The Intentional Midlife Mom Podcast | Simple, Practical Life, Home & Mindset Solutions for Moms Over 40

Send us Fan Mail It's Friday! Which means it's the day to ask a life coach here on the podcast! Many people know that over the past few years, I've lost more than 40 pounds. A big part of how was based on healthy eating. My weight fluctuates, but I’m more about how my clothes fit & how I feel anyways. I'll share 7 strategies I use to eat healthy, but we actually won't...

Send us Fan Mail There are seasons in life. At times there are crazy busy seasons - the kind that make your head spin. I'm in one of those seasons. So often we think that when things get added to our plate the goal is just to strategically rearrange them so everything fits.  Most times I don't find this works.  So, here are 5 things I'm taking off my plate - just for now. I hope it...

Send us Fan Mail I'm so excited to bring you a conversation I had with Karen Ehman of Proverbs 31 Ministries. She has authored 19 books, and in this conversation I had with Karen as part of our holiday summit we discuss the idea of people pleasing. I know this is something we women often struggle with - whether it's the holidays or not.  One thing Karen said really stood out to me:  &quo...

Send us Fan Mail This one is all about emotions & feelings. It's soo good. Mantras are tools you can use to put yourself in the driver's seat of your life rather than just along for the ride in the backseat.  Quick & easy, these Monday Mantra episodes are among our most popular episodes! Get some powerful mantras to inspire, encourage, and life you up when you need as little some...

Send us Fan Mail We all know we can look out for time wasters, become more efficient in the things we do, and even do less, but there's an essential first step you're likely missing. This is where we are headed on this Ask a Life Coach episode of The Intentional Mom podcast! Get some powerful mantras to inspire, encourage, and life you up when you need as little something intentional to...

Send us Fan Mail I'm a bit of a rebel - and for this reason it's not all that surprising when the "right" thing to do is the opposite of what I usually end up doing! In today's episode, I share that I start my day scrolling every.single.day.  I'll tell you why - and why you just might want to as well. There are a few rules, but when you follow them you can scroll, scr...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode featuring an amazing guest speaker, we're joined by Melissa James of Our Happy Hive. We had a conversation during our Simplify Your Holiday Season Online Summit - where we talk about managing all the things to do during busy seasons of life. The key isn't to do more - it's to do less. But, doing the right stuff. What is the right stuff? Well, we unpa...

Send us Fan Mail We love Mondays around here - they're all about empowering mantras! This one is super empowering in so many ways! This is one you'll want to write out & put somewhere you'll see it when you need it! Get some powerful mantras to inspire, encourage, and life you up when you need as little something intentional to focus on.  We have a beautiful pdf download of the...

Send us Fan Mail Did you know that according to 2024 statistics, 40% of the food Americans buy gets thrown away. 40%! With the rising costs of food (I know my costs have risen by 40-50%) this is insane, and it's not sustainable for most. Using strategies I learned over more than 20 years in our journey to becoming debt-free, you'll learn 3 solid and creative strategies for saving on groc...

Send us Fan Mail Procrastination is one of the top struggles I hear women say they need help with. So, we’re going to talk about it. I’ll share some truths about it, we’ll talk about what could be at the root, and I’ll also share how to recognize if you truly are procrastinating.  And then, we’ll talk about how to overcome it with some tools that will help.  Get some powerful mantras to inspire, e...

Send us Fan Mail If you haven't heard of Jami Nato, you need to. She is practical with a whole lotta humor rolled in. As a busy wife and mom, she's learned a thing or two about managing herself as someone who has been more recently diagnosed with ADHD.  This is our popular guest speaker time slot, every Wednesday, on The Intentional Mom podcast! Get some powerful mantras to inspire, enco...

Send us Fan Mail I love re words (as in the prefix re). According to the dictionary, it means again, back, or backward. And I guess that’s why I love these words. They embody everything I stress as a life coach - your ability to move forward, to never stay stuck, and that progress is progress. These things all speak to second chances - and in reality you can choose and should choose to try again n...

Send us Fan Mail This is one of those mantras you'll want to write on sticky notes & post around your home where you'll see them. So simple yet so powerful. If this mantra & corresponding action was peppered throughout your week, your Friday self will be able to enjoy the weekend, guilt-free! Let's do it! Get some powerful mantras to inspire, encourage, and life you up when...

Send us Fan Mail There are days where I find myself going into nearly every room of my house to find a mess somewhere. What’s worse - is these are often teeny tiny little messes that someone has left behind rather than cleaning up themselves, which as a mom is SO IRRITATING!!! If you can relate to this at all - whether or not you’re a mom - this one simple thing can change the way you feel in just...

Send us Fan Mail You’re driving home from work, looking forward to putting your feet up - it’s been a long day.  Except when you get home you find the sink piled high with dishes…again…even though people are supposed to clean up after themselves.  And you realize you have to figure out what’s for dinner again, since getting any sort of meal plan in place has proven to be a big waste of time for yo...

Send us Fan Mail Let me guess...you’re a mom living in survival mode who is tired of feeling like you’re failing.  When I teach a live class anywhere and ask this question, there are more than 80% of women who say they feel like they are in survival mode and approaching burnout. Mamas, this is not ok - women - this is not good. In this episode I will share 3 simple to do, take no time at all thing...

Send us Fan Mail In this 5th and final part in our 5-part series, we'll unpack the "T" in the R.E.S.T. - and it's all about injecting some intentionality into your day before re-entry back into the hustle and bustle of your busy day. It's up to you to make your life meaningful - and we'll talk about how to make it happen on this episode of The Intentional Mom podcast....

Send us Fan Mail Ever dreamed you could be somewhere else? I know I sure have. And that's what the S is all about in our R.E.S.T. 5 part series. Come unpack all the goodness for yourself in this episode of The Intentional Mom podcast! Get some powerful mantras to inspire, encourage, and life you up when you need as little something intentional to focus on.  We have a beautiful pdf download of...

Send us Fan Mail Life can pass by at a dizzying pace - and you're left feeling like you can't catch your breath. Can you relate? Is this you? If so, this is the episode for you. We're unpacking what the E is all about in our R.E.S.T. strategy - and this is one you won't want to miss! Get some powerful mantras to inspire, encourage, and life you up when you need as little someth...

Send us Fan Mail In this guest episode, I'm sharing a conversation I had with Laurie Palau during our Simplify Your Holiday Season Online Summit where we get an amazing overview of the enneagram. You'll learn what it is, but you'll learn how it affects you as well as how knowing a bit about yourself in this way can be an asset rather than permission to stay stuck. I LOVE this stuff...

Send us Fan Mail In part 2 of this 5-episode series, we're unpacking what it means to rest. It's step 1 in helping you find your purpose, your joy, and contentment again. In this step you're encouraged to take a step back and quiet the noisy highway in your brain. All of the things you need to do - all the problems you need to solve...they'll still be there for you to pick back...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes getting stuff done just isn’t happening. You have things you want to do, maybe even need to do, but at the end of the day you’re just not doing them.  Are you being lazy? Maybe, maybe not.  Sometimes, being lazy is the right answer, for a time at least, but what if you just need to get a few things done and it feels impossible.  I’ve got 4 “just get things done” strategy...

Send us Fan Mail This is one of those mantras you'll want to write on sticky notes & post around your home where you'll see them. So simple yet so powerful. If this mantra & corresponding action was peppered throughout your week, your Friday self will be able to enjoy the weekend, guilt-free! Let's do it! Get some powerful mantras to inspire, encourage, and life you up when...

Send us Fan Mail If you ever find yourself thinking oh my goodness! The noise - it just needs to stop! Well this episode is for you. Living with 11 - as a homeschooling family - means like can be noisy and likely is noisy much of the time. And there’s a time and place for things to be noisy, and with this many people there is always going to be some element of noise which means that are going to h...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever thought about just throwing all the socks away - I’ve done that. I’ve been so at the end of my rope with trying to manage socks that I’ve thrown them away - but of course we have to have socks. So, I’ll share the different ways we’ve dealt with them and what seems to work the best in the next episode.  If socks just might be the death of you, make sure you give this...