Moms Minivans & Mayhem

Why fit in when you were born to stand out?  In a where where you don't want to be judged for looking or acting different, you succumb to the pressure to fit in and be like everyone else.  But why do you want to be like everyone else when being you is so perfect??

Did you know that anger is an emotion that we use to force us to take action?  On this episode I am sharing with you tools that I have used to learn how to manage not only my anger, but for my kids too.  Fair warning...it's a really unique and fun method!!

How good of a listener are  you?  I recently attended a seminar that taught us how to be better listeners and how that impacts communication skills. In this episode, I am sharing with you what I learned and how I am using those skills to be a better listener for my kids.

On this episode, I am asking you for advice.  As a mom, we want to do everything we can to protect our kids and keep them in this safe little bubble.  Unfortunately, that's not reality.  They will get picked on and feel left out.  How do you navigate this part of motherhood?!  

Helping your kids create a strong growth mindset is one of the greatest tools you can ever give them.  In this episode, I am sharing with you the 9 mantras that you can share with your kids to help them create a strong growth mindset. Credit: Kelly from happyyouhappyfamily.com  Growth Mindset Mantras

With motherhood, there are those days where we are killing it and there are days that we fall short.  On this episode, I am sharing with you my Mom Wins for the week and my Mom Fails!

In a world of instant gratification, we often get frustrated when we don't see results immediately.  This definitely pertains to weight loss and try to find quick fixes. On today's episode I am sharing with you how to embrace the body you have (even with a little fluff).

We all know that changing your habits is one of the hardest things to do.  In this episode, I am sharing with you why change f-ing sucks and what I am doing to change my habits.

When I grew up, we didn't have tablets or iPads so I often struggle with how I feel about them with our kids. To be honest, sometimes I rely on them to keep the kids occupied when I need to get things done or if the kids just need to unwind after a long day.  But is all this screen time good or bad? In this episode I am talking to you about if these tablets are friends or foe??

We recently took our first long road trip with our kids to Florida.  I was very resistant to this idea because I thought 10 hours in the car with my 6 year old triplets would be stressful and ruin our vacation before we even got there. In this episode, I am sharing with you the tips and tricks that we used to survive this road trip with our kids!

Have you ever suffered from separation anxiety??  This is something that I have never experienced before until recently.  On this episode, I am sharing with you how I got to the root of the problem and what I did to work on it.

When we focus on expectation instead of appreciation, we often end up feeling disappointment.  On this episode I am sharing with you how your life can change when you focus on the things you appreciate instead of the things you expect.

Before becoming a mom, you were focusing on yourself and pursuing your dreams.  That naturally changes when you become a mom and all your time, love, and attention shifts towards your baby/babies. On this episode I am sharing with you who I was before I became a mom and how I am integrating that person into the mom/wife that I am today!

With Mother's Day approaching, I thought this was the perfect time to talk about how it's essential to take care of ourselves.  We as mothers tend to put everyone first, but it's not selfish to take time for yourself.  In this episode I will share with you how I fill up my own cup to keep myself happy and healthy!

Most of the time, we are teaching our kids everything they need to know.  But every once awhile, they teach us some things.  In this episode I am sharing with you the lessons that my kids have taught me.

Procrastination is the avoidance of pain.  We don't want to change or do something because we feel like it would be more painful than not doing it. In this episode, I am sharing with you the reasons behind why we (and our kids) procrastinate and what we can do to break this habit.

SHOULD we do that or do we NEED to do that?  There are so many things in our life that we feel like we "should" be doing, but a lot of those things don't really need to be done.  In this episode I am sharing with you how I work through prioritizing what I need to do vs what I feel like I should be doing and not feeling guilty by not doing the "shoulds" on my to do list.

Where you spend your time and energy directly affects how you are feeling.  Are you spending your time and energy doing the things that you love to do and want to do?  In this episode, I will share with you how I realized I wasn't spending my energy wisely and what I did to change that.

Something I wished that I had learned from an early age was that I had the power to control how others made me feel.  As I continue to grow on my personal development journey, I am sharing what I learn with my kids. I am giving them "tools" for their mental toolbox so they are in control of what they think and feel.  On this episode I am sharing with you how I am instilling this in their daily lives.

Having an attitude of gratitude is hard to do when you are having a bad day.  It's not easy to pull yourself out of a funk and sometimes it feels good to stay in that negative mindset. On this episode, I am sharing with you how I turned my bad morning into a good morning by listing the things that I am grateful for.

Are you over parenting your child/children?  I have been determined to raise my kids to be well behaved and respectful, but maybe I am parenting them too much?  The term "helicopter mom" comes to mind. In this episode I am sharing with you how I came to this realization, what I am doing to change it, and how I am teaching my kids to problem solve on their own.

Are you a fan of the law of attraction?? Well I am and I recently discovered how the law of attraction and parenting go hand in hand. In this episode I am sharing with you how I realized what you focus on grows no matter if it's good or bad, even when you are parenting.  

When you say "yes" to anything in your life, that means you are saying "no" to another area in your life.  This doesn't always have to be a bad thing, but recently for me I have realized that the things that I have been saying yes to haven't always been because I have wanted to do them. In this episode, I share with you how I am learning to say NO so I can say YES to the things that I really want to do.

When life don't as planned, do you feel like things are happening TO you or FOR you? In this episode,  I share with you all how I look for the silver linings when I feel like life is throwing me a curveball.

Disciplining your kids can take a lot of patience, consistency, empathy, and a good sense of humor.  Recently I feel like the methods I have been using arent' working anymore so I had to get a little creative. On this episode, I am sharing with you creative consequences for disciplining your kids!   References: http://www.imom.com/21-creative-consequences/

One of the biggest lessons that I have learned from my mother is that a mother's love has no limiting beliefs. In this episode, I am sharing with you how my mom believed that I could do anything I wanted to no matter what.  Even if it seemed so far out of reach, my mom believed in me so much that she didn't let my limiting beliefs stand in her way or mine.  

Do you ever wonder why your kids lie to you? My kids have been flat out lying to my face recently and I wanted to know why. In this episode I am talking about the lies that my kids tell me and the truth behind it.  Listen to find out the reasons why your kids might be lying to you.

We as moms are guilty of the "mom guilt".  We feel like we are not good enough, we don't like the way our kids are behaving, and we feel bad when we think these things. But are these things we tell ourselves the truth??  In this episode, I share with you a method that I use to understand if what I am telling myself is the truth or a lie.

As a mom, we are masters at multi-tasking so being present can be challenging at times.  On this episode, I share with you how I realized I was being present at the wrong times.

In this episode, I am sharing with you something that I figured out about myself.  I thought I was being a control freak and never asking for help, but I realized it was something more than that.  Listen to find out what my AH-HA moment was!

Welcome back to the Moms Minivans & Mayhem podcast!! On this first episode, I will share with you all what I have been up to and where I am going.  I am so excited to be back and sharing all the good, the bad, and the in between of motherhood!

In this FINAL episode of Season 1, I share with you all tips to finding your passion.  I reference a video that I saw from Will Smith and also this amazing worksheet that will help you find your Passion and Purpose! Will Smith Video Find Your Passion Worksheet

Here is the link for The 5 Love Languages quiz!   http://www.5lovelanguages.com/profile/

When I first thought about what being a stay at home mom would look like, it was so glamorous.  I never imagined how hard it would be and the emotional rollercoaster that I would go on.   On this episode I will share with you the struggles that I went though in the beginning and what I am currently struggling with.  Things don't always look like what you thought they would.

Do you have a house that is being consumed with clutter?  Do you ever go to donate or trash something that belongs to your child and all the sudden it becomes "their favorite toy"??  I do!! This has been a work in progress for me because organizing in general is not my strong suit, but trying to organize and declutter things that belong to my 5 year olds is a overwhelming! I found a process that will help me declutter with the help of my kids without the guilt!!  WHAT?!  I know it sounds crazy, but listen to the podcast to find out more!    

In this episode, I will share with you why my kids think they live in a 5 star hotel.  I will show how I learned to set boundaries and changed my thinking to get the results that I wanted.

When it comes to the things that you desire in life, how committed are you to getting what you want?  In this episode I share with you how I was committed to getting back to my pre-baby weight and what it took to get those results!

In this episode, I will share with you the one tool that I have used that has successfully helped me to stop overeating.  I was able to ditch the drama surrounding food and found a way to enjoy food without limitations.

In this episode I will share with you the secret sauce to my happiness in life and business! 

In this episode, I talk about what to do AFTER you have overindulged.  I will share with you the top 5 tips on how to cure a food hangover!

In this episode, I talk about one of my biggest passions...the law of attraction and manifestation.  I will share with you how I was able to use the methods I have learned to manifest $20,000 in one year and how you can use these  to tools attract what you want in your life! 

Fad diets seem like a quick and easy fix to your weight loss problems, but will they last?  In this episode I will share with you the top 3 reasons why these fad diets don't work and what I did to change my relationship with food and finally ditch the diets!

In this episode, I talk about the mental causes for physical illness and the metaphysical way to overcome them.  I realized how my thoughts and words were creating my experiences  and took control so that I could change my life and my health.  Book Reference: Louise Hay "Heal Your Body"

In this episode, I talk about how I struggled with being defined by a number.  There was always a number that I was striving for whether it was on the scale, my dress size, my jeans, or how many calories I was allowed to have per day. I found out through a lot of trial and error that the numbers are not always correct.  The numbers can change and they don't stay the same for everyone and they can affect people differently.  I had to find a way to understand how my body worked and find my happy medium.

In Part 3 in my "Prescription For Happiness" series I talk about how I was on the search for a magic pill that would give me energy, not make me feel hungry, and maybe lose a couple pounds.  What I have found on my journey is there is no magic pill.  It takes hard work, persistence, and dedication to maintain or lose weight. In this episode, I  will share with you all of my struggles on this journey and how I took my life and my health into my own hands.

In this episode I talk about how I have tried every fad diet there is!  I was on the hunt for a quick fix to lose those pesky extra pounds and baby weight. After 15 YEARS of yo-yo dieting with no long term success I finally found a way to maintain my weight, balance my blood sugar levels, stop the food and body shaming, and started listening to what my body needed.    Listen to the whole episode to follow me on my journey to building a healthy mind, body and soul.

This episode is the first in a series that I am releasing called "Prescription For Happiness".  Over the last year I have been on a journey to building a stronger mind and healthier body.  The first step that I took was listening to my body and taking control of my health.  In this first episode, I will share with you how I decided stopped taking my prescription medications for depression and anxiety and the mental and physical effects it had on me.  I hope that you will follow me on this journey and find out how I found the key to unlock my happiness. 

Recently I have been asked a lot about the workouts that I do.  In this episode I will share with you how my fitness journey began and how I find time to workout everyday!

In this episode I talk about the question that all moms ask themselves...am I good enough??  We all struggle with the mom guilt and wonder if we are doing the right thing and doing enough.  I will share with you how I work through this feeling and how to challenge this thought when it comes up.