Motherhood Mindset with Stephanie Pletka

10 Lessons to Teach Your Teens Before They Leave for College as They Transition into Adulthood. Are your teens leaving for college, the military, a job, ready to fly the coop and launch into adulthood?  You thought you taught them everything, and then wait: I talk to kid #1 & #2 about car maintenance or money management, but did I mention it to the others? It's funny how obvious lessons s...

Are you chained to your phone? Text, email, pinging sounds reminding you to call a friend, to check a voice mail left by telemarketers. It's a relentless barrage of cognitive overload, holding us captive.   What if, instead of taking a picture of every place we've traveled, we truly experinced the moment with the people we love. We sat and listened and laughed and at the smores and share...

Do the Words: Boundaries and NO create Anxiety, afraid you'll make others' mad? Girl, someone is gonna be mad; it's either YOU or THEM. Tips to Staying True to You.   In this episode, we talk about Boundaries: 1. How to Establish Them 2. What happens when you DON"T say No 3. Tips to Becoming an Advocate for You, Your Family 4. Consequences  5. Transformation Oh, it's chopp...

Today I'm interviewing Sherille Cummings. She was born in Kingston, Jamaica. A married mom of 3, she's a minister and Gospel Playwrite: TORN BETWEEN TWO MASTERS. She has a master's degree in Christian ministry and pastoral leadership from Grand Canyon University, is a member of Changing A generation, serving in the nursing home ministry and street evangelism.  Topic: Are you looking...

2nd Chances: Are you So Focused on the Hustle, You’re Missing the Most Important Part: Building a Legacy, Creating Memories and Quality Time with Family? An Interview with Coach Bruce on 3 Ways to Create a More intentional Life.  Coach Bruce is our family Tennis Coach. When I first met him, we were talking about family, when he showed me a picture of his kids. He said: these aren't my grandki...

What is life without community and connection?  It's easy to sit in isolation, thinking you're the only one going through a tough time, but growth doesn't occur in our comfort zone. It's time to jump off the couch of life and find those friends who we can celebrate life with. Friends who will hold our truths instead of gossip, who are there for you in the good and the bad.   Th...

We get so caught up in social media, comparison, being busy, hustling for our worth, juggling a life that we don't even want. It's time to make the change, to be the change and design a new, more fulfilling life of contentment and purpose.  Are you always on the go, looking for a more slow-paced life? Are you living life to the busy and not to the full? Take the summer and let go of soci...

I interviewed moms, groups of teens, and then chatted with my son on: What Teens Wish Their Parents Knew About Them: from social media, peer pressure, discipline, to buy-in and consequences, he throws out a ton of insight into creating stronger relationships with your teen. On today's episode, I interviewed my son Will, an 18 year senior, graduating HS and heading to college. He played HS Ten...

Part 1 Interview with my Son on What Teens Wish Their Parents Knew About Them: from social media to attitudes and procrastination we’re spilling the details. On today's episode, I interviewed my son Will, an 18 year senior, graduating HS and heading to college. He played HS Tennis, is a life guard, an avid basketball player, a great friend collector, child #2 of 4 and he’s agreed to give us a...

I'm interviewing Christine Roberts, author of I nspirational Mind Food , offering 3 actionable steps to teaching kids critical thinking skills and how to be their own advocate and dream defender. This is critical to their success.  From problem solving and becoming your own advocate, to creating community-minded kids and forward thinkers. Podcast Questions: In this day and age of raising kids...

Are You Allowing People You Don't Even Like to Write Your Story? 3 Ways to Take Your Life Back, to Be Your Own Advocate and Dream Defender for You and Your Kids.   Like a pen to paper, we can so easily give our power to another, allowing them to: direct our path dictate our next steps and write our future.   Have you lost yourself, by allowing other people's expectations to define you? I...

Today, I'm interviewing Christine Roberts, author of Inspirational Mind Food. Do you have a belief system that holds you back from chasing your dreams? Perhaps Marriage = failure, finances = lacking. On today’s episode, we’re talking Mindset. * What creates our thoughts * How thoughts can hold us back * Techniques to walk towards our greatness with more confidence and purpose.   Outline Quest...

The Big College Search: Are you trying to help your teen find the right college? From essays and finances to picking the perfect experience; what if I mess up and it ruins their incredible college experience?   How do you start the conversation when neither of you have an answer? Picking a college?  Cost, fees/ majors offered, specialties, size, location, intern program, extracurricular, potential...

We all know that decluttering our house makes for a calmer, more peaceful headspace. Life feels lighter when the kitchen is clean, when clothes are washed and meals are prepped. When you own the morning you own the day.  Lauren White is a mom, teacher turned professional home organizer who’s passionate about being organized, efficient and helping families find simplicity. Host of The Intentional E...

Between all the roles we play, it's easy to lose ourselves. On this week's episode we chat about: How to Find ME Again: 4 Ways to Discovering My Purpose and Identity in this New Season. Does fear keep you from moving forward? when you were young, life has so much potential. Full of possibilities and excitement. We didn’t allow people’s opinions of us slow us down.  We allow fear to snuff...

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Stephanie's Bio: Stephanie Pletka is a mom of 4, a motivational speaker, best selling author of Living Your Best Life and host of the Motherhood Mindset, a podcast to help women navigate the messy parts of motherhood.  She specializes in helping moms create deep-rooted relationships with their kids, customing the family life you've alw...

Do you fear your ruining your teen's last year at home, trying to navigate college resumes, grades and financial aid? 3 steps to creating a happier, stress-free senior year. We've got you covered, mama. Intro: Do you have teens headed to college and you have no idea where to start, what steps are more important than others or how to graduate debt free? Today we’re unveiling actionable st...

Stepping into a God-shaped dream that feels bigger than yourself, with Merritt Onsa. Did you know you can build a dream outside motherhood, guilt-free? It’s important for your kids to see you win, to see you try something that brings you happiness, to live more fully in your purpose. Merritt Onsa a guest on Motherhood Mindset with Stephanie Pletka. You are the vessel, the messenger, it's not...

Are you looking to adopt, take on a child in the foster care system or serve someone that is about to dip their toe into the process?  However you became a mom: biological, invitro, adoption or raising your cousin's kid, this episode is heart warming and enlightening, offering tips to how to start the process, how to help another mom going through the system.  There is no average family. You...

Moms of Teens, are you in a hard season, mad at your circumstances? Click here to walk towards your happy, with guest Heather Pettey of the Life Coach BFF Show Do you feel uprooted, when life feels out of control? Do you ever feel isolated, angry and disconnected to where you belong? This podcast episode is for you.  3 Ways to Find Connection, Community & Stability Resources: Dana White: https...

This week on Motherhood Mindset, I interviewed Victoria Saylor of Common Sense Media to discuss how digital products, video games, social media and iphones are affecting our kids.  The conversaton took some surprising turns. We discussed the positive, negative and how to lead from behind on helping our teens and tweens navigate the digital age. From family contracts to accountability, how to creat...

This week blew my mind. I didn't see this coming. On this week's episode I chat with Nellie Harden , a Christian mom of four daughters living in Charlotte North Carolina, married for over 20 years, With a background in behaviorial work, wellness and personal development, she is a writer, a family life coach and host of the 6570 family project podcast . We talk about the 4 C's: 3 Eas...

What does a trampoline and a tiny house have in common? Hey mom, Have you ever thought: I want to live in a tiny house by myself? You’re not alone. Discover how 12 Moms found happiness in Carving Out Me Time, Guilt Free. Are you tired of yelling at your kids, fearing once they leave home, they'll never come back?  On this week's episode, RUN don't walk to listen to episode 27: How 1...

Are you ready to feel closer to your teen, to better understand their heart, when their exterior can feel prickly at times? This episode is for you.  Do you wonder what is going on in the brain of a teenager? Why they act they way they do? How to build strong relationships before they leave home, fearful they'll never come back?   I have good news. There's hope and it's never too la...

On today's episode I talk about The Waiting Place. God has lessons He needs to teach. Transformation He wants to offer. If you're always on the run, afraid to sit in the hard, or marinate in the heat, then I fear you'll need to repeat the lesson.    Climbing a mountain creates strength, offers prospective. Those times in the valley, make you wiser. stronger.  Stephanie offers 3 acto...