245 – Having everything does NOT guarantee success

Happy Friday Mama. And Mama’s Daily Dose is… having everything does NOT guarantee success. Let’s get moving before we get interrupted.  Are you one of those moms that likes to have all her ducks in a row, making sure she has everything in order before she makes the next step? Many moms out there wanted

244 – “(there is) a degree of anxiety and guilt in mothers that is unparalleled in history.”

Welcome to quote Thursday, and I have a quote that comes from the book, Ordinary Insanity. And the quote comes from Psychologist, Dr. Shari Thurer. And she is referring to the tension that exists between expert advice to moms, and also saying at the same time that being a mom is supposed to come “naturally.”

242 – How mom anxiety is like reliving a drunken night

I Don’t know about you, but I had a few handful of drunken nights back in college. And what I found after having anxiety as a mom…stick with me here, there is a link… is that recounting my episodes of anxiety are very much like recounting a drunken night from back in college. And Mama’s

241 – Monday MamAffirmation: It’s okay to NOT be okay

We are continuing our month of moms’ mental health awareness. Last week was all about bringing awareness to anxiety and depression since it was Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week. So I hope some of those statistics and stories really brought some light to both anxiety and depression, as well as just made you feel like,

239 – “What is most personal is most universal”

The human experience is one to be shared. The mom experience is certainly one to be shared, we come together, we realize we aren’t alone on our journeys. When we share our stories, and Mama’s Daily Dose is… a quote from Carl Rogers, “what is most personal is most universal.” Let’s get movin before we

238 – Where does mom fear come from?

Fear and anxiety: it is a real epidemic amongst moms. And if you didn’t listen to yesterday’s Podcast, episode 237, go back and go listen to it. I dropped some stats that are just ridiculous when it comes to parent’s mental health, and how this fear and anxiety feeds into that mental health. But there’s

237 – There is an epidemic amongst moms

Even though the world is scary, out there, and there’s a lot of unknowns, we live in the safest world there has ever been in history, people are living the longest they have ever lived in history, there’s all these advances to keep us around, and to keep us safe. Yet, there is still so

236 – Monday MamAffirmation: I am NOT a label!

Happy May, Mama! There are so many things going on this month, May is a Mother’s Day. This week, the first week of May is Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week. And the whole month of May, is Mental Health Awareness Month. So wrap all those into one. And this month on Mama’s Daily Dose, we

235 – How to use your phone to become a more joyful Mama

Mama, this is the last podcast of April. So we are wrapping up our month of being intentional. And I am so excited for May because it is mental health awareness month. And the first week of May, is actually anxiety and depression Awareness Week that is nationally recognized and May, Mother’s Day. So all

234 – “When we don’t want anything…when we cannot exactly define what we want…”

Mama’s Daily Dose is… a quote from Donald Miller, in his book Hero on a Mission, “When we don’t want anything, or perhaps, when we cannot exactly define what we want, we become characters in a story with no plot.” Let’s get moving before we get interrupted. I get to write my story, you get