Mom Inspired Show with Amber Sandberg

What is Enneagram?  Do you know it’s a personality resource that has been around for 2000 years? Everyone loves Enneagram so much that I wanted to do a "Best Of'" episode so that if you are new to the podcast you would of missed this the first time around.  So join Enneagram coach Beth McCord and I as she shares with us what the Enneagram is and why it can benefit our lives esp. our marriages. Bet...

What is Enneagram?  Do you know it’s a personality resource that has been around for 2000 years? Everyone loves Enneagram so much that I wanted to do a "Best Of'" episode so that if you are new to the podcast you would of missed this the first time around.  So join Enneagram coach Beth McCord and I as she shares with us what the Enneagram is and why it can benefit our lives esp. our marriages. Bet...

Do you wonder how coaching works and how it can help you lose weight for good? Today I have my coaching client Crystie Fritz on the show to share with you her success story.  Crystie has been working with me for 4 months and has lost 40lbs and still losing. She shares with you how it's been fairly easy, what she has done to make changes that last and why this is different then anything else she ha...

What do you wish you had done 5 years ago to help your present self? Today I am going to be talking about why it can be hard to imagine your future-self.  So, I will be breaking down some steps to help you figure out what you want for your future. Many times we can pick a goal weight or a goal size but what about having a goal for your life, what you envision for your life beyond what you look lik...

Do you find that you buffer when you are facing something difficult or uncomfortable? Today I am talking about buffering and how it can prevent you from achieving your goals. Sometimes we are trying to escape feelings that come up and we want to buffer with food, scrolling our phones or binge watching tv to name a few and I want to encourage you that if you can allow that feeling to come up and ju...

Are you wanting to stop white knuckling with your eating? Today, I am going to be talking about why white knuckling can feel like we are creating resistance when it comes to weight loss.  If we can allow our brains to think urges are normal then it allows for us to feel less judgmental about those urges.  If you can think about about holding a beach ball under the water that would feel like white...

Wondering when the best time is to go to Costa Rica with kids? I just got back from Costa Rica inspecting resorts and let me tell you, if it's not on your bucket list than you need to make sure you add it. You might be curious if Costa Rica is a good place to travel to with kids and I want to say yes. There is a caveat though, I would highly recommend that your kids are older with all the logistic...

Do you feel like you are not going for your goals because it feels to hard? Today I pull back the curtain and share with you my recent trip to Costa Rica and all the hard things that I had to overcome. I realize that we often can stay stuck because are not willing to feel uncomfortable. As adults we can opt out of trying new things or pushing ourselves and just settle with how life is. I want to e...

Do you feel stuck, do you want to leave counting calories and dieting behind?  Do you feel you like you can achieve so much in life but your weight loss? Do you feel like you spend so much energy thinking about how to lose weight, what to eat, and if you can even keep the weight off once you get to goal? I know for me that was the case before 2019 when I lost over 50lbs and kept it off and I want...

Have you ever had that feeling that the Lord wanted you to take action even though it didn't make sense? Today, we have Crystal Freie on the show and she shares with us her journey on taking a leap even when she didn't have her next step mapped out.  Crystal shares with us how she felt led to leave her job even though she had been there for many years and she was the bread winner. She talks to us...

Do you find that you want to just run away from your feelings hoping they will go away? Today, we have author Jennifer Rurka on the show to talk about mental chatter and how it can feel so overwhelming.  Do you find that you feel exhausted with all that talk that happens in your mind, and wanting to push those feelings away?  Jennifer shares with us her story on how she healed herself from past tr...

Do you feel like you are in a rut with what you are cooking? Today, we have former school teacher now food blogger Laney Schwartz on the show to talk about taking the stress out of the kitchen. Laney shares with us how she makes the kitchen feel fun, exciting and simple. She loves empowering women through cooking and how it can change lives. She talks about how to overcome fear of the kitchen and...

Are you tempted to push your goals off till January 1st? Today I am going to be breaking down what happened this past year that prevented you from hitting the goal you were wanting to achieve but didn't.  I want you to take a moment to think about what actions were you doing that kept you from getting the opposite of what you wanted?  Think back, what were you thinking, what excuses came up, what...

Let's finish the year strong, part 1! Today I am going to be sharing with you why big habits happen with small daily action. So many people including my coaching clients want to resist this and think only big changes will make a difference. So, I want to encourage you to get the ball rolling and finish this year strong. Even if you are listening to this December 20th, I want you to feel like you c...

Have you ever thought about having your own Airbnb investment property? Today, we have real estate investor and Airbnb superhost Kirsten Krikke on the show. Kirsten shares with us what it was like to start her first rental property in her basement and how that evolved to creating their own property management business and becoming an author. She discusses how she was a nurse trying to run her rent...

Do you feel like you don't make enough in your business to invest in your retirement? Today, we have financial planner Sean Mullaney on the show to talk about investing in our retirement. If you have a side hustle, a gig or a full on business this will make you think more about building your personal wealth.  Sean shares with us a high level of the best options for retirement savings account for s...

Are you expecting your spouse to make you happy? Today, we have marriage coach Julia Barbaro back on the show. If you our first interview together episode 307 you can find the link below make sure to check that out as we talk about family and homeschooling. We touched on her being a marriage coach in the first episode but didn't have enough time to dive deep.  So, I wanted to bring her back on to...

Wouldn't it be great to eat for radiant and youthful skin? Today, I have Anais Goldberg on the show discussing how she was a stay at home mom who turned her passion into a career. Changing the way she ate to feel better she started to post her healthiest and most savory dinners on social media and received a lot of buzz. She talked about how changing the way she ate reduced inflammation and not on...

Is your job stressing you out? Today, I have Sara McElroy on the show discussing with us how she got completely burned out in Corporate America.  She shares with us that quitting the first job and starting the second job wasn't better and what led her to her second resignation.  Sara talks about the number of big lies about approaching careers as well as why women stay too long in jobs they are mi...

What are you values when it comes to spending your money? Today, I have Britt Baker on the show to talk about figuring out our values with spending money. From living in Costa Rica for a month, to managing inflation and how this might be the perfect time to start your side hustle. One topic that stood out is how to teach kids how to invest in a fun way. Hear what we have to say about this topic an...

Do you feel exhausted when it comes to communicating with your pre-teen or teen? Today, I have Palak Shah a former mechanical engineer who left her corporate job to pursue a life that worked around her family. Palak shares with us the challenges she ran into being a mom to young kids and struggling to find the balance of being an exceptional employee and a present mom. She talks about how she deci...

Do you feel exhausted when it comes to communicating with your pre-teen or teen? Today, I have Elise Knox on the show to talk with us all about how staying connecting with our teens even when it's hard.  As a former middle school teacher who now works with teens and moms, she can see that moms are at a loss on how to communicate, connect, and support their child through this phase of life.  She al...

Are you living your life with the purpose you always hoped for? Today, we have Julia Barbaro mom of 6, business owner and homeschooling mom. She shares with us why she wanted to homeschool even though her family weren't all on board.  Julia also dives into what it she has learned in her marriage and as a marriage coach and some tips on what you can do to make your relationship better. She shares w...

Are you feeling overwhelmed with the school season starting? Today, I will be talking all about the transition to school starting back up and how that can feel stressful. From the challenges of figuring out what to make for lunch, to getting the kids on earlier bedtime routine, and figuring out your routine that you pushed to the side for the summer.  I don't know about you but it seems like there...

Are you living your life with the purpose you always hoped for? Today, is part 2 of our episode with Melissa Sharpe where we talk about pivoting in your 40s.  She shares with us why she decided to go back to school to become a counselor in her 40s.  We chat about why it can be easy for women to feel like they are to old to try something different but how they should still go after their dreams eve...