Do you ever stress about what you are feeding your family? As a mom, I think we have all been there wondering if they are getting the nutrition they need and if we are presenting healthy eating in the right way to our kids. Fear no more! Megan Hadley joins us in this episode of Redefining Balance for Working Moms podcast to give us practical tips to take away the stress and give us all a little more confidence in the kitchen.
Do you wish parenting was more peaceful? What if it can be? To end out our series about helping you be the mom you want to be, let’s revisit our conversation with Jessica Kastner.
She is going to give you all the best tips along the way. Jessica is an award-winning journalist, community leader, and a full-time working mom. She’s really entertaining and has so much wisdom, so I know you are going to get so much out of what she has to share.
Life balance starts first with the Word of God! Today’s Scripture is from both Jeremiah 3:15 and Matthew 9:37.
“And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will feed you with knowledge and understanding.” Jer 3:15
“Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;” Matt 9:37
My hope in this interview is that you will learn and have a greater understanding of who you are and what Christ has called us to do in our lives as working parents. Jessica’s wealth of knowledge and deep understanding of the struggles of parenting more than qualifies her to speak into peaceful parenting. She’s been just about every kind of mom you can be since she started out as a single mom, lived the stay-at-home life, and is now working full time. Out of these experiences of challenge, struggle, love, laughter, Jessica wrote her book, Hiding From My Kids In My Prayer Closet. Jessica says her book was written so that other moms could laugh and share in their struggles together. So often in Christian circles, there seems to be an unwritten expectation of perfection. Jessica is reminding you today that it is just a lie you tell yourself. Jesus is perfect for us, and all he asks is faith!
Are you ready to bring some peace back to your parenting? Jessica’s tips might be just what you need!
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What to do when your kids just want to hang out in their rooms or on their electronic devices instead of you? Well, that is what we are talking about today...bonding with your older kids. In this episode, I am going to walk you through some steps to help you find ways to not only spend time and make memories but to actually enrich your relationships with your kids as they go through pre-teen and teen years. In addition, there is a mindset shift away from being upset your babies are getting older to newfound freedom for yourself and for them. I am by no means a parenting expert but I am sharing tips that I have applied through the advice of parenting experts and letting you know what actually worked for me.
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Have you ever been angry as a mom? Um, I'm sure you have. Anger is part of overwhelm and it's a natural emotion. In this episode, we are talking about how we can work through negative emotions as a mom. I am joined by fellow working Christian mom, Natalie Hixon. She is also a life coach, speaker, and author specializing in helping moms that deal with anger, and overwhelm to live their best lives and be the best mom they can be.
Listen in and get some strategies to get a handle on your emotions and lead your kids in a healthy way.
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What type of mom are you? As moms, we all experience fear, anger, and shame or guilt but did you know that some enneagram types experience one of these three more than the other two? It influences the type of mom we naturally are. And when you know the type of mom you naturally are, you can lean into your strengths and be the best mom (and actually enjoy the journey!).
For this episode, I am joined by Erin Slutsky from Mom Sense Coaching. She is a nurse, an accredited Enneagram practitioner, and MOPS International mentor and coach with 20 years of experience. She understands child development and family dynamics. Through MomSense Coaching, she highlights your strengths and shares specific ways you can use your natural tendencies to become a more comfortable and confident mom.
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Ok working moms, I think we can agree that parenting can be exhausting. And when you consider that it's the most important job that we have but have so many other things on our plates, it can be a challenge to try to give it our best all of the time. But what if it didn't have to be that way?
In this episode, I am talking with parenting expert Rachel Bailey and she shares 3 tips on how to make parenting less exhausting while giving your kids exactly what they need.
Rachel Bailey is a Parenting Specialist who has been serving families for over a decade. Besides being a mother of two, she also has a Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology, a certification in Positive Discipline, and has provided services as an ADHD Coach, in-home mentor, and therapist. Currently, Rachel teaches parents practical, longterm tools for raising responsible, resilient, confident children... while reducing the stress and guilt in parents' lives.
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Hey there! This is a special episode because it is a dual cast for Redefining Balance for Working Moms podcast and the Mom Inspired Podcast! Join Amber Sandberg and I as we sit down and chat about the reality of being a mom and coping with the added stress and pressure of the holiday season. We each share our ideas, thoughts, and tips to give you grace (and maybe a couple of shortcuts) to make this season awesome but simple.
We have both put together resources for you to make the holiday season easier!
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Ok, it's been a few months till school started and the year will be ending in a couple of months. What a perfect time to check in with yourself and do a little self-coaching. Specifically, I am going to walk you through a little assessment that you can do with your career and parenting areas of life, but really, you can use this same process with any area of your life.
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Balance can be a hard thing to wrap our heads around as a working mom. But I'm here to tell you that it is possible. How do I know this? Because all things are possible through Jesus. When it comes to creating balance in your life, there are three main principles and these principles are what Your Life Rocks is all about.
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This is our final episode in our Holiday Sanity series for working Christian moms. In this episode, I share module three of our Holiday Sanity Course which shares 3 ways that you can grow closer to God as we draw near to Christmas. Join us in our FB group for a meaningful way to close out 2017 and set up 2018 with intention. www.YourLifeRocks.com
I can't think of a greater victory as a parent and mom than to teach my kids to be king and to be givers. In this episode, I am joined by one of the founders of the Christian crowdfunding site, Give Send Go. Together we discuss things you can do to instill this lesson with our kids. Spoiler alert...it starts with you.
Ok, I love Christmas and we have covered a lot during our Holiday Sanity Series so far. We started off setting our intentions and picking our themes for the season, then we covered all the practical stuff like how to get everything done on your to-do list with your limited time. Next week, we will be talking about moving closer to Jesus as we move closer to Christmas. This week felt like a good time to take a pit stop and just enjoy how awesome Christmastime is. So, we are talking about 10 ways to make it even more awesome! As a working mom, sometimes we just need to have fun!
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Sometimes we can get caught up in life and just take each day as they come. I like to think that Your Life Rocks is an interrupt to that pattern. Our goal is to help you build an amazing life through living intentionally. And that's what this episode is all about. Being intentional about the traditions in your life. Traditions are what binds your family together and create deep roots and connections.
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Our calendars and to-do's list are often overflowing regardless of the time of year, but Christmas time gets extra full. So how are you suppose to get it all done? That's what this episode is all about. This is the actual training from this module inside the Life Balance Membership course, Holiday Sanity. You can check out the full course and everything else inside Life Balance Membership by starting your free 7-day trial at LifeBalanceMembership.com
This time of year is busy, and I'm not just talking about Christmas. It's the end of the year, and for us working moms, that means completing projects at work before the end of the year, prepping for year-end reviews, budgets, and planning for the year ahead. In this episode, I'm joined by career strategist Evangelia Leclaire who shares strategies to help you gain confidence and be ready to negotiate for a raise, more time off or a flexible schedule.
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Working moms are busy enough, but come this time of year and our to-do lists get insane. Over the course of the next few Thursday action episodes, we will be diving into the Holiday Sanity course and I'll be sharing some of the training with you. In this episode, we are talking about the steps to create an intentional Christmas.
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Don't let your health goals be a victim of the Holiday season. It doesn't have to be that way! Our guest expert, Lindsay Young, shares 5 tips to help you guard your health this holiday season. Plus, she has a great guide for our Life Balance Members to help you avoid the 3 pm slump, a must for all working moms.
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This time of year everyone is talking about gratitude. This episode goes live on Thanksgiving, so it's only appropriate that we talk about it here too. Regardless of the time of year, gratitude is something we could use more of. In this episode, I guide you through a 3 step exercise to take your gratitude game a little deeper.
Can you believe that it's Christmas time already? I love this time of year, but it sure can be stressful. On top of everything we are already balancing as a working mom we now have Christmas parties, extra kids activities, gift purchasing, house decorating, and so much more! Not to worry, I have you covered. In this episode, we dive into ways to cut the stress and chaos that comes with this time of year for each of your 8 areas of life. We are talking about your faith, marriage, parenting, career, health, home, finances, and friends/fun.
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Life gets busy and time is short. That's why being intentional about quality time with your kids is essential as a working mom. Our Thursday episodes are designed to be quick and to give you action items that you can apply right to your life. In this episode, I share three tips to help you increase your quality mom time without adding extra time to your week.
Second episode of a two-part series. Join us for a conversation with Kimberly Walton of Cherishedwives.com. Marriages are important and need to be protected and built strong. Kimberly relates this to a castle's defenses. Last week we focused on the outer defenses and this week, we focus on the inner defenses.
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Being a working mom leaves little time to clean and keep the house tidy. In this episode, I share three of my best tips for maintaining your home and your sanity as a working mom. There is bonus content; a weekly cleaning checklist for your batched cleaning routine to add to your weekly weekend prep. The bonus material is available exclusively inside LifeBalanceMembership.com. Sign up today and start your free 7-day trial.
The husband and wife relationship is the most important relationship you have on earth. It's valuable and needs to be protected. In this episode, our guest Kimberly Walton from CherishedWives.com walks us through an illustration of how to protect your marriage like a castle.
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Take action Thursday! As working moms, we often live our lives in silos. And it's a good thing. It allows us to be 100% present where we are at. However, we should be taking our faith with us into all the areas of life. In this episode, we are talking about how to bring your faith to work. I'll share three tips to help you mix the two, get your thinking, and take a step into action. Plus, there is bonus material available inside LifeBalanceMembership.com under resources then click on faith.
Well, friends, today we celebrate 100 episodes of Life Balance for Christian working moms! That's a lot of experts talking about faith, being a wife, mom, helping you grow in your career, health, and reach your goals with your finances, your home, and in it all deepen your friendships and have fun. In this episode, we talk about why life balance is possible, what it is, and we have some of our guest experts from the past sharing their very best tips with you.
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