Mom‘s Mental Check-in

Episode 10: Bri's Life

You truly can't tell a book by its cover and today we are going to go into one of our storybooks!

Join us as we get to know Bri on a deeper level and learn more of where she came from to where she is now!

Episode 9: Our Why

I think giving you an explanation and story behind our "why" almost gives our mission more power. We may sound like a couple of hackling hens shooting the "ish" and making a podcast about it...which is totally what our husbands assumed for the first few months! But that isn't all we are. Join us to hear a little bit about what fills our cups and the mission we are taking on. Sure no one asked us, but we wished there was someone we had to remind us that life can be crazy, but rest assure you are not alone. 

 

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Episode 8: Self Love

Self Love.

Isn't this a topic we all hear about so much these days?

Listen to us talk about the ways we try and implement self care in our lives as well as how we try and set an example to our kids of it.

We also talk about relationships with others and how they can affect the way you love yourself.

Setting boundaries is key and when you set up a strong foundation for your mind and emotions you are able to support yourself and all those who want to come in.

 

“Someone else’s opinion of you is none of your business. Let me say that again for the people in the cheap seats.”
― Author Rachel Hollis, Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are so You Can Become Who You Were Meant To Be

 

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Episode 7: Things I Wish I Would Have Known

Don’t you wish there was one place you could go to get all the Mom juice??

 

So do we!

 

So we did our best to cover some of the basics that we wish we would have known. This is a topic that could truly go on, and on and on, so if you like it, let us know.

 

Leave us some feedback and we will add this as a series in the podcast.

 

DISCLAIMER: A LOT OF POTTY AND NAUGHTY TALK. BE WARNED! YOU’RE WELCOME IN ADVANCE!

 

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Episode 6: Mental Health

It’s just like everything else in our lives-if you want it to work, you have to keep up with it.

 

As much as I would love to hit the cruise control button on life and watch someone else take the wheel, it is just completely unrealistic.

 

So how do you achieve good mental health?

It’s different for everyone, but here are some things that have worked for me.

 

Finding some inspiration:

For me this meant finding things that spoke to me which guided me via podcast and social media.

I found people to follow who helped set a path that made sense for Me to follow.

 

Listening to my body:

For me this meant eating right, finding what was making me feel sluggish and bloated. I began to take out anything that wasn’t making my body feel fueled.

Believe me this sounds way fancier than it is. I am still a huge junk food kid and can eat In-n-Out burger.

 

Finding time for myself:

This meant physically writing out a schedule to find time for myself in a planner everyday. Making sure to set boundaries with the kids and my hubby. Literally stepping out of the site of my family to allow full attention to myself.

 

These are 3 main things that made a huge difference in my daily life and my drive to strive for greatness.

 

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Episode 5: Interview with Luis

Most of us were young parents in a world that felt, and can still feel, impossible.

There were multiple times Luis and I felt the weight of the world on our marriage and questioned if we could overcome it.
Life is hard; adjusting from the single, carefree life to being responsible for another life is no joke.

As you get older, there are constant obstacles and temptations; and learning from them takes time and hard work.

I am so happy that we can now sit back and look at those moments, and laugh about them. At the time, those moments never felt laughable-that’s for sure.

Understanding your partner and giving each other the time of day is key. Friendships can come and go, but marriage and parenthood is forever.
In the early stages of adjusting from one thing to another, you want to hold so tightly to those relationships that you lose sight of what you signed into as a couple.

Now at 31 years old with 3 kids, and 8 years together with my husband, I can say, “I wish I knew then what I know now!”

Episode 4: Mom Lifestyle or Job

We as moms ask ourselves this question along with everyone else too…..

Is being a mom a job or a lifestyle?

 

Does this make you a little triggered?

It does for us.

It is really hard to say most days.

When someone talks about a lifestyle it is something you choose, right?

Not always…..

When it's a job you normally choose that too, right….Yes.

 

Here is where it becomes different.

I know that when I go to work I have a time I clock in and out! I will get breaks/lunches and personal bathroom breaks!

That is right ladies, personal bathroom breaks!!!!!

 

When you are a mother there is zero of that!

There is nothing scheduled, things just happen on a dime, and we learn to roll with it.

Does it make us bad moms to complain?

No!!!

We are normal; we are human!

We love our babies more than any one could understand.

 

That doesn’t take away our right to express our frustrations and stress! You complain about your job, so sit down, shut up, and listen to me complain about mine!!

Episode 3: Mom Guilt

Yup you know it. It’s the evil cloud that hangs over our shoulders as a mother! The thing that keeps you up at night, or takes you to the places you don’t want to go, or spend money on the crap you know you just don’t need!!

 

Yup you guessed it MOM GUILT!!!

 

I’m just gonna give that one its own line so we can all stare at it and plan how to defeat it.

I’m still working on this daily!!

 

I am a yeller mom. I yell at my kids and have been drastically working on this and been improving. That’s right give props to yourself where props should be given! My mom was a yeller and I hated it more than anything.

Now a mother of 3 I found it was hard to control. So this was my big one that at the end of the night as I sat there and stared at them sleep peacefully I would feel terrible for screaming at them.

 

So how am I trying to counter act this!!! Reminding myself all the kicka** stuff I did do with them that day. We need to allow ourselves flaws. As long as we are acknowledging them and doing things to improve them, then you are doing your best.

 

Little kids can be A holes man. Just like in the office every once in awhile you have to stand up to your boss and tell him...or her.....”pick your shi* up and go to your room!!!!”

......well you know what I mean!

Episode 2: Grief

Grief as a mother is a weird thing. It comes in many ways. Loss of family and friends, your body image, your person space. Bri and I may still be young be we have been through some stuff in life, and this part of our journey is learning to live and learn. You have to choose to keep yourself going. Join us to dive into grief and how we deal with it through motherhood.

Episode 1: A Taste of Our Tribe

This is only a small taste of all the nitty gritty convos we will continue to get into. Let me tell you, there will be no stone unturned with the bridges we cross!

Definitely not suited for young ears!

So sit back wherever that may be, plugin, and enjoy!