Lose the Cape! Moms who want to change the world

Erin Hollohan Erin Hollohan is the mother of 3 young children, a seamstress, and a supporter of NICU moms through her service project, Hearts of Hope. We're happy to feature Erin for Prematurity Awareness Day. Get all the show notes and links at http://losethecape.com/podcast/122  In this episode, we talked about: Life in the NICU. Prematurity Awareness. The importance of funding for the March of Dimes and Alexa's passionate plea for funding. You can donate to her March for Babies Team information in memory of her infant daughter, who passed away at two-days-old in the NICU and in honor of her tiny survivor, who graduated the NICU after 84 LONG days - here. Erin's special service project, Hearts of Hope. More about Erin: Erin lives with her family in New York State and thrives on the fast pace that is associated with the area. She has a 2-and-half-year-old daughter and 10-month-old twin boys. For years, Erin worked at an online fabric shop and sewed as a hobby. As her family has grown her focus has shifted. Her former hobby has developed and grown into her business. In addition, Erin began a Hearts of Hope Program, which gifts parents a FREE fabric heart for their current NICU miracle.

Janine Halloran Janine Halloran is a mom and therapist who focuses on coping skills for children. for all of the show notes and links mentioned, please visit http://losethecape.com/podcast/120 In this episode, we talked about: Aubrey's daughter's big issue at school and the coping skills both the kids and parents need.The developmentally appropriate "I'll show you mine if you show me yours" stage of 5 years old.How to take the instances that aren't quite bullying but being mean and stressing our kids out and make them uncomfortable.How to talk to our children about their emotions and processing and some ideas to help them process.Setting boundaries / control around getting negative energy out, such as "punch this bag 30 times" Keep trying different things if your kids don't respond to it.The signs that your kids are more stressed than is normal.How helpful a counselor or therapist could be for children because they are an outside person that they can talk to things about.The difference between anxiety and stress in children.Using more descriptive terms than "take a deep breath" to our children to help them actually take a deep breath.Tips for parents on what we can do so that our kids do not take on our stress.

Find all the show notes at http://losethecape.com/podcast/119 In this episode, we talked about: Jolie's family unconventional wait to #adopt. #adoptionstoryHomeschooling and private school.What Purpose Box is, how it gives back and why she started it.Funny things that you can mail without packaging.Conscious shopping & the giveback componentThe types of things that Jolie includes in each Purpose BoxHow her subscription box is not actually a supscription box.   Jolie's Favorite Me-Time Activity Going to the automatic car wash with her coffee  

finding joy after loss. Find all the show notes and information at http://losethecape.com/podcast/118

In this episode, we talked about: The most common age for children to start dieting is 7-years-old.How to help and support our children to stay healthy and approach the topic so that you don't make it worse.Jenn's story as a kid and how she grew and realized she needed to do something.Jenn as a plus-sized health coach.You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink. It's important to model and change your language about your own life, when supporting your children's health.Focusing in mindset and frequency of eating balanced meals.Building the whole picture of each meal by focusing on the macros when meal planning.How meal planning can be a bit frustrating if there are some items at most grocery stores.How Jenn works with women who are struggling with sleep.Me time and how important it can be.

To access all the show notes, links we discussed, and more, please visit Stephanie Dalfonzono's Podcast Page on Lose the Cape. In this episode, we talked about: How important it is to process anxiety post-traumatic world events - like after the hurricanes, recently.Practicing these techniques on a regular basis that lowers your anxiety and helps you remember that you have the tools.When Aubrey's 5-year-old who asked her the other day, "Mommy, are you about to lose your s***?"The tapping technique and how it helps reduce anxiety.Stephanie's tips for the best way for moms to start the day.The difference between worry and anxiety. Anxiety you can feel within your body.How to teach our children coping mechanisms.What is an empath and how do you know if you are one? What Reiki is and how it works.   Stephanie's Best Tips Start doing something to help you calm your anxiety. You might not have time for 30 minutes of meditation, but start doing these techniques throughout your day.

We're donating 40% of our Lose the Cape book sales to Hurricane Harvey victims. Get your copy here! Lose the Cape (aff link) and Lose the Cape: Never Will I Ever! (aff link)  Get all the show notes, links, and more info on Lisa at Lose the Cape ep. 115.  In this episode, we talked about: Hurricane Harvey devastating Texas (it was happening as they recorded). - 40% of book sales in September and October going to local charitiesThe first book that Lisa wrote based on a song she had written.The message of her book Not Yet that everyone should hear.How she got the illustrations for her children's book.The other books she is planning on writing.The impact of grandmothers and Aubrey's recent loss.The motivation behind the power bracelets that they have to go alongside the book.The non-profit she is starting for non-contact boxing for kids and the inspiration behind it."After you hit something a few times, you feel good." - Lisa CoxHer 2 health diagnoses before she was diagnosed with Parkinson's.Her upcoming surgery, DBS.  

Find all the show notes and links at http://losethecape.com/podcast/114 In this episode, we talked about: With mothering, there is no right answer - finding supportHealing and "woo woo" things that help usBirth stories and the discussion on Facebook page about the various birth eventsFeeling like our bodies failed us in childbirthFinding empowerment through childbirthHow society judges women particularly if we do things differently than the "norm"How our family "stories" impact our childbirth experiencethe lack of programs to help moms recover after surgical birthsCsections - and Aubrey and Alexa's storiesVBACs and if you should do thatTo give birth naturally or not?What the book The Birth of Magdalena is about and who it is aimed at    

Visit http://losethecape.com/podcast/113 for all the show notes and links and more on Rebecca. In this episode, we talked about: How Rebecca got started as an entrepreneur and writer.Her struggle with being too big for her small town.The realization that so many women want something bigger but are unable to move somewhere like Bali."A lot of times our accomplishments are smaller and simpler, but they are still meaningful." - Rebecca UndemBeing in a different place than you had anticipated.Recognizing success for yourself and how it is ok to say "tried that, it didn't work."Moving people out of your "nest" because their expectations don't matter.Feeling compelled to justify every decision you make.Beginning as a contractor for Dale Carnegie.Feeling like she wasn't serving anybody with work and her son who was sick.The importance of not compartmentalizing who we are.We are all equally flawed.  Rebecca's Best Tips Loving and being authentic.Having the support system that you surround yourself with.Quit looking over the proverbial fence.

Find all the show notes and links at http://losethecape.com/podcast/112 In this episode, we talked about: Her journey, where, after years as an engineer, she woke up and realized this was not what she wanted anymore.When she heard "Maybe in 10 or 15 years you will be able to do this." and how it made her feel.Being a two entrepreneurial family.How her parents influenced their children on the path from dreams and goals to reality.Instead of trying to influence our children to follow a traditional job to make a living, help them find a way to make a living with their dream or passion job.How she applies her engineering background to engineering life.Sibling rivalries and spacing out our children.How she manages her business and parenthood.Her complex family schedule and how to create pockets of time for business.How to make time for each other as a two entrepreneur household.The important steps she took in her business.The benefits of slow evolutionary growth so that you grow alongside your business so you can be ready to scale.No matter where you are, we all have the need for structure and process and we all have the need to be imaginative and creative.  

Mary Shores is the author of Conscious Communications and founder of a multi-million dollar collections agency. In this episode, we talked about: How she opened a collections agency at 24 years old.Her childhood play of bank instead of house.How she wants to help people feel good about paying their debt instead of the shame that they currently feel.Her funny story of how excited she was to get her copy of her book and how her son ruined it!Being a transformation junkie.How her marriage fell apart and how she got on this book journey.Taking the mystical out of Law of Attraction and how she reprogrammed a belief in one day.The coaching exercises she has in each chapter of her book.Potential and manifestation and a crash course in it.Talking about cleansing or clogging your life.Alexa's chalkboard manifestation.How important the action step is. Get all of the detailed show notes and links at Lose the Cape!

In this episode, we talked about: Sleeping through the night - or the lack thereof - as parents!Using video as her sales team.#SSSVEDA - Savvy Sexy Social's Vlog Everyday in AugustBatching video creation days.How she maps out her business with post it notes.Using YouTube to build your authority and drive traffic to your site.Boosting your SEO because Google and YouTube are together.The three types of content that do really well on YouTubeOptimizing, video editing and answering all of the questions.What you should invest in when you are getting started with video.

In this episode, we talked about: Funny things that our kids sayThe new Annabelle commercialAlexa's crazy morning on the day of recordingJessica's switch from web design to Hey Jessica.Jessica's courses and how she manages them.Some MacBook and Adobe chat!How she manages her business with her kids.The mom countdown for when school is back in session.Her podcast, All Up in Your Lady Business.The team that she has and how they have upleveled her business.Her group program, Noisemaker's Camp, that launches today!Anchor.fm

Laura Jack is a grief recovery specialist and author of The Compassion Code.  In this episode, we talked about: Laura's new book that just came out, The Compassion Code.How she started a hostel her senior year of college.When she stepped into a mentorship role and how it led her to grief recovery counseling.The unexpected loss of her mother.The ABC's of Surviving and ThrivingThe biggest question people have after a loss is, "Who am I now?"How Aubrey started her company because she didn't know what to say to someone after a loss and the parts of Laura's new book that covers that.Having compassion for the people who don't know what to say, as well.The importance of self-love and self-care and compassion for ourselves.The different days that are important to you when you are grieving - it may not be the anniversary of loss, but could be other important days.The compassion curve.Teaching our children compassion and how they grieve.

For the full show notes and all about Lauren, please visit our Lose the Cape Ep. 107 show notes. In this episode, we talked about: How she runs three businesses efficiently and so that she could have more freedom in her time.The point of Bosscation, a business retreat in a box, is to encourage you to get out of the house and away from the daily to reconnect in your business.Getting away from the distractions of work.Keeping you in tune with your core values in your business.Calculating a budget of time in addition to a budget of expenses.Her tips for those people who are classic "non-implementers."How intense the workbooks are - they're more like a course on paper.The whole package when creating something.How Lauren is using Instagram Stories for marketing.