The Mother Like a Boss Podcast

I took a very deep breath as I hit publish on this episode. I'm raw, I'm vulnerable, I'm speaking my truth and telling my story. My journey from a young and naive 22 year old pregnant college drop out to mom boss CEO now has not been without it's issues and hurdles. In fact, the path has been littered with roadblocks and navigating them has taught me the true meaning of grace. My story is an impor...

Our desire isn't really to be perfect, but our biggest fear is that we will be imperfect. Today's quick and simple burst of encouragement is brought to you by imperfection and all that we can gain from it. Want more from this episode? Head over to www.motherlikeaboss.com/podcast/069 for the full show notes and more goodies. If you loved this episode as much as I loved sharing it, there is more whe...

We're deviating a bit from the lightheartedness of Mother Like a Boss to discuss a pretty important topic: toxic relationships. We know them. We've been a part of them in some form. They strip us of joy and keep us wrapped up in stress. This episode is my call out to all my sweet mamas that are dealing with or engaged in toxic relationships right now, whether in the home, with family, at work or w...

There is no denying the power of literature and reading as it applies to raising our kiddos, but how many of us are thinking about this intentionally? How many of us parents are looking to build intentional bookshelves for our children that mirror the values we want to instill in them? I'm pleased to have Samantha Munoz of Addison Reads on the show to discuss the importance of cultivating a purpos...

If you need a burst of encouragement today, let this be it. You don't need a fancy hack to get started. You don't need the next best motivational tool. You don't need to know the perfect place to start. Just start somewhere. The only way to make progress to get moving. Want more from this episode? Head over to www.motherlikeaboss.com/podcast/066 for the full show notes and more goodies. If you lov...

I've always been what society would consider a "working mom" although my belief is that every mom is a working mom. Since my oldest daughter was a tiny little bean inside my belly, I have owned and operated my very own business. Since going all in with Mother Like a Boss and ending my cleaning business almost 17 months ago, my schedule has dramatically changed. Although my schedule may not look si...

The last 8 years of my life has been spent opening my mind up fully to the idea of how abundant our universe is and therefore, how abundant we are in life. We live with pure abundance all around us and have the ability to live from a place of unlimited possibilities, especially as mothers and yet we're surrounded by lack mindset, lack vocabulary, lack beliefs. The very idea of motherhood is abunda...

Today's mindset shift is brought to you by the ability to clean without dragging your feet and having a toddler-like temper tantrum. We've all been there, giving the side-eye to the daily cleaning and negatively discussing how much it sucks. It doesn't have to and the more you perpetuate that belief, the more you'll find yourself hating it.  Cleaning isn't a punishment for living in your home anym...

This new monthly segment is gonna be a good time. I want to share with you my favorite things each month, from books to podcast to powerful quotes to new shoes. Everything goes and I'm giving you all the things I'm digging each month.  In September's episode, I'm talking about a new book I'm loving, a great Netflix show I'm binging, my new shoes (and why I'm obsessed with them) and more.  Want mor...

Motherhood, like life, is a series of ever-changing seasons. There are ebbs and flows, and sometimes curveballs we didn't expect. The key isn't to learn how to avoid the changes, but how to roll with them. I had the pleasure of inviting Meagan Francis on the show today, a mom of 5 and one half of the wildly popular podcast The Mom Hour. We talk about her start in the mom blogosphere and our simila...

Today's mindset shift is all about eliminating the sabotaging behaviors we all fall into. Whether it's perfectionism, that nagging pull to procrastinate or just a pervasive desire to completely go against what you know is best, self-sabotage completely interferes with our ability to achieve amazing goals. Time to love ourselves fully and stop the sabotaging behavior. Want more from this episode? H...

Our lives aren't always as cookie-cutter as we had planned them to be. Life as a mom can be messy and unpredictable. Between work schedules, extracurriculars, sports, partners that travel and a myriad of other things that pop up each day, our day-to-day tasks can be unpredictable. So how do you stick to a solid routine when you don't live a routine life? In this episode, I'm introducing the idea o...

When I put a call out to my audience to see what topics you most wanted to hear about, this answer struck me in such a hilariously real way: "Can you do an episode on how to chill out as a mom?" Could that be filled with anymore truth about how motherhood feels sometimes? You asked, I answered. This episode is a tribute to the chill and how to achieve it in motherhood and home management. There is...

Welcome to our very first episode of this new format. Are you ready to MINDSET like a boss? I'm a sucker for a good hack, a great strategy, a solid plan, but what happens when your mindset is garbage and you just can't seem to get yourself to that motivational place to get all the things done? It's time to shift you're thinking. Today's mindset shift is all about loving yourself first. You deserve...

Busy is the new fine. How many times do you answer "BUSY!" when someone asks how you are. Not, "Wonderful. Lovely. Super excited for this life. Peaceful. Calm. Wishing I had a taco right now." No, instead, it's "Really busy." Mel Robbins said it best when she truthfully bombed us with, "Business is the ultimate form of laziness. Staying busy is our way of avoiding the things we really need to do."...

I'm right at the edge of a brand new season in my life and for our family; a season unlike any I have had in the past. This season is one of change in the form of kids entering new schools and me having more time. Don't be fooled. More time isn't always a good thing. More time just means more time to waste if we're not intentional with it. This episode is all about how I'm embracing this new seaso...

Excuses, excuses. We're all full of them, and after a while it can become difficult to tell the difference between our excuses and reality. Excuses are very different than explanations. Excuses keep us victims of our own circumstances. For years, I made excuses for why I wasn't able to get things done the way other people could in various parts of my life. My excuses kept me stuck, but comfortable...

We're doing things a little different this summer when it comes to interviews. Rather than bring on an expert in a particular field, I invited real moms with real struggles to come on the show to share with us what they are going through in motherhood and at home. Sometimes, just hearing another mom ask a question that you've always had is exactly the thing you need to motivate you toward change a...

I can't believe it's already time to do a back-to-school episode, but here we are. Time, it is a flyin' always. I know that most moms start the year off with the year off with the best of intentions. "This is the school year that I get our collective ish organized and staying that way!" and then by mid-October, you're in full-on chaos mode and not sure how you got there. Today's episode is aimed t...

We're doing things a little different this summer when it comes to interviews. Rather than bring on an expert in a particular field, I invited real moms with real struggles to come on the show to share with us what they are going through in motherhood and at home. Sometimes, just hearing another mom ask a question that you've always had is exactly the thing you need to motivate you toward change a...

It's the cleaning supplies episode! There are 1001 different brands, supplies and tools out there, so how do you decide what is best? I spent 11 years in the house cleaning business doing the hard work of researching which supplies and tools worked best for most homes. Now, I'm giving you my favorites. Will all of these work for you? Maybe not. This is based on my own opinion and what I've found g...

We're doing things a little different this summer when it comes to interviews. Rather than bring on an expert in a particular field, I invited real moms with real struggles to come on the show to share with us what they are going through in motherhood and at home. Sometimes, just hearing another mom ask a question that you've always had is exactly the thing you need to motivate you toward change a...

It's vacation time. Whoop whoop! But what happens to all those pretty little daily routines you've been working so hard to establish? Do they just go out the window? Wait for you to return?  Today, I'm giving you some encouragement to help you stick to your routines while on vacation. You may be surprised with what I have to say, because the routine you should be most focused on is the routine of...

The Mother Like a Boss Podcast has been on air now for 5 months and they have been some of the most exciting 5 months of my life. I am so grateful for the support and for the 130,000+ downloads so far. This episode is my thank you to you, an announcement of things to come and what you can expect from the show this summer. You're support means the world to me. I hope you will continue to let me cha...

Although we all know those household chores have to get done, it doesn't mean you have to like them, right? It's a real pain going through life doing things you don't enjoy, but the truth is, you don't have to hate chores or cleaning. It's all about shifting your mindset and the way you think about the process. Today, I'm giving you 5 simple ways to get through the chores you really dislike (and m...