No Guilt Mom

Does your child seem to break down when they can't get things exactly right or when get anything less than an A?

If so…you’ve likely got a perfectionist on your hands.

While striving to be great at something isn’t necessarily bad, being a perfectionist definitely isn’t the best thing for child to struggle with. 

In this podcast episode, we are teaching you what you can do to help your perfectionist child. We’ll share ways...

Positive body image is something so many of us strive for, not only for our own well being, but also as an example to our kids. But what we don’t talk about is the struggle to keep that mindset when we know our body isn’t the healthy version we want it to be. And what a toll the pressure of “having it all together” can have on us.

In this episode, we welcome back Ruth Soukup. She’s the founder of Thinlicious (as well as 3 other c...

Ever have one of those days where things may not have gone exactly as planned, but it was still a good day? Then, not 10 minutes later all your kid seems to do is complain about everything that went wrong. Ughhhh! Those are the days that make you want to scream and wonder- why aren’t my kids more grateful?

We want you to know that you aren’t alone. So many of us feel that way too. 

In this podcast episode, we share with you how...

Picky Eaters. We all have them!  The kid that runs away the second they see something healthy on their plate. Some kids are happy to snack on carrots and try new foods without much fuss. While the rest of us deal with picky eaters who seem content to live on a diet composed of crackers and chicken nuggets. Cue the screams of frustration from moms all over the world! 

But don’t worry mama. We’ve got your back.

In this podcast ep...

Do you feel stressed when you walk in and see piles of stuff on the kitchen counter? I can feel my blood pressure go up every time I come close to the kitchen. It’s not good. Do you struggle to keep up with the amount of STUFF your family brings into the house? 

In this podcast episode, we welcome back Jennifer Roskamp, mom of nine kids and founder of The Intentional Mom. She helps busy women & moms find strategies to make ev...

Is it just me or does it seem like no one ever does chores around the house but mom? Getting kids to do chores is incredibly frustrating as a parent.  We want our kids to DO their chores, but we don’t want to nag and we don’t want to deal with bad attitude. But there is be a better way. A way to get it done without all the pushback.

In this episode, we share with you our 4 surefire ways to tackle even the biggest challenges in ge...

We're doing an ENCORE of one of our top 5 our most popular episodes this week: Episode 116: Six Coping Skills That Will Change Your Kids Lives with Janine Halloran, LMHC!

Everyone needs coping skills, especially in this day and age. Both us as parents and our kids. I mean, no one can be perfect and never have difficult emotions right?

In this episode, we talk with Janine Halloran, LMHC, about everything we should and should...

Chances are you’ve heard the age-old parenting advice that if we aren’t strong on discipline and punishment, your kids will never learn and they will keep doing the same unacceptable behavior. But we’re here to show you a different way. And how you can get more effective results by ditching that mindset and trying this one on instead “I don’t have to punish my kids to be a good parent”. And nothing tests that mindset like when our ...

Do you feel overwhelmed when you think about all the things that you need to get done every day, or even every week?  Between the kids’ activities, household tasks, and, for so many of us, the added demands of a stressful workplace, so many of us moms are feeling absolutely overwhelmed when we try to get anything done and actually feel like we were productive that day.

We’re here to help! We’ll show you how to ditch the overwhelm a...

Cooking is one of those household tasks that never ends. Every day people need to eat. So that means that unless you are down with takeout every single day or hiring a personal chef- other people in your household will have to help with cooking at some point. So why not get the kids involved with it right now? Learning to cook is not only an important life skill, but it teaches your kids so many skills: math, reading, creativity, t...

Being a mom has many demands on a daily basis when it comes to our families, but there are also many demands when it comes to moms and working. As women, we often have to go above and beyond to show that we are worthy and qualified for our work, but are often held up to different standards because we are moms. 

In this episode, we welcome Christine Michel Carter to the show. Christine is the author of MOM AF and a Senior Contribu...

Burnout is common. It’s estimated that up to 5 million U.S. parents experience it every year.  And sadly, so often we see it in others long before we see it in ourselves. Let’s address that.

In this episode, we tell you the top signs that you are heading toward burnout and need a BREAK! We also share 4 simple ways that you can get that much-needed break that you are long overdue for!

Resources We Shared:

Calm & Happy Parent...

A survey done in 2021 shows that more than half of all students report they’re struggling to complete schoolwork and almost half find it hard to focus in class. Why is that? It’s very possible that the standards for teaching in the U.S. are a bit behind the times. Kids have different educational needs, and yet, for the most part, our educational system hasn’t changed much over the past 200 years! One thing is for sure- one size doe...

Do you shy away from asking for things that you want because you’re afraid that it will be viewed as selfish? Many of us feel guilty and don’t ask for things that we really want (such as time away from the kids or even spending money on something that is just for us) because we are afraid that we are being so selfish.

In this episode we will be discussing what causes that stress and guilt when we want something that can be define...

When our kids are feeling upset, many of us have been told that we need to teach our kids how to self-regulate on their own. But if we take a long hard look into neurodevelopment and how that affects our body and behaviors, and our kids' bodies and behaviors, you can see that kids can’t always regulate themselves. But how do we help them learn to self-regulate then? 

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Mona Delahook, a Child Psy...

Many of us know exactly what it’s like when our kids have completely flipped out and had a grade 5 meltdown. We so often get frustrated, embarrassed, and even angry. Why does this have to happen? 

Emotional dysregulation. 

That’s EXACTLY why this happens and we have 3 easy and foolproof ways to help get everyone back to a calmer state!

Resources We Shared:

Raising Kind & Capable Kids Challenge - A 5-day challenge that l...

In this episode, we speak with Cara Harvey, who is the founder of A Purpose Driven Mom, host of the A Purpose Driven Mom Podcast, Productivity Coach for Mom Entrepreneurs, and author of the new book: The 15 Minute Formula. 

Cara shares with us her methods on how to use 15 minutes to completely change the way you think about productivity and get the results that you have always been looking for. We also discuss ditching the hustle m...

Has this happened to you? You walk into the living room and see your kid’s shoes thrown on the couch. You calmly ask your kid to take their shoes off the couch and put them away. You come back later, and there is your kid, and there are the shoes. Still on the couch. So you ask again, and your kid tells you that they will do it in a minute. Then you come into the room again, and nothing has happened. Neither the shoes nor your kid ...

In this episode, we speak with Kim Hopkins, LICSW who’s a Collaborative & Proactive Solutions Trainer and Director of Outreach for Lives in the Balance. There she works with parents, educators, and providers to share the research that shows kids with concerning behaviors aren’t lacking motivation, they’re lacking skills, especially those related to flexibility, adaptability, emotion regulation, frustration tolerance, and proble...