Tough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things

Whether you're 6 weeks or 12 months postpartum, it can be overwhelming to think about all the things that factor into a postpartum journey and postpartum weight loss.

So in this episode, you'll learn how to identify exactly where to start, how to progress down the path of your postpartum journey over time, and keep all of it as uncomplicated as possible!

This is easily the most common question I get, so you are getting the FULL answer today!

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Wanna work together, friend?! Here to help you get disciplined and lose weight!

＞＞ Fitness & Nutrition Tools for Sustainable Postpartum Weight Loss: If you‘re struggling to find a fitness & nutrition plan that‘s will fit your nonstop schedule and not leave you feeling hungry all the time, get access tot he tools that I personally used to lose 90 pounds with my first & 60 with my second!

https://forms.gle/Mpy4HDgm4KRVXTUbA

＞＞Private Coaching Sessions: Already know nutrition and have workouts you know you like, but can‘t seem to lose weight, get control of your schedule, create routine, or manage your mindset? Or community just not your thing, but you still need help? Let‘s grab a 1 hour session and map that out.

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In today's episode you get to hear from Jen Lowell — a mom to 2 under 2, military wife, and sweet friend of mine. She is so wonderful at encouraging hearts, so lean into this conversation so you can take something into your day.

Jen shares how she got into health & fitness, what her walk through infertility has looked like, their embryo adoption stories, and how she's navigated her journey through both pregnancies and now postpartum with intention, presence, and true, authentic grace.

You will be so spurred on by her story and insight today! Take what you need from this conversation and then go live it out, mama!

Connect with Jen!

Instagram: @_jensjourney_

Flurries of Faith on Facebook

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Wanna work together, friend?! Here to help you get disciplined and lose weight!

＞＞ Fitness & Nutrition Tools for Sustainable Postpartum Weight Loss: If you‘re struggling to find a fitness & nutrition plan that‘s will fit your nonstop schedule and not leave you feeling hungry all the time, get access tot he tools that I personally used to lose 90 pounds with my first & 60 with my second!

https://forms.gle/Mpy4HDgm4KRVXTUbA

＞＞Private Coaching Sessions: Already know nutrition and have workouts you know you like, but can‘t seem to lose weight, get control of your schedule, create routine, or manage your mindset? Or community just not your thing, but you still need help? Let‘s grab a 1 hour session and map that out.

Snag a private coaching package! https://bit.ly/unstuckcoachingsession

When you hear "healthy eating" does meal prep also come to mind? Yeah, I used to think the same. "Meal prep" often goes hand in hand in every Pinterest search for healthy meal ideas and Sunday afternoon IG post am I right?!

I've personally come to learn that Meal prep is NOT for me. I'm just not a fan, YET I was able to lose a whole lot of weight postpartum without any meal prep and in this episode, I'm sharing exactly how I made that shift from "meal prep mindset" to FREE.

Put AWAY the meal prep containers and delete the Pinterest meal prep board you keep saving pins to and not using - you're about to be freed from this weighty feeling that you NEED to prep to eat healthy!

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Wanna work together, friend?! Here to help you get disciplined and lose weight!

＞＞ Fitness & Nutrition Tools for Sustainable Postpartum Weight Loss: If you‘re struggling to find a fitness & nutrition plan that‘s will fit your nonstop schedule and not leave you feeling hungry all the time, get access tot he tools that I personally used to lose 90 pounds with my first & 60 with my second!

https://forms.gle/Mpy4HDgm4KRVXTUbA

＞＞Private Coaching Sessions: Already know nutrition and have workouts you know you like, but can‘t seem to lose weight, get control of your schedule, create routine, or manage your mindset? Or community just not your thing, but you still need help? Let‘s grab a 1 hour session and map that out.

Snag a private coaching package! https://bit.ly/unstuckcoachingsession

Motivation will NEVER be a lasting source of energy, but sometimes it can provide that quick hit of excitement and inspiration you need to get over that hump of STARTING something. Because we know it's the starting that's the hardest.

So WHERE do we find that motivation and inspiration? HINT: it’s not cute motivational quotes, it’s not a dance party, it’s not even your KIDS (most of the time)

In this episode you'll learn where to draw effective motivation from — the kind that will help you start BELIEVING you are truly CAPABLE of doing the hard things.

Join the Tough Love Mom Squad on FB!!: https://bit.ly/toughlovemomsquad

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Wanna work together, friend?! Here to help you get disciplined and lose weight!

＞＞ Fitness & Nutrition Tools for Sustainable Postpartum Weight Loss: If you‘re struggling to find a fitness & nutrition plan that‘s will fit your nonstop schedule and not leave you feeling hungry all the time, get access tot he tools that I personally used to lose 90 pounds with my first & 60 with my second!

https://forms.gle/Mpy4HDgm4KRVXTUbA

＞＞Private Coaching Sessions: Already know nutrition and have workouts you know you like, but can‘t seem to lose weight, get control of your schedule, create routine, or manage your mindset? Or community just not your thing, but you still need help? Let‘s grab a 1 hour session and map that out.

Snag a private coaching package! https://bit.ly/unstuckcoachingsession

"I don't pee my pants, so why would I need to go to pelvic floor therapy?" This is was I thought just one short year ago, yet little did I know that the pain in my back & the weakness still in my core 8 months postpartum was due to pelvic floor dysfunction.

In today's episode, I talk with Dr. Julie Haake, DPT. She specializes in pelvic floor physical therapy and will help you better understand WHAT the pelvic floor is, WHY it's important for moms to seek out pelvic floor physical therapy, WHEN it's ideal for moms to seek out treatment, and so much more!

Put your thinking caps on and get ready to learn about your body! And don't forget that just because something is COMMON does NOT mean it is normal!

HEADS UP, MAMA: We are talking female anatomy, so don't be caught off guard by any terms if you usually listen in the car with your kids. Pelvic floor health shouldn't be taboo (and thankfully awareness is growing so much in our generation!), but I respect you and how you parent so wanted you to have that heads up!

Instagram: @p5wellnessco

Website: www.juliehaakedpt.com

Set up a free 30 minute discovery call with Dr. Haake: https://pteverywhere.com/PtE/p5wellnesscompany/bookingonline

Join the Tough Love Mom Squad on FB!!: https://bit.ly/toughlovemomsquad

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Connect: [email protected]

Wanna work together, friend?! Here to help you get disciplined and lose weight!

＞＞ Fitness & Nutrition Tools for Sustainable Postpartum Weight Loss: If you‘re struggling to find a fitness & nutrition plan that‘s will fit your nonstop schedule and not leave you feeling hungry all the time, get access tot he tools that I personally used to lose 90 pounds with my first & 60 with my second!

https://forms.gle/Mpy4HDgm4KRVXTUbA

＞＞Private Coaching Sessions: Already know nutrition and have workouts you know you like, but can‘t seem to lose weight, get control of your schedule, create routine, or manage your mindset? Or community just not your thing, but you still need help? Let‘s grab a 1 hour session and map that out.

Snag a private coaching package! https://bit.ly/unstuckcoachingsession

Would you believe me if I told you that a short 8 months before this episode, I called myself "NOT a reader"? Well... it's the truth. In the past 6 years, I'd read no more than 10 physical books. No joke. In the past YEAR, I've read TWENTY. You read that right!

So I'm doing something special in this episode! Aside from sharing the small tweak I made in my thinking (& how you can make it too!), I'm giving you EVERY title I read, a few quotes from each that were straight FIRE, my personal, totally honest takes on each read, and noting which ones I recommend for "beginners" AND which I deem a MUST for 75 Hard!

Whether you need a few new books to add to your growing list for the year OR are a beginner at this whole "reading-to-grow" thing, this episode WILL help you find at least ONE new read to spur you on in your journey!

Get the FULL 2021 Book List HERE!

Quotes, links, and my honest reviews!

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Wanna work together, friend?! Here to help you get disciplined and lose weight!

＞＞ Fitness & Nutrition Tools for Sustainable Postpartum Weight Loss: If you‘re struggling to find a fitness & nutrition plan that‘s will fit your nonstop schedule and not leave you feeling hungry all the time, get access tot he tools that I personally used to lose 90 pounds with my first & 60 with my second!

https://forms.gle/Mpy4HDgm4KRVXTUbA

＞＞Private Coaching Sessions: Already know nutrition and have workouts you know you like, but can‘t seem to lose weight, get control of your schedule, create routine, or manage your mindset? Or community just not your thing, but you still need help? Let‘s grab a 1 hour session and map that out.

Snag a private coaching package! https://bit.ly/unstuckcoachingsession

Time to address the elephant in the room — WHAT ACTUALLY IS TOUGH LOVE? We're defining it, actually unpacking WHAT it means deep down, going over WHY it's an integral part of our skillset in the age of social media and (honestly) because of the challenges motherhood brings in general, and HOW you can tough love yourself!

It's time to get clear on what tough love actually is, uncover the root issues of why you do and say and believe what you do, and figure out how to tough love yourself on the daily since I can't be in your ear all day every day.

Let's. GO.

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Wanna work together, friend?! Here to help you get disciplined and lose weight!

＞＞ Fitness & Nutrition Tools for Sustainable Postpartum Weight Loss: If you‘re struggling to find a fitness & nutrition plan that‘s will fit your nonstop schedule and not leave you feeling hungry all the time, get access tot he tools that I personally used to lose 90 pounds with my first & 60 with my second!

https://forms.gle/Mpy4HDgm4KRVXTUbA

＞＞Private Coaching Sessions: Already know nutrition and have workouts you know you like, but can‘t seem to lose weight, get control of your schedule, create routine, or manage your mindset? Or community just not your thing, but you still need help? Let‘s grab a 1 hour session and map that out.

Snag a private coaching package! https://bit.ly/unstuckcoachingsession

Running & postpartum... sounds like a sketchy combo as a mom doesn't it?! Yet it IS possible & moms CAN DO hard things! Even running marathons at not even 18 months postpartum!

Holly Stevens is a living, relatable example of just that. After major back surgery in middle school, she fell in love with running and years later, becoming a mom didn't stop her from it. In this episode you'll learn about Holly's super relatable (and DOABLE) approach to training while momming 2 kids and working part time, how pelvic floor physical therapy kept her from experiencing any issues despite back to back pregnancies, and what kept her motivated to train for and complete the Chicago Marathon!

You will be so blessed and encouraged by this amazing mama! Lace up those running shoes, throw your earbuds in, and dive into this conversation with my lifelong real life bestie, Holly Stevens!

Find Holly on Instagram: @hollycstevens

Spotify Marathon Playlist

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Wanna work together, friend?! Here to help you get disciplined and lose weight!

＞＞ Fitness & Nutrition Tools for Sustainable Postpartum Weight Loss: If you‘re struggling to find a fitness & nutrition plan that‘s will fit your nonstop schedule and not leave you feeling hungry all the time, get access tot he tools that I personally used to lose 90 pounds with my first & 60 with my second!

https://forms.gle/Mpy4HDgm4KRVXTUbA

＞＞Private Coaching Sessions: Already know nutrition and have workouts you know you like, but can‘t seem to lose weight, get control of your schedule, create routine, or manage your mindset? Or community just not your thing, but you still need help? Let‘s grab a 1 hour session and map that out.

Snag a private coaching package! https://bit.ly/unstuckcoachingsession

Whatever brought you to this episode, I want you to know that you are NOT alone in this. But I'm also not just going to coddle you and give you a pat on the back and say "I've been there too, it'll be okay." No.

In this episode, I'm giving you the mindset shifts you need to make and the simple habits to embrace if you're in this spot right now. For days, sometimes weeks, we can get in a funk, totally out of our routine, and there's even situations that we're not in full control of our food options or schedule. That's called life. But life doesn't have to dictate YOUR habits. You do that.

It's time to get off the scale, out of your HEAD, and do some tangible AND inner work. Let's do this.

Join the Tough Love Mom Squad on FB!!: https://bit.ly/toughlovemomsquad

Instagram: @mrslizhenderson

Connect: [email protected]

Wanna work together, friend?! Here to help you get disciplined and lose weight!

＞＞ Fitness & Nutrition Tools for Sustainable Postpartum Weight Loss: If you‘re struggling to find a fitness & nutrition plan that‘s will fit your nonstop schedule and not leave you feeling hungry all the time, get access tot he tools that I personally used to lose 90 pounds with my first & 60 with my second!

https://forms.gle/Mpy4HDgm4KRVXTUbA

＞＞Private Coaching Sessions: Already know nutrition and have workouts you know you like, but can‘t seem to lose weight, get control of your schedule, create routine, or manage your mindset? Or community just not your thing, but you still need help? Let‘s grab a 1 hour session and map that out.

Snag a private coaching package! https://bit.ly/unstuckcoachingsession

While it was initially her husband's inspiring physical feat of 50 full distance triathlons in 50 states in 50 days that brought the knowledge Sunny into my life, it wasn't until I became a mom a few years later that I could fully appreciate all that she did during that endeavor and the kind of example she is as a mother and a woman with genuine joy and resilience.

So it is my honor to bring to you Sunny Jo Lawrence. She is a mom to 5 and wife to James Lawrence (aka the "Iron Cowboy" who has conquered massive feats in the world of endurance sports). This mama is clearly BUSY, yet has always had the drive and discipline to prioritize her own health.

In this episode, Sunny shares how she grew to love fitness, her experience having 5 children in just under 7 years, staying active throughout her pregnancies, how to identify your strengths & priorities, what has kept her from falling into a victim mindset despite many life challenges, and how choosing joy leads to living a life of discipline.

There is NO better way to start the new year or simply light your fire when you're feeling "blah" than this interview RIGHT here! Be encouraged, and get out of the swamp!

Follow Sunny on Instagram! @sunnyjolawrence

Website: Sunnyjomama.com

Join the Tough Love Mom Squad on FB!!: https://bit.ly/toughlovemomsquad

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Connect: [email protected]

Wanna work together, friend?! Here to help you get disciplined and lose weight!

＞＞ Fitness & Nutrition Tools for Sustainable Postpartum Weight Loss: If you‘re struggling to find a fitness & nutrition plan that‘s will fit your nonstop schedule and not leave you feeling hungry all the time, get access tot he tools that I personally used to lose 90 pounds with my first & 60 with my second!

＞＞Private Coaching Sessions: Already know nutrition and have workouts you know you like, but can‘t seem to lose weight, get control of your schedule, create routine, or manage your mindset? Or community just not your thing, but you still need help? Let‘s grab a 1 hour session and map that out. Snag a private coaching package!