Growing Mom: Recent Episodes
Katie Tieken
Welcome to Growing Mom where we believe challenges are for growing into. In our episodes, you'll meet everyday moms who have faced challenges and kept moving forward. You'll also hear experts share skills to help you build a joyful, fulfilling life for yourself and your family. I’m your host, Katie Tieken. Mom of three, life coach, and Mom Burnout expert helping you learn the skills you need to keep your family running smoothly while loving yourself and your family more.
Whether you love self-care or feel a little triggered by the term (Cough like me sometimes cough) this conversation is for you. We address many of the concerns, frustrations, and limitations women face when it comes to this often misunderstood yet crucial area of our lives.
It was such an honor to hear Jenny’s perspective on what it means to truly care for ourselves. And I personally had an “ah-ha” moment when we discussed why sometimes eating chocolate is self-care and sometimes it isn’t. Understanding the core of self-care has transformed my relationship with stress and I know it will for you as well.
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Brene Brown has said “Our culture just doesn’t do Grief.” And yet it is a part of our lives. Whether it’s a lost loved one, a broken relationship, or a dream that will never be realized, we all face grief in our lives. Allowing ourselves to have time and space to process it makes all the difference in healing.
Join Kelsea and I as she shares her journey through grief, the lessons she learned, the choices she had to make, and the healing she finally found. Learning to grieve well is something we all will benefit from.
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As a homeschooling mother of ten children who serves on the board of a national nonprofit, Dana knows what it's like to be busy. All moms juggle the abundance of things that should, could, might, or need to be done in a day. Fitting it all in can feel impossible.
In this engaging conversation, Dana shares how to make the most of the time we have as well as when and how to change expectations and roll with real life. We talk self-care, maintaining relationships, and slowing down to give ourselves credit for all we accomplish, even if we never reach the end of the list.
Birthing a child is a right of passage. It is a powerful, life changing experience. We hope it will be magical and full of beauty but too often fear, pain, and struggle can overwhelm everything else. Trauma around birth is all too common.
As a practicing midwife, Eve has become passionate about educating both women and practitioners about the causes, symptoms, and cures for birth Trauma. In this moving conversation, Eve shares why you may have lingering birth trauma and what to do about it. Even if you delivered your child years ago, that experience could still be affecting you. The good news is, healing is far easier than we realize.
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In this Mom Interview, we bravely tackle a tricky topic: Spirituality. Kristina and I discuss the often neglected subject of a regular spiritual practice and its importance for moms. Whether you are traditionally religious or not, a regular, intentional connection with things bigger than ourselves roots us in what is most important.
Especially for moms, it’s easy to get caught up in the minutiae of life. Taking time to step back and connect with the spiritual, whatever that may look like for you, connects us to peace and joy. Listen as Kristina and I share what shapes spirituality can take, what it has done for us, how we fit it in, and what happens when it feels out of reach.
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Relationships are all about good communication which, sadly, is a skill few of us have fully developed. And if there is one area where things get sticky, it's when we need to ask our husbands for help.
In this episode, Marriage and Family Therapist Natasha Brown gets into the nuts and bolts of good communication; what gets in our way, why it’s hard for both us and our husbands, and some common pitfalls to avoid. We clarify where and how to set healthy boundaries, how to prepare ourselves for hard conversations, and when it’s time to stay silent. If you wish your husband would show up differently but don’t know how to talk to him about it, this conversation is for you.
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As moms, we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to care for our children and make sure they are getting everything they need. When a child has health challenges or special needs, that pressure can quickly become overwhelming.
In this beautiful conversation, Janae shares her journey of challenge and joy with her developmentally delayed daughter. Learning to love and care for each of our children in the way that is correct for them is a journey but sometimes, not as complicated as we want to make it.
Doctors, teachers, coaches; Our children have many people in their lives who can teach, uplift, and strengthen them. Sadly, those individuals can also label, degrade and misunderstand our children. As much as we want professional help and opinions to be sure our children's needs are being met, our children also need us to be decerning, follow our mom-instincts, and advocate for them.
In this episode, Emma shares her journey through the school and healthcare systems with her son's ADHD and ODD diagnosis, how she found the help they needed and when she had to trust her son's lead.
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