Anne Cropper's guest appearances

Anne Cropper

About Progress

Happiness in Progress

Kim Christenson

Camille Andros

Ashley Brown

Ashley Lemieux

Kyle Jones

Damona Hoffman

Vanessa Quigley

Greg McKeown

Michael Breus

Lara Casey

Tina Payne Bryson

Patrice Washington

Angelo Poli

Tonya Dalton

Evelyn Tribole

OwlTail

I know, I know - who has time for being a fun mom during a pandemic when we also need to be teachers, custodians and basically everything in-between.  That is why I asked Anne Cropper to come on the podcast to talk about being a 'fun mom.' She says she's not a fun mom by nature, but made a New Year's Resolution to be more fun. That was the birth of her project #ACMoreFun (you can follow along on her Instagram page).  In this conversation, you'll hear how she has been able to successfully add more fun to her family's lives, what she's learned about herself, tangible tips to more fun during the pandemic, how to give yourself grace while doing it and so much more. "Life has so many ups and downs and there are so many successes and failures - and if we only base our happiness on the times that we succeed, or the times that we accomplish or prove ourselves - it can lead to a lot of unhappiness." - Anne Cropper/Ep. 130, How to be a Fun Mom Anne Cropper is the face behind annecropper.com. You can find her on Instagram (@annecropper). Her family owns BioSkin. She's the mother of five, a wife, writer and stylist.  If you liked this episode, here are some more episodes about motherhood you may appreciate:  Cherishing Motherhood  Teaching Kids Emotional Resilience   Teaching Kids to Manage Stress &amp; School  Believing in Her Son Helped this Mom Believe in Herself  Cultivating a Strong Bond with your Kids  Raising Teens &amp; Tweens CONNECT WITH ANNE: Online Instagram CONNECT WITH DANIELLE: Facebook Instagram Twitter Website This podcast is brought to you by the Mail Tribune. Check out more Mail Tribune podcasts here. Support Happiness in Progress on Patreon.  Want video? Subscribe on Youtube. 

I know, I know - who has time for being a fun mom during a pandemic when we also need to be teachers, custodians and basically everything in-between.  That is why I asked Anne Cropper to come on the podcast to talk about being a 'fun mom.' She says she's not a fun mom by nature, but made a New Year's Resolution to be more fun. That was the birth of her project #ACMoreFun (you can follow along on her Instagram page).  In this conversation, you'll hear how she has been able to successfully add more fun to her family's lives, what she's learned about herself, tangible tips to more fun during the pandemic, how to give yourself grace while doing it and so much more. "Life has so many ups and downs and there are so many successes and failures - and if we only base our happiness on the times that we succeed, or the times that we accomplish or prove ourselves - it can lead to a lot of unhappiness." - Anne Cropper/Ep. 130, How to be a Fun Mom Anne Cropper is the face behind <a href="http://annecropper.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">annecropper.com</a>. You can find her on Instagram (@annecropper). Her family owns BioSkin. She's the mother of five, a wife, writer and stylist.  If you liked this episode, here are some more episodes about motherhood you may appreciate: <a href="https://happinessinprogress.libsyn.com/19-jennifer-borget-cherishing-motherhood-life" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Cherishing Motherhood</a> <a href="https://happinessinprogress.libsyn.com/35-suzanne-tucker-teaching-kids-emotional-resilience" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Teaching Kids Emotional Resilience </a> <a href="https://happinessinprogress.libsyn.com/48-lori-lite-teaching-kids-to-manage-stress-school" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Teaching Kids to Manage Stress &amp; School</a> <a href="https://happinessinprogress.libsyn.com/90-believing-in-her-son-helped-this-mom-believe-in-herself-feat-mona-pinon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Believing in Her Son Helped this Mom Believe in Herself</a> <a href="https://happinessinprogress.libsyn.com/103-cultivating-a-strong-bond-with-your-kids-feat-amanda-rodriguez" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Cultivating a Strong Bond with your Kids</a> <a href="https://happinessinprogress.libsyn.com/74-sheryl-gould-raising-teens-tweens" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Raising Teens &amp; Tweens</a> CONNECT WITH ANNE: <a href="https://www.annecropper.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Online</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/annecropper/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> CONNECT WITH DANIELLE: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MrsDanielleCraig/?ref=bookmarks" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mrsdaniellecraig/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Mrs_DCraig" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="http://daniellecraig.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> This podcast is brought to you by the Mail Tribune. Check out more Mail Tribune podcasts <a href="http://mailtribune.com/podcasts" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Support Happiness in Progress on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/hippodcast/membership" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRU3h3P1e3sfWedudurJrLQ?view_as=subscriber" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Want video? Subscribe on Youtube</a>.

#130 Your 'Fun Mom' Side (When Life Isn't Fun) feat. Anne Cropper

Some of us dominate our to-do lists every single day and find happiness in checking off one thing after another. But most of us flounder between lists that consume all our waking thoughts and not making them at all. What if we could learn how to make a better To-Do List?Let's be clear, your desire to stay organized or maintain priorities is not wrong. But there may be room for improvement in your approach. If the act of creating and/or completing any items on your To-Do List is crippling your ability to be present in your actual life then it's time to take a step back.Anne Cropper is here to help you find the middle-ground: To-Do Lists that are focused more on the most needful things AND reflective of what TRULY matters in your life. For YEARS, Anne was obsessed with her daily list-making. (She actually opened up here about some of her struggles over two years ago!) But this past year, she discovered that this was no longer serving her--in fact, it was causing her intense anxiety. Anne learned how to reframe her To-Dos to a more abundant mindset and is sharing the effect it had on her AND how you can do this yourself, regardless of where on the list-spectrum you land on.SHOW NOTES Anne's Website, Instagram, and Facebook Take this 30-second survey to help me get to know this audience better! Snag your Loom Journal at an exclusive discount with code ABOUTPROGRESS thru May 17! Get your first month+ FREE with Libsyn using code MONICA Here's the free 5-Day Sleep Makeover to change your sleep habits! FREE Printables, including this month’s Progress Plan Lend your voice and experience + be featured on the show HERE Join the free and private FB group Apply for the Progress Program: SMALL-group GROWTH coaching for women (applicants taken monthly!) Join Monica on Facebook and Instagram Songs Credit: Nicolai Heidlas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some of us dominate our to-do lists every single day and find happiness in checking off one thing after another. But most of us flounder between lists that consume all our waking thoughts and not making them at all. What if we could learn how to make a better To-Do List?Let's be clear, your desire to stay organized or maintain priorities is not wrong. But there may be room for improvement in your approach. If the act of creating and/or completing any items on your To-Do List is crippling your ability to be present in your actual life then it's time to take a step back.<a href="http://annecropper.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anne Cropper</a> is here to help you find the middle-ground: To-Do Lists that are focused more on the most needful things AND reflective of what TRULY matters in your life. For YEARS, Anne was obsessed with her daily list-making. (She actually opened up <a href="https://aboutprogress.com/anne-cropper-overcoming-shame-with-connection/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> about some of her struggles over two years ago!) But this past year, she discovered that this was no longer serving her--in fact, it was causing her intense anxiety. Anne learned how to reframe her To-Dos to a more abundant mindset and is sharing the effect it had on her AND how you can do this yourself, regardless of where on the list-spectrum you land on.SHOW NOTES Anne's <a href="http://annecropper.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/annecropper/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/anne.m.cropper" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> Take this <a href="http://survey.libsyn.com/aboutprogress" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">30-second survey</a> to help me get to know this audience better! Snag your <a href="http://loomjournals.com/?aff=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Loom Journal</a> at an exclusive discount with code ABOUTPROGRESS thru May 17! Get your first month+ FREE with <a href="https://www.libsyn.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Libsyn</a> using code MONICA Here's the free <a href="http://aboutprogress.com/sleepmakeover/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">5-Day Sleep Makeover</a> to change your sleep habits! <a href="https://aboutprogress.com/free/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FREE Printables</a>, including this month’s <a href="https://aboutprogress.com/april2019/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progress Plan</a> Lend your voice and experience + be featured on the show <a href="https://aboutprogress.com/be-on-the-show/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/workinprogressbyaboutprogress/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join the free and private FB group</a> Apply for <a href="https://aboutprogress.com/progress-program/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the Progress Program</a>: SMALL-group GROWTH coaching for women (applicants taken monthly!) Join Monica on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/aboutprogress/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aboutprogress/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> Songs Credit: <a href="https://soundcloud.com/nicolai-heidlas" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nicolai Heidlas</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

AP 165: How to Make a Better To-Do List || with Anne Cropper

“The more you spend time with people and are able to communicate with them what you are feeling . . . the more logic and reason come back into your life.” Meet your new best friend, Anne Cropper. Anne is one of those people who takes you in, makes you laugh, makes you cry, and can give you some good fashion, food, and house tips on the side. She is a resounding writer and Instagrammer whose main goal is connection. Anne learned the power of connection as she faced a difficult adjustment to motherhood followed by the stresses of raising five very different children, as well as her struggles with both antepartum and postpartum depression. She learned that letting people in is essential in overpowering the shame that fuels mental illness. By being open, Anne seeks to help other women know that they are not alone in their struggles, even if it's the struggle of taking your kids to McDonald's for the second time that week. Anne also shares how she is the "Jane of all trades, master of none," how she views social media, why it's important to post both the bad and the beautiful, how she and her husband have had rounds of role reversals while their family business takes off, and what she has learned to let go of.  PSST: You do not want to miss out on the special deal Anne is offering our readers on their compression tights and recovery braces. (See notes below!) Show NotesAnne's blog and InstagramHer family's company, Bio Skin (USE PROGRESS20 FOR 20% OFF!)Monica's Instagram, Facebook, and Contact pageMore on "Do Something" here and here (includes a short podcast episode that explains the series)More episodes from the podcast, including the one I mentioned with LisaDr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife's website if you're still considering her courses! (And her interview)Song Credit: "Sweet Promise" by Nicolai Heidlas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“The more you spend time with people and are able to communicate with them what you are feeling . . . the more logic and reason come back into your life.” Meet your new best friend, <a href="http://annecropper.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anne Cropper</a>. Anne is one of those people who takes you in, makes you laugh, makes you cry, and can give you some good fashion, food, and house tips on the side. She is a resounding writer and Instagrammer whose main goal is connection. Anne learned the power of connection as she faced a difficult adjustment to motherhood followed by the stresses of raising five very different children, as well as her struggles with both antepartum and postpartum depression. She learned that letting people in is essential in overpowering the shame that fuels mental illness. By being open, Anne seeks to help other women know that they are not alone in their struggles, even if it's the struggle of taking your kids to McDonald's for the second time that week. Anne also shares how she is the "Jane of all trades, master of none," how she views social media, why it's important to post both the bad and the beautiful, how she and her husband have had rounds of role reversals while their family business takes off, and what she has learned to let go of.  PSST: You do not want to miss out on the special deal Anne is offering our readers on their compression tights and recovery braces. (See notes below!) Show NotesAnne's <a href="http://annecropper.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">blog</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/annecropper/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>Her family's company, <a href="http://www.bioskin.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bio Skin</a> (USE PROGRESS20 FOR 20% OFF!)Monica's <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aboutprogress/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/aboutprogress/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="http://www.aboutprogress.com/p/contact.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Contact page</a>More on "Do Something" <a href="http://www.aboutprogress.com/p/do-something.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.aboutprogress.com/2016/12/do-something-revival.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> (includes a short podcast episode that explains the series)<a href="http://www.aboutprogress.com/p/podcast.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">More episodes</a> from the podcast, including the one I mentioned with <a href="http://www.aboutprogress.com/2016/12/lisa-schader-running-toward-fears-while.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lisa</a>Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife's <a href="http://www.finlayson-fife.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a> if you're still considering her courses! (And <a href="http://www.aboutprogress.com/2017/02/dr-jennifer-finlayson-fife.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">her interview</a>)Song Credit: "Sweet Promise" by Nicolai Heidlas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>