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Your shameful mom truth is actually nothing to be ashamed of. It's normal.

Your shameful mom truth is actually nothing to be ashamed of. It's normal.

The back talk isn't your fault and you can make it stop

This is how to go from burnt-out and stressed out to calm and present.

I thought I had hit rock bottom. Little did I know I had so much farther to go.

Today I'm opening up about what one of the hardest parts was for me in getting help and what one of the hardest parts is for me in offering help.

You're exhausted and you don't want to yell and you don't want to shut down but you have to communicate with your spouse - what do you do?

How to cope with stress when exercise, water and talking to friends stop working.

In ten minutes I'll give you the truth about mom burnout and what you can do to stop it.

We moms are in the midst of a major crisis. What the hell are we suppose to be doing? The post Unapologetic Motherhood | Coping With a World Flipped Upside Down appeared first on Parents Who.

    Do you find it impossible to keep the house clean and organized with kids running around it all day causing chaos? It’s like shoveling snow during a snow storm. I want to invite other moms or family over but my dirty house won’t let me. I use to say I’d have people over […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 74 | 5 Ways to Get Your Kids to be More Organized appeared first on Parents Who.

What is the worst thing we could possibly choose to do as quarantine is ending? If you don’t know, you need to listen. Listen today to hear: the number one thing you should avoid as restrictions lift  why naps are the new llama what your body is going to do post-quarantine that you might not […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 72 | Bracing Yourself For Post-Quarantine Re-entry appeared first on Parents Who.

    The truth of what has been going on in our house during quarantine. Spoiler alert: It’s not at-home learning, gardening or really much of anything that you might deem as traditionally healthy. But it’s quarantine. There are no rules. Listen today to hear: how I’ve attempted (mostly unsuccessfully) to balance the household requirements […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 73 | Pandemic Parenting Gone Wrong appeared first on Parents Who.

I saw a photo of one of my friends on the Facebook yesterday. She was happily swimming in the pool with her family on vacation. No one was crying. No one was whining. Everyone had their goggles, and there wasn’t any fighting over who was going to be Marco and who would be Polo.  I […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 71 | The Ugly Truth About Busyness appeared first on Parents Who.

Do you ever feel like you’re going faster than you really want to go?  Maybe you feel like you have to prove how good you are or how generous you are or how capable you are. I have spent a lot of time seeking the approval of others.  I’ve entered the competition of comparing my […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 70 Feeling Not Enough – It Never Ends, Unless… appeared first on Parents Who.

Discover how anger control is achievable no matter how far gone you think you are. Today’s episode will help you stop negative ways of handling anger like stuffing, exploding, yelling or using manipulation. Learn how to change your self-talk, communicate with assertiveness and apply time-out’s to yourself. You can learn to change unhealthy anger into […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 69 | The Biggest Lie About Anger (and what you can do about it right now) appeared first on Parents Who.

I didn’t know until just a few years ago that I am allowed to prioritize my marriage over my kids. Yeah. It’s true.  No one told me that though so I thought it went 1. kids, 2. marriage, 3. me. I knew I needed to make an intentional effort to step away from the steering […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 68 | Take the Stress Out of Marriage (How I took Mine from Separation to Connection) appeared first on Parents Who.

I saw a photo of one of my friends on the Facebook yesterday. She was happily swimming in the pool with her family on vacation. No one was crying. No one was whining. Everyone had their goggles, and there wasn’t any fighting over who was going to be Marco and who would be Polo.  I […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 67 | What To Do When You Feel Like Other Moms Have It Way More Together Than You appeared first on Parents Who.

The other day, instead of driving to work, I started driving to a random nail salon.  I didn’t even feel like it was me driving the car. I have no idea what came over me. I took a gut detour. Instead of working, I ended up spending the entire day on that annoyingly dirty little […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 66 | Mental Health Days Are B.S. appeared first on Parents Who.

It is an established fact that chronic loneliness is actually more dangerous to your health than smoking.  Why aren’t we treating loneliness with the same level of importance and interest as we treat cigarettes? It is entirely possible to be surrounded by people, have loads of friends, but still feel extremely lonely. When I first […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 65 | How To Deal With Loneliness appeared first on Parents Who.

I feel disinterested, unsocial, fatigued, irritated and lonely.  Is this okay, or do I maybe need to try medication? While it is hard to tell you exactly whether you may need to start medication, I can tell you what the experts advise, and what I myself experienced. How did I know it was time to […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 64 | How To Know When It Might Be Time To Start Medication appeared first on Parents Who.

I feel sad, overwhelmed, angry, exhausted and sometimes don’t want to do anything at all. Is this okay, or do I maybe need to see a therapist? While it is hard to tell you exactly whether you may need to start therapy, I can tell you what the experts advise, and what I myself experienced. […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 63 | How To Know When It Might Be Time To Talk To a Therapist appeared first on Parents Who.

How do I stop feeling like a failure? How can I stop having such impossibly high standards for myself? I’m tired of comparing myself to other moms and wondering how do they do it all. How do I stop caring how other people judge me? I have such high standards for myself as a mom. […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 62 | The True Cost of Impossibly High Standards appeared first on Parents Who.

How the heck are you supposed to do self care when you don’t have time? When you don’t have money? When you don’t have a babysitter? When you have no idea where to even start? If I hear one more person tell me that I need to be sure I am taking care of myself, […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 61 | Self Care is B.S. appeared first on Parents Who.

There are nearly an infinite number of reasons why I feel guilty. Almost all of them have to do with some way I feel like I have failed as a mom. Other people don’t help either. You know the side eye you get sometimes in a restaurant or while shopping in Target.? Well today we’re […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 60 | How I Combat Mom Guilt and How You Can Too appeared first on Parents Who.

You don’t want to yell, but you don’t know how to stop. Why the heck are we even yelling in the first place? Well, there’s a lot of reasons. But before we get to those, let me assure you that you are not alone. I too yell. I’ve found some solutions that have curbed my […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 59 | How Do I Catch Myself Before Getting Angry and Yelling? appeared first on Parents Who.

Things have to start changing. Let me explain. Listen today to hear: Why you quickly need to #takenote One thing you must understand about parenthood The hundreds of lies that Target told me How you can help another parent for free and in five minutes Links mentioned in this episode: The Parents Who YouTube Channel Instagram […] The post PWP 58 | Everything is Changing #takenote appeared first on Parents Who.

Here’s the deal: I turned 40 and then immediately, like, 12:01 am immediately, life took a very sharp downward turn. I went into a funk. I felt depressed, frustrated, insignificant, and kind of just wanted to give up. Not give up on life, but give up on doing anything other than finding new shows to […] The post PWP 57 | I’m Not Always Like This appeared first on Parents Who.

Between the ages of 16 and 21, I had no less than 30 different jobs. I like change.  I like to try new things. I’ve been camped out over on YouTube for awhile, but I’ve been missing podcasting. So the podcast is back. In this episode I hopefully make it clear that I have not clawed […] The post PWP 56 | All of the Things appeared first on Parents Who.

My need to control things went into hyper-drive as soon as I became pregnant. What I ate, how the nursery was decorated, what kind of car we would buy…nothing was off-limits. It was this need to control that led to me feeling overwhelmed, burnt-out, tired and generally just unhappy. I have spent many years identifying why […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 55 | How to Let Go of Control appeared first on Parents Who.

I have been seeing counselors off and on since I was 16 years old. I get asked a lot how to find a “good” counselor; what to look for, where to start, what to avoid, how you know if a counselor will work out… You might be surprised at my answers. I have spent many […] The post PWP 54 | How I Find a Counselor and What is MOST Important When Searching appeared first on Parents Who.

Do you ever feel tired?  Stressed out? Overwhelmed? If I suggested that the solution might be to try having some more fun would you laugh at me and tell me you don’t have time? Well, that’s exactly what I did when my counselor suggested it to me. I was on repeat with my frustrations and […] The post PWP 53 | You Want Me to Do What Now? (aka Have Some Friggin Fun!) appeared first on Parents Who.

I feel like admitting on a podcast about parenting that you have yelled at your kids is like admitting to your dentist that you never floss. It feels shameful and awkward and I don’t really want for you to know about it. But, I also feel hopeful and confident that what I have to say […] The post PWP 52 | What it Really Means When I Yell (Yes, I’m Admitting to Yelling) appeared first on Parents Who.

When does admitting how much parenthood drives you crazy shift from hurtful to helpful? Can you love your kids unconditionally but also say out loud that sometimes you think you have screwed up your life irrevocably by having them? (Spoiler Alert, the answer is yes.) Today I continue my story from Episode 49 of how […] The post PWP 51 | Behind the Scenes – The Counseling Session That Shifted Everything appeared first on Parents Who.

Our most recent child-free trip was, almost (almost!) argument-free. I’m reviewing what ten years of traveling with Chris has taught me works, And what took us way too long to figure out. Listen today to hear: how Chris and I’s dream of visiting Portland landed us in Canada the one ultimatum I gave Chris on […] The post PWP 50 | The Traveling Mistake We Made For Months appeared first on Parents Who.

I remember over a year ago sitting up in my bed and feeling like something had to change. I was yelling a lot, crying in the closet a lot, and starting to feel numb. It felt like I was at a crossroads. While taking a walk one day I found a frog stuck in a […] The post PWP 49 | How A Frog Helped Change My Perspective appeared first on Parents Who.

This episode is all over the map, and thusly, I gave it the title, “The Episode With No Title.” I have mentioned before my battles with anxiety.  My anxiety often stops me from making things because I am afraid they aren’t perfect or right or good enough. I procrastinate, I talk myself out of things, […] The post PWP 48 | The Episode With No Title appeared first on Parents Who.

Have you noticed that I since I’ve taken over the podcast in January that sometimes I seem to just disappear? I figured out why I do that, and more importantly, I’ve started to think of it as an advantage rather than beating myself up for feeling like a slacker. Today’s episode is perfect for anyone […] The post PWP 47 | Why I Disappear Sometimes appeared first on Parents Who.

Have you noticed that I haven’t been talking about parenting specifically as much lately? I think I may have figured out why. How long has it been since you have tried to define yourself without using any of the roles you play in other people’s lives (i.e. mom, husband, son, employee, etc…)? It’s not that […] The post PWP 46 | Parents Who Are Special Dangit! appeared first on Parents Who.

Somtimes you just need to not be okay. You need to not rush to things being better. Staying in that low feeling is counterintuitive, but it’s where I’ve found the best, longest lasting solutions lie. The kids walk in as I’m recording today’s episode and I decided to leave it in.  Just further proof that […] The post PWP 45 | Parents Who Leave Space For Things to Not Be Okay appeared first on Parents Who.

Yes that is really me. Yes I really ran down a hill and then jumped off of the side of a mountain. And it was incredible. Since recording the last episode, I’ve been feeling scared. And frustrated.  Not sure what subject I wanted to tackle next. But luckily for me, inspiration was sitting right on my […] The post PWP 44 | Parents Who Run Down the Side of a Mountain and Then Jump Off appeared first on Parents Who.

I just put the baby down and then flew upstairs to record this real fast. I hear so often parents lamenting that they don’t have enough time for themselves. While I admit, in the season of having young kids, it will probably never feel like enough time, but You have more time than you think. Time […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 43: Parents Who Find Time For Themselves appeared first on Parents Who.

I want to give myself permission to have a bad day, to prioritize my marriage over my kids, to ignore what society says and do things my own way but how the heck do I do that? Today we continue with the three part series on giving yourself permission. (Part I here) (Part II here) How […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 42: Parents Who Find Permission Part III appeared first on Parents Who.

Today we continue with the three part series on giving yourself permission. (Part I here) Though I have been working on this topic for almost two years now, this is the first time I have spoken publicly about it. If this episode sounds like I’m driving all over the road, it’s because I am a bit. Bear with […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 41: Parents Who Find Permission Part II appeared first on Parents Who.

There was such a huge response after the last episode around permission that I decided to do a three part series on the topic. I haven’t really spoken publicly before about permission and my journey to find it so you’ll probably still hear some trepidation in my voice.  That’s just the sound of me still figuring […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 40: Parents Who Find Permission Part I appeared first on Parents Who.

After dinner tonight, as I was cleaning up the dishes I started crying. And then I felt inspired to turn on the microphone and record this episode. No outline, just raw, off the top of my head. Sometimes in the moments when you feel most down, when you’re crying in the closet, or you yelled […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 39: Parents Who Stop Doing the Dishes and Start Issuing Permission appeared first on Parents Who.

  How many things should my kid be involved in? Have I committed to too many sports, activities and social things? When is it okay to let my kids (or myself) quit? Am I a bad parent if my kids are doing “just” one thing? How do I find the permission to shut things down? […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 38: Parents Who Let Go of Busyness appeared first on Parents Who.

  Today I am pulling back the curtain and calling Chris and I out. Why do we keep a singing turtle in our closet? Why is there something for Yoshi in our freezer? What do I keep in the car that makes life easier? And what magical new use did I find for toothpaste? The last […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 37: Parents Who Pull Back the Curtain appeared first on Parents Who.

  Do you ever feel guilty for yelling at your kids?  For not spending enough time with them?  For doing something you feel like could mess them up for life? There is so much guilt that comes with parenting. Where does it come from? What do we do about it? And not just psychologically, but […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 36: Parents Who Deal With the Crushing Guilt of Parenthood appeared first on Parents Who.

What do you do when parenthood doesn’t go as planned?   Where and how are we even getting our definition of what parenthood is “supposed” to look like?   Why are people not speaking more truths around parenting and family life?   In this episode I share: how to cope when you’re feeling frustrated that […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 35: When Parenthood Doesn’t Go as Planned appeared first on Parents Who.

Today’s episode caught me off-guard.  I got a little unexpectedly choked up at the top of the show. It happens. I left it in. This episode is for you if: You have ever been curious about what going to a counselor looks and feels like.  What kinds of things would I be asked or would we […] The post The Parents Who Podcast Episode 34: Parents Who Share the Real Deal on Counseling appeared first on Parents Who.