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185. Emotional needs in motherhood (what they are and how to meet them)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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
179. What are your needs and how are you meeting them?
What are needs? At a basic level, they are simple things like food, water, shelter, sleep. They can also be more complicated, like friendship, personal accomplishment, and sense of purpose. Sometimes
178. Don’t water the weeds (intentional parenting for proactive connection)
Giving your child extra attention might seem like a great idea, but if its the wrong type of attention it could do more harm than good. Lets learn what it means to parent intentionally and make proa
177. Understanding what is motivating you (chasing vs avoiding)
Motivation. It is something we all want more of. However, every day we take little actions and make little choices that are coming from motivation. A motivation to avoid something or a motivation to m
176. When you don’t know what you want in life. Life on purpose for the non-dreamer
I want to talk to you about listening more deeply to yourself and asking, "what do I want?". For some of us, we are out of touch with our dreams or our life vision. We might feel overwhelmed, or like