117: Cultivating More Patience // excerpt from Cultivate a Good Life Podcast
I always thought I was a patient person…until I had kids. Can any of you mamas relate? I have a naturally easy going personality and I tend to give people the benefit of the doubt, but I am telling you, these little humans of mine push every button and get me riled up and yelling like…
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116: Accepting & Reframing Anxiety // Becky Higgins & Becky Proudfit
As mothers, most of us face some stress, worry, and overwhelm every day–that’s just sort of the nature of caring for other humans and managing all of the moving parts of family life. But when do the everyday stressors of motherhood cross over into the realm of anxiety? And do you have to have a…
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115: Why Won’t My Partner Parent the Way I Want Them To? // Celeste Davis
Do you feel frustrated with your partner when they don’t follow the bedtime routine that you have worked so hard to develop for your child? Or is your spouse’s tendency to coddle or spoil the kids really driving you crazy? Or maybe it’s the opposite–their tendency to scold or punish the kids differently than you…
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114: How to Stop Looking at Your Phone So Much // Dr. Katie Penry
Do you ever felt guilty for being on your phone too much? Do you find your phone to be a distraction in your life? Do you have a desire to learn how to stop looking at your phone so much? Dr. Katie Penry, a licensed clinical psychologist and mother of two young children, is on…
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113: Teaching Your Kids about Racism & Bias // Jasmine Bradshaw of First Name Basis Podcast
Do you feel intimidated by the idea of teaching your children about racism and bias? Do you feel that this is an important social justice topic to teach your kids, but you are unsure how? Today’s Martin Luther King Day in the United States, so I wanted to continue the conversation that we started on…
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112: How to Declutter Your Schedule // Miranda Anderson
Does your daily schedule feel deeply fulfilling, or do you often feel like life is a bit of a runaway train? Are your authentic values reflected by how you spend your time, or are your days filled up with things you’ve said yes to just because you felt that you “should”? Today’s episode on how…
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111: 3 Simple Strategies to Avoid Mom Burnout
Do you feel that you are on the verge of major mom burnout? If so, you are not alone. All mothers go through stages of exhaustion, discouragement, and overwhelm. But this should not be our everyday norm! This episode features three simple strategies for building more daily rest and self-care into your mom-life, so you…
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110: How to Compassionately Respond to Homelessness with Meg Martin
I love this time of year when the whole world seems to be more focused on reaching out to our neighbors and making a difference in our communities.Today on the podcast, I am so honored to have my life-long friend Meg Martin with us. Meg is a certified peer counselor and social worker who is…
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109: How to Find Gratitude in the Marathons of Life // Taffy Micheli
Whether or not you are a runner, you are going to love this episode about lessons that Taffy Micheli, a mother of five, learned about gratitude while training for the Boston Marathon. Listen in to hear her thoughts on 3 truly life-changing mantras that she has relied on to get her through long runs. They…
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108: How to Get Help for Mental Illness // Sarah McKenna
Last week in the first episode of this series, my sister Sarah McKenna and I talked about strategies you can use in your own self-care in day-to-day life if you are struggling with depression and anxiety. Today we are going to talk about how to get help for mental illness. We hope this episode will…
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