

Motherhood Unstressed
Liz Carlile
Motherhood Unstressed is a series of conversations and meditations addressing parenting, stress management, personal growth, and mindfulness. In reality, Motherhood Unstressed expands beyond the show, it's a global community of mindful, purpose-driven people looking to grow and create a positive ripple effect at home and in the world.
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Feb 14, 2022 • 35min
Author Leidy Klotz ON: The Untapped Science of Less
Sponsored by Sambucol - use code Mother15 to save 15% Motherhood Unstressed CBD - use code Podcast to save This week University of Virginia Professor, Leidy Klotz discusses his new book, "Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less" which explores the concept of subtraction as an effective yet often overlooked problem-solving strategy. A former professional soccer player, Leidy now studies how to transform things from how they are to how we want them to be, and has written for a number of prominent publications including The Washington Post, The Globe and Mail, and The Behavioral Scientist. Resources: Twitter @leidyklotz Web: https://www.leidyklotz.com Read "Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less" Read Bob Sutton's "The No Asshole Rule" Nature Article Global human-made mass exceeds all biomass Nature Article: People systematically overlook subtractive changes Like the show? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening & tag me on Instagram so I can thank you personally! Get the book Motherhood Unstressed - Daily Meditations on Motherhood, Self-Care, and the Art of Living a Life You Love available on Amazon and Kindle Subscribe to The Motherhood Unstressed Podcast Instagram @motherhoodunstressed ABOUT LEIDY Leidy Klotz studies the science of design. His research has appeared in both Nature and Science, he has written for popular outlets including The Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and The Behavioral Scientist, and his work has garnered praise in national newspapers on five continents. A professor at the University of Virginia, Leidy has authored more than 80 original research articles and secured more than $10 million dollars in competitive funding to support his and others’ work in this area. Recognized nationally as a professor who inspires, Leidy has taught thousands of students, including 21 Ph.D. advisees, whose designing and teaching shapes the world. Leidy's scholarship benefits from diversity and inclusion as more than three quarters of his advisees are from groups underrepresented in their respective fields. Before becoming a professor, Leidy designed schools in New Jersey and before that he played professional soccer.

Feb 7, 2022 • 45min
Trey and Tanya Pyle ON: Surviving Losing a Child
Sponsored by Sambucol - use code Mother15 to save 15% Motherhood Unstressed CBD - use code Podcast to save In April 2018, Trey and Tanya Pyle, their daughter Soon-Ae, and Tanya's mother Merlita, were struck on the highway by a speeding tractor-trailer. The horrific crash took 4-year old Soon-Ae's life, and forever changed Trey and Tanya's lives. In this episode we discuss that fateful day, how the couple has been able to cope with the tremendous grief of losing their daughter, and what they are doing to carry on Soon-Ae's legacy today. Resources: Soon-Ae Pyle Memorial Fund - St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School Instagram @tanya.pyle Like the show? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening & tag me on Instagram so I can thank you personally! Get the book Motherhood Unstressed - Daily Meditations on Motherhood, Self-Care, and the Art of Living a Life You Love available on Amazon and Kindle Subscribe to The Motherhood Unstressed Podcast Instagram @motherhoodunstressed

Jan 31, 2022 • 33min
Harvard Astrophysicist Avi Loeb ON: Extraterrestrials - The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth
Sponsored by Sambucol - use code Mother15 to save 15% Motherhood Unstressed CBD - use code Podcast to save Professor Avi Loeb is a Harvard theoretical physicist whose areas of professional interest include cosmology and astrophysics. In this episode we discuss his new book, "Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth", which proposes that Oumuamua, the interstellar object that passed through our solar system in 2017, may have been the creation of an alien intelligence. Like the show? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening & tag me on Instagram so I can thank you personally! Get the book Motherhood Unstressed - Daily Meditations on Motherhood, Self-Care, and the Art of Living a Life You Love available on Amazon and Kindle Subscribe to The Motherhood Unstressed Podcast Instagram @motherhoodunstressed Resources: The Galileo Project Websites: https://lweb.cfa.harvard.edu/~loeb/ https://avi-loeb.medium.com Read Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force New Horizons Mission to Pluto Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken"

Jan 24, 2022 • 43min
Quantum Emotional Healing with 4-Time Emmy Award Winning Journalist and Modern Nirvana Co-Founder Frank Elaridi
Sponsored by Sambucol - use code Mother15 to save 15% Motherhood Unstressed CBD - use code Podcast to save Frank Elaridi is a 4-time Emmy-Award-Winning Journalist, quantum emotion healer, and Co-Founder of Modern Nirvana, an organization dedicated to helping practitioners take control of their spiritual and physical wellbeing, by sharing both ancient practices and modern bio-hacks. In this episode Frank turns his quantum emotional healing skills on me with a live healing session focusing on releasing negative trapped emotions from my body for the creation of healthier relationships, removal of blocks in health and career, and space for new opportunities. Tune in to find out how you too can incorporate these ancient practices for the benefit of your life. Like the show? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening & tag me on Instagram so I can thank you personally! Get the book Motherhood Unstressed - Daily Meditations on Motherhood, Self-Care, and the Art of Living a Life You Love available on Amazon and Kindle Subscribe to The Motherhood Unstressed Podcast Instagram @motherhoodunstressed Resources: Instagram: @felaridi Youtube: Modern Nirvana Websites: Modern Nirvana http://www.frankelaridi.com Attend Modern Nirvana's next annual conference! Dr. Bradley Nelson - Emotion Code

Jan 19, 2022 • 12min
Align + Strengthen Your Chakras for Health, Happiness, + Better Sleep - Guided Meditation
Sponsored by Sambucol - use code Mother15 to save 15% "Opening your chakras and allowing cosmic energies to flow through your body will ultimately refresh your spirit and empower your life." -Barbara Marciniak The seven chakras are governed by spiritual laws, principles of consciousness that we can use to cultivate greater harmony, happiness, and well being in our lives and in the world. In this short guided meditation I help you relax, restore and realize the power you have within your own physical and energetic body through your innate connection to your chakras. Thank you for doing the work. Like the show? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening & tag me on Instagram so I can thank you personally! Get the book "Motherhood Unstressed - Daily Meditations on Motherhood, Self-Care, and the Art of Living a Life You Love" available in print and Kindle. Subscribe to The Motherhood Unstressed Podcast Instagram @motherhoodunstressed

Jan 17, 2022 • 39min
Author Julie Bogart ON: Raising Critical Thinkers in the Digital Age
Sponsored by Sambucol - use code Mother15 to save 15% At a time when online media has created a virtual firehose of information and opinions, parents and teachers worry how students will interpret what they read and see. Amid the noise, it has become increasingly important to examine different perspectives with both curiosity and discernment. But how do parents teach these critical thinking skills to their children? My guest Julie Bogart is the creator and owner of Brave Writer, the hugely popular online writing and language arts program and podcast, and the fast-growing weekly habit called Poetry Teatime. In this episode Julie and I discuss practical ways for teaching your children to boldly examine how they think and to become thoughtful consumers of information. In this episode we discuss: How being well-read gives a false impression of being well-educated. In fact, reading can be dangerous to quality critical thinking. The importance of curiosity in nurturing a critical mindset. Video games are high quality tools of skillful thinking, particularly when played 7-10 hours per week. Studies show that non-gamers are more at risk of negative outcomes than gamers. Gaming doesn’t have to be so negative! Multiple choice testing has caused a negative ripple effect, removing childlike wonder by 6th grade and creating a culture of single identity answers and zero-sum online discourse stakes. And much more! Like the show? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening & tag me on Instagram so I can thank you personally! Get the book Motherhood Unstressed - Daily Meditations on Motherhood, Self-Care, and the Art of Living a Life You Love available on Amazon and Kindle Subscribe to The Motherhood Unstressed Podcast Instagram @motherhoodunstressed Resources: Read Julie's Book RAISING CRITICAL THINKERS: A Parent's Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age (TarcherPerigee, on sale Feb 1) Instagram @juliebravewriter Website https://bravewriter.com Read Julie’s other book The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool Learning and Life. Find Julie on Social Media: Instagram, Twitter, Facebook Julie’s online courses Get Julie’s summer resources for parents and kids by signing up to her email list The Overview Effect

Jan 12, 2022 • 10min
Nature as a Teacher - Guided Meditation
Sponsored by Sambucol - use code Mother15 to save 15% "Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better" - Albert Einstein Nature has often been called the ultimate teacher on how to flow with life rather than against it, but as humans we sometimes forget. In this short guided meditation I help you relax, restore and realize your innate connection to everything in the universe. Thank you for doing the work. Like the show? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening & tag me on Instagram so I can thank you personally! Get the book "Motherhood Unstressed - Daily Meditations on Motherhood, Self-Care, and the Art of Living a Life You Love" available in print and Kindle. Subscribe to The Motherhood Unstressed Podcast Instagram @motherhoodunstressed

Jan 10, 2022 • 20min
Veteran Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas ON: Burn Pits, Cancer, and the True Cost of War
Sponsored by Sambucol - use code Mother15 to save 15% Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas is a researcher, speaker and veterans' health advocate, she's also my sister. In this episode we discuss her personal cancer story, how her life and legacy has changed since her diagnosis, and the greater problem of aggressive cancers among veterans, thought to be linked with exposure to toxic burn pits while stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Want to help? Check out http://burnpits360.org Instagram @thedrkate Website https://dockate.com Like the show? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening & tag me on Instagram so I can thank you personally! Get the book "Motherhood Unstressed - Daily Meditations on Motherhood, Self-Care, and the Art of Living a Life You Love" available in print and Kindle. Subscribe to The Motherhood Unstressed Podcast Instagram @motherhoodunstressed Resources: The Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act would cover a wide range of cancers and respiratory illnesses as presumptive conditions, including: asthma, that was diagnosed after service, head cancer of any type, neck cancer of any type, respiratory cancer of any type, gastrointestinal cancer of any type, reproductive cancer of any type, lymphoma cancer of any type, lymphoma cancer of any type, kidney cancer, brain cancer, melanoma, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, constrictive bronchiolitis or obliterative bronchiolitis, emphysema, granulomatous disease, interstitial lung disease, pleuritis, pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis. The Supporting Expanded Review for Veterans in Combat Environments (SERVICE) Act would require the VA to conduct mammograms for all women who served in areas associated with burn pits and other toxic exposures regardless of age, symptoms or family history. In 2019, Congress passed a law entitled “Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act.” This law was a long overdue mechanism to recognize Agent Orange exposure (and its related long-term health problems) in veterans who were on naval ships rather than on land during the time period of use of this herbicide on areas of Southeast Asian during the Vietnam war.

Jan 5, 2022 • 12min
Finding the Space Between Thought - Guided Meditation
Sponsored by Sambucol - use code Mother15 to save 15% "Be master of mind rather than mastered by mind." - Zen Proverb In this short guided meditation I help you relax, connect with who you really are, and sink into a state of deep relaxation and calm. It's from this vibration that you can become the master rather than the slave of your own mind. Thank you for doing the work. Like the show? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening & tag me on Instagram so I can thank you personally! Get the book "Motherhood Unstressed - Daily Meditations on Motherhood, Self-Care, and the Art of Living a Life You Love" available in print and Kindle. Subscribe to The Motherhood Unstressed Podcast Instagram @motherhoodunstressed

Jan 3, 2022 • 11min
3 Powerful Ways to Manage Stress and Make Your Self-Care a Priority in the New Year
Sponsored by Sambucol - use code Mother15 to save 15% It's a new year, and the perfect time to make your self-care the priority in your life. In this episode I share my top 3 tips for managing stress and making self-care a non-negotiable part of your daily routine. There's no time like now to focus on your well-being and consequently improve your life and that of your family. Like the show? Please leave a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening & tag me on Instagram so I can thank you personally! Best Self Atlanta Article Get the book "Motherhood Unstressed - Daily Meditations on Motherhood, Self-Care, and the Art of Living a Life You Love" available in print and Kindle. Subscribe to The Motherhood Unstressed Podcast Instagram @motherhoodunstressed