Tools to help you feel more like yourself within your motherhood
Because when you're managing the needs of your entire family, it's easy to get lost!
Motherhood can feel overwhelming.
Every day, you face the treadmill of making meals, breaking up fights, navigating screentime, and picking up the clutter…again and again and again.
Where's the magic you hoped for in motherhood? Let us help you find it!
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3 actionable takeaways in every 30-minute episode
You are a busy mom with a full schedule and an even fuller brain. You don't have time to listen to an hour-long podcast, featuring a meandering conversation and lots of small talk. You need the takeaways, and you need them yesterday.
We've got you!
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A podcast about you, not just your kids
Most parenting podcasts focus on the kids (how to get them to listen, how to get them to stop fighting, how to manage their screentime), and while we do offer resources for common parenting challenges, our bigger focus is on you, the mom. Because when you feel supported and fulfilled, everything else within parenting will feel so much easier.
This is why our work is based around three pillars to help you become a more self-assured mom:
pillar one
Know your Self
pillar two
Honor your Needs
pillar three
Love your People
Notice that two out of the three pillars are about YOU?
Most moms dive in deep with the third pillar–learning all the parenting tips and strategies–and then we wonder why we still feel unsettled and unfulfilled within our motherhood. It's because the foundation isn't there, the deep knowing of and caring for ourselves.
Interested in learning more? Get started by listening to a favorite episode that aligns with each of the three pillars:
Hi, I'm Rachel
host and founder of 3 in 30 Podcast.
I am a heart-sharer, a collector of practical ideas, and a mother of two miracles.
My children joined our family through adoption and IVF, and I was sure that after my long fight to become a mother, I would love every minute of it.
Well, it turns out motherhood is much harder than I anticipated before having kids (can you relate?)... and I found myself feeling incredibly lost and unfulfilled within that role.
In an effort to find more joy, I tried to read parenting books and listen to parenting podcasts –but they were all so long and rambling. As a busy mom, I just wanted a parenting resource that would get to the point already.
I couldn't find one, so I created it. That's how 3 in 30 came to be!
In every episode, I utilize my expertise as a former high school English teacher to craft episodes that are concise and actionable. I love to interview experts and pull out their best takeaways to help overwhelmed moms.
Join my email list for honest stories and practical tools to help you love your motherhood.
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True transformation requires more than just a 30-minute podcast episode. If you're ready to take everything you're learning on the podcast to the next level, join us in one of our online courses!
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Find your Magic in Motherhood
If motherhood has started to feel like a grind, our three-day email course will help you bring back a little magic. We will introduce you to three of our most beloved episodes with corresponding worksheets to help you take action!
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Motherhood Decluttered
Did you know that you can sort through your mental load and declutter your motherhood "shoulds" just like you would a Pinterest-worthy closet? Get your brain cleaned up and organized with our actionable audio course!
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Self-Assured Motherhood
Find more meaning in motherhood by finding more confidence in yourself. In our 8-month signature program, you will study our three pillars – know yourself, honor your needs, and love your people – and apply them to your unique life.
Gather Your
Golden Moments
The Flecks of Gold Journal is a three-year journal to help you focus on the good within your motherhood. Simply write down one "golden moment" that you experience with your children each day, and watch it transform your mindset.
★★★★★ Rated 4.99 out of 5 by 389 moms
Love Your Motherhood Again: The Flecks of Gold Keepsake Journal
The Flecks of Gold Journal is a three-year journal to help you focus on the good within your motherhood. Simply write down one "golden moment" that you experience with your children each day, and watch it transform your mindset.
★★★★★ Rated 4.99 out of 5 by 389 moms
The Flecks of Gold Three-Year Keepsake Journal is a one-line-a-day journal for moms, created by Rachel Nielson, host of the 3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms podcast. Each day you write down one “golden moment” from your life with your kids. Every page holds the same date across three years, so as time goes on you get to look back and see what was happening on that very day one and two years earlier.
It’s for moms in any stage of motherhood who love their kids deeply but feel like the hard parts (the meltdowns, the mess, the never-ending to-do list) are crowding out the good. If you’ve ever reached the end of a long day and struggled to remember a single sweet moment, this journal was made with you in mind.
About a minute. There’s just one short line to fill in, so it fits into your day even when you’re running on empty. A lot of moms keep it on their nightstand and write right before bed. Because it asks so little of you, it’s a habit you can keep up for three full years.
Once you know you’ll be writing down a golden moment tonight, you start watching for them during the day. Over time that small habit shifts your attention toward the good in your motherhood, without pretending the hard parts aren’t real.
It has 408 ivory pages, a gold-foil title and a gold ribbon bookmark. It comes in a plum gift box, so it’s ready to give the moment it arrives. You can choose from three covers: Teal Linen, Rose Vegan Leather or Camel Vegan Leather.
It’s one of our favorite gifts for moms, whether that’s a new mom, a friend in the thick of the toddler years, or your own mother. Because it fills up over three years, it becomes a keepsake her family will treasure long after the last page is written.
Yes! Flecks of Gold for Kids is a printable, full-year gratitude journal for children, with coloring pages and monthly messages to help them notice the good in their own days. You buy it once and can print a copy for every child in your home.