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Real talk – have you ever found yourself in a rough season of motherhood where you deeply loved your kids, but you just didn’t feel like there was much to like in the moment? In today’s episode, Jenna Griffith, host of the top-rated show The Joy Filled Podcast,  shares how we can find peace and purpose through both the highs and lows of motherhood. “Motherhood was always my dream job. So it was earth shattering to me when I started feeling those feelings of like, is this it?  One thing that I learned is that our calling doesn't change depending on the season we're in. Our calling is to love Jesus and to make him known to the people around us. And so when we're rooted in that eternal purpose, and take our eyes off of right now and put them back on eternity, then the assignments that we have, we can do wholeheartedly unto God. Because that's the thing about life - we have lots of different assignments, and right now our assignment is motherhood.” – Jenna Griffith Three things you’ll learn in this episode: A mindset shift for mom guilt How to invite more joy into our homes How to find peace in the chaos To connect with Jenna, head to: The podcast: The Joy Filled Podcast Instagram: @jennagriffithco @joyfilledpodcast 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 💌 <<<

For the longest time, I associated being creative with being artistic.  I couldn't draw or sing, so I believed that I wasn't creative.  Have you ever felt this way? And then I realized that my kids would never say "I’m not creative."  They’re creating all day long.  They’re inventing imaginary worlds, they’re painting and drawing on any surface available, they're making up songs and singing – they’re constantly creating.  So where along the journey do we lose this creativity?  Creativity isn't limited to artistic expression. Innovation is creative. Scientific discovery is creative.  Problem-solving is creative.  Writing and speaking are creative.  The truth is that we were all created to create. In today's episode, you'll learn 3 key ways you can help your children remain aware of the power they hold to create so that creativity becomes a practice and continues to be a lifestyle for them. TAKE THE PERSONALITY PATTERN QUIZ - Personality Quiz SHOW NOTES: 50 – Raising Creative Children 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 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 💌 <<<

We all tend to go into certain Personality Patterns when we’re feeling overwhelmed or experiencing some sort of stress in our lives. There are 5 Personality Patterns, and whenever we realize that we've gone into a Pattern, our first job is to get ourselves out of the Pattern and back to being present. In today’s episode, I’m going to coach you on how to get out of each Pattern once you notice you’re in it.  Because when we’re able to get out of Pattern, we have access to our learning brain, and we can operate as our true and authentic selves.  This allows us to interact with our kids, partner, and all the other people in our lives – not from a skewed defensive Pattern – but through a clear lens. 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 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 💌 <<<

Think of your favorite people to be around, your favorite people to work with, your favorite leaders – they likely all have a high EQ.  That’s what makes them so great to be around! The good news for us parents is that all of our kids have the capacity to learn emotional intelligence skills. They just need us to coach them and help them co-regulate until they can do it on their own. Listen to today’s episode for 3 ways we can encourage our kids as they grow their emotional intelligence.  I coach on how we can help our children build their emotional vocabulary and why it’s so important that we validate our children’s feelings and teach them how to express their emotions in a healthy way. 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 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 💌 <<<

Have you ever wondered why you do the things you do? Why do you get so angry when your kids aren't listening to you? Why is it so hard to relax when the house is a mess?! Here's what's going on - as a child, whenever an experience overwhelmed our nervous system, we subconsciously built defenses against that overwhelm. Over time, those defenses become a habit, and then they become a pattern. Now as an adult, what we think of as our personality, is often this defense pattern running the show. So interesting, right?! Today I’m coaching on the 5 Personality Patterns - Leaving, Merging, Enduring, Aggressive, & Rigid - and I'm going to explain how each Pattern originates in childhood.  I also coach on how each Pattern usually shows up so you can learn which Pattern you tend to go into when you're stressed or overwhelmed.  TAKE THE QUIZ HERE: WHAT’S YOUR PERSONALITY PATTERN?  MOTHERHOOD SHOW NOTES: Ep. 47 Show Notes - What’s your Personality Pattern 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: @themotherhood.podcast “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 💌 <<<

Wisdom is the combination of knowledge and experience. And because of that, I often wonder how much wisdom my kids can reasonably be expected to have! But a few days ago, my daughter told me one of the wisest things I've heard, and it got me thinking about the things we can do to raise wise children, even from a young age.  In today's episode, you'll learn how we can teach our kids to see the big picture, ask for wisdom, and how encouraging them to grow in their identity will help them grow in their wisdom.  MOTHERHOOD SHOW NOTES: Ep. 46 Show Notes - Wisdom 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: @themotherhood.podcast “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 💌 <<<

Today's episode is a game changer, friends!  We’re talking about boundaries, and how to create and set them with love.  As a recovering people pleaser, I'd spent years struggling with setting healthy boundaries.  I really had to come to an understanding that if boundaries are set with the right intention - if they come from a place of love - then they can actually make our relationships stronger.  In today's episode, I coach you on how to take a B.E.A.T when you're deciding whether you need to set a boundary.  I also guide you through a simple 4-step framework on how to establish clear and healthy boundaries with love. MOTHERHOOD SHOW NOTES: Ep. 45 Show Notes - Boundaries 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: @themotherhood.podcast “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 💌 <<<

Did you know that contentment has quite little to do with our circumstances? The bulk of what determines our contentment is our thoughts and behaviors (which can be changed!). True contentment really starts with a deep acceptance of the present. It’s hard to be content when we’re stuck in the past or worried about the future, right? In today's episode, you'll learn how to take advantage of the opportunities we have as parents to teach our kids the thoughts and behaviors that lead to true and lasting contentment. Listen in to learn how gratitude, breaking the buying habit, and exploring their purpose can help our little ones discover a life of contentment. MOTHERHOOD SHOW NOTES: Ep. 44 Show Notes - Contentment 1-ON-1 COACHING: Life Coaching with Michelle CHECK OUT MY FREE 5-STEP MORNING ROUTINE FOR MOMS: Morning Routine MOTHERHOOD VILLAGE FB COMMUNITY: The Motherhood Village JOIN MICHELLE ON 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. — >>> 💌 DOWNLOAD THE NERVOUS SYSTEM RESET GUIDE 💌 <<<

When was the last time you were face-to-face with failure? In today’s episode, Clarity Coach and host of the top-rated podcast, But First, She Failed, Paola Soares, shares with us how her moments of "failure" propelled her to where she is today.  Paola invites us to shift our paradigm around failure and overcome the fear of failing that is holding us back from living the life of our dreams. “Once I had that revelation - I'm either winning or I'm learning - it made taking the plunge, taking that step, doing the things that look really scary, a little bit more doable because now I’m thinking I'm either going to win or I'm going to learn.” – Paola Soares To connect with Paola, head to: Instagram: @butfirstshefailed Website: paolasoares.com   Three things you’ll learn in this episode: The steps for overcoming failure How to find your confidence again after failure How to get clarity on our calling   MOTHERHOOD SHOW NOTES: 43 Show Notes - Overcoming Failure with Paola Soares 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: @themotherhood.podcast “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 💌 <<<

At its core, humility is really just our kids’ ability to consider others ahead of themselves.  When it comes to raising humble kids, I think the aim is twofold.  First, we want our kids to have a secure identity – identity is clutch when it comes to humility. Second, we want to raise children who are open-minded about new information, new ideas, new perspectives, and new possibilities! In this episode, you're going to learn how meeting our children's needs is the single greatest way to foster a secure attachment and a spirit of confident humility.  I also give some coaching around how our kids' identities, mistakes, and willingness to serve others play huge roles in their humility. MOTHERHOOD SHOW NOTES: Ep. 42 Show Notes - 4 Ways to Teach our Children Humility 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: @themotherhood.podcast “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 💌 <<<