Working Parent Resource
93 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsThe Working Parent Resource is a place where we have thoughtful discussions, share personal stories, and provide practical advice for ambitious working parents who actually want to enjoy being a working parent. Every week we tackle a brand new topic related to working parenthood to help you overcome your biggest obstacles, reach new insights, and make important changes in your life. Topics will include time management and life balance, marriage and relationships, child development and parenting tools, self care, mindfulness, and a whole lot more! Come join us!
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WPR093: A New Year, A New World
December 21, 2020 11:30 - 23 minutes - 32.2 MBSo, 2020 has been a crazy year, right? Where do I even begin? A whole lot has shifted in my life and in my business over the last year, which is something I imagine a lot of you have been experiencing as well. So, I just wanted to take this end-of-year opportunity to check in with you and share a little about what’s been going on in my life and business, and how my family and I have been navigating life in quarantine. And I also have a pretty big announcement about the show and our future he...
WPR092: Finding Qualified Mental Health Experts for Individuals and Organizations with Amy McKeown
December 21, 2020 11:15 - 43 minutes - 59.2 MBToday we’re chatting with Amy McKeown, who is an award-winning health, mental health and wellbeing consultant. She coaches organizations of all sizes to build strategies with are both innovative and measurable, whilst providing unique expertise in implementing said strategies. Amy is also a respected thought-leader within her field, sharing her advice regularly on LinkedIn and at speaker events such as Mad World. Amy is also passionate about women's health and is actively campaigning to chan...
WPR091: When Selfishness Gets in the Way of Self-Care with Dr. Toni Warner-McIntyre
December 21, 2020 11:10 - 54 minutes - 74.6 MBIn this episode, we are chatting with Dr. Toni Warner-McIntyre, who is a fellow parenting professional, mental health therapist, life & wellness coach, with over a decade of experience. She earned dual Master’s degrees in Clinical Social Work and Education and her Doctorate in Human Sexuality. Dr. Toni’s approach encompasses both practical and powerful methodologies. She’s trauma & neuroscience informed, with specialized training in and experience with various effective modalities, which col...
WPR090: Coping Strategies for Families During COVID-19 with Dr. Lisa Coyne
December 21, 2020 11:05 - 53 minutes - 74.1 MBIn this episode, I chat with Dr. Lisa Coyne, who is the Founder and Senior Clinical Consultant of the McLean OCD Institute for Children and Adolescents at McLean Hospital and is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. She is the Founder and Director of the New England Center for OCD and Anxiety (NECOA), she is the President of the Association of Contextual Behavior Science, and is on the Clinical and Scientific Advisory Board of the International OCD Foundation. She is also a licen...
WPR089: Managing Anxiety: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Dr. Jill Stoddard
December 21, 2020 11:00 - 58 minutes - 80.9 MBIn this episode, we’re chatting with Dr. Jill Stoddard, who is a clinical psychologist and the founder and director of The Center for Stress and Anxiety Management in San Diego, CA. She specializes in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety and related issues. Jill received her PhD in clinical psychology from Boston University in 2007. She is an award-winning teacher, peer-reviewed ACT trainer, and author of Be Mighty: A Woman’s Guide to Lib...
WPR088: Supporting Your Teens and Navigating Mental Health Issues, Addiction and Suicide with Anne Moss Rogers
September 23, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 98.9 MBIn this episode we’re chatting with Anne Moss Rogers, who is TEDx storyteller, the 2019 YWCA Pat Asch Fellow for social justice, author of the award-winning book, Diary of a Broken Mind, and an Emotionally Naked® motivational speaker who helps people foster a culture of connection to prevent suicide, reduce substance misuse, and find life after loss. Despite her family’s best efforts, Anne Moss’s 20-year-old son Charles died by suicide on June 5, 2015, after many years of struggle with anx...
WPR087: Sneak-Peek! The Whole SELF Lifestyle for Working Parents Book and the Positively Living Podcast with Lisa Zawrotny
June 01, 2020 10:00 - 59 minutes - 81.8 MBToday’s conversation is a little different than ones I’ve had in the past. First of all, I’m welcoming back my friend Lisa Zawrotny, who owns the company Positively Productive. This is the first time I’ve had a guest on three times, so that alone is exciting. But we both also have some fun news to share! 1) Lisa is launching her new podcast, the Positively Living Podcast! 2) My book, The Whole SELF Lifestyle for Working Parents: A Practical 4-Step Framework to Defeat Burnout and Escape S...
WPR086: The Ringmaster: Shifting Focus between Work, Family, and Self in a Busy World with Jennifer Folsom
March 11, 2020 10:00 - 56 minutes - 77.5 MBIn this episode we chat with Jenn Folsom, who is the author of a new book called The Ringmaster: Work, Life, and Keeping It All Together, where she helps working parents juggle the most important areas of their lives. She’s a dynamic, high-energy leader with a proven record for growing all sizes of professional services firms while growing a family. She is currently the Vice President of Delivery at RIVA Solutions Inc., a Washington, D.C.- based IT consulting firm. As a human capital exper...
WPR085: Big Things Are Coming in 2020!
January 01, 2020 11:00 - 13 minutes - 18.3 MBHappy New Year! This episode is being released on the first day of the year, and the first day of a brand new decade! I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to share all of the exciting things that are happening at the Argenal Institute and the Working Parent Resource Podcast over the coming year. A lot is going to stay the same, but I have a couple of big announcements too. So this will be a quick check-in to get you up to speed on what’s happening behind the scenes here. Show Notes...
WPR084: Raising Resilient and Confident Kids in a Busy World with Rachel Bailey
December 25, 2019 11:00 - 52 minutes - 72.6 MBToday we’re chatting with Rachel Bailey, a Parenting Specialist who has been serving families for over a decade. Besides being a mother of two, she also has master's degree in Clinical Psychology, a certification in Positive Discipline, and has provided services as an ADHD Coach, in-home mentor, and psychotherapist. Currently Rachel teaches parents hands-on tools for raising responsible, resilient, confident children while reducing the stress and guilt in parents' lives. Rachel’s approach ...
WPR083: Integrating Emotionally Intelligent Communication into Your Career with Halelly Azulay
December 18, 2019 11:00 - 58 minutes - 80.3 MBToday we’re chatting with Halelly Azulay, who is a consultant, facilitator, leadership development strategist, author, and speaker at international conferences and corporate meetings. In 2006, Halelly founded TalentGrow LLC, a consulting company focused on developing leaders and teams, especially for enterprises experiencing explosive growth or expansion that want a more proactive, strategic approach to leadership development. An expert in leadership, communication skills, emotional intellig...
WPR082: Should You Start Your Own Business to Escape the Stress with Christine McAlister
December 11, 2019 11:00 - 47 minutes - 65.9 MBToday we’re chatting with Christine McAlister, who is a business coach, the founder of Life With Passion, and the bestselling author of The Income Replacement Formula: Seven Simple Steps To Doing What You Love And Making Six Figures From Anywhere. She helps high-achievers all over the world to replace their incomes, so they can quit and stay out of their 9-5 jobs, by building businesses out of their passions. I’ve mentioned in the past my experience both in the corporate sector as well as...
WPR081: Staying Connected to Your Family During Major Life Changes with Katie Rossler
December 04, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBToday we’re welcoming Katie Rossler to the show. Katie is a licensed professional counselor from the United States living in Munich, Germany. She has over 10 years of experience working with individuals, couples and families on improving their relationships and enjoyment of life. After four years of being a stay at home mom, she created the program, From Stay at Home Mom to Chief Household Officer®, which teaches and empowers moms to run their households like entrepreneurs do a business. Kat...
WPR080: Bringing My Marriage Vows to Life
November 27, 2019 11:00 - 41 minutes - 56.5 MBLast week my husband, Joey, and I celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary. So, in honor of our anniversary, I wanted to reflect on the vows I made to Joey on our wedding day, and how those vows look in the daily reality of our life, 7 years and two kids later. My Marriage Vows: Joey, words cannot express how happy and grateful I am to be standing with you today. You have the most beautiful heart of anyone I know. You have fulfilled my life in ways I never imagined possible, and I couldn’...
WPR079: Creating a Healthy Lifestyle (Mind, Body, and Soul) with Amanda Walker
November 20, 2019 11:00 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MBToday we’re chatting with Amanda Walker, who is a Healthstyle Coach who empowers women to feel amazing naked. She is the creator of the Feel Amazing Naked Program and the Feel Amazing Naked Podcast and the blogger and mastermind behind awalkmyway.com. She has guided thousands of women to conquer the fear and confusion that was once keeping them stuck. Amanda uses a “WHOLE”istic, no B.S., approach to coaching and blends strategy, skill and mindset to help clients unearth the root causes of t...
WPR078: Gentle Business Revolution: A New Way to Work in the Modern World with Sarah Santacroce
November 13, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 88.4 MBSarah Santacroce is an internationally recognized LinkedIn Specialist & Online Presence Mentor who has personally coached over 1,900 entrepreneurs. She helps them position themselves as experts on LinkedIn so they get clients with ease. In addition, Sarah is known for helping fellow introverts market their business authentically & anxiety-free, sell their services & make a difference. She’s also the founder of The Gentle Business Revolution movement and host of the podcast with the same name...
WPR077: Learn with Less: Rejecting Generic Parenting Advice and Connecting with YOUR Child with Ayelet Marinovich
November 06, 2019 20:47 - 55 minutes - 76.4 MBToday we’re chatting with Ayelet Marinovich, who helps families feel confident they can raise great humans from day one - without having to buy a single toy. She is a mother of two young boys, a parent educator, singer, author, and pediatric speech-language pathologist gone rogue. She is the host of the Learn With Less Podcast, and creator of the Learn With Less™ Curriculum, supporting parents and caregivers along their journey through early parenthood. Parenting in modern society can fee...
WPR076: Reclaiming Your Time, Energy, and Your Life as a Working Parent with Marisa Lonic
October 30, 2019 10:00 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MBToday we’re chatting with Marisa Lonic, who is the founder of Mama Work It. Marisa is a married, working mom of four kids, a native New Yorker, and now lives in northern California. She helps moms find the time they need to do the things they want via a time management course she facilitates called “The Get More Time Project,” and a blog she writes on the regular. She recently published her first book, Time Momagement, which covers gems like goal setting, prioritizing, and managing your ti...
WPR075: Navigating the Emotional Rollercoaster of Working Parenthood
October 23, 2019 10:00 - 26 minutes - 36.9 MBBack on episode 71 of the show, Rebecca Ching and I talked about a therapeutic approach called Internal Family Systems, and how it can help us re-frame the way we deal with big emotional challenges. One of the things she mentioned in our conversation really resonated with me, and I wanted to dig a little deeper into it a little more today. Rebecca talked about how many people these days are stuck living only in their head, totally cut off from their emotions. We talked more in that episode a...
WPR074: The Secrets to Creating True Alignment in Your Life with Heather Chauvin
October 16, 2019 10:00 - 50 minutes - 69 MBToday we’re chatting with Heather Chauvin, who is the creator of the Mom Is In Control Podcast, a mostly solo show where she tells it like it is. She reveals her most vulnerable truths about womanhood, parenting her 3 boys, living through stage 4 cancer, navigating marriage and creating business success without burning out. With new podcast episodes coming out every day, Heather draws on her experience as a social worker, mental health advocate and inspirational speaker to revolutionize how ...
WPR073: How Doctors, Nurses, and Other High-Stakes Professionals Can Overcome Burnout with Dr. Errin Weisman
October 09, 2019 10:00 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MBToday we’re chatting with Errin Weisman, who is a physician trained in family medicine, life coach, podcaster and fierce advocate for wellness in medicine. She faced professional burnout early in her career and speaks openly about her story in order to help others know they are not alone, particularly female physicians and working moms. Dr. Weisman wholeheartedly believes to be a healer, you must first fill your own cup. She lives and practices life coaching and medicine in rural Southwester...
WPR072: The Physical Impact of Prolonged Burnout with Dr. Christine Lam
October 02, 2019 10:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBToday we’re talking with Christine Lam. Christine is your classic high school nerd turned physician, after taking a detour exploring the world of education, teaching math in the New York City public school system. After having her idealism (but not soul) crushed by young mischievous teenagers, she turned to the world of medicine to indulge her thirst for learning. She holds a BS from Cornell University in Human Biology, and a joint MD/MBA from Tufts University. She is a co-host of the newl...
WPR071: How Internal Family Systems Can Change Your Approach to Work, Parenting, and Life with Rebecca Ching
September 25, 2019 09:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBRebecca Ching is a seasoned therapist, speaker, writer, leadership coach and workshop facilitator. She is the CEO and founder of Potentia Family Therapy, which is a brick and mortar integrated mental health practice based in San Diego, California. She also started Rebecca Ching Leadership Coaching + Consulting where she works with established business leaders and entrepreneurs helping them navigate the curve balls of leading while staying connected to their core values in all arenas of their...
WPR070: Why It’s So Hard to Put Myself First
September 18, 2019 10:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBWe’ve all heard the common air travel safety phrase: you need to put the oxygen mask on yourself before focusing on anyone else around you. In other words, you can’t help anyone else if you’re not taking care of yourself first. So why can’t we do this in our everyday lives? Why are we all struggling so much with too many responsibilities and expectations? Why are we over-burdening ourselves without feeling like we can take even a few minutes to replenish and focus on our own well-being? Wh...
WPR069: Ambition Redefined: Why Up Isn't the Only Way Forward for Women with Kathryn Sollman
September 11, 2019 10:00 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MBToday we’re chatting with Kathryn Sollmann, who is a career coach, author and speaker on a mission to help current and returning professional women always stay in the workforce and find the work that fits their lives. Kathryn has created and led hundreds of conferences and workshops to help women sustain and advance careers through every age and life stage. Kathryn is recognized as a thought leader in the women and work space. Her book—Ambition Redefined: Why the Corner Office Doesn’t Work...
WPR068: The S.I.M.P.L.E. Way to De-Clutter Your Environment Your Mind, and Your Life with Lisa Zawrotny
September 04, 2019 10:00 - 52 minutes - 42.1 MBToday we’re welcoming back Lisa Zawrotny to the show. Lisa was here with us on episode 46, which is a great foundation for the conversation we’re going to have today. In that episode, we talked all about the higher purpose of productivity. As we all know, it’s not all just about saving time, it’s about creating lives we TRULY love. I’ll link that episode up in the show notes, so push pause here and go check that out first if you haven’t already listened. Lisa created Positively Productive ...
WPR067: The Shift Toward Human-Oriented Business with Tara McMullin
August 28, 2019 10:00 - 56 minutes - 46.9 MBEpisode Summary: Today we’re chatting with Tara McMullin, who is a podcaster, writer, and small business community leader. With over a decade of experience helping thousands of small business owners grow their businesses, she’s on a mission to change the dialogue about what’s really working from hype to candid conversation. She’s the host of the What Works podcast, a top small business podcast that’s been recommended by Forbes and Entrepreneur, as well as the founder of The What Works Ne...
WPR066: Breaking Down the Whole SELF Lifestyle™ Method
August 21, 2019 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBEpisode Summary: Today’s episode is a continuation of what we talked about last week. Over the last 6 years, I’ve focused all of my energy and attention on the issues and struggles working parents face in modern society, especially ambitious professionals who are in those early stages of parenthood. I’ve discovered a lot of unique stressors for this group of people, and our culture is just making things harder for these parents who are drowning and losing out on the most important years of...
WPR065: A New Approach to Working Parenthood: The Whole SELF Lifestyle™
August 14, 2019 10:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBEpisode Summary: Hey y’all! We’re back! And this time, I’m talking with you from our new home in Austin, TX! It’s been about 8 months since I’ve chatted with you here on the podcast, and I have a few different things to share with you today to get you up to speed. A lot has happened, and all of it is pretty exciting! Our move conveniently coincided with this feeling I had been having that it was time to do an overall audit on the Working Parent Resource in general. So much has changed si...
WPR064: Managing Major Life Transitions
December 31, 2018 19:43 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBEpisode Summary: Today's episode is our last one of 2018! It has been a whirlwind year with a lot of personal changes in my own life, so I thought I'd talk a bit about how I manage major transitions in case some of what I've learned could be helpful for you. And since it's also our last episode of the year, I'll also talk a bit about what's changed over the last year for the Working Parent Resource in general, and where we're headed in 2019. Show Notes: http://workingparentresource.com/...
WPR063: Coping with Infertility and Pregnancy Loss with Parijat Deshpande
December 12, 2018 20:30 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBEpisode Summary: The topic we’re covering today is one that is really close to my heart. I first got to know Parijat Deshpande when I appeared on her podcast, Delivering Miracles®, to discuss my own experience with secondary infertility. Infertility and pregnancy loss are both topics that affect so many parents out there, and it’s just not talked about a lot. When I went through it myself, all I wanted was information and support about what I was going through, and I found both very diffic...
WPR062: Conflict Resolution Tips from a Mediator with Amanda Semenoff
November 28, 2018 18:39 - 48 minutes - 45 MBEpisode Summary: I used to try to avoid conflict at all costs, which usually ended up causing me a lot more pain and suffering over the long run. And after learning how to manage conflict in a healthy way, I’m amazed at how much deeper my relationships have become. Our guest today is an expert in managing conflict, and we cover some great, practical tips to help you not only AVOID conflict, but use it to strengthen your relationships as well. Amanda is a civil mediator, facilitator and c...
WPR061: An Inside Look at My Marriage with Joey Argenal
November 14, 2018 20:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBEpisode Summary: My sweet hubby and I are celebrating six years of marriage this week! I invited Joey onto the show to share a sneak peek into the realities of our life together. We go on a trip down memory lane, and talk about the biggest milestones of our marriage so far. Show Notes: http://workingparentresource.com/61 Resources & Links Mentioned in this Episode: WPR002: My "I Can't Do This Anymore" Working Mom Moment Deliberate Life Challenge Working Parent Resource Website...
WPR060: Managing Tricky Child Development Milestones with Julia Pappas (Part 2)
October 31, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBEpisode Summary: This is part two of our two-part series about child development. As I mentioned in the last episode, there are a lot of times when I’m struggling with a certain type of behavior with my kids, and understanding what’s really going on with them developmentally has been SO helpful, so I wanted to pass that information along to you guys as well. If you haven’t already heard part 1 of this series, push pause and go back to listen to that part first. This part will make a lot mo...
Managing Tricky Child Development Milestones with Julia Pappas (Part 1)
October 17, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBEpisode Summary: Today’s episode is the first in a two-part series, and it’s something I’ve been wanting to cover since before I started this podcast nearly two years ago. I’ve learned a lot over the last 20 years about childhood development, and now that I’m a mom I’ve noticed that a LOT of that information is incredibly helpful to know. There are so many situations where I would normally lose my cool with my kids, but since I have certain information about what’s REALLY going on with the...
WPR058: Pat Flynn Shares How He ‘Does It All’ as a Busy Working Dad
October 03, 2018 20:44 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBEpisode Summary: I’ve known Pat Flynn for a couple of years now, and even before I met him one thing has always stood out to me about him: he juggles several very successful businesses, a popular podcast and YouTube channel, a community with tens of thousands of members, and still his most important priority is being an involved husband and father. We ask ambitious moms all the time “how do you do it?” but we never ask dads the same question. Well, today we’re asking Pat Flynn how he does ...
WPR057: The Difference Between a FULL Life and a BUSY Life as a Parent
September 19, 2018 17:18 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBEpisode Summary: I don't really know a parent out there these days whose life ISN'T filled to the brim with things to do. Everyone I talk to is "Crazy-Busy." I think just about everyone who listens to this show is juggling some combination of work, building a business, usually a marriage or some other kind of serious romantic relationship, parenting your kids, friendships, hobbies, a lot of your kids have after-school activities, most of you are awesome and get in some type of exercise eve...
WPR056: Random Updates and Summer Break!
June 07, 2018 00:19 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBEpisode Summary: Just wanted to record a quick message for you all, and let you know that the Working Parent Resource Podcast will be taking a little break for the Summer. I have a lot of different things going on in July and August which I'll share about here, and I also know summer is a busy time for all of you families out there too. So I thought it would be a good time to take a little hiatus and come back all refreshed and energized in September. In this episode I talk about what's go...
WPR055: Practical Relationship Tips to Increase Communication and Connection in Your Marriage with Dr. Yael Schonbrun
May 23, 2018 10:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBEpisode Summary: I am so excited to have Dr. Yael Schonbrun back on the show with me today. I interviewed Yael back on episode WPR024 about Striking the Right Balance Between Career Ambition and an Engaged Family Life. Today, we are diving into the topic of communication in relationships. I’ve said this before on this show, and I’m sure I’ll say it a hundred more times: I believe the foundation of a family starts with the parents who are leading it. There’s so much to do as working parents...
WPR054: The Courage Habit: The Key to Breaking Free from Your Limitations with Kate Swoboda
May 09, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour - 75.5 MBEpisode Summary: Courage isn’t a topic that I’ve talked about a lot on this show, but after learning a little more about the work that Kate Swoboda is doing, I was excited to invite her on the show. One of the things I really want to do on the Working Parent Resource Podcast is pull back the curtains on what’s REALLY motivating our behavior as working parents. I see a lot of solutions out there to help overwhelmed working parents, but a lot of them only address the surface level of the com...
WPR053: How to Deal with Difficult Co-Workers, Clients, and Customers with Melanie Beiler
April 25, 2018 10:00 - 48 minutes - 66.6 MBEpisode Summary: Working in an office space can bring up so many issues around communication, conflict, politics, not to mention just trying to move the ball forward on whatever you’re doing while working with a lot of different types of people. When we get along with our colleagues, things can operate smoothly. But today we’re diving into how to handle workplace conflict so you can better manage those sticky situations that come up for all of us from time to time. Our guest today, Melanie...
WPR052: Getting Your Kids Organized with Susie Salinas
April 11, 2018 10:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBEpisode Summary: Today’s episode is all about getting your kid’s stuff organized! I don’t know about you, but one of the biggest challenges my husband and I have is keeping all of our kid’s stuff in order. As soon as my older son was born, we immediately started accumulating kid gear: strollers, toys, clothes, books… the list is endless. And now that there are two of them, it’s multiplying exponentially. The conversation I have with my guest today, Susie Salinas, was so helpful in creating...
WPR051: Making the Space for Sex in Your Life as a Working Parent with Lisa Katona
March 28, 2018 20:33 - 54 minutes - 63 MBEpisode Summary: The topic we’re discussing today is one that can be a huge issue for working parents. But it can be sensitive and personal and often brings up plenty of shame and judgment, so I don’t think a lot of people don’t talk openly about it. It’s also something that can easily derail a healthy relationship if you and your spouse are having trouble in this area. Today I’m joined by certified sex therapist Lisa Katona to answer all of your questions about sex and working parenthood....
WPR050: 50 Episodes! Something Different to Celebrate
March 14, 2018 20:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBEpisode Summary: Fifty episodes! I can’t believe it! I started this podcast a little over a year ago, on my birthday in January of 2017, and it’s been such an amazing experience. I have had such a great time interviewing amazing guests, sharing some of my thoughts about being a working parent, and generally just opening up an important conversation with you all. It’s been a great year, and I’m just getting started! So to celebrate this milestone, I thought we’d do something a little diff...
WPR049: How to Use Burnout as a Catalyst for Change with Chris Ducker
February 28, 2018 11:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBEpisode Summary: I’m so excited to welcome our guest today, Chris Ducker. Chris has been a business mentor for me for a couple of years now, and one of the biggest things that drew me to him was his candor about his experience with burnout many years ago. Obviously as a working mom I can relate to that situation well. But what really impressed me about Chris was his dedication to transform his life to be more healthy and congruent with this values. I love how he used this experience of com...
WPR048: Why To Do Lists Don’t Work and Building Effective Habits with Tonya Dalton
February 14, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBEpisode Summary: We all know that time management is one of the most challenging aspects of being a working parent. Our guest today, Tonya Dalton of InkWELL Press, is a productivity expert, and she’s going to share with us a few gems about what REALLY works to save time as a busy parent. We can all get sidetracked so easily with the latest productivity app or time saving hack or even the coolest paper planner, and she cuts through the nonsense to give you exactly what you need to maximize ...
WPR047: Making Time for Fitness When You’re Too Busy with Erin Kendall
January 31, 2018 11:00 - 50 minutes - 46.8 MBEpisode Summary: Fitness has been one of the hardest things for me to integrate back into my life as a new mom. Now with a 4 year old home with me two days a week and my little guy who’s with me all day everyday… it’s definitely not the easiest thing to prioritize. If you can relate to that at all, I think you’ll love today’s conversation with Erin Kendall, owner of Fit Mom Go. Erin is an expert at helping moms fit exercise and fitness into their already busy lives. She has some creative a...
WPR046: The Deeper Purpose of Productivity with Lisa Zawrotny
January 17, 2018 11:00 - 48 minutes - 56.3 MBEpisode Summary: If you’ve been listening to this show for a while, you know I’m not a huge fan of productivity hacks and time saving tips. I think they can definitely serve a purpose in helping us streamline our lives, but I also think often those kinds of things lead to a more frantic lifestyle and can be a distraction from determining what we’re really trying to accomplish. In this episode I chat with Lisa Zarwtony about the underlying purpose of productivity, and I just love her inspir...
WPR045: Your Roadmap Out of Survival Mode
January 03, 2018 11:00 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBEpisode Summary: Our world is so fast-paced and noisy these days, it seems almost impossible to be in control of our lives as working parents. Many people just believe BALANCE is an impossible ideal, so they don't even try to work toward it anymore. They just put their head down and work harder and faster to get through the day. And a record number of people are suffering from burnout, anxiety and depression as a result. Just about everyone I talk to has a different combination of strugg...
WPR044: Building Your Intentional Bookshelf with Samantha Munoz
December 27, 2017 11:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBEpisode Summary: We talk a lot about being good parents on this show, and today our guest Sam Munoz is sharing with us a really fun and different way to do that. She’s passionate about using literature as a tool to enhance your connection with your kids and integrate your core family values into their upbringing. We also dive into her own experience as a new mom and how she found security in using the lessons in the books she shares with her daughter. She has a lot of practice tips for...