Mom on Purpose

Ep 44: 7 Micro-Steps No One Talks About with Forgiveness Have you ever struggled with forgiving someone, even when it feels impossible? Join me on this personal journey as I share my experiences and beliefs about the power of forgiveness, and how it can play a crucial role in navigating towards our dreams and purpose. Together, we'll explore the 7 micro-steps that no one talks about to help y...

Ep 43: How to Make Affirmations Work for You Ever wondered why affirmations just don't seem to work? In this episode, I share when I first discovered what worked, and what didn't, and how I cleared up many misconceptions and confusion about how to use affirmations in a useful way. I'll show you how to create your own meaningful mantras by following 3 fun steps to help you identify y...

Ep 42: 5 Steps to Being More Present in Your Life If you're constantly saying to yourself  "I want to be more present," you're discrediting everything that you are already doing that creates the presence you seek. You get trapped in this framework of  "not enough-ness," and the drive to do more, be more becomes a tiring cycle, and that in order to check off the good m...

Ep 41: 3 Guidelines to Effective Self-Care You feel guilty, you shame yourself for taking time out for self-care. The meaning has become so skewed over the years, but in reality when you take care of yourself, it's the BEST way to take care of everyone else in your life.  In this episode, you'll learn 3 guidelines for your own self-care, self-preservation practice that feeds and nourishe...

Ep 40 When Your Husband Doesn't Support Your Dreams with Sharon Costanzo Sharon Costanzo is a relationship and communication coach, and she's on the podcast today to discuss the challenges women face in pursuing their goals and dreams while maintaining their roles within the family. We dove into the importance of being honest and vulnerable with one's spouse, even if it means lettin...

Ep 39: Behind the Curtain of Autism & PDA April is World Autism Awareness Month and for Lara, it's deeply personal. It's estimated that one in forty-four kids has Autistic Syndrome Disorder. In the last two decades alone, autism numbers have tripled. It might seem like a fad diagnosis, but Lara's here to set the record straight. In this very special episode, she opens up about t...

Ep 38: Goals are Just Decisions in Disguise Part 2 In today's Part Two of "Goals Are Really Just Decisions in Disguise," Lara's diving in with a solid, actionable plan that you can incorporate today (for anything you are reaching toward). The decision-making cycle will help you step out of the emotions that hinder your decisions, help you take an objective view of the negative...

Busy Moms' Book Club: The Next Right Thing by Emily P. Freeman In today's bonus Busy Mom's Book Club episode, Lara is sharing her insights on the book, The Next Right Thing by Emily P. Freeman. As moms, we are inundated with decisions to make, from the simple things like feeding our kids the right foods all the way up to making the best educational choices. If you're overwhelme...

Ep 37: Goals are Just Decisions in Disguise Part 1 "I'm going to make it happen this time." "Goals are useless." "I don't even bother because I'll never be able to do it anyway." Do any of those sound like things you've said before? In today's episode, Lara is guiding us into the mindset behind goals and how we can learn to recognize the patte...

Ep 36: The Benefits of the What If Game You've read all the books, talked to tons of people, and consumed every parenting article out there. And instead of feeling better, worry takes over as your brain swirls with questions and self-criticism.  But, what if that what-if game could work for your benefit? Today, Lara's going to walk you through a method for facing worry head-on. It all st...

Ep 35 Clean Pain vs. Dirty Pain As humans, we've got a lot of emotions and big feelings about things, and they aren't always good. It's painful to feel uncomfortable, angry, resentful, guilty. But there's something even worse: adding shame on top of it all. In today's episode, Lara talks about clean pain vs. dirty pain, and how we can choose which one to deal with. It come...

Ep 34: Motherhood Mindset Shifts Bringing little humans into the world bears with it the heavy realization that we're responsible for making sure they grow up with the right skills, values, and lessons to be good adults. It's a thought that can literally keep us up at night.  Over the years, Lara's learned that while we do need to teach our young ones, we're also still humans l...

Ep 33 Coaching, Therapy, Meds and More Mental health carries a lot of weight, stigma, and embarrassment that prevents many from reaching out for the help they need. In today's special episode, Lara opens up about her own life of anxiety and depression.  Drawing on her experiences as a child, mom, and wife, Lara is candid about the tools she's leaned into: therapy, medication, and life co...

Ep 32 Client Success Story with Jenni Vicknair Join Lara as she interviews a very special guest, Jenni Vicknair, about the challenges, a-ha moments, and effects that coaching has had on her life.   Through laughter and shared stories from their sessions, Lara and Jenni exemplify the beauty of coaching, of opening to Jesus’s guidance, and of becoming the best version of who you want to be. Listen i...

Busy Moms' Book Club: Grit by Angela Duckworth Talent isn't the answer. Effort is! In this month's book club pick, Grit by Angela Duckworth, we're learning about the true grit, real follow-through, and aligning with your core purpose. You don't have to be the smartest, savviest, or most talented in the room to achieve amazing things for your life. Join Lara in this month&a...

Ep 31:  How to Keep a Clean Home Are you a mom who goes all-in on what you love, but you don't have the systems built within your home and then before you know it, things get really cluttered and out of control? If you find yourself getting so overwhelmed to the point where it actually stops you from progressing forward, listen in as Lara shares a process that will help you put a plan into pl...

Ep 30: Create Your Own Goal Rulebook Are you waiting to achieve a goal before you feel good about yourself? Chances are you have a lot of strong thoughts and feelings about goals, internalizing them in so many negative ways that you've lost sight of the direction you want to go. It's time to erase all that background chatter around goals and get back to basics.  In today's episode,...

Ep 29: The Gift of Receiving   As moms, we love to teach our children the gift of giving. Moms are the best at giving, serving their children, family, and community. But … how are you with receiving? How about asking for or accepting help? That's a level of discomfort that can make even the strongest of us squirm. In today's episode of the Mom on Purpose Podcast , Lara Johnson takes us d...

Ep 28: What My Birth Story Can Teach You About Goals After a few weeks of maternity leave, Lara Johnson is back with an all-new episode for the Mom on Purpose Podcast and boy, does she have a story to tell. Lara shares the intimate details of her son's birth and the powerful lessons that came from it; lessons that are going to help you, today, make progress on your goals.    What you'll...

Busy Moms' Book Club: Atomic Habits by James Clear Join Lara Johnson in the bonus audio replay of the Busy Mom's Book Club, where she talks about the self-help book, Atomic Habits by James Clear. Creating new habits is a challenge for many of us and as we make our goals for a new year, this timely book has plenty of advice and practical solutions you can implement right away. Together, w...

Bonus Episode: Busy Moms' Book Club : The Gap and The Gain: The High Achievers' Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Success by Dan Sullivan with Dr. Benjamin Hardy Join Lara Johnson in this bonus audio replay of the Busy Moms' Book Club, where she discusses the book The Gap and The Gain: The High Achievers' Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Success by Dan Sullivan with Dr. Be...

Ep 27 How to Love Your Story with Lori Lee If you're stuck in shame because of the past and the stories you've built around those experiences, then you might not be living your full, authentic self. Those closed-off places impact our parenting, relationships, communication, and work more than we think.  In this episode, author and podcast host Lori Lee shares just how much we create our...

Ep 26 Love Yourself to Your Goals with Dara Tomasson Self-love, self-acceptance and reaching our goals starts with taking care of ourselves. You don't need permission to unconditionally love yourself and your body. The journey begins with curiosity, like a child at play, delighting in all the countless ways our amazing body has our back every minute of every day.  Dara discovered this for her...

Ep 25 Opening the Door to Connection with Marla Beech   Wouldn't it be amazing if every woman could feel the excitement of endless possibilities because of the unique gifts and talents she possesses? No two women are alike and none of us should plan to live our lives the same.   Self-Connection Coach, Marla Beech shows us what we can do to create connection with our time, life and ourselves t...

Bonus Episode: Busy Moms' Book Club : Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking   by Jon Acuff In this bonus audio replay of the Busy Moms' Book Club,  we explore the book Soundtracks , by author Jon Acuff, and learn how he changed his life by rewiring his overthinking, and by writing this book, it became an offering to others who might benefit from what he discovered.   As Ac...