Mommy’s me time: Recent Episodes
Cassandra willden
This podcast is about motherhood and life and building our confidence and finding our self while being a mother, I will discuss all of motherhood down to postpartum but also the joys of raising kids , and life living up to our potential
Today I talk about taking a helicopter view ride over your life and take inventory of what you have and what you should let go of or the things that might be affecting you with your kids
This is something mostly all moms fear is that as our kids grows up there will become a time they won’t need us anymore but the truth they’ll need us less but never non
Today I’m asking you a question what if you don’t give up or doubt yourself how would your life change or be different in a year
Todays episode comes from the inspiration of my 6 year old branching out and trying something different
Today I dove into the 5 things you cannot life without not objects but memories and experiences and people those are the things that matter most
Today I talk about improvement and improving on who you are so you can get to we’re you want to be
Today I wanna talk about the hardest and scariest thing you have. Faced in your life and how you can grow and learn from it and pass tools from those hard moments to your kids
Today I talk about 2 kinds of people the early birds and the night owls and how you have to decide witch one you are and schedule the things u want to do for u and need to get done in the time that u r more productive and full energy weather you are a early bird or night owl
We all have tasks and things that we have to get our kids they are non negotiable but how can we get them to do these tasks with out the fight or the stress we’ll today I talk about how we can make them fun give them something be excited about doing that task
Today we dig deep into our biggest fear and if we think it might come true we now have the power and choice to make sure it doesn’t come true or if you don’t think it’ll come true but still afraid of it you have the chance to change narrative and voice so your not triad of that fear anymore
Today I walk you through the best way I have found and created for me to map out my goals to keep me accountable and on track
Today I talk about when we go through life we have things that are told to us that we can’t weather it’s from someone else or our selfs or our failures that have told us not to even try
Today I wanna talk about this idea that as moms we have to feel guilty about our child’s behaviour in public. Weather it’s rowdy or nice of just them being them or it’s having a meltdown or tantrum moms do not have to feel guilty ( judgment is only judgment from people who don’t know you and your child
Today I want to talk about this idea that 5 or 10 mins here and there is going to get your to your goals it’s not you have to put as much effort and time into your goals that u can if there important to u
Every mom has a superpower we are super humans we are superhero’s to are kids but sometimes forget to see it in our selfs !!
Today I talk about making a summer bucket list for your kids and family when your done camping or your home and need stuff to keep your kids busy and still making memories
It truly does take a village to raise kids but so take the offer for a break when it’s given it’s not ur responsibility to guess someone’s intentions behind and offer
Today I talk about the 4 main cleaning organizations system tips I have used and heard about that work for my family and others but that also means creating a system for the system for it to work for you family
Today I talk about just have a plan a little morning routine for your kids on summer break how you want your mornings to look not based on your day
Today I talk about changing the things that u lay wake at night wishing had gone differently parent the way that u n ur kids can be proud of not focusing on what others are doing or how perfect some parents seem like on social media
Today I talk about when our kids asked for help even when we know they know how to do a skill and how we can help them give reassurance we’re there to help but also build up there condfidence with that skill
Today I talk about understanding that some of the skills we teach our kids they might not find purpose in using until later in life and that’s okay !!
Today is the 100th episode so I wanted to tell a little bit of my story why I started this podcast
We focus so much on waiting for happiness and joy to find us especially in a hard time but the honest truth is we have to choose joy and choose to find and positives and joy that we want in our daily lives
I challenged you to be spontaneous because like most have heard some of the best memories come from unplanned situations and I can guarantee you won’t regret making a spontaneous memory with your child because that is one they won’t forget
Today I just get into a quick topic about protecting our children of social media safety and then educating them on making the right decisions and knowing the risks. When they are old enough to understand
Today I talk about how sometimes we get caught up in day to day life especially if we have more then 1 child that it can be easy not to make 1:1 time with each of our kids but it’s important for them for in life
Today I talk about the fact that we are in control of our day and how we want to feel when we go to bed things happen to us and hit us hard but we are in control of how we Carry that through are day
Today I get you thinking about the 1 big dream you have of doing in your life and 1 big accomplishment that you want to reach to have fulfilled your life and be proud of it and die happy no matter what. Out side of having a family and loving your kids
Today I talk about taking our kids on outings and little things that make it a little less stressful and easier on us so we can truly enjoy our outings
Today we talk about the mind and body witch one is more important how about neither they work together as a team
Today I talk about how we choose how much energy we bring into the day and every task we do. It’s a choice
Today I talk about modelling the behaviours and habits and routines that we want from our kids
Today I talk about Mother’s Day n how important it is to not just rely on others to show us appreciation but to do somthing for our selfs !!!
Today I talk about why should we give your kids something to look forward to and how when we plan or are having a rough time that we give our self something positive to look forward to and it keeps us motivated and excited for life
Today I talk about raising honest kids bc as moms and parents that’s all we want we wanna raise good honest kids and today I talk how we do that teaching our kids to tell the truth
Wether it’s a slump day or afternoon today I share my 5 tips I use to get my self out of a slump
Today we talk about if you’ve been having a tough day or a tough few weeks take your self or you and your kids on a walk outside
Today I talk about how affermations are a great way to change that negative voice in your head.
Today I dig deep into what us moms do without being asked and how you may not feel recognized or appreciated. But you are going to be the reason your kids wanna have a family and why they look up to u for all the things u do asked or not
Today I talk about why I am all for weighted blankets for kids wether or not they have a learning disability you get to choose and decide what is best for you and our child
Today I talk about Easter and how it’s okay to not do 4 Easter egg hunts and go overboard unless you want to and it’s okay to choose celebrate or not celebrate your way that works for your family
Today I give you my 5 benefits to cold cold showers and why I made the switch and live them by even tho it’s not easy and challenges me everyday
If you are stuck in a weight loss or fitness journey then comprise counting is a great way to get started n get closer to your goals but you don’t have to do it for ever it’s about becoming aware and figuring out how much and what you need to eat
Today I talk about meal planning and prepping it’s a great tool to help with stressful meal situations and different you can do it but pick the best way that’ll work for you and your family
Today I talk about how we feel like when we have to take a break that means we’re starting over and it doesn’t a break is okay just don’t give up on your self or your goals don’t quit
Today we talk about building resilience in our children I believe the best way to do that is to let them fail on there own and try try again but be around to support them building resilience also builds confidence
Today I talk about. How we put limits on our selfs ends to disappointing ours kids / but also that there are going to be times as parents we may disappoint our kids but we can make sure it’s not a habit and it’s okay if it happens. Once and a while as long as they know you support them even if your not there
Today we talk about this idea that 5am wake up is this magic fix everything / it’s a great step towards your goals but not the magic pill on its own
Today I talk about the fact that life and motherhood and parenthood is all about trial and error and finding what works for you and your family until it doesn’t and you have to try another way of doing Somthing and that it is okay
Today I talk about when we hit the snooze button it’s breaking a promise to our selfs we set the alarm for a reason.
Today I talk about this standard from society that stay at home moms / parents have to have a clean home. Messy homes = lived in. And that’s okay we have change the standard
Today I talk about how sometimes adapting. Is seen as a weakness but We have to use and challenge our selfs to use it as a strength
Today I talk about building healthy habits and how we can only choose the habits that we see pleasure in not because it works for someone else and it gets easier over time but still takes work
Today I talk about how society makes us feel selfish for doing anything that isn’t directly for our kids when in reality when we take time away from our kids we’re not just doing it for us we’re doing it for them so we can be the mom we want to be
Today is just a little reminder that your doing better then you might think you are and there is no right way or perfect way to parent we’re all doing the best we can
Today I talk about learning about perspective and understanding that everyone’s perspective is different no one sees a situation or the world the same
Today I talk about planning your time so you don’t feel rushed and take our frustrations out on others or our selfs
Today I talk about how it is much harder to forgive our selfs for our devotions and choices then it is if to forgive someone else for there’s no matter how much they might have hurt us in the past. , we have to let go of the guilt and mistakes to build the life we want in the future
Today I talk about how little kids get excited about everything and us adults tend to focus on the negatives but what if we all focused on getting excited about ever little or big thing we do of win we would be unstoppable!
Today I talk about getting out. And trying something that Maybe you have told your self your not good at and got discouraged Maybe doing something different will surprise you
Today I talk about in life we have 2 choices with everything we do we can run and ignore it let it pile up or we can face the problem head on
Today is just an episode full of quotes and reminders and motivation that it’s okay to struggle and you are appreciated for what you do and what you do matters
Today I talk about the idea that society has put in moms heads that we have to ask permission to leave the room to do tasks in our own home for our family’s needs when the other parent is home
Today i talk about not announcing our every move so we talked get excuses and talk with our selfs out of ideas that we want to do or try
Today I talk about truly unwinding from your day and ways that we can unwind and set our selfs up for a better day tomorrow
Today we talk about looking forward to the good things coming up that you can be excited about
Today I talk about accepting our selfs not just focusing on the parts and pieces we want to change and grow
Today we talk about how it’s okay to say no but you have to own and but purpose behind it !!
Today we talk about focusing on our wins not of mistakes or negativity and how we can celebrate our wins no matter how big or small
Today we talk about not just surviving life but enjoying it and what you need more of in life to help you enjoy it
Today we talk about not forming to society’s idea of how moms should dress , show your individuality
Today we talk about how our world revolves around sound and how scilence can help us find our true selfs out side of our roles
Today we talk about living for today not tomorrow it’s a new year let’s practice being present because tomorrow is not promised
Today we talk about giving our kids chores and we’ll independence in letting our kids learn and be apart of everyday tasks
Today we talk about being thankful for challenges we have overcome in the past year and realizing the lesson in every challenge and battle we have faced
Today we talk about doing one thing out of your comfort zone each year facing one thing growth happens outside of your comfort zone
Today we talk about getting rid of the idea new year new you it’s not a whole new you it’s just new chapter
Just a little short bonus episode before Christmas and the other holidays it’s okay to enjoy and indulge but don’t overindulge until the point of guilt and regret
It’s easy to compare to others you see on social media but you don’t have celebrate Christmas or the holidays the same as any one else do the less stressful way for you and your family
Today I talk about the gift giving and gift shopping stress and how no matter how many presents you give your kids you can still give them a Magical Christmas / holiday
Today we talk about getting stuck on the Carousel ride of daily tasks and worrying and how we can work on becoming more present
Today we talk about getting a little closer to finding out who you are outside of motherhood and what that might look like
Today we disscuss how society puts us moms into little boxes of the type of mom you are / it’s okay to be more then one
Today we talk about accepting our insecurities. And showing our kids that every body is beautiful
Today with family gatherings and holidays coming up we chat about puting our kids in stressful situations and it’s okay to do what’s best for your child and family
Sometimes I wish I could be a fly on the wall to be able to enjoy more of the little moments of watching my kids grow up
Today we talk about stress / overwhelming anxiety and burnout and how we can help our selfs
Today we chat about the wether changing and those pesky winter blues when we’re stuck in our homes and feel guilty let’s talk tips and trick
Today we chat about all the different ways people potty train there kids and the stress of it
Do you stress over having to cook and plan never ending meals for your family today I talk about down ways to Lowe your stress when it comes to cooking for our family’s
In this episode I give a few tips on how we can lighten your laundry load stress and make things a little easier
In this episode we chat about in motherhood when a phase ends it’s not an ending it’s a step toward a new memory to make and exciting time with our kids
Today we talk about how we can change the narrative and stop letting judgment from others hold us back from our life
Today we discuss the difference of being busy and being productive and how we can have more productive days
Today we chat about everything that comes with Halloween and how for us moms it’s not just a day or a nights it’s a week or longer or hard work and how much they will appreciate those memories when there older
Today I chat about being given advice and wether you have to use it or not not only in parenting in life you are allowed to choose what advice you use and what works for you
Today I talk about smiling. Even if you have fake it at first smiles can help improve your mood
This episode is just a little reminder to be thankful and grateful the things and people we have in our life to share special holidays with
Today we chat about the difference of broken sleep and solid sleep and how we help others understand how is moms feel and why sometimes we get overwhelmed
Today we chat about how be okay with slow progress and some tips on on how not to focus on the little results needle you can’t see move
Today we talk about birthday party’s and how us moms can not just be the giver and the planner but also the enjoyer of the day we spend so much time n hard work planning
Are you that mom trying to be perfect and do it all !!! Today we chat on how we can lighten our plate a little bit at a time
Today we chat about our free time as moms and what we can do to bring out who we are out side of being a mom what we love and bring us joy
Today we talk about vacation with kids for us moms and some tips and tricks that may help have a less stressful vacation
Today we talk about how stressful it can be and how every mom feels like we are ruining and failing our kids
Today we discuss baby led weaning and being okay with your choice wether you make handmaiden baby food or buy it
Today I talk about getting enough water and some tips and tricks to adding water into upturn day
Today we discuss how us moms can have the time to shower not just a quick shower and how important it is , how it can help us have a good day
We talk about teaching our kids kindness and caring acts and how they show it in there own way !
Today I talk about anxiety and stress around having kids at school and how it’s okay to take time for your self during this time
Today is a quick chat about how hard it is to accept complements and how we can slowly change that and work on positivity
Today we chat about the pressure moms and parents are under about strict bedtime routines let’s leave that in the past and do what fits our family
In this episode I talk about why we give up on ourselves when we know we wouldn’t give up on our kids !!