Healthfully eating – just one more thing on the to do list. Often, this falls straight to the bottom of things on fire that need to be attended to. We wish it felt easier and took less time so we feel better and spend less money. That’s exactly what we focus on in today’s episode. I’ll share real-life strategies that help you eat well even when your days are packed.

Key Points Discussed:

• How we run a full-out food management system in our homes and it can feel like a lot of effort to do even more food prep for yourself.
• 4 easy tips you can work into your weeks right away to make eating healthy easier on yourself.
• A breakdown of 4 key additions you can keep on hand to set you up for success.
• Lots of ideas for quick but healthy meals at breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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It’s almost the holiday season! We cannot wait for to get a little of that magical holiday feeling, but none of us look forward to the huge amount of planning and logistics on top of what we already do every day.

Today, we are going to talk about how to plan ahead of and through the season so you are prepared to actually enjoy it yourself. Grab your Starbucks seasonal holiday bevie and let’s get all jingly up in here.

Key Points Discussed:

• Why holiday prep should include more than just logistics prep.
• Ways the holiday season throws us off our norm and how much of an effect that actually has on us.
• Three planning pieces that should be included in your holiday prep.
• Budget planning for the extra expenses.
• Anticipating the things that will annoy or stress you out.
• Using trusted shortcuts to save time and sanity.
• A review of your calendar for this season.
• It’s not always just about the kids either.

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Weeknights with school-aged kids…it’s like a three-ring circus from school pickup to bedtime. If you’re at the point where you’re over it, but don’t know where to start to make shifts that actually work, hit play on this episode!

I’m sharing 8 quick ways that can tone down the chaos several notches and make your weeknights smoother.

Key Points Discussed:

• Let the kids pick the sequence of events.
• Snacks ASAP upon arrival.
• Turn the volume down on unnecessary noise and stimulus.
• Create a homework station and keep it stocked.
• Multitask by moving things closer in proximity to you.
• Make your meal prep as simple as possible and keep a list of go-to ideas.
• Schedule in a chill out time for everyone (including you).
• Start the kids’ bedtime on time.

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Parenting today looks nothing like it did for our moms or grandmothers. They weren’t counting screen minutes, being afraid of everything traumatizing our kids, navigating a world of TikTok trends or worrying what we ate. But we are. Things feel out of control, causing us to feel like we need to control every little thing or risk failing them or being seen as a bad parent.

In this episode, I’m unpacking the paradigm shift we’re living through as parents and how we can move from reacting in panic to leading with purpose. Because the truth is: we’re not weaker moms than past generations; we’re raising kids in an unprecedented environment, and it’s time to give ourselves some credit—and some tools.

Key Points Discussed:

• Why modern parenting feels so much heavier than it did for past generations
• The five cultural forces fueling our urge to control everything
• The hidden cost of “white-knuckle” parenting—for us and our kids
• How to step back from reactivity and lead with your values instead
• Simple house defaults that ease daily decision fatigue (without banning the world)
• My quick R/Y/G tool for responding on purpose when guilt or panic spikes

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This is Day 3 of The Mom Life Series: 3 Days, 3 Shifts. Over the past two episodes, we’ve talked about systems that lighten your load and how to step out of the invisible leadership role at home. Today, we’re wrapping up with the shift moms resist the most — prioritizing themselves. Spoiler: it’s not actually about time. It’s about creating the mental space to see yourself as a priority and starting small, without waiting for life to calm down.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• Why “finding more time” is the wrong problem to solve.
• How mental bandwidth (not hours on the clock) keeps moms stuck.
• Why systems + shared leadership are key to creating space for yourself.
• A simple way to start carving out time for yourself this week.

Resources & Next Steps:
Making yourself a priority isn’t selfish — it’s the foundation for being able to show up with energy in every part of your life. If you’re ready to go deeper with this work, I’d love to invite you to my 1:1 coaching program. Doors are open now and spots are limited.

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This is Day 2 of The Mom Life Series: 3 Days, 3 Shifts. Yesterday we covered systems that actually support you. Today, we’re talking about the invisible leadership role so many moms carry without ever choosing it — being the one who notices, remembers, and manages it all. In this episode, I’ll explain why “just delegate” doesn’t solve the problem, and how to start leading your household with more intention (and less burnout).

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• What the invisible leadership role looks like in real life.
• Why fixes like delegation and better planners don’t actually work.
• How to begin shifting into purposeful leadership instead.
• A small step to try this week to start lightening the load.

Resources & Next Steps:
These shifts don’t happen overnight, and you don’t have to figure them out alone. My 1:1 coaching program is where we take this work deeper — moving you out of default mode and into leadership with intention.

The doors are open this week and only a few spots are available.

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This is a recording of a series I ran to my email subscribers last week, and I wanted to give you a chance to listen in.

Day 1 of The Mom Life Series: 3 Days, 3 Shifts — a special mini-series to help you feel less like the default manager of your family and more like a purposeful leader of your life. Today we’re talking about systems — not the Pinterest-perfect kind, but the kind that actually make your life easier by cutting down on the endless decisions that drain you.

Key Points Discussed:

· Why everyday pain points like laundry, dinner, and bedtime feel so heavy.

· What a “system” really is (hint: it’s not about color-coded binders).

· Simple ways to make life lighter by deciding once instead of a hundred times.

· A small exercise to test one tweak this week.

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So much of the conversation around mom life is about how to do more—get up earlier, plan harder, juggle faster. But moms aren’t burned out because they aren’t productive enough. They’re burned out because of the invisible role they’ve stepped into as the default leader of their homes. In this episode, I unpack what that really means, why quick fixes don’t work, and what moms are actually craving instead: fulfillment, presence, and shared leadership. This is the conversation no one’s having, but every mom needs.

Key Points Discussed:

• Why being the default leader leaves moms exhausted and resentful
• The real reason productivity hacks and delegation advice don’t solve the problem
• What moms are actually longing for (hint: it’s not a new planner)
• The three areas to focus on if you want relief that lasts: systems, leadership, and personal space
• How to start seeing mom life differently so you can lead with intention instead of running on fumes

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