Why, as busy moms, do we often let our health habits go out the window? We prioritize our family. We think it needs to be perfect or not at all. Our guest today, Heather Kirwan, says this is NOT the path to true self-care. Heather is a new mom of three, a Physician Assistant, and pilot wife living in Southern California. She was really struggling with the demands of motherhood and put herself last on the priority list. Once she started building simple self-care habits, adjusting her mindset, and...
Nov 03, 2022•35 min•Ep. 93
Our guest today is Jennifer Deck, creator of The Mom Spiral. She helps moms learn all the things we weren't taught about our bodies and our nervous system, so we don't pass on our coping mechanisms to our kids! In today’s episode, we discuss… Why your nervous system might be dysregulated How your nervous system keeps you safe, even if it does not feel good Unhelpful coping skills when you are not regulated Anxiety vs. depression and why you may tend to one side The importance of nervous system r...
Oct 27, 2022•29 min•Ep. 92
How to be a calm parent and not lose your cool every day? Isn’t this the question we are all hoping to answer as busy moms? You want to be patient, present, and connected…not feel like you are losing your mind. Today’s guest, Jennifer Kolari, is a highly sought-after international speaker and the founder of Connected Parenting. A child and family therapist with a busy practice based in San Diego and Toronto, Kolari is also the author of Connected Parenting: How to Raise A Great Kid and You’re Ru...
Oct 20, 2022•56 min•Ep. 91
How does the brain play into mindset? Can you actually use brain science to change your mindset? And what can you actually do to create real change in your life and even in your identity? Mindi Huebner is an Intuitive Mindset Mastery Coach, an IBCP-certified NLP practitioner, Health, Life, and Success coach and Clinical Hypnotherapist. Mindi knows rewiring your brain is the key to unlocking your magic so that you can create a soul-aligned business and extraordinary life. In today’s episode, we d...
Oct 13, 2022•37 min•Ep. 90
Pregnant or thinking of becoming pregnant (or pregnant again) in the future? This episode is totally for you! Our guest Kylie Kelly is a maternity leave coach and podcast host at The Pregnant CEO. She helps pregnant women plan and fund their own maternity leave, empowering them take leave with their new baby without sacrificing their business or career. In today’s episode, we discuss… Why Kylie became so passionate about maternity leave and helping moms get the maternity leave they desire Asking...
Oct 06, 2022•24 min•Ep. 89
Our guest today is Randi Zinn. Randi is an author, mindfulness and wellness expert, podcast host and founder of the Woman of Abundance Mentorship Program, the Going Beyond Movement and Beyond Mom. The Going Beyond movement grants women permission to step in, step up, and enter a curious dialogue with their life. In today’s episode, we discuss… Randi’s experience of a traumatic event that changed everything Discovering that our realities are not so different from other people How do we reinvent t...
Sep 29, 2022•36 min•Ep. 88
Parenting is hard. Behavior issues, screen time, and “manipulative” children…the list goes on. Our guest today, Christy Keating, helps us understand the importance of building connections to manage all these parenting struggles and more. Christy is a Certified Parent Coach® , a Certified Positive Discipline Instructor, and a Certified Instructor with the Gottman Institute. She is also a long-time leader and speaker at the Program for Early Parent Support. In addition to her work as a parent coac...
Sep 22, 2022•33 min•Ep. 87
Balance and boundaries are critical for all moms, and the working mom is no different. Our guest today, Aimee Greczmiel says that when you learn to incorporate a healthy mindset around balance and boundaries, only then can you really thrive. Aimee is a former Fortune 500 VP who has taken her passion for mentoring and personal growth to help working mothers reduce stress & overwhelm and experience more balance, presence, and ease in their personal and professional lives In today’s episode, we...
Sep 15, 2022•33 min•Ep. 86
Do you find yourself setting big goals and then sabotaging yourself? You tell yourself you will never get it all done. You allow your boundaries to be crossed. You get in your head. You get in your own way. You tell yourself you can’t do it or how dare you even try. Our guest today is Chelsea Wessman, a popcorn-loving, wife and mom of 3, living next to the Utah mountains. As a Productivity Coach, Consultant, and Speaker she works with female entrepreneurs to grow their businesses while still pri...
Sep 09, 2022•39 min•Ep. 85
Does back to school feel exciting but also a little crazy? Our guest today is Brianne MacKenzie, mom of four, teacher of students with diverse needs, and mom productivity coach. She helps busy moms learn to Get Sh*t Done in their lives through everyday tangible productivity tips and tricks that will be sure to help you get that sh*t done no matter how crazy your current season of life is. In today’s episode, we discuss… Being intentional with preparing for back-to-school Using checklists or visu...
Sep 01, 2022•31 min•Ep. 84
As a busy, ambitious mom, I know the to-do list posted in your Outlook, penciled in the back of your planner, and scribbled on a growing array of post-it notes is massive. You have career obligations and family obligations and personal obligations and the requirements can simply feel overwhelming. Our guest today, Mridu Parikh shares with us how we can actually tame the to-do list to get more done and feel more successful in our every day. In today’s episode, we discuss… Why productivity and tim...
Aug 25, 2022•28 min•Ep. 83
Do you struggle with mom rage? Can you feel that frustration welling up inside you and you just know it is going to explode? Our guest today, Sue Holt, shares her own experience as well as that of her clients on experiencing mom rage and what to do to combat it. In today’s episode, we discuss… Sue’s panic when realizing she had no idea what she wanted in her life How moms can lose themselves in motherhood and forget who they are The reality of mom rage and what it looks like in real life Mom rag...
Aug 18, 2022•34 min•Ep. 82
How does the brain play into mindset in motherhood? Does this impact the life you create and whether you have a life you are obsessed with versus a life of misery? Our guest today says YES! Jessie Larson is a podcaster, speaker, and coach for women with a desire to create and live a life that they are absolutely obsessed with. Each week on The Positively You Podcast she shares ways to elevate every area of your life. Whether it's motherhood, self-care, efficiently running a home, connecting in y...
Aug 11, 2022•30 min•Ep. 81
Are you ready for some positive parenting tips to infuse love, calm, fun and a little structure into your day? Our guest today is Michelle Gano. As a teacher, her focus was to make sure her students always felt loved and emotionally secure. She used the practical tools in her classroom and has also seen them work magic now with her own kids. Michelle sees how quickly time is flying as her own kids grow. That’s why her mission is to share these practical tools with other families to help them ful...
Aug 04, 2022•26 min•Ep. 80
What if you want to stay at home with your kids and want a business but don’t want to give up either? Camille Walker joins us today to share her experience with this exact situation and work from home strategies that actually work. In today’s episode, we discuss… Camille’s dream to both stay at home with her kids but also start a business Figuring out your schedule, and feeling really good about it, to get rid of mom guilt The reality that things may not end up the way you think Why you don’t ha...
Jul 28, 2022•36 min•Ep. 79
When you are pulled for more in an area of your life, do you shy away from it, push it down, or do you take imperfect action? Do you take action eve when you are not sure of all the steps or can’t see the finish line? Today’s guest, Amanda Edwards, is a business mentor, who specializes in selling and leading with heart and conviction. Amanda helps you dig deeper into what makes you shine, move through what’s holding you back, and be the go-to in your industry by doing business differently. In to...
Jul 21, 2022•27 min•Ep. 78
At the age of 33, Jessi Shuraleff was handed a pivotal moment when her husband asked her one morning - are you happy? Her answer changed the course of her path. In that moment, she realized that while on the outside it looked like she had it all - successful leadership career at Google, 2 kids, supportive partner, beautiful house in the city of Chicago - on the inside she had become a shell of herself. She had lost her own voice. It was at that moment she realized she held the power to write her...
Jul 14, 2022•32 min•Ep. 77
Are those unhealthy habits getting in your way? Too much scrolling, TV, or wine? You want to learn how you can stop doing the things that are getting in your way and start those healthy, soul-giving habits that you know will make your life better. Our guest today is going to tell us all about how to do just that! Emily Nichols is the host of Self Transformed—a podcast redefining self-care through simple fitness, nutrition & mindset habit hacks for busy working moms. From her own struggles, E...
Jul 07, 2022•28 min•Ep. 76
Our podcast guest today is Cara Harvey, author of the book The 15-Minute Formula. Cara is a wife, mom to a 15-year-old stepson, 6-year-old daughter, 4-year-old son, and a woman of God. She works as a mom empowerment coach and her mission is to provide women with the tools, resources, and community to reach their goals, empower themselves, find their happiness, and live a life by design. She does this via her blog, podcast, virtual community groups, and e-courses that help women learn to balance ...
Jun 30, 2022•31 min•Ep. 75
Can knowing your personality strengths help you be a better leader and a better parent at the same time? Today we discuss assessments like Myers-Briggs and Working Genius and how they can not only help you in your career but at home as well. Alison is a leadership consultant and coach who helps teams achieve organizational health and clarity in their work. She coaches leaders to become more self-aware and to lead from their strengths. By developing trust, engaging in healthy conflict, and achiev...
Jun 23, 2022•44 min•Ep. 74
As every season of parenthood comes, we often feel again and again that we don’t know how to parent. New challenges, new responsibilities, and new milestones all cause new stresses for parents. Today’s guest, as a mom of 4 grown children, shares some key tricks she has learned on how to parent well through all the stages. Kristin Buchtel is the mother of 4 adult children and a grandmother. She is a former teacher and holds a Masters's in Elementary Education. During her years as a parent, she an...
Jun 16, 2022•29 min•Ep. 73
Does defining your core values really matter? Our guest today says a resounding, “YES!” She shares why defining your core values is so important to make decisions in your life, your family, and your business. Ruthie Sterrett helps women create values-based brands and consistent marketing strategies with the Consistency Corner. A retail veteran, turned self-taught marketing executive and host of The Consistency Corner Podcast, Ruthie grew in entrepreneurship with experience in blogging, direct sa...
Jun 09, 2022•33 min•Ep. 72
Do you know how to set goals that actually matter to you? Do you struggle with where to start? Do you feel like you set goals but never stick to them? Today’s guest Tabitha Crocker is a Productivity Coach who is passionate about helping mom entrepreneurs chase their little kids and big dreams. She teaches them how to leverage their time and energy using priority-based productivity techniques, scalable strategies, and mindset shifts. She empowers you to crush your business goals as a profitable e...
Jun 02, 2022•38 min•Ep. 71
Do your health habits go off the rails when you get stressed and overwhelmed? Today’s guest shares some tangible tips to stay on track even when mom stress gets the best of you. Karen is a mom of three and a certified nutrition coach living in California. Her goal is to help as many moms as possible achieve their weight loss goals while gaining energy and feeling great! She received her pn1 certificate through Precision Nutrition and has a B.S. in Psychology from The University of California, Da...
May 26, 2022•32 min•Ep. 70
Have you heard about emotional freedom techniques? Do you use them? If you are like me and totally new to this world, listen in. And if you are already using EFT tapping and know its power, you will find a session recording just for you in this episode, too! Her struggles with ADHD, trauma, and the chaos and overwhelm of being a mompreneur with big goals and responsibilities led Theresa Lear Levine to learn how to cultivate the success, clarity, and inner peace that used to feel so elusive to he...
May 19, 2022•38 min•Ep. 69
How to build confidence that lasts? How can you make changes in your life to be more confident in all areas whether you want to be more confident at work, at home, as a mom, or literally everywhere? As a teacher, turned mom of twins, who found herself a bit lost after becoming a mom, our guest today, Jenny Zook, went on a journey to rediscover herself through bringing confidence back into her life using wellness, fashion, and mindset as a vehicle to get there. In today’s podcast episode we discu...
May 12, 2022•39 min•Ep. 68
Parenting teens can be amazing and terrible and everything in between. Our guest today, Melanie Prather Studer, is a wife, mom, educator, speaker, and parenting mentor. Her blog Parenting High Schoolers shares ideas for parents of teens, mom self-care, resources, insights, and inspiration for you as you travel this road called life. Today we discuss… The struggle Mel had finding tools to help her with parenting teenagers Shut doors, cell phones, and being proactive instead of being reactive to c...
May 05, 2022•39 min•Ep. 67
When you think about your body, what comes up for you? Ambivalence, love, disgust, shame? Words like strong, fat, lean, cellulite? What about when you think about your kids' bodies? What comes up for THEM when they think about their own bodies? Our guest today is Megan Kniskern, and we are going deep into the impact of diet culture and generational beliefs that affect negative body image in yourself and how that impacts your kids. Megan has been working in the field of eating disorders and menta...
Apr 28, 2022•49 min•Ep. 66
There is a power in connecting with other moms. You feel it when you are in a business meeting and find out another attendee has kids, too. You feel it at the park. You feel it on mom’s night out dates. Our guest today is the host of the On a Mother Level podcast, news anchor, and mom of two, Denise Hnytka. She is a firm believer than connecting and relating with other moms can be just as healing as any life hacks you can seek out. For Denise, being a Supermom means admitting you can have it all...
Apr 21, 2022•34 min•Ep. 65
You know the feeling. You and overwhelmed. You are stressed. You are beginning to hate even the things you used to love. Everyone is pushing your buttons. Cynical. Exhausted. In today’s episode, our guest Dr. Susan Landers shares with us her personal experience with burnout and how to recover from burnout once you are already in the thick of it. Dr. Landers practiced in the NICU for 32 years and practiced academic neonatology for 14 years serving on the faculty of two medical schools – Baylor Co...
Apr 14, 2022•31 min•Ep. 64
