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Pep Talk: Gratitude State of Mind Mar 21, 2024

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The Highs, Lows, and Buffalos of Motherhood with Mom of Two, Nikki Harris Mar 14, 2024

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I had the opportunity to sit down with a great friend, mom of two, and entrepreneur, Nikki Harris this week for another incredible episode in our interview series!
Nikki knows all to well what it feels like to ride the waves of the different seasons of motherhood and speaks to the ways she's evolved in her role from the moment she held her firstborn in her arms compared to now.
We discuss that wild concept of "balance," how to manage the chaos of playing mom's taxi cab, prioritizing self care in motherhood, and coming back from failures in each season. We also touch on raising good humans that contribute around the home and what it means to instill a good work ethic.
You won't want to miss the relatability, realness, and laughs that come with today's episode. And when you sit down at the dinner table tomorrow night, I hope you can cover the highs, lows, and buffalos with your family just like Nikki does with hers.
Follow Nikki on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anharris915/
Listen to Nikki's podcast, Resilient, Rural & Raw with Nikki Harris:
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/resilient-rural-raw-with-nikki-harris/id1684541634
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0LO3eQdJ2RxXgu1yOh1P3R?si=1d7b94c3e4224cf0

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Pep Talk: No Room for Doubt Mar 11, 2024

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We all doubt ourselves sometimes. It doesn't help that in motherhood in this day and age, all of the opinions circulate like a merry-go-round in our heads. But motherhood wasn't designed with room for doubt. Moms were designed with "mama bear" type instincts, the ability to interpret and protect our children like no one else can. Our presence was designed to be territorial, and we should be confident in our own abilities.
There are three areas of motherhood that you should NEVER allow doubt to creep in, and we talk about them in today's episode!
Listen to today's pep talk as a reminder to shut out the noise, stop overcomplicating the process, and quit comparing yourself to other moms! You were perfectly designed for this and no one could ever take your place. Let's get back to our roots in motherhood and feel confident, as we should, that we're doing a really amazing job.

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Learn to Laugh Yourself through Motherhood with Stand-Up Comedian Alyce Chan Mar 07, 2024

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"I have to laugh or else I might cry." Have you ever felt this way in motherhood? Because I sure have! That time our son threw a tantrum that was (no joke) 2 hours long, or when our daughter has us operating on 1-2 hours of sleep a night, or how about that time the Roomba dragged dog poop through my house (MORTIFYING).
Look, we've all had those moments where motherhood feels everything except funny. But if we can't find it in us to laugh at the challenges, the struggles, the complete dumpster fire that is our day-to-day as moms...then how in the world will we survive?
This week's interview is with the amazing Alyce Chan, a stand-up comedian out of New York who has re-built her brand around all things motherhood - finding humor in the relatable moments that we all go through! Alyce has a global presence, gracing venues such as The Stand and the New York Comedy Club, as well as Yuk Yuk's in Canada, among others. She was also a finalist at the esteemed Boston Comedy Festival in May 2023 and her work has been recognized by Vogue. To say the least, she's incredible.
The best part? She's a mom, just like you. When she's not absorbed in comedy, she's cracking jokes and clinging to her "cool mom" title that she holds with her two wild boys.
You're going to love today's lighthearted episode, reminding you that we ALL struggle sometimes, but that the best way to survive is to get really good at laughing at ourselves. Once you're done listening, check out Alyce's social media and let her know that you loved the episode!
Follow Alyce on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momcomnyc/
Check out Alyce's website and see where you can watch her live!: https://momcom.co/

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Pep Talk: The Mom Bod Mar 04, 2024

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With warmer weather approaching, lots of moms start to worry about getting our summer body ready for shorts, tank tops, and swimsuit season. We start to get self-conscious about how we've "bounced back" from the season of motherhood we're in, or whether or not we hit our goal weight on the scale.
While I'm a total advocate for prioritizing your health in motherhood and I think this is important, I also believe we should find joy in every season of this journey. After two babies in two years, I'm not feeling super confident heading in to "hot mom summer." But that isn't going to keep me from doing hot mom summer things with my kids.
When our kids look back at their lives, they won't remember what the scale said when you stepped on, your jean size, body fat percentage, how your shorts exposed your cellulite, or ANY of those other things we get caught up in as moms. They don't care. I promise.
But what they WILL remember if we were present, engaged, and how we speak about ourselves in these moments. It's not about how you look, but about how you show up for them. Today's pep talk is your reminder that you can't let fear of judgment about the way you look be the reason you don't make great memories with your kids this summer.

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Putting Yourself at the Top of Your List to Improve Health and Wellness, A Collaboration with The Jeremy Mullins Podcast Feb 29, 2024

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Today's episode is a little bit different, and the beginning of something very exciting for the Moms Working Overtime Podcast - a collaboration with Jeremy Mullins, a registered dietician and expert all things health and wellness.
There will be many more collaborations to come between myself and The Jeremy Mullins Podcast, which I will share with all of you, but today I wanted to post this episode because Jeremy and I spoke all about parenthood and wellness.
We dive into how to overcome self-limiting beliefs that moms have, how to find small moments to prioritize yourself for once, and communicating with our spouses/significant others so that we can work toward our personal goals.
*Produced by Jeremy Mullins Podcast*
Want to hear more from Jeremy and his team? Check out the links below!
Follow Jeremy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremy.d.mullins/
Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jeremy-mullins-podcast/id1722979879
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4wRf9tcpDo9Tr0Bvq4ZMcZ?si=Eo4y99vdQLynYMK1FEhssw

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Pep Talk: Be the Change Feb 26, 2024

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Each morning, my son goes off to school and I tell him:
"Listen to your teachers. Be nice to your friends. Be a kind boy."
I think a lot of us say these types of motherly things. We want our children to grow up to be good humans. We want to do a good job with them.
There's a saying I love - "Be the change you want to see in the world, but I think it can give a bystander effect..."someone else will change the world, so I don't have to." It's not actually me that's supposed to change the world.
We're always looking to someone else. We want someone else to be the change. Someone else to show us how to be a good mom. Someone else to tell us exactly how breastfeeding should work, how or what we should feel our child, how to discipline, how to raise our children to be empathetic.
We want validation and action to come from all of these external sources when the reality is, it's inside of each of us.
Today's episode is about deciding to be the change in your own home. It's about deciding to show up each day and model for our children how to be kind, respectful, healthy, empathetic, responsible...the list goes on and on. We can raise good humans by letting our children witness what it means to be good humans.
And that, my friend, will change the world.

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"You Were Perfectly Designed for This" - An Episode on Resiliency and Motherhood with Taylor Frazier Feb 22, 2024

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Motherhood teaches you just how strong and resilient you are. It reveals a version of you that you might not have even known existed. It reveals this woman that was perfectly designed to raise, mold, and protect her children. And this strength, this resilience, is often developed through all of the life experiences that come before pregnancy and motherhood.
Today I get to bring one of my best friends, Taylor Frazier, on to speak about the season of waiting for motherhood, pregnancy, and how overcoming hard times can make us exactly who we were meant to be in preparation for this role.
Taylor shares the story of losing her mom to cancer, navigating unexplained fertility, and first trimester of pregnancy! It was so fun to finally have her on to talk about her story. There's a message for any woman inside of this episode, because we all need reminders of how strong we are as we go through our own life challenges.
Follow Taylor on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taylorfrazierfit/

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Pep Talk - That Lonely Middle of the Night Feeling Feb 19, 2024

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"I'll never sleep again"
Have you ever felt this way? Well if so, you're certainly not alone. As moms, we hear all of the things - to "sleep when the baby sleeps," or "just let them cry it out," or "chug some caffeine - you're fine!"
Easier said than done when you're not the one up all hours of the night, seeing each hour on the clock. Moms lose sleep for so many reasons and it can often feel like it's our responsibility to handle the late night wake-ups. Somehow, despite the level of exhaustion we feel, we still wake up the next morning and make the magic happen just like we always do in motherhood. That's mom strength right there.
The late night hours can feel incredibly lonely, and that's why today's episode exists. I'm here to remind you that you're NOT alone, and that you were perfectly designed for these challenging days. And of course, mama...you're doing an amazing job.

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Breaking and Rebuilding: Overcoming Divorce and Finding a New Normal in Single Motherhood with Meg LaFerla Feb 15, 2024

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I have another amazing guest that I get to share with you all today - my sweet friend, Meg LaFerla! Meg opened her heart for me in today's interview, sharing about one of the most raw and vulnerable moments of her life - her divorce and the journey of navigating single motherhood that followed.
Divorce brings so many unwanted challenges that can feel unexpected, unfair, and unnecessarily harsh. It can leave you feeling broken, wondering what the future holds, and struggling to get out of bed each day. What Meg shares on today's podcast that is most important is this: you aren't alone, mama. She speaks of her own experience of picking up the pieces, putting them back together in a whole new way, and ending up stronger than before!
Meg and I also talk about finding balance between work/life responsibilities, being most present in each moment with her boys, and how to best support other mamas in our lives who may be going through this. She shares resources and tips for things that helped her survive the darkest days. And we talk about how she incorporates some self care in the new normal that is life these days!
Follow Meg on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meg_laferla/
Meg's favorite books and podcasts through divorce:
I Didn't See That Coming by Rachel Hollis
Ed Mylett podcast
On Purpose podcast
Divorce: The First Six Months with Peter Maestrey

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