Sheltering in place during this pandemic is especially hard for mothers who are introverts, especially when your kids are very small. You just.want.to.be.alone, but that space and quiet is really hard to come by.   In this Summer Break re-run episode, I share a bit of my own story, finding my way as an introvert and a stay-at-home mother. I also offer suggestions for how introvert moms can better care for themselves and be more calm, recharged and focused by practicing self-care that gets right at the need for quiet and alone time (even if your family never leaves you alone).    In this episode:  what it means to be introverted and why at-home mothering hard for this personality how to learn your own signals for needing a quiet break five introvert-specific self-care ideas that you can apply now     Links for this episode:   Complete show notes for EpisodeConnect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast Work with Doña - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process.

Sheltering in place during this pandemic is especially hard for mothers who are introverts, especially when your kids are very small. You just.want.to.be.alone, but that space and quiet is really hard to come by.   In this Summer Break re-run episode, I share a bit of my own story, finding my way as an introvert and a stay-at-home mother. I also offer suggestions for how introvert moms can better care for themselves and be more calm, recharged and focused by practicing self-care that gets right at the need for quiet and alone time (even if your family never leaves you alone).    In this episode: <ul> <li>what it means to be introverted and why at-home mothering hard for this personality</li> <li>how to learn your own signals for needing a quiet break</li> <li>five introvert-specific self-care ideas that you can apply now</li> </ul>   Links for this episode:   <a href="https://www.nurturedmama.net/podcast-archive/episode26" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Complete show notes for Episode</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/contact/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Work with Doña</a> - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process.

Self-Care for Introverted Moms - Summer Break Bonus

This summer break-re-release is an episode where I break down the philosophy behind the KonMari method, and how to apply it to more than just your house. After you listen, I want you to review what is - or was - in your life pre-Covid, and what you WANT in your life now.   There is so much we want but still can’t have. But what are you actually relieved to no longer be doing? When you get to start doing all the things again, which are the ones you really want, and which do you just think you should go back to? What do you want to keep from this period of being forced into being slow and small? There might be a lot.    What you’ll hear in this episode:  an overview of the KonMari method and why this applies to more than just your closet some of the ways it feels in your body to feel joy other places in your life you can ask “does this bring me joy” and edit what doesn't why developing the skill to recognize your joy will allow you to unhook from the weight of things that make other people happy - but not you    Links for this episode:   Complete show notes for EpisodeConnect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast Work with Doña - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process.

This summer break-re-release is an episode where I break down the philosophy behind the KonMari method, and how to apply it to more than just your house. After you listen, I want you to review what is - or was - in your life pre-Covid, and what you WANT in your life now.   There is so much we want but still can’t have. But what are you actually relieved to no longer be doing? When you get to start doing all the things again, which are the ones you really want, and which do you just think you should go back to? What do you want to keep from this period of being forced into being slow and small? There might be a lot.    What you’ll hear in this episode: <ul> <li>an overview of the KonMari method and why this applies to more than just your closet</li> <li>some of the ways it feels in your body to feel joy</li> <li>other places in your life you can ask “does this bring me joy” and edit what doesn't</li> <li>why developing the skill to recognize your joy will allow you to unhook from the weight of things that make other people happy - but not you</li> </ul>   Links for this episode:   <a href="https://www.nurturedmama.net/podcast-archive/39-feel-joy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Complete show notes for Episode</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/contact/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Work with Doña</a> - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process.

Tidying up your whole life - Summer Break Bonus

Being turned on means to be ready. Not, in this case, for sexy stuff, but to be ready to invite life in. Do you feel open to that invitation? Or are you instead worn out, exhausted, and touched out?    Motherhood - life - doesn’t have to feel this way. But if you are waiting for someone to swoop in and fix it, you might be waiting a long time.    This week’s episode (#64) is about how you can reconnect with yourself, reconnect with the world, start to feel alive and vital again. It is about how you can light yourself bak up again.    In this episode, I explore what it means to turn yourself back on - to life, to connection, to fun, and yeah, maybe for sexy stuff, too.    What you’ll hear in this episode  Why you being turned on is important Prompts to figure out what your personal turn ons are 8 ways to get yourself turned back on    Links for this episode    Complete show notes for Episode Connect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast Work with Doña - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process.

Being turned on means to be ready. Not, in this case, for sexy stuff, but to be ready to invite life in. Do you feel open to that invitation? Or are you instead worn out, exhausted, and touched out?    Motherhood - life - doesn’t have to feel this way. But if you are waiting for someone to swoop in and fix it, you might be waiting a long time.    This week’s episode (#64) is about how you can reconnect with yourself, reconnect with the world, start to feel alive and vital again. It is about how you can light yourself bak up again.    In this episode, I explore what it means to turn yourself back on - to life, to connection, to fun, and yeah, maybe for sexy stuff, too.    What you’ll hear in this episode <ul> <li>Why you being turned on is important</li> <li>Prompts to figure out what your personal turn ons are</li> <li>8 ways to get yourself turned back on</li> </ul>   Links for this episode   <a href="https://www.nurturedmama.net/podcast-archive/54-how-to-turn-yourself-on" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Complete show notes for Episode</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/contact/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Work with Doña</a> - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process.

How to Turn Yourself On - Summer Break Bonus

In this summer break re-release, I get personal about how I tended to myself in a particularly hard season; what worked for me, where I set boundaries, what I did to nourish myself.    I hope you will hear some ideas here that you can implement in your own life. Ideas that make you think, "Huh, I hadn’t thought of that as self-care!” But it is. It totally is. And the effects will last a lot longer than a bubble bath, too.   What you’ll find in this episode:   the secret to how I menu-plan how I’m building my village questions to ask yourself to find out what you really need ideas about how to build your own super personalized self-care practice  Links for this episode:   Complete show notes for EpisodeConnect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast Work with Doña - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process

In this summer break re-release, I get personal about how I tended to myself in a particularly hard season; what worked for me, where I set boundaries, what I did to nourish myself.    I hope you will hear some ideas here that you can implement in your own life. Ideas that make you think, "Huh, I hadn’t thought of that as self-care!” But it is. It totally is. And the effects will last a lot longer than a bubble bath, too.   What you’ll find in this episode:  <ul> <li>the secret to how I menu-plan</li> <li>how I’m building my village</li> <li>questions to ask yourself to find out what you really need</li> <li>ideas about how to build your own super personalized self-care practice</li> </ul> Links for this episode:   <a href="https://www.nurturedmama.net/podcast-archive/episode21" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Complete show notes for Episode</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/contact/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Work with Doña</a> - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process

Self-Care For Hard Times - Summer Break Bonus

How do you talk to your kids about the hard stuff? Illness, death, violence? Racism?    If you feel completely unprepared for these conversations, this episode should help. While there is no one script to cover all the different conversations, there are some general guidelines that will help you feel more confident and brave, no matter what the topic. In this episode I share a rough framework that will help you prepare for and have a conversation with your child - at any age - about those more tricky or emotional topics.     What you’ll hear in this episode:  How to approach your child about a hard topic - whether they are 3 or 13.  Why you don’t actually need to know all the answers. The most important part of any hard conversation, with any child.   Links for this show    Complete show notes for EpisodeConnect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast Work with Doña - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process.

How do you talk to your kids about the hard stuff? Illness, death, violence? Racism?    If you feel completely unprepared for these conversations, this episode should help. While there is no one script to cover all the different conversations, there are some general guidelines that will help you feel more confident and brave, no matter what the topic. In this episode I share a rough framework that will help you prepare for and have a conversation with your child - at any age - about those more tricky or emotional topics.     What you’ll hear in this episode: <ul> <li>How to approach your child about a hard topic - whether they are 3 or 13. </li> <li>Why you don’t actually need to know all the answers.</li> <li>The most important part of any hard conversation, with any child. </li> </ul> Links for this show   <a href="https://www.nurturedmama.net/podcast-archive/62-how-to-talk-to-your-kids-about-hard-things" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Complete show notes for Episode</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/contact/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Work with Doña</a> - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process.

How to talk to your kids about hard things

Casey O'Roarty

Do you feel like a good parent every day? Or do you snap and get frustrated, say things you regret, and wish you had different kids?:    Welcome to being human during a pandemic, so give yourself some grace. You don’t have to be stuck here. Doing your own personal work - increasing your awareness, mindfulness, and self-care - can change everything about how you parent.    My guest for this episode, Casey O’Roarty, has been training and coaching parents since 2007, and credits her commitment to her own personal work to helping her get through some pretty intense stuff - not even including the current world crisis. Her work encourages parents to discover the purpose of their journey, while also providing them with tools and a shift of mindset that allows them to deepen their relationships with themselves and their families.    Links for this episode    Complete show notes for Episode  Connect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast Work with Doña - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process.

Do you feel like a good parent every day? Or do you snap and get frustrated, say things you regret, and wish you had different kids?:   <ol> <li>Welcome to being human during a pandemic, so give yourself some grace.</li> <li>You don’t have to be stuck here. Doing your own personal work - increasing your awareness, mindfulness, and self-care - can change everything about how you parent.</li> </ol>   My guest for this episode, Casey O’Roarty, has been training and coaching parents since 2007, and credits her commitment to her own personal work to helping her get through some pretty intense stuff - not even including the current world crisis. Her work encourages parents to discover the purpose of their journey, while also providing them with tools and a shift of mindset that allows them to deepen their relationships with themselves and their families.   Links for this episode   <a href="https://www.nurturedmama.net/podcast-archive/61-better-parenting-starts-with-you-with-casey-oroarty" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Complete show notes for Episode </a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/contact/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Work with Doña</a> - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process.

Better parenting starts with you - with Casey O'Roarty

Uma Girish

Uma Girish believes that this pandemic is here to teach us something important. Uma is an author, speaker and life purpose coach, and she believes that you are here, at this moment in time, on purpose. What can you learn from this experience? How can you support and usher your kids through it so that it has greater meaning than just being paused?    What you’ll hear in this episode    Why this pandemic is happening now and what we can learn from it Why the global scale and interconnectedness of this experience is so important How to support yourself and how to support your children in their experience during this time. An exercise in softening your anxiety   Links for this episode:    Complete show notes for EpisodeConnect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast Work with Doña - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process. 

Uma Girish believes that this pandemic is here to teach us something important. Uma is an author, speaker and life purpose coach, and she believes that you are here, at this moment in time, on purpose. What can you learn from this experience? How can you support and usher your kids through it so that it has greater meaning than just being paused?    What you’ll hear in this episode   <ul> <li>Why this pandemic is happening now and what we can learn from it</li> <li>Why the global scale and interconnectedness of this experience is so important</li> <li>How to support yourself and how to support your children in their experience during this time.</li> <li>An exercise in softening your anxiety</li> </ul> Links for this episode:   <a href="https://www.nurturedmama.net/podcast-archive/60-what-is-the-meaning-of-all-this-with-uma-girish" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Complete show notes for Episode</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/contact/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Work with Doña - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process. </a>

What is the meaning of all this? With Uma Girish

“I need help following through on doing things that are good for me,” is what she said to me, but what she really needed was:    permission to be ok with choosing her self-care time over chores identifying some hidden inequality in her partnership that she could address unearthing and questioning her expectations of herself and her definition of “good moms do…"      In this live coaching episode, I help Dacy dig in to what was REALLY going on, what she really WANTED - and it was not at all what she thought she was after. It was so much more far-reaching!   What you’ll hear in this episode    How what’s going on on the surface might be masking the real issue How to identify subtle inequalities in your relationship Why you get to define what an “organized mom” actually does (not Pinterest)  Links for this episode    Complete show notes for EpisodeConnect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast Work with Doña - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process. 

“I need help following through on doing things that are good for me,” is what she said to me, but what she really needed was:   <ol> <li>permission to be ok with choosing her self-care time over chores</li> <li>identifying some hidden inequality in her partnership that she could address</li> <li>unearthing and questioning her expectations of herself and her definition of “good moms do…"</li> </ol>     In this live coaching episode, I help Dacy dig in to what was REALLY going on, what she really WANTED - and it was not at all what she thought she was after. It was so much more far-reaching!   What you’ll hear in this episode   <ul> <li>How what’s going on on the surface might be masking the real issue</li> <li>How to identify subtle inequalities in your relationship</li> <li>Why you get to define what an “organized mom” actually does (not Pinterest)</li> </ul> Links for this episode   <a href="https://www.nurturedmama.net/podcast-archive/59-how-to-make-everything-easier" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Complete show notes for Episode</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/contact/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Work with Doña - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process. </a>

How to make everything easier - live coaching with Dacy

Carey Osenbau

Last month, life shifted for everyone. I expect you are feeling the deep impact of that right now. I’m personally writing this five weeks into sheltering at home, a month into school closures and my partner working at home, and no end in sight.    Every woman I’ve come in contact with is feeling the strain of this massive shift in our time, income, and the ways we emotionally support ourselves and our families.    Carey Osenbau’s life is no different. She’s the mom of 3 kids and owner of a boutique branding business. Normally, her husband travels extensively for work and she balances the needs of her young daughter and teenage sons, while also supporting her business. But right now, she’s homeschooling, sharing her tiny office with her husband, who is not traveling at all but working full time remotely. And still running her business, because her clients still need branding! Carey also has a chronic illness that flares with stress, so she has to be super intentional about managing her mental health.    In this episode, Carey shares how the systems she used to run her business and balance her work and life in the before times allowed her to shift into this new experience.    If you are struggling to find your way in this new world, I hope you will pick up some ideas from Carey’s experience so that you can focus, balance, and find a bit more grace in this pandemic life.    What you’ll hear in this episode  a simple system that you can use to help you adapt during this challenging and changing time why a morning routine is so important for you right now what intentional stress management looks like    Links for this episode    Complete show notes for Episode Connect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast Work with Doña - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process. 

Last month, life shifted for everyone. I expect you are feeling the deep impact of that right now. I’m personally writing this five weeks into sheltering at home, a month into school closures and my partner working at home, and no end in sight.    Every woman I’ve come in contact with is feeling the strain of this massive shift in our time, income, and the ways we emotionally support ourselves and our families.    Carey Osenbau’s life is no different. She’s the mom of 3 kids and owner of a boutique branding business. Normally, her husband travels extensively for work and she balances the needs of her young daughter and teenage sons, while also supporting her business. But right now, she’s homeschooling, sharing her tiny office with her husband, who is not traveling at all but working full time remotely. And still running her business, because her clients still need branding! Carey also has a chronic illness that flares with stress, so she has to be super intentional about managing her mental health.    In this episode, Carey shares how the systems she used to run her business and balance her work and life in the before times allowed her to shift into this new experience.    If you are struggling to find your way in this new world, I hope you will pick up some ideas from Carey’s experience so that you can focus, balance, and find a bit more grace in this pandemic life.    What you’ll hear in this episode <ul> <li>a simple system that you can use to help you adapt during this challenging and changing time</li> <li>why a morning routine is so important for you right now</li> <li>what intentional stress management looks like</li> </ul>   Links for this episode   <a href="https://www.nurturedmama.net/podcast-archive/58-balancing-it-all-during-the-pandemic-with-carey-osenbau" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Complete show notes for Episode</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/contact/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Work with Doña - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process. </a>

Balancing it all during the pandemic, with Carey Osenbau

Chelsea Brady

Today’s guest is a song doula. You’ve probably never heard of that. I hadn’t either!    Chelsea is a singer and songwriter who works with women to begin to write their own songs, But that process, as she will describe in this interview, is so much more than learning how to place the chorus and the verses or how to set a story to music,    it is about learning how to dig into what’s really true, what’s real, and as she says in this interview, sometimes that truth can be really not pretty, and has to be reckoned with. And that’s the place where her work and mine intersect, and why I wanted to bring her perspective to this show.    What you’ll hear in this episode  why writing a song is a metaphor for finding your voice why performance is such an important part of this process how finding your voice can shift everything in your life.     links for this show:    Complete show notes for Episode  Connect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast Work with Doña - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process. 

Today’s guest is a song doula. You’ve probably never heard of that. I hadn’t either!    Chelsea is a singer and songwriter who works with women to begin to write their own songs, But that process, as she will describe in this interview, is so much more than learning how to place the chorus and the verses or how to set a story to music,    it is about learning how to dig into what’s really true, what’s real, and as she says in this interview, sometimes that truth can be really not pretty, and has to be reckoned with. And that’s the place where her work and mine intersect, and why I wanted to bring her perspective to this show.    What you’ll hear in this episode <ul> <li>why writing a song is a metaphor for finding your voice</li> <li>why performance is such an important part of this process</li> <li>how finding your voice can shift everything in your life. </li> </ul>   links for this show:   <a href="https://www.nurturedmama.net/podcast-archive/57-finding-and-using-your-voice-with-chelsea-brady" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Complete show notes for Episode </a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/contact/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Work with Doña - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process. </a>

Finding and Using Your Voice, with Chelsea Brady

Nurturing Habit is a a bi-weekly show about the ways we nurture ourselves as whole women so we can live more complete and vibrant lives.

I love Dona’s podcast! She goes deep on topics that affect moms and women, and asks great questions of her guests. Her advice goes beyond the obvious to something meaningful and true. She’s also approachable, down to earth and compassionate. I’m hooked!

Enriching and resourceful info

I love this podcast! It is scuh a great resource for moms and Dona, I wish you were around when my kids were little! I will defintiley reccomend this to my clients!

a wonderful resource!

Nurturing Habit

Stay-at-home moms who are also introverts face a particular challenge - it can be extremely hard to find any quiet when you live with young kids - and we need quiet. If you find yourself often thinking “I wish my kids would just be quiet, stop talking to me, and stop touching me,” you may be struggling with a need for extra introvert-specific self-care.    In this episode, I share a bit of my own story, finding my way as an introvert and a stay-at-home mother. I also offer a few suggestions for ways that introvert moms can better care for themselves and be more calm, recharged and focused by practicing self-care that gets right at the need for quiet and alone time (even if you have really little kids).    In this episode:   what is an introvert and why at-home mothering hard on this personality   how to learn your own signals for needing a quiet break   five  introvert-specific self-care ideas that you can apply now   Show notes for Episode 26 Connect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast

Stay-at-home moms who are also introverts face a particular challenge - it can be extremely hard to find any quiet when you live with young kids - and we need quiet. If you find yourself often thinking “I wish my kids would just be quiet, stop talking to me, and stop touching me,” you may be struggling with a need for extra introvert-specific self-care.    In this episode, I share a bit of my own story, finding my way as an introvert and a stay-at-home mother. I also offer a few suggestions for ways that introvert moms can better care for themselves and be more calm, recharged and focused by practicing self-care that gets right at the need for quiet and alone time (even if you have really little kids).    In this episode: <ul> <li> what is an introvert and why at-home mothering hard on this personality </li> <li> how to learn your own signals for needing a quiet break </li> <li> five  introvert-specific self-care ideas that you can apply now </li> </ul> <a href="https://nurturinghabit.com/episode26/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Show notes for Episode 26</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a>

Self-Care for Introvert Moms

This week’s episode is a battle cry for independence. For your independence from feeling like you are trapped in a life that never quite makes sense. Like you are messing up, no matter what you do. Like it is always hard and frustrating. Like you are never quite getting the support and recognition that feels reasonable.    Does that feel like your life?    I say enough.    I know how to help you not have to choose between personhood and motherhood. I know some of the tools to help us be both, and to help it feels so much better, even in the midst of the culture that makes us hard. I know a dozen ways you can lay the groundwork in your self, your home, your marriage, so that you can stand up to a culture that doesn’t really respect or value you as a mom or even as a woman, and insist on respect and equality.    What you’ll learn in this episode:   what it looks and feels like to live in a culture where you are not valued   why it has been hard for me to speak up about these issues before, and why I’m doing it anyway   what your life can be like, if you were no longer wrapped up in whether you are a good enough mom   how you can learn more about the 12 tools that will  make your life begin to make more sense   Complete show notes for Episode 43 Connect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast Find out how to work one on one with Doña

This week’s episode is a battle cry for independence. For your independence from feeling like you are trapped in a life that never quite makes sense. Like you are messing up, no matter what you do. Like it is always hard and frustrating. Like you are never quite getting the support and recognition that feels reasonable.    Does that feel like your life?    I say enough.    I know how to help you not have to choose between personhood and motherhood. I know some of the tools to help us be both, and to help it feels so much better, even in the midst of the culture that makes us hard. I know a dozen ways you can lay the groundwork in your self, your home, your marriage, so that you can stand up to a culture that doesn’t really respect or value you as a mom or even as a woman, and insist on respect and equality.    What you’ll learn in this episode: <ul> <li> what it looks and feels like to live in a culture where you are not valued </li> <li> why it has been hard for me to speak up about these issues before, and why I’m doing it anyway </li> <li> what your life can be like, if you were no longer wrapped up in whether you are a good enough mom </li> <li> how you can learn more about the 12 tools that will  make your life begin to make more sense </li> </ul> <a href="https://nurturedmama.net/podcast-archive/43-independence-bad-mom" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Complete show notes for Episode 43</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/heroine/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Find out how to work one on one with Doña</a>

Never feel like a bad mom again

Cathy Krizik

What do you do when there’s something you know you are meant to create, but you don’t have any idea how to make that thing happen?    That was the question Cathy Krizik was facing. Cathy is the author of 52 reasons for Hope: Finding Inspiration in Times of Trouble. She knew she wanted more fulfillment in her life, and she had a glimmer of a dream to write a book. Ten years later, she has published that book, and is joining me to tell us what she learned about the process of bringing that dream to life, alongside building a life that feels so much more meaningful.   Sometimes the process of building something is as important as the thing you are building, and sometimes a dream takes 10 years to come true. But with Cathy’s wisdom, you might get to your dream a whole lot faster!    Don’t miss your chance to win a copy of Cathy’s book this month - listen to the first pert of the episode for details on how to enter to win.     What you’ll learn in this episode:   How Cathy went from being a graphic designer to writing a self-help book    The point where most people give up, and what Cathy did instead   The one thing you need to do consistently to make your dream a reality   Complete show notes for Episode 42 Connect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast Find out how to work one on one with Doña

What do you do when there’s something you know you are meant to create, but you don’t have any idea how to make that thing happen?    That was the question Cathy Krizik was facing. Cathy is the author of 52 reasons for Hope: Finding Inspiration in Times of Trouble. She knew she wanted more fulfillment in her life, and she had a glimmer of a dream to write a book. Ten years later, she has published that book, and is joining me to tell us what she learned about the process of bringing that dream to life, alongside building a life that feels so much more meaningful.   Sometimes the process of building something is as important as the thing you are building, and sometimes a dream takes 10 years to come true. But with Cathy’s wisdom, you might get to your dream a whole lot faster!    Don’t miss your chance to win a copy of Cathy’s book this month - listen to the first pert of the episode for details on how to enter to win.    What you’ll learn in this episode: <ul> <li> How Cathy went from being a graphic designer to writing a self-help book  </li> <li> The point where most people give up, and what Cathy did instead </li> <li> The one thing you need to do consistently to make your dream a reality </li> </ul> <a href="https://nurturedmama.net/podcast/42-dream-unclear-cathy-krizik" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Complete show notes for Episode 42</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/heroine/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Find out how to work one on one with Doña</a>

What to do when your dream is unclear, with Cathy Krizik

Megan Devine

On an otherwise normal summer day, Megan Devine's partner Matt drowned in front of her. Immediately, she was thrust into a world that she thought she knew, from her work with grieving people as a psychotherapist, but quickly discovered she didn't understand at all. And it was so much worse than she'd ever imagined. That experience became the root of Megan's current work, because in her deep grief, she came face to face with the realities of how our culture just cannot face pain and suffering in any supportive or healing way. Around grief, she came to see, our culture is badly broken. But she believes we can begin to fix it. Megan is a psychotherapist, grief advocate, and author of the book  It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss In A Culture That Doesn't Understand (affiliate link). She's on a mission to help people love each other (and I'd add, themselves) more. In this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss how we handle grief so badly in our culture and how to take steps towards improving, how to build a practice of nurturing yourself, creating small moments of personal agency even in out of control experiences, and some deeply thoughtful ways to approach the holiday season. Although Megan mostly works with people facing out of order grief - that is, having lost someone to an accident, violence, or other unexpected circumstance - her ideas apply to all of us, even those of us not grieving a loss. Find detailed show notes at www.nurturinghabit.com/episode7

On an otherwise normal summer day, Megan Devine's partner Matt drowned in front of her. Immediately, she was thrust into a world that she thought she knew, from her work with grieving people as a psychotherapist, but quickly discovered she didn't understand at all. And it was so much worse than she'd ever imagined. That experience became the root of Megan's current work, because in her deep grief, she came face to face with the realities of how our culture just cannot face pain and suffering in any supportive or healing way. Around grief, she came to see, our culture is badly broken. But she believes we can begin to fix it. Megan is a psychotherapist, grief advocate, and author of the book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1622039076/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=nurtmama-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1622039076&amp;linkId=7701fe0fcc03ea5c0ce530a92d950307" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss In A Culture That Doesn't Understand</a> (affiliate link). She's on a mission to help people love each other (and I'd add, themselves) more. In this wide-ranging conversation, we discuss how we handle grief so badly in our culture and how to take steps towards improving, how to build a practice of nurturing yourself, creating small moments of personal agency even in out of control experiences, and some deeply thoughtful ways to approach the holiday season. Although Megan mostly works with people facing out of order grief - that is, having lost someone to an accident, violence, or other unexpected circumstance - her ideas apply to all of us, even those of us not grieving a loss. Find detailed show notes at <a href="http://www.nurturinghabit.com/episode7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.nurturinghabit.com/episode7</a>

Hearing the Truth, Telling the Truth, with Megan Devine

Erika Tebbens

Sometimes what you need to pull yourself out of a funk is cozy slippers, hot tea, and deep conversation. Other times, what you need is permission to slam your body into another strong woman while roller skating.    When Erika Tebbens found herself drowning in motherhood after moving across the country to a new community, the way she found herself again was through the surprisingly fierce community of roller derby. Erika is host of the Sell It Sister Podcast, and a coach for female-identifying people who want to make more money in their businesses without either complex systems or sleazy sales tactics and in this episode she shares her story of how she fought her way back to herself through a method that surprised even her.   What you’ll hear in this episode   How Erika found herself again after being swallowed by motherhood.   Why roller derby is a great sport for finding your strength and determination.   How being in a community with people with all different kinds of bodies can really shift your relationship with your own body.   How to sell your work without feeling sleazy.   Links for this show:  Complete show notes for Episode 51 Connect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast Work with Doña - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process. 

Sometimes what you need to pull yourself out of a funk is cozy slippers, hot tea, and deep conversation. Other times, what you need is permission to slam your body into another strong woman while roller skating.    When Erika Tebbens found herself drowning in motherhood after moving across the country to a new community, the way she found herself again was through the surprisingly fierce community of roller derby. Erika is host of the Sell It Sister Podcast, and a coach for female-identifying people who want to make more money in their businesses without either complex systems or sleazy sales tactics and in this episode she shares her story of how she fought her way back to herself through a method that surprised even her.  What you’ll hear in this episode <ul> <li> How Erika found herself again after being swallowed by motherhood. </li> <li> Why roller derby is a great sport for finding your strength and determination. </li> <li> How being in a community with people with all different kinds of bodies can really shift your relationship with your own body. </li> <li> How to sell your work without feeling sleazy. </li> </ul> Links for this show: <a href="https://nurturedmama.net/podcast-archive/51-find-yourself-erika-tebbens" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Complete show notes for Episode 51</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/contact/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Work with Doña - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process. </a>

Finding Yourself Again After Motherhood, with Erika Tebbens

Yvonne Marcus

Does your home feel chaotic, overwhelming, and like there’s constantly too many small things to keep track of, so you aren’t making any progress on any big goals or dreams? Yvonne Marcus teaches Agile project management methods to moms, so they can more efficiently run their homes. In this episode, she tells us all about what that means, the basics of how to do it, and the kind of results that her clients are seeing - like drinking coffee hot every morning, saving money, and watching their kids help solve their own behavior struggles. I mean, wow. And what I love about this is that it takes the weight of household management off the shoulders of the mom, where it usually sits. It increases communication and engages the other family members, even young kids, in taking ownership of personal and household responsibilities. And doesn’t that sound amazing? What you’ll hear in this episode  what the heck is Agile project management and how can it be used to make your home life more efficient? How Yvonne manages to drink her coffee hot every morning Some ideas for functional chore charts for kids of all ages Why functional over pretty is so important how to handle big goals vs. small goals and goals at different ages how and why you need to delegate a lot more work to your family - and why that is so hard how Yvonne schedules her self-care on the family schedule every day how to identify values and a mission statement for your family the two questions Yvonne asks her kids to get real insight on their day  Links for this show:  Complete show notes for Episode 49 Sign up to get notified about the upcoming self-care class. Connect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast Work with Doña - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process. 

Does your home feel chaotic, overwhelming, and like there’s constantly too many small things to keep track of, so you aren’t making any progress on any big goals or dreams? Yvonne Marcus teaches Agile project management methods to moms, so they can more efficiently run their homes. In this episode, she tells us all about what that means, the basics of how to do it, and the kind of results that her clients are seeing - like drinking coffee hot every morning, saving money, and watching their kids help solve their own behavior struggles. I mean, wow. And what I love about this is that it takes the weight of household management off the shoulders of the mom, where it usually sits. It increases communication and engages the other family members, even young kids, in taking ownership of personal and household responsibilities. And doesn’t that sound amazing? What you’ll hear in this episode <ul> <li>what the heck is Agile project management and how can it be used to make your home life more efficient?</li> <li>How Yvonne manages to drink her coffee hot every morning</li> <li>Some ideas for functional chore charts for kids of all ages</li> <li>Why functional over pretty is so important</li> <li>how to handle big goals vs. small goals and goals at different ages</li> <li>how and why you need to delegate a lot more work to your family - and why that is so hard</li> <li>how Yvonne schedules her self-care on the family schedule every day</li> <li>how to identify values and a mission statement for your family</li> <li>the two questions Yvonne asks her kids to get real insight on their day</li> </ul> Links for this show: <a href="https://nurturedmama.net/podcast-archive/49-yvonne-marcus-agile-home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Complete show notes for Episode 49</a> <a href="https://www.nurturedmama.net/classes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sign up to get notified about the upcoming self-care class.</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/contact/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Work with Doña - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process. </a>

Manage your home the Agile way with Yvonne Marcus

Mara Glatzel

When we are in transition - after a baby, during or after a move - it can feel impossible to find your balance, let alone find space to make good decisions around self care. Eat well? Sleep enough? Even get a shower? Crazy! But also necessary.   This week on Nurturing Habit, I talk with Mara Glatzel, an intuitive coach and mama, about how we tend to ourselves through big transitions. We talked about the transition to motherhood, moving, and the difficult but necessary practice of being gentle with yourself.   Show notes Connect with Doña on Instagram Get on the email list for all the updates

When we are in transition - after a baby, during or after a move - it can feel impossible to find your balance, let alone find space to make good decisions around self care. Eat well? Sleep enough? Even get a shower? Crazy! But also necessary.   This week on Nurturing Habit, I talk with Mara Glatzel, an intuitive coach and mama, about how we tend to ourselves through big transitions. We talked about the transition to motherhood, moving, and the difficult but necessary practice of being gentle with yourself.   <a href="http://www.nurturinghabit.com/episode12/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Show notes</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/subscribe/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get on the email list for all the updates</a>

Tending Deeply To Yourself, with Mara Glatzel

Are you one of those people who sets New Year's Resolutions but quit them (or forgotten them) by the end of January? Have you set goals and then not made any progress toward them, and you aren't sure why they feel so hard? You aren't alone! Achieving goals can feel really hard, but that's because most of us are approaching them all wrong.  In this episode:   Why you need to deeply connect with WHY you want to achieve a goal   A new way to set a goal that will get you where you want to go   Three tips to actually achieve your goals   The one thing we all forget about goals, and why it is important to remember   Show notes for Episode 31 Connect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast

Are you one of those people who sets New Year's Resolutions but quit them (or forgotten them) by the end of January? Have you set goals and then not made any progress toward them, and you aren't sure why they feel so hard? You aren't alone! Achieving goals can feel really hard, but that's because most of us are approaching them all wrong.  In this episode: <ul> <li> Why you need to deeply connect with WHY you want to achieve a goal </li> <li> A new way to set a goal that will get you where you want to go </li> <li> Three tips to actually achieve your goals </li> <li> The one thing we all forget about goals, and why it is important to remember </li> </ul> <a href="https://nurturinghabit.com/episode31/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Show notes for Episode 31</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a>

Create Goals That Get You Where You Want To Go

Nicole Burgess

Have you ever seen your introverted personality as holding you back, especially in a job or how you run your business?   Well, this episode is for you, then. My guest, Nicole Burgess, is a licensed psychotherapist, host of the podcast Soulfilled Sisterhood, and empowerment mentor for introverted professional women. She helps women remove their good girl masks, end people pleasing behaviors and blaze their own soul-filled trail in life. Nicole's mentoring blends the practical with the spiritual to support women in increasing self-confidence and their capacity to handle any challenges they are faced with and a sense of accomplishment as they take the action they know they need to take and see positive results.  In this episode:     How being “selfish" can actually make you so much more able to give   Why knowing you are an introvert can change how you feel about your work   How to rock networking as an introvert (and an HSP)   Tips to help you transition from the various roles in your life   What is an HSP and how to manage if you are one   Why being an introvert is truly a strength, and how to hold on to that in a world that may see it as a weakness    Why you should never use your introversion as an excuse not to do something   Why having a small but mighty business might be just perfect for you.   Nurturing tips for introverts and HSPs.   Show notes for Episode 34 Connect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast

Have you ever seen your introverted personality as holding you back, especially in a job or how you run your business?   Well, this episode is for you, then. My guest, Nicole Burgess, is a licensed psychotherapist, host of the podcast Soulfilled Sisterhood, and empowerment mentor for introverted professional women. She helps women remove their good girl masks, end people pleasing behaviors and blaze their own soul-filled trail in life. Nicole's mentoring blends the practical with the spiritual to support women in increasing self-confidence and their capacity to handle any challenges they are faced with and a sense of accomplishment as they take the action they know they need to take and see positive results. In this episode:  <ul> <li> How being “selfish" can actually make you so much more able to give </li> <li> Why knowing you are an introvert can change how you feel about your work </li> <li> How to rock networking as an introvert (and an HSP) </li> <li> Tips to help you transition from the various roles in your life </li> <li> What is an HSP and how to manage if you are one </li> <li> Why being an introvert is truly a strength, and how to hold on to that in a world that may see it as a weakness  </li> <li> Why you should never use your introversion as an excuse not to do something </li> <li> Why having a small but mighty business might be just perfect for you. </li> <li> Nurturing tips for introverts and HSPs. </li> </ul> <a href="https://nurturinghabit.com/episode34/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Show notes for Episode 34</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a>

Find your strengths as an introvert, with Nicole Burgess

How do you feel about weekends? At various points in my parenting journey, I have dreaded them, looked forward to them, and felt entirely undone by them. A friend of mine admitted recently that she’s been watching the clock on Sunday afternoon, counting down until bedtime, because in the morning she can send her kids back to school. And she feels kind of terrible about that. Another friend has been feeling bad about not focusing enough on her kids on the weekend. Here’s the truth: We’re all experiencing different things on the weekend, but a lot of us are feeling bad about our experience.  So in my mission to create more happy moms, I have some tips to make your weekends happier, no matter what kid season you are in. Let’s banish that Monday guilt, OK? In this episode:  Why weekends might feel hard for you right now. 3 tips to make weekends feel better, no matter what season you are in.    Links for this show:  Complete show notes for Episode 48 Sign up to get notified about the upcoming self-care class. Connect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast Work with Doña - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process.  

How do you feel about weekends? At various points in my parenting journey, I have dreaded them, looked forward to them, and felt entirely undone by them. A friend of mine admitted recently that she’s been watching the clock on Sunday afternoon, counting down until bedtime, because in the morning she can send her kids back to school. And she feels kind of terrible about that. Another friend has been feeling bad about not focusing enough on her kids on the weekend. Here’s the truth: We’re all experiencing different things on the weekend, but a lot of us are feeling bad about our experience.  So in my mission to create more happy moms, I have some tips to make your weekends happier, no matter what kid season you are in. Let’s banish that Monday guilt, OK? In this episode: <ul> <li>Why weekends might feel hard for you right now.</li> <li>3 tips to make weekends feel better, no matter what season you are in.</li> </ul> Links for this show: <ul> <li><a href="https://nurturedmama.net/podcast-archive/48-more-good-weekends" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Complete show notes for Episode 48</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nurturedmama.net/classes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sign up to get notified about the upcoming self-care class.</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/contact/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Work with Doña - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process. </a></li> </ul>

How to stop feeling like a bad weekend parent

If your experience of motherhood feels often harder than you expected or imagined it would be, you aren’t alone. If you have been feeling like you lost track of your real self somewhere in the midst of laundry and homework and doctors appointments, you aren’t alone there, either.     Obviously this is not an episode on now to nurture yourself in business, as recent episodes have been. No, this is me changing directions a bit, with a new focus in my business and on this podcast. Listen now to find out where I’m going, why I’m so excited about it, and what it means for you - especially if you felt like I was describing your life just now.    In this episode     Why I’m changing directions in this podcast and in my business   What I’m so fired up about   How I can help YOU if I’m describing your life     Show notes for Episode 35 Connect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast

If your experience of motherhood feels often harder than you expected or imagined it would be, you aren’t alone. If you have been feeling like you lost track of your real self somewhere in the midst of laundry and homework and doctors appointments, you aren’t alone there, either.     Obviously this is not an episode on now to nurture yourself in business, as recent episodes have been. No, this is me changing directions a bit, with a new focus in my business and on this podcast. Listen now to find out where I’m going, why I’m so excited about it, and what it means for you - especially if you felt like I was describing your life just now.    In this episode   <ul> <li> Why I’m changing directions in this podcast and in my business </li> <li> What I’m so fired up about </li> <li> How I can help YOU if I’m describing your life </li> </ul> <a href="https://nurturinghabit.com/episode35/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Show notes for Episode 35</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a>

How to get your fire back.

You know yourself - don’t you?    What I’m learning from my clients (and about myself) is that so many of us really don’t. Or we know what’s on the surface, but not what’s underneath. And like a duck swimming along, there may be a lot of calm on the surface, and a LOT going on underneath.   But getting to know yourself better - your motivations, feelings, beliefs, desires - is really pretty easy. And knowing yourself well is a powerful step toward accepting yourself, as well as deciding where and how to make changes in your life.     In this episode, I dig in to why knowing yourself can be so powerful and how to do it. Whether you just scratch the surface or want to dive really deep, these suggestions will get you headed in the right direction.     In this episode:   Why self-awareness is so important   How self-awareness can lead to ease and to change   7 ways to get to know yourself more deeply   Show notes for Episode 38 Connect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast

You know yourself - don’t you?    What I’m learning from my clients (and about myself) is that so many of us really don’t. Or we know what’s on the surface, but not what’s underneath. And like a duck swimming along, there may be a lot of calm on the surface, and a LOT going on underneath.   But getting to know yourself better - your motivations, feelings, beliefs, desires - is really pretty easy. And knowing yourself well is a powerful step toward accepting yourself, as well as deciding where and how to make changes in your life.    In this episode, I dig in to why knowing yourself can be so powerful and how to do it. Whether you just scratch the surface or want to dive really deep, these suggestions will get you headed in the right direction.    In this episode: <ul> <li> Why self-awareness is so important </li> <li> How self-awareness can lead to ease and to change </li> <li> 7 ways to get to know yourself more deeply </li> </ul> <a href="https://nurturedmama.net/podcast/38-know-myself" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Show notes for Episode 38</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a>

Know Thyself

In this first episode of Season 3, where I’ll be talking about how we nurture the work we do in the world, I’m talking about a whole new way of structuring a life and a business, and braiding the two of them together. Whether you are just starting a business or have an established company that just isn’t working quite right for the rest of your life, I’m sure you’ll find some new ideas in this discussion.    In this this episode:   You get to decide how to build your own business. It doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s.    What are your non-negotiable? What do you want to achieve and what are you not willing to sacrifice?   How I designed my own business to fit my life in this season.   Why you need to find the fun and arrange your time so you are having it.    Why a coach or mentor is essential to supporting this new way of being in business.   Show notes for Episode 29 Connect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast Learn how to work with Doña

In this first episode of Season 3, where I’ll be talking about how we nurture the work we do in the world, I’m talking about a whole new way of structuring a life and a business, and braiding the two of them together. Whether you are just starting a business or have an established company that just isn’t working quite right for the rest of your life, I’m sure you’ll find some new ideas in this discussion.    In this this episode: <ul> <li> You get to decide how to build your own business. It doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s.  </li> <li> What are your non-negotiable? What do you want to achieve and what are you not willing to sacrifice? </li> <li> How I designed my own business to fit my life in this season. </li> <li> Why you need to find the fun and arrange your time so you are having it.  </li> <li> Why a coach or mentor is essential to supporting this new way of being in business. </li> </ul> <a href="https://nurturinghabit.com/episode29/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Show notes for Episode 29</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/get-unstuck/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learn how to work with Doña</a>

Designing work that fits the life you want

It is so easy to make friends when you are 4, or 8. Right? “Hey, do you want to play with me? Yet it feels so hard when you are 33, or 48. “Um, hi, I think you might be cool and I’d kind of like to know you.”  AWKWARD. This episode is all about making it feel a little easier to make those first connections with new people. Because what I’ve discovered is that we can actually learn a lot about how to make friends from how our kids do it. Our adult brains just want to over-complicate the whole thing. So check out Episode 50 now for some ways to un-complicate making friends as a grown up, and get more confident about saying hello to that cool-looking chick at the park. And then have the courage to try again if that connection doesn’t work out.  What you’ll hear in this episode:  Ideas for where to meet interesting new people. How to start a conversation with a stranger. How to to make an impression as a good friend. How to keep the connection going - without being creepy.  Links for this show:  Complete show notes for Episode 50 Sign up to get notified about the upcoming self-care class. Connect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast Work with Doña - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process.  

It is so easy to make friends when you are 4, or 8. Right? “Hey, do you want to play with me? Yet it feels so hard when you are 33, or 48. “Um, hi, I think you might be cool and I’d kind of like to know you.”  AWKWARD. This episode is all about making it feel a little easier to make those first connections with new people. Because what I’ve discovered is that we can actually learn a lot about how to make friends from how our kids do it. Our adult brains just want to over-complicate the whole thing. So check out Episode 50 now for some ways to un-complicate making friends as a grown up, and get more confident about saying hello to that cool-looking chick at the park. And then have the courage to try again if that connection doesn’t work out. What you’ll hear in this episode: <ul> <li>Ideas for where to meet interesting new people.</li> <li>How to start a conversation with a stranger.</li> <li>How to to make an impression as a good friend.</li> <li>How to keep the connection going - without being creepy.</li> </ul> Links for this show: <ul> <li><a href="https://nurturedmama.net/podcast-archive/50-how-to-make-friends" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Complete show notes for Episode 50</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nurturedmama.net/classes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sign up to get notified about the upcoming self-care class.</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/contact/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Work with Doña - email me a note with what is currently frustrating you and how you'd like your life to feel. I'll reply with the next step in the process. </a></li> </ul>

How To Make Friends As a Grown Up

Rachelle Magadan

What’s your money story? We all have one. You’re bad with money. You’re a good saver. Money is bad, money is good.    For most women, our relationship with money is one of our most fraught relationships, second perhaps only to the complexity of your relationship with your mother. But dealing with money is necessary, and learning to have a clear and grounded relationship to it is an important step to feeling independent and in control in your life.    That’s why I brought my good friend Rachelle Magadan, owner of the Art of Love and Money, on the show this week. Rachelle works with women who want to be good with their money, but are afraid that means not being able to have fun anymore. She helps them create a financial safety net, pay off debt, and free up cash so that they can live a life they love.    In this episode:   How Rachelle makes talking about money fun   How to celebrate what you do well with money, even if you think you suck at all of it.    Why you need a cash cushion   Why you need a budget (and some YNAB basics)   How dealing with your money can be a nurturing act    Complete show notes for Episode 39 Connect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast Find out how to work one on one with Doña

What’s your money story? We all have one. You’re bad with money. You’re a good saver. Money is bad, money is good.    For most women, our relationship with money is one of our most fraught relationships, second perhaps only to the complexity of your relationship with your mother. But dealing with money is necessary, and learning to have a clear and grounded relationship to it is an important step to feeling independent and in control in your life.    That’s why I brought my good friend Rachelle Magadan, owner of the Art of Love and Money, on the show this week. Rachelle works with women who want to be good with their money, but are afraid that means not being able to have fun anymore. She helps them create a financial safety net, pay off debt, and free up cash so that they can live a life they love.   In this episode: <ul> <li> How Rachelle makes talking about money fun </li> <li> How to celebrate what you do well with money, even if you think you suck at all of it.  </li> <li> Why you need a cash cushion </li> <li> Why you need a budget (and some YNAB basics) </li> <li> How dealing with your money can be a nurturing act </li> </ul> <a href="https://nurturedmama.net/podcast/40-money-relationship-rachelle-magadan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Complete show notes for Episode 39</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/heroine/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Find out how to work one on one with Doña</a>

How to change your relationship with money, with Rachelle Magadan

Emily Halpern

Who you are is shaped by your culture, your history, your heritage, as well as what you are doing in your life in the present. And our lives, and our businesses, are so much more interesting, rich, and meaningful if we bring all of that history to light and include it in our story. Is who you are fully part of the story you tell of yourself?    This week’s guest, Emily Halpern, is a coach for creative professionals, a classical soprano, and a lover of all things heritage, culture, and food. Her career has taken her from the stage of the New York Philharmonic to the kitchens of Chez Panisse, to the halls of the Tenement Museum, to the adventures of entrepreneurship.For over 15 years, her focus has been consistent: exploring and expressing the practices, attitudes, and ideas that help us to understand ourselves and one another.Whether face to face with clients, on stage, or in the kitchen, her drive to enrich every day with beauty, meaning, and genuine connection is at the core of everything she does.   In this episode:    Going beyond your genetic history and learning the stories of your ancestors   How to find your cultural story - even if you don’t feel strongly connected with your culture   How to find the line between cultural exchange and cultural appropriation   Learn to talk about why your cultural story enhances your client’s story - and how to use that in your marketing   Show notes for Episode 30 Connect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast

Who you are is shaped by your culture, your history, your heritage, as well as what you are doing in your life in the present. And our lives, and our businesses, are so much more interesting, rich, and meaningful if we bring all of that history to light and include it in our story. Is who you are fully part of the story you tell of yourself?    This week’s guest, Emily Halpern, is a coach for creative professionals, a classical soprano, and a lover of all things heritage, culture, and food. Her career has taken her from the stage of the New York Philharmonic to the kitchens of Chez Panisse, to the halls of the Tenement Museum, to the adventures of entrepreneurship.For over 15 years, her focus has been consistent: exploring and expressing the practices, attitudes, and ideas that help us to understand ourselves and one another.Whether face to face with clients, on stage, or in the kitchen, her drive to enrich every day with beauty, meaning, and genuine connection is at the core of everything she does.   In this episode:   <ul> <li>Going beyond your genetic history and learning the stories of your ancestors </li> <li> How to find your cultural story - even if you don’t feel strongly connected with your culture </li> <li> How to find the line between cultural exchange and cultural appropriation </li> <li> Learn to talk about why your cultural story enhances your client’s story - and how to use that in your marketing </li> </ul> <a href="https://nurturinghabit.com/episode30/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Show notes for Episode 30</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a>

Show Your Roots - Blending your cultural story into your life and business, with Emily Halpern

Jen Downer

In this conversation with photographer Jen Downer, we talk about how to talk to someone who is grieving with the goal of deeper connection and solace, and how to help others talk to you when you are grieving. Jen has walked through a lot of grief, including the death of both parents and living with a son who is autistic. We cover how to create real and authentic connections in times of sudden or ongoing, cyclical grief, and how the same words can be both connecting and disconnecting - the art is in how and when you use them.  Find show notes for this episode at www.nurturinghabit.com Find out more about the Holiday Nurturing Letters, mentioned at the beginning of this episode, at www.nurturedmama.net/holiday

In this conversation with photographer <a href="http://www.shesawthings.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jen Downer</a>, we talk about how to talk to someone who is grieving with the goal of deeper connection and solace, and how to help others talk to you when you are grieving. Jen has walked through a lot of grief, including the death of both parents and living with a son who is autistic. We cover how to create real and authentic connections in times of sudden or ongoing, cyclical grief, and how the same words can be both connecting and disconnecting - the art is in how and when you use them.  Find show notes for this episode at <a href="http://www.nuturinghabit.com/episode6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.nurturinghabit.com</a> Find out more about the Holiday Nurturing Letters, mentioned at the beginning of this episode, at <a href="http://www.nuturedmama.net/holiday" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.nurturedmama.net/holiday</a>

How To Be With Someone Who Is Grieving, with Jen Downer

Andrea Scher

Episode 5 in this series about how we nurture ourselves in grief is a conversation with Andrea Scher. Andrea is the creator of Superhero Life, a hub for learning how to "use our voices, share our superpowers and live life in full color." She's a photographer, artist, life coach, mentor and a mama to two young boys. I have long admired Andrea for her openness and vulnerability in her online space and in person. She's real and fierce and curious and always looking for where the magic is.    I asked Andrea to come on Nurturing Habit for this series on grief because she and her husband recently divorced, and I wanted to get her perspective on living through a personal grief while having such a public way of being in her work. What followed was so much more than that. It was a conversation where we discussed the stress that having a public persona can create, how hard it is to know how much to let our kids see when we are dealing with hard personal stuff, how completely normal it is to be messy sometimes, and how important it is to connect with others, especially when we are hurting. Read the rest of the show notes and get links to things we discussed at NurturingHabit.com/episode5

Episode 5 in this series about how we nurture ourselves in grief is a conversation with Andrea Scher. Andrea is the creator of <a href="http://www.superherolife.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superhero Life</a>, a hub for learning how to "use our voices, share our superpowers and live life in full color." She's a photographer, artist, life coach, mentor and a mama to two young boys. I have long admired Andrea for her openness and vulnerability in her online space and in person. She's real and fierce and curious and always looking for where the magic is.    I asked Andrea to come on Nurturing Habit for this series on grief because she and her husband recently divorced, and I wanted to get her perspective on living through a personal grief while having such a public way of being in her work. What followed was so much more than that. It was a conversation where we discussed the stress that having a public persona can create, how hard it is to know how much to let our kids see when we are dealing with hard personal stuff, how completely normal it is to be messy sometimes, and how important it is to connect with others, especially when we are hurting. Read the rest of the show notes and get links to things we discussed at <a href="http://www.nurturinghabit.com/episode5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NurturingHabit.com/episode5</a>

Nurturing Habit: Be Okay With Being Messy with Andrea Scher

Did you know that there’s bacteria in dirt that can elevate your mood? I didn’t either, but the spring after my ex and I separated, I would come home from work and head straight out into the garden to get my hands into the dirt. I didn’t know why it helped me feel better, I just knew that the feeling of my hands in dirt and on plants was soothing to my soul. And the beneficial bacteria was probably helping, too.   Humans are sensual beings. But when your life is busy and you are focused on just keeping everything running and everyone safe, you aren’t noticing the sensations that are entering your body all the time. This is such a simple form of self-care, and accessible all the time - anytime.    And the benefit of noticing your sensations and also tuning into them is that you will feel more in your body and out of that swirling to-do list and worry in your mind. You will be more aware of what your body and your heart are hungering for, and then can take the steps to feed yourself even more deeply.    It is a win-win-win process.    In this episode   Why nurturing your senses can decrease anxiety and depression and improve your relationships   Ideas for how to feed each of your five senses   Why you might be “touched out” but also feel sensually parched   Show notes for Episode 36 Connect with Doña on Instagram Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast

Did you know that there’s bacteria in dirt that can elevate your mood? I didn’t either, but the spring after my ex and I separated, I would come home from work and head straight out into the garden to get my hands into the dirt. I didn’t know why it helped me feel better, I just knew that the feeling of my hands in dirt and on plants was soothing to my soul. And the beneficial bacteria was probably helping, too.   Humans are sensual beings. But when your life is busy and you are focused on just keeping everything running and everyone safe, you aren’t noticing the sensations that are entering your body all the time. This is such a simple form of self-care, and accessible all the time - anytime.    And the benefit of noticing your sensations and also tuning into them is that you will feel more in your body and out of that swirling to-do list and worry in your mind. You will be more aware of what your body and your heart are hungering for, and then can take the steps to feed yourself even more deeply.    It is a win-win-win process.   In this episode <ul> <li> Why nurturing your senses can decrease anxiety and depression and improve your relationships </li> <li> Ideas for how to feed each of your five senses </li> <li> Why you might be “touched out” but also feel sensually parched </li> </ul> <a href="https://nurturinghabit.com/episode36/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Show notes for Episode 36</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nurturedmama/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Doña on Instagram</a> <a href="http://www.nurturedmama.net/getcontrol/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get the Get Back In Control Of Your Life workbook and get regular updates about the podcast</a>

Get sensual: How and why to nurture your senses.

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