F*ck It Mothering

Did you ever struggle with the thought, 'I'm too damaged to be a mom'? Do you still live in fear that the hurt you went through before you became a mom is going to find it's way to your kids?

This week host Amanda Haro is joined by Emily Cleghorn, who is a trauma recovery coach for moms. Emily shares her personal story of healing herself as an adult after childhood trauma. She's raw and honest about how bec...

Mother's Day can be a mixed bag of emotions & expectations, right? The media paints it as this carefree day where moms are pampered and appreciated, but the reality is...we still have to be moms. The baby still has blow out diapers, the older kids still fight, and your partner still can't read your mind.

But Mother's Day isn't the only time moms get disappointed by the reality of something they had fantasi...

This week host Amanda Haro is joined by womb healer Carolina Sotomayor from the Make a Baby podcast.

Carolina shares her journey of navigating the loss of her father a month before her wedding, infertility, a turbulent relationship with her mother, and how she found healing for all of it through the ancient Japanese practice of reiki. She has since helped almost 100 women successfully treat their infertility with reiki.

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Welcome to the first of a new series on the F*ck It Mothering podcast: F*ck It Friday!

The first Friday of every month there will be a bonus episode where host Amanda Haro is joined by recurring co-hosts Amanda De La Madriz from That Mom Life Coaching & Samantha Trujillo from Veteran Mama's Coaching to say F*CK IT to something in motherhood.

This month we said f*ck it to:

• 2:34:11 Potty Training (because it s...

This week's episode is for all the dance moms, both new and seasoned!

Host Amanda Haro shares how she survived a 4 day comp with multiple dancers. She covers:

• Dance mom hacks to help with quick changes
• The best costume bag (not sponsored; this is an honest opinion)
• Sneaking snacks into convention centers & keeping everything accessible and organized once you're there
• How to prepare yourself for a dance c...

This week, host Amanda Haro is joined by one of her first clients, Megan. 

Megan shares her inspiring story of being mis-diagnosed with non epileptic seizures for four years. The doctors told her that the seizures were caused by stress, but they were actually triggered by any intense emotion (ever laughed so hard you seized?). 

Megan was having multiple seizures a day when she started working with Amanda and after 3 months of coa...

This week host Amanda Haro interviews healing energy coach Natalie Bedard about how meditation helped her navigate a death scare (which she received no diagnosis for) as a single mom of twin boys who were 4 years old at the time.

Chapters:

• 13:35 Coming out of the narration of perfection
• 16:32 Death scare, no diagnosis, how the medical system is failing us
• 28:00 Keeping stress low using meditation as a single mom of tw...

This week, host Amanda Haro shares a simple yet effective tool to immediately begin relieving everyday mom stress by thinking a specific thought on purpose: "This is not a problem".

Your toddler is horizontal in aisle A5 of Target because you said 'no' to buying the bottle of Tums they were using as a rattle? This is not a problem.

Your teenager grew an attitude the size of Texas overnight? This is not ...

Have you scoured the internet in search of *the* parenting hack that will solve the problem of your kids tantrums / pissy attitude / picky eating?

Have you implemented all that advice just to wind up still stressed / anxious / overwhelmed?

If you’ve been a part of the F*ck It Mothering community for awhile, you’ll notice a major difference between host Amanda Haro and “parenting experts” is that she does not give out pare...

As moms it is all too easy to get caught up in all the little details of our individual days. There is so much on a mom's plate that it demands all of our attention. But in the midst of all the diapers, playdates, school field trips, extracurriculars, and screen time limits is our singular precious life. And if we aren't intentional about zooming our perspective out to see the big picture, we wind up with an overflowing bu...

Topics covered in this episode by Amanda Haro, life coach for moms:

• Traveling with 4 kids as a single mom without being overwhelmed with stress
• Spring break family vacation in California
• Disneyland & California Adventure tips
• Believing in yourself
• Seeing and trusting the power of your story

Leave a review for this episode in Apple Podcasts & get entered to the F*ck It Mothering monthly book &...

This week, Amanda Haro, burnout & confidence coach for moms, discusses how to not feel guilty asking for help. You'll learn:

• Why you feel guilty asking other people for help, especially from the lens of being a woman, and more specifically, being a mom
• How stay at home moms can stop feeling guilty asking their partners for help with the kids
• The difference between guilt and shame, and how to tell which you are feel...

Topics covered this week by Amanda Haro, burnout & confidence life coach for moms:

• Deep dive review of Cesca Major's book, Maybe Next Time
• Netflix's TV series Heartstopper
• How to get through a depressive spell without the shame thoughts
• How to trust the healing process and depression's role in that
• How to turn off a perfectionist brain focused on productivity
• Unf*ck Your Brain's Clean vs Dirty Pain ...

Topics covered this week with host, Amanda Haro, life coach for moms:

• Book recommendations from money mindset to BOPO to the best Harry Potter to the best romances (both heterosexual & LGBTQIA+)

• Dating yourself

• How to take care of yourself when being a single mom is hard

• Backstage stories from a dance mom

• How Walt Disney’s story is the kick in the pants inspiration every entrepreneur / solopreneur / creative ne...

With Christmas only 4 days away, it is more important for moms now more than ever to prioritize their self care. The social norm is for women to burn at both ends for the sake of creating Christmas magic for their kids. But just like it would make no sense to drive your car on fumes, it makes no sense to drive yourself on an empty emotional tank.

Join Amanda, burnout & confidence coach for moms, as she explains why self ca...

This week Amanda shares her story of going from a shy introvert who was too scared to take risks and go for what she wanted in life to being a confident woman who is unapologetically herself. And when she stepped into her full confidence, it made her a more present mom.

Are you living your one wild life to the fullest? Schedule your free 1 hour consultation so you can find out exactly how you got to this point & the exact...

Sometimes the most wonderful time of the year can come with really painful emotions when we've lost loved ones. How do you get through the holidays when a loved one passed around Christmas? How can you keep from numbing out & shutting down? How can you still enjoy all the holiday traditions you love when all of it reminds you of what you've lost?

This week, Amanda offers insights on how to navigate the holidays whe...

Do you find yourself snapping at your kids all the time? Do you hate it and want to stop but also can't seem to figure out how to stop snapping at your kids all the time?

This week, Amanda shares the reasons why moms end up snapping at their kids all the time and also gives specific tips for how to stop. We all talk about mom guilt as if it's about feeling guilty about one thing, but in reality, mom guilt comes from a ...

As the holiday season approaches, moms need to be intentional in self care more than ever to avoid Christmas burnout.

Traditions and family gatherings can be beautiful and fulfilling, but they can also be draining & stressful if we aren't being honest with what we have the capacity for this year.

In this episode, Amanda teaches moms how to evaluate their emotional capacity, how to set boundaries to honor it, &...