Redefining Balance for Working Mom Podcast by Your Life Rocks

Does this whole pandemic situation have you looking for a new opportunity?  Finding work that is rewarding and contributes to having balance in your life is amazing...what if it was possible?  Today I am joined by Kathryn Sollmann, speaker, author, and career coach.  She shares why she believes women should be in the workforce and how to find flexible work that helps you be the best you can be in all that God has called you to.

In the last few weeks, we have experienced a change in the way we work and with that, we might have either seen a side of our company, boss, or just what we do for a living that makes us consider a career change or realized how blessed we are and want to stay and bloom where we are planted.  Either way, the lessons and recommended actions shared by our guest are great for helping us listen to God and trust in his guidance with everything.  

I want to invite you to a free workshop to help you set goals for the second quarter in all areas of life.  Sign up and enter to win a free 90-day Life Balance Membership Go to YourLifeRocks.com/Next90Days Before we can plan the next 90 days, we need to look back at the previous 90 days and what we accomplished (or didn't) in every area of life.  This will be a self-coaching episode, so get your notebook and get ready!

Do you wish parenting was more peaceful?  What if it can be? To end out our series about helping you be the mom you want to be, let’s revisit our conversation with Jessica Kastner. She is going to give you all the best tips along the way. Jessica is an award-winning journalist, community leader, and a full-time working mom. She’s really entertaining and has so much wisdom, so I know you are going to get so much out of what she has to share.

What to do when your kids just want to hang out in their rooms or on their electronic devices instead of you?  Well, that is what we are talking about today...bonding with your older kids.  In this episode, I am going to walk you through some steps to help you find ways to not only spend time and make memories but to actually enrich your relationships with your kids as they go through pre-teen and teen years. 

Have you ever been angry as a mom?  Um, I'm sure you have.  Anger is part of overwhelm and it's a natural emotion.  In this episode, we are talking about how we can work through negative emotions as a mom.  I am joined by fellow working Christian mom, Natalie Hixon.  She is also a life coach, speaker, and author specializing in helping moms that deal with anger, and overwhelm to live their best lives and be the best mom they can be.

What type of mom are you?  As moms, we all experience fear, anger, and shame or guilt but did you know that some enneagram types experience one of these three more than the other two?  It influences the type of mom we naturally are.  And when you know the type of mom you naturally are, you can lean into your strengths and be the best mom (and actually enjoy the journey!).

Ok working moms, I think we can agree that parenting can be exhausting.  And when you consider that it's the most important job that we have but have so many other things on our plates, it can be a challenge to try to give it our best all of the time.  But what if it didn't have to be that way? In this episode, I am talking with parenting expert Rachel Bailey and she shares 3 tips on how to make parenting less exhausting while giving your kids exactly what they need.

Today, we are talking about how to set up the right structures to help you be successful to reach your goals, implement systems for balance, and really keeping you moving toward where you want to go as a working mom. We are specifically going to be talking about this as it pertains to one of my favorite systems, weekly prep. Weekly prep is one of the key systems that we talk about in helping you achieve balance. 

Yes, we all know that we should observe the Sabbath and keep it holy.  And yes, we all are living incredibly busy lives and if you are like me, it is hard to stop and take the time to rest.   In this episode, we are diving into this topic.  While we usually are talking about how to get more done as a working mom....but this is an important topic for us to dive into.

Paper is a constant problem when it comes to home organization and no matter how many systems we try, if we don't deal with our mindset around clutter, we will just end up back in our mess. This is where this week's expert guest comes in!  Join me in my conversation with Jennifer Ford-Berry as we discuss how to get our mindset where it needs to be so we can tackle the clutter once and for all. 

This episode is very foundational on how you can actually create more balance in your life as a working mom.  We are talking about the 3 principles to create balance in your life: Faith, community, and systems. We are also talking about how to figure out what balance looks like for you in the season of life that you are in.

When we set goals we often focus on the outcome and what we will get when we hit the goal, but all the good stuff is on the journey to achieving that goal.  Regardless of what your goal is, I know this story will inspire you to keep going and enjoy the journey and all the wisdom that comes with it.  In this episode, I am joined by my friend Amber Sandberg who lost 60 pounds last year.  She shares how doing mental and emotional work was the key to her reaching her goal. 

Welcome to the new year!  Are you someone that sets goals for the new year?  Maybe go through the process of selecting a word? Whether you are someone that sets intentions or specific goals in your career, health, finances, or any other area of life, the three tips shared in this episode will help you crush them!  

So, with last week ending a series and next week starting a series, we are in a week of transition.  And really that is what this week has been all about….meaning the week between Christmas and New Year.  It is my favorite week of the year because it is quiet, there isn’t that much going on and I can just breath, think, and be. Just us as we talk about using this time to set goals in a whole new way with the three principals covered in this episode.