Mom: In-Process
LISTEN UP MAMA! This is a TOUGH-LOVE voice of reality and reason for stay-at-home moms (SAHM's) who want to improve their lives! In this podcast, I'll say the things you NEED to hear, not what you want. This is for the mamas who want to live a fulfilled life, find value in their role, and understand their worth as a full-time mother. I want you to be the BEST version of yourself, to best raise the future generation. I bring you quality conversations focused on practical and approachable tips, tools, and resources that will help you in your role at home. I bring you two episodes each week, with conversations from myself as well as guests who take conversations deeper with their personal experiences, expert knowledge, and everyday approaches. Mom: In-Process is an understanding of the fluidity of motherhood. We are always changing, always growing.
Episodes
In this episode, I want to remind everyone that SAHM life truly isn’t glamorous. It is frustrating, disgusting, overwhelming, and challenging every single day. You’re saying “yes” to so much more than the “fun” aspects of being home with your children. The internet has a way of wrapping the modern-day role of homemaking into a pretty little package that looks quiet, cozy, neat, calm, and beautiful. Are there moments of that? Absolu...
Wait! Are we talking about learning when summer JUST started? Yup! We sure are. These incredible women, Justine and Cynthia, have created play-based, hands-on unit studies which are absolutely perfect for:
- Those who are interested in summer learning and activities for their children
- Mamas who are already diving into next year’s curriculum options
- Parents who are considering homeschooling after this past school year but aren’t sure...
In this episode, I wanted to dive into the topic of scrolling. Yes, scrolling. It sure feels like this topic is discussed a lot, doesn’t it? Maybe that’s because it’s a topic where so many women struggle! We use it as an escape while justifying how we stay connected as isolated SAHMs.
It’s time to ask yourself if you’re scrolling to connect truly, or if you’re scrolling to compare. Compare what you have or don’t have. Com...
As SAHMs, we often manage our household...
This episode is all about shifting our mindset and negative thoughts in order to be more fulfilled. We all have the never-ending “to-do list,” whether it’s sitting on your counter, posted on the fridge, or built up in your mind. Valuing your self-worth based on your productivity will absolutely lead to low self-esteem, de-value your role, and lead to mom burn-out at an astronomical rate. Trust me; I’ve been there.
One of ...
My sweet friend Cassie is back to join me in our monthly Q and A. In this episode, we share our experiences wrapping up the school year, the importance of celebrating those big achievements, and what we’ve learned about creating celebrations with other like-minded individuals outside of our spouses. We dive into the struggles of dealing with a busy summer and tips on finding intentional moments with our families during those month...
In this episode, I want to address a specific question from a sweet mama listener who is going through the same challenges all of us have or will be going through…life with multiple littles. The heaviness of life as a SAHM with two littles and the challenges this brings is something I know all too well. As many of you know, this was my rock-bottom moment. This was when I was forced to make little changes that had a big impact. What...
May is NF Awareness Month, and in doing my part to “Shine a Light on NF,” I want to bring you a conversation I shared on the podcast this time last year with my sweet friend Christa Castanon. Christa and I both have children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 or NF1. In this episode, we chat about:
- The importance of finding a community and the ability to create your own.
- Supporting other moms with children of special needs.
- The fear, t...
I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of trying to do and be all the things all the time. Does anyone else constantly feel pulled to be doing more? We need to stop trying new things for the sake of adding it to our own identity. Let curiosity and pleasure be your guide, not envy and higher expectations. In this episode, I talk about what it means to invest in yourself, the problems that arise when we don’t as SAHMs, and the four wa...
Ladies, I have the honor and the privilege of introducing you to an absolutely phenomenal woman. Julie Bogart is incredibly well-known for her “common sense parenting and education advice” in the homeschool community. I started my journey in getting to know Julie when I read her book, “Brave Learner” a few years ago. I was ecstatic to learn about Julie's most recent book, “Raising Critical Thinkers” and couldn’t wait to have h...
In light of Mother’s Day being yesterday, let’s chat about what motherhood means. I want to address what you are saying, “yes” to.
Motherhood is saying yes to the challenge of becoming a mother, parenting a child, and taking on the responsibility of raising the future generation. This is a challenge we are taking on almost entirely ourselves when we become the full-time SAHM. What does it mean to consider motherhood as a vocation? ...
As little girls, we want to be rescued. We want to be the damsel in distress, the princess twirling in her pretty dress. Who do we picture rescuing us? The strong, confident, capable, masculine man!
Modern (extreme) feminism has come along to say we no longer need a man. They tell us, we are 100% equal and that “anything they can do, I can do better.” The honest truth is, we can’t. Now, don’t get me wrong. I absolutely 1,0...
It's time to expand the face of Mom: In-Process! I'm very excited to introduce my very good friend Cassie Lustig, who will be joining me for our Question and Answer episodes.
Cassie is a mom of two and has followed and supported this community from the very beginning. She has beautiful, real-life insight and additional perspectives to expand the conversation. In this episode, we chat about routines. I share (per...
Do you find yourself counting down the minutes when your spouse will get home, eager for him to help with the children, tell him about your day, release your emotional baggage, or just have someone to talk to? There is no shame here because I was that person!!! It started to create some real problems for us. I call this act of “dumping” your day on your spouse, the Daily Dish.
In this episode, I discuss four ways to help ...
From math teacher to SAHM who found her joy through pursuing her interests. My chat with this month’s everyday mom guest, Kayla Zenner, is packed full of mom-isms, discussions around SAHM life, the trials and tribulations we all go through in this role, and the importance of finding those moments of true self-care. Kayla found little ways to find joy for herself and share that joy with others through playdough kits, baking, mid-siz...
This podcast episode aims to help you rediscover the vision you originally had when you started out as a full-time mom. I hope you feel encouraged to reconnect with the possibility of a beautiful life you can create for not only your family but for yourself as well. Flag this as a go-to episode when you're struggling to find your motivation and your purpose at home.
HAVING A HARD TIME STICKING TO THOSE HEALTHY HABITS...
The awareness of the toxins in our food, cleaning products, clothes, household items, and beauty products is growing, and let me first say thank goodness to the experts who are bringing these conversations to the table. But, if you’re a busy mom like me, we take all of this information and immediately get overwhelmed with not knowing where to start. I tend to take information like this, combine it with my mama bear love and protect...
There is an abundance of scenarios as to how women become SAHMs. In this episode, I want to talk about 2 of those scenarios.
- You chose this role
- You had this role chosen for you
The importance of this conversation lies in the fact that regardless of HOW or WHY you now call yourself a full-time mom, SAHM, or homemaker, the mission stays the same. This community honors and accepts mothers, regardless of how they came to be in t...
Vreni Renggli of Vreni Renggli Art is an intuitive abstract artist who loves guiding moms working on their own self-development to express the inner emotional chaos they experience. She lives in Switzerland with her 3 children and husband, working to help other mamas find harmony and peace within themselves.
Together, Vreni and I discuss ditching the overwhelming feelings of motherhood through a beautiful and unique exper...
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