Powerhouse Moms: Recent Episodes
Laura McHugh
The Powerhouse Moms Podcast is for ambitious women who want to be BOTH - a powerful, ambitious impact driven, world-changing leader AND present and loving mama at home. We believe that by owning your ambition and pursuing your dreams, you're giving your children permission to do the same and showing them what's possible. We are here to help you change your world, and the world around you, because we know that if the dream is on your heart, it's there for a reason. We are here to help make your dreams a reality, together.
This week I'm NOT talking about making the last two weeks of the year count (like everybody else), but rather how you can take these last two weeks of the year and make them about YOU. With the craziness of the holidays, sick season and the pressure to make it all "count" before the new year, it's easy to make hustle and productivity your main intention. This year though, I challenge you to decide how you want to feel, shift your mindset and do what YOU need to close out this year. Take some notes mama because I'm walking you through the exact questions you need to ask yourself to feel GOOD these last two weeks!
Share what you come up with over in my DMs on IG!
This week I am talking all things HOLIDAYS. There has been so much on social media about the mental load of motherhood around the holidays and I refuse to subscribe to that narrative. If you're ready to take this holiday season in a new direction and make it one that's fun, simple, and stress free (well at least less stressful!) you're going to want to take notes mama!
And I want to hear your thoughts! Do you love the holidays? Hate them? What are your fave and least fave things about them? DM me and let's chat on Instagram!
In this week's episode I talk about TRUST. Trust in yourself, the timing of your life and your purpose. Because sometimes, the hardest thing is to trust yourself when the path doesn't make sense. I'm sharing a big move I'm making and I hope that it inspires you to take a look at your life, career and actions to see if there's anything YOU need to let go of to make space for more magic.
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In this episode, I hope that by sharing what I've been navigating, you don't feel so alone if you are going THROUGH it too. I know I'm not the only one going through a hard season or going through a funk. It can be so easy to feel like you're doing something wrong, or not understand WHY life isn't how you want it to look - but what I can promise you is that one day we WILL understand. If you're having a hard time, I want to support you so make sure to come say hi on Instagram and I can give you a virtual hug!
Connect with me on Instagram! @powerhousemoms
Today's episode was inspired by some recent conversations I've had in my life and I KNEW that this topic is so needed in this working mom space. So today we're talking about why saying you don't know what you want is a cop out AND you'll be walking away with the tools you need to be clearer than ever about what it is you truly want in your life, career, and beyond. I can't wait to hear what you thought about this episode and what your next step is going to be in getting what you want!
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In today's episode of The Powerhouse Moms Podcast, we're talking about TIME. We all know your relationship with time changes when you become a mom, and in this episode you can change it. Whether you're a full time work from home mom juggling minimal free time or a mom with full time help, this episode is going to leave you with tangible steps to get more time back in your day to work on those big career & business goals.
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Summary:
In today’s episode of The Powerhouse Moms Podcast I'm sharing with you the lies I believed about motherhood and success that was keeping me small. WARNING: You may feel EXTREMELY called out and honestly I hope you do! Because what you believe, becomes your reality. My hope is that by sharing the lies I was telling myself about motherhood, you can find the beliefs you have that are holding you back so you can BREAKTHROUGH and claim the life & career/biz of your dreams. Plus - sharing the perfect opportunity to join a group of ambitious mamas to work on overcoming these beliefs together!
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Welcome to this week's episode of Powerhouse Moms! We're getting personal today and diving into what happened during my little social media hiatus. A new job, a big ol' announcement and what's to come moving forward. I love hearing other people's life updates because let's be honest, I'm nosy! If you love life updates too (or don't) let me know over at the @powerhousemoms Instagram!
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Welcome back to Powerhouse Moms! After a nice summer hiatus, it's time to greet this new season with fire, ambition, and some fresh new energy. This car chat we are talking about DECISIONS. If you're prone to overthinking decisions, or are ready to make more intentional empowered decisions to catapult you towards your dreams, this episode is for you.
Topics:
- Quick little life/career update
- The difference between making fear based decisions & empowered decisions
- The questions to ask yourself to figure out if you need to make a change
Resources:
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Welcome to the first episode of Powerhouse Moms Car Chats! These are going to be super short and sweet episodes filled with hot topics in the realm of working motherhood. This week, we are going IN on working mom guilt… If you have been struggling with guilt around working or asking for more support, this podcast episode is your first step to breaking FREE from the all consuming guilt society (or your brain) loves to make us feel.
Topics:
- Presence as a mom: Is it a good or bad trend on social media?
- How to get rid of working mom guilt for good
- How to figure out how to choose the right kind of support for you and your family
- Soulwork: What does being a good mom mean to YOU? What kind of mother do you want to be? Does getting support align with this definition?
Resources:
- Connect with Laura on Instagram: @powerhousemoms
- Join our email newsletter to stay in the loop this summer!
In today’s episode of The Powerhouse Moms Podcast, I’m excited and honored to announce we have our first guest, Katie Miller Kerner!
Katie is a life coach & clinical hypnotherapist specializing in helping women to cultivate inner peace again so they can so they can feel more free on a daily basis. Katie has over 10 years of coaching experience under her belt and is extremely passionate about showing women just how powerful they are. Katie is also a new mom and it’s been incredible watching the evolution and transformation as she navigates this new journey. I wanted to bring her onto the podcast because her expertise is SO vital for women, especially ambitious moms.
Join us in this episode to learn about how hypnotherapy can help you, hear Katie’s experience becoming a new mom and navigating her ambition, and the small steps you can take to feel more at peace as an ambitious mom in a crazy season of life.
Topics:
- What hypnotherapy is and how Katie helps you use it to achieve your goals
- Using hypnosis to have a positive birth experience
- Navigating your ambition as a new mom
- Accepting who you are as an individual with a baby on your hip
- Why you should actually be anti-routine
- How to “fit in” mindset work and alone time to feel good
- Getting rid of the all or nothing mindset to master working from home
- How to get rid of limiting beliefs that are holding you back
- The one thing you can do today to manifesting your dream life
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We are turning up the heat this week and getting REAL. Real about life lately, my new last name, and the direction things are going here in Powerhouse Moms. It’s like I’m shedding layers and layers that I didn’t know were blocking me.
Topics:
- No more watering yourself down - it's time to be fully expressed
- What to do when you're feeling uninspired
- Soulwork: DM Laura where you’ve been playing small and get free coaching
Resources:
- Connect with Laura on Instagram: @powerhousemoms
Forget hot girl summer, insert feel good summer. It’s time to stop being so serious and let go of the things you’re doing that make you feel like garbage. Like who taught you that you had to SUFFER in order to be accomplished or worthy? What if this summer you started making decisions on what felt good or felt fun instead of what you think you “should” do? In this episode I share the questions to ask yourself to start doing more things just because they feel good - cause life’s too short to feel like poop. It’s time to start living for YOU and making joy your priority.
Topics:
- Laura shares why she’s no longer training for a marathon and how she came to that decision
- Why are you not doing what feels good?
- The easiest way to stop being so serious and stop doing things that make you feel like poop
- How to start feeling GOOD all the time
- The Membermind is COMING! Join the waitlist below to be the first to get all the deets when doors open.
- Soulwork: Where in your life are you doing something that no longer feels good? Can you shift it to where it DOES feel good or how can you let it go completely? What DOES feel good in this season? What feels fun?
Resources:
- Connect with Laura on Instagram: @powerhousemoms
- Join the Membermind Waitlist Here
If you have trouble tuning out other people’s opinions, this episode is for you. Opinions can get loud - especially when you’re pursuing a dream that doesn’t make sense to other people. Today’s episode is all about how to not let other people’s opinions affect how you pursue your dreams. This may be one of the most powerful lessons I’ve ever learned so get out your notes and jot down all the action steps! Your success is based on who YOU are and what YOU want - and today you'll learn how to get super clear on it so you can create the life and career of your wildest dreams
- Not able to make it to Powerhouse Moms Day Out? Laura shares a little look inside that special day
- The difference between conscious & unconscious action based on what other people think
- How to follow your unique path
- What does it mean to go inward?
- How to go inward to hear yourself better and tune out the outside noise
- How to make success come EASILY
- A sneak peek about the newest offer launching soon! Did ya catch it?
- Soulwork: Today - get incredibly clear on what YOU want this week. What’s most important to you in your life? Take a morning and hone in on what you want out of life and career. Where do you need to implement boundaries around consumption?
Connect with Laura on Instagram: @powerhousemoms
I’m actually LOLing as I write the show notes because after I recorded this podcast all about resetting our nervous system because the lawdddd the universe decided to test me to see if I would really do it after yet another toddler tantrum. BUT let me tell you - this stuff truly works. It is so easy to become overstimulated as an ambitious woman raising children - whether it’s due to your children or your work or all of the above, resetting your nervous system is key in grounding yourself and finding some peace and calm again. In this episode I give you multiple ways to reset your nervous system when you’re feeling overstimulated so you can feel GOOD. Take out something to write with and take some notes so you can come back to these practices again and again!
Topics:
- Grounding breaths
- What to do when you’re feeling overstimulated
- How to utilize the 5 senses practice in the moment to reset your nervous system
- How to get back into your body when you’re overstimulated
- Soulwork: Today - pick at least one of these to practice this week
Resources:
- Connect with Laura on Instagram: @powerhousemoms
- Check out MB Mannino for breathwork!
Man oh man tough love Laura is back and ready to go today. In today’s episode we’re talking about planning & juggling all the things but not in the way you think. What if it wasn’t actually the planning you needed to learn about, but something else entirely? What if all it took to feel more in control and less stressed was one DECISION?
Topics:
- Grounding breaths
- What you actually mean when you say you want to learn how to plan
- Who are you when your plans don't go to plan?
- Children don't care about your perfect plan
- The one skill that will help you in all areas of your life
- This week's action step: Questions to Journal on: Who are you when your plan doesn't go to plan? Are you good at being flexible or do you need some work here? Where do you need to work on your mindset when it comes to stress & overwhelm in work and motherhood?
Resources:
- Connect with Laura on Instagram: @powerhousemoms
- Get your Powerhouse Moms Day Out tickets here!
I’m never going to teach a lesson from a place of “I have it all figured out”, and today’s episode is no different. Today on The Powerhouse Moms Podcast, we are talking about control. How to let go of it, why we need to let go of it, and what I am actively moving through personally that is reminding me of the importance of letting go. As high achievers, ambitious women, mothers who are working to change the world, control feels GOOD. But what if letting go of the control was actually the thing that got you the life and career you’ve been creating this whole time?
Topics:
- Grounding breaths
- Letting go of control & what that looks like for overachievers
- Laura shares the lesson she’s learning right now about control when it comes to achieving her goals before a 2nd baby
- Laura’s big realization that we all need sometimes
- Why you need to let go and have more fun
- There’s no such thing as a perfect plan
- What happens when you let go of control and stop focusing so much on the how
- This week’s action step: Questions to journal on: What are you trying to over plan for right now? Is there anything you’re holding on too tightly to? Are there any beliefs you need to shift in order to have more fun and let go of control?
Resources:
- Meals She Eats Book
- Strides for Strength info
- Connect with Laura on Instagram: @powerhousemoms
- Get your Powerhouse Moms Day Out tickets here!
In today’s episode of The Powerhouse Moms Podcast, I’m sharing the behind the scenes of all that led to the creation of Powerhouse Moms. I wanted to share the challenges and obstacles I went through as a new mom in the first 18 months of my daughter’s life because they are the very things that gave me the idea to create and launch Powerhouse Moms. My hope is that by sharing the hardships, you can remember that when you hit hard seasons, you're never alone.
Topics:
- Introducing the More Than Moment and Laura’s this week - share yours!
- Grounding breaths and a moment for you
- Quinn’s NICU stay & how it affected Laura’s postpartum business journey
- Laura shares her challenges & experiences of being a new mom & running a business
- Laura shares an intimate journal entry from her time back postpartum that inspired it all
- The conversations with women that sparked the creation of Powerhouse Moms
- What is a Powerhouse Mom?
- This week’s action step & homework
Resources:
- Connect with Laura on Instagram: @powerhousemoms
- Learn more about Powerhouse Moms here
Welcome to The Powerhouse Moms Podcast! This show is for you, the trailblazer, the big dreamer, the inspiring powerhouse mama. If you know deep in your soul that you are here on this earth to make an impact and you’re ready to make it happen, you’re in the right place. Each week you will hear episodes that will help you to uncover your unique gifts, empower you to take action on your dreams, and explore creative strategies to make moves in your career while you raise your babies at the same darn time. We believe FIERCELY that you can have both - a wildly fulfilling and powerful impact in the world with your work AND a love filled, present relationship with your family.
I cannot wait to help you change your world and the world around you - Let's be friends! Follow Laura here!
In today’s episode of The Brightly Balanced Nurse Podcast, I’m excited and honored to announce we have our very first podcast guest, Tiffany Gibson. She is a Nurse Leader whose primary focus is to disrupt outdated academic, social,
and cultural norms in nursing by leading with emotional intelligence. She is also the founder and owner of the New Nurse Academy where she is creating a movement to amplify emotional intelligence that will enhance the scope of nursing.
Join us in this episode to learn about this new kind of nurse with this new mindset. Let’s get deeper into our awareness and understanding of emotional intelligence and how that plays in all aspects of our lives.
Topics:
- The power behind knowing: unlearn, understand and make the change in nursing
- The difference between management and leadership
- Where and how to start becoming emotionally intelligent
- Trying to fit your life around your job instead of your job around your life
- Why we shouldn't be talking about burnout
- How to manage your emotions so you can then manage others
- Steps you can take to find the courage to implement those changes
- Are you leading to your purpose or staying stuck?
Resources:
- Connect with Laura on Instagram: @laura.w.wiley
- Learn more about the Brightly Balanced Leadership Academy
- Connect with Tiffany on Instagram: www.instagram.com/newnurseacademy
- Learn more about the New Nurse Academy at https://www.newnurse-academy.com/
In today’s episode of The Brightly Balanced Nurse Podcast, we’re talking about fear. How to identify, reframe and conquer whatever fear you may be experiencing.
I was recently asked this question “what were you afraid of when you got started with Brightly Balanced Nurse? And how did you overcome those fears?’’ I want you to know that every person experiences fear at one point or another and those fears can cause us to avoid a new role, a new business, a new unit, or whatever it might be.
So today we’re going to discuss how to reframe those fears into motivation. Join me in this conversation.
Topics:
- Normalizing your fear, understanding that everyone experiences fear and it’s a natural response
- The fears I had (and still have) as a nurse and nurse mentor & leader
- Reframing your fear as proof that you are on the right track
- Overcoming fear by weighing the best and worst-case scenarios
Resources:
- Connect with Laura on Instagram: @laura.w.wiley
- Learn more about the Brightly Balanced Leadership Academy
In today’s episode of The Brightly Balanced Nurse Podcast, we’re diving deeper into how to find your way back to joy and to who you are outside of being a nurse.
When you're a nurse, you can easily start to be consumed by your work or other people’s needs. So, you ultimately end up losing who you are outside of who you care for. But I’m here to remind you that you are so much more than a nurse, and that your value does not come from who you care for, or how well you care for them.
To help you feel good on your days off, in this episode I’m sharing with you a tool that will help you fill your days with joy, and to find (or even rediscover) things that make you happy outside of work. Dig in with me and learn how to reclaim your joy outside of nursing!
Topics:
- Lessons from sleep deprivation: the importance of taking a step back, slowing down, and being more present wherever you’re at.
- Laura’s story of how she recognized she had ended up having no idea what made her happy anymore.
- The Happiness Audit - the tool that will help you figure out what makes you happy and reclaim your joy outside of work.
- Tapping into who you are outside of nursing is the first step to having the energy and the desire to go make a really big impact as a nurse leader
- Nursing is not everything! Remember that you so deserve to really enjoy your life outside of it
Resources:
- Connect with Laura on Instagram (@laura.w.wiley) and celebrate your #HappinessAuditAdventures with the BBN community
- Learn more about the Brightly Balanced Method and snag your spot on the waitlist
- Catch up with Laura’s burnout experience in the Podcast’s Second Episode: What is a Brightly Balanced Nurse?
In today’s episode of The Brightly Balanced Nurse Podcast, I’m getting vulnerable and honest with you. I have been playing small. I’ve been afraid of stepping into my true purpose and being who I know I am meant to be.
So, if you are the type of person who isn’t really living in your purpose, if you feel like you're playing it safe because you're scared, or you don't want to make other people feel uncomfortable, or you don't want to be told that you're too much, this episode is for you.
I want you to know that you aren’t alone and also, invite you to a different discussion. What if we all decided that we aren't going to play small anymore? What if we stop sacrificing, shrinking, playing small, and start stepping into our power?
What if we step into who we were meant to be, and go change the freaking world?
Topics:
- Experiences from my childhood that led me to shrink myself
- How I have been playing small and staying in my comfort zone
- My zone of excellence and my zone of genius
- My purpose and why I have been so afraid to do it
- What is the Brightly Balanced Leadership Academy
“I thought before maybe it was a fear of failure, but I don't fail at things. And when things don't go my way I always learn from them. It's a fear of success. It's a fear of playing full out, being big, and being who I'm meant to be.”
Resources:
- Connect with Laura on Instagram: @laura.w.wiley
- Learn more about the Brightly Balanced Leadership Academy
In today’s episode of The Brightly Balanced Nurse Podcast, we’re talking about leadership. We're talking about debunking some myths about what makes a great and impactful nurse leader. And it starts with just the fact that things have to change in our profession. Because the way that we've been doing things just isn't working anymore. We're seeing the highest rates of burnout, depression, anxiety, and PTSD among nurses that we've ever seen. Right?
But what if we could change that? What if we could change the way we did things in nursing and in the healthcare system?
Join me in this conversation.
Topics:
- How the old ways of doing things in health care aren’t working anymore
- A nurse leader is not based on the letters after your name or the degrees you have
- Stop waiting on someone else to tell you that you're worthy to lead
- How to find the impactful nurse leader within you
- Why I have delayed launching the Brightly Balanced Leadership Academy
“A nurse leader is not based on the letters after your name and how many of them you have.”
Resources:
- Connect with Laura on Instagram: @laura.w.wiley
- Learn more about the Brightly Balanced Leadership Academy
On this episode of The Brightly Balanced Nurse podcast, I’m here to remind you that you are in control. You have the power to change your circumstances, control how you feel, and make a difference in the world. I’m sharing the 3 step audit you can do now to feel more in control of your life. Remember, change starts with you and you can absolutely make a difference in your life and in the lives around you! This episode is all about some tough love, so listen when you’re in the right headspace, buckle up, and dig in with me.
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Welcome back to The Brightly Balanced Nurse Podcast! I thought in this episode we could talk about what a Brightly Balanced Nurse actually is. I want to share a bit of my own story and how I came into the nursing profession and then pivoted to mentorship after suffering major burnout, even as a nurse who thought she was killing it. We’ll end with a special challenge today that I think could really start changing your life and your relationship with your career for the better. Friend, I’m so happy you’re here. Don’t forget to leave a rating and review to be entered to win full access to the Brightly Balanced Nurse Blueprint!
Visit this episode's blog post here.
Connect with Laura on Instagram.
Ahhhh I’m so excited for the very first episode of The Brightly Balanced Nurse Podcast! In this first episode I am diving right into one of my most loved practices that is a part of the Brightly Balanced Nurse method, a practice that will help you improve your sleep and ditch anxiety. This post-shift practice will bring more balance to your work and life and I can’t wait to hear how it helps you. As a reminder, this podcast is for YOU! If there’s ever anything you want to cover or someone you want to hear from, let me know! I’m always here for you and cheering you on.
Visit this episode's blog post here.
Connect with Laura on Instagram.
The Brightly Balanced Nurse podcast is here to create much needed positive conversation for nurses while giving tangible solutions to help you move through the hard seasons to make a lasting difference in the nursing profession. Each week you'll hear strategies that will help you as a nurse, mother, spouse, and friend find a better work life balance so you can manage your energy, planning, productivity, and more without adding more stress to your already busy life.
Connect with Laura on Instagram to stay up to date on all things the podcast, or visit the podcast site here!