Do you constantly feel like you are "pouring out" to your husband, children, and others, but not "filling back up"?

Mama, I can't stress enough how important it is for you to take care of you! I know that self-care is thrown around a lot today, but doing something, ANYTHING for you should be a priority too. No matter how big or small.

I'm here to encourage you to make time to do things YOU enjoy, want to try, to do differently, etc.

Communicating those needs to your inner circle is the first step. When you decide to make time for things that matter to you, it trickles all the way out like a positive ripple effect and will impact your family more than you know!

In today's episode, you hear Annie Grassi & myself + 10 other women in the living room have a real & honest conversation about the HOLIDAYS!

This LIVE in-person podcast episode was so fun & personal!

Topics we chat about:

Expectations for the holidays and how to lower them

Setting boundaries

Doing what's best for your family & your traditions, no one else's!

Lessing holiday overwhelm and burnout

Annie & I want to encourage you, mama! The holidays don't have to be this tabo thing. It doesn't have to be a bad/hard thing, we can find joy in the busyness of the holidays.

Tune in and listen to this LIVE living room episode!!

Life is too busy for date night!

When is the last time I loved on him?

When was our last date night?

When is the last time we all had dinner at the table together as a family?

These are hard but real questions, I know we ask ourselves.

Lea Morgan and her husband, Trey, have been married for thirty-five years and have four grown sons & 2 grandkids.

Through their workshops, books, and podcast, Trey and Lea speak to couples all around the nation with tips on how to have stronger marriages and families.

On today's episode, we talk about what Kills families and marriages today. Tips for busy couples to keep their marriage alive. and the foundations of a strong family unit.

They have also authored three marriage books: 10 Ways to a Stronger Marriage, Wisdom for Your Marriage, and The Daily Marriage Challenge. You can find their speaking schedule, books, and the Stronger Marriage Podcast at treyandlea.com.

Feeling like that decision will determine your family's future?

How do I make the perfect decision?

What if it's the wrong one?

What if we hate this decision?

What if it fails and we have to go back?

I understand these questions and how they take over your everyday thoughts when trying to make decisions.

No matter how big or small someone might think they are. It is big to you and that's okay.

There are a few things I have learned in the past few years that I want to share with you, mama. I want decision-making to become easier for you. I want you to have peace of mind around making decisions for you and your family.

In this episode, I give you questions to ask yourself and tips for choosing what's right for you and your family.

Feeling overwhelmed by the thought of feeding your baby solids?

How you will go from breast or bottle to bites?

Erin is a pediatric nurse practitioner, certified lactation counselor, and a mama to two boys. With over 13 years of experience working with babies and moms, she knows how stressful baby feeding can be.

Erin provides judgment-free feeding education via digital guides and courses and virtual group support for moms of babies and toddlers.

From breast to bottles to bites, Erin has you covered.

We talk about how times and research change, and the guilt and fear parents feel around feeding, she shares the pros and cons of both puree and baby-led weaning, and she tells us what is really true about the common myths around feeding.

Are you paralyzed in fear, grief, comparison, & the unknown? Did you just get a diagnosis? Are you unsure what your future holds for your career or family? Are you stuck in "someone else's life" & you don't know how to stay in yours?

Abby Rose Green is a mom of 3, a wife and business coach, a podcaster, a Down syndrome inclusion advocate, and a speaker.

She co-owns Pursuing HER Purpose, a business devoted to helping budding entrepreneurs launch their own big ideas without losing themselves, their values, or their relationships along the way.

Abby also co-owns HERself, a podcast and community that focuses on getting women one step further than they are today.

She understands that our lives will look different. Discovering the titles that are important to each of us in place of the comparison game is a way we all can win!

I am honored to have her on the podcast today and we are talking about purpose, down syndrome, grief, mindset, and creating your own path, not following someone else.

The power of your mind. The power of your words. The power of what words you say to yourself inside your mind. We, as women & as moms, are our worst critic. We are standing in our own way of growing and being confident.  Growing to be better, to be more confident in who we are. What if you could get rid of negativity? SHIFTING your mind, to be more POSITIVE and speak more TRUTH? Let’s BUST THE LIES together!

After grieving the unexpected loss of her husband and raising two little kids on her own. Bevin Farrand founded the Take the DAMN Chance movement.

Her D.A.M.N. framework has inspired thousands to connect with the people that they love, do the “crazy thing” that makes all the difference and, when given a choice, to take the damn chance.

She also coaches and supports women in achieving their goals, even after going through deeply challenging experiences.

Bevin shares after watching her house burn in a fire, losing her husband unexpectedly, going through IVF & giving birth to her 3rd child, 20 months after my husband past using their frozen embryos and all she has been through. You don't need peoples permission to dream like a child again & go after the DAMN thing.

Tune in and hear how to take that micro step forward today, because we are not promised tomorrow.

50th EPISODE!! WOW! I am so excited, proud & blessed!

THANK YOU! Thank you for tuning in each week & being here in the community. I do this for you mama! I hope each week you walk away feeling validated & seen in your motherhood journey.

I could not do any of this without you. Let's impact more mamas. You can help me do that by leaving your testimony/review here.

Inside this episode, I talk about where the MYDG community started, where it's at now & what's coming up.

Community, MAMA's Night Out & MYDG 1st ever CONFERENCE coming February 3, 2024.

The point of this conference is to shift YOUR MINDSET! We all feel like we are failing or don't know what way to go because of social media and the opinions of others.

We are taking our insecurities, negative thoughts, self doubt and guilt and BUSTING the LIES we tell ourselves.

"We are the only ones....", "My kid is the only one...", "I am a bad mom." The list goes on!!!

So the conference is going to be the mindset shift you need to walk out and into motherhood with a glow and a confidence you have never felt before.

MYDG is not just a brand!

MYDG is a phrase, slogan, a daily reminder!!

It is your STATEMENT to stand by!

It is your TRUTH!

It is your CONFIDENCE!

It is a reminder of how GREAT you are doing!

No matter...

How tired you are.

How frustrated you got today.

How over being a mom you feel.

How dirty your house is.

How behind on laundry you are.

How sassy, testy or “bad” you think your child is, & you blame yourself.

We are not blaming ourselves anymore!!

You are doing a GREAT job! An amazing job being your kids mama!

No one can do it better than you!

All of us mamas have our days, moments, seasons!

Motherhood is not one size fits all. We all mother and do things differently but one thing we all have in common is that we want to be the best mamas we can be.

We are a community that celebrates, encourages and uplifts each other through our motherhood journey.

Tune in & celebrate the 50th episode with me!

In honor of NICU Awareness Month, I have my friend Brandi Storey on the podcast to tell her story.

Brandi lives outside of Fort Worth with her husband, Jamie and two little girls.

Brandi's second pregnancy was a little different than her first. She was admitted to the hospital at 26 weeks pregnant for bed rest with pre-eclampsia and started induction 6 days later because of HELLP syndrome. Penny was born at 27 weeks and spent 112 days in the NICU.

Brandi suffered from a lot of guilt right after birth and feeling disconnected from her baby. They also struggled with juggling a high risk baby in the hospital all while having a 2 year old at home.

She shares the hard & unknowing times, how Jamie & her stayed strong through it all & how celebrating the small victories, lead to the big victory. As well as, advice for couples and families who have a baby in the NICU today.

Dr. Emma Nagy is the founder of My Lighter Way and is on a mission to help mothers nurture THEMSELVES and lessen anxiety as they prepare for birth, the newborn stage, and beyond so they find more delight in their motherhood experience from the start.

Emma is a mindset and mental health coach, and has had a career in health promotion research for 13 years, a PhD in mental health promotion, is a published author, podcast host, wife, and super proud Mama to two boys.

On today's episode we talk about:

-Nurturing our mental health and learning to reduce anxiety as we become Mamas

-How mindset and mental health are very connected

-Preparing for the postpartum by increasing our self connection

-Decrease birth fear and feel confident entering labor

Have you ever thought to yourself....

Here I am looking like a hot mess and there she was with it all together.

GUESS WHAT mama! Life happens to her too! Some days, you'll have it all together and she'll feel like she's struggling.

On today's podcast, I share 5 things that have helped me become more confident as a mama.

I do believe confidence takes time and life lessons.

BUT, I also believe if you incorporate what I share in this episode you will start to see yourself more and more happier and confident in motherhood.

Katie is back for part 2 of her story. If you haven't listened to part 1, go back to episode 45 & listen. It is all about her traumatic loss and how it led her to the start of her rainbow miracle.

Part 2 is her testimony about how God can turn evil for good. The doctors recommended termination of pregnancy and said the baby would not be viable. She trusted God for a miracle and oh did, he came through.

Between lots of tears, laughter & even the lawn mowers in the background, Katie is such a good story teller & her stories are very detailed.

This episode is heavy but has multiple blessings throughout with God's hand on them the whole time. I suggest not listening to it with little ears.

If you are going through a dark time & not knowing what is happening or what is next, this is a great story to be able to relate to & see how powerful the power of prayer really is.

Katie is just a normal small town girl, who loves to help people learn to live healthy lives while also encouraging them to learn to love themselves. Specifically mamas after birthing learn to recover, implement a healthy approach to getting their body feeling good and feeling comfortable in the new skin they are in.

She has 1 beautiful daughter who is 4 years old. She is their rainbow baby after a few losses and a complete miracle. Between lots of tears, laughter & even lawn mowers in the background, this episode is only Part 1 of her story.

Part 1 is the beginning of her pregnancy journeys with stories about her traumatic losses.

Katie is such a good story teller & her stories are very detailed.

This episode is heavy but has multiple blessings throughout, with God's hand on them the whole time. I suggest not listening to it with little ears.

If you are going through a dark time & not knowing what is happening or what is next, this is a great story to be able to relate to & see how powerful the power of prayer really is.

It's not easy juggling your to-do-list...

Everybody needs you every second of the day.

Your feelings of overwhelm and frustration pour out onto your family.

Eyes fill up with tears, feeling like there is not enough time in the day...

Cleaning up one mess after another, running one kid to soccer and the other to dance...

Feeling like you're failing in motherhood one day after another...

MAMA, your needs and mental health are important! You can make time for you,

Setting boundaries and building good habits in your family will help you have time for your needs.

In today's episode, I share 5 things that have helped my family to be organized, work as a team, so I don't feel like I am behind and overwhelmed in life.

I want you to feel confident in motherhood! It is possible, mama!

Tune in and hear these tips. Try them in your family. If they don't work that's okay, try different things that work until you feel like you are thriving and not just surviving!

Emily is an Instagram Strategist + Business Mentor who specializes in making marketing and growing your business SIMPLE.

She is a mom of 3 very smart boys. Emily was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 16. When she had her first son, she was on high alert in watching for signs.

She knows now as an adult; this diagnosis changed and helped her through life.

Now with her oldest boy being diagnosed she is here to educate us mamas in what to look for, how to help yourself & your child with ADHD & how it doesn't always have to be this "bad thing".

Her second son has a speech delay & she truly is an inspiration in loving and helping the child you have not the child you want.

She is a believer in Finding your minimum in life/motherhood & business, Emily energy is magnetizing, I enjoyed our conversation & I know you will too.

Laura Davis is a corporate powerhouse turned time management strategist. As the creator and founder of Time Management Academy, she shows moms how to keep all the plates spinning AND enjoy every aspect of life no matter how busy.

On today’s episode. we talk about the following:

•Time Management has to be learned

•How you can learn it.

•Time Management skills can help you in all aspects of life

•Motherhood, Marriage, Business, etc.

•BACK-TO-SCHOOL

•3 secrets to thrive not just survive

Listen to this episode and learn time management skills and to see how Back to School can be an easy transition for your family, not a stressful one.

Cameron Normand is Founder of This Custom life and host of The Stepmom Diaries podcast, where she provides advice and tools to help stepmoms manage their blended family lives.

She is also co-founder of The Stepmom Summit and co-CEO of Stepfamily Magazine. Cameron is a Certified Stepparent Coach, the creator of the BLENDED Family Formula For Stepmom Success, and author of The Stepmom’s Gratitude Journal.

Today she is on the podcast to encourage and help blended families come together in the best way they know how, to be the best parents they can for the KIDS! We discuss roles in the family and how to navigate boundaries. The bottom line is to help each other towards giving the kids a healthy and safe environment to live in.

How can we as wives & mother's set up our husbands for success??

Have you ever thought about that?

We are a team. If we support and help each other, we both win, right?

Communication

Being a TEAM & supporting each other NO MATTER WHAT

Talk good about him to your children

Praise & Encourage: Tell him where he is thriving as a husband and father.

Trust him, even when it's hard.

Pick battles, but also telling him what's truly important to you about raising your children.

I hope this episode can help you set up your husband up for success. If he wins, you win & we all win as a family.

After struggling with infertility for over 10 years, Jesse founded a non-profit serving the infertility community. Uniquely Knitted now serves hundreds of people around the world through unique therapeutic process groups for people experiencing infertility. She lives in Orange County with her husband and two adopted children. They tried multiple infertility treatments with no success. After years of trying they felt beat up and so over the process. It was shattering to realize she could possibly never become a mom. After years of infertility and many therapy sessions, they decided to pursue adoption. They have done everything under the sun when it comes to adoption. Eventually, they become Foster Parents and are adopted through a long-term foster placement. Becoming a mom looked different for everyone, this process has changed Jesse's life & so many others, she helps walk them through their infertility struggles.