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    Thriving In Motherhood Podcast | Productivity, Planning, Family Systems, Time Management, Survival Mode, Mental Health, Vision

    The GO TO Podcast For Moms With Kids At Home!

    Do you want to love motherhood but find yourself in survival mode or burned out more than you’d like to admit?
    Do you feel tugged between enjoying every moment with your kids because it “goes so fast” and feeling mom guilt because you don’t?
    Are you tired of wandering around the house or scrolling social media but don’t know where to find the time or energy to do something that you would enjoy?

    There’s a way to create a life that you are excited to wake up to each day so you enjoy your time with your family, have a smooth running home, and still move forward on your greatest goals.

    Hi! I’m Jessica Jackson, homeschooling mom of four, productivity and time management expert for moms, and project enthusiast.

    In this podcast, I will teach you how to:
    – Navigate survival seasons with a thriving mindset through practical tips
    – Create a vision for your life and get clear about what really matters to YOU
    – Effective planning, productivity, and time management strategies when you have kids at home – they’re different!
    – Build family systems that support the entire family – including mom
    – Establish habits and rhythms that nurture you
    – Become a Soaring Mother so you can live connected with God, use your gifts and talents to bless those in your circle of influence, adventure with your family, and enjoy meaningful relationships

    I began motherhood with hopes and dreams that I could navigate my days confidently with purpose, live intentionally, find joy and contentment in everyday life, and have God’s help and strength in this lifelong journey.

    Reality:

    I was in complete survival mode
    I felt guilty a lot of the time
    I had no clue what my days should look like
    I was snappy and irritable with my family
    Can you relate?

    The good news – I closed the gap between what I hoped was possible and my reality.

    And you can too.

    I can’t wait to help you live life with purpose and joy and see your growth in the everyday moments of motherhood.

    Next Steps:
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    My Morning Routine [Episode 277] Aug 09, 2023
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    For years I've gotten up before the kids (or with the kids and let them play near me) while I do my morning routine to get myself in a good place. This is one of the ways I keep my Soul Pillar intact.

    When I don't do my morning routine, I find that it doesn't take too long before I'm irritable, grumpy, and snappy at everyone around me. Now that I'm aware of that, this morning routine is one of the first things I put back in place when we are transitioning from the novelty and trips of summer back into our school year routines at home.

    In this week's episode, I'm sharing exactly what I've done for my morning routine that sets me up for success.

    My Morning Routine:

    1. Free write about the last 24 hours: I write about anything that was meaningful and significant in the last 24 hours. This creates space in my brain.

    2. Answer questions in the Thriving in Motherhood Journal: I ask myself key questions in the Thriving in Motherhood Journal - What's one thing that could make me feel successful at the end of the day? What's one thing I could do to make tomorrow easier? What is something that might challenge me today, and how would my best self handle it?

    3. Scripture study: I read my scriptures and write down a few passages and my thoughts about them.

    4. Exercise: I usually do a Physique 57 workout.

    5. Pray + Shower: I shower, pray, and write down any last thoughts that I have when I'm completely by myself and can ponder.

    Living a Minimalist and Faith-Filled Life With Dawn Madsen from Minimal Mom [Episode 276] Aug 02, 2023
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    I'm so excited to finally be sharing the conversation I had with Dawn Madsen of Dawn the Minimal Mom. By now, I'm sure you've heard of the concept of minimalism, but in this week's episode, we are talking about how Dawn's faith has impacted her journey to having less things to manage.

    We also talk about the legacy her parents left her that had nothing to do with managing stuff. For me, the biggest takeaway is hope that whatever our weaknesses and strengths are as moms, they can have a lasting impact on our children for the better.

    Dawn often gets asked, "What's the threshold?" when it comes to how much stuff to keep around. Her metric is that everyone should be able to manage their things - and for a two-year-old, that's not going to be very much!

    If you're just getting started and need a refresher, Dawn recommends starting in the kitchen and keeping just what you are currently using in this season of life. This will have the biggest impact on your days because it's where families spend a lot of time every single day, and it makes life feel like it is under control when the kitchen is clean.

    For more decluttering tips, check out the full episode.

    Our Family Zone System To Keep Our Home Tidy [Episode 275] Jul 26, 2023
    Show notes

    I've gotten lots of questions about our Zone system that we use to have the kids help clean up our main living spaces. In this week's episode, I'm sharing all of the details of what it is, why we've set things up this way, what everyone is responsible for, how often we reset each zone, and how long it takes.

    Zone cleaning is a long-term game plan. It takes time, and it will require a bit of extra effort on your part to set things up.

    We've divided our downstairs into four zones. Each kid had their own room with a large rug to vacuum.

    At first, you are going to do every step of the cleaning with your kids. It takes time - even years - for the kids to get the hang of it. We also paid close attention to when someone is feeling overwhelmed by a space and simplify it so they are set up for success. The things they are responsible for match their age.

    The wonderful thing about this is that we are now able to reset our entire downstairs fairly quickly as we've continued to increase our kid's skills, decrease the amount of things we have to manage, and foster a team spirit amongst ourselves.

    Listen to this week's episode to learn more about our Zone Cleaning System and how it's working for our family and home.

    My Favorite Books To Get Excited About Homeschooling in the Elementary Years [Episode 274] Jul 19, 2023
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    As we are nearing the end of the summer and getting ready for the new school year, I wanted to share some of my all-time favorite books that inspire me in my homeschooling.

    10 Books To Get You Excited About Homeschooling:

    1. Educating the Wholehearted Child
    2. Life Giving Home
    3. Home Education
    4. For the Children's Sake
    5. The Well-Trained Mind
    6. Call of the Wild and Free
    7. You Are Your Child's First Teacher
    8. Awaking Wonder
    9. The Brave Learner
    10. Teaching From Rest

    As I read these books, I'm searching for little bits and pieces that I can add to my vision of what our family and culture look like. This includes homeschooling, but it also goes deeper and more far-reaching than that.

    Homeschooling is about home. And that is a personal quest I'm on - figuring out what home looks and feels like. I've had a very transient life, so home isn't a place that I return to from my childhood. I'm still trying to figure out how to make a place feel like home, but I'm grateful for the little bits I've gleaned and incorporated into our family so far.

    Whether you're a seasoned homeschooler, in your first few years, or a mom with young kids too early for school, there is something here for you!

    The Ultimate Guide To Family Road Trips [Episode 273] Jul 12, 2023
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    We have been road tripping since we had just one little baby, and now we are on our third year of driving across the county and back as a family of six.

    In this week's episode, I'm sharing everything I've learned to make our drive smoother to help set you up for success on your next adventure.

    We are covering everything from our favorite gear, how we pack and organize, car activities for kids, favorite audiobooks, what we prepare for meals and snacks, how we find hotels every night, our procedure for smooth rest stops, and what a typical day on the road looks like.

    Why Your Kids Need to See You Win with Gabe Cox [Episode 272] Jul 05, 2023
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    Do you have dreams and goals that you want to go after but haven't made much progress yet? This week's conversation with Gabe Cox (@gabecox_redhotmindset) will hopefully inspire you to start taking baby steps forward on your unique journey as we discuss the power of letting your kids see you win.

    When Gabe Cox was a young mom, she had a mentor share with her that her kids had asked her, "What do you do, mom?" She had nothing to tell them except what she did for her children. Her entire life was about them.

    Investing in and being intentional with our children and families is so important, but for Gabe, she also realized that she wanted her kids to see what going after a goal, trying, failing, and learning looked like. She wanted her kids to see what doing something hard looked like and give them permission to do the same.

    For her, that looks like running races, qualifying for the Boston Marathon, and writing a book. Fast forward many years, and her oldest son is working to compete in the Olympics as a gymnast. As she has watched him try and fail and learn and improve, she is now inspired by him.

    Here are three pillars to setting and crushing goals:

    1. See it: Create your vision! What is something that is on your heart? Write it all down - big and small goals. What is something that you could do that is a little bit outside your comfort zone? That is where you will grow.

    2. Plan it: The plan needs to fit your capacity and your season. Know that you will have to adjust and be flexible.

    3. Do it: You have to be in motion. Gabe shares that there is a place to wait on God, but He can work more in our lives when we are doing something for Him to work with.

    Why You Might Be Holding Onto Stuff [Episode 271] Jun 28, 2023
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    I've been decluttering my house for years, working through all the layers of things we have. A few weeks ago, I opened a bin of extra bags, backpacks, and soft luggage and figured I could let these things go since it's been a while since I've used them.

    But then I remembered all the times we DID use them, how useful they were, and all the times in the future that they could come in handy. I put the lid back on the box and decided to deal with it later.

    As I was mulling over the content of the box a few days later, I had an epiphany about the real reason I wasn't ready to let these things go.

    We hold onto extra stuff when we don't have a system for how we will do things. Because I don't have a clear system for all the aspects of how we travel as a family, I hold onto more bags and travel items, "just in case" or "grab and go," without giving it lots of thought.

    Is this okay? Yep! But it's also a challenge for me that I'm excited to keep plugging away at. Developing more systems not only for traveling but for lots of areas of our home and life.

    Once we know how we'll do something - like the toiletries bags we will use when we make stops in hotels on our road trips - and what and where everything goes in it - then I can confidently get rid of the excess.

    There are lots of possible systems you can develop in your family and home to make things run more smoothly, but I want to encourage you that you don't need too many in place for you to be able to move forward and spend time on the things you love.

    Here are five systems that I recommend starting with:

    1. Laundry

    2. Dishes

    3. Meals

    4. Wake-up

    5. Bedtime

    If you decide the who, what, where, and when in each of these areas, you are already on your way to having your days go a lot smoother. Once these are good enough - not perfect - it's time to move on to exploring!

    You can learn more about that on the 5-Step Path From Surviving to Thriving and where you are on it with my free checklist. And if you need help building family systems that are unique to you and your needs, check out my program, Made to Soar: Next 90 Days.

    How We Can Cultivate a Growth Mindset in Motherhood with Kate House [Episode 270] Jun 21, 2023
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    Have you ever heard of a growth mindset vs. a fixed mindset? It's often come up in conversations I've had about parenting and helping our kids understand that "if at first, you don't succeed, try, try again."

    In this week's episode with Kate House of the Live By Design Podcast, she shares how this principle applies to our mindsets in motherhood.

    Two Fixed Mindsets That You Might Experience As A Mom

    1. I'm not worthy

    2. I'm not a priority

    Discovering the root of lack of worthiness comes by asking yourself "why" enough times until you discover the underlying thought for yourself personally. But once you discover the reason, you can replace it with an intentional thought like, "I'm worthy enough to feel joy."

    It's also common in our culture for moms to share the idea that "I'm not a priority because I'm so busy taking care of everyone else." But the reality is YOU are the only one that can actually take care of you, and if this is something you find yourself saying, you can change one baby step at a time.

    If you are in a fixed mindset, it's the idea that you are born with the abilities that you have, and you can't grow and change. You might be thinking things like, "I could never," "I can't do this," I won't change."

    In a growth mindset, you believe that you can learn, grow and change. You might be thinking things like: "I can grow and continue to learn," "I can ask for help," "I can find support", or "I can get creative." It's a continuum. We are always going to fall somewhere in between, which is incredibly liberating for any recovering perfectionist, so you never have to try to be 100% growth set all of the time.

    The Power of a Risk List [Episode 269] Jun 14, 2023
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    Do you have a hard time creating a vision of what you want for your motherhood to look like? Or do you feel united in goals with your spouse? A few weeks ago, Andrew and I brainstormed a list of things we could take a risk on.

    We defined risk as anything that puts us out of our comfort zone - which conveniently puts us in our learning zone as well. It was a fascinating experience and uncovered a lot of things for us.

    What you might uncover when you write a risk list:

    1. Things that are stressing you out that you are avoiding or procrastinating on

    2. Things that you feel like you should be doing but are not

    3. Things you want to do but haven't taken action on

    4. Personal goals or dreams

    5. family goals or dreams

    My husband and I were really informal in our risk list discussion. We just started each sentence by saying, "We could take a risk and…".

    At first, we shared things that were top of mind and stressing us out. We progressed on to things we want to try with our family, personal goals we have, habits we want to develop, and things we've been talking about doing but haven't taken any action on. Then it progressed into dreams and ideas that would be a few years in the making.

    Once we called out these ideas as a risk, it made it seem less scary and impossible. It also gave us a chance to evaluate if we actually want to do these things or if they are just sneaky "shoulds" that we can let go of.

    For me labeling things like creating a bathroom cleaning schedule as a risk adds an element of fun to the situation. It becomes a challenge, something I can approach with curiosity and experiment to find out what works. If it's a risk, it's okay to try and fail. It also gets me unstuck in waiting for everything to be perfect and helps me take baby steps forward.

    Watch this week's episode to find out more about what we discovered from this process and what you can learn by doing it for yourself.

    If you feel like you don't have the time or energy to even think about doing something new or different, check out my free workshop, 3 Secrets to Do More of What You Love Without Hiring a Babysitter.

    5 Steps to Prepare For Survival Mode [Episode 268] Jun 07, 2023
    Show notes

    Our family recently had a week of me being out of commission for some medical things that we knew were coming. Andrew and I have been in this situation for good chunks or our marriage, so it felt like a familiar glove we slipped on for a few days.

    In this survival season, we departed from some of our usual standards of ideals - we watched movies every day, ate food that we don't normally eat, and let go of a lot of the routines or things the kids are supposed to do in the morning.

    But you know what didn't change? My mental health. I was in good spirits. I was the person I wanted to be with my husband and children. In the past, I sacrificed that all in the name of ideals. But when we can determine what our priorities are in a difficult season, we can embrace the difference and novelty of it all and focus on what matters most.

    Here are five things I did to prepare for survival mode:

    1. Plan for freezer meals. We like to get family-sized Stouffers or Voila to make things easy, but you could also prepare your own.

    2. Plan something to be excited about. This could be painting, reading books together, or watching a fun movie.

    3. Clean up the house. If possible, keep it picked up with short energy windows, or trust that you can reset it when you go through re-entry.

    4. Talk back to the mom guilts when you aren't doing what you normally do. Everyone's fine. Be present.

    5. Talk with your spouse. Communicate your needs and priorities and simplify.

    In a season of survival, it's so important to evaluate when you can't do everything, what you are choosing to do. In the past, I've chosen the projects because it's fun, and the piece of having something to look forward to was crucial to my mental health.

    But this time, the priority wasn't fun - and maybe that had a lot to do with it being short-term and a bit to do with us having a large family and needing to keep things a bit more stable. The true priority was just keeping things going smoothly - keeping food on the table, resetting our spaces, putting clothes in drawers, and reading lots of books with my kids.

    When I had small bursts of energy, these are the things I focused on and I was amazed at how well our home kept functioning. This has taken me YEARS to figure out, so I hope that a peak into how we prepare can help smooth our your next - or current- season of survival mode.

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