Today’s conversation is very special to us because it’s our final episode here at The Mom Wants More Podcast. One of our favorite lines from the MWM Manifesto is “We reserve the right to pivot”, and simultaneously this year we’ve both felt an internal pull towards some of our individual creative pursuits. Though this episode may feel like it’s coming out of left field to you, our listeners, it has not been a quick decision or one we’ve taken lightly. We absolutely adore working together here the...
Apr 21, 2020•32 min•Season 3Ep. 116
Alright ladies, let's talk about it: body image struggles. We've all had them, and depending on the season of life/motherhood you're in, you may find yourself facing new or different challenges than you ever have in the past. Our bodies are constantly changing, and they're also constant companion as we walk through life- so we may as well invest in making that relationship a positive one! We understand that this can be a deeply personal and emotionally charged subject so we are entering into thi...
Apr 14, 2020•35 min•Season 3Ep. 115
We've never met a woman who doesn't care about her body, and we've also never met a woman who hasn't struggled in her relationship with it in SOME way or another. You might be wondering what Body Image has to do with a podcast that helps women pursue their passions, but truly, we believe it has everything to do with it. The way we feel in our bodies directly affects how we show up in the world. It affects our energy, our mood, our confidence, and certainly our creativity too. Ladies, you don't o...
Apr 07, 2020•40 min•Season 3Ep. 114
We can't think of a better way to kick off our theme of Body Love this month than with the incredibly talented, stunning, sparkly light of a human that is Arielle Estoria. She's a Poet, Author, Speaker, Emcee, and Model and we think Chandler Bing put it best when he said, "Could I BE any more excited?" If you've ever struggled to find peace in your physical body, if you've wondered HOW you can actually practice body love, or if you're struggling to come home to yourself after having babies or an...
Mar 31, 2020•34 min•Season 3Ep. 113
This month's behind the scenes episode is a little different from our usual tone, but that's because life as we know it suddenly has a different tone. Alana & I are sharing what life is like over here as we all are experiencing this worldwide event through our own personal lenses. We're sharing what's working for us during this time, what's not working, and what we're loving. We really got vulnerable as well as practical in this episode and we hope that it will help you navigate your own tho...
Mar 24, 2020•28 min•Season 3Ep. 112
We'll be the first to admit it: Making new friends as an adult is hard. Heck, simply maintaining old friendships is hard, depending on your season of life. Today we sat down with friendship researcher (Yep! It's a thing!) Noelle Rhodes for an honest, refreshing, and PRACTICAL conversation about the importance of female friendships. If you're struggling to find true connection or you find yourself settling for "virtual friendships" over real-life friendships, you don't want to miss this episode! ...
Mar 17, 2020•33 min•Season 3Ep. 111
Can we be honest? Finding, building, and maintaining healthy and thriving friendships seems a lot harder in adulthood. Can we get an amen? It's not quite as simple as asking someone on the playground if they "wanna be friends?" anymore. But one thing's for sure- whether you're an introvert or extrovert, a mom of littles or an empty nester, we ALL need friendship in our lives. It's a form of human connection, self care, and fun! That said, it's often easier said than done. We get it. If you're fe...
Mar 10, 2020•27 min•Season 3Ep. 110
Last month on the podcast we explored the theme of Comparison and as we shift gears into this month's theme of Friendship, we can't think of a better transition than THIS week's conversation! Pursuing your passion can feel like lonely work at times but one of the best ways to combat comparison & competition is by finding your people, connecting with them, supporting them, and even collaborating with them. One way to do that is through a mastermind group. We've been blown away by the positive...
Mar 03, 2020•49 min•Season 3Ep. 109
Well it's been minute since we've recorded a proper behind the scenes episode, but don't worry, we're covering it all in this ep! Alana & Amber each share one thing that's working, one thing that's not working, and one thing they're loving so far in 2020! We're including all the fun links below so you don't have to worry about FOMO, but mostly we just hope these episodes create a bit of space for you to consider what your answers to these questions would be! Plus, we just love to dish. These...
Feb 25, 2020•40 min•Season 3Ep. 108
One of the reasons we created this podcast is because we believe that leaning into our God given gifts and strengths truly helps us become better mothers. Today on the podcast we sat down with Becky Keife, author of No Better Mom for the Job to discuss how we can parent with confidence, avoid the pitfalls of comparison, celebrate our individual strengths as as a mom, and both find support and offer support to our fellow moms. Ladies, if you find yourself stuck in negativity, insecurity, or overw...
Feb 18, 2020•31 min•Season 3Ep. 107
We've all heard the famous quote, "Comparison is the thief of joy", and today on the podcast we're diving into this uncomfortable topic because as moms and creatives we're deeply aware of how true this statement is. If you're trying to improve your career, your mothering, your wellness, your marriage, your creative work, or just about any other area of your life, there's a good chance that you'll encounter a perceived disparity between your reality and the woman next to you. It's all too temptin...
Feb 11, 2020•29 min•Season 3Ep. 106
We all know that Comparison can be a harmful trap, but unfortunately knowledge alone isn't enough to keep us from encountering it in our everyday lives. Sometimes it may be just far enough under the surface of our conscious mind that we never even notice we're operating from a place of comparison or insecurity. Today we sat down with Richella Parham, author of Mythical Me: Finding Freedom from Constant Comparison to break down different types of comparison (maybe they're not ALL bad?) as well as...
Feb 04, 2020•48 min•Season 3Ep. 105
Today's episode is our fourth and final installment of our Start Your Year off Right mini-series and we are so excited to dive in because this is where the rubber meets the road, y'all! All the reflecting, dreaming, and planning we've done this month has all been leading up to this: actually getting started. We know that starting is often the hardest part so this episode is the perfect mix of gentle encouragement, tough love, and practical help. We're sharing all of our best tips and tools in th...
Jan 28, 2020•23 min•Ep. 104
Welcome to Week 3 of our Start Your Year off Right Mini-series! Here on the podcast we're spending the whole month of January focused on stepping into a brand new year (and a new decade!) with intention and joy. We know that expectations and pressure can feel high around this time of year so we've put together a plan to help you ditch overwhelm, get clarity, create a plan, and GET MOVING towards your dreams and goals this year. This week we're building on the last two weeks of reflection and dre...
Jan 21, 2020•39 min•Ep. 103
Welcome back to Week 2 of our Start Your Year off Right Miniseries! We'd like to emphasize that "right" only applies to you and how YOU want to intentionally launch into the new year. Your dreams and goals are going to be just as unique and nuanced as you are so while we know there's no cookie cutter approach to this, we do believe that having a clear understanding of WHAT your dreams and goals are is a crucial and life giving step before moving forward. So this week, for our second installment,...
Jan 14, 2020•29 min•Ep. 102
Happy New Year! This month we're kicking off a super fun mini-series all about how to Start Your Year off Right. Not only is it the beginning of a fresh new calendar year, but it's also the beginning of a whole new decade! Talk about a clean slate, amirite? Just because January 1st came and went doesn't mean you need to need to have your whole year mapped out. And if you're finding this episode later in the year, just because January came and went doesn't mean you can't start now! You are the bo...
Jan 07, 2020•33 min•Season 3Ep. 101
We are rereleasing this episode as we prepare for our January Mini-Series. We love a clean slate and is there any cleaner of a slate than January 1? The whole year is stretched out before us, full of possibility and good intentions. So naturally everyone and their Aunt Millie is currently setting goals and thinking about how they want to show up in the world this year. Here at Mom Wants More we have some suggestions on how you can practice this gently with yourself. We are all about naming those...
Dec 31, 2019•38 min•Season 1Ep. 58
We are rereleasing this episode from last year about Choosing a Word of the Year as we lead up to our Mini-Series in January. Some might say it's cliche or even cheesy, but we have all the heart eyes for choosing a Word of the Year. We've both been doing it for years now and we've been surprised at how much this simple practice has impacted our lives. We don't use it as another way to put pressure and expectations on a year that still remains full of mystery and unknown- we use it more as a filt...
Dec 24, 2019•38 min•Season 1Ep. 62
Today's episode is special for 2 reasons: We're celebrating our 100th episode!!! We're shaking things up a bit with our format and doing something totally different: Ask Amber & Alana Anything (we were on an alliteration roll, okay?) We invited our friend, Megan Ericson to join us today so we could take a turn being on the OTHER side of the mic. Some of our guests wrote in questions for us and Megan hosted so Alana & I could have fun as guests today. Some of the questions were serious, s...
Dec 17, 2019•44 min•Season 2Ep. 100
The train has left the station y'all! The holiday season is upon us and while it has the potential to be the most warm, fuzzy, magical season of the year, it also has the potential to make us go a little bit crazy. Today we're getting down to the nitty gritty by sharing our own struggles with this season and dishing the simple ways we're learning to prioritize, communicate, and really get intentional about how we want the holiday season to look. We cover all of it, from letting go of the Hallmar...
Dec 10, 2019•35 min•Season 2Ep. 99
As mamas, we all want to be intentional in how we parent, in the way we show up to our work, as well as in all our relationships, right? We have every desire to bring our best self to all these areas of our lives, but one of the biggest hurdles we face is the threat of distraction. It's more real for our generation than any generation that came before us. Don't worry, this isn't one of those conversations that gets all down on social media. In our conversation with Amanda Bacon & Anne Renee ...
Dec 03, 2019•38 min•Season 2Ep. 98
It's that time of the month again, y'all! Time to peel back the curtain and get REAL about what's working, what's not working, what's life giving VS life draining, and always... what we're loving this month. These episodes are a little more casual, a lot more personal, and just one more way to cultivate true community here at the podcast. In today's episode we dish on traveling to conferences, pushing through resistance on a particular project, what it means to go deep instead of wide, and a few...
Nov 26, 2019•34 min•Season 2Ep. 97
We say this all the time around here: YOU ARE MORE THAN ONE THING. Whether you find yourself stepping into a new season like motherhood, opening a business, or moving towards a dream in your heart, it can become tricky to navigate holding this new thing that takes up so much of your heart along WITH all the other hats you wear in a day. Today we sat down with Tayler Paterson, a mama in that tender, transitional season of raising a little one while going after her big dreams. Tayler is an America...
Nov 19, 2019•38 min•Season 2Ep. 96
What if not ALL mom-guilt is bad? We were so inspired after our interview with Amber Kanallakan last week where she broke down the difference between mom-guilt (which can sometimes point us to a better way) and mom-shame (which accomplishes nothing good) so we decided it's important to dive a bit deeper and continue exploring this idea together. In today's episode we're unpacking different kinds of mom-guilt, what triggers it for us, how it plays out in our mothering (we get real vulnerable here...
Nov 12, 2019•34 min•Season 2Ep. 95
Grab your favorite beverage and settle in because today's episode is going to infuse so much LIFE and freedom into your creative pursuits. We've never met a mom who doesn't struggle with mom guilt on some level, so we sat down with Amber Kanallakan to talk all about it. We unpack the difference between guilt & shame (one is useful, one is NOT), what triggers it, the science behind it (there are brain chemicals involved, and it's FASCINATING), and some really simple ways we can resist being p...
Nov 05, 2019•41 min•Season 2Ep. 94
Y'all know we put our heart and soul into ALL the episodes that we share here on the podcast, but these Behind The Scenes peeks into our personal lives at the end of each month are some of our favorite. They're near and dear to our hearts because we pull back the curtain and get real about what we're learning, where we're struggling with, what's working well, and what we're loving lately. We seriously miss those Friday Fave episodes we used to do, so this is a fun way to add that back in- becaus...
Oct 29, 2019•39 min•Season 2Ep. 93
What's the #1 factor that dictates how you show up in the world? It might not be what you think... Guys, if there's one thing we're learning lately, it's the power of our mindset. The story we tell ourselves ABOUT ourselves is a mighty thing. We can't always control our circumstances & we can't always control our feelings, but we CAN learn self control when it comes to our mindset and thought patterns. This relates to just about everything we do. Our work, our day-to-day habits, our goal-set...
Oct 22, 2019•33 min•Season 2Ep. 92
The story we tell ourselves ABOUT ourselves is a powerful thing. Whether it applies to our health & fitness, our parenting, our creative pursuits, or any other area of our lives, the inner narrative playing out in our heads affects our actions so much more than we think. Why? Because our thoughts dictate our actions, our actions dictate our habits, and our habits dictate our daily life. Sometimes we operate from damaging mindsets without even realizing it. The good news? If you're stuck in a...
Oct 15, 2019•31 min•Season 2Ep. 91
Have you ever met someone who instantly made you grin from ear to ear? That pretty much sums up our conversation with Maghon Taylor! Her infectious joy and genuine excitement over her work is absolutely infectious. Maghon is an author, calligrapher, teacher, mama, wife, and solo-preneur, meaning, she runs her business entirely on her own in the middle of motherhood and her right-now life. We chatted with Maghon about juggling that work/life balance, embracing our amateurism, and not only learnin...
Oct 08, 2019•33 min•Season 2Ep. 90
The main heartbeat of this podcast is to encourage women (moms especially) to stop waiting for a convenient time that may never arrive and start actively uncovering & pursuing their creative passions in their right-now lives. We understand that in order to do that we must learn to be the boss of our own calendars. But that's easier said than done, right? Well don't worry sister, we've got you covered because today's episode is entirely devoted to simple & practical ways we can carve out ...
Oct 01, 2019•34 min•Season 2Ep. 89
