Do you struggle with people-pleasing that’s leaving you exhausted, burnt out, and resentful?
Do you prioritize everyone else’s needs and comfort above your own because you want to be a “good” mom?
In today’s episode, Mikki Gardner is sharing where our people-pleasing tendencies come from and how to declutter people-pleasing in three steps.
Mikki Gardner is a Certified Life + Conscious Parenting Coach, the host of Co-Parenting with Confidence podcast, and a mom to her teenage son.
After learning how to navigate life post divorce & using it as a catalyst to her own transformation, Mikki now helps moms move past the divorce drama to become calm, confident co-parents, even without their ex's participation. Mikki is on a mission to help women navigate the emotional and practical difficulties of divorce and co-parenting while creating an intentional, joy + ease-filled life after divorce.
I know you're going to love this conversation!
You can listen to the full episode here: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-qs95n-158c1fd
How do we find the magic in the “blessed mundane” of motherhood?
How do we overcome the martyr mindset and see motherhood as a powerful calling?
How do we look outside of our circumstances to see the big picture of our impact on our kids and future generations?
Kirsten Vossler, wife and homeschool mom of 9 children (soon to be 10!) has some ideas. In Episode 98, Kirsten talks about how she was able to shift her mindset - and her unrealistic expectations - to find joy in her motherhood and embrace it as holy work and a high calling from God.
Kirsten loves encouraging, inspiring, and equipping moms to grow in joy and find fulfillment in their motherhood through her Rejoicing in Motherhood Podcast.
I hope you enjoy the episode! https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-nfddn-1573bb3
I was thrilled to talk to Barb Raveling about how we can live "by design" rather than "by desire". Barb had so much wisdom to share and I hope that you enjoy the conversation!
You can listen to the full episode here: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-facsn-1569409
If you’ve fallen off the decluttering wagon, don’t despair! These 3 questions will help get you back on track and supercharge your decluttering success.
You can listen to the full episode here: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-mt9h4-1565ec3
#momsovercomingoverwhelm #overwhelmed #overwhelmedmom #decluttering #declutteringtips #clutterfree #clutterfreehome #ClutterFreeLife
Does the word “budget” make you cringe? Do you desire to spend money more intentionally, pay down debt, and also have the flexibility to buy that Starbucks latte?
Alli Williams Financialli Focused is here to help! Debt-free at 25, Alli married into $154,000 worth of debt and quickly developed a flexible financial plan to help her and her husband pay off debt and reach their goals.
Alli is the mom of 2 boys and is the founder and CEO of FinanciALLI Focused, a financial literacy company helping people create a flexible financial plan they can actually stick to (no deprivation here). She has helped hundreds of people pay off debt, build savings, spend on what they value, invest, and feel confident with their finances. She lives in South Carolina with her family.
On today’s episode we dive into the connection between budgeting and decluttering, how awareness of emotional and spending triggers to help you stick to the budget you’ve set, how frequently to adjust your budget, and several other tactical tips to help you spend and save monetary intentionally.
I know you’re going to love this conversation and learn so much from Alli!
If you have a family member with disabilities or special needs, it sometimes brings unique challenges keeping a clutter-free and organized home.
Alana is the Founder & CEO of Alana’s Organizing - San Diego Professional Organizer a home organization and relocation concierge. In Episode 90 we talk about her best tips for managing her home with her husband - who has a spinal cord injury and is, in her words, "unintentionally messy". :) Alana is a wealth of knowledge and I know you'll enjoy our conversation.
https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-8pp6h-1548089
What would you do with an extra 5 hours a day? How would you be able to show up for yourself and your family? Do you find yourself escaping the overwhelm of your life by turning to your phone? Are you afraid to look at your Screen Time stats?
In Episode 88, podcast and business coach Stefanie Gass Stefanie Gass & Team shares her compelling story of how phone addiction was negatively impacting her health and relationships and the practical steps she took to overcome it. Not only did she regain 5 hours back a day and her overwhelm significantly decreased, but she has grown a multi-six figure company without Instagram.
Stefanie Gass is a Christian business and podcast coach, boundary boss, and multi-six-figure CEO. She helps women grow their online businesses and make money online, using podcasting. She is the host of a top 20 globally ranked business podcast, Online Business for Christian Women. She believes it's possible to partner with God to create income and impact without sacrificing your family, faith, or buying into the social media hustle.
I know you’re going to love this conversation filled with practical steps so we can declutter our technology addictions and put our phones in their place!
You can listen to the full episode here: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-rqs5i-153e816
#momsovercomingoverwhelm #overwhelmedmom #overwhelmed #socialmediaaddict #socialmediaaddiction #intentionalparenting
What is the connection between our nervous system and how we experience motherhood? How can we process and release our emotions in a healthy way and then teach that to our children? How can we proactively manage our triggers so we can feel less overwhelmed? These are just some of the questions I am diving into during this vulnerable conversation with Michelle Grosser Michelle Lavertu Grosser.
Michelle is a Nervous System Expert, Certified Master Life Coach, and host of The Calm Mom Podcast. Through somatic and neuroscience-based modalities, she coaches women through discovering what’s beneath their triggers and emotions, so they can begin their healing journey and find peace in the present. She deeply believes that the most profound thing we can offer our children is our own healing. She and her husband Jeff have two daughters and live in Miami, FL.
In this episode, Michelle shares simple ways we can equip ourselves to recognize nervous system dysregulation by our body’s somatic cues and combat that dysregulation in a “language” that our body understands through somatic techniques. This is such an informative and tactical conversation you don’t want to miss!
You can listen to the full episode here: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-5e8kw-152eab8
#momsovercomingoverwhelm #overwhelmedmom #overwhelmed #anxiety #anxietyrelief #somatichealing
What does it mean to be a “cyclone” mom? It means that regardless of external circumstances, you can get your power from a calm center.
In Episode 82, Danielle Thienel Coaching from the Peaceful Mind Podcast for Busy Moms is sharing three critical mindset tools that can help you overcome overwhelm - including embracing the “B minus” mom, understanding that overwhelm is a vibration in your body and how your thoughts impact your action (or inaction), and the 50/50 model.
Danielle is a certified life coach who supports faith-filled moms to create balance in their busy lives. She is a wife, mom of three, member of the Catholic Church, author, speaker and host of The Peaceful Mind Podcast for Busy Moms. Her mission is to empower overwhelmed and stressed moms to feel more peace and joy in their busy mom-life so they can maximize their full potential. She does this through sharing her process called The Cyclone Mom Method through her books, courses and life coaching offerings.
You can listen to the full episode here: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-2d345-1524bf2
#momsovercomingoverwhelm #overwhelmed #overwhelmedmom #intentionalmotherhood #anxietyrelief #intentionalliving #lifecoaching #catholicmom #catholicmomlife #lifecoachformoms #mompodcast
What are the keys to developing sustainable systems that work for you and your entire family? In Episode 80, Laura Hernandez is sharing her knowledge about systems including laundry, meal planning, errands, chores, and much more!
Laura is a wife and mama to 10 amazing people. She is the founder of Mama Systems, a coaching business that helps mamas bring peace to their homes through systems so they can be intentional with their people and show up as the best mama possible.
I know you’re going to be blessed by our conversation!
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You can listen to the full episode here: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-w77qg-151baca
When we are stressed and overwhelmed, planning is usually the first thing to go by the wayside. But intentional planning doesn’t have to take up a ton of time, and can have incredible benefits!
In Episode 78, I’m talking with Sarah Horgan from Simple + Intentional about her best tips for intentional planning to combat anxiety and overwhelm.
Sarah is a full-time teacher, mom and wife who is passionate about helping women change their lives through decluttering.
After a cancer diagnosis in 2014, she discovered her perfectionism and people pleasing were holding her back and creating a lot of overwhelm. This was also the year she first discovered minimalism and slowly started getting rid of things.
Fast forward to 2018 and becoming a mom. The overwhelm forced Sarah to start examining her relationship with stuff and the big purge began. And she hasn't looked back!
Now Sarah helps other moms deal with their clutter, get organized and create systems + routines to make life easier.
You can listen to the full episode here: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-htrkx-15112d3
I was never an angry person...until I had kids.
As a highly sensitive person, having two LOUD boys has been very trying at times. :) A combination of therapy, medication, and great guidance from people like my friend Elizabeth has been what has helped the most.
In this episode, Elizabeth shares tips on how to improve your emotional resilience so you can stop being an angry mom.
Elizabeth is a mom of four and a stress coach for Christian moms.
I hope you enjoy the conversation!
You can listen to it here: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-r2dm6-1504ea8
Creating flexible systems for your home is possible - even when you have kids (or several kids) with special needs.
In Episode 74 I'm chatting with my friend Katie Keene from the podcast Her Home & Heart all about how she leveraged the power of intentional scheduling and habit stacking to create simple, sustainable systems in her home - even with several children with special needs. I hope you are blessed by this conversation!
You can listen to the full episode here: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-ian6a-14fd0c0
More listener questions answered in Episode 71!
How to approach a cluttered room that overwhelms you...
What to do with too many toys!
How to deal with "generous" relatives that give you too much stuff!
You can listen to the full episode here: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-68de4-14f035d
How does simplicity and minimalism help you through something as unimaginable as the loss of your child?
In today’s episode, Casey Jones (That Minimalist Mom) shares how she started her minimalist journey over seven years ago, when she realized that she wanted to spend more quality time with her family, but the excess stuff, commitments, and home management responsibilities were getting in the way of a meaningful life.
She decluttered, downsized, and embraced a minimalist lifestyle both in streamlining what she owned but also simplifying her family’s schedule and routines. Years later, the foundation of minimalism and simplicity impacted her navigating the loss of her son Colt and the grieving process that followed.
You can connect with Casey on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok where she teaches women to live intentionally, minimally, simply and clutter free to make room for more of what matters.
You can listen to the full episode here: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-ba4y7-14e9081
#momsovercomingoverwhelm #overwhelmed #overwhelmedmom #simplelife #simplify #simplicity #clutterfreehome #ClutterFreeLiving #minimalism #minimalistjourney #minimalistmom #minimalistmama #childlossawareness #infantlossawareness
Are you an impulse buyer? Do you scroll Amazon before bed? Are you always "adding to cart"? Does the UPS man know you by name?
Decluttering is hard work, but is made even harder if you keep bringing stuff into your home.
Mary Simpson worked 50-80 hours a week and used shopping as a reward until a health scare in early 2020 changed her mindset about stuff and using shopping as entertainment. She realized that we only get one shot at this life, and it’s not the stuff that matters. She and her family downsized and got rid of almost 75% of their belongings as they sought a simpler, more intentional life.
In Episode 68, Mary is sharing her amazing story, as well as a four-step process to stop the shopping habit so that you can live more intentionally and prevent clutter before it starts!
You can listen to the full episode here: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-evvu3-14de484
What does nourishment look like as a busy, overwhelmed mom? How do we simplify nourishing ourselves and our family?
On today’s episode, Kristen Noriega Kristen Noriega & Team, host of the Baby Weight Nutritionist Podcast is sharing simple, practical nourishment tips to help us replenish what stress and overwhelm depletes in our bodies. Kristen is the busy mom’s go-to for non-diet weight loss and creating a healthy family culture. As a registered dietitian nutritionist, she has been working with moms for over seven years. She is a mom of four littles, military spouse, and Catholic-Christian.
On the Baby Weight Nutritionist Podcast, she drops helpful tips to seamlessly fit fun foods, really good nutrition, and movement that lights you up into the cracks of your day.
I hope you enjoy this conversation! The full episode can be found here: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-bcevs-14d4fd4
Swedish death cleaning may seem like strange decluttering motivation, but it can help us to think about how our loved ones wont be burdened by our stuff if we were to pass prematurely. In Episode 65, I’m reviewing 5 simple steps to get you started on your Swedish death cleaning journey, which may help you connect with your decluttering “deepest why”.
Have you ever done Swedish death cleaning? What was your experience?
You can listen to the full episode here: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-cv7mc-14d237c
"I don't know where to start!" I often hear this from my overwhelmed mama friends when it comes to decluttering.
On today's episode I have my friend, mentor, and simple living coach Amy Slenker-Smith Simply Enough to share her best tips on how to jumpstart your decluttering efforts!
What is your biggest struggle when it comes to decluttering?
You can listen to the episode here: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-ufqww-14cb62c
