The Empowered Mama with Lisa Druxman

Let’s talk about conflict. How often do you have conflict with your kids? With your husband? At work? Did you know that 10% of conflict is due to difference in opinion and 90% is due to delivery and tone of voice. Just changing the tone of one word can make a huge difference. Let's explore more ways moms can work to resolve the conflict in their everyday lives.  

Meet Motivating Mom, Carrie Chacon, a certified nutritional consultant, who created SNAC, a program that focuses on simple nutritionally affordable cooking. She also created SNAC Cards, nutritional flash cards that help kids set the foundation for a healthy lifestyle. These cards can be a great tool to teach kids healthy eating from a young age.

We have all heard someone being described as a "go-getter". But the book, "The Go-Giver" suggests a different set of laws that's needed for success. The book is a parable about a young man named Joe, a true "go-getter" who is ambitious and desperately wants to be successful. The problem is the harder he works, the further away he is from his goal of being successful. Joe ends up getting lessons from someone who teaches him how to be a go giver. While the book is meant for business, you will see how it can have a profound message for your life.

Lisa's answering your questions today on Periscope! We're going LIVE and exploring questions about allowing your kids to have technology in the car, how to do properly meal prep for the week, what are the benefits of morning workouts, plus much more!

Do you feel like a gerbil running in circles in his cage? Kids need down time. You need downtime. But how can you possibly do less when there's so much to do? Today we are talking about fixing your frantic family. Here are some great tips to lighten your load!  

How is it possibly time to go back to school? At the time of this broadcast, it is mid August. Some of my friends have already sent their kids back to school. Where did the summer go? Today we are going to share tips from some of our moms from all over the country to make the back to school transition an easy entry.

Most moms are naturally too hard on themselves. Somehow, we've forgotten that Super Woman is truly a fictional character, typically found in comic books and television shows. Today we're talking with Amy Ahlers, a coach and bestselling author who's newest passion is supporting moms to embrace the whole truth of motherhood, the messiness and the magic.

Imagine this. How amazing would it feel to take a break from the internet. No email. No social media. Nothing. It's possible. In this episode Lisa shares how she went on a three week sabbatical, and how she's carrying that unplugged feeling into her everyday life.

Happy Half Year! We're halfway into the new year. Amazing right? Did you kick off the year feeling motivated, clear and inspired? Did you have resolutions set out? So, how are those resolutions going? If you're on track, please share how you are doing it. Plus, we've got some tips for anyone who needs a little extra help accomplishing their goals!

Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. How untrue! Your words are powerful. Are yours positive? Or are they self defeating? Have you ever paid attention to the language you use? Listen as we get your language in shape and share with you some words we hope you take out of your day.

Our thoughts are extremely powerful. We say we want to workout, but they we push sleep on our alarm clock. We say we want to eat healthy, but then we eat fried chicken. We say we want to accomplish a goal, but then we sabotage ourselves. Learn how powerful your thoughts are and how to make it word to your advantage.

Let's talk about taking advantage of your failures. Have you wanted to run a marathon? Start a business? Write a book? Jump out of a plane? Most often we don't go after something because of fear of failure. Rejection sucks. We don't want to look bad. We don't want to feel like a failure. Today, we are turning failure inside out and get you to see it as an opportunity.

Most moms say their marriage is definitely taking a back burner to parenting. Think back to when you first started dating. Think back to when you first started dating. Remember flirting? Deep kisses? Looking in to their eyes? Holding hands? Buying gifts just because? Rekindling that romance may be one of the best gifts you can give your kids. So, let's talk about how to fan that flame.  

Lisa is answering your questions today! We're learning all about creating morning routines (with crazy kids running around), making your marriage a priority, making health choices for the whole family, and much more!

Feeling a bit overwhelmed? Are you trying to do everything yourself? Ask any mom how she's doing and you will probably get answers such as busy, stressed, chaotic or crazy. These words should not be a badge of motherhood. How nice would it be to answer wonderful, unbelievable or maybe even peaceful. So, let's talk about 8 ways moms can delegate and find more time in their life.