Mama Bear Podcast

187. Exciting News- Shifting Gears to a New Podcast!

The new Mary Susan McConnell Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mary-susan-mcconnell-show/id1718969783 Mama Bear Daily: https://mamabearmedia.teachable.com/p/mama-bear-daily Hallie Mae's Cozy Creative Shop: www.halliemaes.com  

186. I'm back from my unexpected break!

7 Days Free of the Mama Bear Daily at https://mamabearmedia.teachable.com/p/mama-bear-daily Mary Susan's art: www.marysusanmcconnellart.com  

185. Fun Announcement! - Very quick episode

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184. Automate Your Life: 9 areas to automate your life today

In this episode, Mary Susan talks about 9 areas that caregivers can automate / delegate to free up space for their life.  Find the Mama Bear Daily HERE https://mamabearmedia.teachable.com/p/mama-bear-daily Find the Reimagine Your World: A Creative Course for Caregivers HERE https://mamabearmedia.teachable.com/p/reimagine-your-life-a-creative-course-for-caregivers

183. Reimagine Your World: A Creative Course for Caregivers (Valentine’s Special)

Reimagine Your World: A Creative Course for Caregivers // Check it out here: https://mamabearmedia.teachable.com/p/reimagine-your-life-a-creative-course-for-caregivers Check out the Mama Bear Daily membership HERE: https://mamabearmedia.teachable.com/p/mama-bear-daily

182. Vacation destinations that are accessible! Travel spots & tips that are inclusive…

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181. Want more money in your life? Special time-sensitive announcement - Guest Allison Cullen was on the show in 2021 and has created something awesome.

Check out Allison's course HERE: 181. Want more money in your life? Special time-sensitive announcement - Guest Allison Cullen was on the show in 2021 and has created something awesome. 

180. Dozens of professional storage & organizational hacks for ALLLL of the extra items medically complex families often need.

Check out Mama Bear Daily Membership: A Place for Caregivers HERE. I'd love to see you there! https://mamabearmedia.teachable.com/p/mama-bear-daily  References: https://www.hgtv.com/design/design-blog/clean-and-organize/organization-solutions-that-work-in-even-the-smallest-spaces    https://www.papernstitchblog.com/clever-ideas-organization/    https://www.containerstore.com/organization-projects/general/tip/8-tips-small-space-living     https://www.realsimple.com/home-...

179. Festivity Fails: Hilarious / Horrifying Holiday Bloopers from Listeners

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178. Your Home Should be a Haven: Accessible Renovations w/ Designer, Life Coach & Fellow Mama Bear, Morgan Motsinger, of Annika Interiors & Sweet Bee Coaching

178. Your Home Should be a Haven: Accessible Renovations w/ Designer, Life Coach & Fellow Mama Bear Morgan Motsinger of Annika Interiors & Sweet Bee Coaching To learn more about Morgan and Annika Interiors, you can visit  https://annikainteriors.com or by following her on Instagram @annikainteriors. To learn more about Morgan's coaching business, visit https://www.morganmotsinger.com or by following her on Instagram @sweetbeecoaching. Access her workbook https://www.morganmotsinger.com...

177. Allison Moorer discusses her powerful new memoir "I Dream He Talks to Me: A Memoir of Learning How to Listen" // Non-verbal autism

Join the Mama Bear Daily Membership: https://mamabearmedia.teachable.com/p/mama-bear-daily Allison's website: www.allisonmoorer.com and instagram @1allisonmoorer  Find Allison's other episodes on this podcast on Episode 53 and 100. 

176. Thinking of the Perfect Gift can be HARD. If that's you, this episode might help.

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175. Enneagram Specialist, Jorja White, on raising her 21yr old daughter w/ intellectual disabilities, building an authentic life, and more

175. Enneagram Specialist, Jorja White, on raising her 21yr old daughter with intellectual disabilities, building an authentic life, and more Check out Jorja's world:  www.findingrokovoko.com  IG: @jorjawhitecoaching  @jorjabea Find the details about the Mama Bear Daily at https://mamabearmedia.teachable.com/p/mama-bear-daily  

174. Caregivers Also Need Caregivers: 12 Ways to Find Them (Free Webinar)

Enroll in the free webinar, "Caregivers Need Caregivers: 12 Creative Ways to Find Amazing Caregivers So You Can Get a Break" here:  https://mamabearmedia.teachable.com/p/caregivers-need-caregivers Check out the Mama Bear Daily Membership here: https://mamabearmedia.teachable.com/p/mama-bear-daily  

173. Twenty-One Creative Ways Churches, Community Centers & Other Groups Can Serve Their Vulnerable Families

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172. When groups professing to love don't actually show up for the vulnerable in the disability community

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171. Creativity in Chaos: Doing things for YOU amidst the incessant care

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170. "Price of Love" w/ Sean McConnell

169. TWO SPOTS LEFT: 4 Week Intensives are Back! Let's have fun together!

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168. Creating "Mama Systems" w/ Mom of 10, Laura Hernandez (Laura's story includes adoption, multiple diagnoses)

Join the Mama Bear Daily for $27/month at https://mamabearmedia.teachable.com/p/mama-bear-daily Find our guest Laura Hernandez @mamasystems on IG, facebook.com/mamasystems.net and www.mamasystems.net Also check out her new list of curated resources at https://www.mamasystems.net/advocate-like-a-mama 

167. Want to hop on the phone next week?

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166. "Of Course You're Overwhelmed"- Listeners answer the question "What feels overwhelming today?" - Extreme Parenting / Epilepsy / Sensory & more

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165. Seven Simple Ways to Increase the Magic in Your Life...

Find Mary Susan on IG at marysusanmcconnell and learn more about the Mama Bear Daily here:  https://www.marysusanmcconnell.com/mama-bear-daily-membership Find Mary Susan's ebook, courses, and more at  www.marysusanmcconnell.com 

164. Discussing "Tender: The Imperfect Art of Caring" w/ Author Penny Wincer & the Life of an Unpaid Carer

Thank you to our sponsor Allison Cullen from Aligned Designs. Book a free 20 minute session today with Allison here: https://calendly.com/aligneddesignsco/individual-coaching-20-minutes?month=2021-07 And find Allison at https://instagram.com/aligned.designs?utm_medium=copy_link Find Penny at www.pennywincerwrites.com and on IG @pennywincer.  Find Mary Susan at www.marysusanmcconnell.com and on IG @marysusanmcconnell and enter to win a free copy of Penny's book.  Sign up to be a Ma...

163. Quick Announcement + Today I Drove Around w/ an Unhappy Child

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162. 4 Things That Give Continuous Energy (in case you're exhausted)

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161. The Paradox of Grief & Gratitude with Lizzy Bain- Fellow Caregiver & Parenting Coach, Medical Mama Support Circle Founder, & Facilitator for Circle of Security an Attachment-Based Parenting Curriculum

Find Lizzy Bain at www.paradoxhealing.com Learn more about Mama Bear Daily here: https://mamabearmedia.teachable.com/p/mama-bear-daily

160. A Chat w/ Stephanie Wolfe, Author of the New & Magically Inclusive Children's Book "Authentically Addie"

Grab your copy of "Authentically Addie":  Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Authentically-Addie-Stephanie-Wolfe/dp/173488567X/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=authentically+addie&qid=1615849332&sr=8-2 Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/noresults/authentically-addie-noor-alshalabi/1138930765 Join Mary Susan's Mama Bear Daily here: https://www.marysusanmcconnell.com/mama-bear-daily-membership 

159. Turning What May Often Feel Like Limitations into Fun Adventures - Renovations, Vacations, Career, etc (Accessibility, disability, sensory)

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158. Requested Show: What to do if your circle of friends don't "get it".

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157. How Jennifer Lendvai-Lintner Changed her World by Writing for 1 Hour a Day, While Also Being a Full-Time Caregiver / Medical Mama

In this epiosode, Jennifer Lendvai-Lintner dicusses her daughter's diagnosis of Pallister-Killian Mosaic syndrome. She also shares how writing one hour a day has helped her thrive. Enroll in Jen's Webinar: An Easy How-To on Publishing Your Work... and why it's good for your platform HERE.  Follow Jen on IG : https://www.instagram.com/jenwriter/ Join the Mama Bear Daily HERE.: https://mamabearmedia.teachable.com/p/mama-bear-daily  

156. The amazing Melanie Dimmitt, author of "Special: Antidotes to the Obsessions that Come with a Child's Disability" is with us today!

Melanie Dimmitt is on the show today! Mel is an Australian business, arts, and lifestyle journalist. She has created content for branding and marketing agencies and is a freelance journalist, ghost writer, and content creator. Today, Mary Susan and Mel discuss her book Special: antidotes to the obsessions that come with a child's disability.  ENTER the giveaway to win a free copy of "Special" by Melanie Dimmitt and a copy of Mary Susan's ebook, "We're Going to Have Fun, Damnit" at @marysus...

155. Megan James Garrett on Raising 6 Kids in a Pandemic w/ (4 Schools & Multiple IEP's) while also finding time for her passions and the power of doing less 

Find Megan James Garrett on IG @gunghoheart and on episode 22 of this show.  Find Mary Susan at www.marysusanmcconnell.com  Join Mama Bear Daily at: https://mamabearmedia.teachable.com/p/mama-bear-daily Enroll in Make More Money, Mama audio course:  https://mamabearmedia.teachable.com/p/make-money-mama  Book Empower Hours here: https://calendly.com/mamabearmedia/1-1-individual-session-60-minutes?month=2021-01  Get free resources here: https://www.marysusanmcconnell.com/freebies 

154. BONUS Episode: 4 Ways to Work w/ Me in 2021 :) Let's Do This!

Become a "Mama Member" by joining the Mama Bear Daily. Enroll in Make More Money, Mama Empower Hours are booked via my calendar here The episode mentioned is episode 37 with Mia Durairaj "Balancing a Career and Special Needs Motherhood" 

153. Comparison- Don't use other's inspirational stories as a blueprint for your life

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152. If you're limping across the finish line of this year, join the club. :) But seriously, Happy New Years Eve!

Join me every morning M-F for $27/month on the Mama Bear Daily at https://mamabearmedia.teachable.com/p/mama-bear-daily . Daily challenges and reflections!

151. Meet 4 of my coaching clients! These women are making their interests a priority while also raising kids in profound circumstances

Become a Mama Bear Daily Member at https://mamabearmedia.teachable.com/p/mama-bear-daily Go check out the amazing women featured in today's show at the links below:  Hayley Augusta: @IG: nosexinthesuburbs No Sex in the Suburbs Podcast   Jennifer Lendvai-Lintner:  Instagram: @jenwriter Tara Hutton:  Instagram: @mamas.well  www.mamaswell.com  Mama's Well Podcast Mama's Well on YouTube!  Kimberly Richey:  Instagram: @specialparentability https://www.specialparentabil...

150. The gifts of half-a$$-ing it & giving yourself a pat on the back this holiday season. This isn't easy and you're rocking it.

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149. Seven Alternative Holiday Ideas

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148. The Holidays... Oh myyyyyyyy. Special Needs Parenting + Listener questions: making new traditions, travel + special needs, hosting a smaller group in 2020, sensory challenges w/ celebrations, and more

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147. Requested Show: Getting Over the Resistance of Starting Something New

In this requested episode, Mary Susan talks about the resistance that can happen when you're ready to start something new. Whether it's beginning a new business venture, putting something creative into the world, or developing a dream vacation for your child with special needs, resistance can cause major stalling. Throughout the episode, Mary Susan shares how resistance played a role in getting her doctorate in special ed, writing and publishing her ebook, "We're Going to Have Fun, Damnit", ...

147. Requested Show: Getting Over the Resistance of Starting Something New

In this requested episode, Mary Susan talks about the resistance that can happen when you're ready to start something new. Whether it's beginning a new business venture, putting something creative into the world, or developing a dream vacation for your child with special needs, resistance can cause major stalling. Throughout the episode, Mary Susan shares how resistance played a role in getting her doctorate in special ed, writing and publishing her ebook, "We're Going to Have Fun, Damnit", ...

146. A Decade or More of Newborn Sleep: Special Needs Mamas Share Their Journeys

In this episode, Mary Susan shares her own journey with sleep and reads responses to a recent IG post that elicited more than 70 comments from fellow special needs mamas experiencing the same thing.  Access the FREEBIES and get on the email list HERE.

145. Six Things You Could Delegate by Tonight + A Pumpkin Pie Fiasco

Check out Mary Susan's freebies below: Inclusive Dream Team Coloring Book and more... In this episode, Mary Susan dives into 6 ways to delegate when you're leading a busy life and how unconscious agreements may keep you stuck. 

145. Six Things You Could Delegate by Tonight + A Pumpkin Pie Fiasco

Check out Mary Susan's freebies below: Inclusive Dream Team Coloring Book and more... In this episode, Mary Susan dives into 6 ways to delegate when you're leading a busy life and how unconscious agreements may keep you stuck. 

144. How Allison Cullen Helps Mamas Design an Authentic Life that Aligns w/ their Specific Energy Type (Human Design)

Discover how Allison Cullen helps fellow mamas design a life of ease and authenticity by helping them align with their unique energy type.  Find Allison's podcast, The Aligned Designs Podcast on iTunes (or click the link). Find Allison on instagram at: @aligned.designs  The link for the chart mentioned in the show is HERE Find Mary Susan at:  www.marysusanmconnell.com  

143. Let's Set Up for a Cozy Weekend + A Fun Secret Project

Find the host, Mary Susan McConnell here:  Her course: Make More Money, Mama  (enroll here) Her freebies (includes a 20 page inclusive coloring book!  Sign up for her newsletter HERE  Her website: www.marysusanmcconnell.com

142. Halloween + 2020 + Listener Ideas: Includes mentions of sensory, dietary, allergies, mobility, accessibility, non-verbal, and more considerations

In this episode, Mary Susan shares ideas IG followers sent her in regards to this year's celebrations along with what she and her family have done at home the past few years with her daughter's sensory/diet considerations.  Find the host, Mary Susan McConnell here:  Her ebook: We're Going to Have Fun, Damnit: Transparent Tales of Thriving & Struggling in the Extreme Circumstances of Special Needs Parenting Her course: Make More Money, Mama  (enroll here) Her freebies (includes a 20 ...

141. An Exhaustive List of Hacks for When You're Exhausted

In this episode, Mary Susan shares creative ways she has found to handle exhaustion (besides 17 cups of coffee) and the types of fatigue that many parents raising children with special needs experience.  Check out Mary Susan's online course "Make More Money, Mama" HERE: https://mama-bear-media-w-dr-mary-susan-mcconnell.teachable.com/p/make-money-mama Check out Mary Susan's eBook, "We're Going to Have Fun, Damnit" HERE: https://www.marysusanmcconnell.com/shop         

140. You Can Enroll in my Course, "Make More Money, Mama" Today!

In this episode, Mary Susan shares how her coaching practice led her to create a course designed for full-time caregivers- and how they can creatively fulfill their bank accounts and their spirits. (Turning passions into profits without a ton of time).  Enroll today. Make More Money, Mama: Creative Ways to Seriously Increase Your Income When You're Also a Full-Time At-Home Caregiver Empower Hours can be booked HERE.