Thriving In Motherhood Podcast | Productivity, Planning, Family Systems, Time Management, Survival Mode, Mental Health, Vision

Are you facing something really daunting in your life? Maybe it's something you chose, like a business goal or passion project that is time consuming or outside of your comfort zone. Or maybe it is just a circumstance that you are in with a challenging pregnancy, a family members illness, or a husband who is working long hours and not available to help at all. This week on the podcast we are talki...

Andrew and I celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary last week. We sat down and reflected on 10 lessons we've learned in the last 10 years and shared them on this weeks podcast episode. We've done a lot of growing! What are your best lessons learned in your marriage?

Have you ever experienced something so hard that you didn't think any good could come out of it? This week on the podcast I'm sharing an amazing conversation with @jessicabowden about her experience living through hyperemesis in pregnancy, as well as her journey navigating post partum depression and finding herself again in motherhood. I was so encouraged by her story and I'm grateful to be able t...

Who's ready for heading back to school? I know a lot of us are excited for when we are settled into new routines and have the kids engaged in learning new things, but there is also a bit of anxiety and bracing for a bumpy few weeks while everyone gets adjusted to all the new schedules and expectations. This week on the podcast I'm sharing what we do to smooth out a lot of the bumps so everyone can...

We just got back from a 70 hour road trip with our four young kids. We had an AMAZING time. In this weeks episode I'm sharing 21 things that made this huge undertaking successful. Whether you are going on a short weekend trip or a cross-country drive there is something for every driving situation. Add your best secrets for road tripping success in the comments!

This week we are talking about choosing your word for the year and what my word is for 2021. If you are like most Exhausted Supermoms you are living a very full life and running in lots of directions. What we talk about in this week's episode will help you start living a bit more like a Soaring Mother as you decide on what matters to YOU in this season.

Today I'm sharing my Overwhelm Toolbox on the podcast. 10 things you can do right now to help manage stressful situations and navigate challenging life circumstances. They all just take a few moments and don't require anything fancy. We've got this!

For a long time now, I've been navigating through how to balance the responsibilities I have for my marriage, our children, our home, homeschooling, podcasting and business. Maybe some of you have been figuring that out too.   It seems like there would be a simple productivity solution that will help us fit it all in (the Thriving in Motherhood Planner does help A LOT!) but the reality is each day...

This week we are talking all things barefoot shoes - something that I've been deeply passionate about for years. For me, making the switch to shoes that have a wide toe box, zero drop heel (they are flat), thin soles (around 4mm thick), and super flexible (they roll up) has reduced my pain levels dramatically from all that happens to a body during pregnancy. We are covering the why to wear them, w...

Have you ever struggled with getting dressed in the morning or knowing what to wear as a mom? In this weeks episode with Corina @frumpfighters we talk about getting rid of the overwhelm in our closets, knowing what to buy, and where to buy it.

Whenever you find yourself in survival mode, there are some best practices to that help make the experience as good as it possibly can be. All of my old favorite principles as well as some new ones that we've learned this time around with my broken toe in this weeks episode. What are your best tips for being in survival mode?

The 4th step on the path from Surviving to Thriving is Exploring - a step that can be easily missed as a mom. In today's episode I'm sharing 4 things that I'm exploring right now in my own life, just for FUN. What is something you are excited about right now?

The pandemic changed many of our lives in big ways. Makenzie Schmitt @4msch shares her experience going from a full-time working mother with three children in daycare during the day to now a working-from-home homeschooling mother. She embraced learning so many new skills of home management, homeschooling, emotional regulation, self-awareness, and cooking, to name a few. I'd love to hear what inspi...

Last year I shared what our homeschool looked like and while all of it is still true, we've been adding new layers to our days. This is a full update of all that we've added into our days and the systems that we've developed over the last year.

This week on the podcast we are talking about something we've never talked about here: money. Whether you are looking for ideas about how to be more intentional about your own family finances or how to talk to your kids about money, we cover both in my chat with Chelsea Brennan @smartmoneymamas.

So many things can be the catalyst for a bad day: not enough sleep, changing schedules or routines, grief, sickness, current events in the world. When I notice myself feeling grumpy or trying to hide from my kids (either behind a door or a screen), then I know it's time for an adventure. All the details for how we pull off a last minute adventure in this weeks episode.

Going to the library has been an integral part of my life and it has continued into motherhood. But there is a bit of a learning curve to make it a positive experience for everyone involved. This week I'm sharing my best tips and tricks for navigating the library with young children and when we read all the books we bring home. What are your best tips for tackling the library as a family?

This weeks chat with Emily McDermott @simplebyemmy covers how to simplify the choices we make, how to make progress in small pockets of time, and the power of energy mapping in helping you be confident in navigating your days.

Postpartum depression and anxiety is something that many of us have battled in our own unique way. One thing that kept @Jacquie Erickson going is resilience to just face another day. For her this skill was born from an earlier season in her life serving a 18 month mission in Taiwan where she didn't speak the language. A theme that the missionaries shared was "If you have faith, there is a way", a...

A great question came in from Mary, a long time listener of the podcast: "I was thinking about the pillar of structure. What daily rhythms have you found to be effective for your kids? What tools do you use to figure those structures out?" This week we are diving deep into structure on the podcast and how to build systems that work for YOU and YOUR FAMILY and your individual personalities, situati...

As more and more people are being vaccinated, the opportunities for leaving the house with our kids are increasing for many of us. If you are like our family we all felt a little bit rusty heading out out first. Fortunately it didn't take too long to remember old patterns for a successful shopping trip. All my secrets in this weeks episode. Let me know your biggest take-away!

This weeks chat with Leila Mireskandari @kidsgrowingcity encouraged me to have hope that each of our struggles and challenges can lead to something good for our lives. Her own unique experiences of growing up during a war and knowing hunger and discovering her daughter's food allergies have culminated in a passion for helping kids become connected to nature and know how to grow their own food. I'd...

I've discovered that when I'm in a hard season I'm quick to try and compensate my perceived shortcomings by being "Fun Mom". Fun mom goes above and beyond her capacities and ends the day as grumpy mom - the very thing I was trying to get away from. But there is another way. Let me know you biggest take-away from today's episode.

For so long my goal was to get out of surviving motherhood and start thriving. But I discovered something wonderful. Thriving - growing - isn't the end of the road. Once you've built your foundation with the three pillars of thriving, Soaring awaits you. This weeks episode shares the path and vision of what is possible.

The daily big three is my secret sauce when it comes to weekly planning - you can absolutely get away without it but it adds extra power when you incorporate it into you planning routine.