Armed to the Heart - Military Women, Work-life Balance, Female Veterans, Christian Moms, Pregnancy and Postpartum

Do you feel like work is taking over your life? Are you burnt out & tired of giving all you've got in your work, but feeling like it leaves just the leftovers for your family and marriage, and barely any time for the rest of your life? With a demanding job, and all it takes to care for your little ones & keep the home running, you're really struggling to find time to maintain your own mental & phy...

Do you feel like you're too busy to pray? Are you longing for more consistent, intentional time with the Lord? Does prayer sometimes feel like just another thing to keep up with, or another thing on the to-do-list that you feel guilty if you don't get to? Or do you feel a sense of guilt when you DO take time to slow down & pray, because you're not being more "productive" with that time given how m...

Hey mama. Have you experienced pain or discomfort with intimacy postpartum? I know I have, and many of the women I coach have too. It's common, but doesn't have to be your normal. No matter how long ago you had your baby, or if you're pregnant & preparing for postpartum, or newly postpartum but haven't yet resumed intimacy, this episode will de-stigmatize this and give you practical tips to naviga...

What makes a good mom? What makes a great mom? When you think of a perfect mom, what do you think of? What makes you feel like you’re doing it all right, or makes you feel put together? What makes you feel like enough? What makes you feel like you’re doing enough?   There is so much pressure to be a perfect mom. Many of us feel like no matter how hard we try, it’s never enough. The guilt of not sp...

Who's dying for some RELIEF in parenting? I see you mama. :) CAN'T WAIT to share this incredible guest interview with you today, where we dive into so many practical parenting tips that have empowered me so much through motherhood & fostered a much more connected, peaceful relationship, without the constant yelling, power struggles, exhaustion & overwhelm. Kelly Shoup is a Pediatric Occupational T...

Are you going through some big military life transitions too? Or maybe in the trenches of all the changes & demands that come with the different seasons of motherhood? It can feel like we're constantly drowning in the stress & anxiety of it all. It can easily overwhelm us. Especially in the military, with so much constant change, instability, uncertainty, and how much stress that can bring on top...

Sadly, after the incredible feat of pregnancy & giving birth, the majority of us are left hanging until we get to the 6-week postpartum check-up with little to no guidance on what we can do physically, or how to start easing back into exercise, if anything. So we wait, what feels like FOREVER, for this 6 week appointment with our OB or midwife. Often anxious about what's safe or unsafe, some sympt...

SO honored to welcome Brianna Battles, the founder & CEO of Pregnancy & Postpartum Athleticism, an incredible coach, mentor, and leading expert in pre and postnatal fitness onto the Podcast! I cannot imagine a more meaningful individual to bring on for you as the first guest interview because she inspired everything that I do, and the mission I hold dear to support military women navigating mother...

Today I'm sharing something that has completely changed my life, and so many of the women I've coached -- understanding how to hear and distinguish between God's voice and the enemy's voice. Our minds are spiritual battlegrounds. So many of us struggle with crippling negative self talk. The harsh inner critic that makes us never feel like enough, that drives shame, insecurity, self-doubt, anxiety,...

Today we’re having a heart to heart about body image. This can be one of the hardest things to wrestle with postpartum — I know it was for me.   I’m sharing a vulnerable personal story with you, and 6 tips to help you through this struggle. I pray it blesses you mama!   Wanna get back to Lifting, Running, and the Military Fitness Test quickly after baby so you can feel stronger & more like you...

Are you dealing with Diastasis Recti or wanting to strengthen your core postpartum? You want your stomach to look and feel like it did pre-pregnancy, you want to close your ab gap, flatten your stomach & see those changes in your body that will help you gain more confidence in it again. Maybe all the info out there about Diastasis makes you nervous about what you should or shouldn't do postpartum,...

Peeling back the curtain today for you with this totally unplanned real-time behind the scenes episode on how to find & maintain your balance and protect your time & presence for what matters most... I felt called to just share what's been on my heart personally over the last couple days. This is a raw, real conversation that'll give you a window into what's helping me find balance in this season,...

Today we’re talking about how to be a more present mom.   Many of us struggle with this. We wanna be more present. We want to have more time with our little ones. We wanna have more time FOR our families.   Working full time, we often don’t feel like we’re giving them enough, or able to be the mom we want to be because work takes so much of our time & we’re exhausted & drained by the time we come...

For many of you, like me, your natural drive to push yourself, work hard, and excel in your performance is strong. This may be the case for you in fitness, as well as every area of your life. You want to give 100% to all you do, and have incredibly high expectations of yourself. You've always taken a lot of pride in your fitness and want to keep that part of you even through pregnancy & postpartum...

In this 2-part episode, we're diving into what to do when we're burnt out -- 5 Tips to help you find more time to take care of yourself too, amidst all the ways you're pouring yourself out. It's easy for our own mental or physical health to get put on the back burner while we're taking care of everyone else. Our kids demand so much. Work (especially in the military) can feel like it's taking over...

In this 2-part episode, we're diving into what to do when we're burnt out -- 5 Tips to help you find more time to take care of yourself too, amidst all the ways you're pouring yourself out. It’s so hard to find time for ourselves as busy moms. It's easy for our own mental or physical health to get put on the back burner while we're taking care of everyone else. Our kids demand so much. Work (espec...

How can & should we live out our faith in our everyday life as military or working moms? This is something that's been on my heart through every season of motherhood. For the first couple years in the Army, I felt extremely stifled in my ability to do this and questioned whether it was possible to keep my priorities in order while still serving... I felt like I was failing as a wife and mom, and c...

If you feel like you're drowning just trying to keep up with everything, I see you. You are not alone. In this 2-part episode I walk you through a Blueprint to find more Balance: 6 tips & strategies that you can implement right away to give you some relief from the stress & overwhelm of being pulled in so many directions. If you're feeling like you're working so hard to hold it all together and ju...

If you feel like you're drowning just trying to keep up with everything, I see you. You are not alone. In this 2-part episode I walk you through a Blueprint to find more Balance: 6 tips & strategies that you can implement right away to give you some relief from the stress & overwhelm of being pulled in so many directions. If you're feeling like you're working so hard to hold it all together and ju...

Hey mama! Maybe you're wondering, is it safe to run through my whole pregnancy? How long can I, or should I keep running? Running is a big part of my lifestyle, something I love, or something I need to maintain for my military fitness...how much can I keep pushing myself? What should I know & be mindful of as my pregnancy progresses through each trimester? When exercising pregnant it can be hard t...

We're gonna have a conversation about the stigmas against motherhood in the military. I reflect on the moment when we have to transition to the maternity uniform, and all the emotions that come with this, and deep dive into the challenges of being a mom in uniform. It's hard to go through pregnancy & postpartum in the male-dominated environments we're in, often surrounded by an organizational cult...

Do you get anxious thinking about your to-do-list? Do you feel like there's always an underlying stress in your mind about how you're going to get everything done, because there's never enough time? Are you exhausted & burnt out, feeling like it's your job to take care of everyone and everything but having no time to rest & recharge? You're so spread thin between the demands & obligations pulling...

We can read all the "what to expect when you're expecting" type books, but nothing can truly prepare us for how hard motherhood is. There is SO much joy and meaning in it, but man it often feels a LOT harder than we thought it'd be. I know when in the trenches of the hard, the exhaustion, the sacrifices, when our time, our body, our lives are not really our own anymore...it's hard to truly enjoy m...

Today we're covering the #1 Secret to getting more results from your workouts. When we're not seeing the progress we want to in our fitness or those body composition changes, or getting there as fast as we want to, it can be frustrating & discouraging. Especially postpartum when we're just trying to feel more like ourselves again and regain the strength & confidence in our bodies as we return to o...

We're getting raw and real, with some tough love today. We're taking an honest look at the main culprit of our unmanaged stress & overwhelm. This is preventing us from finding more balance -- it's draining our time, energy ability to be present with our family, our health & well-being, & capacity to pursue our goals & calling. I'm shedding light on what this is costing you, and the practical actio...