The Soul Mammas Podcast: Recent Episodes
Nicole De Leon: Podcast Host and Fired up Soul Mamma
In a world where so many women have shed past notions of what being a mom looks like, who can listeners turn to for real talk on soulful motherhood? Through this weekly podcast, host, Nicole De Leon, a long-time surfer, teacher, yoga instructor, adventurer and now new mother, seeks to candidly talk about the realities of modern motherhood, especially as it affects the pursuit of one’s own interests while remaining a soulful parent. In this podcast, guest moms will share inspiring stories of how they persisted in living out their truest passions and purpose in spite of – and often as a result of – adversity and struggle. Nicole’s hope is that through this podcast mothers will be encouraged to believe in their dreams and prioritize joyful lives in order to teach their children to do the same.
What's it like to surf one of the scariest big waves on earth, and be the first woman to do it? When I think of women’s big wave surfing, I immediately think of Sarah Gerhardt-Northern California’s courageous Maverick’s surfer. When I was only a teenager, learning to surfer myself, Sarah was pushing the limit for women’s surfing at one of the scariest, coldest, most daunting waves on earth.
And not only has she dominated one of the biggest, most difficult waves to surf in the world, she is also a mama of two, and professor of Chemistry. This mama is both accomplished, on a physical and intellectual level, and uses her focus and analytical brain, to master all that she sets her sights on.
What I find the most interesting about Sarah, is that she studied Mavericks at length before actually dropping in on a wave herself. It’s fascinating to hear to progression of going from watching to actually partaking in one of the scariest things a human can do. Her husband, Mikey, one of the most accomplished male big wave surfers, is one of her greatest inspirations and she admits he’s her favorite surfer to watch out at Mavericks.
In 1998, she paddled out to watch from the channel, analyzing and watching every wave, and eventually paddled into a few herself. She admits that it is terrifying, but that knowing your surroundings, having good equipment and clocking in the hours studying the wave has helped to keep her feeling safer in this treacherous environment.
Sarah is not someone who had it easy growing up, she has experienced homelessness and poverty, and appreciates all that she has and has accomplished. Today we are going to talk about what she learned from her tough upbringing and how thats made her who she is today, how that has informed her parenting, how big wave surfing affected her parenting and what its like to face our biggest fears.
Take Aways:
- Sarah’s life before surfing Mavericks, and what inspired her to surf the wave in the first place
- Homelessness and struggle in Sarah’s childhood and how it led to who she is today
- How Sarah homed in on Maverick’s and began training seriously to surf the wave
- How Sarah and her friends trained with heavy rocks and big wave gear to get into shape for giant wave surfing
- Sarah’s experience watching this terrifying wave from the channel, and analyzing every little detail of the wave and conditions.
- Sarah’s first paddle out at Mavericks and how she got slapped around, scared and discouraged.
- The next time she paddled out, she felt more confident, and how her mindset shifted.
- How our mindset can get us to do things we never could’ve imagined in this life.
- Channeling intensity into courageous pursuits
- When Sarah met her husband Mickey and how he pushed her to appreciate this wave even more.
- Sarah’s take on new motherhood versus now, and the challenges that accompany each stage.
- Why Sarah opted out of big wave surfing last year during the COVID pandemic.
It's not that common to see moms who not only are dedicated wave riders, but who also charge big waves. Today’s guest mama of three and surfer Remi Nealon, had hugе big wаvе ambitions prior to having children and thought she couldn’t return to them when she had her kids. Remi аssumеd she wоuld bе “trаding riding giаnts fоr thе gigаntic jоy оf rаising а humаn." But she soon realized thаt it wasn’t thе cаsе fоr wоmеn. Once she took off on her first solid wave at Waimea Bay, she was hooked, and she realized she COULD have both.
Not only is Remi a mom of three littles, she also raises them solo when her husband is often away for work. In addition, this mama charges some of the biggest, heaviest waves in Hawaii. Remi has such a positive headspace and mindset and that has really carried her through some of her biggest feats. She believes we can be anything we desire in this world and that connecting with her soul makes her a better mother.
Today she is going to go deeper into why mothers should live out their greatest passions even with kids in tow, how she worked her way up into riding giants, and how she juggles surf time and time with her kids.
In 2021 the pressure we put on ourselves as moms to be all and do all is at an all time high. Today’s mama is a longtime surfer who admits she is still adjusting to motherhood-after almost 3 years. Katherine Gethardt, mom of a toddler & former model/ actor, talks about learning to accept her new identity& body more openly. She also shares about how intense sleep deprivation in new motherhood can be, how co-sleeping is sometimes frowned upon, and how it's okay to not always fit into one motherhood box!
Today we talk about:
- Choosing to have a child later in life and being considered an "older mom"
- The identity shifts that went along with returning to the water as a new mama
- Learning to accept her new body postpartum and realizing that her former world in the modeling industry wasn't healthy for body image.
- Navigating the physical changes that go along with new motherhood
- How she chose to co sleep with her son and how it made her felt guilt.
- How sleep deprivation affected her personally, and how it can change our entire lives.
- How she tries to eliminate mom guilt from her life, but it's not always easy
Do you ever look back on new motherhood and realize you were really struggling and didn't even know it at the time? Many guests, along with myself, have shared about their experiences with postpartum anxiety, insomnia, depression or depletion. We often look back on it and realize we could've used help and support and often didn't reach out for help during those challenging times.
Today’s guest is Meli is a yogi, conscious living teacher, surfer, pro kiteboarder who experienced postpartum malaise and a feeling of not being "good enough." She also is someone who struggled with insomnia and exhaustion. This can be quite jarring for women who previously filled the day with many creative or athletic endeavors-it can shake our identities.
Today Meli is going to talk about her experience with new motherhood vs. now, how she maintains her own business out of Jupiter Florida and manages to kite surf amongst it all. Meli belives we have the power within to create our most abundant, meaningful and fulfilling lives, and attributes yoga, meditation, and mindfulness to this.
Meli uses conscious living practices (yoga, meditation, mindfulness and self reflection) as a framework to accomplish her goals, nourish her wellbeing and build up her confidence. She believes perseverance and the pursuit of what matters most to you is the key to "success."
What does "keeping it real" and authenticity have to do with success, or happiness? I believe it's everything. And so does today's guest mom Mona-Jane Hannemann.
Mona is an active, fit mama of two who loves working out and being outdoors. She also believes she doesn't fit into one motherhood box. Her social media following is large and successful, but it wasn't due to trying to change who she was. In fact, I believe, it can be attributed to her "real" down-to-earth nature, and humble approach to life.
Mona has seen her own mama friends struggle with doing the things they once loved after becoming mothers and promised herself she would try to incorporate her passions into her daily life as a mother.
Mona, is a self professed fitness nut, and her drive is inspiring others to live the lives they love and be their best physically in the process. Mona received a degree in Exercise Science, and lives on the North Shore of Hawaii, somewhere that really mirrors her outdoor lifestyle.
Today we talk about:
- How stepping into new motherhood wasn't easy for Mona, but how she adjusted by taking her oldest son with her on all of her adventures.
- How being an ocean mama can sometimes not seem very "conventional"
- How we both admit to mom guilting ourselves over things like having dinner prepared nightly. Not every mom is the same!
- Not fitting into one motherhood box, and why that is OKAY.
- How to own our own authenticity.
- Why being "real" is what people are gravitating towards on social media.
- Mona-Jane shares about her humble beginnings and how much it taught her about gratitude and hard work.
- How maintaining her successful social media accounts looks day to day as a mom of two
- How sometimes we have to work in the middle of the night in order to get our passions realized.
Mom guilt. We've all grappled with it. But how do we get rid of it for good so we can be the most authentic version of ourselves for our kiddos?
Today’s guest is a mama of not one, not two, but six kids. Kristin Andrus is going to share about how her own mom taught her kids that taking time for herself was more than okay. Kristin's own kids know that mommy takes time for yoga, working out, or health pursuits, to name a few.
Even with such a big family, Kristin also manages to remain quite energetic and effervescent.
Kristin's You Tube channel has 250 free at home work out vidoes for moms who like short at home work outs.
Her faith drives her life and commitment to her family is at the core of everything she does. Community means a lot to Kristin, and she is going to share how important it is for moms to reach out to other moms around to share their authentic stories.
Today Kristin is going to share honestly about:
- How to articulate that we need time to ourselves sometimes
- Talking to our partners and being on the same "team"
- How we can end up resenting our partners if we aren’t taking time for our own happiness.
- New motherhood and how adjusting to our new roles isn't always easy
- How all six of her kids have different needs and she has to parent them all differently
- Her secret to "success" when working on entrepreneurial pursuits with her husband
- How moms can sometimes feel like we aren't "enough" if we don't have a full time income
- Why stay at home moms, at home moms, and working moms all have an important role
- Why we need to celebrate being "enough" as mothers
One of the byproducts of the COVID pandemic is that divorce rates have gone up.
Often the things that are taboo are the hardest to talk about, but I feel it takes extreme times to speak up and be honest about our inner happiness and truth. Today’s guest Renee Bauer is an entrepreneur, author, peacemaker and blended family aficionado. …and is dedicated to helping you find your Happy Even After. She is also someone who speaks truthfully about uncomfortable topics and believes wholely that we deserve to live our most rewarding and fulfilling life experiences.
Renee is a mom of a four (including 3 step kids) who has won awards, faced her fear of public speaking, litigated cases in a courtroom, and grew a business from nothing but a folding table into a thriving family law firm in Connecticut.
She has been divorced (twice) and now is married to a man who is her partner in every sense of the word. …those bumps and bruises along the way led her to the happiest, most complete, most purposeful version of herself today. I believe that doing the big, scary, uncomfortable thing can be the most rewarding and fulfilling experience of your life.
Today we talk about:
- How to get rid of shame or “less than-ness” in any facet of our lives whether it is our relationship, jobs or life choices.
- Renee's story and how she went from litigator to entrepreneur/divorce specialist
- Why big life changes like divorce don't have to be the end of our happiness
- How we can truly start over
- Why it's okay to go against the status quo and follow our truth
- How to know when enough is enough
- Why it's okay to leave a marriage if you are unhappy. Doesn't mean your partner is a "bad person."
- Why Renee is a proponent of working on our marriages
- Why she is a proponent of couples and individual therapy, but how to know when it is no longer working
- How to approach divorce in an empathetic and loving way
- Why mediation is a much preferred method to litigation
- How to keep your family in tact after a divorce
- Why being amicable during the process is important for the future of co-parenting and for your kids
- Other benefits of mediation
- How our kids pick up on their parent's being unhappy
- Why two happy homes is better than one toxic one
- Why Renee moved from litigator to entrepreneurship
- How to live the life of our dreams and why we deserve it
Mamas! How are you doing during this time of social isolation? Come follow me @soulmammaspodcast where I go live on subjects pertinent to what's going on in the world now, and tools and tips for mama self care during this time.
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Do you ever feel like you are at a loss when it comes to how to positively approach your child’s behavior? I myself have a very strong willed little girl, and often wonder if I am being a push over when I let her push my boundaries, but then don’t want to always be correcting or nagging her. Wendy Snyder, is a Godsend to mamas because of what she offers in terms of Redirecting Children's Behavior. Wendy believes in connection over correction and is going to share all about her Positive Parenting Approach with you mamas today.
This mama of two is a Positive Parenting educator, family life coach & advocate. She is certified in Redirecting Children's Behavior & The Joy of Parenting Program. Wendy founded her online business, Fresh Start Family, so that she could spread the message of positive parenting across the world. She is the developer of online positive parenting courses and also has a monthly membership program to further support families. I downloaded Wendy’s free guide and what I have already read through has helped me immensely!
My daughter is resistant to change, asks why a lot, is highly sensitive, and I can relate to all of the bullets on her list. She talks about how to nurture a child’s strong will through acknowledging their creativity, or natural leadership rather than criticisms. She talks about different approaches to strong willed kids and why having them is actually a blessing. She uses positive role models and successful people, that were once self professed challenging kids as examples.
Wendy assists families to parent with great purpose and intention by creating healthy, respectful & cooperative relationships.
Today we chat about:
- How Wendy's experience with her own challenging child led her to become a positive parenting educator
- Why our own upbringing can affect our parenting approaches immensely
- How to shift the paradigm towards more positivity when it comes to speaking to our children
- What constitutes a "challenging" or "strong willed child" and why it should be celebrated
- How strong willed children are often quite creative and successful as adults
- Wendy's advice on how to approach topics like sharing, temper tantrums, friendships, etc.
- My own experience with my toddler and Wendy's tips for positive parenting shifts when I feel I am being too lenient
- How to avoid being "too" lenient or too strict
- Why being honest and humble with our kids when we our frustrated is better than hiding it or yelling
- How to reframe simple sentences with our kids
- Why phrases like "your being a bad friend" is not helpful for challenging kids. Switching the conversation and giving kids options for sharing, for instance, makes them feel less out of control
- How Wendy got into the online parenting coaching business
- Why business isn't always easy but persistence is key
Mom guilt. None of us mamas are immune to it. Many of us mamas in this community are independent, active, outdoorsy, adventure-seekers. Unfortunately this comes with societal and internal pressures which can lead to mom guilt and shame.
For example, today's guest Lindsey Lapointe would receive comments when she would go on her all women's trip once a year once she became a mother.
Today she talks about how it was difficult to return to being a freelance adventurer, especially after having her second child, and how the stigma for women is different for men once we become parents.
Topics also discussed include:
- A return to teaching as a mother during a pandemic
- How it is not always easy to deal with identity shifts that come along with becoming a parent.
- How our lives change drastically when we become parents
- The challenges of having two children under 5
- How Lindsey was able to return to hiking and adventuring with one child, but how difficult it was with two
- Gender roles and how society views moms and dads differently
- Why her husband hasn't received criticism for traveling away from his kids, but she has.
- The inequities sometimes faced by mommies
- How her and her husband negotiate self care & their roles as mommy and daddy
- Lindsey's newfound affinity for hiking in the snow
Mamas! How are you doing during this time of social isolation? Come follow me @soulmammaspodcast where I go live on subjects pertinent to what's going on in the world now, and tools and tips for mama self care during this time.
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Keep an eye out for my new site where you can check out past episodes, free pdf's, coaching links and my NEW COURSE Uncover your Purpose in Ten Steps! Super excited about this one mamas! email me nicole@soulmammas.com for questions.
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Is living the life of our dreams something that we actually believe is possible? I know I have used many excuses in the past of why that isn't really possible. But why do we tell ourselves limiting beliefs so often? Todays mama is someone who decided to trust herself as a mama enough to create real magic.
Meghan Schoneberger is a talented singer/songwriter, reiki master and friend who left her conventional job to pursue her real passions and help others. I admire her courage to leave something that wasn’t serving her and pursing the road less travelled.
Today she is going to share about
- How to remove mom-guilt from your life
- Facing the shadow side of ourselves
- Feeling like we are spread to thin and changing that
- How to let go of preconceived notions of what a mother “should be”
- How to examine the hidden talents within, but don’t know how to honor them.
- What Reiki really is
- How she started experiencing spiritual guides
- How her life is now more the life of her dreams than it has ever been before
- Why we can pivot and change our lives at any moment
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How courage to leap leads to great rewards
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Mamas! How are you doing during this time of social isolation? Come follow me @soulmammaspodcast where I go live on subjects pertinent to what's going on in the world now, and tools and tips for mama self care during this time.
- Find your Soul Mamma Calling in FOUR STEPS FREE PDF
- Keep an eye out for my new site where you can check out past episodes, free pdf's, coaching links and my NEW COURSE Uncover your Purpose in Ten Steps! Super excited about this one mamas! email me nicole@soulmammas.com for questions.
- New PDF on the website https://www.soulmammas.com Pick Up your Freebie on Stepping into your Soul as Mammas today!
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How can we connect with our innate creativity when we have so many responsibilities as mamas? Todays mama, Brittany L. Bergman, author and mama, is going to tell us why we shouldn't lose sight of our identities as women.
She is an author whose goal is to provide connection to moms who don't want to lose sight of their identities as women. A storyteller at heart, she invites women into her life and wants them to feel seen and known through her words. Brittany is a mom of two kids and has been married to her husband Dan for 7 years. She's the author of the book Expecting Wonder: The Transformative Experience of Becoming a Mother. By day, she is a copy editor of nonfiction books at a publishing house.
Pregnancy and motherhood are not simply about adding children to our families. Through the process of becoming mothers, we are fundamentally transformed into new people. Sometimes this can process can feel like loss or grief, but we also find so much joy and goodness when we embrace what this change has for us. My goal is to help women reflect on their own process of becoming mothers—not a one time event, but something that is still unfolding in them—recognize what they bring to the table/the unique mother they are, and trust that they are exactly the mother their kids need.
To Brittany, being a Soul Mamma means honoring her own desires, ambition, and gifts, and not stuffing them down just because she has small children. I want to set an example for my kids, especially her daughter, of a woman who goes after what she wants for the betterment of herself and her family. Brittany believes that when we honor our needs and desires, we are better moms. For me that meant choosing to write a book while pregnant with my second child. It was a dream that couldn’t wait, and while it was incredibly challenging, it was absolutely worth it.
- Mamas! How are you doing during this time of social isolation? Come follow me @soulmammaspodcast where I go live on subjects pertinent to what's going on in the world now, and tools and tips for mama self care during this time.
- Find your Soul Mamma Calling in FOUR STEPS FREE PDF
- Keep an eye out for my new site where you can check out past episodes, free pdf's, coaching links and my NEW COURSE Uncover your Purpose in Ten Steps! Super excited about this one mamas! email me nicole@soulmammas.com for questions.
- New PDF on the website https://www.soulmammas.com Pick Up your Freebie on Stepping into your Soul as Mammas today!
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Today’s ocean mama is a multi faceted lover of all things creative, mother to a nine year old boy and published writer. Kara Block is a fellow surf mama who has that knowing glimmer in her eye, that proves her heart is forever tied to the water. After knowing her as a mutual friend for years, I am excited to speak to her many passions today. Her book : “the Cultivation of Life is the Practice” she speaks a lot of surrendering to what IS and how looking at our pain can lead to a type of rebirth.
- Mamas! How are you doing during this time of social isolation? Come follow me @soulmammaspodcast where I go live on subjects pertinent to what's going on in the world now, and tools and tips for mama self care during this time.
- Find your Soul Mamma Calling in FOUR STEPS FREE PDF
- Keep an eye out for my new site where you can check out past episodes, free pdf's, coaching links and my NEW COURSE Uncover your Purpose in Ten Steps! Super excited about this one mamas! email me nicole@soulmammas.com for questions.
- New PDF on the website https://www.soulmammas.com Pick Up your Freebie on Stepping into your Soul as Mammas today!
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Today’s guest believes in mom empowerment and provides opportunities for mom owned businesses. Aria Leighty is a mama of (14) and the Founder and CEO of The MOB Nation, a National Alliance of Mom-Owned Businesses. Aria is also a thought leader, trailblazer, and business mentor.
Aria helps you get out of your own way, sparkle up your mindset, step in to your power, and live your dream life. Working with Aria as a business mentor blends consulting, coaching, and cheerleading not found anywhere else. She tells mamas to “own their power, share their gifts, and shine their own light” and will be sharing how she does that with her community today.
Episode Take Aways:
- Challenges of being a parent during a pandemic
- How Aria juggles motherhood with a teen and business consulting
- How Aria feels the stigma that teenagers are "always difficult" isn't necessarily true
- The power of abundance thinking for mamas
- How mindset can change your chances of success
- Why doing the inner work can change your entire experience in your life and career
- Why surrounding yourself with positive thinkers and supportive people is really so important
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Aria shares her recipe for "success" in business
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Mamas! How are you doing during this time of social isolation? Come follow me @soulmammaspodcast where I go live on subjects pertinent to what's going on in the world now, and tools and tips for mama self care during this time.
- Find your Soul Mamma Calling in FOUR STEPS FREE PDF
- Keep an eye out for my new site where you can check out past episodes, free pdf's, coaching links and my NEW COURSE Uncover your Purpose in Ten Steps! Super excited about this one mamas! email me nicole@soulmammas.com for questions.
- New PDF on the website https://www.soulmammas.com Pick Up your Freebie on Stepping into your Soul as Mammas today!
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Childhood cancer. Something not spoken about unless we go through the horrific experience. Today's mama Kady Lieber has travelled around the world with her kids, but more importantly she is a mom who has had to endure a child with stage 4 brain cancer at only 17 months old. Kady is here to tell us that even though it is scary to think or talk about, childhood cancer can teach you how to live I the moment as if it were your last, & teach us to have gratitude for even the seemingly smallest of things.
- How her daughter Ava received a stage 4 brain cancer diagnosis at only 17 months old
- The moment their life changed forever
- Words of advice their doctor gave them that changed their outlook on such a grim diagnosis
- Living presently in the moment and how her family does their best to take everyday as it comes
- How her daughter was given such a small chance of survival but has fiercely persisted anyway
- How radiation and chemotherapy led to Ava’s hearing loss and cochlear implant
- Kady explains the many side effects that go along with cancer treatments
- The sadness and frustration of dealing Ava’s special needs
- How Ava’s doctors told her she’d never walk or do many things
- How Ava is “high risk” and can’t be around a lot of people during a pandemic
- Ava’s close relationship to her older sister
- How the Lieber’s approach adventuring together
- Kady explains the support that is out their for parent’s post cancer
- How the Lieber’s have taken their own post cancer approach
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Why the outdoors is so important to them
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Mamas! How are you doing during this time of social isolation? Come follow me @soulmammaspodcast where I go live on subjects pertinent to what's going on in the world now, and tools and tips for mama self care during this time.
- Find your Soul Mamma Calling in FOUR STEPS FREE PDF
- Keep an eye out for my new site where you can check out past episodes, free pdf's, coaching links and my NEW COURSE Uncover your Purpose in Ten Steps! Super excited about this one mamas! email me nicole@soulmammas.com for questions.
- New PDF on the website https://www.soulmammas.com Pick Up your Freebie on Stepping into your Soul as Mammas today!
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So many mamas I've spoken to since I began this motherhood podcast have dealt with body and confidence issues since becoming a mom. It is common, but do we all have to put ourselves through it? What can we do to accept our bodies postpartum?
Meghan Barrett, today's guest mama and personal trainer, is going to speak to us about her own struggle with body acceptance and how she's gotten on the other side of it. She is also going to share her experience with a bladder prolapse and how that affected her physical and mental wellness postpartum.
In this episode we speak about:
- Working from home during a pandemic
- How Meghan is juggling entrepreneurship and two kids under 4 during a pandemic
- How Meghan and I can both relate to being hard on ourselves in regards to body image postpartum
- How being a stay at home mom can be hard on our former identity
- How we don't all fit into one box
- Things we have done to accept our body
- Meghan's experience with an unknown bladder prolapse
- Some signs to look for if you may have a prolapse
- Personal training and why it is so fulfilling for Meghan
- How to get motivated to work out during a pandemic
- Why we should lift each other up as mamas no matter what position we find ourselves in
Mamas! How are you doing during this time of social isolation? Come follow me @soulmammaspodcast where I go live on subjects pertinent to what's going on in the world now, and tools and tips for mama self care during this time.
Find your Soul Mamma Calling in FOUR STEPS FREE PDF
Keep an eye out for my new site where you can check out past episodes, free pdf's, coaching links and my NEW COURSE Uncover your Purpose in Ten Steps! Super excited about this one mamas! email me nicole@soulmammas.com for questions.
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All remote learning come fall? This is what's happening in Southern California come fall 2020, and many places throughout the U.S. and world with the current pandemic.
So what the heck do we do as mothers and parents who are either working from home or on site and wanting to give our kids the best education possible?
We are all scrambling to find the best schools, online schools, homeschool situations, pods, private schools or tutors for our kids and every single one of us is feeling at a loss right now.
- It's okay if you are feeling overwhelmed.
- It's okay if you are sad
- It's okay if you aren't a teacher and have no idea how to approach homeschooling your children.
Today I have some tools and tips for you. As a teacher of the last decade who has a toddler and teenage stepsons, I know what is on your plate right now mamas, and I want to help you.
In this episode I offer some fast, to the point, tools for teaching to the multiple intelligences of your child. This includes how to make the teaching environment feel safe, fun, structured, rigorous and full of possibilities for your child to be seen and heard.
If you have questions about any of these lesson plans or suggestions please email me at nicole@soulmammas.com,
I would love to start a dialogue where we can share tools and resources! xoxo
We all face obstacles in our lives; whether single parenthood, financial struggles, health issues, or loss, Melissa Prince is here to tell us why we can't let hardship or challenge stop us from living the life we love. Melissa is an adventure mama who adores the outdoors & has been a single parent since pregnancy. She makes accommodations in her schedule to do the things she loves with her 2 year old son in tow. Today she shares how you can "have it all" even if you find yourself in a hard position in life.
Today we discuss:
- How Melissa has been a single mama since pregancy
- How us mamas don't normally draw attention to ourselves
- Mental health challenges and how it's so common for mamas
- Melissa's cure for her propensity for anxiety
- How sometimes it's hard to ask for help
- How the outdoors has helped her confidence
- The challenges of traveling outdoors with kids
- How she didn't always love the outdoors
- Why we can start outdoor adventures at any time
- How exercise relieves stress
- Navigating nap schedules and outdoor adventures with kids
- How she doesn't let single motherhood stop her from living the life she loves
- The challenges of not fitting into one motherhood "box"
- Owning our story and speaking our truths
Mamas! How are you doing during this time of social isolation? Come follow me @soulmammaspodcast where I go live on subjects pertinent to what's going on in the world now, and tools and tips for mama self care during this time.
Find your Soul Mamma Calling in FOUR STEPS FREE PDF
Keep an eye out for my new site where you can check out past episodes, free pdf's, coaching links and my NEW COURSE Uncover your Purpose in Ten Steps! Super excited about this one mamas! email me nicole@soulmammas.com for questions.
New PDF on the website https://www.soulmammas.com Pick Up your Freebie on Stepping into your Soul as Mammas today!
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Katherine Shai is a professional mommy athlete. And her sport of choice? Wrestling! Katherine was raised in a wrestling family. At only 32 years old, she is wise beyond her years & knows all about grit & adaptability. Katherine believes in our ability to manifest what we want our world to look like, and then move in that direction. She’s had a bit of a rebirth in her early 30s since becoming a mother and has begun things that she never had before & it's changed her view on body image & beauty as a woman.
Take Aways:
- Transitioning into motherhood from professional single woman athlete
- Adapting to social isolation as a mama in 2020
- How to be present when training schedules shift and change
- Katherine’s training regime for wrestling pre and post baby
- The challenge and successes of bringing her son to her practices
- Fear and how she approaches it mentally
- How her perspective on fear, courage and perseverance has changed postpartum
- Her and her husband and how they communicate successfully
- How her view on her body has changed postpartum
- Why she opened up to the idea of modeling starting in her 30’s
- The demands of being a professional athlete mama
- Why not to be too hard on ourselves as mom
Mamas! How are you doing during this time of social isolation? Come follow me @soulmammaspodcast where I go live on subjects pertinent to what's going on in the world now, and tools and tips for mama self care during this time.
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Alanna Jane is a mama, writer, Kundalini and meditation teacher as well as a spiritual guide for women. After losing her business and having a second trimester miscarriage, all within a very short time, Alanna experienced one of the toughest times in her life. Today she is going to talk about how one mother's pain of loss isn't more or less than another's. Alanna lives in Tasmania with her husband and four year old son Rumi, and speaks with such a beautiful vulnerability about loss, hardship and renewal.
Today we talk about:
- Why mothers shouldn’t minimize their pain
- How the stress of losing a business coincided with the loss of her pregnancy
- Her story of a second trimester miscarriage at the same time she closed her business down
- How her midwife had to break the news to her that her baby’s heart had stopped
- Dealing with the denial and then acceptance of losing a pregnancy midterm
- Not having her partner at home during her loss
- How her and her partner grieved this process differently and how hard that was
- Why going through grief can really test even the strongest relationships
- Why she admires her partner so much
- How her son predicted her current pregnancy
- How her yoga practice and inner work have aided her in this experience
- Why mamas should talk about their pain when they are ready to speak about it
Are you struggling with postpartum depression, OCD, or anxiety? Aubrey Grossen, of the Mamahood Community, tackles the brave and taboo subjects of motherhood, not feeling like motherhood came naturally, postpartum mood disorders, and mom-shaming ourselves.
She is a mama of two who went through severe postpartum depression and sparked her passion to start a facebook group called The Mamahood Community which started out as 39 close friends and family and has now turned into a group of over 36K mamas.
Today we chat about:
- How motherhood doesn't come naturally to everyone and why that's okay
- How stepping into motherhood can be so overwhelming and there is no rule book
- Aubrey's struggle with mental health/ depression postpartum
- Why we should not overlook our symptoms if we are suffering
- Aubrey's experience with invasive thoughts
- How her husband helped her on her journey to mental wellness
- How her postpartum depression helped start her successful motherhood community
- Why we need to reach out if we are suffering
- Why Aubrey believes in any modality that will get you to wellness; including medication, therapy, meditation, and self care practices
- Why she started ANYA (A New You Again)
Mamas! How are you doing during this time as we start to emerge from social isolation? Come follow me @soulmammaspodcast where I go live on subjects pertinent to what's going on in the world now, and tools and tips for mama self care during this time.
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Travel. Something that made up such a large component of my life pre-baby, is also something that can easily go by the wayside once we have little ones. Looking back on my life I feel that the most transformative moments were from traveling to different countries in the world, experiencing different cultures, and seeing first hand how the rest of the world lives.
Today’s guest, Robyn Robledo of Nomads with a Purpose, is a creative, mindful and courageous mama of five who chose to set off on nomadic adventures with her family of seven. At first it started off as a temporary thing, and eventually ended up being his they orchestrated their life.
Today she is going to talk about:
- How she is raising mindful kids through adventure travel.
- How travel for her family is about embracing challenge with our bodies while also using every experience as an opportunity to learn and grow.
- How her and her kids learn to adapt, practice gratitude, and be fully present in their daily adventures.
- Holding a space to help our children thrive
- Realizing your children's greatest passions
- How to give kids tools to live out their purpose
- How to homeschool a variety of ages on the road
- Creating mindful practices with your family to bond
- Naysayers and why not everyone has been supportive of their nomadic lifestyle
- Inner knowing and practices to help with self care
- How the pandemic has affected their nomadic travel and how different states look very different right now.
Mamas! How are you doing during this time of social isolation? Come follow me @soulmammaspodcast where I go live on subjects pertinent to what's going on in the world now, and tools and tips for mama self care during this time.
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Many of us have been turning towards media or social media to get our information during this time of social isolation. Because a pandemic of this kind is unprecedented and many of us mamas have never experienced anything close to this, it is easy to feel fearful and uncertain. Today's guest Dr. Melissa Drake is a breath of fresh air and is going to shed light on what is really going on in hospitals, from a first hand perspective.
Melissa is an OB/GYN who has a personal practice in Santa Barbara California and is passionate about the wellness and empowerment of her mama patients. Today we chat about:
- Being a doctor during a pandemic
- How she cannot go in and out of the hospital like she used to
- How this pandemic has affected her personal life and her own health and wellness
- Why she can't get sick or it affects everyone in her practice
- How some mothers are scared to give birth in hospitals right now
- The importance of mothers not having to birth alone
- Why women should educate themselves about birth
- Birth trauma and how it affects us all differently.
- How being a stepparent has influenced her practice
- What attributes to her empathy and tightly touted bedside manner as a doctor.
- Why she believes social distancing works and how we've successfully lowered the curve in California (as of April 2020)
- Empowering oneself and speaking up about your needs as a mother
Mamas! How are you doing during this time of social isolation? Come follow me @soulmammaspodcast where I go live on subjects pertinent to what's going on in the world now, and tools and tips for mama self care during this time.
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Today’s guest sums up active healthy living to a T. Britnee Kent lives on the North Shore of Oahu with her husband Connor & her baby boy Krew. Today she is going to talk about the realities of being a new mommy during a pandemic (a long awaited surgery for a torn ACL had to wait), & how she implements her own at home workouts as much as possible with an injury. We also talk about tools & tricks for happiness/ health through wellness & nutrition, and why she believes everyone can achieve what they want.
Take Aways:
- Why we should give ourselves some grace as moms during a pandemic
- Why she stumbled upon her current business
- How she had never planned on becoming an influencer
- Social media influencers-what do they do, what does it mean?
- Her advice to mamas wanting to grow their own platforms
- What she really loves and how she infuses that into her business/life
- Why fitness and health mean so much to her
- How her faith in God plays a major role in her parenting
- Challenges and successes of being a new mama
- Being the primary working parent and why that is not always easy.
- Reversing the roles: having her husband at home with her son.
Mamas! How are you doing during this time of social isolation? Come follow me @soulmammaspodcast where I go live on subjects pertinent to what's going on in the world now, and tools and tips for mama self care during this time.
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Today I am talking to a friend/ local doula mommy Kim Summer about the current state of the world, going through a pandemic with little ones, being on call as a doula and empowering women during tough times. Kim is a mother, writer, birth doula, maternal health care advocate, and postpartum educator with a focus on postpartum mood and anxiety disorders. She supports families from all walks of life including Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties.
Just as all of us are coming to terms with social isolation and major societal upheavals during this time, Kim is going to share about the effects this has had on birthing mothers, hospital visits and how many mamas are switching to at home births. Kim’s own mom and brother had their own battle with COVID 19 and came out on the other side. Kim wants to emphasize that there is a lot of hardship right now, but also a lot of healing and good that will come from this as well. All while acknowledging the full spectrum of emotions that come up during such an extreme time.
Kim is a mom of three who has gone through single motherhood and isn’t afraid to talk about mommy empowerment and sexuality. As a fellow Aries (like myself) I can resonate with with her passion, leadership and fire, as well as intensity of feelings which is why she feels so deeply about helping mamas and their pre and postpartum wellness. What I love about Kim is her willingness to open up about subjects that are sometimes taboo like extended breastfeeding, and maternal rights in healthcare.
- What a doula’s roles are and why they are important to a pregnant and birthing mother
- How Kim’s own experience as a young mother and caretaker of her siblings, informed her practice as a doula
- Kim’s experience with two family members who came down with COVID 19
- Mothering and doula-ing during a pandemic
- The implications for birthing mothers during a pandemic
- Why more moms are birthing at home right now
- Kim’s experience with young motherhood and postpartum depression
- Why we ALL need support pre and postnatally as moms
- How to inform and educate ourselves about birth and postpartum mental health
- Why we should speak up if we are experiencing postpartum depression, OCD or anxiety
- Why our partners might not understand postnatal mental health concerns
- Why Kim is passionate about helping mamas and why she believes we all need MORE support than we think
Mamas! How are you doing during this time of social isolation? Come follow me @soulmammaspodcast where I go live on subjects pertinent to what's going on in the world now, and tools and tips for mama self care during this time.
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So how do we even begin trying to practice self care during a pandemic? Most of us have never experienced mandated social isolation and quarantine measures as we are seeing them now. The news is filled with stories of sickness and death and sadness and All of us are worried about the health and well being of our own families.
That being said, there is a lot to be thankful for and a lot to learn during such extreme and jarring times as this. With this forced "togetherness" we might be realizing that we can now focus on the things we were too busy for, or turn our attention to those things that truly matter.
There is a full spectrum of emotions experienced by mothers and fathers during a time like this, and I honor anything that is coming up for you now. I want to offer you some tactile tips to returning to a semblance of self care during this time.
Today I am going to talk about:
- If you are feeling lost, how to turn your attention back on the things that light you up
- NOT MOM GUILTING YOURSELF DURING THIS TIME
- Getting clear on what lights you up and what depletes you
- Finding 20 mins a day to do that thing that you were doing before that lit you up, or are wanting to do now. Doesn't matter what it is. But it has to be true to yourself
- Write down what those things are on a sticky note, or in the notes of your phone and try to give yourself mental and physical attention to it once a day
- If you are having a hard time focusing-that is NORMAL
- If you are feeling like you are returning to "bad habits" to deal with stress-That is NORMAL
- Remember, we are in a pandemic and many of us are worried about finances and health and livelihood. Whatever you are feeling is okay.
- You may need to do "that thing" that lights you up like painting, playing the guitar, cooking, crafting, etc. while your kids are around and that's okay too.
- Give yourself space and grace. These are new and unique times and uncharted territory
- Personally I have challenges with being around my husband so much when we are both independent people. I share about things I've resorted to (like wine) to process stress as well, and what sustainable practices work better for me.
Today’s guest is a business owner and mom of a toddler who is adjusting to social isolation during this pandemic like all of us mommies. Danielle Clayton's brand Salt Gypsy is a self funded project from the heart that has reached many women surfers worldwide. Seeing that there is so much uncertainty right now with our global economy, Danielle admits she’s trying not to “freak out” and stay calm. I appreciate her candor as I know so many of us can attest to this at the moment.
Today we talk about:
- The realities of trying to keep a business running during a global crisis
- A heart condition that has led Danielle to face some of her biggest fears
- How big life events, tragedies, near misses, health issues can lead us to inner growth
- How Danielle used sun-burned buns & legs to start a her women’s surfing water leggings.
- How her background in art and working in the surf industry fueled her confidence to start her own brand
- Working hard during pregnancy and how “softening” is much needed sometimes
- Moving into motherhood; the amazing, the jarring and the challenging
- The plight of a woman athlete or surfer-always craving independence & having to prove strength to male dominated arenas
- Sleep deprivation and postnatal depletion in new motherhood
- Getting her postnatal depletion diagnosed
- Learning the lesson of self care when you crash
Mamas! How are you holding up? I am holding an IG LIVE this Tuesday April 14th at NOON PST to talk about creative ideas for moms with social isolation measures in place during these challenging times.
We will talk about creative ideas for being home with littles and kids of all ages. We will talk about self care and how we will approach that now that we are more insular. We will also discuss wellness practices like meditation, journaling, reading etc. during this time as well as staying healthy mentally and physically. Come join me! @soulmammaspodcast.
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Hi mamas, I’m still coming at you during the COV19 pandemic and I’ve had a lot of mamas reach out and say what they actually need are podcast episodes about things that aren’t related to the virus. Informative, fun, creative, thoughtful episodes, that can help us retain a semblance of normalcy during stressful times. There are tons of mamas out there who could still use support and advice on some of the tougher or taboo subjects of motherhood and today we are going to talk about a really important one-pelvic floor health.
Painful sex, leaking, heaviness. The are all considered normal by society, but are actually a sign of damage to new mothers pelvic floors. Today’s renowned guest, and founder of the Vagina Whisperer, Sara Reardon is the owner of NOLA Pelvic Health in New Orleans. This is an online resource for pelvic health education and wellness sessions to help individuals worldwide. As a doctor of physical therapy she says that moms need to have more support in this arena postpartum.
- How Sara is currently dealing with this social isolation at home with her littles
- Authenticity in motherhood and how to articulate our truth
- Why motherhood is constantly a juggle and there is never a time where we have it all figured out
- Why Sara was passionate about working in pelvic floor physical therapy
- Common complaints of new mothers include: pain during sex, leaking and heaviness postpartum
- Why our knowledge of the pelvic floor can help inform our births
- The implications of pain and discomfort postpartum
- How pelvic floor issues can affect our confidence as moms
- Entrepreneurship and marrying our lives and passions
- What being a soul mamma means to her
Mamas! How are you holding up? I am holding an IG LIVE this Friday April 3rd at lunchtime to talk about creative ideas for moms with social isolation measures in place during these challenging times.
We will talk about creative ideas for being home with littles and kids of all ages. We will talk about self care and how we will approach that now that we are more insular. We will also discuss wellness practices like meditation, journaling, reading etc. during this time as well as staying healthy mentally and physically. Come join me! @soulmammaspodcast.
Find your Soul Mamma Calling in FOUR STEPS FREE PDF
Keep an eye out for my new site where you can check out past episodes, free pdf's, coaching links and my NEW COURSE Uncover your Purpose in Ten Steps! Super excited about this one mamas! email me nicole@soulmammas.com for questions.
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We are all feeling rather insular, anxious, unsure as mamas during this stressful time. I hope this finds you well mamas. As moms, and I can certainly attest to this, we worry about keeping our kids healthy, educated & busy during these times.
What is extremely helpful for our sanity and that of our families is sharing resources with one another online. Particularly with school closures, we can all use creative ideas right now. Today, Samantha Carrick of Literacy for Littles because she shares easy, non-stress, creative + accessible ways to teach literacy at home to kids of all ages! These include things like freezing toys in ice and removing them, using painters tape to create designs or roadways for cars around the house, sensory play bins, and turning food into literacy activities, to name a few!
Today we talk about:
- Why we should be gentle on ourselves as moms during this tough time
- Why we don’t have to run out and start an official homeschooling curriculum right away
- Being inside during a pandemic is stressful! Nurture your children by exemplifying calmness and taking care of yourself too!
- We can break up our day subtly so they can still maintain a schedule
- Kids thrive on structure but we don’t need to stress ourselves out over it.
- Why being present is equally as important as a schedule
- How to take care of yourself and your kids
- Tactile tips for being at home a lot right now
- Why entrepreneurship is not easy but why it’s totally possible to do what we love for work
- How to merge our work, life, passions together
Mamas! How are you holding up? I am holding an IG LIVE this Friday March 27th at lunchtime to talk about creative ideas for moms with social isolation measures in place during these challenging times.
We will talk about creative ideas for being home with littles and kids of all ages. We will talk about self care and how we will approach that now that we are more insular. We will also discuss wellness practices like meditation, journaling, reading etc. during this time as well as staying healthy mentally and physically. Come join me! @soulmammaspodcast.
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Keep an eye out for my new site where you can check out past episodes, free pdf's, coaching links and my NEW COURSE Uncover your Purpose in Ten Steps! Super excited about this one mamas! email me nicole@soulmammas.com for questions.
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I love the idea behind new mama & entrepreneur Erin Motz's brand Bad Yogi. I have often thought of myself as a bad yogi also or didn't fit into one box.
Today this mama tells us why she wanted to make yoga accessible to everyone + a little more accepting to the world. Erin speaks candidly about the "internal tug of war" of wanting to spend time with your kids & contribute creatively to the world. She also speaks about mom guilt and how we can never win in our own minds and are often really hard on ourselves.
She also speaks honestly about PPD and the fog that has rolled in and out since having her son Theo.
Mamas! How are you holding up? I am holding an IG LIVE this Friday March 20th at lunchtime to talk about creative ideas for moms with social isolation measures in place during these challenging times. We will talk about creative ideas for being home with littles and kids of all ages. We will talk about self care and how we will approach that now that we are more insular. We will also discuss wellness practices like meditation, journaling, reading etc. during this time as well as staying healthy mentally and physically. Come join me! @soulmammaspodcast.
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Nicole Mc Namara is wife of big wave legendary surfer Garrett Mc Namara, was one of the first women to tow in at Nazar, one of the biggest wave spots in the world. She’s done a lot of research on Human Design and learning how different individuals energy type is released in the world & bettering yourself constantly as a person.
As a former school teacher, with a Masters in Environmental Education, Nicole knows about public education. Because she didn’t resonate with the idea that we are “smarter” or less smart than those around us, she’s made the choice to homeschool her children.
Nicole knows that homeschooling isn’t for everyone, and isn’t the “easier route” by any means. Nicole is constantly reminding her little ones that each of us has a super power and we are here on this Earth to figure out what it is.
Mamas! Sign up for my latest Challenge March 17th on Facebook!
This challenge is based on the steps to uncovering your purpose as mamas. You will get a taste of my coaching style for free, connect with other mamas, and have hands on tools for honing in on your creative gifts. Soul Mammas Facebook Group
This goes hand in hand with my new course "Uncover your Purpose in Ten Steps" at www.soulmammas.com. The impetus and passion behind the course is so mamas who are going through any of the challenges above, can all have access to their truest creative purpose as well as helping them step in to their self worth. Man oh man did I need this positive reinforcement when I was a new mommy, because I felt so insular and alone.
Hope this serves you well.
xo
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So many of us soul mammas have experienced a traumatic 1st birth & because of that, we are now hesitant to have another child. Kelly De Chantal, mom of a toddler, is going to share her traumatic first birth experience, long labor/ emergency C section & I will be interweaving your responses as well. This prompted a discussion about disappointing births, post traumatic stress/anxiety & emotions that ensue following our births. Thank you to those of you who responded to the prompts for this on Instagram.
Take aways from today:
- Why our birth experiences need to be talked about
- How traumatic births are more common than we expect
- Why it's hard to let go of control when it comes to how we planned our birth experience
- How we need to let go of mom guilt and the fear of failure when our births don't go as planned
- C sections and the stigma around them
- How vaginal births can also be traumatic
- Modern medicine; and why Kelly feels it's important she had access to it when things went awry
- As an athlete it was hard for Kelly to endure a C section for mental and physical reasons.
- Recovering from a C section and an infection that ensued
- Her hesitancy to have a second child because of this experience
- Why she believes a mom community is so important
Mamas! Sign up for my latest Challenge March 17th on Facebook!
This challenge is based on the steps to uncovering your purpose as mamas. You will get a taste of my coaching style for free, connect with other mamas, and have hands on tools for honing in on your creative gifts. Soul Mammas Facebook Group
This goes hand in hand with my new course "Uncover your Purpose in Ten Steps" at www.soulmammas.com. The impetus and passion behind the course is so mamas who are going through any of the challenges above, can all have access to their truest creative purpose as well as helping them step in to their self worth. Man oh man did I need this positive reinforcement when I was a new mommy, because I felt so insular and alone.
Hope this serves you well.
xo
Find your Soul Mamma Calling in FOUR STEPS FREE PDF
Keep an eye out for my new site where you can check out past episodes, free pdf's, coaching links and my NEW COURSE Uncover your Purpose in Ten Steps! Super excited about this one mamas! email me nicole@soulmammas.com for questions.
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I've been promising some one on one coaching episodes with you all, AND have been getting some good feedback onto what things are going on in your lives at the moment. So today I am sharing about the MAJOR hurdles that come up for mamas in our lives and how we can still discover our purpose nevertheless.
Some of these hurdles include:
- Feeling lost in our identities
- Letting go of things that used to define us
- Having little time for ourselves or not knowing how to advocate for our free time
- Having too many responsibilities so we crave vegging out at the end of the day instead of working on our purpose
- Financial difficulties
- Single parenthood or strained relationships
- Children with disabilities
- Sick family members
- Feeling an extreme sense of overwhelm
- Living in "survival mode"
Today I do my best to pose new ideas and answers to you mamas who are going through any of the above scenarios. In addition, I also am going to share honestly about my own experience with feeling totally turned upside-down as a new mom, the power struggles with my husband when I left my full time job to stay at home with my daughter, as well as our opposing natures and parenting styles, to name a few.
This goes hand in hand with my new course "Uncover your Purpose in Ten Steps" at www.soulmammas.com. The impetus and passion behind the course is so mamas who are going through any of the challenges above, can all have access to their truest creative purpose as well as helping them step in to their self worth. Man oh man did I need this positive reinforcement when I was a new mommy, because I felt so insular and alone.
Hope this serves you well.
xo
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I thought total exhaustion in new motherhood was a normal occurrence. What I didn't realize was that feeling low energy through the day, everyday, & then not being able to sleep was actually due to postpartum depletion. This is a phenomenon I hadn't heard of until I interviewed today's guest mama Amy Kotch. Today this charging surfer & surf retreat owner, is going to share about her experience with postnatal depletion, her interest in orthomolecular nutrition, gentle parenting & living abroad with a child.
Today we share about:
- Raising a child abroad
- How Amy's views on surfing have changed now that she is a mama
- Living on a resort island 9 months out of the year with a little one
- Running a surf retreat in the tropics with her husband
- Gentle parenting and how Amy approaches motherhood
- Postpartum depletion-what it is, the significance, and when Amy realized she was suffering from it
- Why feeling exhausted all day everyday may be from postpartum depletion
- It takes more energy out of the body to produce milk than to beat our own hearts
- Why women's bodies undergo stress after having a child
- How Amy uses vitamins to remedy depletion
- How Amy's life has changed since studying about vitamins and how they can replenish the body
- Advice for mamas struggling with extreme fatigue, sleeplessness, stress, anxiety or illness
Keep an eye out for my new site where you can check out past episodes, free pdf's, coaching links and my NEW COURSE Uncover your Purpose in Ten Steps! Super excited about this one mamas! email me nicole@soulmammas.com for questions.
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Most people know today’s ocean mama, Tristan Prettyman for her music, beauty, and authenticity. I personally remember her music from the surf flick Shelter over a decade ago. As a singer-songwriter out of San Diego California, Tristan was invited to join Jason Mraz, her former fiancé, on his Natural tour back in 2006. Tristan has received much notoriety for her music and albums, like her song Hello’s No. 2 position on the iTunes Digital Albums chart and headlining tours across the U.S., Europe, and Japan, but what people may not know about this mama is that she has done a lot of inner work to get her to where she is today and is very invested in health and wellness. She has used life hardships, one that was very public, to propel her to her highs. She also talks candidly about divorce, co-parenting and doing the inner work.
Today she shares about:
- Starting backwards with motherhood; Tristan reflects on the major changes motherhood brings to our identities
- How she felt returning to music as a new mom
- How she thought she'd return to music after 6 months and it took a lot longer
- Creativity and how it has morphed and changed as a mother
- How her public split from Jason Mraz changed her for the better even though it was one of her toughest lows
- Authenticity and speaking her complete truth in her music
- How speaking our truth connects us as mommies
- Moving from lows to deep inner work
- How she just wanted to be home with Kilo instead of going on tour when he was little
- Her whirlwind marriage, birth of her son and divorce to Kilo's dad
- Co-parenting; why it doesn't have to be contentious
- Living intentionally
- Moving into the health and wellness arena in her life and becoming a coach
- How speaking our truths connects us
Keep an eye out for the new website moving to square space where you can check out past episodes and my NEW COURSE Uncover your Purpose in Ten Steps! Super excited about this one mamas!
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How many of you mamas can attest to someone saying a snide remark or commenting on your choice to breastfeed in public? Today's mama, Lindsay White, founder of The Little Milk Bar said one particular rude comment about her breastfeeding in public led to the creation of her entire company, mission and business.
This mom of two has always had an entrepreneurial spirit & turned her frustration at judgment towards mamas into her an empowered company. Now she is changing the lives of mothers around the world.
Today we discuss:
- Her experience with young motherhood & needing to step into her confidence as mom
- Breastfeeding in public and how and why that caused her anxiety
- Feeling uninformed about her breastfeeding rights
- How a women with a judgmental remark turned her frustration into starting her own business
- How the Little Milkbar was created
- The concept behind her brand
- How she always had an entrepreneurial spirit
- How her husband supports her in following her dreams
- Why she believes we should follow our passion and creative visions
- Why we should start where we are
- How she empowers mamas through her brand
- Not giving into naysayers
- Why a mom community is so important when we feel alone
Keep an eye out for the new website moving to square space where you can check out past episodes and my NEW COURSE Uncover your Purpose in Ten Steps! Super excited about this one mamas!
New PDF on the website https://www.soulmammas.com Pick Up your Freebie on Stepping into your Soul as Mammas today!
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Heather Roma, mama to Hendrix & founder of her successful creative agency “WESTSIDE COLLECTIVE” balanced being a single mama for 3 years with very little help while growing her business. She attributes a lot of her success to doing inner work and growing and healing from past wounds. Today she is going to share about how sometimes the universe pushes us into difficult scenarios (like leaving a marriage to an ex husband with undiagnosed bi-polar mood disorder) so we can grow & be the best mommies we can be.
Today we discuss:
- Why our lowest lows often are our greatest teaching points
- Her experience with a husband with undiagnosed bipolar mood disorder.
- How Heather harnessed her own power and courage in the midst of a tough marriage with a young child in tow.
- A few signs and symptoms of bipolar mood disorder that she experienced in her husband.
- How she had to start listening to her inner voice when her anxiety was at an all time high.
- How she believes in marriage but also believes that each one of us deserves happiness
- Leaving her marriage with her son Hendrix in tow and the challenges that brought about.
- Working on her business as a single mom with little help
- The benefits and struggles of mompreneurship
- How a mom Facebook community really helped support her when she was dealing with her divorce
- How she stumbled upon "To Be Magnetic" and how it changed her life
- The power of creating our own lives
- Her experience with living her own truth and manifestation
- Advice she would give to mamas going through a tough time
Don't forget. . . 20 percent off all one on one coaching for through January 15th (extended date) to all loyal Soul Mammas Podcast listeners! Use code soulmammaspodcast in email or check out. https://www.soulmammas.com
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Lauren Fendrick knows all about grit, perseverance and mental and physical training. She also knows what it's like to pressure herself to 'bounce back' in new motherhood. This mama of 7 month old Willa is a U.S. Olympian and world silver medalist in beach volleyball.
After taking a ten month break from beach volleyball, the longest in her 16 year career, during pregnancy and new motherhood, Lauren learned all about the many physical, mental and identity shifts that go along with the territory.
Today she shares about:
- Why we shouldn't expect to return to our 'old selves' after becoming moms
- Why bouncing back is actually a misconception and can damage our confidence as moms
- Her experience with wanting to control and learning to let go in motherhood
- What she attributes to the success of her and her husband/coach's relationship.
- What Will has taught her already
- Returning to training and some of the challenges (physical and mental)
- Planning her return to competition with a breastfeeding baby in tow
- How she's changed forever
- Letting go of naysayers before and after becoming a mom when in the spotlight as an olympic athlete
- The power of listening to your own truth and giving yourself grace and patience
- How all types of mothers need to
- remember the are ENOUGH
Don't forget. . . 20 percent off all one on one coaching for through January 15th (extended date) to all loyal Soul Mammas Podcast listeners! Use code soulmammaspodcast in email or check out. https://www.soulmammas.com
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Whoa 2019 what a year personally and for the podcast. I have gone through some major realizations, personal growth and change, a melanoma removed on my arm, and interviewed so many INCREDIBLE mamas like you. Thank you again for listening in and supporting the podcast in 2019 and into 2020!
If you just started listening in 2019, are a new listener, or want to go back and revisit episodes you may have missed. . .today I am going over some of the standout episodes 2019 and giving you takeaways from each.
Disclaimer: I couldn't get to ALL of the great episodes (for the sake of time) of 2019, but that doesn't mean you should miss them! Episodes are evergreen, so make sure you are subscribed so you can get yours straight to your phone or computer!
This year we have talked about topics like
- Divorce
- Fertility/infertility
- Postpartum Support
- Loss of a child
- Loss of a spouse
- Dealing with major life changes
- Sleep support for moms
- Postpartum anxiety / depression
- Single parenthood
- Adventuring with kids
- Traveling solo with kids
- Motherhood ups and downs
Don't forget. . . 20 percent off all one on one coaching for through January 15th (extended date) to all loyal Soul Mammas Podcast listeners! Use code soulmammaspodcast in email or check out. https://www.soulmammas.com
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We all have potential for creativity to offer the world, even if we weren't told we could or don't have many opportunities to tap into them. Today's guest Noelani Love believes we can all access our unique voice if we just believe it exists.
Noelani is a true soul mamma & truth teller who experienced the challenges of young motherhood, life upheavals & plenty of opportunities for growth. As a singer, yoga instructor & jewelry designer (Noelani Hawaii) this mama of an eleven year old, blends conscious lyrics with ukulele melodies to empower her listeners and create social change through the spirit of ALOHA.
She has taken creative entrepreneurial risks to get her where she is today & shares her journey to her truth with our listeners.
Today we talk about:
- Her journey as a young mother
- What she learned about being a mom versus what she had thought motherhood would be
- How becoming a mom changed her perspective on health
- Her journey into yoga practice and mindfulness
- How a major life upheaval led to her move to Hawaii with her son
- Synchronicity and the role it plays in her life
- How she got into music
- Why we all have music within and should listen to our own creative voice
- How to tap into our creativity as moms
- Stepping into mom-preneurship and taking big risks
- The different chapters of motherhood and what each stage has taught her
- Her recent albums and inspiration behind her lyrics
- How music can empower and bring us all together
- How we can start wherever we are towards creativity or our inner truth
Merry Christmas mamas! 20 percent off all one on one coaching for November through January 15th (extended date) to all loyal Soul Mammas Podcast listeners! Use code soulmammaspodcast in email or check out. https://www.soulmammas.com
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What would it take to radically re define ourselves as moms? Are we stuck in a rut, or wanting to pivot or add more creative passions into our lives? Are we in a situation that is not working but we stay because of fear? Today's guest & fitness instructor mom of six, Kayla Johnson-Neal, knows from experience what it was like to hit rock bottom and have to re-invent herself and believe in her own truth.
After a tough divorce & three kids by 31, Kayla had to pick herself up by her bootstraps and decide what direction she wanted her life to go. Fear or empowerment? Having always been ambitious about the fitness world, Kayla went on to branch out from a day job that turned into her very own business.
Now with thriving businesses, and married to the love of her life, Kayla believes passionately in how our lows can teach us the most and lead us to where we are meant to be. She also feels so called to help other mamas take care of themselves and empower their own goals and creativity.
Today we discuss:
- How disempowered she had felt a a young mother
- Why she is so passionate about moms taking time for self care
- Why she feels sad for the young mother she once was
- Her road to find herself which included a tumultuous divorce
- Being a single mom of 3 by age 31
- Facing naysayers & sticking to her truth
- How her day job at a gym turned into her fitness business today
- Having to be courageous in scary moments like losing a job and health insurance as a single mom.
- How being a "doer" has helped her
- How leaving a bad relationship led her to marry the love of her life
- Reflections the life she has created with her now six kids and husband
- Recently opening a Star Cycle Franchise in Santa Barbara
New PDF on the website https://www.soulmammas.com Pick Up your Freebie on Stepping into your Soul as Mammas today!
20 percent off all one on one coaching for November and December to all loyal Soul Mammas Podcast listeners! Use code soulmammaspodcast in email or check out. Link above.
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Ughh. . .sleep depravation is the pits. It can exacerbate anxiety and cause all kinds of stress within a household. Is sleep something that has become a problem in your house? Do you have babies, toddlers or kids that you've deemed "just not good sleepers?" I certainly do.
I didn't get ANY sleep postpartum (for like 2 years for that matter). As a matter of fact, the nights where I finally did get 8 hours were so few and far between I was literally surprised by how good I felt the next day.
So what did I do? I consulted the sleep trainer on the show today, and thank goodness I did! Her name is Samantha Day and her advice changed my entire outlook on sleep! For instance, did you know that when babies or toddlers nap at the WRONG times or stay up even a tad too late, their bodies are filled with cortisol and makes for even more sleep resistance or disturbed sleep?
Samantha Day is a wife and fellow mom of 2 kiddos. She is also a children's behavior specialist, certified sleep expert, host of the Happy Days Rested Nights parenting podcast and author of two children's books that model healthy sleep habits. Her passion is connecting with families and guiding them to a rested and happy home in a way that fits their family.
Today she is going to share with us:
- Why our kids aren't just "good" or "bad" sleepers
- How we can vet our kids to sleep longer
- Why almost all children require 11 to 12 hours of uninterrupted sleep per night
- How napping at the wrong times, under or over sleeping can affect overnight sleep
- Why schedules and routines are so important for little ones
- Why nightlights are okay
- How our bodies actually produce cortisol when overtired.
- How she became an unexpected entrepreneur
- Why to follow your passions
New PDF on the website https://www.soulmammas.com Pick Up your Freebie on Stepping into your Soul as Mammas today!
20 percent off all one on one coaching for November and December to all loyal Soul Mammas Podcast listeners! Use code soulmammaspodcast in email or check out. Link above.
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Are you mamas feeling stressed out about the holiday season? Do you look forward to it, but mostly spend it burning the candle at both ends, & don't relax at all? Do you feel impending dread at all the money and energy you'll spend? You are NOT alone. The holidays can be so tough for learning to practice self care as moms because we are quite often doing everything for EVERYONE else. So I am here today to tell you and coach you on how this is the BEST time to focus on self care, alignment, and how to live your truest purpose.
Today I will be offering a coaching episode on:
- How to set boundaries to stay healthy over the holidays (emotionally and physically)
- How to learn to articulate our needs
- How to know when we aren't speaking up or speaking our truths
- What situations to avoid
- The difference between doing something out of love and doing something because we think we have to
- Why you probably have more time than you think
- How to carve out time even if you are a single parent, working parent, busy parent, etc.
- Why the holidays can be especially hard for single parents, people out of work, families with sick kids or loved ones, relationship struggles, etc.
- Why need to give ourselves space so we can figure out what we really need on a soul level.
New PDF on the website https://www.soulmammas.com Pick Up your Freebie on Stepping into your Soul as Mammas today!
20 percent off all one on one coaching for November and December to all loyal Soul Mammas Podcast listeners! Use code soulmammaspodcast in email or check out. Link above.
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On the outside Cara Ferrick, mompreneur of two has it all-a beautiful family, thriving businesses, etc., but just like all of us, we all have to our own story.
This mama has had to go through some serious hurdles, like the tragic death of her mother to cancer, to inform who she is today .Cara is the owner of Core Power Yoga in Santa Barbara as well as five other franchises in California. Cara is grounded, ambitious & believes in living out our greatest desires while leading by example for our children.
Today we talk about:
- Her experience working in the business world in New York & becoming the assistant to Ralph Lauren
- The loss of her mom to cancer & how that changed her perspective on life drastically
- Traveling the world on a sailboat to heal after her moms death
- Moving into the world of motherhood and away from the faced paced world in New York
- How she's negotiating motherhood & owning businesses
- How there is NO such thing as balance
- Mom guilt & how she has dealt with babysitters during meetings, etc.
- Why motherhood community means so much to her
- Why we should always speak our true & authentic stories and how sharing them connects us.
New PDF on the website https://www.soulmammas.com Pick Up your Freebie on Stepping into your Soul as Mammas today!
20 percent off all one on one coaching for November and December to all loyal Soul Mammas Podcast listeners! Use code soulmammaspodcast in email or check out. Link above.
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How do we possibly survive as a parent, if one of our children has died? Today we have a soulful, brave & beautiful mama on the show who is going to share one of the hardest experiences of a mother’s life-the loss of a child.
Chloe Pestana, mom of 3 who lives with her husband and kids in Oahu Hawaii, wants to help other families that might be going through a tragic loss by sharing her own story of the loss of her beloved three year old son Legend. Her courage and grace in light of tragedy is honestly astounding.
Legend’s sudden death on December 23, 2017 due to a rare birth defect unknown to us called Arteriovenous Malformation in the Spinal cord, changed the trajectory of the Pestana’s lives forever. Now they have a foundation in honor of her son called “Shakas for Legend” foundation & scholarship program which honors her son and his passion for skateboarding.
Today we discuss:
- Being a young mother and the pressures associated with that
- Getting married young
- The power of presence and how she intentionally chose to slow down when Legend was born
- How we don't often talk about or prepare for death in our culture
- How her family went from thriving to shock when her three year old son legend wouldn't wake up one morning
- Her experience with her son in a coma for 12 hours and then losing him that day.
- The darkness and rock bottom grief experienced by her and her family upon Legend's tragic and sudden death
- Facing a moment of choice between living and dying
- How she chose to move forward with life after his death
- How she talks about the loss to her daughters
- The strength of her family & how her husband was a rock throughout all of this
- Chloe tells us about Arteriovenous Malformation and it's implications
- Why she wouldn't have done anything differently had they even know he was afflicted with the Arteriovenous Malformation
- Her experience with feeling Legend's presence all around her
- Living intuitively and spiritually
New PDF on the website https://www.soulmammas.com Pick Up your Freebie on Stepping into your Soul as Mammas today!
20 percent off all one on one coaching for November and December to all loyal Soul Mammas Podcast listeners! Use code soulmammaspodcast in email or check out. Link above.
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Today’s guest Rachael Prescott is a mama who advocates for viewing and treating people with disabilities as valued and worthy of inclusion. This mama has two boys and two twin girls Nettie and Lottie, diagnosed with Down Syndrome.
Rachael is truthful in sharing her journey with other mamas and loves to promote choosing joy through all circumstances and in parenting. If you follow her on instagram you can see first hand her adorable and spirited little girls and their journey’s as well as the really hard/scary stuff like open heart surgeries, hospital visits, and health scares.
Today we talk about:
- The negativity she felt was imposed from doctors upon a double down syndrome diagnosis
- How whether they have disabilities or not, these are her precious babies. She doesn't see them differently.
- How joy plays such a huge role in their lives
- How mamas who might be facing scary diagnoses in their children can still experience so much joy
- Learning from the unconditional love of our children
- Why all children deserve equal treatment
- How her sons advocate for their sisters
- How down syndrome kids have their own unique personalities like any other child.
- Going through open heart surgery and frightening hospital visits
- Spreading hope and joy in order to simple other families going through something similar.
Holiday news!
I'm offering 20 % off one on one coaching with me Nov & Dec for all loyal Soul Mammas listeners! Use the code soulmammaspodcast at check out from the contact form on the website www.soulmammas.com or email me nicole@soulmammas.com for your free 15 min consultation.
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Stepping into the role of mother can be jarring to our sense of self identification. It is easy to start feeling lost when we are feeling exhausted, stretched thin, maxed out and drained. When I first became a mom two and a half years ago, I didn't realize how important taking to to myself and saying "YES" to help really was.
It wasn't until I experienced a "low" as a new and anxious mom, where I felt adrenal fatigue coming on, that I realized I had to make a shift. Once I decided to take the that leap and follow my creative passion, I started realizing who I really was again.
This episode is about:
- How I got started coaching and what my major coaching principles are
- How YOU can pivot and rediscover your purpose at ANY stage of motherhood
- How to start becoming aware of the signs you are feeling lost or frazzled
- My 3 main tips to starting to home in on your truth
- What to watch out for
- How this is accessible to mamas from all walks of life and all backgrounds.
Holiday news!
I'm offering 20 % off one on one coaching with me Nov & Dec for all loyal Soul Mammas listeners! Use the code soulmammaspodcast at check out from the contact form on the website www.soulmammas.com or email me nicole@soulmammas.com for your free 15 min consultation.
Ratings & Reviews:
Some of you mamas have messaged me that you are enjoying and appreciating the podcast. That means the world to me, thank you. If you'd like to support me as a podcast host, please go to Apple Podcasts and leave me a rating and review. Only takes about 4 minutes and can REALLY help the podcast show up more visibly in search engines around the world. Thank you again.
While I was pregnant I felt supported and cared for, but to my surprise immediately after I had my daughter and left the hospital I found postpartum support for mamas was sparse at best.
I was shocked that I was only scheduled to see my OB one time postpartum and that is where the “support ended”. I was never urged to see a pelvic floor specialist, lactation support person or sleep trainer for instance, and all of this would have to be figured out on my own.
As new moms, breastfeeding is often WAY more difficult than we think, and without someone standing by to offer personalized support, a lot of mommies give up in fear that their babies aren’t getting enough milk. It happens more often than we’d like to admit in this society and today’s guest Lauren Archer is here to explain just why she feels every woman deserves and needs a postpartum doula.
Lauren is a spunky, passionate, and authentic mama who offers postpartum doula, childbirth and postpartum educator, and lactation support to all moms, all ways of life.
Today we talk about:
- The value of postpartum support & what she offers as a postpartum doula
- The importance of education for mamas specific to nursing, sleep training, adjusting to new schedules, etc.
- Why we should speak or truths
- How to empower ourselves through postpartum support and education
- Why we don't have to fit into one motherhood box
New Group Mentorship Program Launching OCT 22
Suuuuper stoked to announce my new Soul Mammas Group Mentorship program launching this month! The theme is how to rediscover your purpose in your life and re-energize for good! Do you feel lost, frazzled, burnt out, stretched too thin or at a loss for who "you are" anymore? This is very common as mamas. I also believe it is so important to tap into our self knowing and alignment so we can have that "thing" in our lives that we are fired up about.
This is a six month program consisting of
- Monthly coaching calls
- Weekly email support
- Private accountability facebook group
- Free downloadable workbooks
Please email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot. First 6 mamas to sign up get $50 off! Hop on a consultation call with me if you have further questions about this offering!
Did you mamas pick up your free pdf on four steps to re energizing through self care?Go to my website to grab yours!
www.soulmammas.com
MORE EXCITING NEWS:
Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call. Coach With Me
Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!
Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!
Today we have entrepreneur Jen Steinwurtzel, mama of two boys on the show today who used her experience with going through a pivotal life change, in her case a divorce, to open her clothing shop Jake and Jones in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara, California. She used courage derived from this "low" to open this store /boutique clothing line. Today she shares of why to listen to her inner voice, how life is not a dress rehearsal, how creativity and entrepreneurship can be healing during a low time.
Today we talk about:
- Divorce and how to navigate it amicably with kids
- Living in a small town and how hard it is to go against the status quo. Jen shares how to approach this.
- The importance of listening to our inner voice.
- How the grass isn't necessarily "greener" on the other side of divorce. But you also can't stay in something that is not serving you.
- Maintaining courage after divorce
- Moving into entrepreneurship or a creative project & how it can be a catalyst for healing
New Group Mentorship Program Launching OCT 22
Suuuuper stoked to announce my new Soul Mammas Group Mentorship program launching this month! The theme is how to rediscover your purpose in your life and re-energize for good! Do you feel lost, frazzled, burnt out, stretched too thin or at a loss for who "you are" anymore? This is very common as mamas. I also believe it is so important to tap into our self knowing and alignment so we can have that "thing" in our lives that we are fired up about.
This is a six month program consisting of
- Monthly coaching calls
- Weekly email support
- Private accountability facebook group
- Free downloadable workbooks
Please email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot. First 6 mamas to sign up get $50 off! Hop on a consultation call with me if you have further questions about this offering!
Did you mamas pick up your free pdf on four steps to re energizing through self care?Go to my website to grab yours!
www.soulmammas.com
MORE EXCITING NEWS:
Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call. Coach With Me
Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!
Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!
Adventure mamas. Those who feel like the best versions of themselves when outside & outside with their kids. Brooke Froelich is a research scientist, trail runner, backcountry skier, climber, etc., but most of all-a mother. Today Brooke shares with us about how there is more to adventure than just travel. This former single mama who is now in a new marriage & with a one year old daughter, is transparent about the journey not always being "easy" & how facing our fears is often the biggest adventure of all.
Today we talk about:
- What adventure means to her
- How working from home poses it's own challenges and incredible benefits as well
- Why the outdoors have always been her place of solace
- How she manages to still take her little ones into nature solo and how she stays safe and prepared
- Her experience with single parenthood and divorce
- Nuancing family dynamics
- Why she believes in working towards your passion and how a life of adventure is more readily available than we think.
New Group Mentorship Program Launching OCT 22
Suuuuper stoked to announce my new Soul Mammas Group Mentorship program launching this month! The theme is how to rediscover your purpose in your life and re-energize for good! Do you feel lost, frazzled, burnt out, stretched too thin or at a loss for who "you are" anymore? This is very common as mamas. I also believe it is so important to tap into our self knowing and alignment so we can have that "thing" in our lives that we are fired up about.
This is a six month program consisting of
- Monthly coaching calls
- Weekly email support
- Private accountability facebook group
- Free downloadable workbooks
Please email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot. First 6 mamas to sign up get $50 off! Hop on a consultation call with me if you have further questions about this offering!
Did you mamas pick up your free pdf on four steps to re energizing through self care?Go to my website to grab yours!
www.soulmammas.com
MORE EXCITING NEWS:
Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call. Coach With Me
Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!
Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!
Anxiety. Many of us have dealt with it in our lives at some point or another, but oftentimes it becomes more exacerbated postpartum. For me, profound worry, and insomnia consumed most of the first year of my daughters life. Postpartum anxiety is not easily diagnosed and not often spoken about, but so many mamas struggle with it.
Postpartum anxiety symptoms can include: extreme worry, irritation, anger, rage, OCD like behavior, control, insomnia, dissociative thinking, etc. It is something that many women feel shame around speaking about, or not supported with and it impacts their entire lives.
Todays guest Dr. Carly Crewe is the mother to twin 3 year old girls, a Canadian small town family doctor from Alberta Canada, an anxiety coach for moms. Carly is passionate about maternal mental health, starting in pregnancy and far beyond the postpartum period. She experienced her own struggles with severe postpartum mood disorder and now helps women all over the world through private coaching, group coaching and online courses.
Today we talk about:
- The signs and symptoms of postpartum depression
- Her experience with postpartum anxiety/mood disorder and how it floored her
- The different ways to treat postpartum anxiety
- How she offers support for moms struggling with this
- Why she's moved into entrepreneurship
- Insomnia-why this is related to anxiety
New Group Mentorship Program Launching OCT 22
Suuuuper stoked to announce my new Soul Mammas Group Mentorship program launching this month! The theme is how to rediscover your purpose in your life and re-energize for good! Do you feel lost, frazzled, burnt out, stretched too thin or at a loss for who "you are" anymore? This is very common as mamas. I also believe it is so important to tap into our self knowing and alignment so we can have that "thing" in our lives that we are fired up about.
This is a six month program consisting of
- Monthly coaching calls
- Weekly email support
- Private accountability facebook group
- Free downloadable workbooks
Please email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot. First 6 mamas to sign up get $50 off! Hop on a consultation call with me if you have further questions about this offering!
Did you mamas pick up your free pdf on four steps to re energizing through self care?Go to my website to grab yours!
www.soulmammas.com
MORE EXCITING NEWS:
Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call. Coach With Me
Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!
Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!
The Joys & Learning Lessons with Stepparenting
Today's guest and I share something in common. We are both stepparents to two older children and have been a younger daughter. We are going to share about the challenges and successes of step parenting, communicating with exes, navigating step motherhood changes a baby brings to a household.
Michelle Mansfield is an Author and Health Coach who has a passion for wellness. Michelle's writing includes a series of children's wellness books starring her daughter. Her latest project and passion is writing a book addressing the common, but taboo, feelings that many moms feel but are often ignored.
These include:
- Navigating our role as new wife or partner in a blended family
- Introducing new siblings into the mix and jealousy, inclusion, making them feel involved.
- How to implement your own parenting when your step kids may have been parented differently
- Meeting step children at an older age
- Postpartum anxiety and depression
- Learning to let go of control
- Figuring out what battles to choose
Looking for like-minded Soul Mammas to connect with?
Are you like me, and it took you a while into motherhood to realize you were burning the candle at both ends and not taking time for yourself? You're probably ready to say YES to yourself and to sustainable self care in your life. I know I was. Took a community of mamas through this platform to help me realize just how important saying yes to our self care really is!
Our next group coaching session is Tuesday October 1st at 12:30 PST and we will be responding to my new PDF on FOUR STEPS TO RE ENERGIZING THROUGH SELF CARE plus we will all have time on the "hot seat" to share what has been coming up for us in our lives. Please email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot.
Did you mamas pick up your free pdf on four steps to re energizing through self care?Go to my website to grab yours!
www.soulmammas.com
MORE EXCITING NEWS:
Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call. Coach With Me
Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!
Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!
Soul Mamma’s are warriors & survivors, they follow their truth courageously rather than fitting into a motherhood box. Today’s guest is a mom of a 6 year old, & two time competitor on CBS's Survivor; Runner- Up on Season 1 Borneo & competitor in Season 31 Cambodia. Amazing mama & professional river guide/athlete Kelly Wiglesworth knows what grit, and courage look like. Now she is raising her son Rio as a single parent all while traveling the world together to provide clean water to countries in need.
Today she shares about:
- Her life and riverruiding experiences leading up to her Survivor experience
- How she was born to never say "no" to a challenge
- What being on a show like Survivor taught her about herself
- How she didn't do much slowing down in pregnancy & looking back could've taken time for herself
- Why courage has more than one meaning
- Why single parenthood isn't easy, but extremely fulfilling
- How she believes even little kids have so much to offer the world.
Looking for like-minded Soul Mammas to connect with?
Are you like me, and it took you a while into motherhood to realize you were burning the candle at both ends and not taking time for yourself? You're probably ready to say YES to yourself and to sustainable self care in your life. I know I was. Took a community of mamas through this platform to help me realize just how important saying yes to our self care really is!
Our next group coaching session is Tuesday September 24th at12:30 PST and we will be responding to my new PDF on FOUR STEPS TO RE ENERGIZING THROUGH SELF CARE plus we will all have time on the "hot seat" to share what has been coming up for us in our lives. Please email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot.
Did you mamas pick up your free pdf on four steps to re energizing through self care?Go to my website to grab yours!
www.soulmammas.com
MORE EXCITING NEWS:
Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call. Coach With Me
Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!
Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!
My mom. My hero. The very person who taught me so much about myself, but also a woman that I saw burning the candle at both ends, being the YES person for everyone, and not taking care of herself.
Did you have a mom like this? Are you like this?
Let's face it, we can all relate to this. Because at one stage or another it was hard for us, as moms, to create boundaries. Some of us are better at it than others. For my mom, saying yes to everyone ALL of the time and essentially playing the role of mom and dad in my life took its toll on her health.
She suffered anxiety for as long as I knew her, as well as autoimmune diseases like Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue.
Because I adore my mom like no one else, other than my daughter, all I wanted to ever see was a happy, vital, thriving mommy. Part of the impetus for this show was living out our truest purpose as moms and not modeling pinched-off lives to our kids. Why did I choose this as a major theme of the show? Because of the way I was raised and how I saw my mom as I grew up.
Listen today to my mom and I discuss:
- The paradigm shift as mothers; then vs. now
- Getting married young (in her case) and inner knowing
- Being a working mom and how she reluctantly returned to work and how it took it's toll on her mental wellbeing
- What being "domesticated" means to her and why her and I are so different
- Setting boundaries and why saying yes to everyone has taken its toll on her health
- What I've learned from her about motherhood
- Why I am so passionate about self care and how I am so different than my mom in this way.
Looking for like-minded Soul Mammas to connect with?
Are you like me, and it took you a while into motherhood to realize you were burning the candle at both ends and not taking time for yourself? Do you feel exhausted ALL of the time? I certainly did. But I learned tools to help maintain sustainable self care and energy back in my life.
Join us in our next group coaching session where I teach you about these tools! Next free session is Tuesday September 17th at noon PST and we will be responding to my new PDF on FOUR STEPS TO RE ENERGIZING THROUGH SELF CARE plus we will all have time on the "hot seat" to share what has been coming up for us in our lives. Please email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot.
Did you mamas pick up your free pdf on four steps to re energizing through self care?Go to my website to grab yours!
www.soulmammas.com
MORE EXCITING NEWS:
Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call. Coach With Me
Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!
Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!
April Beach does not define herself by societal conventions, in fact she is a self professed swearer & un-crafty mom who is impassioned by helping mamas design their business& develop world class programs so they can create their own aligned lives.
April Beach, mom of 3 & lifelong entrepreneur, has coached entrepreneurs for 22 years to develop world class programs/businesses. She believes in the fire that exists within all of us and that with grit & persistence we can craft the life we want to live. She also believes we don't all fit into one "mom box" and that seeking perfection is fleeting and damaging to moms.
Today she shares about:
- How to align with your own inner brand and bring it to fruition
- Why she is an unconventional mom
- Why her hard life circumstances have proves successful in her life and where she is today.
- Why she fiercely believes in self care and living our best lives as moms.
Looking for like-minded Soul Mammas to connect with?
Are you like me, and it took you a while into motherhood to realize you were burning the candle at both ends and not taking time for yourself? Do you feel exhausted ALL of the time? I certainly did. But I learned tools to help maintain sustainable self care and energy back in my life.
Join us in our next group coaching session where I teach you about these tools! Next free session is Tuesday September 3rd at noon PST and we will be responding to my new PDF on FOUR STEPS TO RE ENERGIZING THROUGH SELF CARE plus we will all have time on the "hot seat" to share what has been coming up for us in our lives. Please email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot.
Did you mamas pick up your free pdf on four steps to re energizing through self care?Go to my website to grab yours!
www.soulmammas.com
MORE EXCITING NEWS:
Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call. Coach With Me
Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!
Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!
Non resistance. How dos this relate to motherhood? Well, I can think of a million ways. One- letting go of control can actually lead us to more alignment than trying to micromanage every little detail of our lives. Two-softening is essential for conceiving and giving birth, and three-we can either accept what IS or resist it and suffer, those are our two choices.
For me, as a mom of a toddler and two stepsons, I have a hard time letting go of control. Sometimes I feel like control is the only way I know how to operate as a mother. But when I have been forced into situations where I had to rescind all control, I actually realized how many more things manifested into my life.
Today Lindsay Gonzalez of the Balancé Yoga Studio in El Salvador, is going to share about her experience with hypnobirthing her son 3 months ago, letting go of control, and retiring to the water as a new mama.
Today she shares about:
- Hypnobirthing her son and letting go of resistance
- Practicing non-resistance in our lives as a whole
- The challenges of living/traveling in El Salvador with an infant
- How communication is key in maintaining a positive relationship with her partner and business partner.
Looking for like-minded Soul Mammas to connect with?
Are you like me, and it took you a while into motherhood to realize you were burning the candle at both ends and not taking time for yourself? You're probably ready to say YES to yourself and to sustainable self care in your life. I know I was. Took a community of mamas through this platform to help me realize just how important saying yes to our self care really is!
Our next group coaching session is Tuesday September 3rd at noon PST and we will be responding to my new PDF on FOUR STEPS TO RE ENERGIZING THROUGH SELF CARE plus we will all have time on the "hot seat" to share what has been coming up for us in our lives. Please email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot.
Did you mamas pick up your free pdf on four steps to re energizing through self care?Go to my website to grab yours!
www.soulmammas.com
MORE EXCITING NEWS:
Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call. Coach With Me
Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!
Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!
Sometimes it takes big, scary life shifts like loss, cancer, divorce, etc. to make changes that we really need to make in life. It also helps put what really matters in life into clear perspective immediately. Mom of three Shauna Mc Coy was faced with just that.
After a breast cancer diagnosis that led to a double mastectomy, Shauna decided to reevaluate all that was important to her, change her diet, her sleep and work habits, and face the world with entirely new eyes. She admits to burning the candle at both ends and never taking time for herself or her health. She also recognizes not listening to inklings or little warnings in her body that may have signaled something was off.
Today she is going to share about:
- How she altered her diet completely and how she believes in the power of food as medicine
- How her perspective on control as a mom changed since her cancer diagnosis and how she's learned to not "sweat the small stuff."
- The role faith has played in her life and wellness
Looking for like-minded Soul Mammas to connect with?
Are you like me, and it took you a while into motherhood to realize you were burning the candle at both ends and not taking time for yourself? You're probably ready to say YES to yourself and to sustainable self care in your life. I know I was. Took a community of mamas through this platform to help me realize just how important saying yes to our self care really is!
Our next group coaching session is Tuesday August 20th at noon PST and we will be learning of ways to carve out time for our physical and mental health, plus we will all have time on the "hot seat" to share what has been coming up for us in our lives. Please email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot.
MORE EXCITING NEWS:
Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call.
Coach With Me
Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!
Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!
So many of us mamas struggle with confidence postpartum and if you are struggling to find yourself again, you are not alone. Today's guest Laura Wilkinson is an Olympic Gold medalist in platform diving & mama of four (two from adoption.). As a budding diver and athlete who was often told NO, she went on to prove the masses wrong & then went through an 8 year emotional and life changing adoption journey.
Today Laura is going to share about:
- Grit, perseverance and the power of believing in ourselves
- How her four children have all helped her grow in some special way.
- The confidence mindset and how to harness it
- Why there is no such thing as balance.
Looking for like-minded Soul Mammas to connect with?
Are you like me, and it took you a while into motherhood to realize you were burning the candle at both ends and not taking time for yourself? You're probably ready to say YES to yourself and to sustainable self care in your life. I know I was. Took a community of mamas through this platform to help me realize just how important saying yes to our self care really is!
Our next group coaching session is Tuesday August 15th at noon PST and we will be learning of ways to carve out time for our physical and mental health, plus we will all have time on the "hot seat" to share what has been coming up for us in our lives. Please email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot.
MORE EXCITING NEWS:
Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call.
Coach With Me
Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!
Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!
No matter how we look at it, we are all working mamas. At home mamas, working mamas, & work from home mamas. It is all WORK. Part of the impetus for this podcast was shedding light on all of this.. As a stay at home mom who also works from home, I have felt equal parts grateful & overwhelmed. Motherhood can be isolating, disillusioning, fulfilling, & exhausting.
Today I share:
- My experience of moving from a full time job to full time mom
- Intense postpartum anxiety
- Stay at home motherhood challenges and successes
- Why I don't believe motherhood should ever be divisive.
- My podcast journey & following my dreams
Looking for like-minded Soul Mammas to connect with?
Are you like me, and it took you a while into motherhood to realize you were burning the candle at both ends and not taking time for yourself? You're probably ready to say YES to yourself and to sustainable self care in your life. I know I was. Took a community of mamas through this platform to help me realize just how important saying yes to our self care really is!
Our next group coaching session is Tuesday August 6th at noon PST and we will be learning of ways to carve out time for our physical and mental health, plus we will all have time on the "hot seat" to share what has been coming up for us in our lives. Please email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot.
MORE EXCITING NEWS:
Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call.
Coach With Me
Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!
Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!
Todays mama believes in grit and the power of going after what you love. Even if that means falling and getting up again& again. Stefanie Gass has a successful online business where she helps women learn boundaries, time block and social media strategies. She is also a fellow podcast host of the Momprener MasterMind Show!
Today she shares about:
- How our lowest lows can lead us to our highest highs (because, believe me, she's been there),
- How faith has played a powerful role in her journey
- How important persistence/grit was in her business
- Not derailing our dreams to naysayers.
Looking for like-minded Soul Mammas to connect with?
Are you like me, and it took you a while into motherhood to realize you were burning the candle at both ends and not taking time for yourself? You're probably ready to say YES to yourself and to sustainable self care in your life. I know I was. Took a community of mamas through this platform to help me realize just how important saying yes to our self care really is!
Our next group coaching session is Tuesday July 30th at noon PST and we will be learning of ways to carve out time for our physical and mental health, plus we will all have time on the "hot seat" to share what has been coming up for us in our lives. Please email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot. $20 investment~
MORE EXCITING NEWS:
Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call.
Coach With Me
Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!
Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!
Have you wanted to take off work to travel with your kids but felt riddled with exhaustion or busy-ness? Do you feel overwhelmed at the prospect? You’re not alone, but Anelise Salvo, today's guest and owner of Anelise Salvo Design Co., is going to remind us why it is totally possible. In fact, her and her family travelled the globe or 6 months together & are going to SE Asia this year! Anelise, is a mompreneur/graphic designer who speaks about the importance of taking a maternity leave, making time for self care & passionate living.
Today we discuss:
1.) Living an "on purpose" life, in her case a nomadic one, takes sacrifices and hashing out what's really important in life.
2.) Discussing her two maternity leaves and why she took 7 months off with her second baby.
3.) Why we need to take time for self care even if it's just in 15 minute intervals.
4.) To be gentle with ourselves and not judge ourselves or other parents.
Looking for like-minded Soul Mammas to connect with?
Are you like me, and it took you a while into motherhood to realize you were burning the candle at both ends and not taking time for yourself? You're probably ready to say YES to yourself and to sustainable self care in your life. I know I was. Took a community of mamas through this platform to help me realize just how important saying yes to our self care really is!
Our next group coaching session is Tuesday July 23rd at noon PST and we will be learning of ways to carve out time for our physical and mental health, plus we will all have time on the "hot seat" to share what has been coming up for us in our lives. Please email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot. $20 investment~
MORE EXCITING NEWS:
Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call.
Coach With Me
Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!
Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!
Let’s face it, there is so much pressure on mamas to DO, BE, and FACILITATE everything. Getting back to our “real” job or accomplishing external goals often receives more accolades than staying at home and snuggling our babies. It takes a lot of internal moderation to make sure we stay aligned to our truth and pay attention to if our candle is about to burn out.
Today’s guest and creative entrepreneur mama who makes creative, beautiful and unique handmade leather bags, Emily Da Foe, knows just how challenging it is to always stay present as a mama and business owner. This is why her and her two mompreneur friends recently launched her platform Present Day Moms that offers a perspective from a "far from perfect mother" point of view, who is navigating the waters of running businesses and a home!
Today we discuss:
1.) How saying yes to too many things can lead to burn out
2.) How society often recognizes hard work as "external work" rather than staying at home with our kids & how this can lead to unneeded pressure as moms.
3.) Why staying creative is important for self fulfillment
4.) The ups ad downs of mompreneurship
Looking for like-minded Soul Mammas to connect with?
Are you like me, and it took you a while into motherhood to realize you were burning the candle at both ends and not taking time for yourself? You're probably ready to say YES to yourself and to sustainable self care in your life. I know I was. Took a community of mamas through this platform to help me realize just how important saying yes to our self care really is!
Our next group coaching session is Tuesday July 9th at noon PST and we will be learning of ways to carve out time for our physical and mental health, plus we will all have time on the "hot seat" to share what has been coming up for us in our lives. Please email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot. $20 investment~
MORE EXCITING NEWS:
Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call.
Coach With Me
Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!
Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!
Today’s guests and new mamas know about courage, the power of pivoting and how much we can learn from making BIG life shifts. Annabelle Torgman DeGrazio and Annie Jensen Chapur left their jobs as lawyers (something they had worked hard for, for a significant portion of their lives) and launched their own company called TAJA collection in 2017 out of a passion for thoughtful gifts, candles and creative design.
Their candles, diffusers, and vases, are all completely customizable keepsakes. are unique because they are completely customizable and work really well as thoughtful gifts. This means, you can engrave anything you can dream up on our products: a picture of your pet, your company’s logo, your dad’s signature, the lyrics to your favorite song, an inspirational quote—seriously anything!
Today they are going to share about:
- How being entrepreneurs and now mompreneurs is not easy and takes grit,
- How following their truth and what they were good at led them to alignment in life
- The power of listening to your inner voice
- How being mamas makes us realize no time should be wasted on things that aren't in alignment with our values
- Why it's so important to surround ourselves with people who support us.
Looking for like-minded Soul Mammas to connect with?
Are you like me, and it took you a while into motherhood to realize you were burning the candle at both ends and not taking time for yourself? You're probably ready to say YES to yourself and to sustainable self care in your life. I know I was. Took a community of mamas through this platform to help me realize just how important saying yes to our self care really is!
Our next group coaching session is Tuesday July 9th at noon PST and we will be learning of ways to carve out time for our physical and mental health, plus we will all have time on the "hot seat" to share what has been coming up for us in our lives. Please email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot. $20 investment~
MORE EXCITING NEWS:
Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. With a background in life coaching and teaching, I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options available on my website) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call.
Coach With Me
Come chat with us! Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!
Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!
I cannot stress the importance of a motherhood community enough. Why? Because, l have been there. I felt so insular and alone as a new mama and I had no clue what it would really be like until I met my daughter. I had diastasis recti & all day "morning' sickness early into my pregnancy & exhaustion/anxiety postpartum.
Today's guest Kim Perry, is a mommy of two daughters and a prenatal and postnatal certified coach who offers quick at home workouts and actionable tips to her clients. Kim is someone who quit a good job to follow her dreams of being an entrepreneur and she talks about how she had to hustle in pregnancy to pave a life where she works from home and helps other mamas to get fit during pregnancy stay healthy and live out their truest purpose.
Today we discuss:
- Why maintaining physical fitness is attainable & so important during and after pregnancy
- Why stepping into our confidence is SO importance as mamas
- How we can pivot and shift into a life that we love at any time, if we are feeling lukewarm about our current situations.
Next IN PERSON Soul Mamma group coaching session is July 7th at 3pm in downtown Santa Barbara. Next virtual session isTuesday 30 at noon PST. Email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot~
EXCITING NEWS: Now offering one on one coaching! If you are feeling like you need to pivot or move into something more authentically you, but aren't sure what it is, are feeling depleted or deflated, consider coaching with me. I am now offering 60 minute coaching sessions with me (al a carte and monthly options) via ZOOM. To find out more click the link below to set up a a free discovery call.
Coach With Me
Come on over to the Facebook Group & hear happenings from our community and to meet like minded mamas like yourself!
Please support the podcast by following me on Instagram where you will also receive episode updates, photos & audio clips!
Today’s mom Rose Wetzel is not only a Spartan Race-sponsored professional athlete, she is also a Ninja Warrior! What is a ninja warrior? Check out her show on NBC to see! This sport involves such physical prowess and courage, you almost can’t take your eyes off of the athletes involved. And it’s easy to forget she’s a new mama!
Rose is a mom of toddler is a downright incredible athlete who has built businesses around personal training and fitness. She wholeheartedly believes in empowering women. Especially when they feel the most vulnerable-like pregnancy and postpartum. Why? Because she found herself in some vulnerable situations postpartum that included a health scare where her placenta had to be surgically removed and struggles with postpartum depression.
Today she shares about:
- The significant physical and mental shifts that go along with being a professional athlete mom
- Why self care is so important in her life & how she built a business around it.
- Why she wants people to be inspired by her realness & imperfections rather than her physical feats.
- How we all can attain our dreams, whatever they may be.
Next IN PERSON Soul Mamma group coaching session is July 7th at 3pm in downtown Santa Barbara. Next virtual session isTuesday 30 at noon PST. Email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot~
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How does major loss or life challenges lead to mindful living and parenting? Today's guest is here to tell us how. After losing her home in a fire as a kid, and losing her dad tragically, Rachel Garahan, mama of two and entrepreneur/brand consultant, stared crafting a life around intentional living and conscious parenting.
Rachel doesn't believe in living inside of any boxes or following the status quo, and instead feels risks and uncomfortable moments lead us to our truest selves. She also believes in doing internal work, and discusses the importance of therapy and self reflection on her relationship and personal life.
Today she is going to share about:
- Why taking a real mom break for a few days should be a necessity
- How to dispel mom guilt
- How the loss of her dad, suddenly, changed her entire life
- Working with brands that align with your purpose
- Why therapy has taken her and her husbands relationship to the next level.
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Next IN PERSON Soul Mammas group coaching session for self care is June 23th at 3pm in downtown Santa Barbara. Email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot~Next virtual coaching session is Tuesday June 12 at 1pm! $20 for 75 mins.
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Have you ever hand to take a huge leap into following your intuition even when not everyone around you understood? Kanchan Koya, mommy of two, with a PHD from Harvard in molecular biology, who bravely decided to follow her passion for food & spices. She is part of the Creators Program at Buzzfeed Tasty creating recipes for an audience of millions. Growing up in India with a love of spices, she founded Spice Spice Baby a platform dedicated to shedding light on the healing potential of spices in families.
Kanchan believes being a soul mamma means following our inner calling, moving through fears, and living purposeful, present lives to model for our kids. She also believes it isn’t always easy to stay in alignment and that it take practice, mindfulness and kindness towards ourselves. She is also a fellow podcast mama! Her podcast Momlight podcast highlights inspirational mamas and motherhood topics from all over the world.
Today we are discussing:
- Not listening to naysayers/following our truth
- Integrative health and nutrition
- The health benefits of spices in our food
- How to incorporating spices into our families meals
- Common misconceptions around spices in baby food
- Letting go of "mom guilt"
Next IN PERSON Soul Mamma meeting June 23 at 3pm in downtown Santa Barbara. Next virtual meeting Tuesday June 18th at noon PST. Email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot~
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Do you want to adventure more with your family but feel like you don't have the means, or are waiting for the exact "right time?" Do you feel like you used to live an adventurous life before kids and don't know exactly how to it back into your life slowly postpartum?
Annika Mang, today's guest and mommy of two, started a motherhood community about just this. She is the Founder and writer at BorntobeAdventurous.com and believes wholeheartedly in modeling her passion for the outdoors to her children. Annika is so fired up about being an adventure mom that she is willing to take her two daughters sledding in the freezing cold winter weather or take them on climbing adventures.
BorntobeAdventurous was created as a platform to share and inspire other families to get outdoors and adventure with their kids.
Today she is going to share about:
- Her current move towards saying YES to personal adventure
- Saying YES to more adventures with her family.
- How to travel with a 3 and a 5 year old and advice for mamas wanting to adventure more with their wee ones.
Next IN PERSON Soul Mammas group coaching session for self care is June 9th at 3pm in downtown Santa Barbara. Email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot~Next virtual coaching session is Tuesday June 12 at 1pm! $20 for 75 mins.
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Today’s guest, renowned Ashtanga Yoga instructor, surfer and mommy of four Lea Marie Perfetti, knows all about having to shed and rebuild our identities as mamas and how motherhood is a rebirth in so many ways. Lea is a mama who knows how to give her children enough love, presence and enough outdoor space to really allow them to thrive. In fact, you’ll see pictures of her children roaming the land near their home in Southwest Portugal riding horses, running around barefoot and joining their parents in their surf, yoga and travel adventures. Her and her husband Tarik, who met in 2008, lead reputable OCEAN WYSE YOGA retreats all over the world and create a sacred space for brining their children along for the ride.
Take-Aways from the Episode:
- Embracing femininity after becoming a mom
- How she believes natural, open space can help kids thrive
- How to negotiate working with a partner or spouse
- Extended breastfeeding and naysayers
Next IN PERSON Soul Mamma meeting June 9th at 3pm in downtown Santa Barbara. Email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot~
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Enough-ness. Do you every feel enough as a mom? Do you ever take the time to pat yourself on the back and acknowledge what you've accomplished rather than what you have not? It's so easy to fill up everyone else cup before our own, or feel unworthy if we don't check off all of the "to dos" on our list. But what if we just accepted that we were already doing enough?
I’m super stoked for today’s guest. Why? Because she’s a fellow podcaster mama who candidly speaks about just this. Maria Alcoke is also is a Cross Fit Level 1 trainer who not only inspires with her physical prowess but her ability to shift gears at the drop of a hat.
Maria made the brave move to leave the corporate world to pursue her own business right before the birth of her first child. In fact, her show “The Engine Mom Podcast” is all about the gears we have to shift as busy, ambitious mamas.
Today we speak about:
- Enough-ness and when and where to create boundaries
- Making sacrifices for our dreams
- Why she doesn't feel she fits into the stay at home mom or working mom box & how that is sometimes challenging.
Next IN PERSON Soul Mamma meeting May 26th at 3pm in downtown Santa Barbara. Email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot~Moving forward each meeting will be every other Sunday afternoon all summer!
Virtual Soul Mamma meetings starting May 21st at 12:15 PST.Check out my IG lives at approx. 2pm Mondays and Wednesdays for more info!
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Mamas most certainly can find themselves burning the candle at both ends and putting everyone else health, wellness and wellbeing in front of our own. Todays guest is going to share with us a great lesson in why we should always listen to our bodies inklings. Kayla Mangione, today's guest, was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease in her twenties, which resulted in major surgery. This mama of two daughters has walked quite a road to arrive where she is today as a LMFT and Art therapist as well as the founder of the *Family Food Project* on Instagram.
Today she shares about:
- Why our body is much smarter than we often think it is and to listen to it!
- Why it's important for mamas to have a creative outlet
- How we never know where life is going to lead us, ad how our downs often lead to our biggest successes.
Because Kayla admits she is stubborn and didn’t want to accept being on pharmaceuticals for the rest of her life, she decided to completely change her diet, which included removing gluten completely. Now she has kept this autoimmune disease at bay, through diet and health alone and has become quite passionate about health and wellness and empowering other mamas to be versed in it as well.
Her Instagram food journal is where she shares plant-focused meal ideas, parenting tips for selective eaters, and how to create healthy food relationships for kids.
Next IN PERSON Soul Mamma meeting May 26th at 3pm in downtown Santa Barbara. Email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot~
Virtual Soul Mamma meetings starting May 21st at 12:15 PST.
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“You have to be green enough to be healthy and chill enough to be happy.” That is the motto of today’s guest and mama of three, Leah Segedie. We try to keep our kids safe in the best ways we can and sometimes detoxifying our homes can feel overwhelming. Leah is here to tell us that it is totally possible as busy moms to "go green" in our homes and stay sane at the same time.
In her book and today, she shares about the three major things to avoid in our homes: Food packaging, pesticides and fire retardants. This passionate mama is also the author of Green Enough: Eat Better, Live Cleaner, Be Happier (All Without Driving Your Family Crazy!). She is also the founder of the Mamavation® community (which she’ll be sharing about today), a social media consultant and food activist! She was also named“Mom of the Year” by Shape Magazine being named the 4th most Influential Mom Blogger by Cision Media.
Today she shares:
- What to get rid of NOW in our homes and what we can chill out about
- Why our lowest lows can lead to our highest peaks.
- Why we should stand up for what we believe in
- How to let go of control and be empowered at the same time.
Next IN PERSON Soul Mamma meeting May 26th at 3pm in downtown Santa Barbara. Email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot~ Virtual Soul Mamma meetings starting May 1st. Check out my IG lives at approx. 2pm Mondays and Wednesdays for more info!
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Have you ever wanted to start a business on the side or move into a different career path while being a busy mama? Today's guest is going to tell us why it is totally possible to start a side business while working your "day job" and why it is so important to trust your creative instincts.
Lisa Collum, is an educator, but not in the classroom teacher sense any more. During her time working in a title one classroom, with a masters in education, she decided to take her knowledge of what kids really needed for success in writing, and turn it into a business! It was her passion for wanting to see kids succeed in writing that launched her to create Top Score Writing which specializes in writing curriculum for grades 2nd-12th. Her program caught on like wildfire and has achieved a 100% pass rate with her students on the state writing assessment two years in a row, she is now a sought after speaker and leader in professional development for major school districts throughout the US.
In this episode you will learn:
- How to turn a creative inkling into a lucrative business
- How mommies can be business women even when raising multiples
- Why we should allows listen to our gifts and what we have to offer the world
- How to ask for what we are worth
Next IN PERSON Soul Mamma meeting May 26th at 3pm in downtown Santa Barbara. Email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot~ Virtual Soul Mamma meetings starting May 1st. Check out my IG lives at approx. 2pm Mondays and Wednesdays for more info!
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What is something you've experienced or are going through now as a mom, that you are nervous to share with others because you feel alone in your struggle?
Stillbirth, miscarriage, the loss of a child. These are some of the most sensitive subjects, and not often talked about openly in society. Ironically the things that are the most "taboo" or sensitive, tend to be the things that mothers want to talk about the most, but often feel isolated in. Today's guest mother and organizational coach, Amy Fritz, experienced a profound loss when at six months into her pregnancy she went into emergency labor with her twins who had been diagnosed with twin to twin transfusion. hares about her journey through grief and how this experienced rocked her marriage, career and life as a whole.
Episode Take Aways:
- Why Amy believes it is important to reach out or seek support when going through miscarriage, grief or loss.
- Why she believes in the importance of versing ourselves in postpartum health like depression and anxiety, especially after a loss
- Why we never know where life is going to lead us, especially when we go through something that tests us so profoundly
Next IN PERSON Soul Mamma meeting April 28th at 4pm in downtown Santa Barbara. Email nicole@soulmammas.com to save your spot~ Virtual Soul Mamma meeting dates announced Wednesday 24th at 2pm on my IG LIVE.
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Are you a mom who often says yes or does everything for everyone else? It is quite common as moms, & creating boundaries isn't always easy. Today’s guests believe that we have to learn to say “no” in order to live our greatest “YES’s” because if we are spread to thin we won't be living "on purpose" lives.
Sonnet Simmons Matthews and Veronica Morales Frieling are friends, new mamas, & podcasts hosts. "Not Your Mothers Podcast" was created out of a passion to make mothers feel more connected/ less alone. They also believe that speaking our "unsaids" transparently can help us feel more connected and heard as a community of moms.
Episode Take-Aways:
1.) Accepting our new motherhood identities rather than trying to resist them.
2.) Why creating boundaries opens us up to the things that can actually help us thrive.
3.) Why there is no such thing as balance, and motherhood is a constant dance.
4.) Why we shouldn't try to fit ourselves into ONE BOX
5.) How living "on purpose" lives is totally attainable whether we are working outside of the house or staying home with our kids.
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Moms, do you ever feel like you need to "juggle it all" but don't even really know what that means? Whether you are "working mom" or at home mom, or a mom-preneur, there is a stigma that moms have to "do it all." I believe this does us a disservice as moms. There are going to be some days that are harder than others, and some days we don't have it all figured out and that is OKAY.
Today's guest, former lawyer and co-founder of Vega Coffee, Noushin Ketabi is a mom of a certified coffee roaster and mom of a toddler. She's the first to admit being a mompreneur is not for the faint of heart & that there really is not such a thing as juggling "it all". Through her company Vega Coffee, she works hard to provide jobs for coffee farmers abroad, and knows the dance of trying to carve out little bits of time for herself in the meantime.
Episode Take Aways:
1.) Recognizing how much we've already accomplished as mamas instead of always striving for what's next.
2.) How to balance loving our work and giving our family enough presence.
3.) Why partnership communication is of the utmost importance.
4.) The challenges of traveling solo for work when your a mom.
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How many of us mamas can attest to having very little time for meal prep, or for wanting to feed our kids wholesome meals, but then we get so busy they end up snacking all day? How can we feed our kids healthy meals in a creative and affordable way? Today’s guest Kristy Richardson of the successful online space for kids meal planning “On my Kids Plate” is here to tell us why a little tweak here and there can help kids get interested in food they were once turning away.
After her daughter went through a huge picky phase she decided she needed to create fun and inventive meals for her. Some examples include; smoothie popsicles and Dr. Suess Skewers (with bananas and strawberries), and green pancakes (with some secret spinach thrown in). "On my Kids Plate" started as a diary for her daughter’s meals and is now a platform that helps kids have fun with food and gets parents involved in the fun!
Kristy’s humor, honesty and accessibility is what drew me to her and why many thousands of others have followed her lead and are dedicated followers of her blog. Today she’s going to share with us:
- Easy Recipies for picky eaters
- Why to get started and be yourself if you have a new or creative idea or business you want to start
- How you can still incorporate "treats" into a healthy diet
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Children with special needs make a special impact on our lives as parents. Today's guest, Melody Forsyth, is a mother of four and a down syndrome activist. At 40 years of age she was faced with trisomy 21 diagnosis early into her pregnancy. Of course she went through the full gamut of emotions: fear, anger, denial, yet what she would soon realize is what a true gift Ruby would be to her family. Yes, there have been very real health and developmental challenges in Rubys life, but more profoundly her family has changed forever. Now they all hike together in Utah where they live and plan to visit all of the national parks together.
Topics covered:
- How a family's life changes forever when they receive a diagnosis similar to her daughters
- Why limitations are only in our minds
- Why getting outdoors helps her daughter communicated and discover the world
- Why she believes self care is so important and how she finds time to do so.
- Why "staring is not caring" when it comes to having a child with special needs and how she prefers people come up and say hello.
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Have you ever wanted to quit something big in your life but have been afraid to do so? Have you ever made a big decision that led to a big reward? Goli Kalkhoran is going to share with us soul mamas today why quitting her job as a lawyer, to be with her kids, was the best decision she ever made-but it wasn’t without fear & self doubt. It brought her to some low places, yet she turned them into successes & is currently hosting a weekly podcast Lessons From a Quitter, & running her successful side business.
In the episode we discuss:
- Making big/scary life decisions and following your truth
- Not giving into mom guilt
- Why to stop being our own worst critics
- Listening to our intuition
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Have you ever struggled with miscarriage, fertility or are currently trying to get pregnant? You are not alone, and it is okay to feel all of the emotions that go along with that. This is can be quite a difficult journey, and it is important to feel connected to a community of mamas going through it right along side of you.
Today's guest and renowned fertility coach, Molly Nichols, endured SEVEN painful years of trying to get pregnant, which included extensive IVF treatments. One day she met a woman that changed her life forever. This woman told her that she had to change the story she was telling herself on the inside about why she wasn't getting pregnant.
A couple of months later she was pregnant with twins. Then less than two years later, pregnant naturally with her third child. This life changing event made her realize the mind/spirit/body connection and decided to weave her life's work around helping other mamas with fertility. Today Molly coaches mamas to find that inner connection and step into the goddesses that they are.
What you will be sure to get from the episode:
- If you are struggling with fertility you are NOT alone and Molly tells us why NOT to give up.
- What stories are we telling ourselves?
- Learning to visualize a deeper understanding of inner healing to allow an open channel to fertility.
- Why we are put on this earth for a reason
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Dealing with a chronic health issue? You are not alone. With a two little ones in tow, today’s guest never would have expected to receive an arthritis, gestational diabetes, & type 2 diabetes diagnosis. Author of “The Great Latke Cook Off" and other upcoming titles including “Mommy's Get Tired” Lauren Ranalli is going to speak to us about how she was forced to slow down & make accommodations for her health all while working full time in the public health sector, being a professional writer & literacy advocate.
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Not everyone has a "traditional" family. Some of us are stepparents, in a longterm partnership with kids, have big age gaps between children, or have children with disabilities, for instance. More often than not we think we go through challenges alone, but if we share our unique stories we realize there are many mamas out there experiencing something similar to us. I was always really private about sharing my story of becoming a stepmom at 25 of two boys full time, one with a disability, but since I began the podcast I realized how important it is to be transparent with our stories. This is why I am sharing mine today. I believe this will resonate with moms from all walks of life; not just stepmoms.
Topics covered:
- Step parenting teenagers
- Having the "birth mom" not in the picture
- Not getting married until 10 years into my relationship
- Becoming a mom figure at a young age
- Having a baby "later in life"
- The dynamics of a new baby on a family with older children
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Have you every struggled with postpartum anxiety or panic attacks but felt scared to share about it? Many mamas experience postpartum distress, but it isn't always talked about. Madeline Given, author of 2 cookbooks, nutritionist, &mom, speaks honestly about her experience with postpartum anxiety & panic attacks. This certified holistic nutritionist specializes in eating to keep inflammation at bay. Today we talk about being more than one "type" of mom, & eating in a healthy way for your own family.
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Sometimes our life’s work comes to us when we least expect it. We never really know when a creative side venture, something we do for free, or a service we are providing others might turn into something bigger. That is why, it is so important to follow our “gut instincts” when our inner voice is telling us to follow an inkling. When Melissa Camilleri, former teacher & mom of two boys, started making jewelry for her High School students she didn't know it would turn into a lucrative business beyond her wildest dreams. Now Compliment Inc. is not only a thriving business but impacting women all around the world.
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Not only is traveling or adventuring with kids intimidating early on, it is even more daunting doing it alone. Today’s guest, Belinda Baggs, is a professional surfer & soulful mama who has travelled the world with her son Rayson since he was 7 months old. SOLO. This mama believes in living out our own legacy as parents, & not worrying so much what society expects or thinks of us. Belinda speaks of the challenges & successes of living an ocean inspired, soulful life with a wee one in tow as well as being an ambassador for Patagonia Surf in Australia. Today she shares her tips for raising a water baby as well as living in alignment with our ocean environment.
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Admit it, most of us weren’t even aware of the significance of pelvic floor health either when we got pregnant or until after we had kids. And if you’re like me, you didn’t realize the importance of getting the pelvic floor checked out postpartum! To this day I have only been once! Julie Wiebe, a sought after physical therapist of over 20 years, and author, is going to tell us why incontinence, heaviness, leaking, pain and discomfort are NOT normal even though sometimes society has us believing that.
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How can we find joy after deep loss? What about the loss of a child? Kate Merrick believes in the “in between moments that make up our lives” & the power of being truly present. This mama had to face "goodbye love" straight in the eye. Only 5 years ago she lost her daughter Daisy Love to cancer after a five year battle. Today we speak about finding the light through the darkness. She amazingly has gone on to write "And Still She Laughs: Defiant Joy in the Depths of Suffering" & "Here Now: Unearthing Presence & Peace in an Overcorrected World."
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How many of you mamas have experienced something taboo like a miscarriage or loss of any kind, and felt that you couldn’t speak about it, or didn’t know who to turn to for support? Todays guest, Marianna Sachse, of Jackalo Clothing, is a mama and entrepreneur who experienced an invasive molar pregnancy which quickly turned very serious. Having been overlooked by the doctor’s at first, her molar pregnancy spread and she ended up having to go in for nine months of life saving chemotherapy treatments. To add insult to injury, her mom had just been given a dire cancer diagnosis. Today she shares that story as well as her road back to her purpose-starting her own business.
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After faced with one of a mother’s worst fears, losing a spouse and father of your child, Irish-born Sherry Mc Conkey, had to courageously move forward alone with her toddler Ayla after the sudden loss of her husband, skiing legend Shane Mc Conkey. With incredible humility and a vivacious personality, this snowboarder, mountain biker, and yogi shares with us how to live our best life, even if we’ve experienced loss, trauma or grief. As she said in her 2016 TEDx talk: " You have one life. Live it."
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To thank you for your loyal listenership this year I'd like to give you a synopsis of inspirational & life changing tips and take-aways from the show in 2018! In this shortened episode, I also share about my successes and challenges as a podcast host, mom of a toddler and two teenagers; including negotiating being a step-mother, communicating with teenagers, toddler life, and learning to delegate. I talk about just getting started on a new business venture or dream and how much I learned from JUMPING in! I also discuss listening to our inner creative voice and not stifling it-even if we only have a few minutes a day to do something we love. Lastly, I go over a debriefing of guest episodes as well as the top 5 golden nuggets of wisdom from our amazing soul mamma interviewees.
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Do you ever feel like the demands of parenthood have created a distance between you and your spouse? Today's guest and author of "Presence of Mind" Kaita Mrazek, talks about her experience with feeling "checked out"with her spouse & how bringing mindfulness to her marriage helped them to reconnect. This meant prioritizing spending time away together as well as tuning into & recognizing eachother's "bids" for love. Kaita also shares about how powerful presence & non-resistance can be with raising wee ones.
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Listening to our inner voice & following our dreams, or starting something new, is not an easy decision, especially if we have kids & the responsibilities of parenthood. Author & professional photographer Leela Cyd tells us why finding our creative flow is so important. Sometimes our dreams have to start as a "side hustle"and that's okay. She encourages us to stick with our passions without giving up, even if we don't know exactly "how" things will work out. It is knowing what lights us up that makes all the difference.
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If miscarriage is so common amongst mamas why is it not talked about in society? Why does it often make us feel so uncomfortable? I can personally attest to and agree with this week's guest in that, society didn't prepare us for articulating our miscarriage experiences. Crystal Thornburg Homcy, now a mother of four year old rainbow baby Naia, is not only a mindful mama, she is also an environmentalist, professional water woman, entrepreneur and all around mermaid. In today's episode we discuss her filmmaking, dealing with loss, and how to raise mindful babies.
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Why is it important to always share our sacred birth stories? Today's guest is going to tell us why. After experiencing a traumatic birth with her seventh baby, today's guest Arianna Alloway was left feeling disappointed and deeply disrespected. This beautiful, soulful mama of seven children, who birthed her first daughter at only 16 years old, faced her own traumas in her youth, which included foster care and an estranged relationship with her birth mother. Arianna believes in the power of telling our birth stories, real self care, and connecting with other mamas to heal birth trauma. It was through these actions that she has found new truth and continues to move towards accepting her birth story with peace.
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Have any of you mamas experienced a newfound sense of fear or extreme cautiousness postpartum? This feeling of fearfulness may have made you a bit disillusioned and doubtful because you may have felt like the only mama who has struggled with this. You are not alone. Postpartum our brains literally change to protect ourselves and our young. This week's guest Audrey Hills is here to tell us about her experience and research with fear postpartum and how she's learned to remedy it. She is now teaching surf retreats for moms to gain more confidence in the water.
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After faced with one of the scariest diagnoses a person can face, Samantha Paige was taken on a journey that forced her to literally strip away layers of herself. At only 21 years old, her doctor found a lump on her thyroid, & soon after she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. It was then, that her life profoundly changed. Today Samantha, mama of an adolescent & founder of the "Last Cut Project" tells us how to listen to our inner voice, because it is much more important to our health than we think.
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Have you ever had to face your biggest fears? Whether we are aiming our snowboards down a steep snow covered mountain, surfing giant waves, or making a scary life decision-it is our mindset that can make or break the outcome. Kimmy Fasani, one of the world's best snowboarders, is here to speak to us about presence, trust, mindfulness, and intuition as it pertains to her professional career and new motherhood. Kimmy is now paving the way for professional mama athletes at the forefront of their careers.
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As mamas, it is never easy to transition away from our previously held self-identifications whether they are mental or physical, to step into this new role. Gillian Gibree has definitely earned the terms “athlete”and “ocean enthusiast”, as she is an incredibly active and accomplished mama in terms of physical fitness and health. This mama is a self proclaimed “ex-lifeguard, Roxy athlete and fitness model” who owns the business Paddle into Fitness in California. In this episode she shares going to share with our listeners her experience with fitness & health pre and postpartum as well as entrepreneurship, partnership, & juggling self care.
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Whether we are step-parents, have gone through in vitro fertilization, had babies in a “traditional” manner, or have adopted or fostered children, for instance, we are all mothers first and foremost. This week’s guest Anastasia Stone & her husband, who are advocates for the foster care system, have adopted three babies, in addition to having two biological children. Anastasia knows the process can be challenging & emotional, & can mentor any mama listeners who might be considering going down this path.
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Have you ever wanted to start something new, move into entrepreneurship or create a side business, but you felt overwhelmed with your busy mom schedule?
Starting a side hustle, new hobby or passion project can be daunting, but the toughest part is simply starting. Todays guest, Sara Mc Carty of Run Wild My Child,an online space for beautifully curated images, messages, tips and guides on raising kids to love the outdoors, started as a blogger and photographer. Eventually she had enough images to start this recent project that has quickly gained notoriety on social media.
This mama of three, one only six months old, is also an attorney by day who knows what it is like to feel constantly busy or overwhelmed. Today she is going to talk to our Soul Mamma listeners about why we should follow our creative inklings, and how things seem to take a life of their own when you take one foot in front of the other to start.
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Traveling with kids. Definitely not for the faint of heart. But is it really that hard? Mike and Chelsea Denning are here to tell us that it is a lot easier and more enjoyable than one would think. In fact, they have based their lives around traveling with their kids, Coral and Reef, who are two years old and four years old and have travelled to every continent except Antartica with them to find surf. Now Chelsea is pregnant with their newest addition and she is not letting that stop their plans of continued travel abroad. They want their children to learn how to be kind to everyone, resilient and open-minded through their travel experiences. The Denning's are here to remind us that we can always follow our dreams, it's just a matter of what we prioritize and our perspective.
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