The Intentional Midlife Mom Podcast | Simple, Practical Life, Home & Mindset Solutions for Moms Over 40

Ep. 130: Monday Mantra 1/20

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 129: Feeling Stuck? 3 Simple Steps to Overcome Overwhelm

16 Jan 2025

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Send us a textIf life feels like it’s piling on faster than you can keep up, and you’re stuck in a cycle of overwhelm, you’re in the right place...

Ep. 128: Monday Mantra 01/13

13 Jan 2025

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Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep 127: Monday Mantra 01/06

06 Jan 2025

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Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 126: A simple framework for creating & keeping habits

01 Jan 2025

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Send us a textIn this episode I'll lay out a step by step process backed by science to create and keep habits that bring you where you want to do...

Ep. 125: Monday Mantra 12/30

30 Dec 2024

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Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 124: Creating Habits You Can Actually Keep

20 Dec 2024

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Send us a textIn this episode, we take a deep dive into the science behind what makes habits so hard to keep…and how to set ones you can stick with....

Ep. 123: Monday Mantra 12/16

16 Dec 2024

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Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 122: How to make doing hard things easier

11 Dec 2024

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Send us a textThis episode is going to upset people, it always does, but I’m saying it anyway. The truth can be so hard to hear, but most times it i...

Ep. 121: Monday Mantra 12/09

09 Dec 2024

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Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 120: Survival Mode vs. Surviving Mode

04 Dec 2024

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Send us a textIn this episode of The Intentional Midlife Mom podcast, we’re going to be unpacking the differences between surviving mode and surviva...

Ep. 119: Monday Mantra 12/02

02 Dec 2024

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Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 118: How to Move Forward When You Feel Stuck

27 Nov 2024

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Send us a textThere are times when life just seems to kick you when you’re down. What often follows is overthinking, overanalyzing, and overwhelming...

Ep. 117: Monday Mantra 11/25

25 Nov 2024

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Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 116: How to Deal with Life as a Midlife Mom when the World Feels Out of Control (Pt. 3 of 3)

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textIn this final episode in this 3-part series you’re going to get the power skills I use to work with my coaching clients every single d...

Ep. 115: Monday Mantra 11/18

18 Nov 2024

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Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep 114: How to Deal with Life as a Midlife Mom when the World Feels Out of Control (Pt. 2 of 3)

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHere in the United States, it’s election day as I record this. And I don’t know about you, but this day couldn’t come soon enough ...

Ep. 113: Monday Mantra 11/11

11 Nov 2024

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Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 112: How to Deal with Life as a Midlife Mom when the World Feels Out of Control (Pt. 1 of 3)

06 Nov 2024

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Send us a textHere in the United States, it’s election day as I record this. And I don’t know about you, but this day couldn’t come soon enough ...

Ep. 111: When the Holidays are Hard For You as a Midlife Mom

06 Nov 2024

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Send us a textSo we’re told that the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year…except what if they’re not? What if the holidays are hard ...

Ep. 110: Monday Mantra 11/04

04 Nov 2024

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Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 109: Setting Boundaries & Doing Less This Holiday Season

30 Oct 2024

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Send us a textIn this episode of my Intentional Midlife Mom podcast, I dive into the importance of setting boundaries during the holiday season. I rea...

Ep. 108: Monday Mantra 10/28

28 Oct 2024

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Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 107: Starting & Ending Your Day Strong

23 Oct 2024

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Send us a textIn this episode of The Intentional Midlife Mom podcast I'm sharing one of my presentations in my holiday summit, the Simplify Your ...

Ep. 105: Monday Mantra 10/14

14 Oct 2024

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Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 104: The 10-Minute Trick to Better Mornings

09 Oct 2024

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Send us a textSo in this episode I’m going to share an assignment with you that I share with countless of my coaching clients. The majority of my cl...

Ep. 103: Monday Mantra 10/7

07 Oct 2024

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Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 102: 4 Simple Steps for Having More Time + 1 Surprising Thing

02 Oct 2024

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Send us a textTime management - it's the #1 issue people come to me for help with. There's an ongoing element of time management in each and...

Ep. 101: Monday Mantra 9/30

01 Oct 2024

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Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 100: Making the Most of Midlife & Beyond!

11 Sep 2024

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Send us a textThis is episode 100 of The Intentional Midlife Mom podcast. And I say, let’s celebrate! For this episode I've combed through my c...

Ep. 99: What If It's Not a Motivation Issue? What It Could Be Instead

04 Sep 2024

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Send us a textSo often we beat ourselves up about a lack of energy because we’re not getting anything done. We call ourselves things like lazy or a ...

Ep. 98: Feeling Lost as a Midlife Mom? Here's Why + What to Do

30 Aug 2024

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Send us a textAs a midlife mom myself, I know how easy it is to feel a bit lost when your kids need you less and differently than they used to while a...

Ep. 97: Monday Mantra 8/26

26 Aug 2024

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Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 96: When You're Tired of Caring What Others Think About You (this one's for you!)

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textI mean I have never really cared what others think. I catch flack for nearly everything I do - I have 9 kids, I homeschool them...and I ...

Ep. 95: Monday Mantra 8/19

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 94: 3 Quick & Easy Tips for Getting Dinner on the Table

14 Aug 2024

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Send us a textGetting meals on the table can be soooo stressful - and it happens every day. Multiple times a day! As a mom of 9, I feel this. But, the...

Ep. 93: Monday Mantra 8/12

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 92: 5 Truths for Moms When the Days are Hard

07 Aug 2024

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Send us a textThere are some days that are just plain hard. Difficult relationships, things that go wrong, problems we can't figure out how to so...

Ep. 91: Monday Mantra 8/5

05 Aug 2024

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Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 90: 2 Solutions When Your Kids Don't Clean Up After Themselves

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textAs a mom of 9, I feel this...I feel this so much! And it's not just me - I have moms of all ages and stages of life ask me how to h...

Ep. 89: Monday Mantra 7/29

29 Jul 2024

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Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 88: Take Back Control of Your Life!

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textWithout realizing it, we so easily just go along with the ride every day. We cross our fingers and hope for the best, paying we'll ...

Ep. 87:Monday Mantra 7/22

22 Jul 2024

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Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 86: Monday Mantra 7/15/24

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 85: The Mistake I Made Until I Was in my 40s

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textOne of my passions is to share what I learn in my life, often from doing things the hard way, so that you can learn from my mistakes. Th...

Ep. 84: Stop Accepting Your Life As Is

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textWhat I’m going to share with you here today is something that I share in day 3 of the WNC challenge - and it is straight up life coach...

Ep. 83: Surviving as a Midlife Mom When Your Kids are Getting Older & Leaving the Nest

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textI’ve got 9 kids - 3 are adults now, which leaves 6 who are not. And my youngest is currently 6 so I know the young mom struggle, too.I...

Ep. 82: Monday Mantra 6/17/24

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 81: How to Be Motivated 100% of the Time

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textSounds like a big promise, right? It is, but I can back it up. This is a simple concept to understand, and it's one that anyone can...

Ep. 80: This ONE Thing CHANGED My Marriage

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textSo my hubby and I have been married for 29 years this fall. We’ve raised 3 adult children and have 6 more we’re still in the thick o...

Ep 79: Thriving with A.D.D. as a Christian Woman with Lacy Estelle

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textHave you been diagnosed with A.D.D. or A.D.H.D? Maybe you live with someone with this diagnosis - or an expected diagnosis. This can be ...

Ep. 78: Monday Mantra 6/10/24

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 77: Ask: a Life Coach: How do You Spend $650/month on food for 10?

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textThis is a question I get all the time all over the place - and with today's food prices I certainly understand why. I shared a majo...

Ep. 76: The Missing Piece That Finally Helped Me Lose the Weight

06 Jun 2024

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Send us a textWeight loss isn't something I really talk about, but it is a part of my more recent journey that many want to know about. In fact, ...

Ep. 75: Making Meals Easier with Rachel Fairchild

06 Jun 2024

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Send us a textMeals are a common struggle - and Rachel Fairchild is here to help! In this episode you'll actually be hearing a Q&A session wi...

Ep. 74: Monday Mantra 6/3/24

04 Jun 2024

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Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 73: 7 Powerhouse Strategies That Will Change Everything Pt. 2 - Ask a Life Coach

24 May 2024

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Send us a textIn this second of a two-part episode we get the last two truths (continued from yesterday) as well as answering this question that came ...

Ep. 72: 7 Powerhouse Truths That Will Change Everything - Pt. 1

23 May 2024

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Send us a textIn this first of a two-part episode we dive into answering this question that came in for our "ask a life coach" episode - I&a...

Ep. 71: Creating a Healthy Morning Routine For Moms & Kids with Erin Leonard

22 May 2024

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Send us a textSummer is right around the corner! And trying to manage mornings is a whole new challenge with summer is here. This is especially true i...

Ep. 70: Monday Mantra 3/20/24

20 May 2024

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Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 69: Ask a Life Coach - Is Procrastination Ever a Good Thing?

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textWhat a good question, right? This came in on Instagram,  so we’re going to talk about time when yes, procrastination can be a good th...

Ep. 68: How to Change Your Life

16 May 2024

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Send us a textThis sounds like a big claim, right? And it totally is. But I can totally back up this claim. I can teach you how to change your life. T...

Ep. 67: Managing Kids During the Summer With JoAnn Crohn

15 May 2024

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Send us a textSummer brings additional joys and challenges if you're a mom with kids at home. I love the longer days of summer, but this often me...

Ep. 66: Monday Mantra 5/13/24

13 May 2024

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Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep. 65: Ask a Life Coach: What About When No One Cleans Up After Themselves?

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textDoes this ever happen in your home? Picture it - there are at least 2 other people who live in your home but yet you're the only on...

Ep. 64: Quick & Easy Dinner Ideas For Busy Moms

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textSometimes you just need someone else to tell you what's for dinner. Oftentimes I feel like the most draining part of getting dinner...

Ep. 63: Uncovering the To-Do's That Aren't Serving You With Melissa James

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textIn this conversation with Melissa James for our Simplify Your Holiday Season Online Summit, we talk about overloaded schedules. How to i...

Ep. 62 Monday Mantra 5/5/24

06 May 2024

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Send us a textMantras are our favorite around here! Empowering, enlightening, and exciting, a new mantra each week will fuel you to manage whatever li...

Ep 61: Busy Mom Brain & Life Organizing With Sticky Notes

02 May 2024

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Send us a textOh man, do I love sticky notes. But as much as I love them, I love how they help me organize my brain, find important things when I need...

Ep. 60: Gardening (& homesteading) Made Easy With Shelby DeVore

01 May 2024

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Send us a textIn this guest speaker episode, we're talking about something perfectly time for this time of the year - gardening - for beginners (...

Ep. 59: Monday Mantra 4/29/24

29 Apr 2024

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Send us a textThis one is all about not having to have it all figured out - but in knowing that it starts with getting your mind on board. It's s...

Ep. 58: Ask a Life Coach: How Can I Eat Healthy When I'm So Busy?

27 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textIt's Friday! Which means it's the day to ask a life coach here on the podcast! Many people know that over the past few years, ...

Ep. 57: 5 Things I'm Not Doing

25 Apr 2024

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Send us a textThere are seasons in life. At times there are crazy busy seasons - the kind that make your head spin. I'm in one of those seasons. ...

Ep. 56: People Pleasing With Karen Ehman

24 Apr 2024

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Send us a textI'm so excited to bring you a conversation I had with Karen Ehman of Proverbs 31 Ministries. She has authored 19 books, and in this...

Ep. 55 Monday Mantra 4/22/24

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textThis one is all about emotions & feelings. It's soo good. Mantras are tools you can use to put yourself in the driver's se...

Ep. 54: Ask a Life Coach: Where Do I Even Begin in Managing My Time?

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textWe all know we can look out for time wasters, become more efficient in the things we do, and even do less, but there's an essential...

Ep. 53: Scroll on Your Phone - Guilt Free!

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textI'm a bit of a rebel - and for this reason it's not all that surprising when the "right" thing to do is the opposite...

Ep. 52: Managing Your Time During Busy Seasons With Melissa James

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textIn this episode featuring an amazing guest speaker, we're joined by Melissa James of Our Happy Hive. We had a conversation during o...

Ep. 51 Monday Mantra 4/15/24

15 Apr 2024

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Send us a textWe love Mondays around here - they're all about empowering mantras! This one is super empowering in so many ways!This is one you&ap...

Ep. 50 How to Save Money on Groceries

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textDid you know that according to 2024 statistics, 40% of the food Americans buy gets thrown away. 40%!With the rising costs of food (I kno...

Ep. 49: How to Overcome Procrastination

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textProcrastination is one of the top struggles I hear women say they need help with. So, we’re going to talk about it. I’ll share some ...

Ep. 48: Managing Your ADHD as a Woman and Mom With Jami Nato

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textIf you haven't heard of Jami Nato, you need to. She is practical with a whole lotta humor rolled in. As a busy wife and mom, she&ap...

Ep. 47: 3 Powerhouse Words That Should Be in Every Woman's Vocabulary

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textI love re words (as in the prefix re). According to the dictionary, it means again, back, or backward. And I guess that’s why I love t...

Ep. 46: Monday Mantra 4/8/24

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textThis is one of those mantras you'll want to write on sticky notes & post around your home where you'll see them.So simple ...

Ep. 45: The Simple Cleaning Strategy That Helped Me Stop Yelling at My Kids

07 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textThere are days where I find myself going into nearly every room of my house to find a mess somewhere. What’s worse - is these are ofte...

Ep. 44: Feeling Lost? How to Find Yourself Again

06 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textYou’re driving home from work, looking forward to putting your feet up - it’s been a long day. Except when you get home you find th...

Ask a Life Coach: How to Get Out of Survival Mode By the End of the Day

05 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textLet me guess...you’re a mom living in survival mode who is tired of feeling like you’re failing. When I teach a live class anywhere...

Part 5 of 5: Days that Have Meaning

05 Apr 2024

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Send us a textIn this 5th and final part in our 5-part series, we'll unpack the "T" in the R.E.S.T. - and it's all about injecting...

Part 4 of 5: Taking a Vacation (in your mind)

04 Apr 2024

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Send us a textEver dreamed you could be somewhere else? I know I sure have. And that's what the S is all about in our R.E.S.T. 5 part series.Come...

Part 3 of 5: When You Feel Like You're Gasping For Air

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textLife can pass by at a dizzying pace - and you're left feeling like you can't catch your breath. Can you relate? Is this you?If...

What is the Enneagram + How it Affects Us With Laurie Palau

03 Apr 2024

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Send us a textIn this guest episode, I'm sharing a conversation I had with Laurie Palau during our Simplify Your Holiday Season Online Summit whe...

Part 2 of 5: What is Rest? (and what it's not!)

02 Apr 2024

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Send us a textIn part 2 of this 5-episode series, we're unpacking what it means to rest. It's step 1 in helping you find your purpose, your ...

Part 1 of 5: Permission to Be "Lazy"

02 Apr 2024

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Send us a textSometimes getting stuff done just isn’t happening. You have things you want to do, maybe even need to do, but at the end of the day yo...

Monday Mantra 4/1/2024

01 Apr 2024

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Send us a textThis is one of those mantras you'll want to write on sticky notes & post around your home where you'll see them.So simple ...

Get Some Peace & Calm at Home (even with kids)

31 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textIf you ever find yourself thinking oh my goodness! The noise - it just needs to stop! Well this episode is for you.Living with 11 - as a...

Socks! Help! How Our Family of 11 Manages All the Socks!

30 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textIf you’ve ever thought about just throwing all the socks away - I’ve done that. I’ve been so at the end of my rope with trying to ...

Ask a Life Coach: Help! I Can't Get My Kids (or anyone else) to Listen to Me!

29 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textAsk a life coach - how can I get my kids to….you fill in the blank - listen, follow directions, care about their grades - whatever it ...

How to Put an End to Manic Mornings

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textMornings are so important. They set you off on a trajectory for the rest of the day - and so how your day starts matters. If your morni...

Meal Planning Made Easy With Rachel Fairchild

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a text I teach people how to make meals easier all the time - and that’s why in our CHART - secret #2 in ACL that section is called all the...

Perfection Paralysis & How to Get Rid Of It

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textShould I do it this way? Or is that the better way? Should this be something I do now? Or is this something I should do later?What is th...