Mom On Purpose With Natalie Bacon

Showing up as a calm mom has as much to do with your mindset as it does with what's happening in your body—your nervous system to be exact. 

In this podcast, you'll hear from Michelle Grosser (of michellegrosser.com/) who is a professionally trained coach, attorney, pastor, nervous system fitness expert, and mom of two girls.

Michelle shares her personal experience over-working and what it took for her to become a calm mom. Now...

We've all had our fair share of hard moments with kids, am I right? I know I've definitely been there, and instead of feeling completely lost and frustrated, I use the tools I teach to help me navigate tricky situations.

In this episode, you'll hear from a mom struggling with her kids not listening and fighting. You'll get tools to help you navigate these hard moments so you can show up as the mom you want to be. 

This means yo...

Navigating money yourself is one thing, but add in a spouse and kids and money goes to a new (and more complex) level. In this podcast, you'll learn strategies and tools to help you change the way you think, feel, and act with respect to money, so that you create more of what you want with money.

You'll learn how to tackle teaching your kids about money as well as what to do with challenges in your marriage related to money.

If...

Family vacations are stressful when you're traveling with kids. The change in routines, parenting in public, transitions, and uncertainties all add to what can make for the vacation feeling not even worth going on.

In this podcast, you'll learn tools to help make traveling with kids easier. Tools including: 

• What to do about feeling anxious 
• Changing your self-talk
• Instilling confidence in your kids
• How to think about your k...

Do you struggle with how to valiate feelings and hold boundaries for your kids? If so, you're not alone! It can be challenging to know the difference between saying "no" and still validating how your kids feel. 

In this podcast, you'll learn how to validate feelings, scripts for validating feelings, what not to say, and how you can hold boundaries at the same time.

This means yo...

When marriage communication breaks down, it can leave you feeling against your spouse, where you're defending yourself, not feeling seen, and ultimately creating more disconnection in your marriage. This happens even in the healthiest and happiest of marriages. 

In this podcast, you'll learn tools to help you 1) recognize this pattern, 2) drop the defensiveness, 3) create a team mentality in your marriage, and 4) increase connect...

Are you an "older mom" by society's standards? If so, how does that make you feel? 

In this podcast, you'll hear from a member of this community who has self-doubt about having a third child because of her age, but it's something she really wants. 

In this episode, you'll learn how to overcome self-doubt, make decisions from abundance (instead of from scarcity), create a supportive identity, take action while still considering ...

Have you ever worried that your marriage could end? That your husband could leave? That something awful could happen to the amazing family you've built? If so, you're not alone!

In this podcast, a caller asks a question about how to navigate dreams she's having about her husband leaving. While her marriage is going well, she has fears that it could end with him wa...

In this episode, a mom calls in feeling frustrated with her fourteen year old son who is being disrespectful. Finding herself yelling and not being who she wants to be in the moment, this mom's message is relatable to any mom who is experiencing a child's behavior that doesn't align with who they want their child to be.

You'll get a look at how you can apply these p...

I'm PREGNANT with baby #3 and today I'm diving into my mindset, decision making process, and so much more! Join me as I talk about my perspective on "hard" and what it means to really do hard things to create the future life you want. You'll also learn when it's time to quit trying for what you want and what it's time to re-commit and go all in. 

Whether you're a new or seasoned mom, you'll learn how to apply future-focused perso...

This is a VERY special episode with guest, Dr. Hannah Scott, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, who is also a part of the Mom On Purpose Membership Community. In this episode, Hannah shares the work she's done on herself with these tools that led her to create more ease and connection in both her marriage and raising her three kiddos.

Hannah is in the thick of r...

If you're a mama with a child who is struggling, I have something that is going to help you tremendously. It's a five-step process to help you navigate any challenges your child has—whether it's friends, grades, anxiety, sleep, or something else. This process works to help you get out of worry and step into feeling empowered to show up as the mom you want to be. You can't solve your kids' challenges for them but you can do these fi...

Do you feel like you're doing EVERYTHING at home and it's just not fair? You take care of so much that contributes to the mental load, seeing your spouse not step up can be perfect grounds for resentment. The problem is that this doesn't get him to change. In fact, it creates more disconnection in your marriage. 

So, what are you to do? In this podcast, you'll learn exactly how to work through resentment so you can show up as the...

Struggling with secondary infertility has its mental, physical, and emotional challenges. In this podcast, you'll get tools to help with the mental and emotional side of it, which is often left out of the doctor's appointments.

You'll learn how to deal with disappointment, how to know when to keep going or call it quits, how to make the process less painful, and how to feel empowered in a situation that feels completely outside y...

The transition to stay-at-home mom can be full of challenges. Whether it's struggling with sleep, purpose, keeping up the house, parenting, or marriage, there's an entirely new set of problems that come with this transition. In this podcast, I share my favorite tips for stay-at-home moms who are struggling in the transition. 

You'll hear a specific example from a member of this community who is struggling in the transition with s...

Do you lose your patience and yelling at your kids when you're PMSing, sick, or tired? If so, this episode is for you. You'll learn why this happens, and what you can do to change.

Just because youre PMSing, sick, or tired doesn't mean you have to yell. It doesn't mean you have to lose your patience. 

In this episode, you'll learn how to stop yelling and losing your patience when you're PMSing, tired, or sick, so that you can b...

What's on your heart right now that keeps you up at night? Whatever it is, you deserve to work through it and create the life you want.

Your brain is wired to repeat the past, so unless you learn tools that show you how to change, you'll do more of the same. This means if you're constantly overwhelmed, you'll continue to be overwhelmed, unless you show your brain and body how to be different.

In this podcast, you'll learn the p...

Do you feel "too busy" like there's not ever enough time to go around? Modern motherhood was designed to be exhausting! It's really not your fault. And yet, there is a better way than going through the motions, feeling like you're constantly putting out fires. 

With helpful (and practical) time management and planning tools you can get more done less time. This isn't about doing more so you can validate yourself. You already are ...

Do you constantly feel like you're overwhelmed, don't have enough time, and have too much on your plate? This is what it's like on autopilot in motherhood and it can lead to feeling like you're a victim of your own life, even if you have the exact life you always dreamed of as a child.

To get out of autopilot and start feeling more fulfilled (and even happy!) in your every day life, I created a five-step process to reduce overwhe...