You all know by now how important it is to care for yourself when you're a mom and the impact it can have on who you're being to your loved ones and this episode we're taking a look at self care with a slight twist because we'll be diving into the importance of self care for caregivers, not just in the sense of being a parent but also being a caregiver to aging or ill parents.

In this episode, I got to chat with Erin Antroinen.

Erin is the passionate owner and CEO of NextGen Caregivers, whose journey into caregiving was sparked when she simultaneously cared for her father battling cancer and her mother facing dementia and Parkinson's. Erin is your guide to a personalized caregiving approach, recognizing that each caregiver's story is unique.

She's here to support caregivers at every stage, from newbies seeking logistics and stress management tips, to seasoned caregivers looking for somatic awareness and emotional support, and those wanting to thrive on their caregiving...

After becoming parents, couples begin to face a lot of challenges around being able to resolve conflict together as a team and ending fights.

They struggle with communicating and the arguments seem neverending because they don't know how to do it successfully and productively, and just end up sweeping it under the rug and then move on with life because there's always some chore to be done or a kid to help.

And then unsurprisingly, the same issue comes back up. So marriage feels more like being in between fights rather than something more positive and enjoyable.

Conflict is meant to be an opportunity to connect and grow with each other and deepen the intimacy you have with each other and strengthen your relationship, but that can't happen unless you have the skills to know how to resolve conflict in a healthier way.

In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I share:

• 3 myths about conflict and the actual truth
• why conflict...

One of the most common things women are telling me these days is that they want to feel more heard by their husbands.

They want to feel like their spouse is listening to them, taking to heart what they're saying, and acting on the feedback they're receiving so that they can feel like they're supported in their marriage.

Feeling heard is needed in order to deepen the intimacy with your partner and knowing how to set the stage for both people in the relationship to feel heard is pivotal.

In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I share:

• What feeling heard means
• Why feeling heard is vital in a marriage
• What happens when we don't feel heard
• 3 things people do that prevents them from feeling heard

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When you're a mom, self care tends to only happen when it's convenient - when you have the time, when you have the energy, and when you remember to.

And we have it completely backwards when it comes to that!

That's like expecting the car to move without putting any gas in it.

Our self care is our gas and in this week's episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Allie Mirosevic.

Allie is a wife, mom of two, and entrepreneur living in Los Angeles. She is the founder of Bliss'd, a self-care brand aimed at helping fellow moms live more joyful and fulfilling lives through the power of journaling. Allie discovered her love for journaling in 2019, during a challenging first postpartum experience, and now wants to help other moms experience the transformative benefits of journaling.

In this episode, Allie and I discuss:

• the incredible impact journaling can have for moms
• different ways you can journal
• how journaling can help you become more mindful with life, marriage and...

Have you ever thought about how self care impacts how you experience conflict?

Most couples believe that the difference between arguments that end quickly and those that don't depend on the specific issue.

The truth is that we have more control over the likelihood of successful conflict resolution than we give ourselves credit for.

The way we communicate and react to conflict has everything to do with self care.

In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I share:

• what it means if communication feels hard with your partner
• the negative impact the lack of self care has on communication with your husband and kids
• how self care positive affects communication

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Do you ever feel like you are just ONE moment away from needing to curl up into a ball and just cry because you're feeling overwhelmed by marriage, motherhood, work, and just LIFE?

As women we have so many expectations put on us and then have even MORE put onto us once we become moms.

It's seriously no wonder why so many moms out there experience burnout which is exactly why I wanted to share the one question I've learned to ask myself whenever I feel like I'm on the verge of losing my shit.

This one question has helped me overcome burnout so that life, marriage, motherhood and business feels less chaotic and more simple, intentional, and enjoyable.

In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I share:

• the consequences we experience when moms don't practice self care
• the importance of nurturing connection in your marriage
• one question I believe every mom needs to start asking to overcome and prevent burnout

Listen here and remember to...

Motherhood can be so beautiful and also so overwhelming and consuming. Most moms I've talked to have experienced losing their sense of self and battled with figuring out how to care for their family as well as themselves. While majority of our generation didn't grow up with an example of how to do that, we are now trying to figure out our way of doing things so that we can balance motherhood with our womanhood.

In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I chat with Christine Anastasia to discuss why moms need to prioritize their mental health.

Christine is a Master Certified Life Coach and a young working parent. She is a mom of three and her coaching services and group programs help new moms and busy moms juggling work and raising a young family.  At their core, she believes they want to be the best versions of themselves. She helps moms prioritize their well-being in motherhood so they can thrive. 

 
During the episode, Christine and...

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We often think of self care as something we do that we get to indulge in like spa days or a day out with friends.

But as busy moms, this isn't always convenient or possible because of time, money or childcare.

So does this mean we have to feel burned out between the times we can make it happen? NO!

In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I dive into:

• what REAL self care is and redefining how we think of self care
• what REAL self care looks like
• the benefits of practicing sustainable self care

So many couples out there share that the connection in their marriage has declined since becoming parents.

The shift in focus puts a huge toll on the relationship and couples are sometimes realizing it too late.

If you're wanting to make sure your marriage can stand the test of parenthood and time, then you'll definitely want to tune into this episode!

In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I share:

• What comes first - your husband or your kids
• What can happen as a result of prioritizing your kids above your marriage
• When you should prioritize your kids over your husband
• Who you should prioritize above your husband AND your kids

We all know being a mom is HARD.

And they say that if you think you're failing at it, then you're doing it right.

It's particularly tough trying to raise your kids differently than how you were raised. You try to implement conscious parenting approaches in your home and it feels so good when you notice positive changes, but it absolutely takes a lot of mental effort to be this intentional.

However, did you know there's a style of parenting that goes beyond conscious parenting? I sure didn't until I chatted with this week's guest, Cara Tyrrell!

In this week's episode of The Marriage & Motherhood Podcast, I interviewed Cara Tyrrell to talk all about what collaborative parenting and how it works.

Cara Tyrrell is a Vermont based Early Childhood Educator, Collaborative Parenting Coach, and the founder of Core4Parenting™. She is the passionate mastermind behind the Collaborative Parenting Methodology™, a birth-to-five, soul and science based framework...