Simply Freeing: Recent Episodes
Jackie Ciaramella
Lets face it…Being a homeschooling mom who also works from home can be pure chaos! As you’ve probably already noticed, despite the occasional laugh track, life isn’t a sitcom and everyday struggles are rarely resolved in 30 minutes with commercial breaks to keep your sanity in check so the right strategies and mindset are vital for becoming more productive and less overwhelmed with all the things life throws at us. Enter the Simply Freeing Podcast…Episodes for the highly passionate, busy work at home, homeschooling mama ready to break away from cultural norms and raise life long learners. So let kick stress to the curb, throw chaos out the door and order in some peace and simplicity…with a cup of coffee, or 3.
Sex can be beautiful, frustrating, scary and everything in between! It’s often a difficult topic to discuss. It’s important that as moms, we get comfortable with sex and that we have the confidence to discuss it with our kids because if you’re not the one educating your kids about sex, someone else will…
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
- Homeschool Coaching
- Passion Connected Podcast
- FB Support Group
- Passionate Beginnings Course
- The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You’ve Been Taught and How to Recover What God Intended By, Sheila Gregoire
- God’s Design For Sex Series: 4 Books
- By, Stan Jones & Brenna Jones
Mom brain happens to the best of us. In today's episode we're diving into the complexities of the brain and discussing ways to optimize our mental clarity and eliminate brain fog for good...
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
- Homeschool Coaching
- Connect with Sarah Gibson
- 6 Fixable Causes for your Brain Fog
- 5 Powerful Supplements Needed in the Treatment for Brain Fog
- Brain fog Supplements (to get the prescriber code to order prescription-grade supplements)
- 7-day jumpstart get 50% off using the code SIMPLYFREEING
This Episode Discusses:
- What is brain fog?
- How to optimize your sleep to reduce brain fog, even if you get broken sleep
- Causes of brain fog
- Your eating patterns and brain fog
- Simply ways to eliminate brain fog
- How to make health and wellness a priority with your kids
Moms often find themselves stuck in a cycle of negative thinking. With all of life’s demands it’s pretty easy to become overwhelmed and begin looking negatively at your circumstances. Unfortunately, negative thinking doesn’t just impact you personally, it can cause your entire family to suffer. If you feel stuck in a cycle of negative thinking, this episode is for you…
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
- Homeschool Coaching
- Connect With Jessie
- The Positively You Podcast
This Episode Discusses:
- Negative thought loops
- Martyr syndrome
- Celebrating your wins
- How to talk about yourself in front of your kids
- Empathy and self awareness
- How to get out of a cycle of negative thinking
Self-care is not just a buzz word. It’s about identifying where there are gaps in your care for yourself and setting yourself up to have more peaceful days even when you are an extremely busy mom. If you find yourself struggling with anxiety and burn out, this episode is for you…
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
- Schedule a Clarity Call
- Connect with Sara Miller
This Episode Discusses:
- Why self-care is important
- How to recognize the type of self care you need to feel more at peace
- How self-care and guilt are related
- What is the spoon theory
- How to build up tiny self-care habits into your lifestyle
In today's episode, we're talking about the power of the brain and why it's important for children to learn exactly how their brains work. If you'd like to learn a fun way to teach a child to navigate their emotions, this episode is for you...
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
- Jenny's Kickstarter
- Connect With Jenny
- Mindfield (TV-14)
- Vsauce Older Children
- SciShow (Young Children)
- Operation Ouch (Science Series)
This Episode Discusses:
- Why it’s important to teach your kids about the brain.
- 4 suggested brain topics to discuss with your kids.
- The brain and the part it plays in navigating emotions.
- Why kids don’t have as much emotional control as adults.
If some of your goals are to have more energy and be more productive it’s important for you to understand how to schedule your day in light of your body’s natural energy rhythms. If you’re a busy homeschooling, working mom wanting to get more done in less time, today’s episode is for you…
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
- Connect With Toni Hench on IG @tonihench
- Learn More about working with Toni Hench
- Submit Screenshots of Simply Freeing Podcast Reviews to Jackie@whole9family.com
This Episode Discusses:
- How to pay attention to your ultradian rhythms
- How to schedule your homeschool day
- The importance of taking brain breaks
- Children’s attention spans, movement and learning
- Your environment and learning
Do you believe that motherhood equals exhaustion? In today’s episode we’re going to talk about your body’s natural rhythms. When you start working with these rhythms, you can optimize your energy levels during the day and optimize your sleep at night. If you’d like to learn natural ways to manage your energy aside from caffeine this episode is for you…
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
- Connect With Toni Hench on IG @tonihench
- Learn More about working with Toni Hench
- Episode Webpage
- Submit Your Simply Freeing Podcast Review Screenshot to Jackie@whole9family.com & be entered to win a Target Gift Card
A woman’s body goes through quite a bit of change during their monthly cycle. In today’s episode you’ll learn how to align your life with your period and instead of feeling overwhelmed by your strong emotions, exhausting days and intense food cravings, you can begin truly understanding your cycle. If you’re a high achieving woman interested in learning how to get more done without burning out, this episode is for you…
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
- Stress Free Homeschooling Class Sign Up
- Briana’s Simply Freeing Podcast Listener Hub brianavillegas.com/simplyfreeing
- Connect with Brianna: Website, Instagram
- Hormone Rants Podcast
We want to raise confident kids and the Montessori Method of education can definitely support you in doing that. Shannon Teguh, the daughter of a librarian, became inspired by the Montessori method of education. In today’s episode you’ll get a good understanding of what this method is and learn how you can incorporate it into your child’s education…
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
- Stress Free Homeschooling Class Sign Up
- Connect with Shannon on IG @Motherhood_Union & on her website
- Grab Shannon’s email series 14 Days to a Montessori Home
- Montessori homeschool curriculum suggestion
- @childoftheredwoods
What once worked for small families, stops working as more children In this episode, Alyssa Wolff a business own and homeschooling mom of 5 kids, discusses some ways that she’s been able to create habits as a busy, introverted mom, that makes her life feel easier. If you’re a mom with a large family, this episode is for you…
Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
- Connect With Alyssa, Read Her Blog & Listen to her Podcast at Unbusy
- Join Alyssa’s challenge 5 Day Email Challenge: Get Your Kids to Clean Their Rooms
- Stress Free Homeschooling Class Sign Up
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
- Connect With Amy on her blog
- Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, FB Group
- Outschool.com
- Book: Your Fantastic Elastic Brain (affiliate link)
- Book: Mindsets For Parents (affiliate link)
- Lifeschooling Made Simple Course
Today's episode is the 2nd half of a two part series on emotional regulation. You're going to hear from Elizabeth Andreyevskiy, a stress and emotion coach. She's going to discuss how you can calm your mind during stressful situations to avoid blowing up at the ones you love when overwhelmed with stress...
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
- Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram
- Listen To The Emotionally Healthy Legacy Podcast
- Free 5 Day Mini Course To Stay Calm
- Whole9Family Instagram
In this episode with Elizabeth Andreyevskiy, a stress and emotion coach, you're going to learn 3 proactive things you can do to reduce your stress levels as a busy mom. If you're constantly finding your anger getting the best of you and blowing up during stressful situations, this episode is for you...
Resources From This Episode:
- Connect With Elizabeth
- Whole9Family Instagram
Learning through play is so powerful but it’s super undervalued in our culture. In today’s episode you’ll hear from Becka, a former educator and mom of 4 young children under 5 years, (including triplets). In this episode you’ll hear some tips from Becka to help you weave play and learning into your day as a homeschool mom of little ones…
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Read Becka’s Blog
- Connect With Becka on Social:
- TikTok, Instagram, Pinterest
- Jackie’s Instagram
- Reading Eggs
- Starfall
- The Good And The Beautiful Pre-K
How can we raise confident kids if we don’t feel very confident ourselves? In this episode we discuss practical ways to raise confident kids. If you struggle with confidence, this episode is for you…
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
- Lifeschooling Made Simple Course
In today’s episode, Jackie and her daughter Chloë, age 10, have a discussion about minimalism, decluttering and laundry! You’ll hear a kid’s perspective on why it’s important to declutter your possessions and minimize what you own…
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- The Ultimate Guide To Creating a Kid’s Capsule Wardrobe & Simplify Laundry
It’s often difficult for us to delegate tasks in our lives. In today’s episode you’ll hear from productivity mentor, Anna Desalvo and learn a 3 tier process to be able to delegate tasks both inside and outside of the home…
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Connect with Anna
- AnnaLDesalvo IG
- Whole9family Instagram
Homeschooling can be very stressful! If you’ve ever felt like sending your homeschooled child to school, or had a child ask if they could go to school, this episode is for you…
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- FREE Stress-Free Homeschool Live 2 Day Web Class
- Lifeschooling Made Simple Course
- Moby Max
In this episode with Cynthia, from Learn and Live Letter, we talk about deschooling and help you understand why you may need to deschool yourself as a homeschooling mom...
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Learn and Live Letter Curriculum
- Connect with Learn and Live Letter on IG.
- Lifeschooling Made Simple Course
Establishing a bedtime routine with your kids is an important part to maintaining healthy sleep habits. In this episode, Brittany, a pediatric sleep consultant, discusses how to create a a consistent bedtime routine…
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Connect With Brittany But First Sleep
It's important that homeschooling, working moms have a period of rest/work time that is built into their homeschool routine. In this episode you'll learn how to start implementing a quiet time during your homeschool day even if you've never done so before...
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Connect With Kelly: Blog & Instagram @Simplehomemom
- Whole9Family
Direct link to episode/blog: Episode 23
You aren't alone if you're a homeschooling mom who is plagued with guilt over homeschooling...
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Lifeschooling Made Simple - The Course
- Free Download - Get Clarity In Homeschooling & Life
- Whole9Family
It’s not unusual to see that the world is very divided but when this division hits home and impacts our family, that’s when the real struggles come. In this episode we discuss ways to make sure you and your spouse are on the same page in homeschooling and life…
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Lifeschooling Made Simple - The Course
- Free Download - Get Clarity In Homeschooling & Life
- Whole9Family Instagram Page
We all have beliefs that impact the way we view the world. In this episode, we're going to talk about whether or not what we value is driving our actions with our families...
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Lifeschooling Made Simple Course
FREE Homeschooling/Working Mom Blueprint
Unschooling is not well loved in much of the homeschooling community. In this episode, we’ll discuss why all the negativity surrounding homeschooling might have more to do with parents than the kids...
Resources Mention in This Episode:
@whole9family
In this episode Jackie and Kristen Noriega, a registered dietician/nutritionist, discuss diet culture, in particular the pros and cons of Whole 30. There is just so much involved in “feeling good” in your body. If you are tired of feeling blah this episode has amazing tips to get you on track to feeling good…
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Take a screenshot of this episode and share it on Instagram. Tag me on @whole9family so I can thank you!
- Connect with Kristen on IG: @babyweight.nutritionist
- Whole30.com
If you’re a homeschooling mom with a child who is diagnosed with a disability or you’re feeling concerned/unsure about some behaviors that are being exhibited by your child that might not be considered “normal” in today’s culture, this episode is for you…
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Take a screenshot of this episode and share it on Instagram. Tag me on @whole9family so I can thank you!
- Connect with Ally:
- https://www.allyadairchung.com/
- @conscious_family_project
- The Conscious Family Project Podcast
- Ally’s Suggested Resources To Help You Learn More About This Topic:
- https://tiltparenting.com/podcast/
https://www.understood.org
https://www.toolstogrowot.com
https://childdevelopment.com.au - Join the Simply Freeing Podcast Facebook Community
- Whole9Family.com/Podcast
Our environment and our culture shapes our beliefs around food, often subconsciously. In this episode with former school teacher turned homeschool mom and health coach, Mya Metzel, we discussed how to make simple changes to help picky eaters and change our family’s mindset around healthier living...
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Take a screenshot of this episode and share it on Instagram. Tag me on @whole9family so I can thank you!
- FREEBIE - 5 ingredients to remove NOW
- Connect with Mya on Instagram @babystepsforbigresults
- Join the Simply Freeing Podcast Facebook Community
Do you have a plan for the holidays? Does your plan involve stepping away from whatever you’re currently doing and changing it up for the holiday season or are you plagued with homeschool mom guilt that says you aren't doing enough...
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Take a screenshot of this episode and share it on Instagram. Tag me on @whole9family so I can thank you!
- Join the Simply Freeing Podcast Facebook Community
- A Connected Christmas Curriculum By, Treehouse Schoolhouse
If you’ve ever felt like your motherhood is spinning out of control with way too many things on your to do list, you might need to clear your mind with a brain dump…
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Connect with me on Instagram @whole9family
- Join the Simply Freeing Podcast Facebook Community
- Whole9family.com
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- Post a screenshot and tag me, @whole9family on your IG Story so I can repost you!
- Leave a review on Apple Podcasts.
- Subscribe for new episodes every week!
Depression and anxiety can slowly creep up on you and impact your motherhood in the worst way. In today’s episode we’re diving into the sneakiness of depression and learn some tips to lift your mood...
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Simply Freeing Podcast Facebook Community
- Whole9family.com
- Shop my favorite books and supplements in my Amazon Shop
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- Post a screenshot and tag me, @whole9family on your IG Story so I can repost you!
- Leave a review on Apple Podcasts.
- Subscribe for new episodes every week!
Treating your home and motherhood with a CEO mindset will make you feel less indecisive and more empowered to break free from whatever feels overwhelming in your motherhood…
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Simply Freeing Podcast Facebook Community
- Whole9family.com
If you enjoyed today's episode, please:
- Post a screenshot and tag me, @whole9family on your IG Story so I can repost you!
- Leave a review on Apple Podcasts.
- Subscribe for new episodes every week!
Words have power and so do your thoughts. Unfortunately, moms are often in a vicious cycle of negative thinking. Getting into the habit of speaking truth over your life in the form of affirmations can change everything…
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Simply Freeing Podcast Facebook Community
- Simplyfreeing.com/morning
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- Post a screenshot and tag me, @whole9family on your IG Story so I can repost you!
- Leave a review on Apple Podcasts.
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Maybe you’ve called someone else a supermom or heard it said about you. After listening to this episode, you might think very differently about the supermom label…
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Simply Freeing Podcast Facebook Community
- Whole9Family.com
If you enjoyed today's episode, please:
- Post a screenshot and tag me, @whole9family on your IG Story so I can repost you!
- Leave a review on Apple Podcasts.
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In this episode, you’ll learn exactly what I do every morning to get ready for the day ahead, how I manage to stay consistent and I’ll share how I maintain the right perspective even if my mornings get interrupted by littles ones...
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Your Morning Motivation
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Having a consistent morning routine will decrease your stress and increase your productivity. In this episode, we’ll discuss why you may have failed to become a morning person in the past and get you motivated to become a consistent morning lover even if you are in a very busy season.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Your Morning Motivation
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Our actions as moms are often very reactionary and we run on autopilot. It is extremely common to react based on what’s happening in front of us rather than being intentional with our days. In this episode, we’ll discuss ways you can get out of autopilot and back in control of motherhood.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Free Meal Planning Printable
- How To Lose Weight Without Exercising: 9 Simple Steps To Create Healthy Habits That Stick
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- Post a screenshot and tag me, @whole9family on your IG Story so I can repost you!
- Leave a review on Apple Podcasts.
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Our kids, our home and our own thoughts are three of the biggest stressors homeschool moms have in their lives that cause their productivity to plummet. If these three things are preventing us from being the most productive, then we might as well give up because we can’t run away from either of those things when life gets hard. Feeling stressed as a mom is super common but the amazing thing is, it’s so avoidable! In this episode, we’re kicking stress away and bringing productivity back. You’ll learn 10 no fluff action steps to simplify homeschooling and get your mom life more productive.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Raising Children Who Love Learning Free Starter Kit
- Simplyfreeing.com/learn
My Favorite Apps For Learning
- Reading Eggs/Math Seeds
- Starfall
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- Leave a review on Apple Podcasts.
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To learn more about me and the resources I’ve created to help you in your motherhood, head to whole9family.com
Money makes the world go around...especially in the schools. Unfortunately, this is often at the expense of the students. As a former educator in New York City, I can assure you things are not always as they seem even in “the best school district.” This episode will give you an inside peek into what’s really the focus in our schools and if you homeschool, I hope you’ll feel empowered to homeschool a lot more confidently!
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Raising Children Who Love Learning Free Starter Kit
- Simplyfreeing.com/learn
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In this episode you'll learn how to create a home life where learning comes naturally and be able to identify some of the common issues that might be causing your children to feel overwhelmed and unhappy with homeschooling.
Resources mentioned in this episode:Raising Children Who Love Learning Free Starter Kit
Simplyfreeing.com/learn
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- Post a screenshot and tag me, @whole9family on your IG Story so I can repost you!
- Leave a review on Apple Podcasts.
- Subscribe for new episodes every Tuesday!
In this episode, I discuss the biggest mistake that most new homeschool moms make.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- The Reluctant Homeschooler's Free Starter Kit
Simplyfreeing.com/homeschool
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- Post a screenshot and tag me, @whole9family on your IG Story so I can repost you!
- Leave a review on Apple Podcasts.
- Subscribe for new episodes every Tuesday!
To Learn more about me and the resources I have created to help you in your motherhood:
Whole9family.com
So many families have been thrown into homeschooling without feeling equipped to do it successfully. There are a lot of internal roadblocks that prevent even seasoned homeschooling moms from homeschooling with confidence.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- The Reluctant Homeschooler's Free Starter Kit
Simplyfreeing.com/homeschool
If you enjoyed today's episode, please:
- Post a screenshot and tag me, @whole9family on your IG Story so I can repost you!
- Leave a review on Apple Podcasts.
- Subscribe for new episodes every Tuesday!
To Learn more about me and the resources I have created to help you in your motherhood:
Whole9family.com
Today's episode is a short meet and greet with me, Jackie, the host of the Simply Freeing Podcast. We'll discuss the honest truth that motherhood is hard and often causes us to feel stuck and unfulfilled. I hope you'll be encouraged by my story and that it causes you to begin thinking about what you can do to take action in your own life if you're feeling stuck.
To Learn more about me and the resources I have created to help you in your motherhood:
Whole9family.com
If you enjoyed today's episode, please:
- Post a screenshot and tag me, @whole9family on your IG Story so I can repost you!
- Leave a review on Apple Podcasts.
- Subscribe for new episodes every Tuesday!