Lose the Cape! Moms who want to change the world

The #struggleofthejuggle is real for busy moms! Finding time to get in a fitness routine can seem impossible. In this episode, we talk to fitness coach Karen Roof about tips for getting that fitness time in, with or without the kids. You can access all the notes and links we talked about at the website.  In this episode, we talked about: Being born into a family of runners and how she moved into coaching women.The huge fitness myth that you have to go out and kill yourself or do something you dislike to get in shape.Alexa's favorite workout and how it can be fun.What an ultramarathon is.How Karen runs as her me time and switches off training cycles with her husband.Aubrey's funny story about her daughter running a mile. Do it for Whiskey!Tips for adding movement in throughout your day.How unique our children dress sometimes and maintaining that self-confidence.  

Mallika Malhotra is a mom of 3 with the passion to help women discover and see the things that make them incomparable.  In this episode, we talked about: How she began taking photos of her kids and eventually moved into brand photography after 9 years of business.How to use your phone for your photography needs as a business owner.How it is difficult to stand out in the oversaturated market.Charging what you are worth based on your experience.Sharing her story and how it inspired others. It now bleeds into all aspects of her business.The way that everything is all tied together with your confidence as an entrepreneur.Letting people in behind the scenes to connect.The success branding can find you.Her morning routine and reading for 30 minutes uninterrupted every day."Balance" and using time blocking and giving grace as an online entrepreneur.Raising our boys to see strong, entrepreneur mothers. Links Alexa's Celebrity Interview with Cindy MitchUsing Instagram to grow your business - interviewRachel HollisMallika's new book: The Brand Photography Playbook: The Insider's Guide to Planning Your Photo Shoot and Building a Stand-Out Brand Check out more detailed show notes at Lose the Cape podcast - ep 105.  

In this episode, we talked about: The Boss Mom Retreat.How she moved from cleaning houses to coaching people into being homemaker-ish.How stressed moms get about being clean for the cleaning person to come.Doing a FB Live during the podcast interview.Alexa’s very messy office and lack of “homemakerish.”Shifting your mindset to be grateful for things like laundry because that means that you are able to afford those clothes that you have.Her biggest tip of “The less that goes in, the less that goes out.”Setting up a decluttering schedule once a week or once a month.Home management and how moms are the default house managers.Dividing everything up equally and setting expectations for everyone in the house.“Horizontal surfaces are the BFF of clutter.” It teaches everyone in our house and our own brains that it is a place to store stuff and you become clutterblind.Homelessness for your stuff inside of your home is a real problem.You need to fix the mindset issue first.The difference with Europeans’ mindset and Americans’ mindset on stuff.“If I lost this, how long would it take me to realize it’s gone?”

In this episode, we talked about: How she discovered her passion for notable women and launched her podcast and campaign.Enjoying sharing others’ stories through podcastingHow she got into creating a TV show and why she wants to create it.The female Senators who have been shut down and the phrase “Nevertheless she persisted.”The reversed gender roles in her family because her husband stays home with their son.How we raise and applaud our children based on fitting into their gender roles.How women plan everything and the exhaustion with being the primary decision maker.The difference between an assertive woman and an assertive man.Aubrey’s dislike being referred to as any animal (like, calling her dear.)Working vs Stay at home moms and how much we need a village.

In this episode, we talked about: How they discovered her daughter’s brain cancer in October 2016.How quickly they acted between diagnosis to surgery (less than 24 hours).Medulloblastoma is the leading cause of childhood brain cancer.Her daughter’s tumor reoccurrence in different areas of her brain and spine just a few months after her treatment ended.The way her family has changed their norm for this summer to give Layla as much fun as possible!Money, insurance and starting a GoFundMe.The support of case workers and oncologists who advocate for your child alongside you.All of the stresses that families with medical hardship suffer in addition to the stress of hospital stays.Their current fundraiser, a golf tournament and the story behind it.Becoming a part of another foundation, Carson Leslie Foundation. 

In this episode, we talked about: Puke and a mom’s ability to block their gag reflexes with young children.How she transitioned from her original business into life coaching.How tiny Mallory is and Alexa’s “stats” about tiny people with giant babies.The things you need to help people with are the most obvious things that you can do.Her a-ha moment when it came to time management.Her tips on what to do when you have a mindset block.Eating weird things like snails and frogs (and how it relates to mindset).The 5-second start principle by counting down and then saying go to get over procrastination.The importance of a process and using Trello for that.Plugging certain times instead of having to do #allthethings #allthetime

In this episode, we talked about: What the difference is between a labor and support doula and a postpartum doulaAll of the things she does as a postpartum doulaHow social media is now the biggest struggle for new momsThe way advice doesn’t always apply to your babies, causing moms to stress out.Looking for signs of postpartum depression.How she became a postpartum doula.Educating moms on their need for a postpartum doula, despite the fact that insurance doesn’t cover it.Children’s birthdays on the same day or with a few days apart.Her biggest struggle as a mom and mom guilt.Navigating the beginning parts of motherhood – baby blues and a perinatal mood disorder.The ability to gift postpartum doulas via Babylist.Confidence throughout your parenting journey.

For our 100th podcast episode, we wanted to re-hash some of the funny things that have happened, share some bloopers, and share our favorite episodes. We hope you enjoy listening to some of these never-before-heard hilarious moments, and some already heard, but worth-hearing-again moments too! Like the time Aubrey fell out of her chair, the time we grilled Sinead about coffee enemas, my interview on good sex after having a baby with and so much other greatness!

In this episode, we talked about: Different types of Virtual AssistantsFeeling overwhelmed as an entrepreneur and analysis paralysis.Having so many business ideas.Prioritizing and delegating by looking at your own hourly rate.Done is better than perfect and different types of content creation.Her tips for Inbox management and using Boomerang.Be someone who finishes instead of someone who multitasks.

In this episode, we talked about: Nourishing yourself and feeling self-love.Her journey toward this through an abusive relationship.Reclaiming her power.What feminine power means to each of us.Finding the balance between your masculine and feminine power.What Orion’s Method is.Keeping courage and not adjusting yourself to the people around you. You can’t grow that way.The difference between low-vibe and high-vibe people in your life.What shadow-work is and how to do it every day.Her podcast, Stellar Life, an interview-based podcast.The different and crazy self-realization things she has done.The way our muscles and bodies work and why walking on coals is possible.Daily routines that can help you tap into your power.

In this episode, we talked about: Finding the root of your limiting belief and shifting the script away from being a victim and into realizing that you were protecting yourself and you hold the power.How to actually be authentic.How to share the results while still being authentic.Relationships in business.Imposter syndrome and competing with other similar business owners (especially in your own group!)Standing for something means you stand against something else. It’s hard, but you have to stand with your truth.Needing someone to be able to call you out because your personal relationships are too close.

n this episode, we talked about: How things sometimes happen at the right time and you have to have courage to jump and take the opportunity.Her rebrand and focus on expansion.The importance of authenticity and just being down to earth and who you are.Learning to be okay with your evolution as a business owner.How she fell into the woo-woo and intuition stuff and coming to terms with it.Her experience as a counselor.How our limiting beliefs keep us safe, when really we need to heal on the soul level first.When we need mindset coaching (hint: always)The power of your unconscious mind and how it holds you back.Practical mindset tips for limiting beliefs.Needing mindset help instead of strategy help and how the word mindset is thrown around.The stories we adopt as our truths.

In this episode, we talked about: How she went viral and became an author.Her career as a writer.Being consistent and authentic as the key to going viral.The importance of connecting with fans. Being all in or all out when you are a writer. Some people are going to love you and others will hate you.Elf on the Shelf shenanigans and being Pinterest perfect.Owning your overachievements as a parent.The difference between real-world advice and the advice that you see in parenting books.Parenting pre-teens and how discipline is different.Self-publishing versus traditional publishing.

Christa Graham Christa is a mom who plans Pinterest-perfect parties for kids.    Things we Love In this episode, we talked about: How she got into children party planning and selling digital packs. Making your children feel celebrated no matter the size of the party. Growing her business to include more and different types of […]

Tonya Rineer Tonya is a Money Mindset Maven who helps female entrepreneurs to uplevel their businesses.      In this episode, we talked about: Spending money in our businesses and the way we often spend more in the beginning because the confidence is not there yet. The value of our expertise. Being connected to your […]