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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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    How to Design Your Homeschool Space [Episode 257] Mar 22, 2023
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    This week on the podcast, we are talking about how to design your homeschool room (well, really, any room in the house, but I'm using our homeschool space as the example).

    Now, this is not going to be how to make it really beautiful - yet - I'm going to talk functional. If you remember, we talked a few weeks ago about the four phases of designing a home that supports you, and I'm in step 3 in our homeschool space.

    3 Steps to Design A Functional [Homeschool] Space

    1. Decide what you want to do for your homeschool and the best space in your home to do it.

    2. Remove everything that doesn't belong - leave only necessary curriculum, books, and materials

    3. Make what you do need easy to access and store items where you will use it

    We do a classical Charlotte Mason education and school in a few places around the house: around the kitchen table, in the kids' bedrooms (for one on one work with mom), and in our school room.

    I used to keep ALL of our homeschool materials in the school room (we are talking 6 years worth now), but I found that it was waaaay too hard to get to the things we needed each day. It was like having to decide over and over again what we wanted to do and when we wanted to do it.

    Now in our school room, each child has a shelf on it with all of their materials they use in that room: a box with two pencils, an eraser, and a pencil sharpener so that they are always able to write; a basket with their handcraft materials (currently knitting); and a few binders to organize all of their subjects. We have a shelf with resources for family subjects (nature study, history, Spanish and French, drawing, and poetry) and a globe. A table and nugget couch complete that space where we read, narrate, and write. Upstairs I keep their math and reading in our linen closet (above the towels and medicine), so it is easy to access for their independent work.

    Listen in as I pull back the curtains about what we're doing and how we got there to hopefully give you some ideas about how to set up any room in your house.

    Making 1% Better Changes instead of setting big goals | Atomic Habits [Episode 256] Mar 15, 2023
    Show notes

    I love making big goals - and you've seen me do some of them here with things like the Soaring Mothers Summit. But this year, I wanted to try something that I read about years ago in Atomic Habits: making 1% Better Changes.

    Each month of the year, I'm picking one tiny thing to focus on, and so far, the impact has far exceeded my homes.

    When I'm deciding on what to focus on each month, I start with this question that is found in the quarterly review pages of the Thriving in Motherhood Planner:

    "What is the ONE thing that will make the biggest difference in all areas of my life?"

    It allows me to get honest with myself about what my current habits are and where I would like to make things better for myself.

    What I love about this question is that whatever season of motherhood you're in - even the super hard ones - you can find things to make 1% better instead of staying stuck and feeling like a victim.

    Here are the changes I've made so far in quarter one of 2023:

    January: Charge my phone away from my bed at night.

    February: Daily exercise (with a low bar of what counts)

    March: Track our spending in a spreadsheet

    The changes are simple, but by moving my phone away from my bed at night, I not only went to sleep earlier, but I also started off the day by doing all the things that matter to me before picking up my phone.

    Daily exercise for me is crucial to decreasing pain, and I've made a lot of improvements in that area.

    Tracking our spending turned into bigger conversations about how much we've saved and want to save for our kid's college, retirement and how we can tackle our mortgage more quickly.

    For more details of why I'm focusing on little things and the results I'm seeing, listen to this week's episode of the podcast!

    What to Do When You Feel Stuck [Episode 255] Mar 08, 2023
    Show notes

    For the last few weeks, I had the experience of feeling like I was running in circles without a clear direction - endlessly researching but not sure what to do next. I told myself that I had gotten to the end of the road on my vision.

    In reality, things weren't that dire - I just forgot what phase I was in and how to keep myself anchored.

    There are three phases to creating and living out your vision for the year:

    1. Caterpillar: exploring and building systems to support bringing more of what you want into your life.

    2. Cocoon: simplifying and building systems to support bringing more of what you want into your life.

    3. Butterfly: Doing more of what you want in your everyday life.

    The research phase is supposed to be a fun season of exploring. I had lost my way a bit, NOT because I was spending hours learning without creating, but because I had pushed out the daily practices that anchor me to God and creating my life with Him.

    Once I put my morning routine where I connect with God at the top of my list, it brought joy back into the caterpillar phase for me.

    I use my morning routine to create my life with God, so I can be anchored in whatever phase of life I'm in.

    For me, this looks like starting by writing the thoughts of the last 24 hours in a lined journal (this is the one I use). Next, I pull out my Thriving in Motherhood Journal and answer the questions in there. I also spend time reading my scriptures and writing down verses that stand out to me and praying.

    When I keep this routine in place, I feel directed in the things I am doing each day and have ideas and inspiration about where to spend my time and energy. I better understand HOW to do the things I feel I need to do. I gain clarity and see things with truth.

    If you've found yourself feeling a bit lost lately, tune into this week's episode, where I'm sharing more about why I was experiencing the feeling of spinning in circles and more about what to do about it.

    The Three Levels of Overwhelm in Motherhood [Episode 254] Mar 01, 2023
    Show notes

    I recently listened to a group of mothers share their feelings of overwhelm, and I absolutely identified with their thoughts.

    The things that they found overwhelming fell into three levels of overwhelm:

    1. Getting Things Done

    2. Our Homes and Keeping People Alive

    3. Our Thoughts

    When we feel overwhelmed, it can be hard to slow down and identify what is really causing our stress. Over the years, as I've peeled back the layer, I've realized that there were lots of different skill sets that I needed to develop.

    All three of these can come with a pretty steep learning curve (at least it was for me) when you have a child.

    I've learned over the years that when I find myself struggling to slow down and look at how I'm doing with my foundation, the three pillars of thriving.

    First, Vision. Do I have clarity about where I actually want to go next and what my next baby steps are? If not, I need to slow down and prayerfully consider what is next with God and then start moving in a clear direction.

    Second, Structure. What can I do to simplify the things that are overwhelming me right now? What is one tiny system or habit we can put in place to make things a little bit better?

    Third, Soul. What are my thoughts? Are they true or a cognitive distortion? Have I prayed for a paradigm shift to see things differently?

    So often, when I am overwhelmed, it is easy to fall into feeling like a victim. What I love about focusing on the three pillars of thriving is that it puts me back in my circle of influence and gets me to the root of the problem.

    In this week's episode, I'm sharing what we can do to address each of these areas of overwhelm and tips on how to strengthen your pillars.

    What to do when you survived your goal but are miserable along the way [Episode 253] Feb 22, 2023
    Show notes

    Have you had the experience of committing to a hard goal but found yourself miserable along the way?

    Arielle shared with me that she had made it through her first semester of grad school as a mom with four young kids, but it was a miserable experience. Instead of seeing it as a failure, I shared the 5-Step Path From Curious To Committed.

    5 Step Path From Curious To Committed:

    1. Curious - Identify what you would like to try or start (like grad school or a podcast).

    2. Consistent - Set a timeframe to try (podcast for one year or do a semester of grad school).

    3. Clarity - Come back to the drawing board and see how this thing fits in your life. Look at the data (podcasting is great, and I have tons of ideas to keep going; grad school was incredibly hard on my family - how big is my why?).

    4. Confidence - Now, you can either move forward or let go.

    5. Committed - Your goals can now be more specific as you are committed to the long-term process and what really matters in that field (a certain number of downloads, focus on metrics that matter in grad school).

    As I discussed this path with Arielle, we determined she was on step three. It is time for her to evaluate the date and decide if she wants to continue with grad school.

    But just because something feels really hard doesn't mean it's not worth doing. As Andrew and I have reminded ourselves many times during difficult seasons for our family, hard doesn't mean wrong. However, it has served as a signal for us to pause and take stock of what really matters to us AND how we are thinking about our circumstances.

    So far, quitting in the middle of misery hasn't been the right answer, but getting clear on what is in our circle of influence to make things better quickly becomes a top priority.

    Listen to this week's episode for more thoughts on this process and to find out what step you might be on with your goals.

    How I Involve Kids in Cleaning Our Home [Episode 252] Feb 15, 2023
    Show notes

    Today I'm sharing how I involve the kids in cleaning our home - how we do it, why we do it, and what we use. We are going beyond picking up or tidying and addressing things like scrubbing toilets and mopping floors.

    (My kids are ages 9, 7, 5, and 2.5 for reference, but this is something I've done with them since they were babies)

    Here are the four phases of getting kids to clean at home that we use:

    1. Watch me do it.

    2. Do it with me.

    3. Do it with me watching you.

    4. Do it yourself.

    Working through the phases starts when my kids are crawling around on the floor and pulling themselves up on the dyer to "help" put wet clothes in. Doing it themselves emerges years later.

    This process is a long game, but also about more than just making sure the house gets clean. We use the time to talk with each other, sing songs, and instill values of working together, putting our "big rocks" first (from 7 Habits of Highly effective people), and contributing to our family.

    It's important that my kids know that cleaning at home is just part of life - no matter what your family situation or job is.

    But don't think that things are going perfectly in my home. My kids are still kids and get lost on their way from their beds to the kitchen to do their jobs and end up fighting with their siblings before they have food in their stomachs.

    Most mornings, I find myself saying, "If you are in the right place at the right time doing the right thing, you will avoid a lot of problems."

    This is a principle that applies to so many life scenarios, but one that I use throughout the day to remind the kids that instead of engaging in whatever the problem is, the problem literally goes away when they are in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing.

    It's also one I use to encourage myself when I feel like escaping or hiding instead of sticking to our family rhythms and routines - and then reward myself with more time outside.

    Tune into this week's episode to hear more about what's working in our home and some tips you can use today.

    And, on a practical level, I have switched to using Force of Nature for the last 1.5 years for all cleaning - from washing toilets to mopping floors to wiping baseboards and door knobs - because it's safe for my kids to use. You can get 40% off a starter bundle with the code LOVEFON here.

    How to Use Your Word For The Year [Episode 251] Feb 08, 2023
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    If you worked through the Create Your Vision Challenge, one of the last exercises was choosing your word for the year. Your word of the year helps remind you of your vision for the year and what you hope to accomplish. But now that you have your word, what are you going to do with it?

    There are three ways I've found that are really effective for using your word for the year.

    1 - Remind you of who you are trying to become

    You can do this in any season of motherhood, but it is especially powerful in the hard seasons when you don't have much control over your circumstances. Write your word on the bathroom mirror, put a reminder in your phone, or end the day reflecting on how you lived up to your word throughout the day.

    2 - Help you at a decision point

    Use your word to guide the choices you make each day. For example, if your word was "generous," it could help you decide to share your lunch with friends or be generous with your time and attention at bedtime.

    3 - Guide your thoughts

    Use your word to help boss your brain around. For example, "life-giving" encourages me to refrain from my victim thoughts around cooking or cleaning to ones where I see myself as doing nurturing, life-giving activities for our family.

    When you use your word of the year to guide you in these areas (and any more that you think of that are helpful to you), you can stay in alignment with your yearly vision and the person you want to be. It's an easy way to better stay on track to reach your goals.

    If you need help figuring out your word, head to thrivinginmotherhood.com/vision for the 5-Day Create Your Vision Challenge.

    How to Use Your Planner in Different Seasons of Motherhood [Episode 250] Feb 01, 2023
    Show notes

    Have you ever had the feeling of excitedly buying a planner and using it with great enthusiasm in the beginning but after a few days, weeks, or maybe even months, it starts to collect dust and end up in the back of the closet?

    Or, maybe it's led to paralyzing planning guilt, and you've abandoned the exercise entirely and sworn off buying planners.

    In this week's episode, I talk about what it looks like to use a planner in different seasons of motherhood. Spoiler alert: sometimes there are a lot of blank pages, and that's okay!

    Your planner is meant to support you, not give you anxiety or guilt! Depending on where you are in your life and your motherhood journey, there are so many ways to approach planning that make your life better.

    I've found there are four phases when it comes to planning. These work best when you're using the Thriving in Motherhood Planner, but you can also implement them into your planning system.

    4 Phases of Planning in Motherhood

    1. Reality check - This is a great place to start if you're out of the habit of planning or in an intense season of survival. This includes a monthly review to celebrate what you accomplished, learned, places you went, things you did with your family, and books you read. This helps you see all that you've accomplished and track the important milestones in your life.
    2. Management - This is what we typically focus on when we think of planning. This would be writing down your appointments, context-based to-dos, meals, think and process pages, and brain dumps.
    3. Momentum - This is a more proactive phase of planning and includes a monthly planning session at the beginning of each month and a weekly Big 3. This planning phase allows you to look ahead to where you want to go and plan to get there in small steps.
    4. Alignment - This phase would include using all of the Thriving in Motherhood Planner systems and living your life in alignment with your vision and goals. In this phase, you are doing a quarterly review, setting your intentions for the day with a daily Big 3, deciding on a weekly focus, and tracking the habits you want to create.

    When you have to pause and set your planner aside, don't panic! You will be able to pick it back up and jump right back in when it's time.

    The goal is to have the support and resources you need in your planning. The Thriving in Motherhood Planner is designed to scale up and down to support you in every season of motherhood.

    Are you surviving or so busy you just wake up and take things as they come? Perfect! Use the planner to Reality Check once a month and celebrate all that happened.

    Are you ready to think one step ahead and know where you will be or what everyone will eat for dinner? Adding in Management will help you take care of that.

    Do you have projects or goals you want to work toward? Then, you're ready for Momentum and giving monthly planning and a weekly Big 3 a try.

    Are you ready to intentionally align your time and energy with the things that matter most to you? In Alignment, it's time to add quarterly reviews, daily big 3s, a weekly focus, and habit tracking.

    You might switch from week to week or month to month with how you use your planner. That's completely normal! The important thing is to know it's normal and that your planner is a TOOL that is here to support you, not rule over you.

    If you're ready to start, it's not too late to get your 2023 Thriving in Motherhood Planner today! Click here to learn more.

    Why You Don't Need to Feel Pressure to Complete Your Goals [Episode 249] Jan 25, 2023
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    Do you feel the pressure to set big goals and achieve them quickly?

    In January, I feel bombarded by all the messaging about "doubling," "accelerating," and "2X faster/better" in all areas of life. Productivity, homeschooling, business, decluttering our homes, and the list goes on.

    It's enough to make me want to give up or not even start.

    Early one morning, as I was praying about my discouragement, I ended up in The New Testament. In Luke 1, the angel Gabriel shared with Zacharias that his son, John, would be "great in the sight of the Lord…and many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God." (verses 12-16).

    This prophecy would take decades to fulfill.

    The same angel told Mary that her son, Jesus, "shall be called the Son of the Highest and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His father, David. And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom, there shall be no end. (verses 30-33).

    The fulfillment of that prophecy is taking millenniums.

    As I read this, I had the thought that maybe God doesn't care about speed and efficiency as much as we do (or the marketing experts). But, even though these prophecies took time, these weren't decades spent in complacency and waiting for big things to happen. Of John, it is said that he "grew and waxed strong in spirit (verse 80); of Jesus, "he increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man" (Luke 2:52).

    So what does this mean for us moms? It's okay to stick to the basics! To let the small things we do each day add up and compound over time into big things.

    It may sound less exciting, but growth takes time. Becoming takes time. Doing the things God puts on your heart is as much about the journey as it is the destination.

    If you haven't taken the first step and created your vision for the year, you can sign up for the free mini-course here.

    The Evolution and Joy of Rest and Read Time [Episode 248] Jan 18, 2023
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    All of my kids stopped napping around age two. When we went through the transition the first time with my oldest, I was reading one of Sally Clarkson's books (I've read so many, I'm not sure which one mentioned this), and she said that every day they had quiet time to read and be in their own space to recharge.

    From that day forward, we rebranded "nap time" to 'rest and read time," and we've had this as an anchor for our day ever since.

    Read and rest time isn't boring at our house. Sometimes there are creative messes, and sometimes, my 9-year-old has organized and deep-cleaned a kitchen cabinet. I never know what I'm going to find when I come back out of my room. Regardless, because of this routine, I will be recharged and ready for what's next

    On today's episode, I'm sharing what is working now for the kids and me as a homeschooling family of six to be successful.

    Have you created your vision for 2023 yet? Now is the perfect time to get clarity about what matters to you so you can spend your days on things you actually want to be doing instead of hiding in the bathroom or scrolling social media to escape.

    Join the free 6-day challenge here.

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