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Would homeschooling be a good option for your family? Durenda Wilson: 229 Mar 02, 2021

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Are you wondering if homeschooling would be best for your family? Today I have mom of 8, author, and homeschooling mom Durenda Wilson on the show. She shared with us how she became an author and how that process looked like for her to write a book. She mentioned that she was hesitant to write a book but after several people nudging her to do it she realized that her gifting is writing. Durenda shares with us how homeschooling is different from public school and that home life is a great representation of the real life. Also, how homeschooling allows for kids to move more, get outside and be able to have order the way it fits your family the best. She found that when her boys started to provoke their sisters she knew they needed to blow off physical energy that they wouldn't be able to do in a public school setting. She also shares with us about going at a slower pace and how that can be beneficial and that we don't learn very well under stress. Lastly, we talk about curriculum, and how everyone wants that's golden egg that will turn their child into a prodigy or get into college, and just doesn't exist. Also, that you have to think about the curriculum for the parent as well as for the child. Hear what she has to say about this topic and more on the podcast. If you liked this episode make sure to check out the 4 part series I did on homeschooling, click HERE I have something exciting to share with you.... You guys know that I love helping moms, and so I wanted to be able to help you guys beyond the podcast. I am so excited to announce that I am getting certified as a Life and Weight coach! Even better, I am looking for 3 practice clients. This will be absolutely FREE. The only requirement is that you show up via Zoom and do the work as if you have financially invested in this journey. If you have a goal that you want to reach, I would love to help you achieve that! Let's make 2021 your year! If you are interested email me at amber@mominspiredshow.com I mentioned my weight loss journey and how I used thought work and you can listen here to that series I did. Click HERE Guest info: Durenda Wilson Website: https://www.durendawilson.com/

Are you living a life too small for you? : Amber Sandberg: 228 Feb 23, 2021

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Have you ever wondered if you are living your life to your fullest potential? Do you ever feel like you are playing too small? You see people out there doing big things and you know you have it in you to do something but you feel too scared? Today I am going to talk to you guys about figuring out your "second act"! Sometimes it's easy to over look what your talents are, and it can leave you feeling like you don't have anything special to offer. But if you can think about the things other people compliment you on or ask for your help with that will give you some insight to what you may be good at. It's so much easier for others to see our talents then it is for us to really see them. Also 2020 was challenging for most of us and you might feel like your progress got stalled or maybe you didn't even begin what you were hoping to start, maybe you feel like you even went backwards but I wanted to encourage you to think differently! What if we weren't "starting over", what if we were just picking back up where we left off.... wouldn't that have a different feeling to think that way? What if we could just start saying "let's just meet ourselves where were at, right now." Hear what I have to say about this topic and more on the podcast. If you enjoyed this episode make sure to check out my episodes that I did on my weight loss journey. Click HERE I have something exciting to share with you.... You guys know that I love helping moms, and so I wanted to be able to help you guys beyond the podcast. I am so excited to announce that I am getting certified as a Life and Weight coach! Even better, I am looking for 3 practice clients. This will be absolutely FREE. The only requirement is that you show up via Zoom and do the work as if you have financially invested in this journey. If you have a goal that you want to reach, I would love to help you achieve that! Let's make 2021 your year! If you are interested email me at amber@mominspiredshow.com Resources mentioned in the show: Vacation planning tool, click HERE

Why setting boundaries are important: Whitney Caves: 227 Feb 16, 2021

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Are you a people pleaser and feel like you just can't say "no"? Today we Whitney Caves, a licensed professional counselor on the show to talk about, people pleasing, saying "no" and setting boundaries. Whitney shares with us that she feels like it can be destructive when we try to do everything and always say "yes". We talked about when we actually say "no" to opportunities even if they are good opportunities it leaves space for us to say "yes" for even better opportunities. I like how she mentioned that when we take on too much it can start to feel like an obligation. We know that feeling, we might be saying "yes" but our gut is saying no but we don't want to let someone down or come off rude and so it's important to know we don't have to please everyone and quite frankly we can't please everyone! One topic that stood out to me are boundaries and why they are not wrong, bad or mean and that they actually protect the people and things that matter to us the most. Hear what she says about this topic and more on the podcast. If you enjoyed this episode make sure to check out this episode with Emily Ley where we talk about boundaries regarding pre-teen and teenage girls, click HERE Who wants Beautycounter samples? Check out the 3 products below to see which samples I ordered just to give to my listeners! That's right, I bought these so I could send you some samples to try! If you missed my episode 224 I mentioned that I partnered with Beautycounter to become a consultant. So if you have been wanting to try some products these are my favorites! Email me at amber@mominspiredshow.com if you would like me to send you some. If you want to check out my website you can click HERE Guest Info: Whitney Caves Website: http://whitney-caves.com/

Raising a rebellious teen in a Christian home: Ginger Hubbard: 226 Feb 09, 2021

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Are you having a hard time raising your teen? Today we have Ginger Hubbard back on the show to share with us her journey of being a rebellious teen to becoming a Christian at 18. If you listened to Ginger's last episode 148 you know that Ginger is a Christian author and speaker so to hear she was a rebellious teen was quite surprising. So when she shared her story how her parents became Christians when she was 18 it truly changed her life drastically. Starting at the beginning of her senior year she decided to move out because she didn't want to follow the new rules that her parents were putting in place and that was just the beginning. Instead of her parents shutting her out they kept encouraging her to come back home and kept sharing their faith with her. Eventually after some major decisions she made in her life that she came to regret she decided to come back home. One story that stood out to me is when her dad came into her room and said "little girl I need to ask you for your forgiveness, I have been a failure as a father. I have tried to win your love by giving you everything you ever wanted but I have left out the most important thing and that is Jesus Christ and she said it was such a defining moment for her." Hear what she says about this topic and more on the podcast. If you enjoyed this episode make sure to check out the other episode I did with Ginger, click HERE Who wants Beautycounter samples? Check out the 3 products below to see which samples I ordered just to give to my listeners! That's right, I bought these so I could send you some samples to try! If you missed my episode 224 I mentioned that I partnered with Beautycounter to become a consultant. So if you have been wanting to try some products these are my favorites! Email me at amber@mominspiredshow.com if you would like me to send you some. If you want to check out my website you can click HERE Guest Info: Ginger Hubbard Podcast: https://www.gingerhubbard.com/blogs/podcast

Managing loneliness series: Maintaining Friendship: Jennifer Thompson: 225 Feb 02, 2021

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Have you been struggling with maintaining your friendships during the pandemic? Today we have Jennifer Thompson back on the show to share with us how life has been during the pandemic regarding friendships. As we were talking about this topic she shared with us that before COVID-19 her she always enjoyed her friends from out of state coming to visit at her house a few times a month and that it has been hard to no longer connect in that way. Also that she has noticed that she isn't reaching out to friends as often because she has been home with the kids helping them with school as most of you can relate too! She is finding it has been hard to not be connected as she used to be to those friends! Jennifer did mention that a few positive things have come from all of this and one of those things is that she has learned to slow down and not rush from here to there and not only has she really enjoyed it but so has her youngest child. Also, she has learned to create more space to be more present and to not feel guilty over it. One topic that Jennifer mentioned when it comes to friends that she tries really hard to not put a lot of expectations on others and to give them grace. That her friends have shown her grace over the years and she wants to be able to give that to others as well. Hear what she says about this topic and more on the podcast. If you enjoyed this episode make sure to check the first three episodes of this series Mental Health with Melissa Sharpe. Click HERE Grief with Heidi MClaughlin. Click HERE Finding Community with Lindsay Young. Click HERE Do you follow me on Instagram, if not make sure to check me out over at mominspiredliving if you heard my story I am not able to fully access my old account which was ambersandberg so I had to move everything over to this new account and start from scratch! Guest Info: Jennifer Thompson https://trulyyoursjen.com/ https://www.facebook.com/trulyyoursjen/ https://www.instagram.com/trulyyoursjen/ https://www.pinterest.com/jensusan/

Managing loneliness series: Finding Community: Lindsay Young: 224 Jan 26, 2021

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Has it been hard for you to build community during lockdown? Today we have Lindsay Young back on the show today to talk about building a community during a pandemic. Lindsay shares with us what it's like to move and cultivating a community before lockdown and how she would of done somethings differently if she had known what was coming. We talked about how if she would of known that 9 months after moving that there would of been a pandemic that she would of focused less on work and more on building friendships and creating a community for when times were tough. Lindsay shared with us that when reaching out to friends it's really good to ask specific questions, vs. just saying "how are you?", to ask "how can I pray for you?" that way it let's your friends know that you really care about their answer and that you are special to them. In the past Lindsay and I always talk about self care and so we touched on this topic again because it's super easy to put yourself at the bottom of the list when you are feeling lonely and sad. That to take care of yourself is super important and to create routines around the basics so that you are starting off the day the best way possible. She likes to say it takes the negotiation out of it. One topic that stood out to me is when Lindsay was sharing that it's always good to check on your strong friend, that many people feel like those friends are doing fine but they still need to know that you care. Hear what she says about this topic and more on the podcast. If you enjoyed this episode make sure to check the first two episodes of this series Mental Health with Melissa Sharpe. Click HERE Grief with Heidi MClaughlin. Click HERE Do you follow me on Instagram, if not make sure to check me out over at mominspiredliving if you heard my story I am not able to fully access my old account which was ambersandberg so I had to move everything over to this new account and start from scratch! So I decided to make it fun to check out my new account and do a birthday giveaway! This week is my birthday and so I wanted to do something fun and give away a Beautycounter Charcoal Mask. Feel free to check out why it's so amazing HERE All you have to do is a drop an emoji in my comments when I do the post of the Charcoal mask and you will be entered to win. You will have from Jan. 26th- Jan.30 to enter. I will draw the name Monday Feb. 1. If you don't win, don't worry I have you covered, I got a bunch of samples to mail out so make sure to enter and I will circle back to everyone to get their info. to send samples too! Guest Info: Lindsay Young Website: https://www.lindsayliveswell.com/

Managing loneliness series: Grief: Heidi McLaughlin: 223 Jan 19, 2021

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Have you been having a hard time working through grief? Today we have Heidi McLaughlin, an author, speaker and someone who has been widowed twice. Heidi shares with us how this past year has looked like for her and how she learned that she really needed human connection and what she did to connect with others since she lives on her own. One of the reasons I wanted to have her on is because she wrote a book called Fresh Joy and I just love her attitude on life. So even if you haven't lost someone this past year, maybe you are grieving the life you had prior to COVID, maybe life changed drastically for you in a way you didn't want and dealing with that grief. Heidi talks about how she worked through her grief and how it was hard and painful but she knew she wanted to be joyful again. She also realized that she needed not only grief counseling but needed to go to trauma counseling and how that made such a huge difference in her life. Lastly, she mentioned that she learned she had to ask for help, and not to wait for people to connect with her that if she wanted to feel connected she took it upon herself to reach out. One topic that stood out to me is when she told us that peace is the foundation of finding joy. Hear what she says about this topic and more on the podcast. If you enjoyed this episode make sure to check the first episode of this series on Mental Health with Melissa Sharpe. Click HERE to listen. Want to check out Heidi's book, make sure to check it out HERE If you heard me in the intro I mentioned that I want to hear your feedback on what topics you want to hear more of in 2021. If you already get my emails you can simply respond to this email to let me know. You can also email me at amber@mominspiredshow.com, I want to hear from YOU! Guest Info: Heidi McLaughlin Website:http://www.heartconnection.ca/

Managing loneliness series: Mental Health: Melissa Sharpe: 222 Jan 12, 2021

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Have you been struggling with feeling lonely during the pandemic? I wanted to have Melissa Sharpe back on the show to kick off this 4 part series where we are talking about loneliness. We thought the topic of mental health would be important to address since that is impacting many people right now with being isolated. Melissa shares with us how her experience during the past year and what she has learned about herself and her family. We also touch on how it feels harder when its colder out and the skies are gray and we are all stuck inside. I love that she is transparent with us and tells us what she does to help her mental state during the hard times. One story that stood out to me is when she told us that "it's ok to feel this sadness, but what will I do to help it?". Hear what she says about this topic and more on the podcast. If you enjoyed this episode make sure to check out this one I did with Melissa on the COVID series I did in 2020. Click HERE to listen. If you heard me in the intro I mentioned that I want to hear your feedback on what topics you want to hear more of in 2021. If you already get my emails you can simply respond to this email to let me know. You can also email me at amber@mominspiredshow.com, I want to hear from YOU! Guest Info: Melissa Sharpe Website: http://melissapsharpe.com/about-melissa-p-sharpe/

Why LEGO is such a great toy for your kids: Warren Nash: 221 Jan 05, 2021

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Does the thought of your kids playing with LEGO seem daunting to you? Today we have Warren Nash, author of LEGO with Dad on the show today. I wanted to start off the year with a fun and lighthearted episode. Since most of us have kids learning remotely and being on screens all day I thought it would be great to talk about why LEGO would be such a great toy for the kids to play with. Warren talks about growing up with LEGO and now that he has a son he has a whole new view on these bricks. He mentions that LEGO bricks can really help kids with being creative and it can be an endless source of imagination. He also points out that it's also a great way to spend family time. Warren has a book called LEGO with Dad as well as a YouTube station and so if you are looking for some fun builds make sure to check that out, all of that info. is in the shownotes! One things that stood out to me is his thoughts on sets vs a box of random bricks. Hear what he says about this topic and more on the podcast. "My Favorite Things" Segment: To order Warren's book click HERE Guest Info: Warren Nash: YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/WarrenNash

BEST OF: Navigating Uncertainty, Inspirational Ways Moms are Living Through COVID-19 Series: Lindsay Young: 220 Dec 29, 2020

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I thought this Best Of episode would be a perfect way to end 2020! Lindsay and I really talk about taking care of yourself in this episode from getting good sleep, taking care of your gut, reducing stress and a healthy immune system! Today we have Lindsay Young back on the show and we talk all about taking care of ourselves. Even when the quarantine gets lifted everywhere we still want to stay healthy. Lindsay shares with us some things that are key in order to best take care of ourselves. The first things she talks about is sleep and how good quality sleep is essential for a healthy immune system. As well as moving daily, reducing stress and eating a healthy diet so that you can get a wide range of vitamins and minerals. Lastly she talks about gut health and how up to 80% of our immune system is in our gut! One topic that really stood out to me is something I have noticed for myself personally and how going to sleep before midnight makes a huge difference. Hear what we have to say on this topic and more on the podcast. "My Favorite Things" Segment: Sleep Remedy is designed to restore nutrients and help balance stress hormones to deliver optimal sleep and health. The main ingredients are Melatonin, L-tryptophan, 5-HTP, Magnesium, Vitamin D3, GABA, L-theanine, and Phosphatidylserine. This non-pharmaceutical formulation is intended to help bypass the groggy and drowsy side effects associated with common sleep aids. It is non-addictive, and can be used every night. To save 10% use the discount code mominspiredshow, after you click checkout you will see a box to enter the discount code. To try Sleep Remedy Click HERE Normally you have to do a subscribe and save to get the 10% off so this way you can get that same discount and do a one time purchase! Guest Info: Lindsay Young Website: https://www.lindsayliveswell.com/

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