BEYOND: The Podcast for Moms Called to Business

So many working moms I coach with come to me with a knowing that something doesn't feel right in their lives. For some, it feels like something is missing that they can't quite put their finger on. For others, they feel so grateful for the blessings they have, and in many ways, they have everything they ever wanted - and yet, there's a guilt and shame because at the same time, they feel miserable....

What if just five minutes each morning could change how your days feel? This episode is not just about the value of a morning routine, but specifically one part that you might be missing. It's the exercise I teach to every client in my coaching practice and one of the most valuable tools you can have in your tool belt when it comes to improving your mental and emotional health. I'm sharing what th...

Two common and powerful words are likely stealing joy and possibility from your days simply because you believe them. The words? Not enough. These words show up in three different types of beliefs that can cause us unnecessary pain and suffering. In this episode we're talking about these three beliefs and what they create in our lives when left unmanaged: the belief that we're not enough, the beli...

I love the saying, "You can't read the label from inside the bottle." It's so true. We're so busy living IN our lives, we often can't see certain things that others can see in us from an outside perspective. We all have blind spots in our lives. Nothing has gone wrong, it's just that we can't see what we can't see. In this episode I'm sharing five blind spots that are holding you back in life. The...

If your life feels incredibly hard right now, you're not alone. It happens to all of us. Bad days. Hard times. The struggle is real and yet why does it all feel SO hard sometimes? Like it's all too much and there's no light at the end of the tunnel? When circumstances change, when we're navigating the new and different and are living outside of our comfort zones, our brain freaks out. Because our...

As working moms, we navigate so many different roles in the course of a single day. Mother, caregiver, chef, nurse, psychologist, household manager, referee, teacher, wife, employee, boss, bookkeeper, business owner and more. With 24 hours in a day, how do we choose priorities when *everything* we do feels important? In this episode we're talking about why everything feels important to begin with,...

That feeling that you're failing as a mother? That you're too much, not enough... that you should be different than you are? That is mom guilt. It's something most moms can relate to, something some struggle with every single day, but it is not an inevitable part of motherhood, as some of us believe. In this episode of Beyond Happy we're getting real about mom guilt because it's a problem that is...

Understanding our minds and our thinking through coaching and thought work can be a life-changing practice. When we see the relationship between our thoughts and our feelings, and understand that our thoughts are optional, we are empowered to make change, live differently and feel better. But mindset and thought work can be taken to an even deeper level once we understand the connection between ou...

Are you working at home right now and feeling like you can't get anything done? Does it seem like productivity has gone out the window - with constant distractions like the news, the laundry, family members and more? Maybe you start the morning with a great plan of attack, and then all of your plans crumble an hour later. Perhaps your frustration comes from the constant starting and stopping and s...

Are you making your life harder than necessary? Creating suffering that could easily not be there? Although it's easiest to blame the way we feel on other people and life events outside our control, the truth is that we get in our own way. A lot. And it has everything to do with how we think about our lives and what we're making people, situations and responsibilities mean about us. We're all maki...

When times feel uncertain, we don't have to be a victim to our circumstances. We can anchor our minds to the certainty of truth and choose what we want to believe. In this episode, I'm sharing 10 Truths To Anchor You In A Storm - these truths serve us by keeping us rooted and grounded in what really matters when unexpected changes, challenges and hard times surface. Uncertainty in life is certain,...

It's one thing to feel like your life is on hold, stuck at home and you can't go anywhere because all the things have been cancelled. But how are you supposed to work (let alone stay sane!) when your whole family is home 24/7?! It's the topic I'm asked about the most lately during the COVID-19 pandemic - "How do I work from home with kids?" How do we do what feels impossible? How do we actually ge...

A lot of us are suffering right now. Maybe you can relate. Feelings of sadness, frustration, overwhelm and fear when it comes to the circumstances we're living in. But here's the thing. Although pain (the emotional kind) is inevitable, and part of being human, suffering is not. Suffering is optional. What that means for you? You're likely feeling a lot worse than you have to. And I'm here to help....

Our modern world makes access to the news easier than ever. It's at our fingertips - just a click or scroll away and available 24 hours a day. The words "Breaking News", once a rarity seen once in awhile across television screens, is now an everyday, minute-by-minute event. The news industry is a business that invests time and money into getting our attention by writing headlines that appeal to ou...

The past week of heightened COVID-19 pandemic concerns has reminded me of the incredible power and value of thought work; our ability to show up as the people we want to be no matter what our circumstances look like. We are all living in unprecedented times with changes happening all around us. How will we respond? As a coach trained in cognitive behavioral psychology and understanding why we thin...

Major life transitions, unexpected events and struggles as well as desires to grow and reach new goals often prompt clients to invest in life coaching. These are all times where thought work and coaching can be useful. But there's also tremendous value to receiving coaching when nothing particularly difficult or intense is happening in life. I call this Everyday Life Coaching. Everyday life presen...

In honor of my 40th birthday, we're talking about how where I'm at in life feels so much different than it did 10 years ago. I often hear things like "I don't know how you do it all!" or "Where do you find the time?!" The funny thing is, I don't feel like I do that much! I definitely don't feel busy. I think the answer behind has everything to do with how much I don't do. In this episode, I'm shar...

Anxiety is the topic I get the most questions about. Some of you share with me that your days are consumed thinking about all the things outside of your control, what could happen and what could go wrong. Others tell me that you lie awake at night, unable to sleep or rest because the thoughts are there, spinning. Many of you feel like worry and anxiety are robbing you of truly living and enjoying...

There are certain thoughts our brains offer us that are kinda... well, sneaky. On the outside, they seem so nice, lovely and well-intentioned. Like a pretty little package. The only problem is, as nice as they seem on the outside, they create a lot of pain and suffering for us on the inside. They tend to be misguided thoughts because they argue with reality, put a silver lining of hope on somethin...

We welcome most new beginnings in life - they feel exciting and fresh, full of possibility. The part we often forget is that new beginnings mean that we have to become a beginner within those new circumstances. New marriages make us beginners at being wives. Babies make us beginner mothers. New jobs require us to begin fresh learning new skills, responsibilities and new co-workers. New seasons of...

For me, the sweet spot in coaching and applying thought work to our lives is when psychology, neuroscience and faith collide. In this episode, we're talking about the well-known and beloved Serenity Prayer, and how its message sheds so much light on our desire for control as human beings. We talk about what we can control in our lives, what we can't, and what it looks like to trust in something bi...

What if I told you feeling bad is the secret to feeling better? You might think I'm crazy and honestly, I wouldn't blame you. These words go against everything we've come to believe about ourselves and our emotions. Who wants to feel bad - on purpose? We spend a lot of time and energy trying to avoid feeling bad, so I can see how this concept might make your brain feel like scrambled eggs. The cra...

Transitions in life can be uncomfortable - both big life changes and the smaller, everyday ones. As busy moms wearing many different hats on any given day, we're in constant transition between our roles and responsibilities. In this episode, I'm sharing part of my own story. I talk about the major life transition I struggled with in the past, and more recently, how I've noticed smaller transitions...

We live in a culture where it's common to hear resolutions and desires to improve our physical health - we talk about eating healthier, exercising more, drinking more water and getting more sleep. We're called to steward our bodies, to take care of them, and we're pretty comfortable talking about it. But as part of that stewarding, we're also called to care of our minds - of our mental and emotion...

Today we're hitting pause, slowing down for a minute and asking an important question that we don't usually make the time for. What do you want more of in your life? What you do you want less of? Asking ourselves these questions can really shed light on where we are, and they are critical to understanding where we want to go from here. It's hard to know where you're headed if you don't know where...