Her Pursuit - Motherhood, Habits, and Intentional Living

TRIGGER WARNING - this episode discusses highly sensitive topics that may not be appropriate for everyone. Please use discretion before pressing play. Today my friend Carina comes on to talk about maternal mental health. Carina is a mom of two littles, a wife, and dog mom. She likes to share her mental health journey, motherhood, and a little bit of lifestyle in between. She is also a follower of...

Happy Mother's Day, mama!!!! Something told me to record this prayer for you. It was very last minute, in the front seat of my car, through my phone... I actually laid down in bed to go to sleep and realized I'd forgotten to upload it! So here I am, up past 10 pm, making sure this message finds your ears!! It's that important. Very "messy", but also very much a God-thing....

Today I'm sharing the rest of my mom's interview, so if you missed the first part, check it out here. In this conversation, my mom and I sit down to talk about real life things moms like you and I are facing. We discuss everything from having babies at a young age to the fact that you never truly stop being "Mama". I hope this episode encourages you in some way and reminds you...

If you know her, you love her! My mom sat down with me for a special Mother's Day Interview to share some of her story and what it was like finding out she was pregnant at such a young age. We talk about everything from unexpected pregnancies to marriage, divorce, and blended families. Nothing is off the table as we share this honest conversation with you about real life and raw motherhood mo...

Hey friend, this is part 3 of my story, so if you're just finding this episode and haven't listened to the previous 2 episodes, you may want to do that in order for everything to make sense. Today, I'm sharing the basic 6 steps I took to move from anxiety to abundance, burned out to balanced, and pain to purpose. I'll also give you some "real life" steps I took to con...

I know, the title is heavy. It's a lot to take in. But it's the reality SO many moms are facing - most of them in silence or all alone. That's why I think it's so important to share more of my story with the you, so you can better understand where I've been. So you can have context when you hear me share about all the things I do now. I don't come from a place of havi...

Can we just take a deep breath together before you press play on this one?? *inhale...exhale* This episode has been a long time coming. To be honest, I haven't really had the words or known how to share more of my story like I do in this episode.  Even though we've been hanging out for a while, and I share so much with you, there are still parts of my story that feel scary to share. This...

Today we're talking through some practical implementation steps that Jenna gave us in Part 3 of the Spring Cleaning Series. We discussed how we can clean out our calendars and reclaim some of our time. If you missed it, catch up here! This episode is for the mom who is ready to take some things OFF the calendar and maybe even put some things ON the calendar that will serve you and your family...

Welcome to part 3 of the Spring Cleaning Series! Today we're looking at the area of time. My friend Jenna Arvidson comes on the show to talk to us about cleaning out our calendars and making more time for what matters to us as busy mamas. How can we align our calendars with what matters most to us; what we value? What does that look like and why does it matter? We'll also discuss: Simple...

Okay friend, today we're following up and following through with Part 2 of our Spring Cleaning Series, which was all about taking inventory of our thoughts and cleaning them out! Today I want to share my ONE take away and action step from the conversation I had with Mindset Coach and Author, Gabe Cox, in episode 57. If you missed it, be sure to tune in and catch up here before listening to th...

In part TWO of our Spring Cleaning Series, I'm sitting down with Author and Mindset Coach, Gabe Cox, for some practical ways we can clean out our thoughts. In this episode we discuss: Becoming more self-aware and recognizing the internal narrative that's on repeat in our minds and how to shift out of that Where moms most often get hung up with their thoughts and how to move past thoughts...

If you missed Part 1 of the Spring Cleaning Series, you'll want to catch that here before listening to today's episode. You can think of this as a follow up to Part 1 where I sat down with Decluttering Expert, Katy Wells to talk about how busy moms can get started cleaning OUT their things. How can we get rid of the stuff that makes us feel like we can't breathe and why does it matt...

During the month of April I'll be bringing you a "Spring Cleaning Series" where we're going to walk through different areas of our lives we can clean out to ultimately make more time and space for what matters to us as busy moms while also creating more intentional lives. One of the more practical areas we can start cleaning out is clutter. Most of our homes are overrun with TH...

Does your mind feel overrun with all of your to-dos and things you can't forget about? How about your thoughts and worries? If your head feels cluttered, this simple practice will help you create more mental space for yourself. Writing down your thoughts, your tasks, getting all of the things that are taking up mental space out of your mind and onto paper will actually help you create more me...

If we're honest, we've all felt unfulfilled in motherhood to some degree. Maybe it doesn't look or feel how we thought it would. Maybe it's not everything we "dreamed" of. Maybe we don't know how to measure success or can't tell if our efforts are worthwhile. Listen, friend. I've been there. We've all been there in some shape, form, or fashion. You...

Does your home feel like a wreck? But you don't have a ton of extra time to clean and pick up? If you answered YES to either of those questions, today's episode is going to be so helpful for you. We're chatting about this proven strategy that will get your results in just 10 minutes! If the mess overwhelms you, if you don't know where to start, if you continuously procrastinate...

I’m excited to bring you today’s episode all about prepping for your week. If you find yourself being caught up in the whirlwind of your days without a plan, without direction, making last minute decisions (which leaves you frustrated), then today’s episode is going to help you out SO much.  I’m explaining how I prep for my weeks every Sunday, how this came about, why it matters to me, and how it...

NEWFLASH: You do not need fancy task management systems or color-coded planners to get started with time management, especially if you're a busy overwhelmed mom who is just trying to get started. It is possible to take your time back, manage your time efficiently, and get things done using these 4 simple steps! Grab your pen and paper mama, you may want to take some notes. Listen to more on t...

I've been feeling it and I think you have too! Sometimes life gives us one thing after another.. after another. What do we do when we feel stuck in the suck? How do we get unstuck, get back up, and move forward? On today's episode I'm sharing where I've been lately and what I'm planning to intentionally DO to help myself get out of this sucky, sticky place! Life is going t...

You know I'm not a morning person, but my morning time could quite possibly be my favorite.  If you're wanting to create a manageable, sustainable morning routine you can ACTUALLY show up for and put into practice each day, this episode is for you! We're walking through 3 simple steps to map out your own, personalized morning routine that you can start implementing as soon as you&ap...

Does balance exist? Do you feel like you're always dropping the ball? Do you ask yourself if you'll ever be able to get it together? Feel like you're not doing enough? Can't ever keep up? Too many hats, balls, plates?! Here's the one truth that will change everything! Want more goodies straight to your inbox? Join the email list here! Join our online community here. If you...

Hey mama! It's MARCH!!! And while it's not spring... yet... it is soooo close. This episode is going to bless and encourage you and remind you of the hope that a new season IS COMING, especially if you've been feeling overwhelmed by where you're at right now in motherhood and life. Maybe winter has felt dark in more ways than one. Maybe you feel as if your hope is fading. Maybe...

We all have an inner critic. It's that negative voice we hear on repeat. I call her the mean girl in my head. It's the condescending, negative thoughts that replay in our minds day in and day out. More than likely, you have the same set of negative thoughts running through your mind each day. Do our thoughts matter? Does what we focus on matter? Is there any way to change or get rid of t...

Do you ever get to the end of your day and ask yourself, "What did I actually do all day?" or "Where is all of my time going?". If so, you're not alone. It's so easy as busy mamas not even to "waste" our time but spend it doing everything else for everybody else and not actually getting anything done that we would like to get done - whether that be for ourse...

Loving our bodies postpartum and even years after having babies can be a difficult thing to navigate. I'm so excited to have my friend Liz Henderson on today's show to share her knowledge and expertise in this area.  We'll talk about what's it's like to feel like a stranger in your own skin, wanting to feel like yourself again, and how impatient we can be with change and w...