Why is Everyone Yelling?

Tricia Brichler is a mom of two lively little boys, a pediatric and holistic certified registered nurse (RN) and an integrative health coach based in Cincinnati, OH. She is an active lifestyle enthusiast and life-long learner and is constantly seeking ways to improve the balance between modern conveniences and long-term health of her own family. She received her integrative health coach training through Duke Integrative Medicine.

In this episode, Tricia shares about tips for incorporating nutritious food into our kids’ diets, promoting an active lifestyle for your family, simplifying your morning routine with kids, and so much more!

What we talked about:

3:20- Walking through the grief of losing her father

11:15- Finding running again as an adult

15:25- Tricia’s career path

23:00- Tricia’s passion for promoting an active lifestyle

25:45- Making sure we are feeding our children a nutritious diet

37:30- Goals with her business, Groundwork Health Coaching

45:20- Tip to simplify the morning routine with kids

47:40- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

The Practice of Groundedness by Brad Stulberg

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Julie Leonard is a pre and postnatal fitness coach. She has a master’s degree in exercise science. She focuses on the core and pelvic floor and she helps people achieve an easier birth and faster postpartum recovery.

In this episode, Julie and I talk about how she got into her career and she gives us some great advice on strength work and core work. She has a wild story about the birth of one of her kids and she shares about that in this episode. This is super fun and casual as well as educational, you’re going to learn a lot in this episode!

Photo credit: @focus_happy_photography

Photo from: Julie Leonard

What we talked about:

3:10- Introduction to Julie

4:15- Being a competitive swimmer and how that impacts her parenting now

9:50- How she met her husband

10:45- Julie’s work in exercise science

14:30- How she improved her pelvic floor health

22:15- What people can do to prepare during pregnancy for labor and postpartum

26:30- Exercises that you should and shouldn’t do throughout pregnancy

30:25- Advice for people wanting to return to exercise postpartum

36:10- Julie’s birth stories

46:50- How Julie mentally handled her next two births after a traumatic birthing experience

50:30- Birthing positions

52:45- End of podcast questions

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Strong Women Lift Each Other Up by Molly Galbraith

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Julie Lythcott-Haims is the NYT Bestselling author of How to Raise an Adult which gave rise to her popular Ted Talk. Her newest book is coming out, it is called Your Turn: How to be an Adult. Julie is also the author of a poetry memoir called Real American which illustrates her experience as a black and biracial person in white spaces.

Julie worked at Stanford University as the Dean of Freshman for over a decade and she noticed a rise in parental involvement in students’ lives. That is where the book, How to Raise an Adult, came from. Julie has two children.

What we talked about:

6:40- Introduction to Julie

9:00- Her role as a dean at Stanford and how it shaped how she parented her own kids

18:20- Allowing your kids to roam freely

26:55- Balancing structure and free play 

32:00- The methods to encourage kids to do things on their own

39:35- Benchmarks for various ages

46:25- Parents helping too much with their kid’s homework

49:00- Giving your kids agency

56:45- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

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Julie’s Ted Talk

How to Raise an Adult

Your Turn: How to be an Adult

Real American

Read Until You Understand by Farah Jasmine Griffin

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Sarah Molitor lives in the Pacific Northwest and has 6 boys. Sarah is married to her husband, Tim. She provides encouragement, joy, and inspiration for you over on her Instagram page: Modern Farmhouse Family. She recently wrote a children’s book and has another one coming out soon.

Sarah used to be a nurse and in this episode she shares about what it looked like to step away from that career and stay at home with her kids.

What I love about Sarah is that she just is who she is! She lays it all out there on her social media and shares her real life raising these 6 boys. And, she’s a whole lot of fun!

What we talked about:

3:05- Introduction to Sarah

8:10- Accepting help as a mom

16:25- Her business, Modern Farmhouse 

23:05- Working through resentment as a mother

28:50- Being a nurse and then deciding to leave work to stay home with the kids

31:35- Making friendships as an adult

35:00- Living near her in-laws

39:55- Dinnertime with a large family

49:20- The children’s book that she wrote

53:35- Having the sex talk with your kids

59:05- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

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I Grew With You by Sarah Molitor

M is for Mama by Abbie Halberstadt

The Treasure Tree by John Trent

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Keli has a heart for helping mothers replace anxiety and guilt with fulfillment and joy. She is the mom of 5 and recently went back to work. She is an educator who teaches fifth grade. She spent 11 years at home with her kids and has been back teaching for 2 years. We get to hear about that transition and she also shares about choosing joy in her life even in the hard times. She shares how she handled motherhood when it wasn’t necessarily what she thought it would be. We also talk about boundaries and what that looks like while raising kids. 

What we talked about:

3:25- Introduction to Keli and her family

6:00- Going through the baby years even though it wasn’t what felt natural to her

16:00- Being firm but kind and setting boundaries with her kids

24:35- Choosing joy

29:25- Celebrating each stage of your kids’ lives

32:45- Pausing to feel emotions

37:05- Going back to work after being home for 11 years with the kids

42:25- Mom guilt

46:45- Her Ministry in Motherhood work and balancing that with parenting and teaching

56:25- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

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Finding Quiet by Jamie Grace

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Jenn Kautsch feels passionate about making safe spaces for women to have conversations about alcohol without judgment, labels or rules. She is a retired “grey area” drinker and in her mid-40s, she felt tired, stuck, and on autopilot and needed a change. She just turned 50 and is a new empty nester.

She started a community called Sober Sis where she has helped over 20,000 women from all over the world. SoberSis is a like-minded community of women who are renegotiating their relationship with alcohol w/o labels, shame, judgment or rules. She has a 21 day reset challenge that she started because she wanted to share what she has learned and experienced firsthand.

The biggest takeaway that I had was that I just want to be present and clear minded. This conversation really gave me a pull to be intentional about that! 

What we talked about:

5:10- Introduction to Jen 

12:30- Going alcohol free

21:25- Being on a different page as her husband in her decision to quit drinking

32:45- Drinking as a parent

34:30- Talking to your kids about drinking

35:30- What her alcohol intake looked like when she was drinking and why she felt the need to quit drinking

50:20- Making an intention to thrive versus slipping into survival mode

58:00- Being open with her kids about her drinking journey

1:16:30- What she orders for non-alcholic drinks at a restaurant

1:18:00- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

Sober Sis Website

21 Day Reset Challenge

This Side of Alcohol by Peggy Cooney

This Naked Mind by Annie Grace

Alcohol Explained by William Porter

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Tessa Stuckey is a licensed therapist working with teens and parents of teens. She is a returning guest on this show. She was episode 32 of this podcast where we talked about cultural influences impacting our teens.

Today on the podcast, Tessa talks about coping skills, when our kids lie and cheat and how to handle those things. Tessa has a great system that she talks about in this podcast for when her children lie and cheat. 

Tessa is helping so many people with her therapy practice as well as on her Instagram community. She is so relatable, she has four kids of her own and comes at everything with such a thoughtful approach!

What we talked about:

4:05- Catching up with Tessa

16:45- Addressing cheating and lying with your kids

34:35- Talking to your kids about how their behavior affects your emotions

40:55- Allowing your kids to feel their emotions and handling behavioral issues

51:45- Figuring out how to parent in the way that works best for you

59:15- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

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For the Sake of our Youth by Tessa Stuckey

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

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Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris

The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

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Sarah Lacey is the founder of Linking Indy Women which is an amazing community and networking group where each month men and women gather to hear inspiring women in business around the city share the story. You leave all of these events feeling connection, encouragement, having advice and strategy and most importantly you leave inspired. 

Sarah is also the mother of four, she works full time in tech. In this episode, we talk about why she launched Linking Indy Women, what it means and why it is important, what it is like to be a woman in business. Sarah also talks about walking through divorce and what it is like being a single parent. She shares with us about her heart for motherhood. 

What we talked about:

6:05- Sarah’s career before starting Linking Indy Women

12:45- The evolution of Linking Indy Women and the power of connecting with other women in business

20:35- What Linking Indy Women looks like now

29:15- Being willing to not have a balance in your life when you are juggling multiple commitments

37:05- What it is like parenting adults and cultivating a friendship with your kids

44:55- What’s next for Linking Indy Women

46:35- Your purpose in life

50:20- Taking solo trips with each of her kids

51:40- Being a single mom and walking through divorce

56:45- Talking about divorce with her kids

1:00:30- Co-parenting Advice

1:02:00- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

Linking Indy Women Website

Linking Indy Women on Instagram

Atomic Habits by James Clear

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Esther is the mother of four grown children and she runs the Instagram account Moms of Bigs. She will speak to your soul over on that page! She talks about giving our big kids the roots of unconditional love and the wings of freedom to be completely themselves. She comes to you with help, humor, and hope!

We get a lot of really great advice from Esther in this episode and I hope that you enjoy it!

What we talked about:

6:40- Introduction to Esther

8:25- Setting boundaries with all of your children and teaching them about respect

24:10- Feeling lonely as a mother

27:55- Setting boundaries around drinking with your children

41:20- Parenting older kids

45:50- Seeing your kids enter young adulthood

49:10- Reflecting on the younger years

53:30- Helping your kids learn to take care of themselves

55:25- The projects that Esther is working on

58:30- End of podcast questions

Show notes:

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Esther’s Website

Learning to Walk in The Dark by Barbara Brown Taylor

Inspired by Rachel Held Evans

Love Does by Bob Goff

What is God Like? By Rachel Held Evans and and Matthew Paul Turner

Parenting Your Teens With Love and Logic by Foster Cline and Jim Fay

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