Simple on Purpose | Intentional Living and Parenting

Today I a sharing a shift I have made in my parenting that has made such a big difference – when I teach it to my coaching clients they have an ‘aha moment’ too – because we might not see that we are often parenting the wrong issue.    (Books or products recommended here may include referral links to Amazon. If you click through and take action I will be compensat...

Making decisions on what to declutter can be exhausting and often bring up emotions like guilt. I am offering my life coaching and decluttering advice on these topics as well as organizing and cleaning kid’s toys.  Listen to the previous Q+A here Questions I am answering on decluttering: How to know what to get rid of? With each thing I’m asking why I am I keeping this? what shoul...

A popular topic I life coach moms on is their relationship to their stuff and decluttering their home.  I wanted to share a Q+A time for more questions about decluttering.  I asked for your decluttering questions in the Simple on Purpose FB group and on Instagram. Here is my life coaching advice on these topics. Here are the decluttering questions I am answering today: How do we begin wh...

Elyse is a mom of three in Australia and she has a heart for h elping moms make things simpler in their lives.  I asked her to come and share with us what her decluttering experience was like.  In this conversation, you will hear Elyse unpack what prompted her to declutter her home, what she has learned from it and the encouragement and practical tips she has for you to get started.&#160...

This is the final part of the coaching session with Laura, the mom of a 4-year-old and 1.5 year old . In this part of the coaching call, we wrap up with how to take ACTION that moves her in the direction she wants to go as a mom. She is getting anchored in what she wants out of motherhood (joy), and making a plan on how she wants to get it.      If you haven’t yet, make sure y...

This is part 2 of my life coaching call with Laura. We are continuing the conversation with an exploration of what values she wants to bring into her parenting.  This portion of the coaching session was getting clarity on WHERE Laura wants to go as a mom, what it looks like for her to be a mom on purpose.    Head on over and catch part 1 right here.    Values-based parenti...

This is a Coaching Session I had with Laura, who is looking for coaching support on dealing with jealousy of when her kids prefer her husband to her – and with setting up a motherhood mantra for herself to anchor herself in motherhood.  I have divided this coaching session into three episodes.  In this first one, we cover awareness. We work on identifying the problem, seeing how it...

There have been a lot of changes I wanted to make in my life, but I didn’t trust myself to follow through and do them. So I stopped setting goals and making promises to myself.  This is something I have bee through and coach many women on – the issue of not trusting yourself creates a situation where you don’t believe you CAN do it, you stop looking for ways to learn, you lo...

How should a 30 something-year-old dress? I have asked this question for some years as I decluttered my closet and focussed on creating a closet of clothes I love to wear. I don’t want it to be the latest trends, but the clothes I enjoy and feel like ‘me’. I’m not a fashion blogger but when the memes went around this month making fun of millennial moms who wear skinny jeans and side parts I felt l...

We all can think of some financial goals we want to meet (debt-repayment, emergency savings) and maybe we know what habits could get us there – but DOING it is the hard work. And I find it so helpful to hear what other people are doing and what it looks like in action in real life.  Today I’m sharing the rest of my conversation with Bethany and Corey from the Millenial Mission Pod...

Wonder what it would be like to make a BIG CHANGE that starts your debt-free journey?  Today we are hearing from Bethany and Corey on their story of what that looked like in their life. When they decide to give up the ‘good life’ for the ‘better life’ and by better I mean hard and uncomfortable but moving towards financial freedom.  I love hearing real-life storie...

Today I’m sharing some of a LIVE Q+A I did in FB community last month A few times each month I ask for questions and sometimes on a certain topic, then I come on and answer them live In this Q+A I am answering questions about putting your head in the sand, planning your day, finding the time when you feel like it is hard to find the time, and how much work it is to change your thoughts and b...

 We did it friends! I am proud of us! We finished the Enneagram and Motherhood series featuring moms from all over the continent sharing what it is like to parent through the lens of their Enneagram type.  Today we wrap up with the Type 9, which we all know they don’t mind being left to the last (“it’s fine, whatever works for you!”) I say that because I am a Type...

The Type 8 is also known as the Maverick – they are confident, assertive and make natural leaders.  Today I have three Type 8 moms sharing how their Enneagram type empowers them in their motherhood and how it shows up in stress. To open up I share some details on the Type 8: What motivates them How they move towards The Helper in times of growth How they move towards The Observer in tim...

The Type 7 on the Enneagram is also called the Enthusiast, or Fun Ninjas (as my friend Julia coined them) They are spontaneous and open to new experiences. In this episode, two Type 7 moms share how their Enneagram type empowers them in motherhood and how it shows up in times of stress.  I also discuss: What motivates the Type 7 What growth looks like as the move towards Type 5 What stress lo...

Welcome to the Simple on Purpose Podcast! For moms on the go who want nuggets of information and encouragement that helps them live with more peace, purpose and presence in their daily lives.  We are continuing with our series on the Enneagram and Motherhood where we hear from moms on what their motherhood experience is like through the lens of the Enneagram This episode is about the Type 6 M...

The Type 5 on the Enneagram is also called the Investigator. They are someone who is watching and observing and analyzing how everything works.  They gather knowledge on how things work and how to navigate the world with their competence.  They do have a focus on managing their own needs well so that they aren’t reliant on others. Let’s hear from Liz and Melissa on how being...

The Type 4 on the Enneagram is also called the Individualist, or the Romantic. They have a reputation of being artistic, expressive and willing to feel a range of emotions.  Which I think makes them very brave and they hold a lot of space for those in suffering and those who long to express themselves.    The Type 4 is part of the reactive group when it comes to dealing with problem...

The Type 3 on the Enneagram is also known as the Achiever or the Performer.  They are motivated by a need to be successful and they are natural checklist-makers and goal getters.  What is it like to be a Type 3 Mom? I have three Type 3 moms sharing their experience on how their type empowers them and how it shows up in times of stress.  When a Type 3 is in stress they take on the qu...

The Type 2 on the Enneagram is also known as The Helper. For this reason, a lot of us can identify as a possible Type 2 – especially in North America where this is a cultural expectation that women are ‘helpers’.  This can lead to people-pleasing, but not all people-pleasers are Type 2s.  Some things that set the Enneagram Type 2 apart: They cope with problems by focuss...

I have three moms sharing a few minutes each about their experience of motherhood as being a Type 1 on the Enneagram. As part of a series I am doing on all the nine enneagram types called Enneagram + Motherhood Type 1s are also called the Perfectionist or Reformer.  I am explaining a bit more details about Type 1s and taking referencing information taught in the Wisdom of the Enneagram by Ris...

One tool I use in my life coaching is the Enneagram. It is a self-discovery tool that brings more awareness to your stress habits, your strengths, your behaviour patterns and it is all based on your MOTIVES – why you are doing something, what you are avoiding or moving towards.  Books recommended here may include referral links to Amazon. If you click through and take action I will be c...

What if I need it one day? Ask this question can leave you holding onto a lot of items that you really don’t ‘need’ in your life.  From old magazines, to old chargers, to clothes, to kitchen gadgets.  This is a fear-based question that gives us some anxiety and then we make our decisions from this anxious place rather than from a place of abundance and the desire to fil...

Welcome to the New Year friends! This is the time we feel this resolution to make things new, as we flip over the calendar. There is a lot of thought given to resolutions, goals and habits to make. And all of that is good – when it is in line with your LIFE ON PURPOSE Life on Purpose is turning off the autopilot – being reactive, just living on default. When we do the things we have al...

One thing I hear moms tell me they want is to be MORE PRESENT. We know that in our daily life we have a lot of distractions pulling our attention away. And this is a problem when we are being pulled away from the tasks and people that are meaningful to us.  Being a present parent allows us to engage, pour into and ENJOY our kids – and this has been a struggle of mine over the years &#82...