Redefining Balance for Working Mom Podcast by Your Life Rocks

Redefining Balance for Working Mom Podcast by Your Life Rocks

As working moms, it can be hard to balance it all. Hard but not impossible. We believe that balance is possible, you might have to redefine what it means to you. However you define it, you can get there when you put God first, live in community, and follow systems that create balance. This show will teach you those systems and feature guests to help you grow in your faith, parenting, marriage, home, health, finances, career, and friends/fun. Subscribe so you don't miss any upcoming shows!

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November 16, 2021 17 mins

Can you believe the holidays are just around the corner? Yes they are! So many great things are associated with the holiday season but as the mom, and a working mom at that, come a lot of stress and added things to do. In this episode, I'm sharing some tips to help you stay organized, and get more of what you want out of the holiday season. There are some free planning tools available to you go to HolidaySanity.com

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When we are talking about ending the year strong in your career and planning for your career in the new year, we are really talking about taking a lot of action. But we can start to sabotage this action when we are not in the right head space. Fear, doubt, and lack of confidence can kick in and hold us back. In this episode I am joined by fellow working mom and career coach Angie McNulty to discuss ways to overcome these things tha...

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Do you wish you could be making more money or working a more flexible schedule? You could be, it's just a matter of negotiating! In this episode we are joined by Career coach Claudia Miller.

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October 26, 2021 25 mins

It's that time of year! The time to end strong with your career goals and get ready for your end of the year review. This is also a great time of year to evaluate where you are in your career to ensure you are on the right path for you. As a working mom we don't always take the time to ask ourselves the hard questions, but that is what this episode is for! Get ready to get planning for your career!

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Intimacy and sex in marriage is a key part to a successful relationship. With all that we are trying to juggle as a working mom, it can be hard to find the time or energy to work on this area of marriage. In this episode we are joined by Kim Bowen to help us with the obstacles that get in the way and share tips to help us grow in our intimacy in marriage.

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As working moms, we have all been there.  Trying to find time to devote to our faith and work on our health goals, can seem just about impossible.  Maybe if we are lucky, we can get one of these things into a solid morning routine.  In this episode, we are joined by Kelly Wenner of soulstrengthfit.com

She is giving us tips to help us find the benefits of growth in faith and health on a limited schedule.  

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As working moms, we all could use more energy and there are many different ways to gain it when we focus on our health.

In this episode, we are joined by Adrianne Delgado who is a registered, licensed dietitian and has almost 20 years of experience in outpatient care.  She is the author of Nourish, Eat, Repeat: A Busy Woman's Guide To A Healthier Mind, Body, and Life.

She shares how to eat proactively to gain health and energy to k...

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Yes, we all know that there are toxins all around us including the cleaning supplies we use to the food we eat.  Maybe you have heard about the movement to remove these toxins from our lives and get back to a more natural way of living to better our health.  Easier said than done.  Replacing the items you use every day can be overwhelming and expensive.

Joining us to make this process easier is Tonya Harris from https://slightlygre...

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September 14, 2021 42 mins

As we kick off a new series about helping you reach your health goals, we had to start with our resident health expert, Lindsay Young from LindsayLivesWell.com.

In this episode, we are talking all about gut health and how focusing on this one goal can affect your weight loss goals, immunity, and even the way your brain functions.

Listen in as Lindsay walks us through 3 steps to improve your gut health.

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September 7, 2021 20 mins

Yes, it's September!  I love fall and as soon as September comes, I feel like fall is here.  There are many things I love about fall, but one of the biggest things is that the change of seasons gives hope that we can make things better.  Like a refresh.

We are living in stressful times and things in this world can seem dark and bleak.  But when we can keep our focus on the light, that is what we will see!  There is hope and it is s...

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Do you know what your kids will be doing after High School?  It might seem a long way off but it's never too early to prepare your kids for launch.

I'm joined for this conversation with Beth Langston from College Flight Plan.

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There is a lot to focus on when our kids go back to school including setting them up for academic success.  It can be a lot to take on as a working mom and that is why sometimes we need help.  Learn how to navigate these waters and what to do in this episode with Meagan Sousa.

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When we send our kids back to school, we want them to succeed in every way.  For most of us, the biggest hope we have for our kids is that they follow Jesus and bring him into all the places they go.  But as they go into the world, there are other influences at work.  We can't shelter them, and it's healthy for all of us to stretch and grow in our faith.  So how do we support our kids to build strong faith in the face of the world?

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Back to school can be awesome, but it can also be stressful!  Have no fear, we have an expert for that!  Joy Acaso is an Anxiety Support Coach and Psychotherapist and a repeat guest on this show and a wonderful source of information and inspiration on how we can best support our kids through and transition.

Learn more about Joy at www.joyacaso.com

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August 3, 2021 20 mins

It's back to school time!  Yes, this season takes so much time and energy and for us working moms, it can be a little overwhelming.  No fear!  In this episode, we are talking about creating a game plan for a successful school year.

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There are a lot of things that can still our joy and one of the biggest is when we are feeling like we are behind, forgetting things, or just not able to keep up.  When we talk about balance, we believe that it is possible when you put God first, live in community, and follow systems that help you stay in balance. This recipe works for balance and it also works for joy.  When we look at that last one...

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Do you know one way to get joy?  Give joy!  Yep, making an effort to make other’s day, in turn, makes yours.  We are built for community and when we serve others, there is a part of us that comes alive!

But, like a lot of good things in this world, we can forget just how easy this is.  We make it harder than it has to be, our own insecurities can get in the way, and well, sometimes we are just so busy that we forget to think about ...

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We all serve our families….but are we doing it in a joyful way or are we building resentment and looking to see if our husbands are doing as much as we are or even just grumble when we do laundry.  

But when we don’t serve our families with joy….it just brings more non-joy feelings to our life.

Remember last week when we ta...

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Welcome to our summer joy series!  The next 4 episodes are designed to help bring more joy into your life and this episode we are kicking it off by talking about what Joy is.

Joy is the silence of striving.  It’s more than contentment...it’s like a mix of gratitude and contentment.  It comes from the inside and is not swayed by outside circumstances.  Fruit of the spirit is like real fruit.  It needs...

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Did you know that you are a leader regardless of the position that you hold at work or in the community?  We all are!  God created each of us to lead others and have a positive influence.  So how do we grow in this area?  Our guest, Dr. Artika Tyner, shares a simple strategy to help you win in leadership and become the leader that God has called you to be.  

You can learn more about Dr. Artika Tyner at https://www.artikatyner.com/

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