Raw Mom Life

Starting a workout routine. Eating healthier. Incorporating a morning routine. That's all hard stuff... stuff that we usually get wrong at the start and so it doesn't last. Inside today's episode, I am giving you my best tips for creating these habits in your life.  And there's an announcement at the end, letting you know a decision I had to make... for better or worse! -------...

Being a mom can be so lonely. And it's hard to find friends when you're a new mom or find the right friends, no matter what stage of motherhood you're in. In today's episode, I'm sharing my experience of the friendships I've built and also the ones I've put up boundaries around and why. --------------------------------------------------------------------- New epi...

Gretel is a mom of 2 who works FT as a Social Worker and has the online persona of Snarky Mommy... and she's hilarious. She says, "I love my kids more than anything but I also need to be able to be snarky about them to cope." Come listen to our raw mom talk! Find Gretel on Instagram here: Snarky Mommy (@snarkymommy78) Find her on Twitter here:  @snarkymommy78  ----------------------...

It has been a journey this year learning to help my 7 year old with her big emotions, her sensory sensitivities, and her anxiety... all while keeping myself from losing my crap. Inside this episode, I share more about this journey and some tips we've used to help her when she gets overstimulated, anxious, and frustrated with life. --------------------------------------------------------------...

Getting overstimulated is super easy and then leads to no patience, snapping at your kids, and mom guilt. No thank you. Inside this episode, I share some of the tools that I use to help myself when I'm feeling overstimulated. And stay tuned for next week's episode when I share the tools I use with my neurodivergent kiddo! ------------------------------------------------------------------...

Our inner dialogues can be mean and unkind and unloving. Inside today's episode, I'm giving you tips for how to change that inner voice to gentle and loving... we have to be intentional as moms to learn to love ourselves. And then we can teach our babies too. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- New episodes post every Thursday! Watch for RAW CONVERSATI...

Inside this episode, Lauren Erickson and I have a great conversation about what it's like to raise kiddos who have anxiety and sensory sensitivities. We chat about how incredible it's been to be able to get the tools for both our kids and for us as moms. And of course, we chat about how to stay sane among the chaos of motherhood! Find Lauren here: https://www.instagram.com/lmerickson13/...

Being a mom is always busy... whether it's busy potty training or chauffering, it's busy. And inside this episode, I'm sharing things that help me to feel balance, peace, and sane during these different busy phases of life. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- New episodes post every Thursday! Watch for RAW CONVERSATIONS with mamas every month! Wan...

The fight of getting kids to do chores... it's not fun. We've come up with a system in our house that has my kiddos doing chores every day without much struggle and helps them earn money at the same time. Inside this episode, I'm sharing all the details of how to make chores less of a struggle with your kids. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Wh...

The holidays are here... and with the holidays, comes stress. The presents. The family gatherings. The Christmas cards. ALL. THE. THINGS. But what if you set up boundaries around your holidays, found things that bring joy and let go of the things that don't, and felt like you weren't going crazy?? I'm sharing tips for how to do these things inside this episode! ---------------------...

Get ready to feel encouraged as you listen to this episode with Shay Greenwood, mom to 5 kids and married to Roosevelt for 27 years. Shay is at the stage of motherhood where 4 of her children are adults and no longer living at home. She shares her wisdom on finding your vision for your family and how to instill that in your children. She talks about building relationships with your kids as they gr...

My family and I laugh about some of the silliest things.. hear them inside this episode and why we work to keep laughter going strong in our household. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- New episodes post every Thursday! Watch for RAW CONVERSATIONS with mamas every month! Want to be a guest? Click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8HSieo2ZXe4DOes...

And seasonal depression sucks. It's already trying to rear its ugly head... if you battle SAD as well, listen as I share some easy things to help you battle the cold, dark, hard winter. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- New episodes post every Thursday! Watch for RAW CONVERSATIONS with mamas every month! Want to be a guest? Click here: https://docs.google...

Choosing rest a mama is hard. There's always another thing to clean or errand to run or something to take care of. There's rarely a day where you cross everything off on the to-do list. And yet, we must learn to intentionally choose rest over those to-do lists, especially when we need it. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- New episodes post every Thur...

I recognized recently that I needed to up my game as a wife. I took myself up on my own challenge. Inside today's episode, I share more about my marriage challenge and what has done for my own marriage and what it can do for yours. Get in on the challenge HERE: tinyurl.com/enhanceyourmarriage Figure out your husband's and your love language here: https://5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/love-l...

Listen in as Christina Collins and I have a conversation about this motherhood journey we're on... learning to be present to your kids in this busy, technological world.  We also talk about setting boundaries as a WAHM... learning to turn off work mode to be present with your babies. Find Christina here: https://www.instagram.com/the.christina.collins/ ----------------------------------------...

Anxiety sucks but it doesn't care. It shows up when you don't have time for it or the capacity to take care of it... but inside today's episode, I'm sharing 3 simple tips that help me feel better on the days I'm totally overwhelmed and/or anxious. New episodes post every Thursday! Watch for RAW CONVERSATIONS with mamas every month! Want to be a guest? Click here: https://d...

Excuse me while I get on my soapbox in this episode... "Just You Wait" is like the worst phrase ever and I'm talking about why inside this episode. New episodes post every Thursday! Watch for RAW CONVERSATIONS with mamas every month! Want to be a guest? Click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8HSieo2ZXe4DOesXnlzb-WerDhA9U9wZXEIqoDd7IWUPg6Q/viewform Come hang with me o...

At the beginning of August, I completed my first triathlon... as someone who has a fear of open water swimming. Tune in to find out how I made it happen and give you tips on changing your mindset. New episodes post every Thursday! Watch for RAW CONVERSATIONS with mamas every month! Want to be a guest? Click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8HSieo2ZXe4DOesXnlzb-WerDhA9U9wZXEIqoDd7IW...

We're back to our regularly scheduled program! I'm so excited for school to start... like asap AND feeling so sad about summer ending. Anyone else? New episodes post every Thursday! Watch for RAW CONVERSATIONS with mamas every month! Want to be a guest? Click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8HSieo2ZXe4DOesXnlzb-WerDhA9U9wZXEIqoDd7IWUPg6Q/viewform Come hang with me on IG,...

This Summer Series will bring a new guest each week to share her experience with being a mom and today's guest is Sarah Marier! Sarah is a mama to 5 kiddos and became a stay at home mom during the pandemic, leaving a teaching career of 10 years. She felt overwhelmed and at the end of her rope when she and her husband decided it was time for her to make a change. She started doing food photogr...

This Summer Series will bring a new guest each week to share her experience with being a mom and today's guest is Catelyn Williams! Catelyn shares her experience of being a working mom who has changed careers a couple of times + finding ways to really take care of you, mama. We became each other's cheerleaders via Instagram as we live across the country from each other but we bonded over...

This Summer Series will bring a new guest each week to share her experience with being a mom and today's guest is Emily Adelman! My good friend, Emily, and I have a great conversation around mental health - both ours and our kids. We answer the question (from our experience) when is the right time to put your kids in therapy? And Emily shares about the power of the word AND as moms! Find Emil...

This Summer Series will bring a new guest each week to share her experience with being a mom and today's guest is Meaghan Lundeen! Meaghan is a mama of 4 littles and is an entrepreneur + homeschooler + adventurer! Inside this episode, you'll find some cute little guests who join us as well as Meaghan sharing some of the rawness behind raising littles but not wanting to wait until the &qu...

This Summer Series will bring a new guest each week to share her experience with being a mom and today's guest is Korrina Carty! Korrina is a mama to 2 boys, wife to Dan, and works at home FT. Inside today's episode, Korrina shares about the importance of taking care of yourself, specifically through exercise and therapy, as a mom and wife. She also talks about the experience of trying n...