Emotionally Uncomfortable

"Your job as a parent is not to make your child's way smooth, but rather to help her develop inner resources so she can cope." ― Ellyn Satter   Let's talk: Fill out the application  www.momisincontrol.com/takebackcontrol  

    " To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself into a victim. When you speak out, you are in your power. So change the situation by taking action or by speaking out if necessary or possible; leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness." - Eckhart Tolle   Let's talk: Fill out the application ...

During this episode I talk about:  How can I become what I need to get?  Our Ego vs. Child's spirit  Over parenting, because it's serving our own need to be needed Get a life, so your kid can have one Raising children today for adulthood burnout   Julie Lythcott Haims CLICK HERE TO WATCH HER TED TALK author of, How To Raise A Successful Adult      Today's Show Sponsor www.sudiosweden.com Promo cod...

  "The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot." -"  ― Michael Altshuler         TODAY'S PODCAST SPONSOR: AUDIBLES  www.audibletrial.com/heatherchauvin     {WORKSHOP} ENERGETIC TIME MANAGEMENT - September 9th  www.momisincontrol.com/time       Dr. Shefali's EVOLVE Conference  www.momisincontrol.com/evolve    

"I think that the best thing we can do for our children is to allow them to do things for themselves, allow them to be strong, allow them to experience life on their own terms, allow them to take the subway... let them be better people, let them believe more in themselves."  ― C. JoyBell C. In this episode I interview my 12 year old son and we chat about his experience spending a month away from h...

"Every thought we think is creating our future." - Louise Hay    TODAY'S SPONSOR: AUDIBLES  www.audibletrial.com/heatherchauvin   ENERGETIC TIME MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP (SEPT. 9/17) www.momisincontrol.com/time  

In today's episode I talk about why we need to focus on managing our energy NOT our time.    These are the 5 steps I talk about, in the show I go into more detail:  Step 1: Get Clear On What You Want Step 2: Get Clear On How You Want To Feel Step 3: Identify Your Energy Leaks Step 4: Plan It Out Step 5: Take Action   Are you ready to up your time game and start feeling like you have the space to b...

Discipline: The practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience. Synonyms:Control, training, teaching, instruction, regulation, direction, order, authority, rule, strictness,  Punishment: The infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offense. Synonyms: penalizing, punishing, disciplining.    Natural Consequence: A result o...

3 Journaling Strategies To Help You Get Clear On What You Want    1) I Want List: Keep asking yourself, 'what do I want?', write down every thought that comes to your mind.  Example:  A bath, a long walk, a new outfit, to start my own business, red lipstick etc...  2) Connecting To Source: Write with a stream of consciousness. Every thought, phase and sentence that comes to mind write it down. Kee...

" Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase." Martin Luther King, Jr.     READY FOR THE NEXT STEP? Apply Today.  Mom Is In Control  www.momisincontrol.com/miic  

The reality is I want to write a book. It's taken me a long time to come to terms with this. Now it's all about aligning the writing process with how I want to feel.  In this episode I share my very OPEN and RAW experience of what I'm doing to push through the resistance and owning the fact that I'm a writer.     Ready to take your life to the next level? Apply today for the MOM IS IN CONTROL MAST...

"I can't do this" "I'm not good enough" "I'll never be as good as her" "What if I fail?......"    "O god what if I succeed?" "I feel like such a fake and a fraud" "I don't even know where to start?" "What if I'm not who they expect me to be? Can I keep this up? Be who they want me to be, even if I don't feel like it?" "I hate how my life is right now" I hate being a mum"   In 2013 Bree became one...

" You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do."  Eleanor Roosevelt   This is a great episode to listen to even if you're not interested in applying for the Mom Is In Control Mastermind because Dorit talks about her experience as a mother, wanting more but feeling trapped and no...

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments and that bridge must be crossed everyday, become growth conscious instead of being goal conscious. If you develop the habits of success, you'll make success a habit! Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing. That is the law of Consistency.  - experimentswithsuccess.com     Ready to take your life to the next level? Apply...

"By constant self-discipline and self-control, you can develop greatness of character." — Grenville Kleiser       Ready to take your life to the next level? Apply today for the MOM IS IN CONTROL MASTERMIND  www.momisincontrol.com/miic

" Life is not linear; you have ups and downs. It's how you deal with the troughs that defines you."  Michael Lee-Chin   Have a question. Email us support@heatherchauvin.com     Ready to evolve that way you live, work, play and parent?  APPLY NOW: www.momisincontrol.com/miic      

On today's episode I answer a listeners question. Make sure you get out a paper and pen for this one.    " I have two amazing but very high energy rambunctious boys (8 and 5) and lately I've been finding the high energy to be a little overwhelming both in the morning and evening. I'm feeling the personal need for a little more quiet space. Do you have suggestions for morning and evening routines t...

"We are always in a perpetual state of being created and creating ourselves. (p. 221)" ― Daniel J. Siegel , The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are   Teach Your Kid To Meditate Conference  ** FREE Conference is 17 of today's most forward thinking parenting and life GAME CHANGERS www.teachyourkidtomeditate.com     WE'RE NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for the SU...

It's finally here!! The Teach Your Kid To Meditate Conference  Register here: www.momisincontrol.com   In this episode, I talk about what the Teach Your Kid To Meditate Conference is all about and why it's so important for you to practice what you preach. 

We all know how the body eliminates waste, #1 and #2 but what most people don't understand is how the body released old, stuck emotions.  Emotional Poop is the same process and once you see it as 'normal' to begin to bust through blocks that have been holding you back for years.    In this episode, I talk about my experience letting go of old shit. What to do when it feels intense and what to expe...

" If your happiness depends on your child being happy, that makes them your hostage." - Bryon Katie    I use to hate Mother's Day. So many expectations from others and myself on what exactly the day should look like. This left me miserable, angry and completely out of touch with how I wanted to feel.  These days I see Mother's Day as an opportunity to celebrate myself and the other women who have...

It's time we stop and really think about what we're telling ourselves about why we CAN'T have what we want.  "My kids need me." "I can't afford it."  "He won't approve."  and the list goes on for days...    But what if you gave yourself permission to DO what you wanted?  How would your relationships change?    What's more important to you? What others think or your mental health?      Join the FRE...

" One day it will be time to die but right now it's time to live." - Jesse Itzler   Join the MOM IS IN CONTROL CHALLENGE {it's free}  www.momisincontrol.com     Mindfulness for Teens with ADHD: A Skill-Building Workbook to Help You Focus and Succeed with Debra Burdick CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THIS BOOK 

"There's one thing that is guaranteed to increase your feelings of control over your life: a bias toward action." ― Mel Robbins, The 5 Second Rule.    Purchase your copy on AMAZON     Have a question? Want to connect with Heather?  Email support@heatherchauvin.com     Ready to uplevel your life? Take the MOM IS IN CONTROL CHALLENGE  www.momisincontrol.com    

"As children we found ways to protect ourselves from vulnerability, from being hurt, diminished, and disappointed. We put on armor; we used our thoughts, emotions and behaviours as weapons; and we learned how to make ourselves scarce, even to disappear. Now as adults we realize that to live with courage, purpose, and connection - to be the person whom we long to be - we must again be vulnerable. W...