Faithful Mama Rising I Overwhelm, Mindset, Marriage, Faith, Identity

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Sara Ionescu was a successful board certified family medicine physician that found herself realizing that she could help her patients find relief from chronic illnesses, lighten the mental stress in their lives and more by simply incorporating simple fitness habits into their lives. Having left her practice, Sara, a busy mom of 4 kids all under the age of 6, is embarking on th...

Send us Fan Mail If you’re a new mom, you definitely want to listen to this. In this month’s Come As You Are series, I’m chatting with Agina Graham, new mom to an 8 month old baby boy.  And boy, has she learned that being a Mama isn’t for the feint of heart.  Having gone from a busy life of running her own business and living for the gym life, and in her dream relationship, she is learning that li...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Analise Garcia, the powerhouse behind the Mommy Mindset Podcast. Analise’s journey from teen mom to successful podcaster and coach is seriously amazing, and she’s here to share all the goods she's learned along the way with us. 🎙️ Check out her hot shares: Analise’s Journey: From the challenges of being a teen mom to finding her purpose and thriving as a podcaster. Minds...

Send us Fan Mail You know you have to do it.  Heck, you even want to do it, you just can't seem to get motivated to actually do it!   GRRRRR.... Why does it seem so hard to get up and get started? Why does motivation seem to be like an elusive unicorn that everyone else seems to find, but your map is all wonky and keeps leading you back to right where you started? Ok, let's stop your avo...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever had the dream of owning real estate, generating extra income or even getting to the point where you have passive income? You watch the shows, you see the ads and then you look at your bank account and figure, yeah- that’s never gonna happen.  Guess it’s just working until the end of time… ugh. My guest, Lindsay Sharma is a mom of 3 littles living in Florida and runni...

Send us Fan Mail One day, Julia Jordan was dressed for a night out on the town, wearing her favorite heels, when she found herself moving a mattress with her friend, instead. Thus was born the idea of her new podcast:  Moving Mattresses in 3 inch Heels. Having a high demand job in finance and investments, she realized that, although she was creating a lot of success there, the cost to her quality...

Send us Fan Mail If you're an overwhelmed mom struggling with burnout, losing your identity in motherhood, and wondering what happened to the vibrant woman you used to be — this episode is for you. Have you ever had a full-on Mom-ster moment with your sweet babies and then sat in the aftermath thinking — what happened to me? Have you ever looked in the mirror and barely recognized the person...

Send us Fan Mail Want to know what life is like with 7 kids?? This is your chance with my good friend, Tiffani Jenkins! In this Come As You Are episode, I ask her ALLLLL the questions that pop into your mind whenever you see more than 3 kids popping to of one car, right? And she is so awesomely open about it as well as how she keeps her sanity through it all.   In fact, after talking to her for th...

Send us Fan Mail Know that feeling of walking into a room in your home and you just want to walk right back out?  The clutter, the junk… it all just screams at you, but you don’t know what to do with it all. Enter Melina Kane. She helps women organize their homes with a system that is specifically designed for your personality, tendencies, and motivators so that in 2 weeks you’re not overwhelmed w...

Send us Fan Mail If you're an overwhelmed mom struggling with burnout, marriage disconnection, and losing your identity in motherhood — this episode is for you. Have you ever felt the frustration of talking — really talking — and still not feeling heard? Have you ever ended a conversation more exhausted than when it started, wondering how you and your husband keep ending up in the same argume...

Send us Fan Mail As a Certified Integrative Healing Practitioner Sandie Gascon is living her dream helping people achieve their health goals.  She has spent 10 years researching every aspect of natural healing and has made it her life long quest to continue that learning.   She pulls knowledge from many sources including her 4 year Honor's Degree in Biomedicine, a 3 year diploma in Massage Th...

Send us Fan Mail How do we break that darn habit of giving so much love and attention to those comfort foods that beckon to us, promising satisfaction, only to leave us feeling like a hippo in a mud pit - sluggish and covered in regret. Jillian Beck-Rogers is a Certified Health & Wellness Coach helping busy professionals overcome comfort eating habits and get their health back on track through...

Send us Fan Mail Ever catch yourself taking a big breath because you realize you haven't breathed in a few minutes from all the stress you've got going on? Maybe a screech owl invaded your vocal cords because you're pretty sure that your normal voice settings aren't set to scream. And yet, here you are, anxiously living your days, wondering when you can just remember what calm...

Send us Fan Mail Are you ready for some much needed girl time?   This Come As You Are episode features the fabulous Stephanie Mendoza and we are getting chatty about living life in Casa Mendoza. It’s going to feel like downloading with your bestie and we cover everything from: Where she hails from (apparently, being a Chicago native comes with qualifications) How she met and fell in love with her...

Send us Fan Mail I wish I could speak like her. I wish I had the confidence to do what he does. I could never do that… Sound familiar?  It’s happened to us all.  We have a moment where we see someone stepping out boldly and powerfully standing in all their true glory and we want to be like that.  But something just seems to be holding us back. We think to ourselves, “Well, that’s just not me.  Thi...

Send us Fan Mail We are back with Lauren and Jenn to get the final details about the surrogacy journey. From secret passwords for go time, to family flying in and waiting too long for the baby to arrive and everything in between, we laughed and talked about the fact that this journey includes so many more people than just these 2 women. And it was never clearer than the final hour when the baby ca...

Send us Fan Mail A few weeks ago when I was catching up with an old friend and she shared about how she had become a surrogate, for her husband's ex-college roommate, no less. Whoa. Her story was so intriguing, I had to hear the  other side. In this episode,  I asked every question under the sun that I could think of about what the whole process was like for Lauren, who was trying desperately...

Send us Fan Mail If you're an overwhelmed mom struggling with burnout, boredom, and that creeping feeling that life has gotten smaller than you ever intended — this episode is for you. Have you ever noticed that somewhere between the school years and the mom years, you stopped asking questions? Have you ever felt bored or anxious with where you've landed in life and had no idea why — whe...

Send us Fan Mail It's girl hang out time with my good friend, Tiffani Mitzel! Tiffani runs her own business ( https://tiffanimitzelinsurance.com/ ) from home while raising 2 littles under 5 along with her husband, Tyler. We have fun as we talk about how she fell for her husband back in her high school days (remember those Abercrombie models??), how she ended up owning her own insurance compan...

Send us Fan Mail If you're an overwhelmed mom struggling with burnout, going through the motions, and wondering why life feels so much less than you imagined it would — this episode is for you. Have you ever read a statistic and felt it land a little too close to home? Have you ever finished a perfectly fine day and still gone to bed feeling vaguely empty — like something important is missing...

Send us Fan Mail There are certain times in life when "YES" is not the answer you want to hear.  My dear friend Montse experienced exactly that when her doctor said, "This is bad" and she asked, "Is it cancer?"   "YES." What actually happens when that one little word changes the life you were living in an instant?   That's exactly what we are finding ou...

Send us Fan Mail If you're an overwhelmed mom struggling with burnout, isolation, and wondering why something as simple as making friends feels so impossibly hard in this season — this episode is for you. Have you ever googled how to make mom friends and gone down a rabbit hole that left you feeling more hopeless than when you started? Have you ever shown up to something with every intention...

Send us Fan Mail  👋 Ever felt like your dreams were gathering dust on the shelves of your mind? 🌟 Don't worry, you're not alone.   Today is the day to pull up your big girl undies and get ready to revive that dream despite what struggles might lay ahead. 💪 I'm digging in with Karen Banes, a mom who refused to let life's challenges keep her from being there for her kids AND w...

Send us Fan Mail Being an empty nester certainly doesn't mean your journey in motherhood has come to an end. 🕊️ It's just a new beginning. 🌅 Of course, it was the journey getting there that really defined who Dana Trant became in life. Check out this episode where we kick back and talk about the "bird's eye view" of motherhood from a place of not being that primary caregi...

Send us Fan Mail If you're an overwhelmed mom struggling with burnout, playing it safe, and feeling like your life has quietly shrunk into a loop you never actually chose — this episode is for you. Have you ever looked up and realized your whole life is running on autopilot? Have you ever felt the slow, sneaky comfort of a routine that keeps you safe but leaves you completely uninspired? Have...