Episodes
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Self-care gets a bad wrap, because it can be over-indulgent if you’re not careful.
On the opposite end of the spectrum there is ‘offering it up,’ which, if done well, can be extremely powerful for God's good work. But, if used against yourself, being self-sacrificing could end in some deeply painful and harmful self-neglect.
This tension between being sacrificial and taking care of yourself is often what causes mamas to stay head-down and task-oriented this time of year, instead of really resting in the presence of our Lord and Mary in the manger.
Because it can be so hard to know how to be present without being lazy, or how to be joyful when things feel so hard.
Self-care doesn’t have to be frivolous.
And being self-sacrificial doesn’t have to be miserable.
As I prayed about how to share this important message again with you this Advent, I went back and re-listened to the episode I did last year on this topic. That’s when I realized it was actually one of our most popular episodes!
So, I am so pleased to share with you once again, (because who doesn’t need to re-hear deeply important messages about joy at Christmas time?!) one of our Most Valuable Podcasts: Joyful Self-Sacrifice.
Grab your earbuds and something cozy and listen to this powerful Advent episode, I pray it serves you!
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Do you ever feel like you're stuck looking at the crumbs and mess, feeling bombarded by the noise, and have zero drive to get up and keep going?
Motherhood, and especially homeschooling, can start to feel like a hopeless endeavor if you're not careful and purposeful about what you choose to focus on.
Whatever is the center of your focus is what will continue to grow. So, if you're focused on the things that feel bad and are 'going wrong,' then you'll inadvertantly create more opportunities for things to go awry, be upset, and get stuck in that negative cycle.
So how do you break free and actually start to grow in virtue, even when you're surrounded by mess and disorder everywhere you look, including in the mirror?
Grab your earbuds and join me today as I take you on a little trip to change your focus and keep moving forward toward: Becoming a Virtuous Mother.
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The dream is a cozy and simple Advent, where we can be present and peaceful as we await Jesus' birth with joyful expectation.
Unfortunately, between holiday preparations, shopping, music recitals, multiple family obligations, meal prep, and, oh yeah - every day life, Advent is often anything but the dream.
In today's podcast episode, I'm sharing with you a few things to think about to simplify the next four weeks, in both your home and your homeschool, so that when you look back over this season, you have the best, coziest, most joyful memories.
Grab your earbuds and join me today as I talk about how to Trade for Perfect for Present.Happy, Holy Mama details are HERE!
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Between the litrugical calendar and the secular world, this time of year lends itself toward celebration and thanksgiving! It really can be such a wonderful, joyful experience.
But what about when gratitude feels hard?
When a blessing doesn't feel like a blessing or a gift doesn't feel like a gift?
Instead of slapping on a fake smile through gritted teeth, wishing you felt better, I'd like to invite you to spend a few minutes with me today unpacking this emotion that we know we should feel, but can sometimes be hard to find.
Grab your earbuds and join me today!P.S. Mark your calendar! Fiat Life Coaching will be running our own version of a 'Black Friday' sale this week, but instead we're celebrating the Catholic New Year! 😇Get on our email list with the link below and keep your eyes peeled on your inbox for all the details coming out this Wednesday! 👀
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It can be so hard to communicate with your husband, especially at the end of a long day, or in the middle of a tough situation.
We need to have important conversations, especially when it comes to our family's budget, financial health, and look at the upcoming holiday spending. But how do you do that when, in the past, it's ended in anger, hurt feelings, and disconnection?
In today's episode, I'm going to:
Breakdown what's going on in BOTH of your brains that has likely lead to miscommunication in the past Aand the one thing you can do to help shift the conversationYep, even around money.
My hope is that what you'll learn in today's episode is going to help you connect with your hubby more than you likely have in a long time.
And as a total bonus, you can apply this to the way you communicate with your kids as well!
Then, when you're ready, come join us in Happy, Holy Mama to learn how to take your communication with your hubby, kids, God, and even your parents to the next level!
Monthly Membership is now open! CLICK HERE to get the details and get started today!
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Fear of the government, social media, bad influences, and misinformation are just some of the external fears we face as moms.
However, it's the internal fears that tend to keep us up at night.
Am I do a good enough job?
Will they have what they need?
Did I mess up too badly?
Am I ruining them?With so many things to fear, it's easy for a mom to feel paralyzed with what to do and how to raise courageous kids in this bonkers world, especially if the mom isn't sure how to do it for herself.
If that resonates with you, please grab your earbuds and let's hang out and unpack what's going on under the surface so you can begin unwinding the fear you might feel stuck in and start: Raising Children Without Fear.
Click here to join Magnify! the 8 week Advent course beginning now in Happy, Holy Mama!
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How much time do you waste beating yourself up every day? Or even how much money you spend on ways to feel better? Do you realize how much you invest in feeling bad?
This isn’t a condemnation, most people do this completely unintentionally. And then, unintentionally, beat themselves up further for having done all of that and it becomes a vicious cycle and leads to getting stuck.
And, unfortunately, during this time of year, it leads to sour memories and expanded waistlines.
Which is why I want to spend time now, before we go into the holiday season, shedding some light as to why you do these things and a few simple steps to follow, so you can start getting a handle on it sooner.
Because learning how to be intentional now is what will allow you to begin practicing it before things get busy.
Which means you’ll already have the foundational skills laid, so you can truly enjoy yourself, your family, and your homeschooling all the way through Christmas.
And that is the secret sauce to begin the next semester in January peacefully and intentionally, instead of feeling exhausted, discouraged, and drained.
Grab your earbuds and join me for: How to Go Through the Holidays Intentionally
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Do you ever just want to throw in the towel when your kid seems to prioritize everything else in the world, instead of completing their school work?
Or when you catch them on their screens when they should be doing their chores?
Throwing in the towel feels like you’ve failed and is the step right before sending your kids to the nearest public school.Since that doesn’t seem to be what God is actually asking you to do, you might think that a reasonable ‘solution’ might be to lower your expectations. But somehow that feels like a sneaky way of throwing in the towel, so what is a well meaning homeschool mom to do?!
Grab your earbuds of course!
And join me as I breakdown how to set you and your child up for success, without giving into defeat or shame in this week’s podcast episode: Maybe I Should Just Lower My Expectations.
And if the Holy Spirit is tapping you on the shoulder to go deeper with this work, please come join me in Happy, Holy Mama right now for only $49/month! When you join this week, you’ll lock in that lower price for as long as you maintain your membership.
Get all the details and join now before the price goes up at midnight this Sunday on November 3rd by clicking HERE!
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When I was a younger mom I wanted to learn more about myself, because I really wanted to change how I reacted (or overreacted as it were) to my kids, messy house, pretty much everything in my life.
But I really resisted learning about the Four Temperaments, because it felt like I would be ‘put into a box’ that I couldn’t get out of.
I didn’t like the idea of some test confirming my worst fears about myself and I was afraid there would be nothing I could do to change it. In this particular case, ignorance was bliss!
Except I was still overreacting and felt like something was deeply wrong with me and maybe I was just doomed to be unhappy in this beautiful life God was giving me. I felt sad, angry, and sorry for my family. It was a really dark time.
But then I heard a life coach say that my past doesn’t dictate my future and that I could learn tools to nurture my natural tendencies (my temperament) to become the version of myself that I deeply wanted to be.
That my family didn’t have to change in order for me to enjoy my life.
In that moment my entire life shifted and it’s never been the same since - for the better!
Today’s episode of the Happy, Holy Mama Podcast I talk a little bit more about my experience with the Four Temperaments and what kind of impact life coaching can have for you, if you know how blessed you are, but aren’t necessarily feeling blessed.
Grab your earbuds and join me today for: Nurturing Your God Given Temperament and a VERY BIG Announcement!
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One of the biggest obsatcles to having more peace in your day is finding acceptance of uncomfortable and even painful situations you find yourself in.
Especially when it comes to your kids.
I can already hear you reply, "But I can't be okay with bad behavior! Or disrespect!"
Or anything else that feels problematic right now.
Like poor worth ethic, lying, politics, inflation, or just your husband's bad mood.
And I totally agree, you don't have to be okay with those things!
But being okay with something is very different than accepting it.
If you're most people and really struggle with understanding the difference, I created today's podcast episode just for you!
So grab your earbuds and let's dive into: The Difference Between Acceptance and Condoning.
Make sure you're on my email list, beacuse later this week I'm unveiling a new way for you to work with me and you will not want to miss those details!
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Let me guess...rushing the kids to get their chores done doesn't seem to help.
Nagging them to focus on their assignments doesn't either.
And yelling...well that certainly doesn't get you any closer to getting out the door with all their belongings on time.
So what does help?Grab your earbuds and let's talk about what you need to do (and what you need to let go of) in order to save time in your homeschool day today and How to Save More Time in Your Homeschool Day.
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My husband and I recently took our oldest son on a couple of college visits to Catholic universities with the sport programs that he hopes to participate in.
These visits went the way we’d expected them to, leaving with official offers from head coaches and significant academic scholarships to each.
But the conversations we had with our senior along the way were what changed his ultimate trajectory and will likely lead to a better, richer college experience for him.
Grab your earbuds to join me as I share my experience as a first-time college mom, reflecting on our parenting journey that's led to where we are right now (for better and for worse).
I’ll share some things to keep in mind as you’re preparing your kiddo for college and, most importantly, how to make the most of the time you’ve got this precious child still in your home.
And don’t forget to check out the details for my first ever public WORKSHOP this Friday: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting!
If you loved the free masterclass version I gave last year, this will take what you learned then to a whole new level. Click here to get the details and sign up!
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When was the last time you looked at your life just to find the miracles?
You might not think it's a good use of your time, but in today's episode, I'm going to share with you why I think it's one of the best ways to spend your time.
Because when you can find the miracles in your life, especially in your past, then you'll have little to no trouble handing your (or your children's) future over to God.
And when you can trust God with the future of your family, then every single day becomes so much more beautiful and doable.
Grab your earbuds and let me share my story about how St. Padre Pio helped me start my coaching practice, and other miracles, in today's episode: The Miracles of Your Life with St. Padre Pio! -
If you are prone to resisting or avoiding something uncomfortable, like prioritizing yourself, asking for what you need, planning your time, or saying No to someone...
...then you're going to want to listen to this episode.
I'm going to walk you through a deeper understanding of the impact of your emotions and how to start using them as currency to create the experience you want to be having of your homeschool life, instead of letting them keep you stuck.
This is a powerful episode that you're not going to want to miss, so grab your earbuds and let's dive in!
Click here to come with with me!
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Between putting out fires, constant interruptions, and legitimately more time needs than there are hours in the day it can feel like there's too much to do and not enough of you.
I need to get better at time management! is one of the most common complaints I hear from homeschooling mamas, but they never know where to start...because everything feels so painful.
Which is why I've taken the most common time management mistakes I see and boiled them down into the five most problematic areas of time management, so that you can figure out exactly where you need to start.
Click here to join my email list and stay in touch!
THIS WEEK I'll be teaching how to solve for the Top 10 Time Management Mistakes including the specific steps for Time Auditing, Planning, Calendaring, Evaluating, and managing your own negative thoughts and emotions about you, your life, and the time God has given you.
Get all the details HERE and join us for both workshops this week!
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If you have anxiety around how much you have to do and frustration over not having enough time to do it all in, then I have a short and sweet podcast episode just for you today!
Because the thought, there’s not enough time, is one of the biggest MYTHS you are likely believing…
…and it’s just not true.
In fact, that thought is actually covering up a different, bigger concern that you don’t even know is in your brain.
So, in today’s episode, I’m going to shed some much needed light into this dark area of anxiety and frustration that every homeschool mom I know struggles with, so you don't stay stuck there any longer.
Grab your earbuds and join me for today’s short episode: #1 TIME MYTH That’s Keeping You Stuck.CLICK HERE to register for my brand new live masterclass This Friday, September 6, 2024, How to Steward Your Time Like a Saint.
Registering for the class ensures that you get the zoom delivered to your inbox on the morning of the class, as well as the replay after the class is over, in case you can't make it in person!
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Some of my worst homeschooling days have been the ones where I have lost my peace over every little thing.
Like repeating myself for the nth time, being interrupted left and ride, and feeling like we were never going to finish an entire day's plan within one school day.
On my worst days I have felt overwhelmed, angry, inadequate...and deeply believing that I was ruining my kids.
And in today's episode of the Happy, Holy Mama Podcast, I share with you the one thing that shifted everything for me and my family...and how you can do it, too, today.
Grab your earbuds and join me for: How to Turn a Rotten Homeschool Day into a Beautiful Memory.Work with me HERE.
Watch Intro to Loving Your Homeschool Life HERE.
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You might be a homeschooler who doesn’t like to look too far ahead into the future, because it feels overwhelming to plan more than a few weeks in advance.
If that’s the case, then, unfortunately, you might also be someone who struggles at the end of the year if you don’t up where you had hoped to in May.
That’s because when you don’t think about what you want the end result to look like, then:
You won’t know how to get there and
You won’t know when you’ve arrived.
So spending time at the beginning of a new school year thinking about what you want the end of the year to look like is a highly valuable use of your time!
Because when you know what you want it to look like at the end, then you’ll be able to break down the steps to get there, which will help you know what to do today.
Which means you’ll waste less time, be less overwhelmed in the long run, and have a more productive school year!
In today’s episode of the Happy, Holy Mama Podcast, I’ll walk you through why you want to define your goals, the steps to define your goals, and the mindset it takes to reach them.
Grab your earbuds and join me for: Defining End of Year Goals for Today’s Success.Work With Me HERE!
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If you've ever spent the Sunday morning drive to mass dreading other people seeing your hot mess family and fuming that you're running late, you have probably tried to fake-it-til-you-made-it as you arrived.
Likely to find that it didn't last long, because it just doesn't feel genuine and takes a significant amount of energy, that you probably just didn't have left.
In today's episode, I'm going to share with you the difference between the fake-it-til-you-make-it mindset and the Acting As If mindset and why Acting As If will be one of the fastest ways to start making internal change.
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Too many mamas get stuck in runaway train type thinking that sounds so true that you often don't question it.
I also often see too many well meaning friends try to combat that thinking by disagreeing with it entirely, which doesn't always feel right to you, if those thoughts have a smidge of truth in them.
Thoughts like:
I can't do this.
I am no good at this.
I am ruining them.
They would be better off in school.
And others.
These thoughts feel so rotten, because they sound so, so true.
They FEEL so, so true.
And it's honestly not useful to argue with them in order to change them.
But I don't want you living under the weight of those thoughts any longer, either, because they're are what are keeping you disconnected, frustrated, and unhappy!
That's why, in today's podcast episode, I share with you the ways I prefer to respond to those thoughts that is rooted in an even bigger, deeper truth.
Borrow these new thoughts that I offer you whenever you get stuck in that Scarcity Mindset in the future and come back to listen to this episode as often as you need it!
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