Your Mosaic Mom Life

Do you feel like your marriage is a constant battle against personality differences? Like you’re just TOO different to really have a strong marriage?    I promise, mama: nothing could be further from the truth!   Personality differences don’t have to be the detriment they’re often made out to be. Instead, with some understanding and willingness to adjust to each other, those same personality diffe...

Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought: "I don't even know who I am anymore." Not because you don't know your name. Not because you've forgotten your favorite color. But because so much of your life revolves around meeting everyone else's needs that you don’t even remember what makes YOU come alive. Today I want to challenge a thought that many of us carry around, but few of us voice: What...

Have you ever looked at the people around you and thought, “What is wrong with me? I don’t seem to think or act anything like these people…”   Or, if you’re more honest, have you ever thought, “What’s wrong with THEM?! Why can’t they just do things like I do??” We all do it, so we might as well be honest about it!   God just made us all to think and act differently. But, there tend to be some simi...

Have you ever been aggravated with yourself that you can’t seem to follow thru on all those great ideas you have? New recipes you want to try, activities you want to do with the kids, trips you want to take for summer vacation… ALL the ideas, but very few of them ever actually come to fruition?   Or do you ever feel like you SHOULD be able to come up with great, creative ideas for your kids, but y...

Have you ever thought about what your NAME says about you? Does the meaning of your name ring true for who you believe yourself to be? Or does it feel like it doesn’t fit at all?  This week, we’re diving into a slightly different aspect of Your Mosaic Mom Life – your name, and specifically your God-given name, not just your birth name. It’s gonna be good, so let’s do this!   Links & Resources...

Do you feel like God is nudging you to do something, but you’re not entirely sure what?  Are you battling insecurity and doubts that you can actually DO whatever it is you’re feeling called to do?  Has being a SAHM had your confidence taking a hit?  If so, this episode is for you because this whole Mosaic Mom Life thing has one key ingredient that we stay-at-home moms tend to struggle with: CONFID...

After a 7-month break from the podcast, I’m finally back — and today, I’m sharing what this season away taught me about motherhood, identity, purpose, and Your Mosaic Mom Life. But even more importantly, I’m sharing the three deep struggles I keep hearing from stay-at-home moms over and over again: ✨ “I don’t even know who I am anymore.” ✨ “I miss feeling like myself.” ✨ “I just want to feel li...

Are you having one of those days where you just feel like a failure?  Where no matter what you do it’s wrong and everyone is crying by noon?  Ready to finally figure out how to stop the mom guilt spiral?    In this episode, I’m sharing three tools I use to haul myself out of that paralyzing #momfail brain space so you can start curbing the mom guilt, too.   Links & Resources Mentioned: Wired T...

I can’t tell you the number of times a mom has told me, “I just feel invisible, like nothing I do outside of taking care of our home and our kids actually matters. I’m not good at ANYTHING anymore.”   And doesn’t it often feel like that? In the midst of changing diapers, driving kids hither and yon, and making sure everyone is fed and has clean clothes to wear, we tend to lose sight of ourselves. ...

If you're listening to this podcast, chances are you're at least somewhat thinking about what your life would or could look like when you inevitably return to the working world after being a stay-at-home mom for a while. And returning to work usually requires that you create a resume. If you're like most SAHMs, it's that creating-a-resume piece that is absolutely terrifying. HOW do you write a sta...

Usually, when we talk about stay-at-home moms returning to work we think about the negatives -- employment gaps, not knowing how to write a resume, needing to update our skills, etc. - but today, we're setting aside all those downers and talking about one BIG ADVANTAGE SAHMs have when it come to returning to the working world with confidence and purpose. I fully realize you may not believe me. Eve...

When life is chaotic -- you just stepped on yet another LEGO you SWEAR you told the kids to pick up four hours ago, dinner is still frozen, and you're ready to pull the last bit of your hair out if you hear "Mom!" even ONE. MORE. TIME. -- it's easy to become overwhelmed and lose our sense of PEACE. Thankfully, God offered HIS peace to calm our storms as stay-at-home moms. He doesn't leave us in th...

Probably the BIGGEST question I've gotten inside the Mom Career Restart group has been this: I really need to make money from home as a stay-at-home mom. But, HOW do I get started?? What should I do? Can I make REAL money doing something that's not an MLM or some scam?? Yes, mama, you can! In this episode, I'm telling you all about MY favorite work-from-home job for moms: Virtual Assistance! Becom...

Have you ever watched a movie and thought, "Man, there's SO MUCH I can learn from this one!" That was my thought when I sat down and watched "Barbie & The Musketeers" with my youngest daughter. SO MUCH good stuff in this movie that can help us as we begin thinking about returning to th working world with confidence! In this episode, we're breaking down the three steps Barbie & her friends...

We've walked through the Visible Pieces and the Valuable Pieces of the Mosaic Mom Life Personality Puzzle. Now what? If we stop here, all we have is a label. And that is NOT the goal of The Personalities! We want to be able to USE this tool to improve ALL our relationships and inform our next steps for our Mosaic Mom Lives. So, we need the 3rd piece of the Personality Puzzle: The Vital Pieces -- E...

What strengths and weaknesses do you bring to the world around you? If you aren't entirely sure yet, no worries! In this episode, we're going to keep working through Pillar #1 of the Mosaic Mom Life Framework: Understanding your unique Personality type and dig into the Valuable pieces of the Personality Puzzle. These pieces will give you more clues to help you identify not only YOUR unique Persona...

The #1 Pillar of the Mosaic Mom Life Framework is Understanding Your Unique Personality Type. And this week, we're diving into what The Personalities ARE and how you can start identifying them "in the wild!" We'll walk through the Visible Pieces of the Mosaic Mom Life Personality Puzzle and help you begin to see yourself and those around you in these different types. If you're ready to start diggi...

Most stay-at-home moms who are thinking about going back to work are concerned that their skills or knowledge of their desired field are obsolete or somehow lacking because of their time at home. However, that doesn't have to be the case!   How can we illustrate the value of our time at home AND boost our own confidence that we do indeed have what it takes to do the job we're applying for? In this...

God commands the Israelites over and over again in the Old Testament to REMEMBER His words and deeds. It's equally important for us, as stay-at-home moms, to remember our own past experiences and accomplishments -- especially as we think about returning to the working world. Let's talk about WHY remembering is so vital for moms, and what we can learn from looking back.  Links Mentioned:  Scheduled...

What IS a Mosaic Mom Life? Do I have one? Do I WANT one?  In this episode, we're going to explain where this concept came from, what it looks like for stay-at-home moms -- especially those who are thinking about returning to work after being home for several years.  - - - - -  Links Mentioned:  ICU Nurse Mosaic: https://youtu.be/ex54lkG5afw?si=mopKQnPQ3yFchmgT Laura’s Story: https://scatteredwoman...

In this episode, we're exploring the missing ingredient for most of us when it comes to piecing together our Mosaic Mom Lives. We’re missing that CONFIDENCE that we have exactly what it takes to do the job – or whatever it is we want to do next after or in addition to being a stay-at-home mom. WHY are so many stay-at-home moms lacking confidence? And HOW do we go about reclaiming the confidence we...

We all know someone who thinks and acts differently than we do. Most of us LIVE with them! So, how does recognizing and valuing those differences improve our relationships? How can it boost our confidence as we puruse what's next in our Mosaic Mom Lives? Let's dive into the benefits of understanding your unique Personality type! - - - - - Links Mentioned:  Read more about using The Personalities t...

Often, it’s easy as stay-at-home moms to lose sight of who we are beyond the daily grind of keeping everyone alive and making sure they all eat and have clean underwear. We feel like our lives are just junk piles of random experiences that don’t make a difference in the world.  That’s when it becomes important to explore your Mosaic Mom Life. Let's do this!