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**Love Your Mom Life**

How often do you say to yourself, “I love my mom life?” A lot, hopefully! If, on the other hand, you sometimes feel like motherhood is one never-ending ride on the Hot Mess Express, you’re not alone, girlfriend. Being a mom is hard. And being a mom with goals and dreams is even harder. Harmonizing what you want to do as a woman with everything you have to do as a mom is a challenge every mother faces. But the truth is, with some intention, planning and a whole lot of grace, you can create what you want to experience in life, love and motherhood. Tune in to the Love Your Mom Life podcast every Wednesday with Nikki Oden, a working mother of 2 (and recovering Hot Mess Express passenger), as we explore ways to take back your time, crush your goals and create a mom life you absolutely love. And be sure to connect on FB (www.facebook.com/youridealmomlife) and Insta (@NikkiOden) and visit us at www.youridealmomlife.com.

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199. Battling Burnout, Guilt, and Self-Doubt with Parita Kuttappan Feb 05, 2025

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You're a listener of this podcast, so it's very likely that you're a mama with big goals. Tune in to hear Nikki's fascinating conversation with Parita Kuttappan, mom of two and founder of Awarify Coaching. Parita partners with professional women, working parents, and the organizations that employ them to overcome the unique challenges they face, including burnout, guilt, and self-doubt.

In this episode, Parita gives a new perspective that might just help you crush those big goals that have been on your heart once and for all by living your life TODAY through the eyes of your 80-year-old self.

Connect with Parita on Instagram, LinkedIn, and her website.

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198. Solving Your Family's Sleep Problems for Good with Dr. Funke Afolabi-Brown Jan 22, 2025

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In this episode, we discuss that all-important (but at times, all-elusive) thing that every human from 0 to 99 needs every single day: sleep.
If you’re a mom who struggles with sleep or has a kiddo who struggles with sleep; if you’ve tried everything from bedtime routines to sleep aids, but nothing seems to work; if mornings are a battle, and you’re constantly dealing with an overtired, cranky child (or self!), tune in. You won't want to miss hearing Nikki's conversation with Dr. Funke Afolabi-Brown, who is on a mission to help parents and their children prioritize sleep to achieve optimal health and live to their fullest potential.
Dr. Afolabi-Brown is the founder of RestfulSleepMD, where she helps high-achieving professionals and their children change their relationship with sleep so they can move from being drained and exhausted to thriving in their families, careers, and relationships.
Connect with her on her website, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Facebook, and be sure to check out her book, Beyond Tired—A Sleep Physician’s Guide to Solving Your Child’s Sleep Problems for Good.*
*This is an affiliate link. If you click on this link and make a purchase, Nikki might earn a commission, at no additional cost to you. Win-win!

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197. Living Your Mom Life by Design with Kate House Jan 15, 2025

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Welcome to Season 6 of the Love Your Mom Life podcast! We're continuing our 2025 kickoff with expert guest Kate House, a Behavior Change Specialist and Empowerment Coach, and the inspiring voice behind the top 2% podcast, Live By Design. Tune in to hear how Kate helps high-achieving mamas live by design (instead of by default) and how 2025 can be the year you finally start setting goals with soul.
Connect with Kate on Instagram and her website, and be sure to check out her Goals with Soul Summit, a FREE three-day podcast event for high-achieving women ready to transform from stressed and overwhelmed to focused and making progress toward their goals. And because Kate is awesome, she's giving listeners of the Love Your Mom Life podcast FREE all-access passes to the summit with the coupon code loveyourmomlife.

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196. How Busy Moms Crush Their 2025 Goals Jan 10, 2025

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Anyone can set goals. But crushing them? That’s another story altogether. And when you’re a busy mama, you face a particularly beastly struggle with making time for your goals. So how are you supposed to do it?
Tune in as we kick off 2025 and Season 6 of the Love Your Mom Life podcast with some honest, real advice on how to go after what you want this year . . . and actually make it happen.

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195. The (In)visible Work We Do as Moms with Dr. Doreen MacAulay and Dr. Janelle Wells Dec 23, 2024

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Whether you’re a mom who works outside the home or a stay-at-home mom, every single day, you perform essential tasks that sustain your household (and your workplace). But often, that valuable work goes uncompensated and, let’s face it, unappreciated. Some experts are calling this “invisible” work.
Tune in to hear Nikki's fascinating conversation with Dr. Doreen MacAulay and Dr. Janelle Wells, two moms and university professors who are propelling others to re-examine and transform how invisible work is perceived, recognized, and rewarded, both within families and in the workplace.
Connect with Dr. Wells and Dr. MacAulay on Instagram and be sure to check out their book, Our (In)visible Work.

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194. The Trifecta of Mom Happiness with Angel Lawery Dec 11, 2024

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Tune in to hear Nikki's conversation with The Mom Life Strategist, Angel Lawery. In this episode, Angel shares the Trifecta of Mom Happiness, and how moms can break free from societal expectations and dismantle double standards that limit their joy, fulfillment, and sense of self.
Connect with Angel on Instagram and Facebook, and be sure to check out her FREE 3-day challenge, Put Yourself First, Mom.

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193. How to Be a Managing Mom with Charlotte Haggie Dec 04, 2024

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Tune in to hear Nikki's conversation with fellow mom coach, Charlotte Haggie, host of The Managing Mum podcast. Charlotte teaches moms how to build their resilience so that they can find joy and peace in this season of motherhood while also modeling to their children this capacity to succeed and enjoy their lives to the full.

Connect with Charlotte on Facebook, Instagram or LinkedIn and be sure to download the 5 Simple Habits to Build Your Resilience HERE.

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192. Dismantle Your Mental Load with JAM Founders, Jessica Etting and Amanda Roessler Nov 20, 2024

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If you've ever felt like you need to dismantle your mental load and make your mom life easier, you won't want to miss Nikki's game-changing conversation Amanda Koosed Rossler and Jessica Koosed Etting, sisters and co-founders of Jam, a pioneering family calendar app designed to dismantle mental load and make family life more efficient and equitable.
Tune in to hear Jessica and Amanda's take on what’s causing the mental load of modern family life, why it’s more intense than it was even five years ago, and what you can do about it, starting today.
Connect with Jess and Amanda on Instagram and be sure to check out their life-changing app on their website! (Get 50% off your subscription starting December 1st!)

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191. Slow Living with Stephanie O'Dea Nov 13, 2024

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As moms, we probably never use the word "slow" to describe our lives, but we could probably all benefit from slowing down.
Tune in to hear Nikki's eye-opening conversation with Stephanie O'Dea, host of the Slow Living podcastand author of Slow Living: Cultivating a Life of Purpose in a Hustle-Driven World. Stephanie is dedicated to helping moms slow down. Learn how you can start making deliberate choices and focus on what truly matters instead of rushing through life trying to do as much as possible in as little time as possible.
Connect with Stephanie on Instagram or on her website, and be sure to check out her book, Slow Living: Cultivating a Life of Purpose in a Hustle-Driven World.
*This is Nikki's Amazon affiliate link. If you click on this link and make a purchase, Nikki might earn a commission, at no extra cost to you. Win-win!

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190. Lean In to Being a "Lazy" Parent with Andryanna Gonko Nov 06, 2024

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As we head full speed toward the end of 2024, you won't want to miss Nikki's conversation with educator, podcast host, and mom of three boys, Andryanna Gonko, who is on a mission to help parents experience ZERO burnout in 2025. Tune in to hear how she does that through The Lazy Parenting Method.
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