Meant to Bloom: because burnout shouldn't be your baseline

I’m in a current state of ruthlessly pursuing peace in life. This, however, doesn’t mean that I’m cutting out everything and everyone who disturbs that peace. What it does mean in rewriting the meaning behind the actions that are happening around me. It takes awareness and detachment from your emotions to look at a situation like this from the outside.  In this episode I’m talking about:  You cann...

This last school year was our first experience with formal education in our family and I can say we’ve done it all at this point. We tried on every shoe and though we loved all of them, they weren’t all a great fit. Here’s the recap of what I learned with our first kindergartener.  In this episode I’m talking about:  Why we chose to start with formal schooling last year.  Our honest experience wit...

It’s been nearly 60 episodes since I last gave a lesson in meal planning which is weird considering how most of my internet traffic comes from my 2019 blog post about creating a rotating meal plan . Truthfully, I got burnt out on meal planning and needed a shift in that area. I was living in a home where I hated my kitchen, couldn’t keep it clean, and couldn’t find joy in cooking. It seems everyth...

You've already made a million decisions today, you didn't make a plan and now you're second guessing every decision you make like it's a life and death matter. Mama, I see you! I've faced this struggle for far too many years before making a few simple tweaks to my mindset and habits that have greatly made my daily life better. I'm gonna share those with you today. In this e...

How many times have you taken a photo of your kids just to feel bad about it later because the background was a disaster? Or maybe you spent an entire dance recital trying to get a decent video of your kid and forgot to actually enjoy being there? I had the opportunity to interview Stacy of Stacy Mae & Co Photography. We had an incredibly profound chat about motherhood and preserving memories...

One year, 88 episodes, 19 reviews, over 4k plays, hundreds of hearts touched and lives changed, all because I put my past to death, I put fear behind me and I chose to show up for the woman who feels like her voice doesn’t matter.  I’ve had conversations with a lot of women who are impressed by what I’ve done - but let me tell you, it’s all baby steps. It’s taking one small scary chance at a time....

Financial literacy is the key to financial freedom  Raquel recently helped my husband and I set up the life insurance plans we’ve been putting off for the last 8 years, as well as savings plans for the kids that we had meant to set up with each birth - If you want someone to take you by the hand and lead you to the financial freedom and next right steps for your family, while taking nothing out of...

We’re supposed to be doing all things “in love,” but when society tells you it’s cooler to be a hot mess, have a bad attitude about all your responsibilities and count down the minutes until it’s “wine o’clock,” it can be even more difficult - because having love in your heart while changing a baby out of the third blow out diaper of the day isn’t already hard enough.  There’s a few reasons we str...

This system I’m going to share today is loosely based on a 5 day mindset realign challenge that I have taught spontaneously for the last 2 years, and a workbook that accompanies it has become my best selling printable product. I’m here today to talk about what I’m calling Peaceful Productivity. I’m not here to peddle a superficial productivity that checks every item off your to-do list while you m...

Motherhood is not housekeeping. Adulting with kids is not the same as “motherhood”. Anyone trying to do tasks with a child is facing an incredible handicap - that’s not what makes motherhood hard. Good moms can suck at cleaning, cooking, baking.  How do you define motherhood? How do you measure your success as a mom? In this episode we’re chatting about:  Moms can have all kinds of skills  Motherh...

Trigger warning:  This episode contains information about childhood physical and sexual abuse and is designed for adult listeners.  Headphones are recommended. We like to pretend that some things aren’t a problem until they are a problem. In some cases this may work for you… But when it comes to the safety of our children, that’s not the time to chance it. We have to stop turning a blind eye to it...

You’re doing too much, bae. I let go of my to-do list over a year ago, and it’s been my most productive year - mainly because I’m not spending my energy beating myself up over what’s left unfinished. There’s a very simple method to getting your to do list complete and putting this method into your weekly rhythm can prevent a to do list from growing. You can ditch your list all together by using yo...

Life is full of unexpected joys, but what about those times you were so sure you didn't WANT this joy? We're talking about unexpected second pregnancies. I think we don't talk often enough how terrifying pregnancy can be even for a mama who's been there before, even for a mama who's been TRYING to conceive. One thing is for sure: excitement and fear are almost identical sensati...

I’m sick of being told that I have to be a mom-preneur to live a fulfilled life - yes, I am building a business as a stay at home mom, but too often I get fooled into thinking that the mom part is the lesser of the two. I do my best to create a life that harmonizes the work, the play, the love, etc, but sometimes old thought patterns make a cameo and turn things upside down. I want to normalize th...

Positive Intelligence Coach, Dorice Horenstein, is dropping some absolute bombs on today’s episode. This one is packed with insight, wisdom, love and understanding and this is blow-your-mind, melt-your-brain, kind of stuff. I’m so excited to share this juicy news with you, friend. Number take away: Love yourself enough to take action.  In this episode we’re chatting about:  Positive Intelligence a...

Some things just don’t go the way we plan. My weekend getaway to Vegas for example. What was meant to be a romantic and fun trip with the husband, wasn’t meant to include a two hour sob fest in the hotel room rethinking my entire life, and yet that’s exactly what the weekend needed.  I wasn’t being honest with myself, I was hiding away the ugly parts and pretended I’d overcome them each time, when...

This statement might not sit well with you, but Being a Mom is Hard - and ignoring the difficulties is just another piece of toxic positivity. Our tendencies to hide away our troubles, put on a happy face and keep on swimming is what’s tearing us apart. Mama, let’s stand together, let’s hold one another’s hand. It’s not always hard, but it’s okay to admit that it’s hard right now. In the end it al...

I'm getting a bit honest and vulnerable today (okay, so I do that all the time...) I'm sharing with you a sneak peek into my life right now in this season of waiting, transition, and anxiety. I'm choosing fullness over  busy-ness, I'm choosing peace over stress. And here's exactly how I'm doing that right now, in real time, today.  In this episode we’re chatting about : The...

How many times have you started that healthy living journey only to quickly be met by the towering overwhelm of it all? It doesn’t have to be that way. Today Lucy Hutchings is sharing her expert advice on making healthy living realistic, simple, and sustainable. Lucy is revealing the real reasons you’re overwhelmed by this shift AND giving her tips on how to overcome each of those reasons. The Hea...

I rarely talk about my planner for how big of a part it plays in my story and daily life. I’ve been asked a few questions about HOW I actually use my planner and approach differing schedules from day to day, and I want to answer those here. I also want to tell you how I used my daily planner to beat my bad attitude and save my mental health. I’m also going to share some of the tips and insights I...

There’s just too many different ways a woman today can be plagued by unworthiness. I know especially as women, we are surrounded by a lot of comparisons.  In social media, advertisements, magazines, tv… And they just show you pictures of what other places look like, other homes look like, other people look and that comparison starts you thinking “I'm not that good.” And then there’s this prod...

We've all got that new Miley banger on repeat, and I now there's tons of you happily married ladies feeling like you "shouldn't" be singing it with such passion. But I want to challenge that mindset and say: Yes, you SHOULD by yourself flowers, even if your man already does. Self Love is the topic today! Let's chat about it.  More from this episode here: https://brittniclarkson.com/2023/02/07...

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In order to live our lives with intention, we must first know what our intentions are. We must ask ourselves questions to understand what is really important to us, and seek a life that makes these a priority. A life without without intention is like drifting in the sea without a destination. You might be moving great distances, you might be paddling for hours on end, exhausting yourself, but if y...

I could cite numerous studies that link the connection between your mental health and your physical environment, but I'll let you Google that yourself. In this episode I'm joined by Tasha Brendible (host of Turned Up with Tash Podcast ) to chat about the affects our home can have on our health, as well as sharing her professional tips for simple and effective cleaning when you feel totally overwhe...