Sisters Surviving Motherhood

Have you ever started a side hustle? Attempted a side hustle or passion project? Today, Jennifer and Wendy discuss their experiences with side hustles, and how our generation has embraced entrepreneurship and side hustles. Listen to hear about their adventures with the blog-sphere, Etsy, network marketing, and more! RESOURCES Network Marketing Simply Said - Decor and Wall Decals Young Living Essen...

In this episode, we talk fasting! Not the 40 days and 40 nights fasting, but intermittent fasting. Big difference! We break down the basic do’s and don’ts of fasting as a female, and talk about our experiences with fasting over the years. RESOURCES: Born to Run - Christopher Mcdougall The Mel Robbins Podcast: 6 Intermittent Fasting Protocols for Fat Loss, Mood, Energy, and Improving Your Overall H...

After a kicking the can down the lane during Season One, Jennifer and Wendy tackle the topic of losing sense of self during motherhood. This topic has lurked in the background through conversations both on and off air, so it’s time to talk it out. The sisters give their experiences with that hard to explain feeling of losing your sense of self, and discuss why this seems to be a common theme when...

Welcome to season 2 of the Sisters Surviving Motherhood podcast! After a short break for the summer, Jennifer and Wendy are back and reflecting on their 2024 resolutions and goals. Join them as they discuss progress, challenges, and what they are focusing on for the rest of the year. If you haven't had a chance to listen to episode 8 where they set their 2024 resolutions and intentions, check it o...

Let's talk about money. We know we are not alone when it comes to feeling the pressure of proper money management in today's economy. Join us as we talk about our overall feelings towards money, how our strategies have changed over the years, and what tools we've used to help with budgeting. RESOURCES: Dave Ramsey https://www.ramseysolutions.com/debt/how-the-debt-snowball-method-works...

In this episode, join Jennifer and Wendy as they discuss their relationships with their closets. Although they wouldn’t consider themselves fashion gurus, they have had their own personal fashion journeys and have continued to attempt creating the perfect wardrobe…if it does indeed exist. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - https://a.co/d/7YLKNDb The Ten Item Wardrobe - https://www.youtube.com...

In this episode, Jennifer and Wendy are talking all things books. Hear all about their favorite reads, both fiction and non-fiction as well as which popular books just didn’t hit the spot. Be sure to check them both out on Goodreads to see a full reading history and what books they both can’t wait to read in the future. Favorite Fiction The Distant Hours – Kate Morton Pillars of the Earth – Ken Fo...

This week on the podcast, Wendy and Jenn share and compare their current morning and evening routines as moms. Find out what helps start their days on a positive note, how they wind down each evening, and what changes and additions they both want to implement in 2024! LINKS Downdog Yoga App https://www.downdogapp.com/ Colorado Airbnb with Yoga Dome https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/7225177?guests=1&amp...

To welcome in 2024, we bring you a New Year’s Resolutions episode! We chat about the nature of resolutions, dive into resolutions and goals from our past selves, and make new ones. We are far from perfect when it comes to keeping resolutions… or even remembering that we made them, but we still enjoy the process! We hope you enjoy listening to our process, and that it inspires you to make your own....

Merry Christmas everyone! We are a bit late releasing this episode, but tune in to hear all about our Christmas traditions as well as what's at the top of our wish lists. https://www.instagram.com/sisterssurvivingmotherhood/

This week on the podcast, Jenn and Wendy share their experience spending 5 days without social media or entertainment apps. Get a glimpse into how often they use social media on an average day, and how this break affected them throughout the week. Tune in to find out what changes they plan to make in the future! LINKS TheCottageFairy: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCottageFairy Her 86m2 - Thuy Dao: h...

This week on the podcast, Jenn and Wendy talk about meal planning (in some cases the lack of meal planning) and what issues led them to give it a try. With so many different methods out there, they discuss what they’ve tried, what habits have worked for them over the years, and what possible new methods have them intrigued. LINKS Goodnotes App - https://www.goodnotes.com/ Farmhouse on Boone - http...

In this episode, we share some of our favorite things! Both of us LOVE listening to others list out their favorites, so we hope that you enjoy hearing about things that we enjoy, and maybe even find some new favorites for yourself and your loved ones. RESOURCES: Food: Creamy mushroom pasta recipe - https://rainbowplantlife.com/creamy-vegan-mushroom-stroganoff/ Avocado Toast Inspiration - The Feel...

This week we chat about our creative journeys and how motherhood has changed not only our time for creative hobbies, but also our mindset. Both of us grew up with parents that encouraged and modeled creativity, but we encountered our own personal struggles along the way. We talk about our hobbies and habits before having kids, and how things changed after our firstborn (and second born!) children....

Join us as we tackle the 4 commonly accepted parenting styles, and chat about our interpretations and opinions. In typical millennial fashion, we also blindly take a couple of parenting quizzes to see where we fall on the spectrum and discuss how we feel about our results. We then take a trip back in time to look at how we were parented and look at the differences between our mothering styles and...

Welcome to episode 1 of the Sisters Surviving Motherhood Podcast! We get into the nitty gritty of our most life changing health decisions. We are just regular millennial moms, and we discuss how embracing these health trends affected our lives over the decades. Jennifer starts us off with her experience reading and following the weight loss strategies in the now infamous Weigh Down Diet by Gwen Sh...