's not easy and it takes some trial and error to figure it out, but it is possible! I love how she puts into perspective realistic expectations and how we communicate the things that we need support with in our homes, our time, our time with the kids, etc. I hope you find this helpful in some way if you seem to feel overwhelmed with everything you have to do or think you have to do.

Sharon Costanzo is a life coach who focuses on helping women who struggle with balance and fairness in their homes. She also works as a full time technical trainer for a manufacturing company. Sharon is from Utah and lives on a little urban farm near Salt Lake where they have 2 goats, 4 chickens, and a dog. She has been married for 8 years and has two kids that are 4 and 5.

To learn more about Sharon:

4 Keys to Lightening your Load

Sharoncostanzo.com/free-guide

instagram.com/domesticblisswithsharon

facebook.com/sharoncostanzocoaching

sharoncostanzo.com

Are you burning out?? Is 2020 getting to you? Do you miss normalcy and routines? In this episode, I want to help you go from HOT mess to LESS mess. I give you 3 simple ways that you can still get organized during a pandemic. You can create your world and what that looks like for your family! Sometimes it just takes a moment to get organized and then things don't feel quite as messy. I'm right there with you! Let's get organized together.

Haili Info:

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Sometimes talking about legit motherhood can be hard.

This week's episode tackles one of the harder topics, but I appreciate Megan who came on and shares her story about losing a child and how she now helps other grieving moms. In this episode, she talks a lot about the hope that can come from trauma, how you can heal, and moving forward with better meaning and joy. For those of you who have experienced child loss in any way, my hugs and message of hope go to you! I hope this episode will bring you comfort and strength in finding more meaning and joy from your experiences.

Megan is a grieving mother as her 15 month old daughter Aria died. Through her experience with grief, trauma, and child loss, she now coaches and supports other grieving mothers on their grief journeys. Megan believes that grief is a normal and natural response to loss, and there are ways to support our bodies and minds through this painful experience so we all can learn to carry our grief instead of suffer with grief.

Megan Hillukka lives with her husband Justin near Minneapolis, MN. They have 6 children and are currently renovating a school bus into their future home.

Join her free Facebook group- www.facebook.com/groups/cultivatedfamily

Website- www.meganhillukka.com

Podcast-Grieving Moms Podcast

Right now, more than ever, we LEGIT need breaks. All of our "COVID life" scenarios are different, but one thing I know moms need right now is time for themselves. In this interview with Chanelle, she shares with us how she is currently making time for herself, how a morning routine gives her the time she needs, and why ask yourself what YOU need is the most important question to ask when trying to figure out your time for you. My hope is that this episode gives you the confidence you need to make time for yourself if you need the break and in the best way that works for you.

Chanelle Neilson helps moms to Simplify Motherhood. She is the host and creator of the popular Moms Who Know Podcast and the author of Parents Who Know, which has been translated into Chinese. She loves sunshine, healthy living, and chocolate so dark that her kids say it tastes like dirt. Chanelle is the mother of 5 kids and married to her best friend. She loves helping moms take care of themselves and grow so they can take better care of their families.

Learn more about Chanelle:

You can get the 5 Secrets to Making Motherhood Simple-

https://www.subscribepage.com/simplifymotherhood

Podcast-http://momswhoknowpodcast.com

Instagram-www.instagram.com/momswhoknowpodcast

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Info from Haili:

Want to make some new mom friends and have fun?! Join the Legit Motherhood Community Facebook Group

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Do you sometimes feel like it's hard to reach your goals when your husband seems to always be working? Does he have a career path that requires a lot of him and you wonder how you'll ever get time for things that are important to you?

In this episode, Sara Payne, chats with us about how she went for her goals and dreams even though her husband was in med school and became a physician. She gives three tips on how you can still go for the things you want even if your husband isn't around all the time. She gives a lot of great insight into how we can change our mindset about ourselves and our marriage when it comes to the balance of your family and your goals.

More Info on Sara:

Instagram-@sarapaynecoaching

Facebook-@sarapaynecoaching

Website-www.sarapayne.com

Podcast- The Doctor's Wife

Freebie-Sara has an easy-peasy, no prep homeschool lesson that teaches your kids how to manage their own emotions so you don't have to. sarapayne.com/lessons.

September Sponsor Info:

Minutes with Me is a Utah-based company that creates educational activity kits for parents to have productive together time with their kids. Each kit has a monthly theme and small activities included in each kit.

Use the code LEGIT2020 for a 20% discount.

Check them out at minuteswithme.com

Instagram @minuteswithme

Info from Haili:

I am so thrilled to share an amazing FREE resource to help you with all the tricky moments of parenting! The Parents Who Know Summit is a 3-day free online summit brings together over 30 top parenting experts to help you with all of your parenting challenges. The summit starts TODAY. You can still register at this link: https://momswhoknowpodcast.idevaffiliate.com/101.html

Want to make some new mom friends and have fun?! Join the Legit Motherhood Community Facebook Group

Want to see my legit mom life on the daily? You can find me on Instagram @hailimurch

To get updates on THIS is Legit Motherhood Podcast, CLICK HERE

Have you ever wondered, "Who am I now that I am a mom? How do I evolve into this new version of me?"

In this episode, Amanda talks about how there's a huge transition when you become a mom. We talk a lot about the physical changes, but we forget to talk more about the mental shift in a mom's day to day decision making and how your priorities change. She talks about 3 simple things that can help a mom realize her identity after kids.

You will become more confident as you take action and you don't have to be perfect! You have amazing talents as a mother and you will keep discovering new versions of you..it's an on going process!

Amanda Bennett lives just outside of Nashville, TN with her wonderful husband of 13 years, her four year old daughter and her baby boy (who is just over a month old). She is a people-loving introvert (or ambivert). She loves Jesus, good black coffee, 1980s and early 90s nostalgia, and personality typing tests. Her background is in fundraising for nonprofit organizations. She worked for 12 years full time before she had my daughter in February 2016. Now she stays at home with her kids and has a motherhood podcast called Gotcha Mama.

More Info on Amanda:

Instagram-@gotchamama

Facebook-@gotchamama

Website-www.gotchamama.com

Podcast-Gotcha Mama Podcast

September Sponsor Info:

Minutes with Me is a Utah-based company that creates educational activity kits for parents to have productive together time with their kids. Each kit has a monthly theme and small activities included in each kit.

Use the code LEGIT2020 for a 20% discount.

Check them out at minuteswithme.com

Instagram @minuteswithme

Info from Haili:

I am so thrilled to share an amazing FREE resource to help you with all the tricky moments of parenting:

The Parents Who Know Summit

This 3-day free online summit brings together over 30 top parenting experts to help you with all of your parenting challenges. The summit kicks off with one of the world's top authorities and sought-after parenting speakers, Richard and Linda Eyre, giving the keynote address. I will be sharing my Magic Mommy Method, the 4 Step Process to Getting Organized in Your Time and Home.

Please follow this link so that you can be there for all the fun! https://momswhoknowpodcast.idevaffiliate.com/101.html

Want to make some new mom friends and have fun?! Join the Legit Motherhood Community Facebook Group

Want to see my legit mom life on the daily? You can find me on Instagram @hailimurch

To get updates on THIS is Legit Motherhood Podcast, CLICK HERE