Mommifaceted: Black Working Mom Podcast

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Keeping Your Marriage Strong During the Quarantine Apr 17, 2020

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These times are hard for everyone, so keeping your relationship in tact, even a healthy one, can be a challenge.

So, how do you keep your relationship healthy in quarantine?

Here are 5 things you can do right now to give your marriage some attention and keep all things in tact - and perhaps even come out the other side of this stronger and better than before.

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4 Things You Need in a Routine with Ashley Brown Apr 10, 2020

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Right now a flexible routine can bring comfort, systems and normalcy to this crazy time.

But where do you even start?

It can be hard to figure it out when there's so much chaos. Ashley Brown is sharing how she realized she needed more routine when being a stay at home mom wasn't as easy as she thought it would be. We talk about the 4 things you need in a routine and the 1 routine you probably don't have but need.

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http://mommifaceted.com/4-things-you-need-in-a-routine-with-ashley-brown/

Finding Focus When You Don't Know Where to Begin Apr 02, 2020

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Right now in uncertain times we are living in chaos all around us. The news is distracting, social media is a time suck, and our children are home and pulling us away from our typical routines.

You may need some help figuring out when are you going to find that time to focus on a particular task or finding out how to replace those 8 hours that you used to have during the day - so here are some tips to getting that focus back and finding focus.

Match your schedule to your child's schedule - when you need focus - find a time when they are usually quiet and focused as well.
Use technology to keep you from looking at your phone, daydreaming, or getting distracted - find all my apps here!
Do something normal and get back to your routine.
But also be flexible and create new morning and evening routines if needed.
Take your breaks and ACTUALLY give yourself grace - don't just pay it lip service.

Being a Mom Through Brokenness with Toni Collier Mar 26, 2020

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Toni Collier has experienced being a mom through brokenness and has gone through the process of healing to come out on the other side. I talked with her about how she was able to heal for herself and her daughter and what her life looks like now!

Key Takeaways:

I wanted to know and understand parenting because I didn't see it in my childhood - I wanted to learn what parenting looked like

You're not just an unhealthy person but it leaks into other areas of your life

You cannot pour out what you don't have on the inside of you

Without nurturing I had to go find that place and heal it...to be a more nurturing mother

Toni Collier

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Creating Space to do What You Love with Codie Elaine Oliver Mar 19, 2020

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Codie Elaine Oliver is a wife, mom, and filmmaker of the Black Love series on OWN. We chatted about her beautiful family and how she made it work having to return to the office so soon after the birth of her children.

Key takeaways

All of the balls don't stay in the air - we do what we can to move things around
If I'm going to do it (working soon after having baby) then I better do it well
We do check-ins with my husband and the kids to figure out what they need

I was reminding myself that I love what I'm doing and it's important work to me. I did take pride in knowing that if I'm going to do it I'm going to do it well.

Codie Oliver

What You Can Do While Your Kids Are Home - Coronavirus Special Episode Mar 15, 2020

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Now that almost every school is closed across the country, moms are stepping in to make sure kids are taken care of during the day. If you can stay home with them - here are some tips to make the days go by more smoothly.

How Black-ish Helps Us Parent Together Better + Tips for Co-Parenting Mar 06, 2020

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Co-parenting together with a spouse or the father of your child is one of the hardest parts of being a mother that we don't talk about enough. Getting on the same page and finding the best tips for co-parenting can be exhausting.

Here are some of my top tips and why the show Black-ish has been a big help!

Find more here: http://mommifaceted.com/how-black-ish-helps-us-parent-together-better-+-tips-for-co-parenting

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The Art of Balancing Your Stressful Job with a Creative Spirit with Dr. Kiarra King Feb 27, 2020

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Dr. Kiarra King is a board certified obstetrician gynecologist that always “delivers” a dose of style! She's on the podcast talking about how her knowledge as a OB/GYN affected her pregnancy and why she decided to balance her medical career with her creative side.

Key takeaways:

stressful jobs can impact your pregnancy - and being a new mom while making career choices
embracing creativity and just going for it
get inspired by other people, stay connected and bounce ideas off of each other

I'm very multi-passionate, I have to keep the momentum going... I have to just keep moving and staying connected.

Dr. Kiarra King

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Which Role First - Wife or Mom? with Lakia Brandenburg Feb 14, 2020

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Being a mom and spouse can be two of the hardest roles you'll ever have because they are the most important relationships you'll have. Our guest, Lakia Brandenburg is here to help us master both!

Here are some top takeaways:

Children deserve to be heard and seen – they are being trained and need to learn how to express themselves
She had to learn how to shift her role and schedule because of her desire to follow her dreams. Her husband didn’t marry an entrepreneur – she became one
I was going against the grain and the blueprint, and it was hard but she wanted to be happy.

I have one life to live and it’s going to be a great life, and I’ll do my best to make sure my children have a great life, but they will have to understand that mommy comes first too!

Lakia Brandenburg

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Non Traditional Moms Are Good Moms Too with Ambreia Meadows-Fernandez Feb 06, 2020

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One of Ambreia R. Meadows-Fernandez's goals is being a good mom, but she's come up against the realized she can shape parenting in whatever way she wants it to be - and that still makes her a good mother.

Going against the grain of what a mother is supposed to be is how she decided to intentionally parent.

Find more at: http://mommifaceted.com/you're-still-a-good-mom-even-if-you-don't-look-like-one-with-ambreia-meadows-fernandez