Mindset for Medical Moms

Things go wrong. Complications happen. Sometimes we don't realize that even when things are really, really hard there are things we can do to help make it easier on ourselves. Here are my top tips on navigating an overwhelming season of medical motherhood.   Request a coaching consult: https://cortneygivencoaching.typeform.com/to/yhX8spn1

Have you experienced the discomfort of joy? When you're in a season of life that feels calm, why do you still feel overwhelmed? So many medical moms struggle with constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop and in this episode, I share why this is not a helpful strategy and how you can get better at feeling good.  Request a coaching consult: https://cortneygivencoaching.typeform.com/to/yhX8...

Four years ago I became a medical mom and my life has never been the same. The journey has been long, hard, and joyful. In today's episode, I share 4 lessons I've learned as a medical mom and how they can apply to your life. I share my thoughts on control, meeting your needs, and feeling vulnerable. Request a coaching consult: https://cortneygivencoaching.typeform.com/to/yhX8spn1 

There are facts in the world. Then there are thoughts about those facts. Did you know this? Your thoughts sometimes seem like facts, but they are not. This episode explores how you can differentiate between what are facts and what are thoughts and what to do with those thoughts when they are not helping you. This is how you can create a mindset that supports your daily life and medical motherhood....

Perfectionism can show up in more areas in your life than you think. Even if you're not a self-described perfectionist, perfectionism can be influencing your willingness to believe in yourself, how you show up in your life, how you make decisions, and how you achieve your goals. This episode explains why perfectionism is so appealing, how to stop it, and how to grow without it.  Request a coa...

Growth can be intimidating but the truth is we are always growing in some way. You can grow faster and with less pain if you grow on purpose. In this episode, I share my thoughts on growth and what it takes to be willing to step outside your comfort zone to choose your own growth. This tool of growing on purpose will help you embrace growth in all areas of your life.  Request a coaching consu...

Hey Mama, what's your story? Do you ever think about the narrative you have of your life? We all have one. You have a story about your life, your marriage (or lack thereof), your kids, and yourself. Join me in this episode to dive into how you can make small shifts in your stories to impact your future. I share personal shifts I've made about how I think about my childhood, about myself as a mothe...

Asking for help is simple, but not always easy. In this episode, I discuss how you can ask for help and what might be stopping you right now. These mindset tools will help you make asking for help way less complicated so you can fulfill your needs and ditch all the guilt that comes from asking for help.  Request a coaching consult: https://cortneygivencoaching.typeform.com/to/yhX8spn1 

When you become a medical mom you might feel like you're drowning. I felt that way too. I had no tools to get me through the overwhelm. I didn't know how to manage my schedule. I didn't know how to feel confident. The medical mom toolbox is here to help you. It's all the tools I wish I had that I've learned the hard way. Today I'm sharing tool number one, your identity. We are going to discuss way...

Being overwhelmed can feel like you're drowning. As medical moms our energy is limited and we don't want to waste it feeling overwhelmed. The good news is there are real tools that can help you decrease your overwhelm. This episode unpacks things that increase your overwhelm and decrease your overwhelm and how you can use these tools to feel better and more peace in your life.  Request a coac...

One of the most commonly asked questions I receive is how I'm preparing for my daughter's upcoming open-heart surgery. Today I share 3 tools to use when you're preparing for your child's future procedure. I am showing you how I apply these tools to my real-life situations and how it helps me during this time.  Request a coaching consult: https://cortneygivencoaching.typeform.com/to/yhX8spn1

 Do you believe that your child is suffering? Do you feel guilty for taking them to procedures? Suffering shame is a pattern of belief I've seen in the medical mom communities. This episode cracks suffering wide open and explores why we feel such shame for our children's experiences and how to look at their experiences differently.   Request a coaching consultation: https://cortneygivenc...

Are you nervous about talking to your child about their diagnosis? In this episode, I share my perspective and thoughts about talking to your child about their diagnosis. It includes specific tips to do so that when you are confident at having conversations and asking questions.  Request a coaching consult: https://cortneygivencoaching.typeform.com/to/yhX8spn1

Today I'm sharing my medical motherhood beliefs that I created to believe on purpose. I share the thoughts and mindset shifts I've intentionally put into practice to help guide me through medical motherhood. I call it my Medical Mom Manifesto. Listen in to learn all about my manifesto and how it helps me feel more peace in my life as I parent my children with diagnoses.  Request a coaching co...

Have you struggled with setting boundaries with people in your life?  I've got you covered. In this episode, I explain what a boundary is and what it is not. I share how to set them so that you take care of your needs, love the people involved, and do it in a way that improves your relationships. Boundaries are often misunderstood and misused, listen to this episode to get the facts so that y...

We don't need to stop caring about other people's opinions because the truth is there are many people's opinions we want to care about. In this episode, I explain how you can handle challenging opinions while still maintaining healthy, drama-free, relationships with those you love.  I share 7 strategies that will guide you in making intentional decisions and create the best boundaries for you...

If you want to actually achieve your goals this year then you have to do things differently. This episode gets real on how we go from not just planning and scheduling but actually doing and it starts with our mindset. Our mindset is composed of 2 parts our thinking and our feeling. No, you don't need to just be more disciplined. In this episode you'll understand what really goes into accomplishing...

Do you want your resolutions to make it past February? Do you want to finally commit to your goals? This episode will bust the top 3 myths around goal setting and dive into what really makes a goal happen. Listen in and find out why we get stuck in a cycle of quitting and how to get rid of self doubt.  Click here to request a coaching consultation: https://cortneygivencoaching.typeform.com/to...

Thinking of the future can be a struggle for us medical moms. It's overwhelming when we don't know what future holds. Today I take a deep dive about the future and how you can help yourself feel less afraid and more present. I'm sharing 5 things to consider about the future, plus a few exercises you can follow along to get the most out of it. 

Do you like being told you're wrong? Do you like being wrong? The majority of us do not. We don't like making mistakes or being incorrect and we don't like thinking that there is something wrong with us. In today's episode I dive deep into why we don't like being wrong and how we can prevent it from holding us back in our relationships, how we view our children, and our self worth.  Use this...

Diagnosis day is one of the most challenging parts of medical motherhood. When your child is diagnosed you feel tons of different emotions... shock, anger, and sadness are just a few. Have you considered how grief may be a part of that process too? In this episode I discuss about the importance of recognizing and processing the grief we feel throughout our medical motherhood journey.  Use thi...