Finding Yourself in Motherhood

In this thought-provoking episode, I explore how our awareness of mortality can transform the way we live. Drawing inspiration from Michael Singer's "The Untethered Soul," I ask the question: What if today were your last day on earth? How would you spend it, who would you call, and what would suddenly matter most? I share personal stories about confronting mortality, including my ex...

What should we do when our children lie? In this thoughtful episode, I share a personal story from my junior high softball days that taught me an important lesson about shame, fear, and honesty. Drawing from a recent Instagram discussion about children who lie, I explore why kids sometimes hide the truth and how our reactions as parents can either strengthen connection or reinforce hiding behavior...

In this episode, I share my recent experience pushing outside my comfort zone by traveling solo to a life coaching conference - from waking up at 3 AM to navigating California traffic and even getting coached in front of others! I then dive into powerful insights from three transformative books I've been reading: "The Untethered Soul" by Michael A. Singer, "How to Win Friends a...

In this episode, I share my personal journey of choosing discomfort as a pathway to growth. Learn how I challenged myself to present to a coaching group despite self-doubt, and discover the powerful combination of hope and gratitude that helped me navigate my son's health crisis. I explain why deliberately stepping outside your comfort zone each week can transform your life. Whether it's...

In this episode, we explore the powerful relationship between our circumstances and results. While we can't always choose our circumstances, we can choose how we experience them through our thoughts, feelings, and actions. As an example, I tell the story of the miracle we experienced with my son's health.  Whether you're facing health challenges, relationship difficulties, or any ot...

Today we explored ways to focus more on gratitude in your life. I offered a couple strategies that have worked for me. On Amber Smith's podcast she asks the questions, "Do you wake up expecting something amazing to happen today?" As we ask this question we can live in a way that creates amazing things and also be filled with gratitude.

In this thought-provoking episode, we tackle the complex relationship mothers have with judgment—both from others and ourselves. Discover why some judgment is necessary and protective, while other forms can trap us in cycles of self-doubt and insecurity. Through personal stories and practical strategies, learn how to distinguish between helpful discernment and harmful criticism, and how to break f...

In this episode, I dive deeper into my journey of preparing to send my son on his mission. After initially focusing on gratitude to overcome disappointment about his mission call, I discovered that other emotions—sadness and worry—were still lingering beneath the surface. I explore the important distinction between "clean pain" (natural sadness that honors our relationships) and "di...

Unlock the power of your mind and transform your daily experience! In this episode, discover how your morning thoughts can shape your entire day. Learn the game-changing skill of redirecting your brain's focus from negativity to gratitude. Through a personal story about my son's mission call, I show how intentional thinking can turn disappointment into profound appreciation. Whether you&...

In this powerful episode, we explore how to escape the destructive cycle of blaming others or shaming ourselves for the results in our lives. Using the life coaching model (C-T-F-A-R), we examine how our thoughts and feelings about circumstances lead to actions that create our results—whether in parenting, finances, or personal goals. Through vulnerable personal stories about parenting mishaps and...

Strong people don't need others to change to be happy—they learn to take responsibility for their own happiness. Through my own experience and coaching insights from Brooke Castillo, I explore how moving from "emotional childhood" to "emotional adulthood" transforms our relationships and overall happiness. Whether you're struggling with unmet expectations in your rela...

Ever wonder why you keep putting off that workout routine, organizing that closet, or finding time to study your scriptures even though you really want to do it? In this episode, we dive into the real reason behind our struggle to follow through on commitments. Learn how your primitive brain might be sabotaging your best intentions and discover practical strategies to overcome these ancient instin...

Today I explored the emotional journey of motherhood transitions, from first-time parenthood to empty nesting. Through personal stories and practical wisdom, I discuss why these changes feel so challenging and share five powerful strategies to navigate them with grace. Whether you're a new mom or seeing your children off to college, this episode offers comfort, understanding, and actionable s...

In this episode, we dive deep into understanding our emotional experiences and the powerful distinction between clean pain and dirty pain. Learn why trying to avoid negative emotions through buffering behaviors only creates more challenges, and discover why some painful feelings are actually healthy and important to process. Through a personal story about my son's heart condition, I illustrat...

In this episode of Finding Yourself in Motherhood, we explore why we sometimes leave social gatherings feeling discouraged, even when nothing negative happened. Through relatable examples of comparing our homes, parenting, and life circumstances to others, we uncover how our subtle, unnoticed thoughts create these feelings of "not enough." Learn four practical steps to manage these thoug...

Explore how reframing the phrase "story of my life" can transform our perspective on daily events. In this episode, we discuss the powerful thought "Things are always working out in my favor" and how it applies even in life's most challenging moments - from natural disasters to deep personal struggles. Learn how this mindset can help you notice tender mercies, deepen relat...

In this episode of Finding Yourself in Motherhood, we explore how optimism shapes our daily experiences as mothers. Through personal stories about sleepless nights with babies and navigating marriage during the busy season of raising young children, we discover how shifting from "this will never change" to "I can figure this out" transforms our present moments. Learn practical...

Today I talked about the difference between people pleasing and service. We serve out of love and gratitude, but we are people pleasing when we do it with resentment and obligation. I gave three examples of ways that people can easily start people pleasing around Christmas time. I talk about why we do it and how we are the only people we can control so we get to decide how we want to show up and c...

Today I talk about a quote I read on Dave Butler's Instagram feed. He quoted someone from church that said, "Gratitude can change your past." He didn't really understand it even though he liked it. I discuss ways I believe gratitude can change our memories and help us feel better about hard things that have happened. I gave a couple examples from my past and how I have worked t...

Is it hard for you to make decisions? Do you struggle because you want to make the "right" decision? Today I discuss "right" and "wrong" decisions and how to make decisions from confidence instead of fear. 

Recently I read the book, "The Woman Who Could Not Be Silenced." Ever since reading it, I have had a lot of thoughts about it and today I discussed how Elizabeth Packard can be inspiration to us all. She does not allow anyone to tell her what to think, she is a deep thinker who uses her brain to create so much good in the world. She also is an inspiration because of how she persevered th...

Today I share an experience of going through something really hard for me and finding gratitude in that experience. If you want to feel better, start with feeling gratitude for something.  

This episode focuses on developing a good sense of self. I talk about four things to help you in the process of developing a good self esteem. First we need to understand our self worth. Second we need to pay attention to the thoughts we think about ourselves. Third, we can set big goals to help us develop and learn and grow. And last, we need to remember that life is 50/50. All of us are good and...

In this episode I talked about an experience hiking with my daughter and watching her brain work. I also talked about how our brain works like the Ctrl F function on our computer. Our thoughts tell our brain what to look for and it will then search for evidence to make our thought true. Our brain likes to be right even at our own expense. One way to retrain our brains is through a simple 5 minute...

Today I taught about the model (CTFAR) organized by Brooke Castillo. When applying it to our own lives we can learn more about ourselves and who we are. We can learn to love ourselves and appreciate the things we do. It can be used to improve every area of our lives.