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No Guilt Mom
Feeling overwhelmed as a mom? Tired of doing everything for your kids and wish… just wish… someone would step in to help you out?
Welcome to the No Guilt Mom parenting podcast hosted by author, teacher & parenting coach JoAnn Crohn, M.Ed and co-host parenting coach & educator, Brie Tucker.
Every Tuesday, we give you practical advice for moms and positive parenting tips - all without the shame and guilt. We make it fun.
We’re from a generation where our moms were supposed to be able to do it all. They went to work and yet were still expected to take care of the house and kids.
Our moms put everything extra they had into us kids and we realize there is a better way.
The way to give your kids your best is to give yourself the very best - without the mom guilt. How to master positive parenting without doing absolutely everything.
That means focusing on what you like to do. If you don’t like playing LEGO’s on the floor with your kids, you don’t have, too.
In my parents’ generation, moms gave up everything for their kids and I don’t want to do that.
Kids who learn how to be self-sufficient are happier kids and have happier moms.
Welcome to the No Guilt Mom podcast!
Welcome to the No Guilt Mom’s Podcast! Get ready for an exciting episode with the fabulous Erika Cartlidge, a professional stylist and image architect, who's the CEO and founder of Your Chic Is Showing! This amazing woman helps us unleash our confidence through fashion and style. We crossed paths with Erika at the Mom 2.0 Conference, where her bold and vibrant fashion sense left us in awe.
You are going to LOVE this interview with Erika as we dive into the world of style and fashion, all while keeping it budget-friendly for moms like us. She spills the beans on investing in those must-have pieces that will make you feel like a million bucks. And guess what? Fashion can be so much fun, even if you're in a style slump! We'll learn how to bring back the excitement of dressing up and use fashion as a way to connect with others. So, let's embrace our unique styles and rock that confidence together!
Get ready to be inspired and join us for this uplifting chat with the fabulous Erika Cartledge. Yay!
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Meal planning a stressor? This quick win is about how you can make meal planning simpler, take less brain power, and have it be the easiest thing to do to prepare healthy meals.
If you've ever felt overwhelmed and close to a breaking point, you're not alone!
In this episode, we're diving into the concept of the mental load, something that's been all over social media lately. Moms often take on the role of being our children's counselor in relationships and emotions, absorbing their feelings and challenges. Combine that with managing the family's overall mood, predicting potential stressors, and trying to create harmony within the household….it’s overwhelming, to say the least. We're shedding light on six hidden tasks that might be adding to your mental load and pushing you to the edge. We'll chat about the idea of a "body budget" from Mona Delahooke's book, Brain Body Parenting, and how it relates to sensory input and overwhelm.
Join us as we explore the challenges, misconceptions, and strategies to lighten that mental load and find some balance!
In this episode of the No Guilt Mom podcast, you’ll learn:
- How to identify and acknowledge the unnoticed tasks that add to your mental load.
- Common false assumptions and myths about mental load that can hinder your ability to effectively manage it.
- Practical strategies to actively reduce and balance your mental load, enhancing overall well-being.
- Recognizing signs of progress and implementing self-care practices to prevent burnout and maintain mental health.
Resources We Shared:
Balance VIP- Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be In this exclusive coaching program for women!
Stop Doing It All Checklist! - This FREE checklist will help eliminate tasks that cause guilt and eat up time.
Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids by Mona Delahooke, PhD
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Feel like asking your husband, partner or kids to help out around the house is more trouble then it's worth? Perhaps it seems like more trouble asking than just doing it yourself. In this episode, we dig into three steps to overcome that - and the answer will surprise you.
Stress-Free 2023 School Year Challenge - Join us for a month-long challenge that teaches you how to make school-related tasks your kids’ responsibility and to give you a stress-free school year with no battles!
Meet our new friend, Hunter Clarke-Fields! Hunter is a mindfulness mentor, the host of the Mindful Mama podcast, and a mother of two daughters. She's also the bestselling author of "Raising Good Humans." Her latest book, "Raising Good Humans Every Day," has just been released, providing actionable strategies for raising up your little ones.
During our conversation, Hunter offers valuable insights into the world of mindful parenting. She discusses the importance of taking a pause, avoiding the rush, and creating downtime for both parents and children. Hunter emphasizes the need to balance busyness with moments of presence and self-awareness, which ultimately helps improve relationships with our kids. Tune in to discover how incorporating mindfulness into your daily routine can lead to more connected and fulfilling parenting experiences!
In this episode of the No Guilt Mom podcast, you’ll learn:
- The effects of hurrying and busyness on parents' stress levels and their relationships with their children.
- The benefits of scheduling downtime and the value of free play for children's development.
- Mindfulness practice tools to enhance parenting and improve self-awareness.
- The significance of being real and authentic with children to help foster genuine connections.
- The role of physical affection in different stages of parenting and the importance of individual preferences.
- The concept of ownership of problems and its application in parenting and family dynamics.
Resources We Shared:
Balance VIP- Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be In this exclusive coaching program for women!
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Read Hunter’s newest book,Raising Good Humans Every Day
Check out the Mindful Mama Podcast
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Stress-Free 2023 School Year Challenge - Join us for a month-long challenge that teaches you how to make school-related tasks your kids’ responsibility and to give you a stress-free school year with no battles!
Have you heard about the first, second, & third conversation? You're about to learn why some of your conversations are unproductive with your partner and kids - and how to fix it.
Stress-Free 2023 School Year Challenge - Join us for a month-long challenge that teaches you how to make school-related tasks your kids’ responsibility and to give you a stress-free school year with no battles!
We've got Tiffani Thiessen in the house! You know her as an awesome actress, TV host, and even a cookbook author. Her latest book, "Here We Go Again: Recipes and Inspiration to Level Up Your Leftovers," is up for pre-order right now. You better believe I've already hit up Amazon for it. Tiffani's got two kids and lives it up in sunny California with her fam.
In this episode, brace yourselves for some crazy stuff that Brie and I are almost diving into...like taking ice baths. Seriously, it's a wild ride. Plus, we're gonna chat about Tiffani's childhood, her cooking passion, and the biggest leftover hater in her house. Stay tuned, it's gonna be a blast!
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Balance VIP- Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be In this exclusive coaching program for women!
Stress-Free 2023 School Year Challenge - Join us for a month-long challenge that teaches you how to make school-related tasks your kids’ responsibility and to give you a stress-free school year with no battles!
Hate getting caught in arguments with your kids that you can NEVER win? In this episode, you'll learn how "naming it to tame it" will stop these fights before they start and lead you to a solution faster.
In this episode, we're hanging out with a familiar face, Dayna Abraham, who's back on our show for the second time! She's the mastermind behind Calm the Chaos Parenting and has just released her brand-new book, "Calm the Chaos: A Fail-Proof Roadmap for Parenting Even the Most Challenging Kids," which hit the shelves on August 15th. We're diving deep into Dayna's expertise in parenting strategies, especially when it comes to handling those tricky behaviors and kids with sensory sensitivities.
Dayna spills the beans on her cool behavior funnel concept. She’s big on the idea that behavior is how kids communicate, so creating a safe space for them to open up is crucial. Join us as we chat about the fascinating world of seeking and avoiding behaviors and how they often come back to feeling safe and connected!
In this episode of the No Guilt Mom podcast, you’ll learn:
- The importance of meeting basic needs like safety and connection before delving into behavior challenges.
- How to understand sensory sensitivities and how they can contribute to certain behaviors in kids.
- Ways to recognize and address missing skills in children to promote growth and development.
- The role of seeking and avoiding behaviors and how they relate to feeling safe and connected.
- Tips to create a safe space for kids to express themselves and communicate their needs.
- A reminder that parenting is a journey, and taking it one step at a time is key to success.
Resources We Shared:
Balance VIP- Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be In this exclusive coaching program for women!
Calm the Chaos: A Fail-Proof Road Map for Parenting Even the Most Challenging Kids by Dayna Abraham
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This is a story of things working out in a partnership. Balance member Pam dealt with pneumonia much of the last year. However, because of the partnership with her husband - and the support of Balance - she's felt little guilt and been able to care for herself to get better.
Hearing the word pushover immediately riles us up. No one wants to be called a pushover as a parent. But all too often we hear that word being thrown around at parents who choose not to use punishments in their approach to discipline. Here’s the thing: punishments are not effective. If you’ve never heard this before, you’re probably thinking, these women sound crazy. But what if there was a way to implement consistent consequences that are rational and realistic for your children, teaching them life skills instead of just punishing them? By the end of this episode, you’ll have a strong argument against anyone who calls you a pushover for not punishing your kids!
Let’s dive in!
Resources We Shared:
Balance VIP- Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be In this exclusive coaching program for women!
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In this No Guilt Mom win, JoAnn talks with Balance member Jan who used to feel incredibly shy in social situations. Hear how she broke out of her shell - and even dealt with a social mishap.
Fair Share Challenge - Tired of DOING IT ALL & feeling blamed when the ball gets dropped? Join us for this month-long challenge in August that will give you our step-by-step method to empower your kids with the skills they need to be more helpful, responsible & respectful!
Stop Doing It All Checklist!- This FREE checklist will help eliminate tasks that cause guilt and eat up time.
If you are passionate about prioritizing playtime over screen time, or you are on the hunt for some tips and tricks to get your kids off of their screens, this episode is for you! We’re sitting down with Kailin Carr, a former teacher turned entrepreneur, as she shares her journey of creating quiet books and screen-free activities for kids! We dive into parents' challenges in managing their children's screen time and the importance of independent play. Kailin offers helpful tips, including filling your child's attention cup first, being nearby during playtime, and providing open-ended toys. We’re breaking down all the benefits of play for both children and adults and the value of social connections for us parents.
Grab a cup of coffee, or whatever your beverage of choice is, get comfy, and let’s dive in!
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Fair Share Challenge - Tired of DOING IT ALL & feeling blamed when the ball gets dropped? Join us for this month-long challenge in August that will give you our step-by-step method to empower your kids with the skills they need to be more helpful, responsible & respectful!
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Stop Doing It All Checklist!- This FREE checklist will help eliminate tasks that cause guilt and eat up time.
In this episode, Balance member Edith shares how she learned how to prioritize and manage her to-do list.
Her actionable strategies will give you the confidence to make this change in your own life.
Because of her new sense of calm - along with therapy as well as two-way communication - her anger and resentment have drastically decreased.
Fair Share Challenge - Tired of DOING IT ALL & feeling blamed when the ball gets dropped? Join us for this month-long challenge in August that will give you our step-by-step method to empower your kids with the skills they need to be more helpful, responsible & respectful!
As moms, we can get so wrapped up in everything going on around us that we kind of forget how to have fun and how to do something just fun for us! We always think about our kids and if they are having fun or even our partner, and if they are getting to have fun. Moms quickly go to the back burner. And even on the off chance you do try to do something fun for yourself, you always have those kids following you around saying how bored they are.
Sound familiar?
This episode is for everyone who doesn’t know how to find fun anymore. If that sounds like you, it’s time to ditch the naysayers and learn how to have a good time!!
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No Guilt Mom Ep 175: How Unicorn Space Will Bring You Back to Life with Eve Rodsky
No Guilt Mom Ep 189: The Steps You Need To Start Getting Healthy As A Mom With Lisa Druxman of Stroller Strides
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We’ve got a new and unique guest on this episode of No Guilt Mom, Jenny Wu! We’ve spent a lot of time interviewing guests and discussing the negative effects of technology, too much screen time, and how to avoid it. But what about the positive impacts of technology? Jenny Wu is the co-president and chief product officer at Understood.org, an incredible resource that helps the 70 million Americans who face learning and thinking differences to face the challenges of life and reach their full potential! If you are neuro-diverse, or someone in your family is, Jenny is your girl and has the perfect resource for you!
Resources We Shared:
Balance VIP- Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be In this exclusive coaching program for women!
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In this episode, two of our Balance VIP members, Kim & Liz, join the podcast to chat about their experience of getting each other as accountability partners and what it's done for them.
You can join Balance VIP HERE.
Are you an introvert or an extrovert?? Or maybe somewhere in the middle? No matter what category you fall into, this episode is FOR YOU. We’re diving into all things making friends and forming genuine connections. We all crave social interaction and the opportunity to make new friends, but these days it seems harder than ever. With remote work becoming more prevalent and less opportunity for casual socializing, it's harder to meet new people and forge connections. Not to mention we're bombarded with polarizing views on social media, which can distort our perception of others and hinder genuine connections.
Resources We Shared:
Balance VIP- Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be In this exclusive coaching program for women!
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In this episode of the No Guilt Mom podcast, host JoAnn Crohn welcomes Katie, a Balance VIP member, to discuss the importance of achieving calm and relaxation as a mom - and HOW to do it.
Are you yearning for that close group of friends, who get you and who you love to hang out with? Join us for our July Challenge in Balance VIP and we'll help you figure out what you find fun so you can create a get-together to draw like people to you, learn the secrets of inviting that guarantees a response, and so much more! We start July 1st! Join us HERE!
We’ve got a fun-filled episode for you with comedian Alyce Chan! Alyce shares her personal stories with a perfect blend of humor and authenticity that will have you laughing out loud. Join us as we explore how Alyce's childhood struggles with making friends led her on a hilarious journey involving books on winning friends, rehearsing dirty jokes, and even channeling her inner Richard Simmons. This episode is packed with laughter and relatable moments that will leave you feeling uplifted and entertained. Get ready for an unforgettable interview with Alyce!
Resources We Shared:
Balance VIP - Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be In this exclusive coaching program for women!
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Are you yearning for that close group of friends, who get you and who you love to hang out with? Join us for our July Challenge in Balance VIP and we'll help you figure out what you find fun so you can create a get-together to draw like people to you, learn the secrets of inviting that guarantees a response, and so much more! We start July 1st! Join us HERE!
Get ready for an inspiring episode with the incredible Monica Berg! Join us as we dive into the world of change and personal transformation with this international speaker, spiritual thought leader, and author of "Fear Is Not An Option," "Rethink Love," and her latest book, "The Gift of Being Different." Monica, a self-proclaimed change junkie, shares her powerful insights on creating a life that not only works but also allows you to live and love as your most empowered and fulfilled self. Drawing from her own journey, including overcoming an eating disorder and the unexpected diagnosis of her child with Down Syndrome, Monica shows us how challenges can be catalysts for growth and change. Get ready to shift your perspective and discover the beauty and potential that lies in embracing change. Tune in and get inspired!
Resources We Shared:
Moms Just Wanna Have Fun Challenge- Are you yearning for that close group of friends, who get you and who you love to hang out with? Join us for our July Challenge in Balance VIP and we'll help you figure out what you find fun so you can create a get-together to draw like people to you, learn the secrets of inviting that guarantees a response, and so much more! We start July 1st! Join us HERE!
The Gift of Being Different (On Being) by Monica Berg
Monica Berg
No Guilt Mom Podcast Episode 64 Normalizing the Conversation About Disabilities with Stephanie Wolfe
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Permission to Love with Jerry Henderson
How do we find the permission to fully love and accept ourselves?
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Are you yearning for that close group of friends, who get you and who you love to hang out with? Join us for our July Challenge in Balance VIP and we'll help you figure out what you find fun so you can create a get-together to draw like people to you, learn the secrets of inviting that guarantees a response, and so much more! We start July 1st! Join us HERE!
In this episode of the No Guilt Mom podcast, host JoAnn Crohn welcomes Liz, a longtime OG Balance VIP member, to share her inspiring story.
Liz's experience will resonate with parents who feel frustrated with their child's lack of support at school and the resulting miscommunication.
Liz opens up about her son Sean's struggles to receive the attention he needed at his old school, leading to frequent calls from the principal and a sense of helplessness.
Are you so thankful for your kids and need help figuring out how to control yourself better? You need the support, community and strategies of Balance VIP. Join us here.
Get ready for an exciting interview with Lisa Drexman, the incredible founder of Fit4Mom, known for their popular class Stroller Strides! As the country's largest fitness program for moms, Fit4Mom offers a large variety of classes for moms who want to stay active while balancing their busy lives. Lisa is not only a speaker, author, and podcaster but also a powerhouse of energy! Her infectious enthusiasm and passion for empowering women to overcome overwhelm and embrace a healthy and happy lifestyle shine through in our conversation. She generously shares her life hacks and experiences, providing valuable insights to help you live a more passionate and purposeful life. Get ready to be inspired by Lisa's vibrant energy and wisdom!
Resources We Shared:
Balance VIP- Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be In this exclusive coaching program for women!
VisitHEREand use the discount code NOGUILT50 to get 50% off any FIT4MOM on Demand class. FIT4MOM offers pre and postnatal health, wellness, and fitness programs for every stage of motherhood.
The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson
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In this episode of the No Guilt Mom podcast, host JoAnn Crohn interviews Rachel, a member of the Balance VIP program, who shares her struggle with her son's bedtime routine.
Rachel explains how it turned into a power struggle, causing tension in her marriage and leaving her with no downtime. After trying punishments and feeling guilty about yelling, Rachel turned to the Balance VIP coaching program for help.
Are you so thankful for your kids and need help figuring out how to control yourself better? You need the support, community and strategies of Balance VIP. Join us here.
In this episode, we’re discussing the challenges of facing conflicts and lacking self-confidence…two things we can ALL relate to. Do you have a fear of confrontation and a tendency to avoid difficult conversations? Do you fear being rejected? SAME. Trust us when we say, you are not alone in feeling this way! We’re sharing our own experiences when it comes to friends in the workplace, having conversations with defensive people, the difficulties of having conversations with our teens, and so much more. This is an episode you do NOT want to miss!
Resources We Shared:
Balance VIP- Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be In this exclusive coaching program for women!
Check out Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High
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In this episode of the No Guilt Mom podcast, host JoAnn Crohn welcomes Alyssa, a Balance VIP member, who shares her incredible transformation in building confidence and regaining control of her home environment with her teenage son.
Are you so thankful for your kids and need help figuring out how to control yourself better? You need the support, community and strategies of Balance VIP. Join us here.
In this episode, we’re sitting down with Dr. Dana Dorfman, a psychotherapist, and author of the book When Worry Works: How to Harness Your Parenting Stress and Guide Your Teen to Success. Dr. Dorfman discusses the parental anxiety archetype, where parents inadvertently perpetuate their kids' anxieties around achievement, resulting in the mental health epidemic seen in teenagers today. She shares her motivation to dive deep into this topic, and even shares her own relatable stories as she faces the challenge of raising two teenagers!
Resources We Shared:
Balance VIP- Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be In this exclusive coaching program for women!
WHEN WORRY WORKS: How to Harness Your Parenting Stress and Guide Your Teen to Successby Dana Dorfman, PhD
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In this episode of the No Guilt Mom podcast, host JoAnn Crohn welcomes Kim, a longtime Balance VIP member, to share her experience with finding meaningful friendships and taking time for self-care.
Kim opens up about feeling guilty about prioritizing herself due to health issues and the demands of being a mom.
Are you so thankful for your kids and need help figuring out how to control yourself better? You need the support, community and strategies of Balance VIP. Join us here.
In this episode, we have the delightful Catherine Price, author of "The Power of Fun" and "How to Break Up with Your Phone." Get ready to regain control over your phone and discover strategies for positive discipline as we dive into Catherine's insights on scrolling less, living more, and finding joy. From the manipulation of social media algorithms to the importance of setting boundaries, you won't want to miss this thought-provoking conversation.
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Screen/Life Balance - Catherine Price helps people take back control over how they’re spending their attention and time.
How to Break Up With Your Phoneby Catherine Price
The Power of Funby Catherine Price
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Hampr– use code NOGUILT10 for $10 off your annual membership! Hampr is an on-demand laundry service that let’s you order wash & fold services for delivery right to your door with next-day turnaround! Hampr members get 4 custom-designed, pop-up laundry baskets with a unique QR code.
Are you so thankful for your kids and need help figuring out how to control yourself better? You need the support, community and strategies of Balance VIP. Join us here.
In this episode of the No Guilt Mom podcast, host JoAnn Crohn welcomes Anne, a Balance VIP member, to share her inspiring journey from yelling to letting things go as a mom.
Anne discusses how her upbringing in a yelling household shaped her parenting style, leading her to believe that yelling was an effective way to get results. However, she always felt guilty and realized she wanted to change.
Anne shares how the COVID-19 pandemic and spending more time with her family prompted her to question the kind of mom she wanted to be. She embarked on a journey of self-improvement and discovered various parenting resources, including the No Guilt Mom podcast and the Balance VIP and Calm & Happy Parenting program.
With newfound tools and support, Anne decided to communicate openly with her kids about her goal to stop yelling and asked for their understanding and cooperation.
The episode explores the challenges she faced, her daughter's response to the change in approach, and how Anne's husband also noticed the positive transformation.
Anne emphasizes the importance of finding a supportive community and shares her gratitude for the Balance VIP program. Listeners are encouraged to embrace change and seek support in their parenting journey.
Are you so thankful for your kids and need help figuring out how to control yourself better? You need the support, community and strategies of Balance VIP. Join us here.
Welcome to the No Guilt Mom podcast! In this episode, we are chatting with Dr. Katie Davis, an associate professor and director of the Digital Youth Lab at the University of Washington! Dr. Davis draws on her expertise in developmental science and design research on the role of technology in child development. Listen in to learn how to create an appropriate and balanced approach to technology when it comes to raising your kids.
In this episode, we talk about why screen time recommendations should be based on your child and their developmental stage, as well as the context in which they use technology, how we as parents can use technology with their children to enhance their learning and engage in joint media engagement, and how to be mindful of the messages you send about technology use to your children and how to aim for a balanced approach.
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Balance VIP- Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be In this exclusive coaching program for women!
Technology's Child: Digital Media’s Role in the Ages and Stages of Growing Upby Dr. Katie Davis
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You are Such a Good Day (song by @Ilovefarideh)
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In this episode of the No Guilt Mom podcast, host JoAnn Crohn welcomes Victoria, a special needs mom who shares her inspiring story of hope and perseverance during the pandemic.
Victoria opens up about the challenges she faced when her son's services were abruptly halted due to the pandemic, leaving her without much-needed support.
She discusses the toll it took on her family, the guilt she felt, and the desperate need for respite care. However, through her husband's retirement and the support she found in the No Guilt Mom community, Victoria's situation started to change.
Victoria is part of our Balance VIP community. We would love to have in it too! Enroll here.
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This episode is all about kids pushing our buttons, and let's face it, we've all been there as parents. We talk about our rough days, where we feel irritable and impatient...even feeling like other people are intentionally trying to annoy us when we're already stressed. #relatable.
Take a listen as we share 5 very practical tips and insights on how to handle those situations where it feels like even your kids are intentionally pushing your buttons!
Resources We Shared:
Balance VIP- Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be In this exclusive coaching program for women!
When Worry Works: How to Harness Your Parenting Stress and Guide Your Teen to Successby Dana Dorfman, PhD
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourselfby Dr. Kristin Neff
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In this episode, we chat with Venus Griffin, a mom of 7 children who has overcome some devastating hardships and challenges. Venus shares her story of how she went from a stay-at-home mom to being thrust into the workforce with no experience living in a 2 bedroom house, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt, to then successfully supporting herself and her family. She vulnerably opens up about growing up with a mother who was an addict and her journey of saving herself and her family from an abusive marriage. This episode is raw, real, and powerful.
Resources We Shared:
Venus Morris Griffin- Venus is a single mother of seven, author, award-winning real estate agent, and national motivational speaker from Augusta, Georgia.
Balance VIP- Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be In this exclusive coaching program for women!
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Today we are sitting down with Andrea Davis. She's the founder of Better Screen Time and the author of Creating a Tech Healthy Family, which you can find on Amazon! She helps parents worry less about tech and connect more with their kids, which we are all about here at No Guilt Mom. It’s so refreshing to hear somebody talk about how screen time can be used for good as well as being aware of the dangers and educating kids about it.
In this episode of the No Guilt Mom podcast, you’ll learn:
- How to protect and prepare your kids to use technology in a healthy way.
- How to involve your kids in the decisions made about technology use.
- How to not police your kids over technology, but be their helper.
Resources We Shared:
Creating a Tech-Healthy Family: Ten Must-Have Conversations to Help You Worry Less and Connect More With Your Kids by Andrea Davis
BetterScreenTime.com
Balance VIP- Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be In this exclusive coaching program for women!
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Join us for our Digital Detox Challenge! It's time to use your devices intentionally... instead of letting your devices use you! This May, we'll figure out our triggers, make an actionable plan to reduce your screen time usage and reclaim your time from screens!
We know that there's a lot that we're up against as parents. We know that game technology, and a lot of the apps on phones and on-screen devices are created in a certain manner to get you to be addicted and to want to do it over and over again. But regardless, we have to be able to extract from it in some way, shape, or form.
In this episode of the No Guilt Mom podcast, you’ll learn:
- Your child’s tantrum when you take away technology might not be caused by an addiction to their iPad, phone, etc.
- Why you shouldn’t take on everybody else's judgment because you're trying to enforce your family’s boundaries
- How to have a discussion with your kids and agree on the limits together.
Resources we shared in this episode:
Digital Detox Challenge- Join us this May for a 30 day digital detox challenge that will give you the strategies you need to take a break from technology and your phone.
Balance VIP- Join us for our upcoming digital detox!! Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be In this exclusive coaching program for women!
Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey
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Feel like if you could just be more productive, you'd finally stop feeling overwhelmed and burned out? Perhaps the answer isn't adding things to your never ending to do list but rather to subtract. Listen in and learn the art of subtraction from Yael Schonbrun, PhD, mom of 3, clinical psychologist, assistant professor at Brown, podcast co-host of Psychologists Off the Clock, and author of Work, Parent, Thrive: 12 Science-Backed Strategies to Ditch Guilt, Manage Overwhelm, and Grow Connection (When Everything Feels Like Too Much).
In this episode of the No Guilt Mom podcast, you’ll learn:
- how human nature works against us when it comes to subtraction,
- the typical fears people experience when they consider taking something away from either their parenting or work lives, and
- the strategies we all can use to practice the art of subtraction.
Resources we shared in this episode:
Balance VIP - Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be In this exclusive coaching program for women!
Work, Parent, Thrive: 12 Science-Backed Strategies to Ditch Guilt, Manager Overwhlem, and Grow Connection (When everything feels like too much) by Yael Schonburn
Psychologists Off the Clock Podcast - A Psychology Podcast About the Science and Practice of Living Well
No Guilt Mom YouTube Channel - Check us out and subscribe to be notified every time we have new videos added for parents and kids!
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Smells Like Humans
Like listening to funny friends discuss curious human behavior.
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We’re sitting down with Amanda Rush Holmes, the CEO of The Virtual Assistant Studio, creator of Full Time VA, and host of the Millenial Mom Movement Podcast. She helps moms become profitable virtual assistants while also being a mom of two boys. This interview is a must-listen as we dive into first-time mom feelings, losing your identity, balancing the workload with your partner, and so much more!
In this episode of the No Guilt Mom podcast, you’ll learn:
- How to adjust to the feeling of “losing your freedom” when you become a first-time mom
- How to find your identity as a mom and a valuable worker
- How to create freedom and flexibility in your day-to-day life
Resources we shared in this episode:
Visit The Full Time VA and get your FREE training and guide!
Balance VIP- Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be In this exclusive coaching program for women!
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As moms, we would do anything to protect our kids. Their safety and mental health is always on our minds. In this interview with Lauren Cikara of Active Minds, we provide actionable tools you and your child can use to cope with difficult emotions, as well as ways parents can work with the schools to protect your children’s mental health.
Lauren has dedicated her career to advocating on behalf of youth to ensure they have opportunities to learn, grow and lead as healthy and engaged participants in their communities. Her work at Active Minds helps create resources that support K-12 youth in changing the conversation about mental health.
And having a conversation is exactly where to start when it comes to helping protect our kids’ mental health. We hope that after listening to this week’s podcast, you sit down with your family and have that talk.
Resources We Shared:
Active Minds- Active Minds is the nation’s premier nonprofit organization supporting mental health awareness and education for young adults.
Moms Demand Action is a grassroots movement of Americans fighting for public safety measures that can protect people from gun violence.
Balance VIP- Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be In this exclusive coaching program for women!
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This podcast episode was sparked from an email JoAnn wrote about deciding when to give her kid a phone and the response that it got. And boy did it get a BIG response!
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Balance VIP- Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be In this exclusive coaching program for women!
No Guilt Mom Podcast Episode 170 Do you Parent Through Fear?
No Guilt Mom Podcast Episode 149 How to tackle screentime this school year with Devorah Heitner
No Guilt Mom Podcast Episode 109 Listener Questions #3 Screentime Solutions
No Guilt Mom Podcast Episode 81 Screentime- how to handle it?
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HAVE A CALMER AND MORE PEACEFUL HOMEBY CHANGING HOW YOU REACT TO YOUR KIDS' BEHAVIORS
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We've all done it. Something happens (or sometimes, almost nothing happens) and you end up losing it and you yell with such fury that your voice cracks. We’ve all been there. And often right afterward, we feel ashamed or guilt-stricken that we yelled.
In this podcast episode, we will share that you aren’t alone and that there are ways to break the habit of yelling, how to be aware of what’s going on around you when you are feeling frustrated and feel that need to yell, strategies that you can use to help you not yell when you’re upset, and finally how to handle things after yelling.
Resources we shared:Patient Parent Challenge - Join us this April for a month long challenge that will give you the strategies you need to have a calmer and more peaceful home by changing the way you react to your kids' behaviors.
Balance VIP - Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be In this exclusive coaching program for women!
Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children's Behavioral Challenges by Dr. Mona Delahooke
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Smells Like Humans
Like listening to funny friends discuss curious human behavior.
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HAVE A CALMER AND MORE PEACEFUL HOMEBY CHANGING HOW YOU REACT TO YOUR KIDS' BEHAVIORS
Join the Patient Parent Challenge for April at https://www.noguiltmom.com/patient.
As moms, we can get lost in the identity of being a mom and spouse and that can have some pretty serious consequences for both their physical and mental health. Find out what unicorn space is and how it can help you get your life back.
In this podcast episode, we welcome back Eve Rodsky, author of the New York Times best-selling author of Fair Play as well as the National Bestseller, Find Your Unicorn Space, and most recently, the documentary “Fair Play”. She offers real-world solutions to communicating with others.
We discuss why commodity care (getting your hair done, or getting a message) isn’t really self-care like we’ve been told, what are the 3 biggest hurdles that women face when trying to create their own unicorn space, and where to start when looking to find your own unicorn space!
Resources We Shared:
No Guilt Mom Podcast #151: 4 Toxic Time Messages We Tell Ourselves (& what we can do about it) with Eve Rodsky
Fair Play Instagram
Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) by Eve Rodsky
Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Life in a Too-Busy World by Eve Rodsky
FAIR PLAY Documentary- A film by Jennifer Siebel Newsom in partnership with Hello Sunshine. You can find it streaming now on Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, VUDU, YouTube, ans Google Play.
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You’re not imagining it. Mom burnout is real. Dr. Sheryl Zeigler, author of the book Mommy Burnout, joins us today. She’ll help you recognize the signs of mommy burnout and how to deal with it.
Take a big sigh of relief. Other moms are struggling in the same way you are. You are not alone.
Resources we shared:
Dr. Sheryl Ziegler
Start With The Talk
Mommy Burnout book
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This life-changing event will be happening April 28th-April 30th, 2023.
Come back grounded, happier and more energetic after two life changing days with us!
So what are you waiting for? Join us for one unforgettable weekend where you will laugh, play, learn, and grow!
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Do you feel like you're constantly juggling and never succeeding? So many of us do! And it doesn’t have to be that way!
In this podcast episode, we have 4 tips from our Happy Mom Summit speakers (Renae Fieck, Breanne Smedley, Sarah R. Moore, and Ruth Soukup) to help you find more happiness as a mom!
Resources We Shared:
Happy Mom SummitA FREE online virtual event that brings you expert-led sessions, and a thriving community of like-minded moms ready to kick the guilt while raising respectful and responsible kids. The summit will be held live from February 27th-March 6th, 2023.
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As a mom, it's important to know the facts about competitive sports, especially how we can help our daughters develop positive and healthy mindset in life and sports.
We welcome Breanne Smedley a certified female athlete at Elite Performance Coach who works to empower and enable female athletes to cultivate true confidence, unlock their potential, and level up their performance across all aspects of their lives. She’s passionate about helping sports moms strengthen their athlete daughter's mental game so she stops beating herself up after mistakes and starts believing in herself as much as her mom does.
In this episode, we share everything you need to know, from the dangers of a perfectionist mindset to how to help your daughter find her positive qualities.
Resources We Shared:
Happy Mom SummitA FREE online virtual event that brings you expert-led sessions, and a thriving community of like-minded moms ready to kick the guilt while raising respectful and responsible kids. The summit will be held live from February 27th-March 6th, 2023.
How to strengthen your daughter’s mental game- This is a FREE training from Breanne Smedley to teach you what to say and do to help your daughter overcome her mistakes, release all the pressure, and flip negative thoughts so she believes in herself as much as you believe in her!
Raising Unstoppable Girl Athletes Podcast
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Life can be both rewarding and challenging at the same time. We often have what we believe to be a certain path for our lives and what we want for our families, but sometimes life throws us an unexpected curveball. We can feel overwhelmed, uncertain, and scared. We can feel lost in what our lives were meant to be and what our purpose is. Sometimes we just want to throw our arms up in the arm in complete frustration. But instead of doing that, what if you take this opportunity to get your bearings and find what you’re truly meant to do? And in the meantime, show your kids that we all can do scary things, and even the unexpected isn’t such a bad thing.
In this podcast episode, we’re joined byDave Hollis. Dave is an author, podcast host, and entrepreneur and helps small business owners as an integrator/consultant. He a busy dad to four kids ages 15, 14, 10, and 5, has been a foster parent many times over, and he just released a new children's book calledHere's to Your Dreams!: A Teatime with Noah Book.
We get candid about life and parenting and how sometimes, we’re so sure of what our life is meant to be; only to realize that we have a completely different journey awaiting us. And how when we share those experiences with our kids, how we can not only survive, but thrive throughout those unknowns- it can help build those skills in them to believe that we can do scary things.
Resources We Shared:
Happy Mom SummitA FREE online virtual event that brings you expert-led sessions, and a thriving community of like-minded moms ready to kick the guilt while raising respectful and responsible kids. The summit will be held live from February 27th-March 6th, 2023. Get your free ticket today athappymomsummit.com!
Here's to Your Dreams!: A Teatime with Noah Bookby Dave Hollis
Built Through Courage: Face Your Fears to Live the Life You Were Meant Forby Dave Hollis
The Gap and The Gain: The High Achievers' Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Successby Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy
Rocket Fuel: The One Essential Combination That Will Get You More of What You Want from Your Businessby Gino Wickman and Mark C. Winters
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In this podcast episode, we tackle the thing many of us do, but aren’t even aware of. Allowing our fear and anxiety to take the wheel when we’re parenting. It would be easy to call this helicopter parenting, but it is so much more. This “parenting through fear” is driven by our anxiety and fear that something bad will happen if we leave our kids to their own devices or if they make a wrong choice.
But there are things we can do to nip this parenting bad habit in the bud. We share 3 easy ways to stop parenting through fear and start positive parenting with confidence!
Resources We Shared In This Episode:
Happy Mom SummitA FREE online virtual event that brings you expert-led sessions, and a thriving community of like-minded moms ready to kick the guilt while raising respectful and responsible kids. The summit will be held live from February 27th-March 6th, 2023.
Calm & Happy ParentingTime to get your kids to listen and help out more without the fighting! This is your complete solution to shift the responsibility of "doing everything for everyone" to your family and to give you the kind of relationship you want with your kids and the entire family!
Are You an Anxious Parent? from Healthline
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Need a little bit of peace to get dinner ready or complete a task and your youngest child demands your attention? Here's how our Balance VIP member Rachel solved that issue by asking her oldest one to help out.
Happy Mom Summit - A FREE online virtual event that brings you expert-led sessions, and a thriving community of like-minded moms ready to kick the guilt while raising respectful and responsible kids. The summit will be held live from February 27th-March 6th, 2023.
We all have those moments in parenting where it seems like your child is just trying to push your buttons. It feels like it’s you against them. But what if we told you that’s not it at all, and that by changing the way you react in those pivotal moments, you could have a much calmer experience with those button-pushing, big-emotion moments?
In this podcast we are chatting with Mr. Chazz, the Founder of Mr. Chazz's Leadership, Parenting and Teaching Podcast, parent coach, speaker, teacher, and content creator. He helps adults understand and guide children, Breaking Generational Cycles, all while using Conscious Discipline techniques.
Mr. Chazz shares with us why we can get more effective results with our kids when we change our reaction to their behavior, rather than trying to change their behavior, and 3 practical tips to help children solve problems and move through challenges.
Resources We Shared:
Mr. Chazz Instagram
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Happy Mom Summit - A FREE online virtual event that brings you expert-led sessions, and a thriving community of like-minded moms ready to kick the guilt while raising respectful and responsible kids. The summit will be held live from February 27th-March 6th, 2023.
Feel like you're always yelling at your kids to do something and wish that you could live more in harmony? In this No Guilt Mom Win, you'll meet Donna, a Balance VIP member, who had the exact same issue. She lets you in on what turned it around and led to her having a calmer home.
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As mothers, we often feel guilty for having opposing feelings about motherhood. We tell ourselves that we should be grateful for everything that we do have which only negates our feeling when we aren't “loving” being a mom at the moment. But guess what, you can be both happy and sad about being a moms. That’s okay.
In this podcast we talk with Kelly Smith, a globally celebrated yoga and meditation teacher, founder of Yoga For You, and host of the podcasts, Mindful In Minutes and Meditation Mama. Kelly believes that there is not a one-size-fits-all approach to yoga and meditation and encourages her students to find their own personal practice, listen to their bodies, and find inner joy by accessing their most authentic selves and owning their power.
We talk about how sometimes we are just “touched out” and how important it is to be kinder to yourself, and allow yourself to feel happy and sad about being a mom.
Resources We Shared:
Yoga for You - Learn more about Kelly Smith Meditation teacher, podcaster, and yoga teacher trainer. I believe that yoga is more than poses, it's a way of life. It is a way of igniting your mind, body, and soul.
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Laugh with JoAnn and Brie as they share their crazy week with you.
Become a Full Time Virtual Assistantand get the flexibility and financial freedom that you have been searching for that meets your needs as a mom! What are you waiting for? Simply go to https://thefulltimeva.com/noguiltmom to grab your FREE training and guide from Amanda Rush Holmes, founder of Fill-Time VA.
Is there anything more frustrating than feeling like your kids don’t listen to anything you say? We’ve all been there, you ask your kids to put away their dishes from lunch, and 2 hours later, the dishes are still sitting out, and your kids are nowhere to be seen.
Ughh! It’s so frustrating! But there are ways to help make that a problem of the past and to get your kids to listen to you.
In this podcast episode, we go over the common mistakes parents make when talking to their kids about chores and give you 4 tips on how to get your kids to listen to you…the first time.
Resources We Shared:
How to Discipline Without Losing Your Cool- Join this free masterclass to improve your relationship with your kids and get them to help out more without the pushback, and without you losing your cool! Register for any time that works for your schedule.
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Happy Parent Checklist - This FREE checklist gives you the step-by-step plan to delegate more to your family, feel less overwhelmed and connect in a positive way!
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We all know that lack of sleep affects how you learn and develop. And we know that most teens don't get enough sleep. They stay up late at night and then have to get up and start their school day before many of us parents even start our work day. But what if we told you there’s a reason for that, a biological one, and that chances are good that your teen's current school start time conflicts with the current research on teen brain development?
In this podcast episode we are talking with Lisa Lewis. She’s a parenting journalist and author of book, The Sleep-Deprived Teen. Lisa focuses on the intersection of parenting, public health and education, and helped spark California's landmark healthy-school-start-times law.
We talk about how sleep deprivation heightens impulsive & risky behaviors (especially in teens), why the current school start schedule is the way it is in the U.S., and what parents can do to help their teen get enough sleep.
Resources We Shared In This Episode:
Lisa L. Lewis, MS, is a freelance journalist who covers the intersection of parenting, public health, and education.
The Sleep-Deprived Teen: Why Our Teenagers Are So Tired, and How Parents and Schools Can Help Them Thrive (Healthy sleep habits, Sleep patterns,Teenage sleep)by Lisa L. Lewis
Why School Should Start Later in the Day (Op Ed) by Lisa L. Lewis
Start School Later - a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to healthy, safe, equitable school hours.
CDC article - Sleep in Middle and High School Students
Happy Parent Checklist - This FREE checklist gives you the step-by-step plan to delegate more to your family, feel less overwhelmed and connect in a positive way!
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Has this happened to you? You walk into the living room and see your kid’s shoes thrown on the couch. You calmly ask your kid to take their shoes off the couch and put them away. You come back later, and there is your kid, and there are the shoes. Still on the couch. So you ask again, and your kids tells you that they will do it in a minute. Then you come in the room again, and nothing has happened. Neither the shoes nor your kid has moved. You absolutely lose it! You yell at your kid, they yell back at you or start crying, and then you end up putting the shoes away yourself.
If this sounds familiar to you, then you will love this episode. It was made just for you! We will share practical ways you can keep your cool as well as strategies you can use in the moment and after it, using our simple 5-step process: P.E.A.C.E.
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Balance Coaching Program- Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be In this exclusive coaching program for women!
No Guilt Mom Pocdast Episode 042 Signs of Anxiety and Depression in Your Kid with Katie Hurley
No Guilt Mom Podcast Episode 024 The Secret to Connecting with Your Kids with Tina Payne Bryson PhD
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mindby Daniel J. Siegel MD and Tina Payne Bryson PhD
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Become a Full Time Virtual Assistantand get the flexibility and financial freedom that you have been searching for that meets your needs as a mom! What are you waiting for? Simply go to https://thefulltimeva.com/noguiltmom to grab your FREE training and guide from Amanda Rush Holmes, founder of Fill-Time VA.
Become a Full Time Virtual Assistantand get the flexibility and financial freedom that you have been searching for that meets your needs as a mom! What are you waiting for? Simply go to https://thefulltimeva.com/noguiltmom to grab your FREE training and guide from Amanda Rush Holmes, founder of Fill-Time VA.
It’s estimated that about 32% of American teens have anxiety. Are we surprised? Our kids have a lot on their plates: getting good grades, social media, and everything involved with that, navigating and maintaining friendships. And it gets even more difficult when you add anxiety to the mix. And as moms, we often feel like it’s our job to take it all on, support, and even fix it all for our kids. Guess what? You’re not supposed to be your child’s therapist! You can’t fix it all.
In this episode, we are talking with Regine Galanti. She’s the founder of Long Island Behavioral Psychology, a private practice in NY, and Author of Anxiety Relief for Teens her newest book, When Harley Has Anxiety. She specializes in helping kids, teens, and parents manage anxiety through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and specifically giving them tools to help them face their fears.
We share all the fears we have as parents about our kids' anxiety, how our own beliefs can affect how we view anxiety in our kids and what we can actually do to help our kids if we feel they’re struggling with anxiety.
Resources We Shared:
When Harley Has Anxiety: A Fun CBT Skills Activity Book to Help Manage Worries and Fears by Regine Galanti PhD - When worries and fears come along, Harley the Hedgehog can handle them—and so can your child! A fun activity book for coping with anxiety, for kids ages 5 to 9.
Anxiety Relief for Teens: Essential CBT Skills and Mindfulness Practices to Overcome Anxiety and Stress by Regine Galanti PhD - Is anxiety disrupting your life? With proven CBT-based skills and mindfulness techniques, this book can be your guide out of the spiraling stress of anxiety and get you back on track to living a happy and healthy life.
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When our kids are feeling upset, many of us have been told that we need to teach our kids how to self-regulate on their own. But if we take a long hard look into neurodevelopment and how that affects our body and behaviors, and our kids' bodies and behaviors, you can see that kids can’t always regulate themselves. But how do we help them learn to self-regulate then?
In this episode, we speak with Dr. Mona Delahook, a Child Psychologist and author of Beyond Behaviors as well as her newest book, Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids. She’s a mom to 3 grown kids ranging from 26-34, and is trying to shift the lens and change the paradigm of how our world views challenging behaviors!
We talk about how others can experience certain situations in a different way than others, how we can help our kids by using co-regulation, and what can we do as parents to nurture and build our kids’ ability to self-regulate.
Resources We Shared:
Calm & Happy ParentingTime to get your kids to listen and help out more without the fighting! This is your complete solution to shift the responsibility of "doing everything for everyone" to your family and to give you the kind of relationship you want with your kids and the entire family!
Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children's Behavioral Challengesby Mona Delahooke, PhD
Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kidsby Mona Delahooke, PhD
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Take this 2-minute quizto pinpoint exactly where you can make adjustments to feel energized, encouraged, present, confident, intentional, and aligned. Heather Chauvin, author ofDying To Be A Good Mothercreated this quiz to help identify where to focus, so you can conquer your energy leaks and step into becoming the best version of yourself!
It's tough out there for us moms. We're constantly juggling a million things and trying to keep everyone happy. And yet, we’re often told to just, "Sit down and relax." But HOW?
How can we actually settle the ten billion things swirling around our minds to do it without feeling guilty?
It seems impossible, and you're missing a step as to how to not feel guilty about saying no to your kids, your partner, so you can actually let go. But don’t worry. We’ve got your back!
In this podcast episode, we lay out 5 simple ways to relax and unwind as a mom- minus the guilt!
Resources We Shared:
Happy Parent Checklist - This FREE checklist gives you the step-by-step plan to delegate more to your family, feel less overwhelmed and connect in a positive way!
Balance VIP Coaching Program- Are you tired of feeling stressed out? Tired of feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Our Balance VIP coaching program was designed exclusively for moms. Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be!
Calm & Happy ParentingTime to get your kids to listen and help out more without the fighting! This is your complete solution to shift the responsibility of "doing everything for everyone" to your family and to give you the kind of relationship you want with your kids and the entire family!
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Take this 2-minute quiz to pinpoint exactly where you can make adjustments to feel energized, encouraged, present, confident, intentional, and aligned. Heather Chauvin, author of Dying To Be A Good Mothercreated this quiz to help identify where to focus, so you can conquer your energy leaks and step into becoming the best version of yourself!
Is getting out the door on time in the morning feel a lot like corralling cats? Our No Guilt Mom win features Balance VIP member and Calm & Happy Parenting student, Tracey, explaining how she taught her son to pack his own - very complicated - backpack for middle school.
Watch the masterclass on How To Discipline without Losing Your Cool here: https://www.noguiltmom.com/masterclass-registration-how-to-discipline/
Take this 2-minute quiz to pinpoint exactly where you can make adjustments to feel energized, encouraged, present, confident, intentional, and aligned. Heather Chauvin, author of Dying To Be A Good Mothercreated this quiz to help identify where to focus, so you can conquer your energy leaks and step into becoming the best version of yourself!
Let's face it, caregivers have been the biggest unsung heroes of our time. Working mothers have had to juggle career responsibilities with providing for their families, often at the expense of their own well-being and mental health.
It's high time that companies take notice of this silent sacrifice made by women as caregivers and start making real change in the way society values care work.
In this podcast episode we are joined by Blessing Adesiyan, the Founder of Mother Honestly, a complete ecosystem reshaping the future of women and families at home and in the workplace. Prior to founding Mother Honestly, she spent 15+ years in Fortune 100 companies such as Microsoft, HP, Cargill, PepsiCo, DuPont, and BASF where she built operational excellence framework across the United States, Europe, Africa, Middle East, and Asia.
We discuss why the corporate world doesn’t understand how to effectively support employee caregivers, especially working moms, how women are the biggest gatekeepers when it comes to caring for children and protecting men's time, and what we can start doing now to make real change in the way society values care work.
Resources We Shared:
Mother Honestly- Mother Honestly is an ecosystem that propels women forward in motherhood, work and life. The resources we curate, conversations we foster, and community we cultivate allow women to thrive in and beyond motherhood.
No Guilt Mom Mindset - A free printable with our six No Guilt Mom Mindsets to help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
Download the episode transcripts HERE.
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Take this 2 minute quiz to pin-point exactly where you can make adjustments to feel energized, encouraged, present, confident, intentional, and aligned. Heather Chauvin, author of Dying To Be A Good Mother, and host of the "Emotionally Uncomfortable," podcast created this quiz to help identify where to focus, so you can conquer your energy leaks and step into becoming the best version of yourself!
Take this 2-minute quiz to pinpoint exactly where you can make adjustments to feel energized, encouraged, present, confident, intentional, and aligned. Heather Chauvin, author of Dying To Be A Good Mothercreated this quiz to help identify where to focus, so you can conquer your energy leaks and step into becoming the best version of yourself!
Raising teens can be a daunting task for any parent, but it doesn't have to be. With the right guidance and tools, you can raise your teen with positive mental health and follow your “Parent Compass”.
We recently sat down with Cindy Muchnick, M.A., and Jenn Curtis, M.S.W., authors of the book, The Parent Compass: Navigating Your Teen's Wellness and Academic Journey in Today's Competitive World. They help tweens and teens navigate middle and high school culminating in the college admissions process.
We talked about what teens are currently going through both in high school and as they prepare to transition into that next phase of life (outside their parental home), and now we're going to provide you with tips on how to find and use your “parent compass” to foster positive mental well-being and emotional resilience in your teen.
Resources We Shared:
The Parent Compass: Navigating Your Teen's Wellness and Academic Journey in Today's Competitive Worldby Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick and Jenn Bowie Curtis
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Take this 2 minute quizto pin-point exactly where you can make adjustments to feel energized, encouraged,present, confident, intentional, and aligned. Heather Chauvin, author of Dying To Be A Good Mother, and host of the "Emotionally Uncomfortable," podcast created this quiz to help identify where to focus, so you can conquer your energy leaks and step into becoming the best version of yourself!
Take this 2-minute quiz to pinpoint exactly where you can make adjustments to feel energized, encouraged, present, confident, intentional, and aligned. Heather Chauvin, author of Dying To Be A Good Mothercreated this quiz to help identify where to focus, so you can conquer your energy leaks and step into becoming the best version of yourself!
The holiday season should be a time to celebrate and enjoy the company of family and friends. Unfortunately, it can often become a source of dread and anxiety due to holiday stress. But there are ways to help ease holiday-induced stress!
In this podcast episode, we’ll share some ways you can stop that holiday stress and enjoy the holidays again!
Resources We Shared:
No Guilt Mom Podcast Episode #157: A Quick Practice for More Positivity
Balance VIP Coaching Program- Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Get the support you need to break through your overwhelm and follow-through on your goals - while still being an amazing mom in this exclusive coaching program for women!
Snappy- Use the discount code NOGUILT15 to get 15% off your Snappy gift purchase! Snappy is the all-in-one gifting platform that offers simplified solutions for all your gifting needs. Gift recipients are empowered to select the gift they want from the curated collection sent directly to them so they’ll always receive something they love.
No Guilt Mom Mindset - A free printable with our six No Guilt Mom Mindsets to help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
No Guilt Mom YouTube ChannelWatch this podcast episode on our YouTube Channel! While there, check out everything we have and subscribe to be notified every time we have new videos added for parents and kids!
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How to strengthen your daughter’s mental game- This is a FREE training from Breanne Smedley to teach you what to say and do to help your daughter overcome her mistakes, release all the pressure, and flip negative thoughts so she believes in herself as much as you believe in her!
Listen to The Elite Competitor PodcastHERE
How to strengthen your daughter’s mental game- This is a FREE training from Breanne Smedley to teach you what to say and do to help your daughter overcome her mistakes, release all the pressure, and flip negative thoughts so she believes in herself as much as you believe in her!
Listen to The Elite Competitor PodcastHERE
As parents, we want to do everything we can to help our children grow into happy and successful adults. One way we can do this is by telling them stories. Not only are they a fun way to relate to our kids, but they can also help teach them valuable life lessons.
In this podcast episode, we welcome Sarah R. Moore, the founder of Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting and author of Peaceful Discipline: Story Teaching, Brain Science & Better Behavior. As a certified Master Trainer in conscious parenting, Sarah helps bring joy, ease, and connection back to families.
Resources We Shared:
Peaceful Discipline: Story Teaching, Brain Science & Better Behaviorby Sarah R. Moore
Don't Do The Holidays Alone! - This 3-day challenge from November 15th-November 17th, 2022 will teach you how to reduce your holiday stress, communicate better with your family and enjoy the magic of the holiday season once again (instead of stressing over everything that has to be done).
Calm & Happy Parenting-Time to get your kids to listen and help out more without the fighting! This is your complete solution to shift the responsibility of "doing everything for everyone" to your family and to give you the kind of relationship you want with your kids and the entire family.
No Guilt Mom YouTube Channel-Watch the podcast episode on our YouTube Channel! While there, check out everything we have and subscribe to be notified every time we have new videos added for parents and kids!
Happy Parent Checklist- This FREE checklist gives you the step-by-step plan to delegate more to your family, feel less overwhelmed and connect in a positive way!
Download the episode transcriptsHERE!
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Rate & Reviewthe No Guilt Mom Podcast on Applehere& Spotifyhere. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast!
How to strengthen your daughter’s mental game- This is a FREE training from Breanne Smedley to teach you what to say and do to help your daughter overcome her mistakes, release all the pressure, and flip negative thoughts so she believes in herself as much as you believe in her!
Listen to The Elite Competitor PodcastHERE
As moms, we often talk about getting our kids out of a negative mindset, but what about ourselves? Sometimes it's hard to find the time or energy for a full practice.
In this podcast episode, we give you 3 quick and easy ways to add more positivity to your day - even when you're short on time.
Resources We Shared:
The Gap and The Gain: The High Achievers' Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Success by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy
Balance VIP Coaching Program- Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Get the support you need to break through your overwhelm and follow through on your goals - while still being an amazing mom in this exclusivecoaching program for women!
Calm & Happy Parenting Time to get your kids to listen and help out more without the fighting! This is your complete solution to shift the responsibility of "doing everything for everyone" to your family and to give you the kind of relationship you want with your kids and the entire family!
Visit No Guilt Mom
Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast!
Download the episode transcripts HERE.
How to strengthen your daughter’s mental game- This is a FREE training from Breanne Smedley to teach you what to say and do to help your daughter overcome her mistakes, release all the pressure, and flip negative thoughts so she believes in herself as much as you believe in her!
Listen to The Elite Competitor PodcastHERE
Do you ever feel angry when you get into a disagreement with a friend or family member? It feels like no matter what you say or do, things don’t change and you just feel yourself getting angry. You want to feel calm, cool, and collected, but it feels like your emotions are pulling you in a completely different way. If you’re not getting the results you want, you may need to look at the toxic stories you are probably telling yourself.
In this podcast episode, we share the 3 toxic conversations we often tell ourselves that make us angry and how to stop them and get out of the negativity loop that is keeping us from getting moving forward and getting the end results we want.
Resources We Shared:
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillian, Al Switzler
Calm & Happy Parenting Time to get your kids to listen and help out more without the fighting! This is your complete solution to shift the responsibility of "doing everything for everyone" to your family and to give you the kind of relationship you want with your kids and the entire family!
Happy Parent Checklist - This FREE checklist gives you the step-by-step plan to delegate more to your family, feel less overwhelmed and connect in a positive way!
No Guilt Mom YouTube Channel
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How to strengthen your daughter’s mental game- This is a FREE training from Breanne Smedley to teach you what to say and do to help your daughter overcome her mistakes, release all the pressure, and flip negative thoughts so she believes in herself as much as you believe in her!
Listen to The Elite Competitor PodcastHERE
No matter where you live, or your religious or political views, the odds are good that most parents share one common goal...
we don’t want our kids to be A-holes.
Join us in this podcast episode as we sit down with science journalist, columnist for The New York Times, and author of the book How To Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes, Melinda Wenner Moyer. Melinda is a mom to two boys, living in New York’s Hudson Valley. She digs into the science on raising kind, compassionate, worldly kids and translate it for a lay audience.
We have a lively conversation about why it may not be a good thing to parent the exact same way as your friends or family do, why it’s good to make mistakes as a parent, how contingent love can raise an a-hole, and what you can do to raise your kids to be kind and compassionate.
Resources We Shared:
- How to strengthen your daughter’s mental game- This is a FREE training from Breanne Smedley to teach you what to say and do to help your daughter overcome her mistakes, release all the pressure, and flip negative thoughts so she believes in herself as much as you believe in her! You can check it out here:https://trainhergame.com/noguilt
- Listen to The Elite Competitor PodcastHERE
- How to Raise Kids Who Aren't Assholes: Science-Based Strategies for Better Parenting--from Tots to Teensby Melinda Wenner Moyer
- Sign up for Melinda’s parenting newsletterHERE.
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Join us for this BONUS content where our god friend, K. Domiana leads us on a 5-minute guided mediation drop-in to help you feel calmer almost instantly.
If you want to get more resources like this or hear more from K. Domiana, join us at the Be Resilient Summit, going on now! Grab your free ticket HERE.
How to strengthen your daughter’s mental game- This is a FREE training from Breanne Smedley to teach you what to say and do to help your daughter overcome her mistakes, release all the pressure, and flip negative thoughts so she believes in herself as much as you believe in her!
Listen to The Elite Competitor PodcastHERE
How to strengthen your daughter’s mental game- This is a FREE training from Breanne Smedley to teach you what to say and do to help your daughter overcome her mistakes, release all the pressure, and flip negative thoughts so she believes in herself as much as you believe in her!
Listen to The Elite Competitor Podcast HERE
Heads up: This is a parents-only podcast episode. The kids probably don’t want to listen to this one.
In this podcast episode, we’re getting down and dirty and being very frank in our conversation with our guest Amy Lang, MA, who’s been a sexual health educator for over 25 years.
We talk about the discomfort so many of us feel when talking to our kids not only about sex, but sexuality, masturbation, and everything else in between.
Amy gives us some amazing tips on how to start those uncomfortable (but necessary) conversations with your kids about sex, what you can start doing to now to protect your child online, and why it’s important to make a mind-shift from negative prevention to intellectual preparation.
Resources We Shared:
Be Resilient Summit - The Be Resilient Summit is a free online event that gives kids & parents the tools to be kind, manage stress and persevere through challenges. This summit will be held live October 17th-24th, 2002.
Bark- Bark’s affordable, award-winning dashboard proactively monitors text messages, YouTube, emails, and over 30 other different social apps for potential safety concerns, so busy parents can save time and gain peace of mind. Use the code NOGUILT to get a lifetime discount of 15% off your monthly subscription.
Qustodio - a world-wide all-in-one parental control and digital well-being solution for parents.
Amy Lang, MA - Simple and effective tips and tools to start the sex talks
Sex Talks with Tweens: What to Say & How to Say Itby Amy Lang
Just Say This Podcast
Behind Their Screensby Emily Weinstein
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How to strengthen your daughter’s mental game- This is a FREE training from Breanne Smedley to teach you what to say and do to help your daughter overcome her mistakes, release all the pressure, and flip negative thoughts so she believes in herself as much as you believe in her!
Listen to The Elite Competitor PodcastHERE
How to strengthen your daughter’s mental game- This is a FREE training from Breanne Smedley to teach you what to say and do to help your daughter overcome her mistakes, release all the pressure, and flip negative thoughts so she believes in herself as much as you believe in her!
Listen to The Elite Competitor Podcast HERE
Have you experienced any of these things in the past week…
- Woke up to the sound of one of your kids crying
- Had to referee and break up a fight between the kids
- Got hit by an airborne toy thrown in a fit fo emotion by one of your kids
- Received the cold shoulder from your teen about - you don’t even know what
- Been blamed for a late assignment/lost sock or shoe/the weather
- Had someone attached to you at the hip and touching you ALL. DAY. LONG.
Does any of that sound familiar? And if at some point you were triggered, snapped, and needed a reset- you are not alone!
In this podcast episode, we are excited to welcome K. Domiana Ndour. She’s a retired Professional Basketball Player turned two-time Bestselling Author, Somatic Healer, Coach, International Speaker, Certified Yoga Instructor, Babywearing Educator, wife, and mom. Domiana equips busy moms and kids with the tools to self-heal, regulate emotions, break the cycle, and manifest the life they love. Practicality with a sprinkle of spirituality, perfect for the busy mom.
We get real about the stressors of everyday life as a mom, how “mom rage” is real, and what you can do to not only help you recognize your triggers but how you can bring yourself back to a cool and calm state.
Resources We Shared:
Be Resilient Summit - The Be Resilient Summit is a free online event that gives kids & parents the tools to be kind, manage stress, and persevere through challenges. This summit will be held live October 17th-24th, 2002.
Help! My Husband Is Hardly Home: 8 Steps to Feel Supported While Raising Your Familyby Kelsey Domiana
Help! I Need a Break from Motherhood: The Stay-at-Home-Mom's Guide to a Balanced Lifeby K. Domiana Ndour
K. Domiana- Coaching and healing from K Domiana, a retired pro athlete turned 2x best-selling author equipping moms and kids with the tools to heal, regulate emotions, and manifest.
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Rate & Reviewthe No Guilt Mom Podcast on Applehere. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast!
The Be Resilient Summit is a free online event that gives you everything you need to help your kids be kind, manage stress, and persevere through challenges. This summit will be held live October 17th-24th, 2002. Grab your FREE ticket today!
Have you experienced any of these things in the past week…
- Woke up to the sound of one of your kids crying
- Had to referee and break up a fight between the kids
- Got hit by an airborne toy thrown in a fit fo emotion by one of your kids
- Received the cold shoulder from your teen about - you don’t even know what
- Been blamed for a late assignment/lost sock or shoe/the weather
- Had someone attached to you at the hip and touching you ALL. DAY. LONG.
Does any of that sound familiar? And if at some point you were triggered, snapped, and needed a reset- you are not alone!
In this podcast episode, we are excited to welcome K. Domiana Ndour. She’s a retired Professional Basketball Player turned two-time Bestselling Author, Somatic Healer, Coach, International Speaker, Certified Yoga Instructor, Babywearing Educator, wife, and mom. Domiana equips busy moms and kids with the tools to self-heal, regulate emotions, break the cycle, and manifest the life they love. Practicality with a sprinkle of spirituality, perfect for the busy mom.
We get real about the stressors of everyday life as a mom, how “mom rage” is real, and what you can do to not only help you recognize your triggers but how you can bring yourself back to a cool and calm state.
Resources We Shared:
Be Resilient Summit - The Be Resilient Summit is a free online event that gives kids & parents the tools to be kind, manage stress, and persevere through challenges. This summit will be held live October 17th-24th, 2002.
Help! My Husband Is Hardly Home: 8 Steps to Feel Supported While Raising Your Familyby Kelsey Domiana
Help! I Need a Break from Motherhood: The Stay-at-Home-Mom's Guide to a Balanced Lifeby K. Domiana Ndour
K. Domiana- Coaching and healing from K Domiana, a retired pro athlete turned 2x best-selling author equipping moms and kids with the tools to heal, regulate emotions, and manifest.
Visit No Guilt Mom
Rate & Reviewthe No Guilt Mom Podcast on Applehere. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast!
The Be Resilient Summit is a free online event that gives you everything you need to help your kids be kind, manage stress, and persevere through challenges. This summit will be held live October 17th-24th, 2002. Grab your FREE ticket today!
In this podcast episode, we are chatting with Laurel Hess who is a mom of two boys and the founder/CEO of hampr - a peer-to-peer on-demand laundry marketplace. Laurel’s obsessed with helping busy families free up their time and alleviate the mental load.
We talk about the heavy mental loads moms carry as we are overwhelmingly the primary caretaker of our households and our kids (often while balancing a career as well), and what we can do to reduce that mental load, and free up some space for us to enjoy our lives and feel more present instead of mentally checking off items from our to-do list.
Resources We Shared:
Be Resilient Summit - The Be Resilient Summit is a free online event that gives kids & parents the tools to be kind, manage stress and persevere through challenges. This summit will be held live October 17th-24th, 2002. Get your FREE ticket now!
Hampr – use code NOGUILT10 for $10 off your annual membership. Hampr is an on-demand laundry service that let’s you order wash & fold services for delivery right to your door with next-day turnaround! Hampr members get 4 custom-designed, pop-up laundry baskets with a unique QR code.
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Wondering what you find fun? Our Balance VIP member, Amanda M., shares what she does to relax and restore - and more importantly, how she makes it happen.
Interested in Balance VIP? It's our membership exclusively for our Calm & Happy Parenting Students. You can get on the waitlist for Calm & Happy Parenting here
The Be Resilient Summit is a free online event that gives you everything you need to help your kids be kind, manage stress, and persevere through challenges. This summit will be held live October 17th-24th, 2002. Grab your FREE ticket today!
Do you define the value of your time by the amount of money you get paid? And if your partner makes more money, then their time is more valuable? If so, then you’re telling yourself a toxic time message. And you’re not alone!
In this podcast episode, we welcome Eve Rodsky, author of the New York Times best-selling author of Fair Play as well as the National Bestseller, Find Your Unicorn Space, and most recently, the documentary “Fair Play”. She offers real-world solutions to communicating with others, especially your partner!
We’ll break down the 4 toxic time messages that we tell ourselves and what we can do about them.
Resources We Shared:
Be Resilient Summit - The Be Resilient Summit is a free online event that gives kids & parents the tools to be kind, manage stress and persevere through challenges. This summit will be held live October 17th-24th, 2002. Register for your FREE ticket TODAY!
Okayest Moms: The Podcast - The Okayest Moms is a community for the modern mom. Each week, co-hosts Brittany and Heather talk about a range of topics from motherhood to frivolous reality tv and everything in between.
Eve Rodsky
Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live)by Eve Rodsky
Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Life in a Too-Busy Worldby Eve Rodsky
FAIR PLAY Documentary- A film by Jennifer Siebel Newsom in partnership with Hello Sunshine. You can find it streaming now on Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, VUDU, YouTube, ans Google Play.
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As women, sometimes we feel like we can’t say “no” to others in fear of being resented. But that’s not true! It's hard to say no, it's hard to set those healthy boundaries, but they're definitely necessary for our own well-being.
In this podcast episode, we push back against that uncomfortable feeling when we have to say “no” to a request (typically from our family or friends) and give you a super easy framework to follow (it’s only 3 steps) to be confident in your boundaries and to let you know that you’re allowed to say “No”, and NOT feel guilty about it!
Resources We Shared:
Be Resilient Summit - A free online event that gives kids & parents the tools to be kind, manage stress, and persevere through challenges. Get ready for fun, quick sessions from educational experts and successful entrepreneurs that encourage your family to practice skills such as breathing, mindfulness, and journaling, as well as talk about gratefulness, limiting beliefs and grit.
Okayest Moms: The Podcast - The Okayest Moms is a community for the modern mom. Each week, co-hosts Brittany and Heather talk about a range of topics from motherhood to frivolous reality tv and everything in between.
Calm & Happy Parenting Time to get your kids to listen and help out more without the fighting! This is your complete solution to shift the responsibility of "doing everything for everyone" to your family and to give you the kind of relationship you want with your kids and the entire family!
No Guilt Mom Mindset - A free printable with our six No Guilt Mom Mindsets to help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
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The Be Resilient Summit is a free online event that gives you everything you need to help your kids be kind, manage stress, and persevere through challenges. This summit will be held live October 17th-24th, 2002. Grab your FREE ticket today!
In this podcast episode, we’re talking to Dr. Devorah Heitner. She’s the author of Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World, and has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and CNN Opinion. She has a Ph.D. in Media/Technology & Society from Northwestern University and has taught at DePaul and Northwestern. She is delighted to be raising her own teenager and she lives with her family in Chicagoland.
Her book on navigating privacy and reputation with kids and teens, Growing Up in Public, will be out in 2023 with Penguin Random House. Dr. Heitner’s work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and CNN Opinion. She has a Ph.D. in Media/Technology & Society from Northwestern University and has taught at DePaul and Northwestern. She is delighted to be raising her own teenager and she lives with her family in Chicagoland.
Resources We Shared:
Be Resilient Summit - A free online event that gives kids & parents the tools to be kind, manage stress and persevere through challenges. Get ready for fun, quick sessions from educational experts and successful entrepreneurs that encourage your family to practice skills such as breathing, mindfulness, and journaling, as well as talk about gratefulness, limiting beliefs and grit.
Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World by Devorah Heitner, PhD
7-Day Family Tech Reset - Hit the Reset Button on your Family’s Digital Life! Self paced 7 day course by Devorah Heitner, PhD
Phonewise Boot Camp for Parents- a 4-week online course that prepares you and your child for their first phone.
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The Be Resilient Summit is a free online event that gives you everything you need to help your kids be kind, manage stress, and persevere through challenges. This summit will be held live October 17th-24th, 2002. Grab your FREE ticket today!
Oh, the struggle of getting out the door in the mornings on time! You’re running late again, and it seems like everyone doesn’t seem to care. The kids are going to be late for school, you're going to be late for work and before you know it, you flip your lid and start yelling- at everyone. Move your bottoms! Get in the car now!
We’ve ALL been there. And yeah, it sucks. But we’re going to help fix it.
In this episode, we will share what happens to us (and our kids) when we lose our cool in the mornings, how you can repair things with your kids after it happens, and what you can do in the future to avoid the whole scenario.
Resources We Shared:
Okayest Moms: The Podcast - The Okayest Moms is a community for the modern mom. Each week co-hosts Brittany and Heather talk about a range of topics from motherhood to frivolous reality tv and everything in between.
How to Discipline Without Losing Your Cool- Join this free masterclass to improve your relationship with your kids and get them to help out more without the pushback, and without you losing your cool! Register for any time that works for your schedule.
Tame Your Morning Chaos- Does your family struggle with stressful mornings? This on-demand course of kids teaches your kids to create a morning routine that gets them out the door on time - without nagging!
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The Be Resilient Summit is a free online event that gives you everything you need to help your kids be kind, manage stress, and persevere through challenges. This summit will be held live October 17th-24th, 2002. Grab your FREE ticket today!
If you struggle getting your kids to start a new chore, our Balance VIP member, Amanda, shares two practical steps to get kids to do their own laundry based on how it worked in her house.
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The Be Resilient Summit is a free online event that gives you everything you need to help your kids be kind, manage stress, and persevere through challenges. This summit will be held live October 17th-24th, 2002. Grab your FREE ticket today!
If you struggle getting your kids to start a new chore, our Balance VIP member, Amanda, shares two practical steps to get kids to do their own laundry based on how it worked in her house.
Sign up for the Happy Parent Checklist here: https://www.noguiltmom.com/hpc
Anxiety seems to be everywhere these days. No one can ignore the impact the pandemic had on our collective mental health, especially those of our children. Before the pandemic, approximately 5.8 million kids between the ages of 13-17 had a diagnosis of anxiety. These days the mental health community estimates it closer to almost half of all teens in the U.S. are experiencing anxiety. But we have some hope for all of us parents. Not all anxiety is bad. As a matter of fact, healthy anxiety can help build resilience. And once you know the difference between healthy and unhealthy anxiety, you can better support your kids and their well-being.
In this episode, we are joined by Lisa Damour, Ph.D. is a Psychologist, Author, and Co-host "Ask Lisa" podcast. Lisa specializes in untangling family life and is the mom to two teenagers. Dr. Damour talks with us about what healthy anxiety looks like in our kids and what unhealthy anxiety looks like, as well as what we can do to support our kids as they navigate these feelings of anxiety in their everyday life.
Resources We Shared:
Hampr – Use our code NOGUILT10 for $10 off your annual membership! Hampr is an on-demand laundry service that let’s you order wash & fold services for delivery right to your door with next-day turnaround! Hampr members get 4 custom-designed, pop-up laundry baskets with a unique QR code.
Ask Lisa Podcast- Raising kids can be a bumpy, stressful, and uncertain process – which is why Lisa’s podcast brings her sane, informed, and practical perspective to your timely and timeless parenting questions.
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour, PhD
Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls by Lisa Damour, PhD
Data and Statistics on Children’s Mental Health from CDC.gov
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Anxiety seems to be everywhere these days. No one can ignore the impact the pandemic had on our collective mental health, especially those of our children. Before the pandemic, approximately 5.8 million kids between the ages of 13-17 had a diagnosis of anxiety. These days the mental health community estimates it closer to almost half of all teens in the U.S. are experiencing anxiety. But we have some hope for all of us parents. Not all anxiety is bad. As a matter of fact, healthy anxiety can help build resilience. And once you know the difference between healthy and unhealthy anxiety, you can better support your kids and their well-being.
In this episode, we are joined by Lisa Damour, Ph.D. is a Psychologist, Author, and Co-host "Ask Lisa" podcast. Lisa specializes in untangling family life and is the mom to two teenagers. Dr. Damour talks with us about what healthy anxiety looks like in our kids and what unhealthy anxiety looks like, as well as what we can do to support our kids as they navigate these feelings of anxiety in their everyday life.
Resources We Shared:
Hampr – Use our code NOGUILT10 for $10 off your annual membership! Hampr is an on-demand laundry service that let’s you order wash & fold services for delivery right to your door with next-day turnaround! Hampr members get 4 custom-designed, pop-up laundry baskets with a unique QR code.
Ask Lisa Podcast- Raising kids can be a bumpy, stressful, and uncertain process – which is why Lisa’s podcast brings her sane, informed, and practical perspective to your timely and timeless parenting questions.
Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood by Lisa Damour, PhD
Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls by Lisa Damour, PhD
Data and Statistics on Children’s Mental Health from CDC.gov
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The Be Resilient Summit is a free online event that gives you everything you need to help your kids be kind, manage stress, and persevere through challenges. This summit will be held live October 17th-24th, 2002. Grab your FREE ticket today!
Have you ever thought that being a parent should carry some sort of training? How about spy training?
In this episode, we talk with former CIA intelligence officer Christina Hillsberg turned writer and speaker on parenting, intelligence tradecraft, and women in espionage. She is the author of the book "License to Parent: How My Career as a Spy Helped Me Raise Resourceful, Self-Sufficient Kids" and is a mom to five kids.
Christina shares with us how her training as a spy has directly influenced her parenting and all the amazing things that we can teach our kids about that come directly from CIA training.
Resources We Shared:
License to Parent: How My Career as a Spy Helped Me Raise Resourceful, Self-Sufficient Kids by Christina Hillsberg & Ryan Hillsberg
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Do you ever feel stuck in life? Do you look around and sometimes wonder…what happened? I used to be so passionate and now I don’t know where to even start to find my passion anymore.
In this episode, we talk with Jenna Kutcher, a New York Times Bestselling Author of "How Are You, Really?", a Podcaster, Author, Digital Marketer, Educator, Dreamer, Mother and #1 Most Curious Human (Really). She is a mom of two who teaches women how to wake up to life and stop faking that you're enjoying it. Jenna believes that change happens where the woo meets the work.
We chat about what steps you can take to drop that feeling of being “stuck” in something that doesn’t bring you joy, how figuring out what you don’t want, can help you determine what you do want, and how to discover who are you besides what you do for work and being a mom.
Resources We Shared:
Drama-Free Homework Challenge- A fun 5-day challenge that teaches you how to make your kids' homework time focused & calm, so they start homework on their own with no battles. Get your ticket today!
Hampr – Use code NOGUILT10 for $10 off your annual membership.Hampr is an on-demand laundry service that let’s you order wash & fold services for delivery right to your door with next-day turnaround! Hampr members get 4 custom-designed, pop-up laundry baskets with a unique QR code.
How Are You, Really?: Living Your Truth One Answer at a Time by Jenna Kutcher
Jenna Kutcher - Connect with Jenna as she drops weekly prompts, strategies, and content creation tips.
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Does your child seem to break down when they can't get things exactly right or when get anything less than an A?
If so…you’ve likely got a perfectionist on your hands.
While striving to be great at something isn’t necessarily bad, being a perfectionist definitely isn’t the best thing for child to struggle with.
In this podcast episode, we are teaching you what you can do to help your perfectionist child. We’ll share ways you can help your child let go of the fixed mindet they have been holding onto and how to protect their mental health so they can grow and flourish.
Resources We Shared:
Drama-Free Homework Challenge- A 5-day live challenge that teaches you how to make your kids' homework time focused & calm, so they start homework on their own with no battles. Get your ticket today!
Hampr – Use our code NOGUILT10 for $10 off your annual membership! Hampr is an on-demand laundry service that let’s you order wash & fold services for delivery right to your door with next-day turnaround! Hampr members get 4 custom-designed, pop-up laundry baskets with a unique QR code.
Drama Free Homework: A Parent's Guide to Eliminating Homework Battles and Raising Focused Kids by JoAnn Crohn
@TheOtherNedJohnson on Instagram
3 Simple Ways to Stop the Homework Power Struggle
Fixed vs. Growth: The Two Basic Mindsets That Shape Our Lives
No Guilt Mom Podcast Episode 003: The Four Homework Personalities
Happy Parent Checklist - This FREE checklist gives you the step-by-step plan to delegate more to your family, feel less overwhelmed and connect in a positive way!
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Positive body image is something so many of us strive for, not only for our own well being, but also as an example to our kids. But what we don’t talk about is the struggle to keep that mindset when we know our body isn’t the healthy version we want it to be. And what a toll the pressure of “having it all together” can have on us.
In this episode, we welcome back Ruth Soukup. She’s the founder of Thinlicious (as well as 3 other companies), a NYT Bestselling author of 7 books, and host of the Do it Scared podcast, among many other things! Her passion is for helping women create the life they love and is the mom to two teenage girls.
We chat with Ruth about the difficulty of keeping a positive body image also while trying to become healthier (espeically after 40), and what we can do about it.
Resources We Shared:
Drama-Free Homework Challenge - A fun 5-day challenge that teaches you how to make your kids' homework time focused & calm, so they start homework on their own with no battles.
Thinlicious - Because getting healthy should taste & feel good.
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Ever have one of those days where things may not have gone exactly as planned, but it was still a good day? Then, not 10 minutes later all your kid seems to do is complain about everything that went wrong. Ughhhh! Those are the days that make you want to scream and wonder- why aren’t my kids more grateful?
We want you to know that you aren’t alone. So many of us feel that way too.
In this podcast episode, we share with you how to tackle that issue, discuss all the benefits of being grateful, and 4 easy things you can do to help your kids find the positive in things and be more grateful.
Resources We Shared:
No Guilt Mom Podcast Quiz- a fun quiz to help you figure out what you are most in need of in your parenting journey right now, and the No Guilt Mom podcasts that can get you where you want to go! But hurry! It’s only available until 7/29/22!
Hampr – Use the code NOGUILT10 for $10 off your annual membership with hampr! Hampr is an on-demand laundry service that lets you order wash & fold services for delivery right to your door with next-day turnaround!
What do you need as a parent right now? - a fun quiz to help you figure out what you aremost in need of in your parenting journey right now, and the No Guilt Mom podcasts that can get you where you want to go!
Raise Grateful Kids: 3 Tips to Un-Spoil Your Children
3 Ways To Encourage Your Kids to Be Thankful
Nancy Davis Kho
The Thank-You Project: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time by Nancy Davis Kho
What Are the Benefits of Hugging?
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Picky Eaters. We all have them! The kid that runs away the second they see something healthy on their plate. Some kids are happy to snack on carrots and try new foods without much fuss. While the rest of us deal with picky eaters who seem content to live on a diet composed of crackers and chicken nuggets. Cue the screams of frustration from moms all over the world!
But don’t worry mama. We’ve got your back.
In this podcast episode, we have 5 tips to stop picky eating in it’s tracks!
Resources We Shared:
Hampr – Hampr is an on-demand laundry service that let’s you order wash & fold services for delivery right to your door with next-day turnaround! Hampr members get 4 custom-designed, pop-up laundry baskets with a unique QR code. Be sure to use code NOGUILT10 for $10 off your annual membership!
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Do you feel stressed when you walk in and see piles of stuff on the kitchen counter? I can feel my blood pressure go up every time I come close to the kitchen. It’s not good. Do you struggle to keep up with the amount of STUFF your family brings into the house?
In this podcast episode, we welcome back Jennifer Roskamp, mom of nine kids and founder of The Intentional Mom. She helps busy women & moms find strategies to make everyday life easier & find more time for what really matters to them. And she shares with us all her insight on keeping clutter down to a minimum as well as 3 easy ways you can declutter in less than 30 minutes.
Resources We Shared:
5 Mistakes That Are Keeping Your Family From Helping Out - Join this free masterclass to improve your relationship with your kids and get them to help out more without the pushback. Register for any time that works for your schedule.
Happy Parent Checklist - This FREE checklist gives you the step-by-step plan to delegate more to your family, feel less overwhelmed and connect in a positive way!
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Simple Life Management Quick Start Guide - Jennifer’s free guide to help you find simple systems & solutions that save you time, stress, frustration & guilt every day.
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Is it just me or does it seem like no one ever does chores around the house but mom? Getting kids to do chores is incredibly frustrating as a parent. We want our kids to DO their chores, but we don’t want to nag and we don’t want to deal with bad attitude. But there is be a better way. A way to get it done without all the pushback.
In this episode, we share with you our 4 surefire ways to tackle even the biggest challenges in getting chores done by your family members- without the hassle!
Resources We Shared:
5 Mistakes That Are Keeping Your Family From Helping Out - Join this free masterclass to improve your relationship with your kids and get them to help out more without the pushback. Register for any time that works for your schedule.
Calm & Happy Parenting Time to get your kids to listen and help out more without the fighting! This is your complete solution to shift the responsibility of "doing everything for everyone" to your family and to give you the kind of relationship you want with your kids and the entire family!
Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) by Eve Rodsky
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We're doing an ENCORE of one of our top 5 our most popular episodes this week: Episode 116: Six Coping Skills That Will Change Your Kids Lives with Janine Halloran, LMHC!
Everyone needs coping skills, especially in this day and age. Both us as parents and our kids. I mean, no one can be perfect and never have difficult emotions right?
In this episode, we talk with Janine Halloran, LMHC, about everything we should and shouldn't do when learning and teaching coping skills. Janine’s the founder of Coping Skills for Kids, a therapist, and the author of several books, including the bestselling Coping Skills for Kids Workbook. She creates resources to help kids learn healthy and safe ways to manage stress, anxiety, and anger.
Resources We Shared:
Coping Skills for Kids - Coping Skills for Kids has products and resources to help parents and professionals teach children coping skills.
Cozi Family Organizer App - Cozi is the #1 organizing app for families. It keeps everyone's schedules and all your lists in one place! Try this Free Family Organizer app!
Happy Parent Checklist This free checklist teaches you a simple 5-step way to get kids to help out more while creating a strong parent-child relationship. You'lMaybel learn the fail-proof way to stop doing everything yourself without nagging, reminding, or punishment.
Coping Skills for Kids Check out Janine’s website for everything you need to help get those coping skills in place for everyone in family.
Chances are you’ve heard the age-old parenting advice that if we aren’t strong on discipline and punishment, your kids will never learn and they will keep doing the same unacceptable behavior. But we’re here to show you a different way. And how you can get more effective results by ditching that mindset and trying this one on instead “I don’t have to punish my kids to be a good parent”. And nothing tests that mindset like when our kids lie!
In this episode, we will tell you the real reason most kids lie, the best way to handle it when they do lie by talking you through 3 very common situations where kids lie and share with you exactly what you can do to get them to stop lying and get stronger relationship in the meantime.
Resources We Shared:
5 Mistakes That Are Keeping Your Family From Helping Out - Join this free masterclass to improve your relationship with your kids and get them to help out more without the pushback. Register for any time that works for your schedule.
Calm & Happy Parenting Time to get your kids to listen and help out more without the fighting! This is your complete solution to shift the responsibility of "doing everything for everyone" to your family and to give you the kind of relationship you want with your kids and the entire family!
No Guilt Mom Podcast Episode #061 Consequence vs. Punishment
No Guilt Mom Podcast Episode #063 How You're Self-Sabotaging Discipline at Home
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Do you feel overwhelmed when you think about all the things that you need to get done every day, or even every week? Between the kids’ activities, household tasks, and, for so many of us, the added demands of a stressful workplace, so many of us moms are feeling absolutely overwhelmed when we try to get anything done and actually feel like we were productive that day.
We’re here to help! We’ll show you how to ditch the overwhelm and be more productive today. And the best thing yet? It’s super simple and takes less time than listening to this podcast!
Resources We Shared: 5 Mistakes That Are Keeping Your Family From Helping Out - Join this free masterclass to improve your relationship with your kids and get them to help out more without the pushback. Register for any time that works for your schedule.
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Cooking is one of those household tasks that never ends. Every day people need to eat. So that means that unless you are down with takeout every single day or hiring a personal chef- other people in your household will have to help with cooking at some point. So why not get the kids involved with it right now? Learning to cook is not only an important life skill, but it teaches your kids so many skills: math, reading, creativity, the list goes on and on! And they can learn much younger than you probably thought!
In this episode, we’re joined by Katie Kimball, the national voice of healthy kids cooking, a two-time TEDx speaker, former teacher, mom of 4 kids, and founder of the Kids Cook Real Food eCourse that teaches kids of all ages how to cook! Her blog Kitchen Stewardship helps families stay healthy without going crazy, and she’s on a mission to connect families around healthy food, raise critical thinking skills using the lab of curiosity that is the kitchen, and grow the Kids' Meal Revolution where every child learns to cook.
Resources We Shared:
Calm & Happy Parenting Time to get your kids to listen and help out more without the fighting! This is your complete solution to shift the responsibility of "doing everything for everyone" to your family and to give you the kind of relationship you want with your kids and the entire family!
LifeSkillsNow Summer Camp - Free Virtual Summer Camp June 13-17, 2022. Prepare your kids for life with solid skills for living that aren’t taught in school!
Kids Cook Real Food- an on-demand e-course where we teach kids how to cook so your family can THRIVE with healthy food.
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Being a mom has many demands on a daily basis when it comes to our families, but there are also many demands when it comes to moms and working. As women, we often have to go above and beyond to show that we are worthy and qualified for our work, but are often held up to different standards because we are moms.
In this episode, we welcome Christine Michel Carter to the show. Christine is the author of MOM AF and a Senior Contributor @ForbesWomen. She helps working moms transition to new flexible opportunities they love without sacrificing their income. Christine has 2 kids, 10 and 7, and lives in Baltimore.
We have a very lively conversation about how our skills as moms translate into amazing strengths in the work field, who donuts don’t get us any respect, and how to find a new journey or career path when the old one just isn’t doing it for you anymore.
Resources We Shared:
Happy Parent Checklist - This FREE checklist gives you the step-by-step plan to delegate more to your family, feel less overwhelmed and connect in a positive way!
Mom AF by Christine Michel Carter
Can Mommy Go To Work? by Christine Michel Carter
The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
Dare to Lead by Brene Brown
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Burnout is common. It’s estimated that up to 5 million U.S. parents experience it every year. And sadly, so often we see it in others long before we see it in ourselves. Let’s address that.
In this episode, we tell you the top signs that you are heading toward burnout and need a BREAK! We also share 4 simple ways that you can get that much-needed break that you are long overdue for!
Resources We Shared:
Calm & Happy Parenting Time to get your kids to listen and help out more without the fighting! This is your complete solution to shift the responsibility of "doing everything for everyone" to your family and to give you the kind of relationship you want with your kids and the entire family!
May 2022 Balance Workshops- Do you feel like everything is so overwhelming? Do you ever beat yourself up for not following through or "dropping the ball"? Get the support you need to finally balance your own needs with the needs of your family with our Balance workshops program!
No Guilt Mom Podcast Episode #10 Mommy Burnout with Dr. Sheryl
No Guilt Mom Podcast Episode #130 What Every Parent Needs to Know About Self-Regulation with Dr. Mona Delahooke
No Guilt Mom Podcast Episode #131 How to Get What You Really Want
Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Life in a Too-Busy World by Eve Rodsky
Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids by Mona Delahooke, PhD
The Impact of Parental Burnout - American Psychological Association
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A survey done in 2021 shows that more than half of all students report they’re struggling to complete schoolwork and almost half find it hard to focus in class. Why is that? It’s very possible that the standards for teaching in the U.S. are a bit behind the times. Kids have different educational needs, and yet, for the most part, our educational system hasn’t changed much over the past 200 years! One thing is for sure- one size doesn’t fit all for education!
In this episode, we are talking with Jerry Kolber, co-creator and narrator of the hit children's podcast WHO SMARTED?, Emmy-nominated co-creator and showrunner of Nat Geo's biggest hit series BRAIN GAMES, and Netflix's BRAINCHILD with Pharrell Williams.
We talk about how kids can’t all be taught with the same strategies (read this chapter and then retain it for your next test). Kids have different needs, both emotional and educational and that’s why we need to change the game in education.
Resources We Shared:
Happy Parent Checklist - This FREE checklist gives you the step-by-step plan to delegate more to your family, feel less overwhelmed and connect in a positive way!
No Guilt Mom Kids Course Bundles - You wish your kids had more confidence & skills, but you can't find the time to do EVERYTHING? Our No Guilt Mom courses for kids teach time management, motivation, emotional intelligence and getting along with siblings in a fun way that kids love! For a limited time you can purchase a “bundle” of classes of your choosing! Only good until May 17, 2022.
Who Smarted podcast- An educational podcast for kids ages 6-12 years old
Brain Games - The Emmy® Award nominated Brain Games features interactive games and experiments designed to mess with your mind and reveal the inner-workings of your brain, exploring the science of perception, memory, attention, illusion, stress, morality, attraction, anger, and much more.
Brainchild- From germs and emotions to social media and more, it's the science of your world explained in a way that's refreshingly relatable. Shown on Netflix.
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Do you shy away from asking for things that you want because you’re afraid that it will be viewed as selfish? Many of us feel guilty and don’t ask for things that we really want (such as time away from the kids or even spending money on something that is just for us) because we are afraid that we are being so selfish.
In this episode we will be discussing what causes that stress and guilt when we want something that can be defined as “selfish”, ask if being selfish is actually a bad thing, and walk you through how to go after and really ask for what you want.
Resources We Shared:
Balance Workshops- Do you feel like everything is so overwhelming? Do you ever beat yourself up for not following through or "dropping the ball"? Get the support you need to finally balance your own needs with the needs of your family with our Balance workshops program!
Not Nice: Stop People Pleasing, Staying Silent, & Feeling Guilty... And Start Speaking up, Saying No, Asking Boldly, and Unapologetically Being Yourself by Dr. Aziz Gazipura
Happy Parent Checklist - This FREE checklist gives you the step-by-step plan to delegate more to your family, feel less overwhelmed and connect in a positive way!
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When our kids are feeling upset, many of us have been told that we need to teach our kids how to self-regulate on their own. But if we take a long hard look into neurodevelopment and how that affects our body and behaviors, and our kids' bodies and behaviors, you can see that kids can’t always regulate themselves. But how do we help them learn to self-regulate then?
In this episode, we speak with Dr. Mona Delahook, a Child Psychologist and author of Beyond Behaviors as well as her newest book, Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids. She’s a mom to 3 grown kids ranging from 26-34, and is trying to shift the lens and change the paradigm of how our world views challenging behaviors!
We talk about how others can experience certain situations in a different way than others, how we can help our kids by using co-regulation, and what can we do as parents to nurture and build our kids’ ability to self-regulate.
Resources We Shared:
Raising Kind & Capable Kids Challenge - A 5-day challenge that leads you in teaching kids the skills they need so you can confidently step back and watch them conquer problems on their own.
Calm & Happy Parenting Time to get your kids to listen and help out more without the fighting! This is your complete solution to shift the responsibility of "doing everything for everyone" to your family and to give you the kind of relationship you want with your kids and the entire family!
Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children's Behavioral Challenges by Mona Delahooke, PhD
Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids by Mona Delahooke, PhD
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Many of us know exactly what it’s like when our kids have completely flipped out and had a grade 5 meltdown. We so often get frustrated, embarrassed, and even angry. Why does this have to happen?
Emotional dysregulation.
That’s EXACTLY why this happens and we have 3 easy and foolproof ways to help get everyone back to a calmer state!
Resources We Shared:
Raising Kind & Capable Kids Challenge - A 5-day challenge that leads you in teaching kids the skills they need so you can confidently step back and watch them conquer problems on their own.
Rate & Review the No Guilt Mom Podcast on Apple here. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the podcast!
S.I.B. Journal System - Get the system that gives siblings a simple process to communicate without yelling or hitting.
Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids by Mona Delahooke, PhD
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In this episode, we speak with Cara Harvey, who is the founder of A Purpose Driven Mom, host of the A Purpose Driven Mom Podcast, Productivity Coach for Mom Entrepreneurs, and author of the new book: The 15 Minute Formula.
Cara shares with us her methods on how to use 15 minutes to completely change the way you think about productivity and get the results that you have always been looking for. We also discuss ditching the hustle mindset and instead - creating routines that fit into your busy life - without the overwhelm or the burnout!
Resources We Shared:
Sibling Adventure Missions The Sibling Adventure Missions are 14 fun missions for siblings to do together. Each mission starts with video instructions that introduce kids to the mission and helpful hints to guide them through.
Calm & Happy Parenting Time to get your kids to listen and help out more without the fighting! This is your complete solution to shift the responsibility of "doing everything for everyone" to your family and to give you the kind of relationship you want with your kids and the entire family!
The 15 Minute Formula: How Busy Moms Can Ditch the Guilt, Say Yes to What Matters, and Conquer Their Goals by Cara Harvey
Cara Harvey
A Purpose Driven Mom Podcast Episode 51-Helping Your Kids Become More Independent with JoAnn Crohn
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Has this happened to you? You walk into the living room and see your kid’s shoes thrown on the couch. You calmly ask your kid to take their shoes off the couch and put them away. You come back later, and there is your kid, and there are the shoes. Still on the couch. So you ask again, and your kid tells you that they will do it in a minute. Then you come into the room again, and nothing has happened. Neither the shoes nor your kid has moved. You absolutely lose it! You yell at your kid, they yell back at you or start crying, and then you end up putting the shoes away yourself.
If this sounds familiar to you, then you will love this episode. It was made just for you! We will share practical ways you can keep your cool as well as strategies you can use in the moment and after it, using our simple 5 step process: P.E.A.C.E.
Resources We Shared:
Balance Coaching Program- Are you stressed out, feeling like you're doing it all on your own? Through personal coaching and accountability, you will break through your overwhelm and follow through with your goals to be the happy mom you were meant to be In this exclusive coaching program for women!
No Guilt Mom Podcast Episode 042 Signs of Anxiety and Depression in Your Kid with Katie Hurley
No Guilt Mom Podcast Episode 024 The Secret to Connecting with Your Kids with Tina Payne Bryson PhD
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel MD and Tina Payne Bryson PhD
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In this episode, we speak with Kim Hopkins, LICSW who’s a Collaborative & Proactive Solutions Trainer and Director of Outreach for Lives in the Balance. There she works with parents, educators, and providers to share the research that shows kids with concerning behaviors aren’t lacking motivation, they’re lacking skills, especially those related to flexibility, adaptability, emotion regulation, frustration tolerance, and problem-solving.
We talk about how we often mislabel our kids' motivations for bad behavior as something done for attention, when often, it’s a matter of our kids simply missing skills. Kim share some great examples of times when kids had meltdowns and/or extreme behaviors that were damaging their relationships at home and school, and simply using 3 steps in collaborative problem solving the situations were resolved quickly and the relationship between child, parents, and teachers remained intact.
Resources We Shared:
Calm & Happy Parenting Time to get your kids to listen and help out more without the fighting! This is your complete solution to shift the responsibility of "doing everything for everyone" to your family and to give you the kind of relationship you want with your kids and the entire family!
No Guilt Mom You Tube Channel Check us out and subscribe to be notified every time we have new videos added for parents and kids!
Lives in the Balance A non-profit organization that helps parents, educators and caregivers gain the tools needed to help kids solve the problems that are causing their concerning behavior…without shame, blame, or conflict.
The Explosive Child by Dr. Ross Greene
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It’s estimated that about 32% of American teens have anxiety. Are we surprised? Our kids have a lot on their plates: getting good grades, social media, and everything involved with that, navigating and maintaining friendships. And it gets even more difficult when you add anxiety to the mix. And as moms, we often feel like it’s our job to take it all on, support, and even fix it all for our kids. Guess what? You’re not supposed to be your child’s therapist! You can’t fix it all.
In this episode, we are talking with Regine Galanti. She’s the founder of Long Island Behavioral Psychology, a private practice in NY, and Author of Anxiety Relief for Teens her newest book, When Harley Has Anxiety. She specializes in helping kids, teens, and parents manage anxiety through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and specifically giving them tools to help them face their fears.
We share all the fears we have as parents about our kids anxiety, how our own beliefs can affect how we view anxiety in our kids and what we can actually do to help our kids if we feel they’re struggling with anxiety.
Resources We Shared: Happy Mom Summit A FREE 6-day virtual event to help you yell less & have more patience!
When Harley Has Anxiety: A Fun CBT Skills Activity Book to Help Manage Worries and Fears by Regine Galanti PhD - When worries and fears come along, Harley the Hedgehog can handle them—and so can your child! A fun activity book for coping with anxiety, for kids ages 5 to 9.
Anxiety Relief for Teens: Essential CBT Skills and Mindfulness Practices to Overcome Anxiety and Stress by Regine Galanti PhD - Is anxiety disrupting your life? With proven CBT-based skills and mindfulness techniques, this book can be your guide out of the spiraling stress of anxiety and get you back on track to living a happy and healthy life.
The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
As moms, we often put our needs last. So many of us believe it’s our job to take care of everyone in our family all the time and if there’s anything left over, then we can maybe do something small for ourselves. But that’s just a great way to burn ourselves out. If we could just make a shift in our thought process on where we fall in the family needs hierarchy and then start speaking up for what we need, we could accomplish so much more!
In this episode, we’re discussing how to advocate for yourself with Heather Hansen. She’s a self-advocacy expert, on-air legal analyst, author, and award-winning trial attorney. Her specialty is self-advocacy and how to use those tools in everyday situations.
We talk about the importance of putting yourself on that list of priorities and how to ditch the guilt so we can truly be happy getting what we need in life.
Resources We Shared:
Happy Mom Summit A FREE online virtual event to help you yell less & have more patience!
Heather Hansen Heather Hansen is a self-advocacy expert, on-air legal analyst, author, and award-winning trial attorney.
Advocate to Win: 10 Tools to Ask for What You Want and Get It by Heather Hansen - Advocate to Win shares how you can use the tools of a trial attorney to ask for what you want—and get it.
The Elegant Warrior: How To Win Life's Trials Without Losing Yourself by Heather Hansen - Using real-life case studies and personal stories from the fast-paced courtroom arena, Hansen teaches you how to triumph over your own struggles.
Dress For Success Dress for Success is a nationwide organization that serves job-ready women from nonprofit organizations including domestic violence agencies, homeless shelters, and job-training programs.
The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
You’ve tried everything and no matter what you do- it just doesn’t seem to work with your kids. It feels like your kids are parenting-reistant. And you are so done!
But hold up. Chances are good that you might have some common misconceptions about consequences. No need to worry though, we have the top 5 reasons why consequences aren't working for you and given you strategies to try to help fix them!
Resources We Shared:
Happy Mom Summit A FREE 6-day virtual event to help you yell less & have more patience!
Calm and Happy Parenting Time to get your kids to listen and help out more without the fighting! This is your complete solution to shift the responsibility of "doing everything for everyone" to your family and to give you the kind of relationship you want with your kids and the entire family!
Happy Parent Checklist This free checklist teaches you a simple 5-step way to get kids to help out more while creating a strong parent-child relationship. You'll learn the fail-proof way to stop doing everything yourself without nagging, reminding, or punishment.
The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
In this episode, we are talking with Lisa Woodruff who’s the founder of Organize 365 and the author of several books including her newest book “The Paper Solution”. Organize 365® empowers individuals to learn the functional skills of home and paper organization so that they have time to pursue their passions and share their innate talents with the world.
We talk about organization and more so how paper organization can not only break us if don't deal with it, but how to determine what we need in real-life emergencies.
Resources We Shared:
Happy Mom Summit A FREE online virtual event to help you yell less & have more patience!
Organize 365- Lisa Woodruff founded Organize 365. Organize 365 offers practical organization solutions.
The Paper Solution: What to Shred, What to Save, and How to Stop It From Taking Over Your Life
Happy Parent Checklist This free checklist teaches you a simple 5-step way to get kids to help out more while creating a strong parent-child relationship. You'll learn the fail-proof way to stop doing everything yourself without nagging, reminding, or punishment.
The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
Over time things evolve. And that applies to everything in life. Lots of times, the questions and challenges we faced as kids, aren’t the same ones our own kids face. Not the least of which applies to those big questions around sexuality. And how do you answer their questions or have a conversation with your kids about them, when chances are good, that you never had this conversation as a kid yourself? That’s exactly why we called in our friend and sexual education expert Brittany McBride.
In this episode, we welcome back Brittany McBride, MPH, the Associate Director of Sex Education at Advocates for Youth. This organization supports school districts and youths by serving adults to provide complete, inclusive sex education. She helps parents/caregivers/and youth serving adults provide facts based complete sex education in a non-shaming and affirming way.
We tackle those touchy situations where you aren’t sure how to answer your kids questions or wonder what’s the best way to approach the topic.
Resources We Shared:
Happy Parent Checklist This free checklist teaches you a simple 5-step way to get kids to help out more while creating a strong parent-child relationship. You'll learn the fail-proof way to stop doing everything yourself without nagging, reminding, or punishment.
Happy Mom Summit A FREE event to help you yell less & have more patience!
Brittany McBride
Sex Education at Advocates for Youth Advocates for Youth works alongside thousands of young people here in the U.S. and around the globe as they fight for sexual health, rights, and justice.
Amaze videos AMAZE takes the awkward out of sex ed for parents and their kids. It’s real info in fun, animated videos that give you all the answers you actually want to know about sex, your body and relationships.
We are doing an ENCORE of our most popular episode this week: 5 Steps to End the Backtalk!
Pushing limits and testing boundaries is a normal part of a child’s development- I know, it sucks, right?
And it’s even more frustrating when it’s Backtalk!
In this episode, we share why backtalk happens and 5 easy steps to put an end to it!
Resources We Shared: Calm and Happy Parenting Time to get your kids to listen and help out more without the fighting! This is your complete solution to shift the responsibility of "doing everything for everyone" to your family and to give you the kind of relationship you want with your kids and the entire family!
Happy Parent Checklist This free checklist teaches you a simple 5-step way to get kids to help out more while creating a strong parent-child relationship. You'll learn the fail-proof way to stop doing everything yourself without nagging, reminding, or punishment.
Happy Mom Summit A FREE event to help you yell less & have more patience!
The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
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So many of us are told that if we were a “good” mom that we would be able to do everything perfectly and be fulfilled solely in our identity as a mom, but guess what- that’s a lie!
Why is it that we get so wrapped up in checking things off our to-do list that we miss out on the things that truly fill our soul and help us be the best versions of ourselves?
In this episode, we’re joined by Ryan Haddon, Life & Spiritual Coach, Meditation Teacher, and Hypnotherapist. She helps women create more happy, healthy, and more balanced lives. She’s the daughter of an international supermodel and actress and had a wonderfully unique life growing up in Toronto, New York, and Paris. She now lives in New Hope, Pennsylvania, and is a mother to 4 kids ages 7, 9, 20, and 22.
We chat about our own struggles trying to let go of that image of who we “had” to be and what we found was our true, authentic self. And the whole bumpy journey that was in between.
Resources We Shared:
Cozi Family Organizer App Free Family Organizer app
Happy Parent Checklist This free checklist teaches you a simple 5-step way to get kids to help out more while creating a strong parent-child relationship. You'll learn the fail-proof way to stop doing everything yourself without nagging, reminding, or punishment.
Ryan Haddon
Happy Mom Summit A FREE event to help you yell less & have more patience!
The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
Many of us have good memories of our parents and growing up, but then...there are the not-so good things. Maybe it’s the “My house my rules!” statement that you heard from your parents over and over again, or maybe it’s how your parents never had any consistency with their rules growing up. No matter what experience we had, one thing is for certain- our parents influence how we parent. For good and for bad.
In this episode, we're joined by Besty Stover as we laugh so hard that we cry as we ask that question…Do I parent like my mom did? Betsy Stover is the host of the podcast “Why Mommy Drinks”. She’s a comedian and a mom that helps other parents feel less alone, by showing them that all of us are a hot mess and reminding them that they are doing a great job.
So listen along, laugh with us and see what realizations you have, like, do you echo-locate in your parenting too?
Resources We Shared:
Cozi Family Organizer App Free Family Organizer app
Happy Parent Checklist This free checklist teaches you a simple 5-step way to get kids to help out more while creating a strong parent-child relationship. You'll learn the fail-proof way to stop doing everything yourself without nagging, reminding, or punishment.
Why Mommy Drinks Podcast
The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
Let’s just face it. Moms are so busy doing so much for everyone, we really don’t have time for anything. Some would even say that we don’t even have time to have kids! 🤷♀️
In this episode, we chat about this with Zibby Owens, an author and the creator and host of the award-winning podcast “Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books”. She’s been named “NYC’s Most Powerful Book-fluencer” by New York magazine’s Vulture, & conducts warm, inquisitive conversations with authors, making her daily show a top literary podcast as selected by Oprah.com in 2019 and 2020. Zibby’s also the Co-Founder and CEO of Zibby Books, a publishing home for fiction and memoir. She’s also the CEO of Moms Don’t Have Time To, a media company with multiple podcasts, publications, communities, the Zibby Awards, and two anthologies, Moms Don’t Have Time To: A Quarantine Anthology, and her latest book: Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids: A Timeless Anthology.
Resources We Shared:
Cozi Family Organizer App Free Family Organizer app
Sibling Adventure Missions Our Sibling Adventure Missions gives your kids 14 fun-filled missions with pre-planned activities to encourage sibling fun any time of the year.
Zibby Owens
Moms Don't Have Time to Have Kids: A Timeless Anthology
The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
Everyone needs coping skills, especially in this day and age. Both us as parents and our kids. I mean, no one can be perfect and never have difficult emotions right?
In this episode, we talk with Janine Halloran, LMHC, about everything we should and shouldn't do when learning and teaching coping skills. Janine’s the founder of Coping Skills for Kids, a therapist, and the author of several books, including the bestselling Coping Skills for Kids Workbook. She creates resources to help kids learn healthy and safe ways to manage stress, anxiety, and anger.
Resources We Shared:
Coping Skills for Kids
Cozi Family Organizer App Free Family Organizer app
Happy Parent Checklist This free checklist teaches you a simple 5-step way to get kids to help out more while creating a strong parent-child relationship. You'll learn the fail-proof way to stop doing everything yourself without nagging, reminding, or punishment.
Coping Skills for Kids Check out Janine’s website for everything you need to help get those coping skills in place for everyone in family.
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The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
The holidays are upon us and with them we have so many stressors:
Holidays parties, decorating, visiting family, festivities, gifts for your family & friends, cards, baking, gifts for teachers, the list can go on forever!
But many of us are adding another stressor to ourselves as well:
Making and MAINTAINING gift lists for our kids and partners!
I know- can you believe it?!
Before you dismiss us because you don’t think it’s an issue for you, answer us these questions:
- Do you get stressed out when you think of all the gift lists you’ll be responsible for this holiday season?
Do you make or provide a list of gift ideas or requests for your kids to others? - Do you tell different people what gifts they can get for your kids or partner?
- Do you go shopping to buy gifts for your kids from other people? I’m looking at you dad! Or brother/sister!
If you answered YES to any of these questions then you need to pull up a chair and listen to this episode because we are talking directly to YOU!
We will be freeing you from the guilt and the responsibility!
Resources We Shared:
Cozi Family Organizer App Free Family Organizer app
Happy Parent Checklist This free checklist teaches you a simple 5-step way to get kids to help out more while creating a strong parent-child relationship. You'll learn the fail-proof way to stop doing everything yourself without nagging, reminding, or punishment.
The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
There are so many things that I wish I knew before becoming a mom. First of all, that it won’t look like I imagined, and that’s okay. That will have days where I will lose it, and that’s expected. That my kids won’t be perfect, listen all the time, and be the “model” kid, and that doesn’t mean that I failed as a parent.
In this episode, we discuss the things that we wish we knew before becoming moms with our guest Robbin McManne. Robbin is a Certified Parent Coach, Speaker, Author of the book, The Yelling Cure, Host of the award-winning Podcast, Parenting our Future, and am a wife and mom to two teenage boys. Most importantly, she says she came from being an angry and overwhelmed mom to one who has built a strong connection with her boys - and it's the best feeling ever!
Resources We Shared:
Cozi Family Organizer App FREE Family Organization App that includes customizable calendars, shopping lists, dinner recipes, and MORE!
Easiest Allowance and Chore Chart Ever - The foolproof plan and allowance tracker for running chores & allowance for your kids - even if you've always struggled with follow-through.
Robbin McManne
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The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
It’s been a tough past 2 years with the pandemic. And a recent TODAY Parents image post shared a hard truth: If your kids are in 2nd grade or lower, they’ve never had a “normal” school year. That means that helping our kids strengthen their emotional resilience is more essential than ever!
In this episode, we’ve got 3 simple things that you can start today to help build strong skills in emotional resistance and you will see so much growth almost instantly with them!
Resources We Shared:
Cozi Family Organizer App FREE Family Organization App that includes customizable calendars, shopping lists, dinner recipes, and MORE!
Calm & Happy Parenting Time to get your kids to listen and help out more without the fighting! This is your complete solution to shift the responsibility of "doing everything for everyone" to your family and to give you the kind of relationship you want with your kids and the entire family!
Ashton Kutcher Gets Heckled By Sports Fans for His Family’s Bathing Habits
HOW OFTEN DO CHILDREN NEED TO TAKE A BATH?
No Guilt Mom Podcast Ep 056: How to Raise a Thriver with Michele Borba
No Guilt Mom Podcast Ep 13: The Gift of Failure with Jessica Lahey
No Guilt Mom Podcast Ep102: You Don’t Need to be Supermom with Jen Riday, PhD
No Guilt Mom Podcast Ep 106: The Most Important Thing You Can Do To Stop The Meltdowns with Marcelle Waldman
Nike Run Club App
The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
When it comes to parenting, so many of us want to raise “good kids”. Kids who will be kind to others, who can problem-solve, kids who truly understand and act out of compassion, and who understand inclusivity, justice, and equality. But there is often a space between raising “good kids” and raising pro-justice kids. That’s where the concept of Social Justice Parenting comes in.
In this episode, we are talking with Dr. Traci Baxley, a professor, consultant, parenting coach, speaker, mother to five bi-racial children, creator of the Social Justice Parenting program and author of Social Justice Parenting: How to Raise Compassionate, Anti-Racist, Justice-Minded Kids in an Unjust World. She’s been an educator for over 30 years with degrees in child development, elementary education, and curriculum and instruction.
Dr. Baxley shares with us a very vulnerable conversation where we talk about how to address race with our kids, how to engage in Social Justice parenting, and what the ROCKS of Social Justice parenting are.
Resources We Shared:
Cozi Family Organizer App FREE Family Organization App that includes customizable calendars, shopping lists, dinner recipes, and MORE!
Patient Parenting Challenge The Patient Parent Challenge is a FREE event consisting of five days of simple strategies that you can start using immediately in your parenting to communicate your needs, recognize your triggers, and know what to do when your kids don’t listen to you the first time.
Dr. Traci Baxley, Social Justice Parenting
Social Justice Parenting: How to Raise Compassionate, Anti-Racist, Justice-Minded Kids in an Unjust World
The Shameless Mom Academy with Sara Dean
The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
We’ve all experienced drama, right? Maybe we see our kids arguing and we want to step in to solve it, but aren't quite sure how.
Or when we do step in and solve it, the fight continues and we find ourselves mediating the same disagreement OVER and OVER again.
We can actually help make all of that stop! We share 5 simple steps to give your kids the knowledge they need (and confidence) to solve disagreements on their own.
Resources We Shared:
Cozi Family Organizer App Free Family Organizer app
Patient Parenting Challenge Free 5 day event from No Guilt Mom
Calm & Happy Parenting Time to get your kids to listen and help out more without the fighting! This is your complete solution to shift the responsibility of "doing everything for everyone" to your family and to give you the kind of relationship you want with your kids and the entire family!
The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
Who doesn’t know the current statistic that 50% of all marriages end in divorce? Even if you haven’t experienced divorce yourself, odds are very high that you have someone close to you who is or has been through a divorce. But few people talk openly about the emotional toll they go through while contemplating divorce.
In this episode, we welcome Erin Royer, the founder of Your Village an online resource for parents and host of the Parenting Beyond Discipline podcast. She gives parents tools to support their children to reach their individual potentials. Erin recently released her first book, "The Connected Parents Guide to Toddlerhood - Fixes for 7 Common struggles"!
We talk openly and honestly about the guilt that so many go through when trying to decide if it’s time to divorce, what the research says on the effects of parents staying in an unhappy relationship, and what parents can do to support their kids (and their own) mental health during and after divorce.
Resources We Shared:
Patient Parent Challenge
Cozi Family Organizer App
Erin Royer, Your Village
Parenting Beyond Discipline #201: *Special Edition #2 Co-Parenting Through Divorce – Dealing with Parental Guilt
Connected Parent's Guide to Toddlerhood: Easy to Implement Fixes for 7 Common Toddler Challenges
The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
This is another installment of our “Listener Questions” episodes where we ask our No Guilt Mom listeners to send us their parenting challenges for us to offer some help.
In this episode, we talk about the hot topic of screentime. How do I get my kids to put down their phones or iPad without the fight? Well guys, good news! We have some answers for you!
Resources We Shared:
Happy Parent Checklist
Submit Your Listener Questions HERE
No Guilt Mom Podcast #81 How to Handle Screen Time With Your Kids
The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
Have you ever thought of just leaving it all?
You know... quitting your highly successful job, packing up your entire family in your car, taking only want fits in said car, and moving to the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico?
Does this sound like the plot to some amazing book? Well, it’s the short version of the Award-winning author of Finlay Donovan Is Killing It, Elle Cosimano’s life. She’s a homeschooling mother of two teens, and author of mysteries and thrillers for adults and young adults.
Elle shares with us how she left her highly successful career where she felt like something big was missing. So she took a sabbatical and found her happiness in Mexico and writing her first book. In that experience, she learned all about what was truly important to her and her family, how to appreciate a simpler way of life, and most importantly to teach her kids how to fail forward!
Resource We Shared:
Happy Parent Checklist
The Shameless Mom Academy Podcast
Elle Cosmino
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It: A Mystery
Pre-Order Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead
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Oh, the good old behavior chart! Full of promise, hope, and stickers! But we have to tell you it’s not all it’s been made out to be. Sure, behavior charts might help with one or two challenging behaviors, but it does little to teach and change kids behaviors in the long run. There are better and much more effective ways to manage the whining, fighting, talking back, and everything else.
In this episode, we tell you the 3 HUGE reasons behaviors charts don’t work in the long run and the 5 things that WILL work... every time!
Resources We Shared:
Shameless Mom Podcast
Calm & Happy Parenting
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If you want your kids to learn about math, reading, writing, you name it- there’s a curriculum for it. But it’s not so easy when you are trying to teach your kids about their social-emotional skills. Those skills are things like how to deal with conflict, how to join a group of kids, naming and processing your own emotions, and being thoughtful & empathetic in our actions towards others. All things that every parent wants their kids to know and master!
In this episode we’re talking with Marcelle Waldman, El Ed. the mom of 2, early childhood educator, creator and owner of FeelLinks feeling plush dolls and journal set. Her passion is educating parents and caretakers on the importance of building emotional intelligence in our children (and ourselves).
We cover everything our kids (and us as parents) need to know about empathy, emotional intelligence, and coping skills so we can avoid those major emotional meltdowns and be resilient in life.
Resources We Shared:
Hampr Use the code NOGUILT50 for 50% off new memberships
Marcelle Waldman/FeelLinks Use the code NOGUILTMOM for 10% off any FeelLinks purchase
Emotions 911
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Today we’re going to get into a pretty heated debate among families…
the Great Allowance Debate!
This is a topic that brings about pretty strong feelings for many parents for so many reasons. We explore what the most common strategies used for allowance, the pros and cons of each strategy, and share what we do in our homes.
So let the great debate begin...
Resources We Shared:
Happy Parent Checklist
Cara Harvey Purpose Driven Mom Show Podcast
No Guilt Mom Podcast #062 How Scrap the Guilt of Paying for College with Ron Lieber
No Guilt Mom Podcast #029 How to Raise a Brave Kid with Ned Johnson
Time Magazine: Kids and Allowance: The Debate that Divides Us
Girl Scouts: Should You Give Her an Allowance?
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Every day we're faced by things that scare us. We have to have to be a parent, with pretty much zero training. We have to forge a path in our lives with family and work that often, we have no idea how it will all turn out. And that fear can be crippling. But it doesn’t have to be!
In this episode, we talk with Sara Dean, a mindset, business and leadership coach. Her biggest passion is helping women own their space. She’s also the creator and host of the Shameless Mom Academy Podcast. She shares how we can overcome that fear, and do big, AMAZING things!
Resources We Shared:
Sara Dean
Cara Harvey Purpose Driven Mom Show Podcast
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It never fails. Every year your kid will forget their lunch or their homework. You are running through the house in the morning yelling (so everyone can hear you) that it’s time to go, as your youngest whines from his room that he can’t find his shoes, and your daughter says that her library book is missing and she absolutely can’t go to school without her library book on library day.
Sigh! The frustration builds and you decide that the only way to avoid this mess is to remind & nag your kids or do just do it all yourself. And you are so very wrong mama!
In this episode, we share with you our 4 ways to make sure your kids remember everything they need for school this year (without you reminding them or doing it for them!).
Resources We Shared:
Hampr Use the code NOGUILT50 for 50% off new memberships
No Guilt Mom Podcast #001: Six Mindset Changes for a Happier Mom Life
No Guilt Mom Podcast #078: How to Raise Capable & Responsible Kids with Vicki Hoefle
No Guilt Mom Podcast #051: How to Make Your Mornings Work For You
No Guilt Mom Podcast #013: The Gift of Failure with Jessica Lahey
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We’ve been living under constant stress these past couple of years. And we’re here to tell you that you don’t have to be Supermom. The truth is that so many moms are feeling overwhelmed. In a recent survey, 93% of moms report feeling they’re burnt out.
Ninety-three percent.
In this episode we’re excited to speak with Dr. Jen Riday who helps burned out, overwhelmed moms get off the hamster wheel and find balance so they can love their lives again. She’s the Founder of Vibrant Happy Women Club, creator of the Vibrant Happy Coach Certification, and host of the Vibrant Happy Women podcast. Jen is also the mom of 6 kids and currently resides outside Madison, Wisconsin.
Jen shares with us her tips on how to deal with burnout, locate our motivation, and how to incorporate our much-needed self-care. She teaches us the BE HER technique and how doing it every day can have so many positive benefits!
Resources We Shared:
Jen Riday
Cara Harvey Purpose Driven Mom Show Podcast
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In this episode, we are joined by a dynamic duo- William R. Stixrud, Ph.D. & Ned Johnson as we discuss how we as parents have such a crucial role in our kids' motivation and how many times as parents if we step back a little it gives such HUGE rewards to our kids!
William R. Stixrud, Ph.D., is a clinical neuropsychologist and founder of The Stixrud Group, as well as a faculty member at Children’s National Medical Center and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine.
Ned Johnson is an author, speaker, and the founder of PrepMatters, an educational company providing academic tutoring, educational planning, and standardized test prep.
A battle-tested veteran in the fields of test preparation, anxiety management, and student performance, Ned coaches kids on how to manage their stress while simultaneously motivating and empowering them to reach their full potential.
Together they are the co-authors of the national best-selling book, The Self-Driven Child, and of their newest book, What Do You Say? Talking with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home.
Resources We Shared:
Happy Parent Checklist
What Do You Say?: How to Talk with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home
William Stixrud, PhD
Ned Johnson
The Addiction Inoculation: Raising Healthy Kids in a Culture of Dependence
No Guilt Mom Podcast #60 Guarding Kids Against Addiction with Jessica Lahey
No Guilt Mom Podcast #29 How to Raise a Brave Kid with Ned Johnson
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This is it! Our 100th Episode! And we couldn’t think of any better way to celebrate it than with our listeners!
In this episode, we welcome several of our listeners on LIVE for a fun game show format where we tested their No Guilt Mom Podcast knowledge, chat about our favorite episodes, and share some slightly embarrassing antics that went on behind the scenes! This is a MUST listen episode!
Resource We Shared:
Homework Simplified
Homework 911 & Homework Mastery
Podcast Episode 013: The Gift of Failure with Jessica Lahey
Podcast Episode 054: How to Go From Overwhelmed to In Control with Cara Harvey
Podcast Episode 019: How to Raise a Kind Kid with Dr. Michele Borba
Podcast Episode 056: How to Raise a Thriver with Michele Borba
16th Annual People’s Choice Podcast Awards (We are up for Best Kids & Family Podcast)
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I don’t know about you, but one of the things I hate the most about going back to school is getting back into the swing of things with everyone’s sleep schedules!
In this episode, we talk with Nicole Johnson, MBA, the President and Lead Sleep Consultant of The Baby Sleep Site. She’s an extension of a new mom's village and helps families achieve better sleep in a way that fits their parenting philosophy and a baby's temperament and personality. Nicole is the mom of two awesome teen boys, ages 13 & 15.
Resources We Shared:
Happy Parent Checklist
The Baby Sleep Site
How to Get Back to School Schedule and Maximize Sleep
The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives
Sleeping Through the Night, Revised Edition: How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night's Sleep
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
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Do you get a little squeamish about the idea of sitting down with your kids to talk about the “birds and the bees”? Or do you have questions on how to do it? Well, we have brought in the BIG GUNS with today’s guest!
In this episode, we are excited to welcome Brittany McBride, MPH, the Associate Director of Sex Education at Advocates for Youth. This organization supports school districts and youths by serving adults to provide complete, inclusive sex education. She helps parents/caregivers/and youth serving adults provide facts based complete sex education in a non-shaming and affirming way. Brittany has an 8 and a 5 year old.
Resources We Shared:
Homework Simplified
Sex Education at Advocates for Youth
Brittany McBride
Amaze videos
Sex education 2.0: Inside the movement to make sex education inclusive from GMA
C is for Consent
We are Supported By… (Armchair Expert)
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We need you to know one cold, hard truth. Regardless of everything else happening in your life, your kids are NOT justified in treating you poorly. And the same goes for you.
As kids, many of us were taught a generation ago to simply listen to and follow adults.
Because I said so! No questions asked.
Have you ever stopped and wondered where so many of us got the idea that we need to make our kids feel worse in order to get better behavior from them? Hmmm.
So in this episode, we give you 7 simple ways to get RESPECT in your home! Yes! 7 simple ways- it's really that easy!
Resources We Shared: Homework Simplified
Cara Harvey Purpose Driven Mom Show Podcast
Calm & Happy Parenting
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The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
We’ve all had those times where we dreaded going to that “parent meeting” or to that friend’s party, where we only know our 1 friend. It’s so intimidating to walk into a room where you know pretty much no one. Cue the sweaty palms and stomach ache.
Our guest today has the absolute best way to handle those awkward settings and advice on how to stay authentic in your friendships- share a (kinda) embarrassing story! You’ll laugh, they’ll laugh and suddenly everything will seem so much easier!
In this episode, we chat with Joanne Jarrett, a family physician on her 17th year of maternity leave, host of the Fancy Free Podcast, and creator of Shelfies, a line of cozy women's loungewear. She has 2 daughters, ages 15 & 17 and she loves to help women feel less alone in their imperfections and forge connections through vulnerability and humor.
Resources We Shared: Fancy Free Podcast
Shelfie Shop Loungewear
Humor, Seriously: Why Humor Is a Secret Weapon in Business and Life (And how anyone can harness it. Even you.)
Adam Ruins Everything: Adam ruins dating (Myers-Briggs origins)
Factually! with Adam Conover
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This is another installment of our “Listener Questions” episodes where we ask our No Guilt Mom listeners to send us their parenting challenges for us to offer some help.
In this episode we talk about that somewhat taboo subject of sex! How do you answer your kids questions about where they came from? How does a baby come out of a mom’s tummy? What does it mean when people “love” one another? What is sex? ...And more!
Resources We Shared: Homework Simplified
No Guilt Mom Podcast 100th Episode Registration Form
Submit Your Listener Questions HERE
Middle School Matters: The 10 Key Skills Kids Need to Thrive in Middle School and Beyond — and how Parents Can Help
TRAX podcasts for 9–13-year-olds
Healthy Children.org- Talking to Your Child About Sex
The Talk: When’s The Right Time to Talk To Kids About Sex?
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Hey guys! Our 100th episode is coming up and we wanted to do something BIG!
So we want you to come and join us LIVE as we record our 100th No Guilt Mom podcast episode!
There will be fun, games, giveaways, and most importantly- fun! (Did I mention that already?)
Register to join us LIVE on Friday, July 23rd at 10 AM PST/ 1 PM EST here: https://www.noguiltmom.com/100
Hurry though as space will be limited!
In this episode, we talk with Einat Nathan, a parenting expert, counselor, and author from Israel. Her first book Haimsheli, was a bestseller across all categories in Israel, making her a national celebrity. The book resonated because mothers read it, cried and smiled, and discovered a way to look at their children as independent people, not solely as an extension of who they are or as a calling card. Einat helps parents with a fresh approach to parenting and is the parent to 5 teenagers. Her book My Everything, was recently translated into English.
We discuss the difference in parenting expectations in the US versus Israel, how the way our parents raised us affected our thoughts on parenting and what pressures we face as parents in this digital age.
Resources We Shared:
Me & My Friendships
My Everything: The Parent I Want to Be, The Children I Hope to Raise
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When it comes to dealing with discipline, the kids fighting with you and each other, and getting your kids to help out at home…. you pretty much only have three choices for every situation. And sadly, we sing songs to help you remember each of these parenting techniques.
So no, it isn’t your cat in a grinder, but JoAnn and Brie sharing their “artistic side”, as we share the 3 ways that pretty much every parent handles discipline, give you the pros and cons to each along with which one will most likely give you the results that you have been searching for!
Resources We Shared: Happy Parent Checklist
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The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
When we over-parent and rescue all the time, we're depriving our kids from living. Life is truly an active verb. And when we focus on making things easier in the short term, we deprive our kids of the skills they need for the long haul.
In this episode we speak with Julie Lythcott-Haims who is the New York Times bestselling author of the anti-helicopter parenting manifesto How to Raise an Adult, Real American, and her newest book, Your Turn: How to Be an Adult. Julie believes in humans and is deeply interested in what gets in our way.
She shares with us how parents can sometimes get focused on the short term gains and lose sight of those long haul parenting goals. And in the end, it’s our kids who pay the price. We some of our best “Oh crap! I’m an adult now” moments and how we found strength in them, just as our kids will!
Resources We Shared:
Me & My Friendships Book
Julie Lythcott-Haims
How to Raise an Adult
Real American: A Memoir
Your Turn: How to Be an Adult
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Why do so many of us moms feel guilty asking for help? You know, like it’s a burden to ask someone for help or something that we need (love, support, so on)?
Defining yourself as someone who can “do-it-all” only sets you up for failure and guilt. Why? Because if you can’t “do-it-all-by-yourself” then somehow you are “less than”. And we’re here to tell you that is so not true!
In this episode, we share 4 ways to work past that guilt and learn to ask for what you actually want- guilt free! Because like we always say- the best mom is a happy mom!
Resources We Shared: Me & My Friendships Book Bonus
GoodTherapy- Overcoming Guilt
Desert Paddleboards
Podcast Episode 082 The Life Skills Your Kids Need Before Launch with Amy Carney
Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live)
Head in the CLouds (Feel Your Feelings Fool)
I Go Through (O.A.R.)
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
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What if we told you that we can live better, happier, and simpler lives by making a few adjustments to how we think about self-care? Would you try it?
In this episode, we are talking with Dr.Christine Koh. She’s a music and brain scientist turned multimedia creative! She spent a decade in academia, during which time she was awarded prestigious fellowships from the National Institutes of Health to fund her Ph.D. research at Queen’s University and joint-appointment postdoctoral fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Massachusetts Institutes of Technology. Christine was about to become a professor when she decided to hang up her academic spurs in favor of more flexible and independent ventures.
We discuss what so many of us view “protective self-care” as and what it really needs to be to actually benefit us in the long run. Christine also shares with us her breakdown of Self-Care into two distinct parts: Protective Care and Restorative Care. And how they relate to boundaries, toxic relationships, taking a “pause”, and really overall -how we care for ourselves.
Resources we shared: Me & My Friendships Pre-Order Bonus
Christine Koh
Edit Your Life Podcast
Hello Relationships Podcast
Protective Care vs. Restorative Care
CNN Friendships Piece
The Washington Post- Why the parental pandemic wall feels so bad right now, and what you can do about it
Podcast Episode 026 How to Help Your Tween Navigate Relationships with Phyllis Fagell
CNN- How parents can support kids through (and beyond) the latest wave of anti-Asian American violence
Jessica Turner- The Mom Creative
Lydia Denworth
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You’ve heard us talk about “back in times of B.C.” (Before Children) and how life worked differently then. One of those things that worked differently were friendships (for many of us). We had school, or work, or outside hobbies where we could meet people with similar interests. But when you become a mom, some of us are cut off from those outside things and we struggle trying to make those friendships going forward. And the truth is that mom friends are absolutely essential to your journey through parenthood!
Well, no need to fear, we’ve got 3 tips on how to make (and keep) those mommy friendships going strong!
Resources We Shared: Me & My Friendships Pre-Order Bonus
Podcast Episode 052: Easy Ways to Update Your Wardrobe with Lani Inlander
Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
Peanut App
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The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
So many moms worry about whether or not we are giving enough attention to our kids, especially when they outnumber you! We feel guilty for spending what may seem like a lot of time with one child and not enough with the other.
But is that really happening?
Are we really giving some of our kids (often the younger ones) the raw end of the deal?
In this episode we talk with Lynn Berger, a writer and journalist in the Netherlands, covering care, and author. As the care correspondent for online journalism platform De Correspondent, she writes about the various forms care can take, what it does for us, and what we need in order to take good care. Lynn took her thoughts and experiences of being a second child, combined them with her own thoughts as she prepared to, and had her second child, and rounded it all out with what the research says on the subject and put it together in her book, Second Thoughts: On Having and Being a Second Child.
JoAnn, Brie, and Lynn talk about their own experiences both as children with siblings and with their own children and the guilt that we face trying to give each child what feels like is never enough time.
Resources We Shared: Happy Parent Checklist
PG-ish Podcast
Second Thoughts: On Having and Being a Second Child
Lynn Berger
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This is our first ever “Listener Questions” episode where we asked our No Guilt Mom listeners to send us their parenting challenges for us to offer some help.
In this episode we talk about the difficulties of getting 3 kids (all under 6 years old!) in bed at night and how to not get caught in the middle of every fight- especially ones that involve the TV remote!
Resources We Shared: Me & My Friendships Pre-Order Bonus
No Guilt Mom Listener Question Submissions
Simply Piano / Simply Guitar App
Paddleboard Yoga
Go the F to Sleep (narrated by Samuel L. Jackson)
3 Steps to Create an Awesome Bedtime Routine For Your Kids
Healthy Children.org- Bedtime Routines for School-Aged Children
KidsHealth.org Does the Light From a Phone or Computer Make it Hard to Sleep?
Managing Sibling Fights (Without Being the Ref)
Calm and Happy Parenting
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The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
It’s hard enough when you are trying to pick a place to go out to eat and no one is on the same page, but when you and your partner or co-parent aren’t on the same page...it can be down right agonizing!
In this episode, we’re joined by Amy McCready, the Founder of Positive Parenting Solutions and the creator of the 7-Step Parenting Success System online course. She is the author of two best-selling parenting books: If I Have to Tell You ONE MORE TIME and The "Me, Me, Me" Epidemic. She has two adult sons (age 24 and 22). Amy helps moms and dads become the parents they've always wanted to be.
We discuss with Amy how parents can identify what the real issue is causing their parenting struggles and how to best get on the same page and become a united front.
Resources We Shared: Happy Parent Checklist
Positive Parenting Solutions
If I Have to Tell You One More Time...: The Revolutionary Program That Gets Your Kids To Listen Without Nagging, Reminding, or Yelling
The Me, Me, Me Epidemic: A Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Capable, Grateful Kids in an Over-Entitled World
Meet the Freemans
Marriage 365
Alyson Schafer
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Summer break is upon us and moms everywhere are desperately coming up with summer schedules, driving from activity to activity and planning day after day in an attempt to keep their kids from getting bored. Then of course, the fighting starts.
Why do we as moms feel like it’s our job to plan everything ALL THE TIME?
Honestly, so many of us moms set ourselves up for failure. We try so hard to keep everyone entertained so no one gets bored. Why do we feel compelled to control the situation instead of letting it be and letting our kids experience boredom?
But science says that boredom is actually really good for them! We give you 5 science-backed reasons why it’s not your job to entertain the kids and it’s actually good for them to be bored!
Resources We Shared: 5 Benefits of Boredom
Happy Parent Checklist
Podcast Episode #5: How to be happy with your family budget with Nicole Rule
Podcast Episode #21: Is busy a bad word with Alex Soojung-Kim Pang PhD
Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less
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Your space definitely affects your mood. Have you ever noticed how in some places you feel super relaxed and calm and others just seem to make your heart race with anxiety as soon as you set eyes on it?
In this episode, we are talking with Tasha Agruso, the founder of the popular DIY and home decor website Kaleidoscope Living, creator of Designer in a Binder and House to Home: A Journal for Homeowners, and host of the Colorful Conversations podcast. She helps you create a home you love, no matter your budget. Because if you don't love your home, you aren't living your best life!
Resources We Shared: Happy Parent Checklist
Kaleidoscope Living
Designer In A Binder 25% off Discount Code NOGUILTMOM
@kaleidoscope_living on Instagram
Colorful Conversations Podcast
The UCLA Cortisol Level test study
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Just like riding a bike, baking chocolate chip cookies, or playing a video game, making friends is skill a that kids can build.
In this unique episode, Brie takes on the role of host and interviews JoAnn Crohn, author of the upcoming book Me & My Friendships. This is JoAnn’s second book and it was a very special one to her. Kids often don’t understand all the ins and outs of social relationships and friendships. And if your kids are quiet, shy, or have difficulties understanding social norms, friendships can be a HUGE challenge for them. The book Me & My Friendships was written specifically for kids ages 6-10 years old and is as easy and fun read! Kids will learn everything they need to know to make and keep friends, which is essential for social emotional development!
Resources We Shared: Preorder Me & My Friendships on Amazon
Me & My Friendships Preorder Bonus
Happy Parent Checklist
PG-ish Podcast
How to Win Friends & Influence People
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The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
As parents, we can get so caught up in school/grades, sports, and so on, that we forget to teach our kids the basics. The life skills they need before launching into the world!
In this episode, we talk with Amy Carney, author of Parent on Purpose and 100 Questions for Mom Journal. She creates content and products to help parents raise their children with more joy and purpose. She has 19-year-old triplet sons (launched to 3 different colleges/states), an 18-year-old daughter is a senior (Yep- had 4 kids in 18 months), and adopted their youngest out of the foster care system in 2016. In addition to that, she’s fostering another 9-year-old son now to adopt this summer!
Amy tells us all about her "A-ha" moment when it became very apparent that their family needed to stop, rewind, and focus on life skills more with their kids and how that involved a cross-country trek in an RV! We discuss what life skills are the most important for kids to learn before they leave the house (and cursive is not on that list), as well as what are some tips on how parents can be more intentional every day in their parenting.
Resources We Shared: Not So Bummer Summer
Parent on Purpose: A Courageous Approach to Raising Children in a Complicated World
Parent on Purpose
The Addiction Inoculation
Podcast Ep 60 Guarding Kids Against Addiction with Jessica Lahey
Kid90 documentary
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The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
How much screen time is too much? This is a question we get so much here at No Guilt Mom.
And to be honest, many of us are scared by the amount of time that both our kids are spending on screens as much as ourselves! And then… the pandemic hit! And suddenly everyone has to be on screens for so many reasons- school, work, entertainment. It’s impossible to avoid them in the current environment!
But before you go into full panic mode- grab your earphones and take a deep breath. We have 4 tips to help you figure out how to best handle screen time with your kids in your home- without the GUILT!
Resources We Shared: Happy Parent Checklist
PG-ish Podcast
Podcast Episode #15: How we can improve our kids’ mental health with Tessa Stuckey
Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
What do we really know about kids and screens? From the American Psychological Association
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry updated screentime recommendations in Feb 2020
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The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
Chances are good that at some point in your life, you have had a disagreement with your partner over money. Money issues are a high conflict topic in any marriage. Many studies show that as many as 41% of divorces are over money disputes.
That’s a lot of people experiencing the same problem. But we have experts today to help us with the age old problem of money issues and relationships!
Talaat and Tai McNeely, are the Founders of His and Her Money, The His and Her Money Show Podcast and author of the book, Money Talks: The Ultimate Couples Guide To Communicating About Money. They help individuals and couples get on the same page financially and create a life of freedom. They currently live in Chicago with their 3 children (under the age of 11!).
We discuss how to have healthy money habits, what are some of the biggest money-related pitfalls in relationships, and how to not only avoid them, but thrive in your money habits as a family! Plus- how to have a “dream date”!
Resources We Shared: Happy Parent Checklist
His and Her Money
Money Talks: The Ultimate Couples Guide To Communicating About Money
YouTube Video of Talaat and Tai paying off their mortgage with their kids at the bank
Leave Us a Podcast Review (How to Video)
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The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
Why in the world do we have such low standards sometimes? Many of us wouldn’t give someone the time of day if they were to say to us “I like to keep the bar low, so that way when I do anything- you get impressed”. Um- no thank you! Next, please!
And yet, we hear moms say that they feel spoiled when their partner gives their kids a bath (for the first time ever...and their youngest is 3!), or they were able to sleep in one day out of the year. Seriously? When did that count as being “spoiled”?
In this episode, we push against that thought process that as moms, we should be happy settling for cold chicken nuggets as a meal and someone offering (but not actually doing) the dishes one day a year. We dig deep into expectations, why we sometimes settle for less than we know we deserve, and 4 things we can do about that today!
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/you-may-be-settling-for-less-than-you-deserve-what-you-can-do-about-that/
We all want to raise smart, responsible, and capable kids, right? A great way to do that is by becoming a duct tape parent! So pull up a chair, grab a roll of duct tape and listen up!
In this podcast episode, we chat with Vicki Hoefle, an author of 3 books including DuctTape Parenting, National Speaker, Parent Coach. She specializes in teaching parents how to raise Capable, Cooperative, Responsible and Respectful children. Vicki has 6 grown children and currently lives in Northern California on the coast.
She shares with us the 3 key things that parents can start doing right now to help raise the capable and responsible kids they want!
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/the-secret-to-raising-capable-kids
Back in the times of B.C. (Before Children) moms had hobbies, interests, and a fully developed identity outside of being a mom. A hard mom truth is that many of us have slowly lost touch with that identity as our motherhood often took over the majority of our time.
But we’re here to tell you that Moms need their OWN thing (guilt-free)! They need to bring their own accomplishments that go beyond raising their family. Not only will it bring you happiness, but it will also bring you fulfillment. And we have 3 easy tips on how to start that journey back to finding your identity outside of being “mom”!
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/Mom-Isnt-Your-Only-Identity
Hey guys! Guess what? We're doing our first listener-only episode!
So we need you to give us your burning questions and parenting dilemmas!
So send us your questions at https://www.noguiltmom.com/questions
Ever wondered what sensory processing is and how it might be affecting your kid?
If your kid has ever complained about itchy tags, had a meltdown when in a loud environment, or gagged over certain foods or smells, they may have Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) — a condition that disrupts the way the brain takes in, organizes, and uses the messages received through the 5 senses.
In this episode we talk with Dayna Abraham, the founder of the Calm the Chaos® Framework, best-selling author of The Superkids Activity Guide to Conquering Every Day and founder of the popular blog, Lemon Lime Adventures. She helps parents and education professionals unlock the unique superpowers in children so they can live a more peaceful life filled with clarity, connection, and empowerment by providing them with a proven plan designed to Calm the Chaos® of everyday life.
Dayna talks with us about what sensory processing really is, how it works, and what we can do if we have a concern that our kid may be dealing with SPD.
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/What-You-Need-to-Know-About-Sensory-Processing-Disorder
Do your kids come to you the night before their diorama project is due in Social Studies asking to go to the store to buy EVERYTHING? And did you go?
Then you may have a Stop & Drop problem!
This isn’t any one person’s fault. It’s the result of a combination of things. But we have good news for you! We have 3 easy tips to rid you of this nasty little stop and drop habit once and for all!
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/how-to-ditch-that-nasty-stop-and-drop-habit
Sometimes as a parent you just have to laugh. I mean, no one ever wants to believe that there will be a day where they are trying to figure out if that's poop or chocolate on their shirt! But that’s a hard mom humor truth! And it’s why all moms need to laugh!
And boy will we have you rolling after this episode...
In this episode, we chat with Amy Wilson and Margaret Ables who are the co-hosts of “What Fresh Hell” podcast. They’re two moms with tons of experience in comedy. Amy wrote a bestselling parenting book, toured the country with a one-woman show called Mother Load, and was a series regular on several sitcoms (like Felicity). Margaret started out in standup, wrote for PBS Kids and MTV, and became a senior writer for Nickelodeon’s “Nick Mom.” Along the way, they also each became mothers of three children, now aged 8 to 18.
Amy and Margaret share with us their comedic view on motherhood and their advice for moms struggling to get through the nitty-gritty days in motherhood. Hint...it has to do with the long game and laughter!
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/how-to-find-the-humor-in-being-a-mom
Why do we have this overwhelming GUILT when things are going well for us as moms?
I mean seriously? Have you ever found yourself relaxing on the couch for 5 minutes and then wonder what you must have forgotten to do? Do you see your partner doing housework and feel compelled to stop what you are happily doing to go join in? Have you ever thought that you just might be self-sabotaging good things in your life?
Seriously, why do we do this stuff?!
Well, it’s our Upper Limit Problem. Gay Hendricks discusses it in his book The Big Leap.
In this episode, we discuss how so many of us have this problem and 4 ways that we can kick it to the curb!
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/4-ways-to-tackle-an-upper-limit-problem-you-probably-didnt-know-you-had
Being a mom is not an easy job. We all can agree on that most days.
I’m not saying that it isn’t a great job, but when you are knee-deep in a tantruming kid, a broken faucet in the kitchen spewing water all over you, all while your oldest is yelling that if you don’t leave right now she will be late to volleyball practice-
Let’s just say it’s hard to focus on the good times.
In this episode, we are chatting with Rachel Nielson, host of the “3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms” Podcast and creator of the Flecks of Gold Journal. She helps moms love motherhood as much as they love their children. Rachel shares with us her thoughts on motherhood, the ups and downs, and how she has found a way to reclaim her joy during those rough days in parenting.
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/how-to-reclaim-your-joy-as-a-mom
Use the discount code NOGUILTMOM to purchase a Flecks of Gold journal of your own for 10% off!
Pushing limits and testing boundaries is a normal part of a child’s development-
I know, it sucks, right?
And it’s even more frustrating when it’s Backtalk!
In this episode, we share why backtalk happens and 5 easy steps to put an end to it!
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
http://www.noguiltmom.com/5-steps-to-end-the-backtalk
As moms, we often prioritize everything before ourselves. It’s just what we do. We are givers. But we also know about the importance of taking some “me time”. And how do many of us do it? By waking up earlier or going to bed later, and thus- sacrificing our sleep. What if there was a better way?
In this episode, we are joined by Kelly Myerson, the founder of Being Well with Kelly, a certified Occupational Therapist, sleep expert, wellness coach, and co-author of the best-selling book The Ultimate Guide to Self-healing Volume 4. Kelly’s changing the way working moms light up the world by taking them from burned out to radiating joy, helping them get the best night of sleep ever! And today she shares with us her secrets on how to get that relaxing me time and get our sleep! Pssst! It involves rocking out to your favorite music, scented candles, and (in JoAnn’s case) an iced caramel macchiato!
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
http://www.noguiltmom.com/How-to-Prioritize-Your-Me-Time-Without-Sacrificing-Your-Sleep
Why does it feel so hard to talk to some people? My husband recently picked up a book to help him grow in his communication skills with his international counterparts and that book made Everything Make Sense!
In this episode, we discuss the differences between high and low-context cultures, and how every relationship really could benefit from using these 3 “low-context” communication strategies, resulting in more effective communication with your family and at work!
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/3-ways-to-crush-any-conversation
Life with a teen can feel like an endless series of battles. We are constantly asking ourselves:
Is this normal? Should I be worried? What should I do? How do I connect with my teen?
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Lisa Bravo, author of The BRAVO Effect: Strategies for Parenting Extreme Teens. She’s known as the “teen whisperer”, is a highly acclaimed psychotherapist, speaker, and teacher. She holds a doctoral degree in behavioral health from Arizona State University and maintains a thriving practice in Scottsdale, Arizona, as an expert in family dynamics and adolescent behavior.
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-your-teen-and-how-to-handle-family-crisis
Why do moms have to do everything? Seriously!
Why are we cleaning up after dinner every night when your husband/spouse/partner/kids leave the room? Why are we waking up the kids every day? Why are we making sure that everyone makes it to every practice and appointment?
In this episode, we discuss how many moms feel so overwhelmed and resentful, yet want to feel happy, calm, and appreciated. We share 3 ways that moms can ditch the overwhelm and guilt by taking away the work you have to do and transferring it to your family.
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/3-tips-for-overwhelmed-moms-that-can-change-your-life/
There’s no denying it- money has a huge impact on our emotions, both good and well...not so good. Oftentimes these emotions can have a real lasting impact on how we view our worth or our money mindset.
In this episode, we speak with Denise Duffield-Thomas, author and the money mentor for the new wave of online entrepreneurs who want to make money and change the world. She helps women charge premium prices, release the fear of money and create First Class lives.
Her books Lucky Bitch, Get Rich, Lucky Bitch, and Chillpreneur give a fresh and funny roadmap to living a life of abundance without burnout.
She shares with us the importance of identifying and facing your “money blocks” as well as the top 3 blocks women tend to have and how to work through them to find financial success!
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/How-Your-Money-Blocks-Are-Holding-You-Back
These past 12 months have tested us so many of us in so many ways, we lost count at #5,627. However, through all the ups and downs we have learned a lot this past year. A lot about the rules in our houses, how our kids get along (or don’t), what we really need for ourselves outside of our families, and life hacks Brie was fighting out of pure stubbornness!
In this episode, we reflect on the top 5 things we’ve learned over the past year.
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/5-things-weve-learned-over-the-past-year
As parents, we often teach our kids about manners, being nice to others, and what it means to be a good friend. However, parents rarely spend as much time teaching our kids how to talk to other kids with disabilities and that it’s okay to be friends with someone, no matter who they are, or what disability they might have.
In this episode, we speak with Stephanie Wolfe, author of Authentically Addie, lifestyle blogger and social media content creator of The Vintage Modern Wife. Stephanie focuses her every day on sharing her family’s life with others in an attempt to normalize conversations about disabilities and assure readers of the limitless possibilities and positive potential in life, regardless of circumstances.
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/how-to-normalize-the-conversation-and-talk-to-your-kids-about-disabilities/
You’ve tried everything! And nothing is working with the misbehaviors! You have taken away screens, told your kids about the consequences of failing their math class or for riding their bike into the street without looking, but the behavior continues!
Why won’t they listen? Why isn’t it working?
We hate to tell you this, but you’re probably sabotaging things.
In this episode, we tell you what are the 3 biggest mistakes parents make that are sabotaging their discipline at home, how you can stop doing them, and what to do instead to fix it.
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/Mistakes-Every-Parent-Makes-When-Disciplining-Their-Kids-and-How-to-Avoid-Them
As our kids grow older things like college start becoming more and more of a necessity. And if the idea of dealing with the applications, the acceptances, and the inevitable denials aren’t enough to make you want to cut and run, let’s not forget the issue of paying for college.
In a 2020 survey, more than two-thirds of parents of college-bound children say that they are very worried about having enough money to pay for their child’s college education.
In this episode, we have Ron Lieber, the NY Times Your Money columnist, author of THE PRICE YOU PAY FOR COLLEGE, and father to two daughters, 6 & 14. He shares with us some tips to help squash that guilt tied to whether or not we can pay for college and helps us create a road map for making the biggest financial decision many of us will make as a family.
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/Money-Secrets-About-College-You-Might-Not-Know-but-Definitely-Should
Too often as parents, we’ve fallen into the trap of punishing our kids in the heat of the moment after something’s happened. Maybe they hit their sibling, are failing math, or asked to go to the park, but ended up at Starbucks. Whatever happened, everyone’s upset now and when emotions are high, we often don’t make the best parenting decisions.
In this episode, we discuss the difference between logical consequences and punishments, as well as how to make an effective logical consequence that will have a positive impact on your discipline at home.
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/How-logical-consequences-are-more-effective-than-punishments-at-home
Substance abuse and addiction is a real struggle for so many people in America. But kids are at high risk these days simply due to the media, their genetics, and stressors. So what are we to do as parents to help guard our kids against addiction?
In this episode, we welcome back Jessica Lahey, mom of 2 boys and author of upcoming book, The Addiction Inoculation. She specializes in research and writing about the confluence of education and parenting. Today she shares with us her personal experiences as a 3rd generation alcoholic and her journey to arm her own kids as well as the kids she teaches against addiction and substance abuse.
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/guarding-kids-against-addiction
If your kid has ever waited until the last minute to do a big project- then this episode is for you!
In today’s podcast episode we share our biggest facepalm moments with projects and give 3 easy steps on how to help your kid (and you too) focus better.
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/simple-steps-to-help-your-kids-be-laser-focused-on-big-tasks
Do you take one look at your house and get so overwhelmed by the task of getting it picked up and organized that you just want to crawl back into bed and turn on Netflix to escape adulting?
We hear you!
In this episode, we welcome Hilary Erickson of The Pregnancy Nurse, the curly head behind the website Pulling Curls. She’s a mom to 3 kids, 21, 16, and 11, and specializes in all things pregnancy and organization!
Hilary shares with us her 3 easy ways to get organized at home.
You can find all the resources from today’s episode at:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/3-easy-ways-to-get-organized-at-home
We all struggle with those challenging behaviors and how to make them stop. We’ve tried everything! Stepping in, nagging, reminding, bribing, and none of it works! These behaviors feel like weeds that keep growing no matter what we do to stop them.
In this episode, we share the 3 things you need to stop doing right now to nip those behaviors in the bud!
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/3-things-you-must-stop-doing-to-get-your-kids-to-behave
As parents, we spend a lot of our energy trying to help our children stay happy and healthy. We want them to have the skills needed to deal with stress and thrive. But sometimes, that feels almost impossible.
But it’s not.
In today’s podcast, we speak with Dr. Michele Borba, who is an educational psychologist and author of 25 books including her most recent, Thrivers:The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine.
She shares with us what makes a child thrive, the common characteristics of children who are resilient, motivated, and essentially - thrive, as well as a simple way kids can use their very own “Pocket Problem Solver”.
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/How-to-Raise-a-Self-Motivated-and-Thriving-Kid
Many moms are not doing okay here in 2020/2021. It’s been a rough year and it feels like no matter what you do- you’re failing. But know that you aren’t alone! So many moms are struggling to get through the day-to-day.
In this episode, we share our reaction to the New York Times piece “The Primal Scream”, the struggles many of us moms are facing, and what are some things that we can do to help our well-being in this tough state of existence right now.
Find all the resources we shared in this episode here:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/what-you-can-do-when-you-feel-like-youre-failing-as-a-mom-but-youre-not
As moms, we have a lot on our plate. Oftentimes, we’re responsible for keeping everyone's schedule in our family, ensuring that schoolwork is done, and maintaining our households.
This can lead us to feel completely overwhelmed!
In this episode, we talk with Cara Harvey, founder of Purpose Driven Mom, host of the Purpose Driven Mom Podcast, and Productivity Coach for Mom Entrepreneurs. She gives us simple tips on how to go from feeling overwhelmed to in control in no time flat!
Find all links to all the resources we shared at:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/How-to-go-from-Overwhelmed-to-In-Control
We all get into arguments with our kids that make us feel stressed and anxious. But how do we get out of that and move on to a solution with our kids?
In today’s episode, we discuss what happens when we get stressed and how to calm down. These tips are perfect for parents and kids!
Find links to all the resources we shared at:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/how-to-calm-down-when-stressed
As moms, we often put our family ahead of us...even in our wardrobe. But it shouldn’t be like that. We should be able to have a wardrobe that makes us feel happy and confident every day.
In this podcast, we sit down with Lani Inlander of Real Life Style, a style consulting firm that teaches busy women to wear their power so they can live their lives fully and confidently. Lani is a mom of two boys and lives in DC. She empowers her clients through fashion and helping them find clothing and accessories that fit their figures, suit their style, and boost their confidence!
Find all the Resources we shared in this episode here:
https://www.noguiltmom.com/3-simple-tips-on-how-to-take-control-of-your-wardrobe
Mornings can be crazy! Everyone’s rushing around. Kids are crying, parents are threatening to leave everyone behind because they can’t be late for work one, more, time.
In this episode, we give you 4 easy tips to make a morning routine that will work for you AND your kids!
Find links to all the resources we shared at: https://www.noguiltmom.com/how-to-make-your-morning-routines-work-for-you/
Being a mom isn't easy. Some days you want to cry, and some days you just feel like it's a win when everyone makes it through the day in one piece!
But every day we laugh, we feel better. So why not strive to find that laughter in motherhood?
In today's podcast we sit down with Andrea, Beth, and Camille of the podcast, Family Looking Up. We swap our mom stories and talk about how to find those joyous moments full of laughter in parenting.
Find links to all the resources we shared at: https://www.noguiltmom.com/finding-laughter-in-motherhood/
All kids have tantrums but some just aren’t "normal", and raise red flags.
In today's episode, we discuss everything tantrums. When you should worry about your kid’s tantrums and what you can do to help make the tantrums stop.
Resources We Shared: Drama Free Homework Checklist
Happiest Toddler on the Block
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The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
Parenting is hard, but especially in the past year. Add to that having to do it all while your partner is deployed and you have a lot on your plate (by anyone's standard).
In today's podcast with sit with Lauren Tamm, the founder of The Military Wife and Mom, Language of Listening® Master Parent Coach and creator of Raising Little Listeners, a Language of Listening course for parents of toddlers through school-age kids.
She shares with us her best tips on how to best handle parenting while your spouse is away more than 60-100% of the year (be it deployment) and how to balance life as a busy mom.
Resources we shared: Language of Listening
The Military Wife and Mom
Homework Simplified
Download the transcripts HERE.
The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
Do you feel like you have to spend every single minute with your child constantly asking them to sit down and pay attention? It sucks and no one is happy.
In this episode, we share how to easily get your kids to focus on homework and regain your happy family time!
Resources We Shared: Enroll now in Homework 911 and Homework Mastery
Download the transcripts HERE
The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
With many of us trying to balance a new world with work and raising our kids (often with it all happening in the same place now 24/7)- we have a hard time focusing on the positive. How do we take that step back and actually enjoy being a parent again?
In today's podcast, we are joined by Erin Holland, who is the founder of PG-ish Parenting and host of the PG-ish podcast. It's her mission to provide parents with guidance to grow as an individual and as a parent, while raising happy, healthy, successful kids, and survive it all with a little more grace, fun, and well-being. She’s also the very busy working mom to two wonderful daughters who are 7 and 9.
We discuss the joys and no-so-joyous moments as working parents with our kids. And find some amazing ways to step back and enjoy our kids as working parents.
Resources We Shared: Homework Simplified
PG-ISH PODCAST: AN UNOFFICIAL SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR RAISING SUCCESSFUL HUMANS
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The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
Homework is a beast. And many times it becomes a full-on power struggle where you are begging (or demanding) that your kid get it done because no one wants to spend their entire day and night suffering through it all.
But guess what. We have the answer to stop those power struggles with homework.
In today’s podcast, we share 3 simple ways you can put an end to those homework power struggles!
Resources we shared: Homework Simplified
Download the transcripts HERE
The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
All too often we lose ourselves in our roles within our family. We get so caught up in doing what we think we are supposed to do and who we think we are supposed to be that we lose sight of who we are outside of that role.
Today’s guest, Kristen Skiles is a Certified Stepparent Coach and founder of Stepmomming.com. She shows stepmoms around the world that stepmomming is what they do and not who they are, encouraging them to embrace their unique roles and create a future of peace and happiness.
Resources We Shared: Stepmomming
Homework Simplified
Download the transcripts HERE
The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
Do you dread the moment your child needs to do assignments because homework takes all night to complete?
Today we give you 4 simple tips on how to know what's the "right" amount of homework for your kid!
Resources We Shared:
Drama Free Homework Checklist
Homework Simplified
Download the transcripts HERE
The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
Many of us are concerned about the impact this past year’s had on our kids. I often find myself watching their behaviors and trying not to obsess over them.
How do we know when to be concerned about anxiety and depression and when it’s just everyday stress?
Today we are joined by Katie Hurley, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, child and adolescent psychotherapist, author of four books, and mother of 2. She helps us recognize when to be concerned about anxiety and depression and how to help our kids.
Resources We Shared:
Katie Hurley
Girls Can!
No More Mean Girls: The Secret to Raising Strong, Confident, and Compassionate Girls
The Depression Workbook for Teens: Tools to Improve Your Mood, Build Self-Esteem, and Stay Motivated
The Happy Kid Handbook: How to Raise Joyful Children in a Stressful World
A Year of Positive Thinking for Teens
Download the transcripts HERE
The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
Does it seem like your family does nothing to help you out at home? Want to know how to get your family to help clean and help out at home?
In today’s podcast we discuss a very simple 3 step process that will give you help right away! It boils down to a three-step process: Identifying your upper limit problem, Having a Family Meeting and Accountability.
Resources We Shared: Drama Free Homework Checklist
Family Meeting Podcast
Podcast featuring Ned Johnson
Podcast featuring Jessica Lahey
Download the Transcripts HERE
The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
Many of us are guilty of it. We love our family to pieces. And most of the time, we love being a mom as well. But between all the hats we wear, all the responsibilities that we have...many of us don’t have much that is just something for us.
I’m talking about finding something that is just for you.
Outside of being a mom.
Outside of being a spouse.
Something that is just yours and you can feel passionate about!
Something that brings you joy!
That may be taking up a crafting hobby, hiking, playing a musical instrument, or something else entirely.
Today we spoke with Pamela Pekerman, CEO/founder Hustle Like a Mom, mompreneur cheerleader, and regular TV correspondent on Mom Boss Life. Thru 1-on-1 and group coaching, as well as virtual summits and social media, she empowers women to build a successful bridge from mom life to entrepreneur life.
She shares with us why having a passion outside the family ecosystem makes her (and many of us) a better mom. And of course, how to diversify your joy!
Resources we shared:
Make Homework Fun Challenge
Hustle Like A Mom
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Mean kids. They’re everywhere.
Let’s face it. These kids who tease are not horrible human beings (although our mama bear senses want to say they are), they just lack social skills.
In today’s podcast we talk about the mean kids, and how if we want our kids to avoid these mean kids and seek out positive relationships, we as parents, need to teach them social skills.
Resources We Shared: Make Homework Fun Challenge Pack
Helping Kids Build Better Friendships with Audrey Monke
5 Reasons Your Last Family Meeting Failed
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Is homework (or distance learning… thank you 2020) a struggle in your house? Your child may have one of these four distinct homework personalities.
Find out if they are a:
- Quick Quitter
- Perfectionist
- Emotionally Overloaded Kid or,
- Oblivious Dreamer
And more importantly, we’ll tell you what to do about it!
Find show notes and links at noguiltmom.com/episode003
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The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
Your kids start fighting- you know, like they do everyday. And you get pulled into it to diffuse the situation. But wouldn’t it be wonderful if you didn’t have to do that? Guess what- you don’t have to!
In today’s podcast episode, JoAnn and Brie talk about sibling fights, and how you can help your kids solve them on their own and you won’t have to be the ref!
Resources we shared:
The Sibling Adventure Log
The Sibling Adventure Pack
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The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
Enjoy our re-broadcast of our second highest downloaded episode!
Our mom guilt and parenting overwhelm doesn’t come strictly from how much we have to do.
Rather, it comes from what we think we should do. We “should” on ourselves.
We can lessen the guilt by changing our mindset. So, let’s lay it all out on the table for our first episode with SIX mindset changes to make for a happier mom life.
I want you to tell yourself these things EVERY day.
You can print out a copy of this mindset at: noguiltmom.com/episode001
No Guilt Mom
https://www.noguiltmom.com
Books discussed:
Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live) by Eve Rodsky
This is our #1 episode to date! So we are re-broadcasting it for all of you!
You’re not imagining it. Mom burnout is real. Dr. Sheryl Zeigler, author of the book Mommy Burnout, joins us today. She’ll help you recognize the signs of mommy burnout and how to deal with it.
Take a big sigh of relief. Other moms are struggling in the same way you are. You are not alone.
Resources we shared:
The DOT Student planning System
Dr. Sheryl Ziegler
Start With The Talk
Mommy Burnout book
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The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
Let’s be honest. We all need friends in life. And not just friends, but good, solid, healthy friendships. But do our kids really know how to do that? Do they really understand how to build a better friendship?
We do our best to teach our kids everything they need to succeed in life. But many of us just kind of gloss over the skills of making and cultivating friendships. We may nudge our kids to go talk to other kids on the playground or ask more questions about that one classmate who when our kid talks about them, they seem to light up. But honestly, how many of us taught our kids at a basic level how to introduce themselves to others, how to find a common interest with others, and how to keep that connection going?
Today we speak with Audrey Monke, a Camp Owner/Director at Gold Arrow Camp, host of Sunshine Parenting podcast/website - Author of Happy Campers: 9 Summer Camp Secrets for Raising Kids Who Become Thriving Adults. She specializes in raising happy, self-reliant, kind, responsible kids using secrets from summer camp! And Audrey shares with us the secrets of coaching our kids to build better friendships.
Resources We Shared:Sibling Adventure Log
Sunshine Parenting
Gold Arrow Teacher Academy
Happy Campers: 9 Summer Camp Secrets for Raising Kids Who Become Thriving Adults
Sunshine Parenting Podcast
Parenting in Place
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The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
They’re driving you crazy. The yelling. The screaming. And you are thinking to yourself- this can’t be normal. This can’t be okay. How am I supposed to deal with the fighting?
Before you grab that glass of wine or hide in the closet to stress eat, we have something to share with you. In many cases, it’s okay to let not only let them argue, but conflict can be healthy.
Today we speak with KJ Dell’Antonia. She’s the author of the books “How to Be a Happier Parent: Raising a Family, Having a Life, and Loving (Almost) Every Minute” and the novel “The Chicken Sisters”, as well as the former editor and lead writer of the Motherlode blog at the NYT and the co-host of the #AmWriting Podcast. KJ helps people recognize that our happiness is more about how we ourselves behave and react, not about our circumstances.
Resources We Shared: The Sibling Adventure Pack
The Motherlode Blog
#AMWriting Podcast
KJ Dell’Antonia
How to Be a Happier Parent: Raising a Family, Having a Life, and Loving (Almost) Every Minute
The Chicken Sisters
Dr. Sheryl’s Podcouch
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The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
We want you to love being a mom again. In this podcast, we aim to help you take some parenting struggles off your plate.
A lot of moms want to know… how do I get my family to help out more? Family meetings are a step in that direction and something you ABSOLUTELY NEED in your family.
We’re going to get into that and show you how you can solve these frustrations in your family by having family meetings.
Resources We Shared: Sibling Adventure Pack
Family Meeting Sample Agenda
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The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
Have you ever had that feeling that something just isn’t right? Or read that article with the list of “red flags” and thought wow- some of these really do apply to my kid! That’s okay. There are many of us who have been in that exact same moment with you.
Today we speak with Debbie Reber, parenting activist, speaker, & author. She talks with us about her journey of discovery with her own son and how it inspired her to create an amazing community of parents that help support and lift each other up in their parenting journey!
Resources We Shared: Debbie Reber
Differently Wired
TiLt Parenting
TiLt Parenting Podcast
Parenting in Place
Trip to Holland poem
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The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.
We've all done it. It's been a long day. And you LOSE it and yell at your kids with such fury that your voice cracks. What is there to do now? We’re here to tell you it’s okay. We all yell sometimes. But it’s what we do after yelling at your kids that makes the difference.
In today’s podcast, we discuss what can make us lose our cool and what we can do to repair things once we’ve yelled and immediately regretted it.
Resources We Shared: No Guilt Mom (JoAnn’s Birthday Week)
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The best mom is a happy mom. To better take care of you, download our No Guilt Mom mindset here . These reminders will help you second guess less, and feel more confidence every day in your parenting.