No Guilt Mom | Overcoming Mom Guilt, Parenting Tips, & Self Care for Moms

As moms, we often talk about getting our kids out of a negative mindset, but what about ourselves? Sometimes it's hard to find the time or energy for a full practice.  In this podcast episode, we give you 3 quick and easy ways to add more positivity to your day - even when you're short on time. Resources We Shared: The Gap and The Gain: The High Achievers' Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Succe...

Do you ever feel angry when you get into a disagreement with a friend or family member? It feels like no matter what you say or do, things don’t change and you just feel yourself getting angry. You want to feel calm, cool, and collected, but it feels like your emotions are pulling you in a completely different way. If you’re not getting the results you want, you may need to look at the toxic stori...

No matter where you live, or your religious or political views, the odds are good that most parents share one common goal... we don’t want our kids to be A-holes.  Join us in this podcast episode as we sit down with science journalist, columnist for The New York Times, and author of the book How To Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes, Melinda Wenner Moyer. Melinda is a mom to two boys, living in New Yo...

Join us for this BONUS content where our god friend, K. Domiana leads us on a 5-minute guided mediation drop-in to help you feel calmer almost instantly. If you want to get more resources like this or hear more from K. Domiana, join us at the Be Resilient Summit, going on now! Grab your free ticket HERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Heads up: This is a parents-only podcast episode. The kids probably don’t want to listen to this one. In this podcast episode, we’re getting down and dirty and being very frank in our conversation with our guest Amy Lang, MA, who’s been a sexual health educator for over 25 years.  We talk about the discomfort so many of us feel when talking to our kids not only about sex, but sexuality, masturbati...

Have you experienced any of these things in the past week… Woke up to the sound of one of your kids crying Had to referee and break up a fight between the kids Got hit by an airborne toy thrown in a fit fo emotion by one of your kids Received the cold shoulder from your teen about - you don’t even know what  Been blamed for a late assignment/lost sock or shoe/the weather Had someone attached to yo...

In this podcast episode, we are chatting with Laurel Hess who is a mom of two boys and the founder/CEO of hampr - a peer-to-peer on-demand laundry marketplace. Laurel’s obsessed with helping busy families free up their time and alleviate the mental load. We talk about the heavy mental loads moms carry as we are overwhelmingly the primary caretaker of our households and our kids (often while balanc...

Wondering what you find fun?  Our Balance VIP member, Amanda M., shares what she does to relax and restore - and more importantly, how she makes it happen.  Interested in Balance VIP?  It's our membership exclusively for our Calm & Happy Parenting Students.  You can get on the waitlist for Calm & Happy Parenting here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you define the value of your time by the amount of money you get paid? And if your partner makes more money, then their time is more valuable? If so, then you’re telling yourself a toxic time message. And you’re not alone!  In this podcast episode, we welcome Eve Rodsky, author of the New York Times best-selling author of Fair Play as well as the National Bestseller, Find Your Unicorn Space, an...

As women, sometimes we feel like we can’t say “no” to others in fear of being resented. But that’s not true! It's hard to say no, it's hard to set those healthy boundaries, but they're definitely necessary for our own well-being.   In this podcast episode, we push back against that uncomfortable feeling when we have to say “no” to a request (typically from our family or friends) and give you a sup...

In this podcast episode, we’re talking to Dr. Devorah Heitner. She’s the author of Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World, and has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and CNN Opinion. She has a Ph. D. in Media/Technology & Society from Northwestern University and has taught at DePaul and Northwestern. She is delighted to be ra...

Oh, the struggle of getting out the door in the mornings on time! You’re running late again, and it seems like everyone doesn’t seem to care. The kids are going to be late for school, you're going to be late for work and before you know it, you flip your lid and start yelling- at everyone. Move your bottoms! Get in the car now!   We’ve ALL been there. And yeah, it sucks. But we’re going to help fi...

If you struggle getting your kids to start a new chore, our Balance VIP member, Amanda, shares two practical steps to get kids to do their own laundry based on how it worked in her house. Sign up for the Happy Parent Checklist here: https://www.noguiltmom.com/hpc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anxiety seems to be everywhere these days. No one can ignore the impact the pandemic had on our collective mental health, especially those of our children. Before the pandemic, approximately 5.8 million kids between the ages of 13-17 had a diagnosis of anxiety. These days the mental health community estimates it closer to almost half of all teens in the U.S. are experiencing anxiety. But we have s...

Have you ever thought that being a parent should carry some sort of training? How about spy training?    In this episode, we talk with former CIA intelligence officer Christina Hillsberg turned writer and speaker on parenting, intelligence tradecraft, and women in espionage. She is the author of the book "License to Parent: How My Career as a Spy Helped Me Raise Resourceful, Self-Sufficient Kids"...

Do you ever feel stuck in life? Do you look around and sometimes wonder…what happened? I used to be so passionate and now I don’t know where to even start to find my passion anymore.   In this episode, we talk with Jenna Kutcher, a New York Times Bestselling Author of "How Are You, Really?", a Podcaster, Author, Digital Marketer, Educator, Dreamer, Mother and #1 Most Curious Human (Really). She is...

Does your child seem to break down when they can't get things exactly right or when get anything less than an A?   If so…you’ve likely got a perfectionist on your hands.   While striving to be great at something isn’t necessarily bad, being a perfectionist definitely isn’t the best thing for child to struggle with.    In this podcast episode, we are teaching you what you can do to help your perfec...

Positive body image is something so many of us strive for, not only for our own well being, but also as an example to our kids. But what we don’t talk about is the struggle to keep that mindset when we know our body isn’t the healthy version we want it to be. And what a toll the pressure of “having it all together” can have on us.   In this episode, we welcome back Ruth Soukup. She’s the founder o...

Ever have one of those days where things may not have gone exactly as planned, but it was still a good day? Then, not 10 minutes later all your kid seems to do is complain about everything that went wrong. Ughhhh! Those are the days that make you want to scream and wonder- why aren’t my kids more grateful?   We want you to know that you aren’t alone. So many of us feel that way too.    In this pod...

Picky Eaters. We all have them! The kid that runs away the second they see something healthy on their plate. Some kids are happy to snack on carrots and try new foods without much fuss. While the rest of us deal with picky eaters who seem content to live on a diet composed of crackers and chicken nuggets. Cue the screams of frustration from moms all over the world!    But don’t worry mama. We’ve g...

Do you feel stressed when you walk in and see piles of stuff on the kitchen counter? I can feel my blood pressure go up every time I come close to the kitchen. It’s not good. Do you struggle to keep up with the amount of STUFF your family brings into the house?    In this podcast episode, we welcome back Jennifer Roskamp, mom of nine kids and founder of The Intentional Mom. She helps busy women &...

Is it just me or does it seem like no one ever does chores around the house but mom? Getting kids to do chores is incredibly frustrating as a parent. We want our kids to DO their chores, but we don’t want to nag and we don’t want to deal with bad attitude. But there is be a better way. A way to get it done without all the pushback.   In this episode, we share with you our 4 surefire ways to tackle...

We're doing an ENCORE of one of our top 5 our most popular episodes this week: Episode 116: Six Coping Skills That Will Change Your Kids Lives with Janine Halloran, LMHC!   Everyone needs coping skills, especially in this day and age. Both us as parents and our kids. I mean, no one can be perfect and never have difficult emotions right?   In this episode, we talk with Janine Halloran, LMHC, about...

Chances are you’ve heard the age-old parenting advice that if we aren’t strong on discipline and punishment, your kids will never learn and they will keep doing the same unacceptable behavior. But we’re here to show you a different way. And how you can get more effective results by ditching that mindset and trying this one on instead “I don’t have to punish my kids to be a good parent”. And nothin...

Do you feel overwhelmed when you think about all the things that you need to get done every day, or even every week? Between the kids’ activities, household tasks, and, for so many of us, the added demands of a stressful workplace, so many of us moms are feeling absolutely overwhelmed when we try to get anything done and actually feel like we were productive that day. We’re here to help! We’ll sho...