This week on the podcast we are addressing the #1 thing working moms need freedom from: guilt. Guilt is the emotion that shows up when you feel you aren’t a good enough mom. Most working moms never question guilt. They assume that they don’t have any control over it. So today we are going to take a stand against guilt. I will address what guilt actually is, where it comes from, how to create your own criteria for determining if you are a good mom and then a simple 3 step process to help free you from guilt whenever it decides to drop in.

The length of your to-do list is often a source of anxiety. When the to-do list is short you feel productive and good about yourself, but when the to-do list is long you feel inadequate and overwhelmed. But the length of your to-do list doesn't actually determine how you feel. It doesn't determine how accomplished you are. Your to-do list is neutral. When you create a balanced life, you must feel in control of your to-do's. In this episode we will dive into three ways to think about your to-do list so that you end the overwhelm cycle and start feeling in control of your to-do’s.

Work and rest are not on opposite ends of the spectrum. The single best productivity tool you have is REST. In today's episode I'm going to be making the connection between rest and productivity, explaining exactly what needs to happen for you to become more productive and then ultimately give you 2 ways to get your brain on board with rest so you can use it as a tool for getting more done. Do less and get more done…

In today’s interview with time hacking expert Vikki Louise, we call B.S. on the thought, “I don’t have enough time”. We talk all about how “more time” never creates faster or better results, the #1 thing that gets in the way of optimizing our time and she leaves us with 3 hacks to help us not just be more productive but change our experience of time so that we feel more present and enjoy the time we have.

In today's episode we're going to talk about enoughness. This is the belief that you are enough and that you're doing enough. A balanced life is a life where you don't constantly feel like you should be doing more. A balanced life is a life that doesn't feel like you're lacking anything. A balanced life is a life of enough. So today I'm going to focus on three “not enough” thoughts that are causing imbalance and then teach you how to turn those around so that you can begin to create balance by feeling enough.

In this in this week's episode I’m focusing on what it takes to be present. A balanced life is a present life. You want to be present for all the milestones that your kids will meet. You want to be present for the successes that you experience in your job. You want to experience all of the joy that comes from the life that you're creating. Oftentimes ambitious working moms struggle with being so present because we are doers and we go go go, so in this episode I want to breakdown exactly what being present means, the two most common things that take us away from being present and then give you 5 very practical strategies for becoming a present working mom.

A balanced life is a life of WANT-to. It’s a life that feels purposeful, motivating, fun and even easy. An unbalanced life is a life of HAVE-to. It’s a life that feels hard, forceful, and exhausting. Two women might have a very similar life with similar responsibilities but one will feel balanced because everything in their life feels like a choice – like a WANT-to and the other will feel imbalanced because they feel like they have no choice and they HAVE-to do the things they are doing. In this episode we are going to talk about the difference between a want-to and a have-to life and then explore the process of moving from have-to to want-to.

How would life be different if you were willing to fail and disappoint others? If you simply stopped avoiding it? Would you work less? Try to perfect less? Would you be more decisive? A balanced and successful life includes failures and disappointments. Our goal is not to avoid failure and disappointment, but it’s to build up a tolerance so we no longer avoid them. In this episode, we are going to talk all about failure & disappointment. What they mean, what our brains want us to think they mean, and ultimately learn how to build up a tolerance to feel them.