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176: How to Find & Listen to your Intuition // Camille Andros

April 5, 2021

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166: Using Your Own Stories as a Parenting Tool // Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan

January 25, 2021

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159: Connecting Spiritually When You Don’t Have Extra Time // Darla Trendler of Spiritually Minded Women

December 7, 2020

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157: How (and Why) to Journal, Even If You’re Not a Journaler! // Kim Christenson of Promptly Journals

November 23, 2020

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124: How to Stop Judging Yourself

April 5, 2020

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119: How to Fall Back in Love with Motherhood When It All Feels Hard // Tessa Brown

March 2, 2020

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080: Blessing our Children by Seeing their Gifts: A Musical Tribute to my Mama (Encore!)

May 6, 2019

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078: 3 Easy Ways to Capture Memories of Motherhood (Encore!) // Laura Webb

April 22, 2019

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3 Messages of Hope for the Darkest Times: Lessons from Infertility, Adoption, and Loss (Encore!)

August 6, 2018

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Nine years ago this month, I pushed publish on a p

Nine years ago this month, I pushed publish on a podcast I recorded in my closet, and to celebrate, I’m asking you for a birthday favor. 🎂

In this week’s birthday episode, my team each shared the episode that stuck with them most, and I loved hearing the stories behind their picks. Abby even found the show back in 2019 because her mom sent her a single episode, which reminded me how often the best things in motherhood get passed from one mom to the next.

That’s why the comments on this post might be my favorite birthday gift this year. When you share the episode that stuck with you, another mom scrolling by might find the conversation she needs right now (and I get to hear your stories, which never get old). 💜

So tell me in the comments, which 3 in 30 episode has stuck with you, and why?

And if you’d like to hear the full conversation with my team, comment ✨EPISODE✨ and I’ll send you the link (or you can find the link in my bio).

#loveyourmotherhood #motherhoodpodcast #podcastsformoms

Fall always seems to fly by faster than any other

Fall always seems to fly by faster than any other season, and I want to make sure we actually slow down and enjoy it together before the holidays take over.

As kids get older, the plans that tend to work best are the ones they had a say in, which is why I love the idea of handing this list to your teens (and everyone else in the family) and letting each person circle two or three ideas. You end up with a short list that everyone is excited about, and you don’t have to be the one coming up with every single plan.

These don’t need a long weekend or a big budget, either. Most of them fit into a Saturday afternoon or a weeknight after dinner, and plenty of them cost little or nothing.

I’d love to hear which one your family tries first!

Comment ✨FALL✨ and I’ll send you the free printable with all 50 ideas. 🍂

#fallwithkids #raisingteens #loveyourmotherhood

Fall break is coming up (or at least a long weeken

Fall break is coming up (or at least a long weekend, depending on where you live), and if you’re hoping for some real conversation with your teen during the extra time together, it helps to have a few good questions ready to go.

Car rides are a great place to try one, since sitting side by side tends to feel a lot lower pressure than sitting face to face. Dinner, a walk, or a late-night snack run can work too.

Our free guide has teen-approved conversation starters for all kinds of moments, from light + silly to a little deeper. Comment ✨CONNECT✨ and we’ll send it straight to your DMs. 💜

#parentingteens #momsofteens #raisingteens

Sometimes the power struggle we most need to let g

Sometimes the power struggle we most need to let go of isn’t with our kids at all, but with ourselves. 😅

One of my favorite stories from this week’s @3in30podcast episode is about a freezing, miserable family ski day. Denaye and her family had driven an hour and a half to get to the mountain, and after the kids’ lesson, everyone was cold, exhausted, and ready to go home (including her!). But because she’d already said they were going to ski as a family, part of her wanted to dig in her heels and make it happen anyway.

When they finally looked at each other and admitted that nobody was having fun, they went home, and everyone was so much happier.

It’s the same question from the slides, just turned inward: is this really a problem, or is it just not the way I planned it? So many of our standoffs, with our teens and with ourselves, come down to holding onto a plan or a rule simply because we said it, and when we’re willing to pivot, we show our kids that changing your mind isn’t losing.

Denaye’s wisdom is some of the most helpful I’ve heard for navigating power struggles with kids of any age, from toddlers to teens.

Comment ✨EPISODE✨ and I’ll send the link to your DMs, or listen wherever you podcast.

I’m rooting for you! 💜

#raisingteens #powerstruggles #loveyourmotherhood

“Memories are the database of self-esteem.” 🧠 Whe

“Memories are the database of self-esteem.” 🧠

When I read that line in Dr. Marisa G. Franco’s @drmarisagfranco new book, it hit me hard. So many of us try to talk ourselves into feeling worthy, forcing ourselves to be okay without ever touching the memories that taught us we weren’t. (Marisa admits this was her approach for a long time, too!)

Marisa explains that low self-esteem is really a theory we’ve formed about ourselves based on our past experiences.

The hopeful part is that the theory can change. And healing doesn’t mean pretending those memories didn’t hurt. As Marisa put it, the true work of worth is letting what’s real be real, because only then can you offer yourself the support you need.

If you’ve been carrying a belief that you’ll always struggle with self-worth, I hope you’ll give this episode a listen.

Comment ✨EPISODE✨ and I’ll send the link straight to your DMs, or tune in wherever you podcast.

#loveyourmotherhood #selfworth #selfesteem

Nine years ago, Monica and I were already talking

Nine years ago, Monica and I were already talking about how being a mom isn’t the only thing we have to be (you can see it right there in our comments!), and this conference feels like her answer to that question. 💜

I have watched Monica pour her whole heart into helping moms feel like themselves again, from her podcast About Progress to her new book, Sticky Habits, and now this conference that brings together 25 experts who teach on everything from sleep and self-talk to hobbies, money, and making dinner fun again.

My favorite part is that it’s designed for real, busy moms. You don’t have to watch all 25 sessions (there’s definitely no quiz!), so you can pick the topics that would help you most right now and listen while you drive, walk, or fold laundry.

The Basic Pass is completely free for the week, and if you want lifetime access to the recordings, the All-Access Pass comes with a private workshop with Monica and a hardback copy of Sticky Habits if you sign up by October 4th.

Comment ✨MORE✨ and I’ll send you the link to your DMs. I hope you’ll join us!

💜 Rachel

#moreformoms #loveyourmotherhood #motherhoodjourney

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