Simple on Purpose | Intentional Living and Parenting

Simple on Purpose | Intentional Living and Parenting


Latest Episodes

189. Prioritizing the day: if everything matters nothing matters and how to apply this in motherhood
October 10, 2023

Planning your day, week, month, even year is a great way to stay organized and on top of life, but it can become overwhelming and cluttered very quickly if you are not careful. When we plan without in

188. Motherhood & Social Media (how online communities impact your motherhood experience)
September 26, 2023

How has Instagram shaped our culture and expectations around motherhood? As moms, we often turn to our phones for a sense of community. Being online can be a great way to keep in touch with old friend

187. Feeling better or getting better feeling
September 12, 2023

Coach, counsellor and mom shares on emotional awareness, the myth of happy, and how we can change our lives by learning to get better at feeling - instead of always chasing 'feeling better' - - Prod

186. Doing life with less (summer challenge)
June 06, 2023

This spring I reflected on our finances and felt a sense of defeat over where I was vs where I wanted to be. I had to acknowledge aspects like lifestyle creep, inflation and inattention to contribute

185. Emotional needs in motherhood (what they are and how to meet them)
May 30, 2023

How are we told we SHOULD feel in motherhood, versus how do we truly feel in motherhood? - We spend a lot of time and energy living in default emotions, while hustling to shift away from uncomfortable

184. Movement as self-care (exercise for wellbeing, not weight loss)
May 18, 2023

I have gone from be an avid gym-avoider, unathletic, didn't even own a pair of running shoes, complacent with my health in many ways to someone who PRIORITIZES movement as a way to improve and maintai

183. Getting more sleep as a mom (giving up the nightowl life)
May 02, 2023

I am a decades-long nightowl, but it doesn't always serve me well in motherhood. Some years ago I made 'sleep' my health goal (not becoming a morning person, but simply heading to bed earlier). I want

182. Nourishing yourself as a mom (11 strategies to help you feed yourself well + often)
April 18, 2023

If you feel stressed out and overwhelmed, consider how you meet your basic needs - especially how you feed yourself well and often. In this episode, I share my journey to ensure I am nourishing myself

181. Becoming moms who take care of themselves (steps to learn how to meet your own needs)
April 04, 2023

From becoming aware, to validation, to giving ourselves permission to disrupt the system - we have some steps that can help us in our process of Becoming Someone Who Takes Care of Themselves. I want t

180. Self-care, self-comfort, self-love & what we have learned from our mothers
March 21, 2023

Sometimes we can find ourselves reaching for a bowl of chocolate, scrolling through social media, or checking out for the night, and call that self-care. But that is really self-comfort and only serve