Empowering the Working Mom Podcast with Latika Vines

Do you have an open wound? Do you have an open wound from your childhood, past relationships, or circumstances? We can not pretend that everything within us and around us is fine; we have to accept the reality that we are still broken from our past. When we do not take the time to properly heal our wounds, we risk not living the fulfilled life God has promised us. In this episode of The Latika Vin...

Do you have boundaries? The dictionary defines boundaries as a line that marks a limit. That line can be defined as the answer no, not now, or maybe next time. But, it's a line that is set for yourself and others to adhere to. Likewise, we should have boundaries in our workplace. Having lines that mark a limit to what we will and will not do for our careers and for work-life balance.  In this...

It's a new month! And, with a new month, you have new opportunities to grow in your career.  In this episode of The Latika Vines Show, Latika shares the live recording of Growth Monday from her private Facebook group for working moms called, B.O.S.S. M.O.M.S. Thriving. The topic for the week's Growth Monday is, 'Step Out on F.A.I.T.H.' Latika shares how you can reactivate and step out on F.A....

When you were little, did you know what you wanted in a career? Did you know what degree you were going to pursue and what job you wanted to get into?  In this episode of The Latika Vines Show, we learn that Tonia Rivers knew exactly what she wanted in her career and started pursuing it in High School. Once she graduated High School, she was on a track in college to obtain her degree in Const...

Have you been in conversation with other friends to only hear that all of your husbands don't help around the house? This has been a common theme amongst working mothers, especially in the last 15 months of being home during a pandemic. Not only have working mothers felt alone in managing the household, but they have also felt like there isn't anything they could do to receive the much-needed help...

When I started this podcast, little did I know that the conversations were just what I needed. It encouraged me as I was encouraging working mothers from all over the world to balance life. I was reminded that as much as we think we can not do things, our God knows and believes the complete opposite. He chose you and I to be in the various roles we have and gave us the vision to do so. He gave us...

How have you been loving yourself?  How have you been caring for yourself?  As the world begins to open up, we now have more opportunities to love and care for our mental and physical bodies. We are able to go places that we weren't able to go in the height of the pandemic. In today's episode of The Latika Vines Show, Sharde Page shares her tips to how we as busy working mothers can focu...

Welcome to Season 5 of The Latika Vines Show. Thank you for being a faithful listener and sharing the podcast with other working mothers in the last four seasons. In the last four seasons, we have covered many topics, and in this new season, we will continue to discuss more on how we can balance work and life as working mothers. This season's guests will share their struggles and how they have bee...

In the last year, over 1.5 million working moms left their jobs due to the overwhelming responsibilities of being a mother, employee, and wife, all at the same time in the same space. But, leaving their jobs didn't decrease the overwhelm, it intensified.  As a working mom of 4 young girls, I could only imagine what some of the working moms around the world were going through, as I was having...

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Latika shares inspiration and tips to help you manage your mental health by taking time for yourself before you fully transition back into the world.  Latika Vines is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Working Mom of 4. As the Founder and Boss Mom Coach of Visionary Initiatives, she has made it her mission to help working moms build opportunities for...

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, Latika shares inspiration and tips to help you manage your mental health by resting in God's love.  Latika Vines is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Working Mom of 4. As the Founder and Boss Mom Coach of Visionary Initiatives, she has made it her mission to help working moms build opportunities for their success by redefining how they manage their...

Wishing you a very Happy Mother's Day!  Latika Vines is an Author, Entrepreneur, and Working Mom of 4. As the Founder and Boss Mom Coach of Visionary Initiatives, she has made it her mission to help working moms build opportunities for their success by redefining how they manage their life, career and/or business, while growing in their relationship with God. To learn more about Latika and to...

Working moms are working between 40 to 50 hours a week in their jobs, with an average of 11 hours a week in managing their homes and other responsibilities. The stress of being home, working, managing the kids' schedule and online/hybrid learning, husband, and everything else is overwhelming. But, it won't last forever.  The song, "Trouble Don't Last Always," by Rev. Timothy Wright is a remin...

It's easy for us to get lost in the daily routine of being wife, mother, career driven woman, and everything else, but when we continue to neglect ourselves, bitterness, depression, resentment, and a host of other negative emotions creep into our mind. And, we aren't able to give the energy we desire to give to our family, because of our unhappiness.  In this episode of The Latika Vines Show,...

As working mothers, we are not new to overwhelm and stress. We experience a level of stress daily, which causes us to be overwhelmed and physically and emotionally tired. Would you agree? Especially during a pandemic there is a lack of time and mental capacity to work from home, assist our children with virtual learning and/or homeschooling, manage our homes, nurture our relationships, and the lis...

How many of us have a hard time balancing life and work, but still have a smile on our face? How many of us struggle with implementing self-care, but we feel fine? So many of us are carrying the mental load of doing everything for work, our family, and our homes alone. We are trying to keep it all together, but deep inside we struggling. And, this has been one (not the top) of the reasons so many...

Do you ever get stares when you travel to the grocery store with your children? Do you ever have complete strangers approach you asking how you are able to manage all that you have on your plate, because you make it look so easy? How do you respond to those stares and comments?  Many working moms are asked what their secret power is to managing life; but, most times our secret power is our st...

Too many times, we take positions that afford us the work and life balance we need in the moment. And, due to the varied skill set, it may be hard to qualify yourself for positions. Guess what? It isn't up to us to qualify ourselves for positions. We have taken non-traditional career path exits and highways, and they have provided us with a broadened network, enhanced skills, and accomplishments t...

Do you need a laugh? Do you need to forget about the laundry, cleaning the bathrooms, cooking dinner, and virtual learning, for just a few moments? I believe we all are there right along with you! As we continue to do all the things, at home, we need to take a few moments for ourselves to let our hair down and just unwind. In this bonus episode of The Latika Vines Show, you will do just that. Join...

Are you fearful of what others may think of you? Have you ever thought of yourself as a negative statistic, so you hid the real you? These are things that our guest, Grace Onuegbu, went through in her life. She hid herself so others won't see the real her, when really others would have loved the real, authentic her.  Grace isn't the only working mom who has felt this way. And, in today's epis...

It has officially been one year that we have been at home, working full time while teaching our children virtually, managing our homes, spending time with family member via zoom, and everything else on our plate. And, when we have been asked the question, "how are you?" our response is, "all is well!" When really, everything is not well. We are stressed, overwhelmed, tired, lack energy, lack patie...

As working moms, we do so much for everyone else; but, who supports you when you are having a bad day? Who is praying for you when you feel like your world is crashing in? Who do you lean on when you need a sounding board on a rough day? Regardless if we are in a pandemic or not, we need a 24/7 support system. These would be individuals we can lean on when we need them the most. And, these individ...

Have you reached your limit? Has your to-do list, laundry basket, dishes in the sink, and everything else been overwhelming? Research has shown that working moms everywhere are overwhelmed and have reached their limit - they are stretched passed capacity.  Can you relate?  To manage your load and not be overwhelmed, Capacity Coach Nicole shares three ways you can manage your capacity in...

Burn out is defined as a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. It occurs when you feel overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and unable to meet constant demands (or "all the things."). Have you been experiencing this? Have you been burned out? According to my research, speaking with other moms, and going through life myself, working mothers have...

How have you been feeling? Do you feel like you are alone? Do you feel like there are pieces in your life that are missing and you can't put your finger on what it is? Just a few months ago, I realized that I was in this space. I just didn't know what was going on with me. I would look in the mirror and realize I didn't know who this person was, that was looking back at me. Of course, I know my na...