The Mother Like a Boss Podcast

Calling all my business mamas, or my "I'd LOVE to be a business mama" mamas because this episode is for you. I started my first business as a young, naive and pregnant 22 year old and my second successful business with a 3 year old and 9 year old at home. I know that running your empire with small kiddos to care for can be challenging at best. I'm here to lighten your load and help you create a plan that will help you win in business and at home.

If you listen to the podcast, you know that mindset work and mindfulness is a huge part of my world. In a society obsessed with Google and always finding the "how", I'm obsessed with the why. In this bonus episode, I'm letting you in on a secret I've been keeping. The doors to my brand new course Mindful As a Mother are officially open for pre-enrollment and you're invited to join now! Get all the details in this episode before it expires or head to www.motherlikeaboss.com/mindful to join us NOW.

Kari Story has an amazing...well...story to tell. This working mom of 3 and her husband have their hands beautifully full and today we dive into the mindset of perfectionism and mom guilt. Can you feel those in your gut just reading that? Kari is open and honest, and our discussion about how to become the leader of your ship will help so many other struggling moms out there.

Be present, they say. Set goals for the future, they also say. Where is the middle ground? It's possible to love where you are while also looking ahead with anticipation and preparedness.

If you've been around the Mother Like a Boss™ world for any amount of time, you know one of my signature phrases is, "Routines should fit into your life, not the other way around." Routines are great, the bee's knees for sure, but what happens when they become an obsession? It's easy to become obsessed with micromanaging the moments of our lives to avoid the chaos we fear, but is that any way to really enjoy your life?

In the instant gratification nation we're all living in, what does it truly mean to buy your time back? What would it look like to invest some of your time now to buy it back in the future? As a mom, the idea of investing in my routines, my systems and delegation in my home is bought me back hours of my life that I can invest back into myself and my family.

Home management is a hot topic these days and everywhere I look, there is another checklist or printable promising to get your home "in shape" and organized. But what IS home management and why are so many moms struggling? There is a deeper, more helpful conversation to be had that is beyond another checklist. Managing your home can be easier and less stressful, so let's dive into the how.

Mamas, being "busy" has become a status symbol we were as an indication of our worthiness, but I'm here to tell you it's more like an epidemic. What is being "busy" each day really getting you? Let's explore that in another mindful Monday episode and discuss how to lovingly cut the cord with the need to stay busy.

It's Halloween, so why not talk about the scary, gross places you're probably forgetting to clean. No judgement, girl. This is all about recognizing and changing. We have a lot on our minds, so remembering to clean every nook and cranny in our houses isn't usually at the top of the priority list. Let's simplify it today.

You are going to fall in love with my guest today just as much as I did. Schandra, a single working mama, is so open and honest about her struggles in this episodes. We dive deep into the perfectionism that is often handed down from our own parents and how that become a crippling mindset as you try to get anything accomplished in your day. Listen to this episode with an open heart (and a box of tissues!)

When I started my first business at 22, not knowing anything about business, I didn't think much about financial freedom. I was brought up to believe you worked, made money then retired. It wasn't until years later when I opened my mind to new possibilities that I realized I could create my own financial freedom for my family while empowering moms around the world to create freedom in their own homes.

We're all familiar with fear of failure, but what about a fear of success? It seems downright nutty to fear doing well and yet here so many of us sit afraid of being too much, having too much or maintaining too much. Whether it's at a job, in a business, at home with your kids, in your marriage or just managing your home, fear of success is real and ultimately causes us to self-sabotage so we never quite reach a level that seems out of reach.

How focused are you on doing things the "right" way? Does not knowing the right way keep you from doing anything at all? The personal self-sabotage is dangerous as a mom, because there is no right way, no perfect way. Instead, let's work on finding the BEST way. The best way that works for our home, our family, our values and our schedules.

Boundaries feel difficult to set, but how much more difficult are you making your relationships by NOT setting boundaries? Whether it's at home, with your children, at work or with difficult family members, healthy boundaries are about showing love for others and ourselves.

I'm still shocked at how controversial the topic of house cleaning can be in the motherhood community and how dead-set we all are that it has to be the worst, most exhausting thing in the world. It's no wonder how many side-eyes I get when I say I spend only 30 minutes a day cleaning my house.