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How your HEALTH impacts your HAPPINESS

Healthy Mom Mindset - October 24, 2023 18:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
Let's continue our series  by talking about the connection between wellness, health, and happiness. In this podcast, we will dive into the things that shape our overall well-being. This episode includes personal stories and practical tips to help you lead a happier, healthier life. Learn how ma...

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3 practices you can implement TODAY for more happiness

Healthy Mom Mindset - October 16, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
In this episode, we'll explore the transformative power of gratitude, mindfulness, and meditation, offering practical tools, real-life examples, and actionable tips to help you become a happier and more resilient mom. You'll discover how gratitude can change your perspective,  how mindfulness c...

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Creating MORE Happiness

Healthy Mom Mindset - October 09, 2023 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
How can you experience MORE happiness every single day? That's exactly what we are going to talk about it in this episode. Last week, I had you do a happiness audit and write down ALL of the things that brought you joy and happiness. It could be as small as the way you prepare your coffee, t...

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[MORNING MINDSET]: Creating MORE Happiness

Healthy Mom Mindset - October 09, 2023 09:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
How can you experience MORE happiness every single day? That's exactly what we are going to talk about it in this episode. Last week, I had you do a happiness audit and write down ALL of the things that brought you joy and happiness. It could be as small as the way you prepare your coffee, t...

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Taking a Happiness Audit

Healthy Mom Mindset - October 02, 2023 15:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
We are BACK baby! Welcome to Season 2 of the Fight Back Motherhood Podcast! After a few months off, I am BACK on the air bringing you fresh content that is going to be better than ever. Not only will our regularly scheduled episodes start again on October 10, but you can now expect a "Mond...

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[MONDAY MINDSET]: Taking a Happiness Audit

Healthy Mom Mindset - October 02, 2023 15:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
We are BACK baby! Welcome to Season 2 of the Fight Back Motherhood Podcast! After a few months off, I am BACK on the air bringing you fresh content that is going to be better than ever. Not only will our regularly scheduled episodes start again on October 10, but you can now expect a "Mond...

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027: How to EAT BETTER

Healthy Mom Mindset - June 06, 2023 09:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
If you want to eat better, you need to be honest with yourself and you need to be prepared. What do I mean by that? I will only commit to a nutrition plan that I can handle. For 8 years, I've been following a nutrition plan that involved portion control and it worked so well for me... until it...

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026: Allyson Luna: My Top 5 Tips for Conquering Anxiety

Healthy Mom Mindset - May 30, 2023 09:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
I am so excited about today's guest on the Fight Back Motherhood Podcast. Allyson Luna is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Virginia who specializes in anxiety, relationship issues, depression, grief/loss, boundaries, assertiveness, life transitions, and stress management. As...

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025: LIFE UPDATE: 100 Day Momentum Challenge

Healthy Mom Mindset - May 23, 2023 09:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
The other day when I was on a walk with Saylor, I put on a random John Maxwell podcast about momentum.  As a leader to a team of my own, I found myself thinking about what I was learning and how I could apply it build momentum there. But one line hit me like a ton of bricks:  "Momentum begins ...

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024: Is social media and parenting a good mix?

Healthy Mom Mindset - May 16, 2023 09:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
There are a LOT of perks of social media. But the truth is, there are a lot of negatives too as a mom. Studies are showing that it can increase anxiety, depression, and even affect your quality of sleep. Paired with postpartum hormones, you can be in a mess of comparison and inadequacy in just...

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023: Our infertility story + how it's impacting me today

Healthy Mom Mindset - May 09, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
Coming off of National Infertility Awareness Week, I wanted to go back to 2017 and share my own personal experience with infertility. Infertility isn't over the moment you get a positive. Your heart isn't magically healed, the pain doesn't disappear overnight, and the depression and sadness you...

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022: You're not imagining the burnout

Healthy Mom Mindset - April 25, 2023 09:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
The biggest struggle I faced as a new momma was trying to do EVERYTHING. It led to overwhelm, burnout, and constant anxiety.  Having a baby changes you.  Your priorities change. You are different and that is OKAY. The moment I had my daughter, I knew I needed to draw a line in the sand. Not o...

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021: LIFE UPDATE: The truths revealed during Potty Training

Healthy Mom Mindset - April 18, 2023 09:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
Welcome to LIFE UPDATE #4! These episodes are laid back, feet up on the chair, let's chat back and forth types of episodes. I update you on where I currently am in my motherhood journey and all of juicy details on what I am experiencing right now. In "The truths revealed during Potty Training"...

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020: Are you scheduling FUN into your life?

Healthy Mom Mindset - April 11, 2023 09:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
I’m sure you’ve witnessed this, right? Somehow, it’s been six months since you saw your friends. You haven't been on a date night in a year. When is the last time you took a vacation? I know scheduling fun doesn’t feel particularly sexy. Fun should be spontaneous! Wonderful experiences should ...

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019: The NUMBER one reason you’re struggling to find time

Healthy Mom Mindset - April 04, 2023 09:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
There is an attitude floating around out there that a mom who can’t do it alone is failing as a parent.  It’s ridiculous, of course, but that doesn’t change the fact that it happens all the time. A new mom will fear reaching out for help because she’s worried that she’ll be judged for it, or th...

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020: The NUMBER one reason you’re struggling to find time

Healthy Mom Mindset - April 04, 2023 09:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
There is an attitude floating around out there that a mom who can’t do it alone is failing as a parent.  It’s ridiculous, of course, but that doesn’t change the fact that it happens all the time. A new mom will fear reaching out for help because she’s worried that she’ll be judged for it, or th...

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018: Developing a Gratitude Practice with your Babies

Healthy Mom Mindset - March 28, 2023 09:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
For the LONGEST time, I thought a gratitude practice just consisted of writing down a couple of things going right in my life. Guess what I learned? There is a BIG difference in living in gratitude and just writing a couple of things down every day.  Teaching children an attitude of gratitude,...

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017: BESTIE CHAT: How to fit it ALL in while raising kids with Kenzie Clark

Healthy Mom Mindset - March 21, 2023 09:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
Is it possible to be a present mom, thrive in your career, pursue passion projects, and keep up with everything else on your plate? It sounds exhausting just typing it all out.. but IT IS POSSIBLE and Kenzie Clark is proof. In today's BESTIE CHAT, Kenz and I talk about how she makes it all w...

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016: Rearranging your schedule to have kids home for Spring Break

Healthy Mom Mindset - March 14, 2023 09:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
Spring Break is RIGHT around the corner and that means the kids are home. As a mama of a three year old and infant, I haven't experienced my kids being out of the house for 5 days a week quite yet. But with my toddler at Montessori School twice a week, I can truly say that I have ALREADY develop...

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015: Why you need to schedule a moms weekend away STAT

Healthy Mom Mindset - March 07, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
You want to know how to feel more like yourself in FIVE simple steps? 1. Think of the women in your life that bring you joy, laughter, community, and fun. Send them a message, tell them to come visit you, and give them two options of weekends. Watch as they immediately drop everything to figure...

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014: LIFE UPDATE: I'm literally not sleeping

Healthy Mom Mindset - February 28, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
Welcome to LIFE UPDATE #3! These episodes are laid back, feet up on the chair, let's chat back and forth types of episodes. I update you on where I currently am in my motherhood journey and all of juicy details on what I am experiencing right now. In "I'm literally not sleeping", I talk about ...

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013: 5 types of personal development all moms need

Healthy Mom Mindset - February 21, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
I believed that my low self confidence was normal since I just had a baby. While the deflated belly, sleepy eyes, and hormones surely played a role, the truth is that my self confidence was probably an issue WAY before my babies came into the world.  I remember talking to a therapist about it ...

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012: Examples to set that raise MENTALLY strong kids

Healthy Mom Mindset - February 14, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
With our babies, it's monkey see and monkey do. They are watching our EVERY MOVE as well as the way we handle situations. I'm slowly learning that the best way to ensure I'm raising my babies right is to continue to focus on becoming the best version of ME. In this episode, I share the five exa...

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011: Date night ideas for parents with no sitters on Valentines Day

Healthy Mom Mindset - February 07, 2023 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
Spit-up, dirty diapers and colic are the exact opposite of romantic. A screaming baby at a restaurant makes your night out less than appealing. I get it. You don't THINK you have the time for date nights. You think you can't get a sitter.  Zach and I had Sutton in a pandemic. Date nights were e...

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010: LIFE UPDATE: Being present where your feet are

Healthy Mom Mindset - January 31, 2023 10:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
Welcome to LIFE UPDATE #2! These episodes are laid back, feet up on the chair, let's chat back and forth types of episodes. I update you on where I currently am in my motherhood journey and all of juicy details on what I am experiencing right now. In "Being present where your feet are", I talk...

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009: 5 steps to starting a postpartum fitness journey

Healthy Mom Mindset - January 24, 2023 13:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
The truth is, there's an enormous pressure put on postpartum women to return to their pre-pregnancy shape and it's unrealistic. Most postpartum women are getting little sleep, experiencing hormonal shifts and still healing after a vaginal or surgical birth. And, it's still unrealistic for some p...

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008: BESTIE CHAT: Why you need to wake up BEFORE the kids

Healthy Mom Mindset - January 17, 2023 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
FIRST BESTIE CHAT!!! I am SO excited for you to meet one of my best friends, Stephanie Lamson. This podcast will have the occasional "expert" or two, but I think it's much more fun to chat with mamas RIGHT in the trenches with you who just GET IT. I couldn't think of a MORE PERFECT person to t...

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007: 5 food changes for more postpartum energy

Healthy Mom Mindset - January 10, 2023 10:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
If there is ONE thing we need as new moms, it’s more energy. Sure, we are sleep deprived. Some of us have a toddler draining us. The house is a mess, there is an endless to do list, there are little people and a spouse that need us. Meals need to be cooked, errands need to be ran, showers need ...

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006: My 6 focuses for the new year

Healthy Mom Mindset - January 03, 2023 10:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
A brand new year full of exciting possibilities, goals, and dreams for us to go and accomplish. I’ve been sitting here thinking about the message I wanted to lay on your heart as you start this next chapter and I felt like it was important to keep it simple. If you’ve been hanging out around he...

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005: Creating your BREAKTHROUGH year

Healthy Mom Mindset - December 27, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
Welcome to your 2023 Breakthrough!  I'll be the first person to tell you that I think New Years Resolutions are bullshit.  It's the same thing every year right? We sit down and talk about all of the things we want to change and then none of it happens. It's not because we can't or are unworthy ...

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