Mom Inspired Show with Amber Sandberg

Are you feeling like you are burning out? Today we have life coach Cherlyn Decker on the show. She shares with us how important it is to take care of ourselves as moms. That when we feel frazzled that we end up being short tempered and not being the person we want to be.  Cherlyn talks about not feeling good enough, especially when it comes to homeschooling and taking on that new role. Lastly, she...

Have you been thinking about starting something new? Going back to school, starting a side business, changing careers, maybe writing a book? Today we have author of the Night Night series Amy Parker back on the show. She shares with us how she started as an Editor at Tommy Nelson and one day as she was trying to put her young son to bed she came up with a story that would then become the Night Nig...

Are you having a hard time dealing with grief lately? Today, we have Shelley Buck, wife of Frozen and Frozen 2 director Chris Buck and author of Leave Your Light On: The Musical Mantra Left Behind by an Illuminating Spirit. Shelley shares with us her story with working at Disney and meeting her husband to finding out her oldest son Ryder had cancer, to then beat it then to lose his life a few mont...

Are you feeling super stressed with the decision you are making or made about what kind of schooling your kids will do this year? Today, we have Jenny Stemmerman back on the show to talk about being a mom during a pandemic with school age kids! We have a casual conversation about what its like with trying to figure all the school stuff with COVID. That so many moms are stressed out trying to make...

Why should you be traveling right now, because deals are phenomenal! Today we have Laurie Palumbo, COO of ID Travel Group on the show. Laurie shares with us some amazing vacation destinations to travel to during COVID.  Not only are these places a safe place to visit, most of these resorts are operating at 70% so you are getting more privacy than usual.  Also,  ID Travel has an amazing promo going...

Are you racking your brain trying to figure out where you can travel to for the rest of the year and next? Today we have Heidi La Russo from Lush Experience on the show to share with us some amazing places we can go this year and next!  She shares with us 3 different locations and 4 amazing resorts that are perfect during the pandemic. Heidi mentions that she is starting to see bookings again and...

Are you trying to figure out if you want to do private homeschooling vs. online learning through the public school system? Today I have Shannon Carpenter from Heart of Homeschooling back on the show.  I wanted to talk to her about choosing curriculum's.  I know so many parents who have decided to do remote learning are trying to figure out if they want to do their own thing vs. remote learning thr...

Are you considering remote learning for this school year 2020/2021, and feeling anxious on what that might look like? Today I have mom of 7 kids Shannon Carpenter from Heart of Homeschooling on the show.  I asked her what does she recommend to moms that are considering if homeschooling is a good option for them?  Shannon also shares with us how important it is to build a community around you if yo...

Have you ever wondered how do you organize your day when you homeschool, even when you work outside the home? Today, we have Erin Barry back on the show to talk more in depth about homeschooling and what that looks like.  We dive into the advantages of homeschooling at each age level, what do co-ops look like and how socialization works in regards to building a community for your kids and yourself...

SHOW NOTES: Homeschooling 101 series: Part 1 Erin Barry: 194 Is Homeschooling starting to look like a good back up plan? Today, we have Erin Barry on the show and we talk all about homeschooling!  She shares with us that many people can feel overwhelmed by the thought of homeschooling and that it isn't once you are familiar with it.  Erin mentions that you actually have more control over your sche...

Do you ever find yourself saying is this it, is this our new normal? Today, we have Jennifer Thompson back on the show and we talk all about quarantine and what that looked like for Jennifer as well as what life is looking like as we come out of "shelter at home".  She shares with us how she started cooking more with her kids and some of the fun recipes she has fallen in love with. We chat about C...

"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better."- Maya Angelou Today we have author Angie White Stone back on the show to have a peaceful but honest conversation between two moms about what is happening right now.  I wanted to pick her brain on how do we start taking steps, even small steps to move in the right direction especially with our children. What do we ne...

Do you ever wonder how you could be a better mom to your boys? Today, we have Monica Swanson on the show and we talk all about being a boy mom! Monica shares with us what its like raising 4 sons in Hawaii.  She talks about building relationships with her sons that last and what does that look like. We talk about raising boys to have their own personal faith as well as navigating the teenage years....

Has quarantine made you think about your design choices in your home? Today, we have Rachel from Crate and Cottage on the show to talk all about house design without breaking the bank. She shares with us that after having her first son she had postpartum, experienced a lot of depression and anxiety. So she was looking for a creative outlet that was just for herself other than being a mom and it ca...

Have some of you enjoyed this time of quarantine, especially if you have teens? Today, we have Ann Kaplan on the show.  Ann talks about seeing her teens more than she normally would because of quarantine and how she has actually enjoyed it!  We talk about disappointments, from not being able to travel, to hanging out with friends and how we now have to think about "how to be with other people" and...

Since COVID-19 hit have you found yourself making different decisions in regards to your health? Today we have Lindsay Young back on the show and we talk all about taking care of ourselves.  Even when the quarantine gets lifted everywhere we still want to stay healthy. Lindsay shares with us some things that are key in order to best take care of ourselves.  The first things she talks about is slee...

Have you been thinking about your life choices lately, are you ready for a change? Today, we have Angela Guzman on the show.  I wanted to have her on the show to talk about about life choices and what made her decide to live a more intentional life.  Angela shares with us why they decided as a family to have her become the breadwinner and become a single income family. She talks about what her kid...

Has your business taken a hit from COVID-19 ? Today, we have Christy Wright from Business Boutique and Ramsey Solutions back on the show!  If you missed her last episode you can check her out on episode 93.  I wanted to have her back to share with us some business ideas to help during this time-frame. Christy tells us to think short term, she doesn't normally recommend that but we have never exper...

Has this quarantine actually been a blessing in disguise for your family ? Today, we have Laura Smith back on the show!  If you missed her last episode you can check her out on episode 172.  I wanted to have her back to share with us what it looks like to have older kids during quarantine.  We talk about that we are weathering the same storm but our experiences look different. She shares with us t...

Are you feeling a bit stressed or worried with money right now? Today, we have Rachel Cruze back on the show!  I had her on the show before on episode 100 where we talk about loving your life not theirs and it was so great. Make sure to check that out after this episode! So, I wanted to have her back on during this time frame because I know people have lost their jobs, or have had to take a pay cu...

Have you lost track of what day it is, yeah me too! I decided to do a COVID-19 series through May, yes May because honestly, I really have no idea when life will get back to normal so I wanted to bring to you other moms and their experiences during this time frame!  I am going to be having guests talk about the challenges of homeschooling, working from home, the disappointments that come during th...

How has your prayer life been lately? Today we have Kristen Pardue back on the show to talk all about prayer!  Kristen shares with us why it's so important to pray.  One story that she shared that I truly loved, was how she explains what it is like to pray to help her boys. She said that she tells them that it's just like talking with your best friend or Mommy.  I loved how simple she breaks it do...

Have you ever thought about the things that you store in your house that you never use? Today we have Stephanie Sikora back on the show for part 4 of our simplifying series! Today we will be talking about storage and the cost that comes with storing a lot of things in our homes.  Stephanie challenges us to think about how much money we paying to store stuff in our house, how much of our mortgage a...

Do you feel like it's so easy to have things fall through cracks on a daily basis? Today we have Stephanie Sikora back on the show for part 3 of our simplifying series! Today we will be talking about daily systems and how it can make your life easier.  Stephanie shares with us her tricks that help her on a daily basis to stay on top of things and not forget what is important.  She talks about if w...

Do you feel overwhelmed with all the kid stuff? Today we have Stephanie Sikora back on the show for part 2 of our simplifying series! Today we will be chatting all about kids stuff and how we can start minimizing the clutter. Some of the topics that I wanted to talk to Stephanie about were school photos, family photos and portraits that might be large and what in the world are we doing with them w...