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You, my friend, are an incredible, ambitious, visionary who also happens to be raising children. I know you want to live a meaningful and impactful life.  I know you want to walk in your purpose and calling.  And my mission on this podcast has always been to serve that.    But I’ve had this revelation over the last few months that my vision has been too shallow.  As we continue this journey together, I’m realizing that I want to take you all deeper – down to the root of whatever’s holding you back.  Join me as leave the surface-level conversations and dive into the deep end together.   It’s time to get unstuck, shift your mindset, and live a life built on faith over fear.   Are we still going to talk about motherhood and parenting?  Yes, for sure! Motherhood is a big part of our lives.  But I also want to pour into the other parts of you – the whole of you - the foundational, life-changing stuff that is going to permeate every aspect of your being in and beyond motherhood.   So, if you’re ready to do the inner work and expand, I’m here to join you on the journey.  Listen to today’s episode to hear more about what you can expect from The Motherhood Podcast moving forward.  I am so grateful you’re here! ~M   TAKE THE PERSONALITY PATTERN QUIZ - Personality Quiz 1-ON-1 COACHING: From Insight to Outcome - Life Coaching with Michelle CHECK OUT MY FREE 5-STEP MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: My 5-Step Morning Routine MOTHERHOOD VILLAGE FB COMMUNITY: The Motherhood Village MOTHERHOOD INSTAGRAM: @michellegrosser.coach   “I love The Motherhood Podcast!” ← if that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing our show!  This helps us support more women, just like you, on their motherhood journey.  Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.”  Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!— >>> 💌 DOWNLOAD THE NERVOUS SYSTEM RESET GUIDE 💌 <<<

Dr. Michelle Deering, a psychologist, author, and Mother-Daughter Relationship Personal Trainer, joins us to discuss the complexities of the mother-daughter relationship and how we can build stronger bonds with our daughters.   Three things you’ll learn in this episode: Why there’s always hope for a healthy mother-daughter relationship Some of the blind spots we might have as moms of daughters How we can raise empowered daughters   How to connect with Dr. Deering: Podcast: MotherDaughterConnections™ Website: Curative Connections Social Media and Free Guides: Dr. Michelle Deering Online Course Book: What Mothers Never Tell Their Daughters   “One of my pet peeves is this notion out there that the teen years are going to be tumultuous. My whole contention is they don't have to be. … I'm a holder of hope because things can change if you decide you want to do one thing differently - that can go so far in improving your relationships.” – Dr. Michelle Deering     TAKE THE PERSONALITY PATTERN QUIZ - Personality Quiz 1-ON-1 COACHING: From Insight to Outcome - Life Coaching with Michelle CHECK OUT MY FREE 5-STEP MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: My 5-Step Morning Routine MOTHERHOOD VILLAGE FB COMMUNITY: The Motherhood Village MOTHERHOOD INSTAGRAM: @michellegrosser.coach   “I love The Motherhood Podcast!” ← if that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing our show!  This helps us support more women, just like you, on their motherhood journey.  Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.”  Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!— >>> 💌 DOWNLOAD THE NERVOUS SYSTEM RESET GUIDE 💌 <<<

Hope is like a muscle – if we want to strengthen it, we’ve got to train it.  And it's so much more than a wish or a want.  Hope is an embodied confidence in God – even when things aren’t going our way.  And because it’s a skill, we can teach our kids how to be hopeful.   In today’s episode you’ll learn why reminding our kids of the seasonal and cyclical nature of life is so important to cultivating hope.  I also coach on how we can lovingly hold space for our children so they know they don’t have to face anything in life alone. And finally, we discuss how teaching them to question their thoughts can change the way they see the world and strengthen their hope.   Episode 58 – Encouraging Optimism Without Toxic Positivity From Helplessness to Optimism Study TAKE THE PERSONALITY PATTERN QUIZ - Personality Quiz 1-ON-1 COACHING: From Insight to Outcome - Life Coaching with Michelle CHECK OUT MY FREE 5-STEP MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: My 5-Step Morning Routine MOTHERHOOD VILLAGE FB COMMUNITY: The Motherhood Village MOTHERHOOD INSTAGRAM: @michellegrosser.coach   “I love The Motherhood Podcast!” ← if that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing our show!  This helps us support more women, just like you, on their motherhood journey.  Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.”  Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!— >>> 💌 DOWNLOAD THE NERVOUS SYSTEM RESET GUIDE 💌 <<<

Real talk – I’m the parent of a picky eater, and it can be so frustrating. If any of you have faced mealtime meltdowns, picky-eating battles, non-stop snackers, or kids who refuse to touch anything green, this episode is for you!   Courtney Bliss, Pediatric Dietician and founder of Feeding Bliss, is changing the narrative around healthy eating.  Her perspective is so refreshing as she shares insight and practical tips on how we can all raise great eaters without pressure, bribing, manipulation, or guilt.   Three things you’ll learn in this episode: How to approach selective (picky) eating How to introduce non-preferred/new foods Why we should avoid labeling foods as healthy/unhealthy, good/bad, etc. To connect with Courtney, head to: Her website: https://feedingbliss.com/ IG: @feedingbliss Picky Eating Blog Book a Free Call with Courtney   “It's this idea that we have - eat your dinner, and then you get your sweets. Have the body that you want, and then you get happiness. Have these perfect, organic, balanced meals that Goop is telling you about, and then your children will be angels. It is such a mind trap! But if you teach your kids to listen to themselves, and if you do that work in yourself - if you bust some of those myths of being perfect enough, looking the right way, serving the right foods - you will do such a service for your children.” – Courtney Bliss     TAKE THE PERSONALITY PATTERN QUIZ - Personality Quiz 1-ON-1 COACHING: From Insight to Outcome - Life Coaching with Michelle CHECK OUT MY FREE 5-STEP MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: My 5-Step Morning Routine MOTHERHOOD VILLAGE FB COMMUNITY: The Motherhood Village MOTHERHOOD INSTAGRAM: @michellegrosser.coach   “I love The Motherhood Podcast!” ← if that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing our show!  This helps us support more women, just like you, on their motherhood journey.  Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.”  Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!— >>> 💌 DOWNLOAD THE NERVOUS SYSTEM RESET GUIDE 💌 <<<

Compassion is the ability to be with someone else in their pain.  And the degree to which our kids are comfortable with their own emotions, is the degree to which they can hold space for others.    So, if we want our kids to be compassionate – getting in the muck and mire of human emotions with others – they’re going to need to learn how to be with uncomfortable emotions.   In today’s episode you’ll learn why we want to teach our kids compassion instead of sympathy (and why the difference is critical).  I also coach on how we can safely expose our children to others’ suffering, so they can practice compassion. And finally, we discuss how showing compassion in our discipline can be one of our greatest opportunities as parents.   TAKE THE PERSONALITY PATTERN QUIZ - Personality Quiz 1-ON-1 COACHING: From Insight to Outcome - Life Coaching with Michelle CHECK OUT MY FREE 5-STEP MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: My 5-Step Morning Routine MOTHERHOOD VILLAGE FB COMMUNITY: The Motherhood Village MOTHERHOOD INSTAGRAM: @michellegrosser.coach “I love The Motherhood Podcast!” ← if that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing our show!  This helps us support more women, just like you, on their motherhood journey.  Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.”  Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!— >>> 💌 DOWNLOAD THE NERVOUS SYSTEM RESET GUIDE 💌 <<<

If you’re a mom, you’ve probably run into Libby Ward on TikTok or Instagram at Diary of an Honest Mom.  She’s a thought leader and mental health advocate with a deep commitment to breaking the cycles of trauma. Libby joins us to discuss how we can re-write the narrative on what it means to be a good mom. Three things you’ll learn in this episode: The roots of mom rage and what we can do about it How to set more realistic expectations for ourselves as mothers What it means to be the default parent and how we can lighten our mental load To connect with Libby, head to: Her website: Diary of an Honest Mom IG: @diaryofanhonestmom The Honest Mom Journal Free Printable -The Honest Mom Journal “I don't want to pour into my cup just so I can pour out. I want to pour into my cup because I deserve to feel like I have a whole cup. I want to pour into me so that I feel peace, so that I find joy, so that I can find fulfillment, because I deserve to have all the good things that I believe in my heart that my children also deserve to have.  It's really a full circle moment that is hard to live out in a society that praises mothers for being martyrs.” – Libby Ward   TAKE THE PERSONALITY PATTERN QUIZ - Personality Quiz 1-ON-1 COACHING: From Insight to Outcome - Life Coaching with Michelle CHECK OUT MY FREE 5-STEP MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: My 5-Step Morning Routine MOTHERHOOD VILLAGE FB COMMUNITY: The Motherhood Village MOTHERHOOD INSTAGRAM: @michellegrosser.coach “I love The Motherhood Podcast!” ← if that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing our show!  This helps us support more women, just like you, on their motherhood journey.  Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.”  Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!— >>> 💌 DOWNLOAD THE NERVOUS SYSTEM RESET GUIDE 💌 <<<

What can we do to help our kids get along?! One of the most effective ways we can encourage harmony in our homes, is by teaching our children how to resolve their own conflicts. Listen to today’s episode as we discuss the importance of emotional vocabulary and EQ in promoting harmony.  I also coach on how our children’s self-regulation skills are vital as they're learning to get along with others and how we can start to teach them to regulate their nervous systems. TAKE THE PERSONALITY PATTERN QUIZ - Personality Quiz 1-ON-1 COACHING: From Insight to Outcome - Life Coaching with Michelle CHECK OUT MY FREE 5-STEP MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: My 5-Step Morning Routine MOTHERHOOD VILLAGE FB COMMUNITY: The Motherhood Village MOTHERHOOD INSTAGRAM: @michellegrosser.coach “I love The Motherhood Podcast!” ← if that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing our show!  This helps us support more women, just like you, on their motherhood journey.  Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.”  Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!— >>> 💌 DOWNLOAD THE NERVOUS SYSTEM RESET GUIDE 💌 <<<

Is a stress-free bedtime routine and kids who sleep through the night really possible?! Becca Campbell, certified pediatric sleep consultant and the CEO and founder of Little Z’s Sleep, says YES!  She has guided tens of thousands of families through the exhausting world of newborn, baby, and toddler sleep and is trusted by pediatric clinics and medical specialists across the country. Three things you’ll learn in this episode: Sleep training tips for children ages 0-5 How to set a bedtime routine and respond to stalling tactics How to get back on track after missed naps or late nights To connect with Becca, head to: Her website: https://littlezsleep.com Her podcast: https://littlezsleep.com/podcast/ Her socials: @littlezsleep Little Z’s Bedtime Routine Chart “If you don't sleep train your child, that's okay. That's totally up to you. But if you are not happy and you are not healthy and your family is not well rested, you can change that. It does not have to be that parenthood equals sleep deprivation.” - Becca Campbell   TAKE THE PERSONALITY PATTERN QUIZ - Personality Quiz 1-ON-1 COACHING: From Insight to Outcome - Life Coaching with Michelle CHECK OUT MY FREE 5-STEP MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: My 5-Step Morning Routine MOTHERHOOD VILLAGE FB COMMUNITY: The Motherhood Village MOTHERHOOD INSTAGRAM: @michellegrosser.coach “I love The Motherhood Podcast!” ← if that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing our show!  This helps us support more women, just like you, on their motherhood journey.  Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.”  Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!— >>> 💌 DOWNLOAD THE NERVOUS SYSTEM RESET GUIDE 💌 <<<

To honor someone is simply to put value on them.  In today's episode, I share three strategies for raising kids who honor others. The first step to teaching our kids to honor others is learning how to honor ourselves.  The ways in which we value our worth and honor our needs are a great way to start teaching our children about honor.  We can also teach about honor in the way that we repair with our kids after we've messed up or lost our cool.  And finally, we'll discuss how being generous with our words is a simple way for our kids to honor others. TAKE THE PERSONALITY PATTERN QUIZ - Personality Quiz 1-ON-1 COACHING: From Insight to Outcome - Life Coaching with Michelle CHECK OUT MY FREE 5-STEP MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: My 5-Step Morning Routine MOTHERHOOD VILLAGE FB COMMUNITY: The Motherhood Village MOTHERHOOD INSTAGRAM: @michellegrosser.coach “I love The Motherhood Podcast!” ← if that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing our show!  This helps us support more women, just like you, on their motherhood journey.  Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.”  Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!— >>> 💌 DOWNLOAD THE NERVOUS SYSTEM RESET GUIDE 💌 <<<

How good would it feel to declutter your home before the start of the new year, without having to be a full-blown minimalist?  In today’s episode, the Founder of Motherhood Simplified, Krista Lockwood, teaches us how to master the balance of having enough, but not too much.  As a mom of 5, Krista shares how being intentional about our stuff can help save our sanity. Three things you’ll learn in this episode: How clutter can affect our mental and emotional health; Where to start the decluttering process in our homes; and ​​How to get our family on board with decluttering. To connect with Krista, head to: Motherhood Simplified Motherhood Simplified Courses Motherhood Simplified Instagram Motherhood Simplified Facebook “Being a mom is hard.  And sometimes, something’s gotta give.  It can't be your kids, and it shouldn't be you, and it shouldn't be your relationship. But it can be your stuff. You can get rid of that stuff, so you can focus on the things that really matter.” – Krista Lockwood TAKE THE PERSONALITY PATTERN QUIZ - Personality Quiz 1-ON-1 COACHING: From Insight to Outcome - Life Coaching with Michelle CHECK OUT MY FREE 5-STEP MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: My 5-Step Morning Routine MOTHERHOOD VILLAGE FB COMMUNITY: The Motherhood Village MOTHERHOOD INSTAGRAM: @michellegrosser.coach “I love The Motherhood Podcast!” ← if that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing our show!  This helps us support more women, just like you, on their motherhood journey.  Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.”  Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!— >>> 💌 DOWNLOAD THE NERVOUS SYSTEM RESET GUIDE 💌 <<<