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Ep. 78. Creating Body Confident Kids Apr 23, 2019

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Dana Suchow is an eating disorder survivor who resides in New York City. “Since overcoming Bulimia, Binge Eating Disorder and exercise compulsion that resulted in permanent injuries, Dana Suchow has become an expert in the field of body image and eating disorder prevention. Offering a nonclinical and holistic approach, Dana works to teach parents how to put their child on a path towards body love, empowerment and self acceptance!” Dana essentially decided that she wanted to protect children from the pain that she experienced, and decided that educating adults about how to help children love their bodies was the best way to achieve her goal.

She shared many tools with us that will help to create body confident kids. To hear a full explanation of each of these and more listen in to the episode. Here is a brief taste of what we discussed:

How to compliment your child in a way that doesn’t emphasize appearance
We must get rid of the idea that thinness = health
How to diversify media that your kids see. What is presented to them powerfully affects their perceptions of worth.
Why it is so crucial for parents to heal their relationship with their own bodies, and how they can begin that process.
How a parent can diet without hurting their kids.
The effect of shaming YOUR body, on your kids.
What to do if you recognize body shaming warning signs in your kids or in yourself.

Ep. 77. 7 Easy Steps to Securing YOUR Financial Future Apr 16, 2019

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Would you like to learn the top 3 ways to easily start saving money today? We’ve got you covered! Melissa Blandford is with us and is here to teach us how to secure our financial future no matter where we are today!

Melissa and her husband successfully dug out of $30,000 of debt and have stayed debt free despite life continuing to happen, children being born, and Melissa starting a financial coaching business!

If you would like to know how to stop living paycheck to paycheck, how to stop wondering how you are going to afford your minimum payments, and how to finally be the one controlling your money, then listen in!

Ep. 76. Family Traditions That Bind You Together! Apr 09, 2019

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Jessica Smartt is the author of the book “Memory-Making Mom: Building Traditions That Breathe Life Into Your Home." . Jessica wrote the book because she knows the deep importance of traditions for families and for children. Traditions give children a sense of “belonging” within their family. Jessica wanted to share this knowledge with other moms and wanted to let them know that traditions are not as hard as we sometimes make them out to be.

If you want to be uplifted, and join us in laughing at how our kids think their life is SO HARD and you want some doable ideas for making your family stronger, listen in to this episode!

Ep. 75. Our Favorite Things Extravaganza! Apr 02, 2019

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This week it's just the three of us talking about our favorite things in life right now. We hit topics ranging from favorite products, to movies, recipes, music (Beth even sings), books, to our favorite episodes of the podcast.

We hope you will enjoy the episode! Check out our webpage at www.familylookingup.com for all of the links to our favorite things!

Ep. 74. Organizing Your Home to Reduce Your Stress - Guest Stephanie Sikora Mar 26, 2019

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On this weeks episode we interviewed Stephanie Sikora about reducing stress through home organization. You may ask if organization LITERALLY reduces stress. I honestly don’t know if it does for everyone on the planet. All I can do I answer truthfully that for me, YES! IT! DOES!!!!!!!!!

Stephanie explained that clutter literally triggers a stress response, and that stress seeps into all aspects of life. De-cluttering will actually lessen a persons stress response.

To listen to all of Stephanie's tips and tricks and become a walking talking organizational genius (not unlike myself), just click on the link and listen to this terrific episode.

Ep. 73. Wisdom from Parenting Survivors: Regrets and Tips from 400 empty-nesters - Guest Dr. David Schramm. Mar 19, 2019

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How does that Frank Sinatra song go?

“Regrets, I've had a few, but then again, too few to mention”

Dr. David Schramm is a researcher and an assistant professor of Family and Life at Utah State University. As he was in the middle of raising his children, he conducted what he called a “selfish study”. As he was pondering dilemas like the one I illustrated above, he decided that the best experts on the subject of raising kids would be empty nesters who had raised their kids (and survived)! Dr. Schramm wanted to be the best dad he could possibly be, so he interviewed nearly 400 empty nesters from across the United States and asked them questions pertaining to what they felt they succeeded at and what they regretted as they looked back at their parenting. The results were fascinating. Listen in to hear all the insightful details!

Ep. 72. Essential Tips and Tricks For Taking Amazing Family Pictures - Guest Kristen Duke Mar 12, 2019

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One thing I could be much better at is taking family pictures more often. Either the hassle, the money, or the 20 pounds I’d like to lose always seems to get in the way. This weeks’ podcast interview with Kristen Duke @capturingjoy was enlightening to me and I think it will be for you as well. She talked with us about all the essential tips and tricks for taking amazing family pictures. She hit topics like how to choose clothes (what clothes are the most flattering on camera), how to choose a color combination for your pictures, what time of day is the best for pictures, how to choose a location that will stand out, what things you should consider when taking pictures at home, what you can expect a session to cost and so much more!

Ep 71. 3 Ways Moms Can Avoid The Comparison Trap - Guest Sara Payne. Mar 05, 2019

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Moms, if you could name the sinister voice inside your head that is constantly comparing yourself to other moms, who would it be?

Cruella de Vil?

Miranda Priestly?

Ursula?

Or the Wicked Witch of the West?

My sister-in-law Wendy named hers Bellatrix (an evil witch in the Harry Potter series). Of course Bellatrix and her crew of dark thought-provokers don’t stop with comparisons to others, they create havoc in our mind and insecurities in our hearts that drag us down. Their specialty, though, is toxic comparison. As Theodore Roosevelt said “Comparison is the thief of joy.” Never has a statement been more true.

We visited this week with Sara Payne about 3 steps moms can take to avoid the comparison trap. Sara is a mom of four, a wife, a podcaster, and a life coach. She talked with us about why women struggle so much with comparison. It all boils down to women not understanding our real value.

Ep. 70. 4 Steps to Making Life Changes That Actually Stick - Guest Kristin Brown of "The Progress Project" Podcast Feb 26, 2019

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If you are human it’s pretty much guaranteed that you have a list of life changes that you would like to make. Unfortunately, It is also guaranteed (due to your human-ness) that you have probably tried to make MANY changes already and a multitude of those efforts have fallen by the wayside. Any exhausted parent might say that’s why trying to change is clearly a waste of time. “You are what you are” right?!? I, for one, certainly hope not. If I am stuck forever as who I am today, I may just go overdose on whipping cream as I wallow in self despair.

The life changes that we want to make can be simple things like cutting down on TV, learning how to make the bed in the morning, cutting back on sugar, or watching some YouTube tutorials to learn how to create a “messy bun” with your own unruly hair.

Sometimes the changes are far more important and deal directly with who we are becoming as a person. Topics here could range from conquering actual addiction, to finding a way to genuinely care more about others or becoming more patient with your kids. These are the changes that mean the most and yet seem to be the most impossible to hang onto.

Ralph Waldo Emerson said “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”

So, we have to decide to make the leap and implement the life change, but where do we start?!?

Enter Kristin Brown

Kristin is a podcaster, writer, and photographer who loves talking about living with purpose, contentment, and creativity. She shared with us 4 steps to making life changes that actually stick.

Ep. 69. Loving Kids When They Act Unloveable, NO MATTER WHAT! - Guest Brenda Garrison. Feb 19, 2019

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Brenda Garrison, author of the book “Love No Matter What: When Your Kids Make Decisions You Don’t Agree With”, joined us this week to discuss what to do when our kids are old enough to start making BIG decisions that you don’t agree with; such as choosing the “bad boy” to be their boyfriend, using drugs, being sexually active, dropping out of school, or making poor money decisions? Things get real serious real fast when our kids are old enough to make decisions that will forever impact their lives and ours. What is the right decision in those situations? How are we really supposed to love them then, no matter what?!?

Brenda discussed the 2 big mistakes parents make in this situation and 12 ideas parents can use to restore their relationship with their child.

This is an episode full of hope and ideas for moving forward in your relationships with your kids. Listen in!

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