Torn: Finding a Mom Life Balance

Join cohosts Athena and Mims in their bi-weekly episode were they acknowledge that they are often preoccupied wondering “What’s Next?!” Tune in to hear about how they each handle managing schedules, commitments, preparations and what happens when one of the many balls they juggle is dropped. Athena and Mims share in the hopes that you would share: What emotions does your family’s schedule and the...

Join cohost Athena and Mims in this biweekly episode where they ponder how their parenting is enabling or equipping their children. How so our parenting supports encourage codependence or independence. When do you advise and when do you simply listen and welcome the children to make choices and live with results? Reach out with questions, Torn Moments or Mends to tornmlb@gmail.com - Listen, Follow...

Join Athena and Mims in their interview with Laura Hernandez, creator of Mama Systems. Laura became the mother of ten children when she went from four to 10 children through adoption as well as biologically. Listen in to learn about her system that was born from a desire to help other mothers manage their logistics and have-tos and make time to intentionally instill the ideas that your family valu...

Join cohosts Athena and Mims as they discuss the foundational life skills they each prioritize to train up their children in terms of defining boundaries, using their voice and demonstrating and receiving kindness. What areas are you training up your children? How and why did you prioritize this life skill? area? experience? Reach out with questions, Torn Moments or Mends to tornmlb@gmail.com - Li...

Join cohosts Athena and Mims as they reveal what parenting stages or events made them feel failure. Listen to them share those vulnerable moments that we are often experiencing in solitude against our harsh self-critic. What paradigms may we need to release to find peace. All the concern in avoiding failure comes from care - can we find peace in your choices as our way of parenting with intention...

Join cohosts Athena & Mims in this weeks episode on how to build in time to visit and collaborate with your children’s school. Leave the stress out of PTA by coordinating with teachers in advance,getting your child’s perspective, asking for help or offering your strengths, and share the experiences with each other so we can encourage each other, get ideas and lean in with our strengths to make the...

Join Torn hosts as they discuss motherhoods impact on sweet, elusive sleep. Listen in as they reminisce about simpler days and wasted hours of slumber and the strategies they practice now to get rest without the guilt or feeling like they are falling behind. Reach out with questions, Torn Moments or Mends to tornmlb@gmail.com - Listen, Follow, Subscribe and Share the podcast. @tornmlb on IG, Faceb...

Join cohosts Athena and Mims their bi-weekly episode on burnout. What elements of their day to day parenting routine inspire frustration, dread, a short fuse and avoidance? Listen in to hear some of the signs you are feeling burnout, suggested approaches to finding a strategy and solution and the encouragement to find peace with yourself and abandon self-judgement. Reach out with questions, Torn M...

Aired originally on December 22,2021: Join cohosts Athena and Mims on their second episode of a two part series on coaching - focused on parent coaching. Why seek parent coaching? What can that look like? How do you keep learning throughout parenting? Reach out with torn moments or mends to tornmlb@gmail.com - Listen, Follow and Share the podcast at IG, Facebook and Twitter: @tornmlb. Choose grace...

Join cohost Athena and Mims in their first episode of the new year. Hear the intentions they set for personal growth, quality time and mindset shifts for themselves that will surely influence their families and specifically share a model for their children to be reflective and intentional with their most precious commodity- time. How do you start the year with purpose and intention? What are you w...

Join cohosts Athena and Mims this week for their final episode of 2022. They set intentions and letting go of anything that is not serving them. Enjoy the 100th installment of Torn: MLB and reflect on what you want to manifest in the New Year! Reach out with questions, Torn Moments or Mends to tornmlb@gmail.com - Listen, Follow, Subscribe and Share the podcast. @tornmlb on IG, Facebook and Twitter...

Join cohosts Athena and Mims this week for a review of the aspects of parenting that offer satisfaction. While parenting has its torn moments, challenges and uncertainties, there are also fulfilling moments in the journey. Tune in to hear about learned and shared passions, milestones of independence and the making and keeping of traditions that offer these two moms the warm and fuzzies in the day...

On this week’s episode of Torn: Finding a Mom Life Balance, cohosts Athena and Mims as they share gratitude for the people and circumstances in an effort to cherish what we have and those that make life sustainable, special, fun and full of love. Wishing the Torn Tribe in the US a Happy Thanksgiving and sending appreciation to each of you. Reach out with questions, Torn Moments or Mends to tornmlb...

Join cohosts Athena and Mims as they tackle the foundation, impact and value of friendship. What were your first friendships like? What has friendship meant in your life? How do you guide your children regarding making friends and maintaining bonds? Where do you go to make friends? How do you keep friends? Tune in to hear some reflections on the family we choose. Reach out with questions, Torn Mom...

Life often has us running from one commitment to the next leaving no room for transition. This packed schedule with very little room for forgiveness, leaves us stuffing emotions to the back of our minds and pushing through to just get to the next place on time. Children though, have big emotions, significant emotions, fragile emotions that have no respect for time or place. As parents we have the...

Join hosts Athena and Mims in their Heritage Month tribute as they revisit episode #33 where they honor their Abuela by sharing the four pillars that grounded her life and works- FIGURE, FAITH, FOOD and FAMILY. Listen to Athena and Mims share memories and the imprint Abuela had on them and many others through a life of bravery and grace. Be inspired to create your own legacy as women and on your m...

Join Athena and Mims in this weeks episode filled with all the various emotions of this fall season. What is really going on during this season and what are they learning about themselves from these feelings. Tune in to hear about #signedupforTOOmuch and #TORNtoshreds Reach out with questions, Torn Moments or Mends to tornmlb@gmail.com - Listen, Follow, Subscribe and Share the podcast. @tornmlb on...

Join Athena and Mims in an interview with The Queen of the Crossroad, Barika Porter. Barika Porter is a certified professional coach that loves helping business people develop while enjoying their lives. Barika shares with us how she uses many of her coaching skills to help equip her for raising her three daughters. In this episode you will gain insights and tips on the necessity of mindful commun...

Join cohost Athena and Mims as they conclude their exploration of fear in the parenting journey. They share tips on how to get beyond the fear based on their own lived experience. Reach out with questions, Torn Moments or Mends to tornmlb@gmail.com - Listen, Follow, Subscribe and Share the podcast.  @tornmlb on IG, Facebook and Twitter.  Choose Grace, Torn Tribe!

Join cohosts Athena and Mims as they explore how to cope with the change that accompanies children leaving the nest and embracing their independence beyond your family sphere. In this episode of the Beyond the Fear series, consider how your sense of self shifts when the parenting role transitions from decision-maker to observer and hopefully trusted advisor. How can we get beyond the fear of losin...

Join cohosts Athena and Mims as they continue their Beyond the Fear series with a conversation about possible tragedies, how to go beyond your scariest hypothetical situations and proactively give yourself piece of mind and find support. Reach out with questions, Torn Moments or Mends to tornmlb@gmail.com - Listen, Follow, Subscribe and Share the podcast.  @tornmlb on IG, Facebook and Twitter.  Ch...

Join cohosts Athena and Mims in the second episode of the Beyond the Fear series focused on the unknown and unpredictable scenarios that can cause parents to have anxiety and paralyze us with fear. What are the thoughts you cook up in your mind that have not occurred but IF they were to happen you believe you’ll be left with few tools to address the situation? How do you identify the fears and gai...

When you feel torn, choose Grace.  The parenting journey is filled with torn moments that are best addressed by choosing grace for yourself, others and the circumstances. Join Athena and Mims as they kick off a new series all about parenting fears.  What are your greatest spoken and unspoken fears as you navigate the world with your children, encounter what is out of your control and work on model...

When you feel torn, choose Grace.  The parenting journey is filled with torn moments that are best addressed by choosing grace for yourself, others and the circumstances. Reach out with Torn Moments or Mends to tornmlb@gmail.com - Listen, Follow, Subscribe and Share the podcast.  @tornmlb on IG, Facebook and Twitter.  Choose Grace, Torn Tribe!

When they found a memoir that shared the name of their podcast, Athena and Mims were instantly drawn to read and discuss Torn True Stories of Kids, Career & the Conflict of Modern Motherhood by Samantha Parent Walravens. Reach out with Torn Moments or Mends to tornmlb@gmail.com - Listen, Follow, Subscribe and Share the podcast.  @tornmlb on IG, Facebook and Twitter.  Choose Grace, Torn Tribe!