Podcast appearances and mentions of jenna hermans

In this episode, Alessandra Pollina welcomes back Jenna Hermans - co-founder and CEO of Be Courageous and author of the new book Burnout to Balance. Drawing on her background in HR, operations, and motherhood, Jenna shares tangible ways to prevent burnout, regulate your nervous system, and build a more balanced life. She introduces her five-pillar method and the concept of “brilliant basics” for sustainable self-care, empowering entrepreneurs and professionals to reclaim calm and clarity.   HIGHLIGHTS The Reality of Burnout: Jenna explains the physical, emotional, and behavioral signs of burnout—and why awareness is the first step to recovery The Five Pillars: Learn how efficiency, habits, communication, community, and self-care form the foundation of burnout prevention The Brilliant Basics: Discover how simple actions—like hydrating, resting, and connecting—can transform your energy and leadership Saying No with Confidence: Jenna shares tips for setting boundaries, prioritizing your values, and making aligned decisions Self-Compassion & Support: Hear why recovery starts with grace, rest, and when needed, professional help   RESOURCES + LINKS Website: jennahermans.com Book: Burnout to Balance (available online and in bookstores) Instagram: @jennazhermans   FOLLOW US @quotablemediaco@quotablemagazine   Quotable: A Female Entrepreneur Podcast is the podcast by and for female entrepreneurs and business owners. For any show ideas, to submit a guest to the podcast, or if you have any questions, please visit quotablemediaco.com/podcast.   Did you love this week's episode? Leave us a review wherever you're listening right now! Or, comment on this week's episode's Instagram post with how this has inspired you!   

Get your copy of Nikki's book today on Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and through Bookshop.Org, where every purchase supports your local bookstore.Want a sneak peek of Nikki's book?  Download a FREE chapter!Today, we're revisiting what we loved about Nikki's conversation with Jenna Hermans, who stopped by the show to chat about all things de-stressing and to share how we mamas can take our lives from chaos to calm.  A busy mom of four, entrepreneur, HR boss lady, coach, and author, Jenna used to be perpetually overwhelmed by work and life, but made a commitment to herself a long time ago to show up as her most grounded self. Her purpose in life is to help other people 'keep their sh*t together' and achieve their most audacious goals by finding their calm.Connect with Jenna on Instagram or on her website, and be sure to grab a copy of her book, Chaos to Calm. **This is an affiliate link. If you click on this link and make a purchase, Nikki might earn a commission, at no additional cost to you!Support the showFollow Nikki on Instagram and Facebook! Wanna be on the show or sponsor an episode? Email your pitch to nikki@youridealmomlife.com.

Are you caught in the cycle of pushing harder, moving faster, and wearing your exhaustion like a badge of honor?I get it. As high-achieving moms, we're conditioned to believe that burning out means we're doing something right.But what if I told you there's a way to be highly productive without sacrificing your wellbeing?In this week's episode, I sit down with Jenna Hermans, author of Chaos to Calm and Burnout to Balance, who shares how she transformed her toxic corporate experience into a mission helping others find peace within chaos.For more information, transcript, and show notes, click here: jenna.coach/44Join me for a free strategy session by clicking here: https://mom.jenna.coach/applyYou're invited to join us every 2nd Thursday for my free Mom Entrepreneurs Circle. Sign up here: https://mom.jenna.coach/circleKeep up with me on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenna-rykiel and Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/jrykiel3If you enjoy the show, please follow, rate, review, and share the podcast! Your support helps the show reach moms just like you who are ready to quit their 9-to-5 in pursuit of a life and business they love. Click here for instructions on how to leave a review: https://jenna.coach/podcast/podcastlaunch

Welcome to the Personal Development Trailblazers Podcast! In today's episode, we'll share the tools and techniques that will help you create a life where you can successfully build your business, support your family, and still feel centered and fulfilled.Jenna Hermans is proof that calm can thrive amid chaos. As the co-founder and COO of Be Courageous, a transformation agency, Jenna balances her professional expertise with her role as a busy mom of four. An advocate and award-winning author, she empowers individuals and businesses to implement systems and strategies that reduce overwhelm and infuse joy into daily life.Jenna's work has been featured in Forbes, ELLE, Business Insider, and other leading publications. Her tools and teachings help high-performing individuals build organized, intentional lives, fostering greater efficiency and balance. Her Benjamin Franklin award-winning book, Chaos to Calm, launched in May 2023, has become a guide for reclaiming peace in a fast-paced world. Her newest book, Burnout to Balance, expands on these principles, offering actionable solutions for corporate professionals to reduce stress and achieve harmony in their work and personal lives.With her signature blend of empathy, expertise, and practicality, Jenna inspires others to create lives of calm and purpose, no matter how busy or chaotic they may seem.Connect with Jennahere: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennahermans/Bcrgs.comGrab the freebie here:bcrgs.com/resources===================================If you enjoyed this episode, remember to hit the like button and subscribe. Then share this episode with your friends.Thanks for watching the Personal Development Trailblazers Podcast. This podcast is part of the Digital Trailblazer family of podcasts. To learn more about Digital Trailblazer and what we do to help entrepreneurs, go to DigitalTrailblazer.com.Are you a coach, consultant, expert, or online course creator? Then we'd love to invite you to our FREE Facebook Group where you can learn the best strategies to land more high-ticket clients and customers. QUICK LINKS: APPLY TO BE FEATURED: https://app.digitaltrailblazer.com/podcast-guest-applicationDIGITAL TRAILBLAZER: https://digitaltrailblazer.com/

Send us a textIn this episode of the Raising Wild Hearts podcast, Jenna Hermans discusses her journey from chaos to calm as a busy parent. She shares insights from her book, 'Chaos to Calm: 5 Ways Busy Parents Can Break Free from Overwhelm,' which offers practical strategies for those of us looking to simplify our lives. Jenna emphasizes the importance of community, self-care, and intentional parenting, while also addressing the challenges of sibling dynamics and the impact of ADHD on daily life. Through her personal experiences and professional background, she provides valuable tools for creating a supportive family environment and fostering resilience in children.Keywordsparenting, overwhelm, community, self-care, adult ADHD, calm, efficiency, family dynamics, intentional parenting, personal growth, mental health, siblings, working mom Chapters00:00 Introduction and Community Connection05:31 Building a Supportive Infrastructure11:53 The Five Pillars of Calm21:25 Intentional Parenting and Individual Needs25:41 Navigating Sibling Dynamics35:50 Understanding ADHD and Personal SystemsLearn More About Jenna's Work HereGet Jenna's Book HereFollow Jenna on IG Here Support the showIf you feel inspired please consider sharing this episode with a friend, writing a 5⭐️ review or becoming a Raising Wild Hearts Member here!

“Calm is not the absence of chaos. It is the ability to manage your nervous system and response amidst the chaos" -Jenna Hermans   It's back to school time! Fall is a MAGICAL time, full of newness and possibility. As we step into a new season it can bring a sense of excitement for new routines, structure, and experiences. This new season can also bring big emotions. Children and parents alike experience many emotions as they step into the unknown of a new school year.  Jenna Herman's joins me on this episode to talk about bringing more CALM into our daily lives. On this episode we discuss: ·  What it means to bring CALM into our daily lives ·  Two parts of CALM ·  Reactive and Proactive CALM tools   Jenna Hermans is living proof that you can create a life of calm within chaos and overwhelm. She uses her bachelor's degree in psychology, master's degree in organizational management, and over fifteen years of Human Resources experience to build strong teams, both at work and at home. Jenna is the co-founder and COO of Be Courageous, a transformation agency, a busy mom of 4, a coach, and an award-winning author. As seen in Forbes, ELLE, Business Insider, and more, Jenna takes an intentional and inclusive approach to help people (especially parents) and businesses implement tools that put organization and systems around their busy lives that infuse calm and more joy, helping them go from 'Chaos to Calm,' which doubles as the title of her Benjamin Frankin award-winning book that launched in May 2023.   Connect with Jenna and get her book - @jennazhermans   Connect with Diane:  on Instagram @dianesorensen.bb https://www.dianesorensen.net/  Free resources: https://www.dianesorensen.net/reinvent-dl https://www.dianesorensen.net/drama-to-empowerment   Join the Beautiful Behavior Facebook community for more insights and perspectives in parenting and relationship building - ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/1234281357530027⁠   The Beautiful Behavior Programs will support you in setting firm boundaries that promote self-regulation, compassion and respect in all your relationships and parenting journey.  Reclaim your CALM, discover your TRUTH, and live FREE.  Take the first step by booking a call here: https://calendly.com/dianesorensen/clarity-call    

In this episode, we talk with Jenna Hermans. Jenna is Co-founder and COO of Be Courageous a transformation agency, a busy mom of 4, a high-performance coach, and the author of Chaos to Calm: 5 Ways Busy Parents Can Break Free From Overwhelm. Tune in to hear her wisdom on the dynamic power of giving and receiving and how you can make a difference with small steps in helping others (and don't forget to practice self-care). 

Jenna Hermans is living proof that you can create a life of calm within chaos and overwhelm. She uses her bachelor's degree in psychology, master's degree in organizational management, and over fifteen years of Human Resources experience to build strong teams, both at work and at home. Jenna is the co-founder and COO of Be Courageous a transformation agency, a busy mom of 4, a coach and an author. As seen in Forbes, The Sun, ELLE, Yahoo, Insider, and more, Jenna takes an intentional and inclusive approach to help people (especially parents) and businesses implement tools that put organization and systems around their busy lives that infuse calm and more joy, helping them go from 'Chaos to Calm,' which doubles as the title of her debut book that launched in May 2023.In this powerful episode, we dive into:Changing the definition of "flow" when you find yourself in the "chaos" (never-ending to do lists, overwhelm, not enough time, etc) How you can find your own courage and calm to show up as your most powerful selfThe pillars we need to optimize in order to find our calm and strategies you can start today!Jenna shares her 'Chaos to Calm' methodTo connect with Jenna: IG: https://www.instagram.com/jennazhermans/Free downloadable resources: https://jennahermans.com/downloads/Blog: https://jennahermans.com/chaos-to-calm-blog/**Kindle sale 3/18-3/24/2024 ($1.99!): https://www.amazon.com/Chaos-Calm-Parents-Break-Overwhelm-ebook/dp/B0BS4FXWX5Follow Chrissy & the team on @thenourishedera Instagram for daily women's health tips! Follow Chrissy on her Instagram: @chrissywilliams.rd WORK WITH US : https://www.chrissywilliamsnutrition.com/

Jenna Hermans has used her own extensive training and personal parenting experience to write a book for overwhelmed parents. In this podcast Jenna shares her story and gives us the highlights of the 5 tips we should all incorporate into our family lives for more calm in 2024. Links mentioned in the show: On IG @JennazhermansWebsite https://jennahermans.com Buy her book at a local book seller or online here: From Chaos to Calm Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Stork'd Munchkin, Jenna Hermans shares the questions to ask yourself when facing your fears. Jenna also shares the experiences she is having being a step-mom and the experiences she faces with her own step-parents.     Resources: Stork'd Website Stork'd - Facebook Stork'd - Instagram Stork'd - YouTube  Jenna Hermans - Website Jenna Hermans - Instagram

In this Stork'd Munchkin, Jenna Hermans shares her journey to meeting her husband and becoming a step-mom. She describes her concerns and fears of becoming a step-parent from her experience with her own step-parents. She also tells us about her boundaries she makes in the decision making process around her step-kids.   Resources: Stork'd Website Stork'd - Facebook Stork'd - Instagram Stork'd - YouTube  Jenna Hermans - Website Jenna Hermans - Instagram  

Jenna Hermans, the author of Chaos to Calm, discusses her experiences dating a man with three young children and becoming an “instant mom”. We explore Jenna's relationship to the idea of being a step parent from her own experiences growing up with divorced parents. We also discuss how Jenna transformed her triggers and fears of step parenting to become the best mom she can be.  Jenna delves into being courageous amid stressful situations, drawing from her experience in a blended family that consciously avoids using the term "step" for parents or children. Emphasizing the importance of inclusive feelings for children in blended families, Jenna shares her insights.  Jenna's work focuses on helping others find calm amidst the chaos of parenting. She teaches the five essential pillars for parents to navigate the chaos: efficiency, habits, community, communication, and self-care. If this episode resonates with you, consider sharing it with a friend who needs calm in their chaos. IN THIS EPISODE: [2:33] Jenna shares her busy life and describes what it is to be courageous and how you just need to start with one thing at a time [7:30] Jenna reflects on meeting her husband, starting as friends, getting romantically involved and breaking up [12:50] Jenna discusses the breakup and how fear was what informed her decision [16:39] Jenna discusses how journaling helped her process her feelings and what she would say to someone who feels fear is holding them back  [19:37] Jenna discusses parenting and why she doesn't use the word step  [23:47] Jenna describes her role as a parent and describes the visitation schedule between the kids and their mom [31:49] Jenna explains how she takes care of herself and the five pillars she writes about in her book [38:50] She is surprised at how much men love the book [41:17] Jenna tells what a family is to her KEY TAKEAWAYS: The children need to feel included to succeed as a blended family parent.  If you didn't receive good parenting, you don't have to default and become your parent. You can intentionally choose to make other choices and parent differently. Being courageous in making decisions to eliminate chaos in your home only requires one step at a time. RESOURCE LINKS: Stork'd - Facebook Stork'd - Instagram                 Stork'd - YouTube  Jenna Hermans - Website   BIOGRAPHY:  Jenna Hermans is living proof that you can create a life of calm within chaos and overwhelm. She uses her bachelor's degree in psychology, master's degree in organizational management, and over fifteen years of Human Resources experience to build strong teams, both at work and at home. Jenna is the co-founder and COO of Be Courageous, a transformation agency, a busy mom of 4, a coach and an author. As seen in Forbes, The Sun, ELLE, Yahoo, Insider, and more, Jenna takes an intentional and inclusive approach to help people (especially parents) and businesses implement tools that put organization and systems around their busy lives that infuse calm and more joy, helping them go from 'Chaos to Calm,' which doubles as the title of her debut book that launched in May 2023.

This week Olivia is talking with Jenna Hermans about: - Addressing the common misconceptions and clichés surrounding self-care. - Discussing the importance of prioritizing self-care basics for overall well-being. - Highlighting the key elements of self-care, including sleep, nutrition, hydration, and movement. - Providing practical tips and suggestions for incorporating self-care into a busy schedule. - Emphasizing the long-term benefits of self-care and how it contributes to a more grounded and calmer life. - And encouraging readers to prioritize their own self-care and find joy in the simple acts of self-nurturing.

Welcome to Episode 208. Christmas is drawing near. My twins are soon going to be 10 years old. This is a huge moment for my family and I can imagine yours too. A moment of chaos and stress in a lot of ways. Hence, this is why I wanted to share with you an amazing conversation that I had with Jenna Hermans Hermans, who is the Queen of Calm and the author of Chaos to Calm: 5 Ways Busy Parents Can Break Free from Overwhelm. Jenna Hermans interviewed me on book launch day for Fertile Imagination, my debut book for moms who want to stretch the power of their imagination so that they can use it for maximum impact. It was a conversation that I thought would make perfect sense timing wise because WE'RE in the thick of a cyclical season of motherhood in the sense that the holidays require so much of us and it might feel overwhelmingly chaotic. Hence, my hope is that this conversation offers some ideas on how you can remain calm, but you can do more than that...you can celebrate yourself, celebrate other moms, and you can do all of this with greater ease even during the busy seasons of mom life. That's like the greatest gift you can give a mom, in my opinion ---- acknowledgment that you see her shining and it lights you up too. If you love parties then please do say hi on Instagram which was where this party took place: https://www.instagram.com/melissallarena/ Shop/gift/review - Fertile Imagination: https://amzn.to/3F6AgMu TRANSCRIPT So here's the thing. I would love your support. I need your support. Moms need your support. I need to get to 100 Amazon reviews as soon as humanly possible. And every day that I'm not at that goal, I am missing out on really sharing with moms, 3 million moms very specifically, each day that fertile imagination is a possibility for them too. Fertile Imagination is a book that can help support them, that can inspire them and that can get them feeling excited about what they have going on again. So I want to share with you what an Amazon review sounds like. It is available right now on Amazon. This is from Kerry Hughes. And what's amazing is that she and I were on an expat experience in Australia. And so if you've ever considered being an expat. You'll see that you will love being part of an expat community. So here's her review on Amazon. She wrote it out. She took some time to really share her opinion about the book. She says if there is one type of person that could use her support out there in the world right now, it is moms. Yet the world seems set up to only demand more of them. This book is a great addition to the possible places moms can look for inspiration and support. I think Kerry's idea that moms need support and the idea that the world is set up to only demand more of them, was just highlighted, put in bold, and italicized for me during the pandemic, and it's part of the reason why I wrote Fertile Imagination during that time, I had to just say that, okay, I'm pausing my business because I need to homeschool my three little boys. And it's also the reason why I feel really, really passionate about this idea that we have to use our imagination in order to navigate our lives. It is like Indiana Jones out there. There are boulders that we are running away from that. We need to just run more quickly. So that is what Kerry has to say about the book Fertile Imagination. I would love to see your review on Amazon. It will help us share this message of empowerment, inspiration, and support to moms around the world. If we have a hundred or more written out two to three-sentence Amazon reviews, that is how Amazon will determine whether it is suggested to a mom who is actually shopping on Amazon anyway. And right now I know for me, I have literally spent hours on Amazon trying to get. Everything is off of my Christmas shopping list. And I know right now is a big, big moment for a lot of us. So I wanted to share that with you. Enjoy the conversation with Jenna Hermans queen of calm. It was so amazing to share with her what the three steps are to optimizing a fertile imagination and what a fertile imagination ultimately is. Hello, mom of four. How are you doing? Great. How are you? It's a pub date for you. Oh my gosh. No, it's like crazy, but we're going to keep it calm. No chaos here. No chaos here today. Today you've done all the work already. Your book is officially in the world. You've done everything. Now you just get to enjoy. You get to be celebrated and to celebrate this huge accomplishment. You wrote, published, and designed a book. You did all of this fertile imagination. It is beautiful and amazing. And I hope you feel so proud of this accomplishment. Oh my God, Jenna Hermans. Yeah. I feel so, I feel so proud of this accomplishment. It's like, I feel proud of my family too. I mean, like you, you have to be supported, right? In order to accomplish something that's so big. So I was telling my little boys today and I was telling my husband, I was like, wow, like this is, this is like a family thing. This is something we all did together. Like the moments when mommy had to go to the cafe to write. Or the moments when my husband had to hang out with the boys when he couldn't get a weekend. So it's, it's a family thing. It's a family affair. So super proud of us, of us, of us all, to be honest. So yeah. What is the big deal? It's a big deal, my friend. And so I'd love to ask you a little bit about the book, right? Like, so why the title Fertile Imagination? Why that? What does that mean to you? Yeah. So for me, it's about casting this vision that's like really big, right? So a fertile imagination can cast a big vision that's going to like give you the energy you need and the lift you need to execute it. And it's particularly fertile if it's one that you've never seen a mom accomplish before. So it could be like your own family, maybe your own mom or like the moms you've been around or raised around, or it could be moms on TV, like in another country, in another sector. If you're an entrepreneur. So it's like really doing things that haven't been done by someone who has a lot of caregiving responsibilities, where like the stakes are high, like ultra high, like, like we want so much for our children. So there's that, that idea that we want to give them the best, we want them to have the best life experience. And so at the same time, I think a path to that is giving yourself a chance to feel your best, to give yourself the best life experience. I think it's not just like them or you. I think it's like both. And what are you like, how does this work out in real-time? How do you do this? And how does the book lay this out? So the book has three sections to it. So the way that you optimize a fertile imagination, it just starts with waking it up. So if you think about maybe, at least for me as a little girl on Halloween, like I was anything I wanted to imagine, right? So if I imagined myself being punky Brewster, if I wanted it to be Madonna, if I wanted to be whatever, like I had the silliness, right? And the permission to just be whatever I want it to be. And so that idea that you can be whatever you want to be, it fits in very well if you're a mom in the modern era, because we have to play so many different roles and the same way we switch. Costumes, so to speak for other people, like whether we're like the soccer mom, the yoga mom, or whatever we can do the same for ourselves in different categories of our lives. So you start out by waking up your imagination. You say, you know what, I actually want to write a book or I actually want to run a marathon or I want to do something that's like crazy talk, quote-unquote, right? And I want that. I want that challenge. So you basically want to just heal your relationship by thinking that you're worthy of going after that challenge thinking that you've got what it takes with thinking that you should even though you have mom responsibilities and that's step one you're waking up your imagination by saying you know what let me be sure that my imagination is confident enough to know that when it wakes up And it wants to play. I'm willing to play with it. So you start with that inner game, right? Self-reflection and all that. Step two is playing with the imagination. So how does that look in real time playing with the imagination can look like this. Okay. Here I am. I'm a mom. I have three kids and I have a book tour. I have seen everybody else. Physically go to bookstores around the United States in order to like, talk about their book. I'm playing with my imagination today. I'm doing it online digital so that this way I can take my kids trick or treating at night today. Right. And so I can scale my time right as well. So playing with the imagination only means giving yourself permission to step outside your comfort zone and do things very differently because that's how they best work for you. Period. Right. So that's playing with the imagination, being creative. And the people I have in that section of the book, they've played with their imagination, whether it's in a corporate setting, whether it's in their personal home life or entrepreneurship, like they've decided that there were certain non-negotiables that they would build their business around as an example. And then stretching your imagination, the way that looks is exactly like this. So it's like, it's asking for help as a parent. As a mom, we ask for help. A lot of times we ask for help when our kids need things, right? So we'll ask other moms, Hey, do you know a great orthodontist or Hey, what's a good team sport or whatever, but what about for you? And so stretching your imagination means. Hey Jenna Hermans, can you help me out? Today's book launch day. Can we do an IGTV live and talk about the book? And so in that way whatever message I have like on my heart Like I'm sharing it with you and you're sharing it with other people and so there's this Amplitive sort of I don't know if I said it right sort of effect Right. So that's stretching your imagination. I'm thinking beyond myself as an individual who can only do certain things in 24 hours, I'm thinking, how can I spread myself, but not thin, you know? Mm hmm. And how are there examples of the three-step process throughout the book? And can you give us one example? So, for example, in the book, I have as almost like the culmination of like, this is what a fully expressed fertile imagination looks like. I have the CEO of Giving Tuesday. And for those of you who might not know you always have black Friday and Cyber Monday, but then there's Giving Tuesday where the idea is you're donating money to a cause. So Asha Curan, she actually is the CEO of this global organization And what she was able to do using her fertile imagination Is she was able to say you know what I want to spread generosity throughout the world. Right? And when she was offered the opportunity to be the CEO, instead of holding herself back and feeling frozen by imposter syndrome, she said, yes, how, right? And so the way that it comes across very practically is that she then started talking about this idea of spreading generosity across the world. She then. Hired a team of people who would join her mission, right? And help mobilize this movement globally. She then also lets go, which is something that a lot of moms have a hard time doing. So she let people in different countries express generosity in a very localized. Relevant, authentic, and necessary way. Right. So her vision was originally her vision, right? She had this fertile imagination, this huge vision. I haven't seen a mom necessarily lead like generosity across the world and bring in 1. 5 billion in a day, right? Through the help of the world, I'm going to do it. And then I'm going to figure out how along the way. And so you also grow as you. Continue the path along your own mission. So with Asha being the example, I mean, it was just beautiful. When I interviewed her on my podcast, she was sharing how ultimately this was this vision she had upfront, but it's become so much bigger than she could have ever imagined. And so that's something else that happens, right? Like, let's say you want to do something, Jenna Hermans, and then you start telling other people who are inspired by you, then all of a sudden it could be a movement. It could be something that's like global and it could really make a big impact. So that's fertile imagination. Fully expressed. It's like everybody knows what you're about other people think that that's cool too. And so you all want to kind of like join arms and like do something that's incredible together. So it's very much about the collective as, as moms and as dreamers, like I'm a dreamer, but I'm in equal parts, a doer. And I think that's the other side of it. And I think that's why you have to stretch your imagination because you can only execute through the help of others as well. Absolutely. And so is this book specifically for moms or could anyone else get something from it? Yeah. So a lot of caregivers specifically are getting a lot of value from the book because what it is, is essentially, let's say you go and you step into the role of caring for like an aging parent, or let's say you step into the role of like adopting your stepchildren or something, right? You're like kind of new fish out of the water. Like, Oh my gosh, this is like a big deal. You have to, you have to, when you take on a new role, really, really imagine to yourself like, wait, how can I make this work for me? Given what I already had going on, given what I didn't finish or cross off my to-do list or bucket list, how can I make it work for me? And so the book Fertile Imagination, it's really for someone that is, has stepped into a role. Where they have been told, you're no longer 1st anymore, right? Your needs and wants are no longer the top priority and basically someone who wants to start charting out their own particular path on how they intend to play that role. It's very heavy in terms of Mom's stuff, because I've been a mom for 12 years. I have three little boys and I've also been an entrepreneur for 12 years, but I also bring the clients that worked in corporations and also my extra 10 years working in corporations as well to the table. So these conversations, they're brave conversations that we need to have with ourselves so that this way we could actually make the impact that we're capable of in any setting, especially as caregivers. So what do you hope that the readers, the caregivers take away from reading fertile imagination? I mean, the number one thing is that they read any part of fertile imagination, whether it's a particular chapter or a prompt, and then they take immediate action, like period. I don't need to know about it. No one needs to know about it. But if you, for example, have an idea in your heart and you read a chapter. There's such a chapter that's about being the single-minded focus, let's say. And now, well, I can write an affirmation that's going to support me as I pursue that idea that's on my heart. Like if you literally write the affirmation down, like that to me is the greatest expression of like. The impact has been made. There's like something there, something tangible. There are even therapeutic properties. So like literally writing out things. And so I, I just want, I want moms to heal. Like I really, really do. Like that's the big, big, big goal. I've seen so many moms in a corporate setting suffer from what I call career trauma and in an entrepreneurial setting suffer. From what I call the cliff, they fall off a cliff because you're burning out. You've got to keep up with people that have different responsibilities. And I want to stop that and prevent that. But I also want moms to like, know that you need to heal. You can't just mask it. No matter how much lipstick you put on, it's not, it's not going away. You've got to address what you feel inside. And the reason is because your kids are then going to realize, Oh, if I have something inside, then I'm going to have to address it too. They have to see you do it so that they know that it's normal and it's something that's good for them too. So this healing is important. So it sounds like the book is, is granting permission for caregivers to. To be ambitious, to dream big, to heal their trauma, and to role model that to the people they're caring for. Absolutely. I think this permission, I think when I think about the moms that I've coached, a lot of the moms are like top executives. They were in boardrooms and they were doing these very major things. Right. And then when they became moms, it's almost like you feel like mush. It's kind of like, Oh my God, like, am I feeding the baby enough food? Is the baby like gonna walk by a certain timeframe? Right. And these are like powerful women who are now all of a sudden when they became moms seeking this reassurance for some things that are like motherhood-related things, let's say. And so for me, it's like that permission, that reassurance. That okay, or pat on the back, like, yeah, go and, and step outside of your comfort zone. I want moms to like, bring it back into themselves and take back their power. I think it's complete BS, like that we have to wait for anyone to tell us to write a book, launch a business, quit our job, stay at home, have our kids go to this other school, or whatever. Like we don't need anyone to tell us these things. And I think it's time. Like it's just time. Yeah. Absolutely. And then, so you have a podcast as well, and how do the podcast and the book marry together? So here's the best part. What I found in terms of waking up your imagination is that your imagination is not going to wake up if you're like dragging yourself through the ground. So if you're like totally drained and you're not feeling very sane, for lack of a better word, then your imagination is not going to come out and play because it's going to think that you're going to ignore it. You're not going to have the energy. So my podcast, Unimaginable Wellness, what it does is it helps you in terms of bubble-wrapping your sanity. That's like step one. Like you need to be good. You need to be good from a wellness perspective, whether it's like physically, whether it's managing anxiety, whether it's. anything, right? You need to be good. That's the baseline. That's the survival that a lot of us moms feel that we're in. Like I can barely survive. Now you're asking me to thrive. So I want to basically provide an opportunity for moms to first let's solve this whole survival thing. And that's the podcast. And the book is really about like, Great. Now you're surviving. Let's get to thriving. And you know what? For me, at least sometimes the key to my survival has been the ambition and pursuit of what I want to strive towards. Like I need big challenges to get me out of bed. I need big challenges to be like, Oh no, Melissa, you're not going to step back anymore. That's just me. Maybe it's a quirk, but it's, it's something that has helped me. It's like I rise to the challenge when I need to. Yeah. Incredible. Oh my gosh. Well, I am so excited for you. Where can we find your book now that it's in the world? Yes. You could absolutely grab the Kindle format 99 cents a day, and help it become a bestseller on Amazon. And you could definitely gift it to a mom, even in its Amazon Kindle format way. If you're in the U S. And I mean, it's all on Amazon and the link in my bio. So like you could certainly find it everywhere and anywhere on Amazon's fertile imagination a guide for searching every mom's superpower for maximum impact. I am so grateful to you Jenna Hermans. So I'm so grateful for you. Thank you for sharing your superpowers with us, your story, and this beautiful manifestation of your gift to the world. Thank you so much. Appreciate you. Congrats again. Thank you! Bye! Bye! Isn't Jenna Hermans amazing? I think for me, what really sticks out is that Jenna Hermans even says that she feels like an honor in terms of supporting me in my endeavors. I had Jenna Hermans on the podcast and I think that word really resonates deeply because it's not a common word and I feel so supported and I feel so like warm in terms of anyone leveraging that word to interact with me. Like there's so much, I'm just humbled. I'm like super, super humbled because Jenna Hermans's like a mom of four, and she's doing it and she's calm. Can't say I'm always calm. I'm definitely in the chaos realm, but thank you Jenna Hermans for the conversation and for the book launch positive vibes. I would love to invite you right now to go ahead, just take out your cell phone, and go to Amazon.com. If you haven't shopped the book and you enjoy the review, go ahead, and grab the book. If you are interested in writing a review, then please do so go ahead to Amazon.com and look up the book Fertile Imagination, scroll all the way down, and then just left-click on write a review. Your two to three sentences about the book are so important and will help me share the message with more moms and more moms could use our support right now. This book is absolutely about supporting moms and inspiring us all. To do our best and really think about ourselves for change. And I know right now in the holidays, I'm thinking about how to have the most magical Christmas holiday, but for real, I think it's important for me to think about what I want to feel as well. And so I invite you to do the same. ​

We are honored to have Jenna Hermans on the show today. She is a wife, mom of four, co-founder and COO of a transformation company called Be Courageous, and author of the book Chaos to Calm - Five Ways Busy Parents Can Break Free from Overwhelm. We are chatting all things from career transitions to what it's like working with your husband.Jenna has a background in psychology, organizational management, HR, and ran a preschool for five years. All of these skills and experiences set her up for running her own household, or so one would think. Jenna gets really honest about how hitting rock bottom was the only thing that allowed her to come up for air and start figuring out new systems and strategies to make positive changes in order to be the woman she wanted to be.Being raised by a single mom, journaling, and connecting with others outside of the lonely world of entrepreneurship are just a few of the real life examples that have helped Jenna get to where she is at today. In this interview Jenna's authenticity and non-condescending tools shine through. If you're seeking an honest conversation about both the pros and cons of each phase of parenting, then this is your episode!Bcrgs.comJennahermans.comFollow Jenna on Instagram - @jennazhermansConnect with Jenna on LinkedIn Get Your Copy of Jenna's Book; Chaos to Calm - Five Ways Busy Parents Can Break Free from OverwhelmSupport the Show.Connect with Ashley: Website: https://dovetaildesigns.coSupport AND/BOTH: Help us offset production costs while we're growingDovetail® Schedule Academy: https://dovetaildesigns.co/dovetail-schedule-academy Caregiver by Dovetail® App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dovetail-co/id6449788093 Social:Instagram: @dovetaildesigns.co TikTok: @dovetaildesigns.coFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/dovetaildesigns.coLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyblackington/

Amandas is joined by Jenna Hermans who is a mother, a best selling author and high performance coach who is here to teach us to bring our choas to calm.Included in this episode:Jenna's journey in motherhood, how after her fourth child she realized something needed to change.How can we learn to calm our chaos? Control - Why do so many moms struggle with control and how can we learn to let it go.Our Basic needs - what are they and how do they add to the chaos when they are not tended to?Follow Jenna on IG @jennazhermansPurchase her book: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0BX4RQ1F4?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_5MCK0SHCY7G0P7X3AB27This episode is brought to you by Spatula Foods. Don't forget to use the code HONEST to receive $40 off your first order.Head to www.spatulafoods.com and use the code HONEST.

While being a parent is one of the greatest joys in life, it can also be overwhelming and exhausting. There is so much to keep up with that parents can often identify as chaos coordinators. From scheduling doctor appointments, play dates, extracurricular practices, preparing meals, cleaning the house, managing all of the big emotions from our little ones, and much more, it can feel like our lists never end. At times, the chaos can be all-consuming. However, if we want to create calm for ourselves and our families in the house, it all begins with us. Our guest today, Jenna Hermans, knows all about turning chaos into calm and is sharing her secrets with us! Who is Jenna Hermans? Jenna is living proof that you can create a life of calm within chaos and overwhelm. She uses her bachelor's degree in psychology, master's degree in organizational management, and over fifteen years of Human Resources experience to build strong teams, both at work and at home. Jenna co-founded Be Courageous, and she's a busy mom of 4, a coach, and an author. As seen in Forbes, The Sun, ELLE, Yahoo, and more, Jenna takes an intentional and inclusive approach to help people (especially parents) implement tools that put organization and systems around their busy lives that infuse calm and more joy, helping them go from 'Chaos to Calm,' which doubles as the title of her debut book that launched in May 2023. What Did We Discuss? In this episode, we chat with Jenna about creating more time, less stress, and understanding how we, as parents, can spend more hours appreciating our families and living our lives with intention and joy! Here are several of the questions that we covered: What actionable steps can parents take to begin to reduce the stress and chaos in their lives? Sometimes, the chaos feels so overwhelming that it's hard to know where to start. How do you recommend that overwhelmed parents take the first step to gaining control? I've heard you speak about "owning your calm." Can you elaborate on this idea? Which habits are most important to reduce the chaos of your daily life and increase your calm? How can communication and what communication tips can help busy parents create more calm? What role does community play in helping parents feel less overwhelmed? How can parents find their community when they may not have one already? I know you talk about self-care as an essential part of creating calm. How do you suggest parents start to care for themselves if this concept is foreign to them? Jenna's Resources Website: jennahermans.com Her company: bcrgs.com Instagram: @jennazhermans Facebook: @ChaosToCalmBook Chaos to Calm Book If you haven't already, please subscribe to Chick Chat: The Baby Chick podcast wherever you listen to podcasts and leave us an honest review. Cheers to less chaos and more calm! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is your life spinning in chaos and leaving you feeling overwhelmed? If you said yes, then this episode is an absolute must-listen! Join me as I sit down with Jenna Hermans, a mother of four and the author of the book "Chaos to Calm." Together, we explore actionable strategies that you can start applying right away! Say goodbye to chaos and welcome the calm you've been yearning for. Connect with Jenna and grab Free Resources at jennahermans.com/downloads I would love to hear your biggest takeaways! Connect with me in the DM's over on Instagram @amytraugh Join us for our free weekly networking event, Coffee Talk, every Monday at 12:30 EST. Click here for details.

In this episode we talk with Jenna Hermans. Jenna is living proof that you can create a life of calm within chaos and overwhelm. She uses her bachelor's degree in psychology, master's degree in organizational management, and over fifteen years of Human Resources experience to build strong teams, both at work and at home. VBAC Prep Course Waitlist Pregnancy Workbook First Trimester Nutrition Guide #1 FREE Postpartum Download Connect more with Jenna Hermans: Book: Chaos to Calm Website: jennahermans.com Instagram: @jennazhermans LinkedIn: jennahermans Connect more with Entering Motherhood: Instagram: entering_motherhood and sarah_marie_bilger Facebook: EnteringMotherhood Services: Birth and Postpartum Services Email: enteringmotherhood@gmail.com Official Affiliates of the Podcast: LoveHeld Kindred Bravely Postpartum University FOND Bone Broth (ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD for 10% off) Hypnobabies (MOTHERHOOD20 for 20% off)  FitNest Mama (ENTERINGMOTHERHOOD20 for 20% discount)

Do you feel like you're drowning in the chaos of your daily life?  Today, we're welcoming Jenna Hermans to the show, the author of "Chaos to Calm", a guide filled with practical steps to break free from daily turmoil and attain serenity.  Jenna introduces us to the five pillars of calm: efficiency, habits, community, communication, and self-care.  She illuminates how simple lifestyle changes can transform our lives, using anecdotes from her own journey.BOOK:Chaos to Calm by Jenna Hermans on Amazon or Bookshop.SHOW NOTES & BOOKLIST:Find the episode show notes and a list of all the books mentioned here.MORE RESOURCES:Visit bibliolifestyle.com for more information and resources to help you in your reading journey.JOIN THE COMMUNITY:Join the BiblioLifestyle Community & the Bring Your Own Book (BYOB) Club for a fun, online book club experience!  Come and share books you've read, get inspiration for what to read next, make friends, and encourage each other along the way.  Learn more and join the community: bibliolifestyle.com/community.THE BIBLIOLIFESTYLE 2023 FALL READING GUIDEGet ready for a cozy fall reading season! Download your free copy of the guide when you visit fallreadingguide.com. This year's guide has thirty books organized across nine categories, plus fun recipes, fall activities, lifestyle tips, classic books, and a fun challenge. So download your free copy and discover your next favorite book! BIBLIOLIFESTYLE COMMUNITY & BYOB CLUBRead a good book recently? Join our members-only Community & Bring Your Own Book (BYOB) Club and tell us about it! Here we read what we want, make friends, and encourage each other along the way. Attend our online book club, seasonally-themed happenings, get exclusive content, plus more!

Do you long for a sense of calm and balance in your busy life as a parent and business owner? Our guest, Jenna Hermans, will be sharing effective strategies that you can implement to create a more peaceful and grounded experience, even with the demands of your daily lives. Jenna co-founded Be Courageous, an agency that breaks the mold by fostering courage in business environments. Her early years in Human Resources gave her a firm understanding of the corporate landscape while management of a preschool allowed for hands-on exposure to the challenges parents face. These experiences culminated in the birth of her book, Chaos to Calm: Five Ways Busy Parents Can Break Free from Overwhelm,' painting a picture of compassionate leadership. The book offers practical tips and strategies to help busy parents navigate the challenges of daily life, find groundedness and calm amidst the chaos, and create space, time, and energy for you. I made a choice. I don't want to live like this anymore. I cannot. I will not. Things need to change. - Jenna Hermans In this episode, you will be able to: Uncover the critical role courage plays in bringing about transformative change within organizations. Discover tactics for maintaining tranquillity amidst parenting chaos. Learn the vital elements of self-care specifically tailored for high achievers. Understand the power of initiating small yet decisive steps towards attaining your personal and professional aspirations. Delve into ways for preemptively managing pressure and incorporating self-care into your routine to prevent burnout. Connect with your host:   I would love to hear how this helped you! Comment on this episode's Instagram post and share how this inspired you. If you have any other tips or ideas leave a comment under the post for this episode on our Instagram page @quotablemediaco or shoot me a DM. You can also connect with us at our Quotable Magazine Instagram account @quotablemagazine   For any show ideas, to submit a guest to the podcast, or if you have any questions, please visit https://quotablemediaco.com/podcast. Do you long for a sense of calm and balance in your busy life as a parent and business owner? Our guest, Jenna Hermans, will be sharing effective strategies that you can implement to create a more peaceful and grounded experience, even with the demands of your daily lives. Jenna co-founded Be Courageous, an agency that breaks the mold by fostering courage in business environments. Her early years in Human Resources gave her a firm understanding of the corporate landscape while management of a preschool allowed for hands-on exposure to the challenges parents face. These experiences culminated in the birth of her book, Chaos to Calm: Five Ways Busy Parents Can Break Free from Overwhelm,' painting a picture of compassionate leadership. The book offers practical tips and strategies to help busy parents navigate the challenges of daily life, find groundedness and calm amidst the chaos, and create space, time, and energy for you. I made a choice. I don't want to live like this anymore. I cannot. I will not. Things need to change. - Jenna Hermans In this episode, you will be able to: Uncover the critical role courage plays in bringing about transformative change within organizations. Discover tactics for maintaining tranquillity amidst parenting chaos. Learn the vital elements of self-care specifically tailored for high achievers. Understand the power of initiating small yet decisive steps towards attaining your personal and professional aspirations. Delve into ways for preemptively managing pressure and incorporating self-care into your routine to prevent burnout. Connect with your host:   I would love to hear how this helped you! Comment on this episode's Instagram post and share how this inspired you. If you have any other tips or ideas leave a comment under the post for this episode on our Instagram page @quotablemediaco or shoot me a DM. You can also connect with us at our Quotable Magazine Instagram account @quotablemagazine   For any show ideas, to submit a guest to the podcast, or if you have any questions, please visit https://quotablemediaco.com/podcast. Connect with Jenna: Visit her website: jennahermans.com + bcrgs.com Calm downloadables: https://jennahermans.com/downloads/ Follow her on Instagram and LinkedIn Get the book, “Chaos to Calm” Visit her website: jennahermans.com + bcrgs.com Calm downloadables: https://jennahermans.com/downloads/ Follow her on Instagram and LinkedIn Get the book, “Chaos to Calm”

Do any moms want to break free from overwhelm this school year? Our guest today Jenna Hermans has recently released her new book, Chaos to Calm: 5 Ways Busy Parents Can Break Free from Overwhelm. With a master's degree in organizational management and over a decade of experience running human resources, through Chaos to Calm Jenna uses easy-to-implement strategic tools and philosophies to guide busy parents and help them streamline the endless tasks they face every day. By creating more time and less stress, they can spend more hours appreciating their family, making sure they have what they need, and giving themselves the space they need and live their lives with intention and joy. Chapters are targeted at Efficiency, Habits, Communication, Community, and Self-Care, and include how-tos and simple small tasks anyone can take to lower the frenetic pace of every day. In this episode, we dive into how moms can be more energy-efficient, time-efficient, and task-efficient. We explore healthy habits that bring you calm and how to trash the ones that don't serve you. You will love all the practical tips that you can apply right away. Learn more about Jenna at https://jennahermans.com/  Follow on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jennazhermans/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jenna Hermans, known as the "queen of calm," talks about the importance of calmness and chaos in parenting and daily life. We discuss how calmness is subjective and define it as a state of the nervous system where one feels good and in flow. We emphasize the need for individuals to prioritize their own well-being and model self-care for their children. We also discuss the importance of meal planning and habit creation in creating a calmer and more balanced life. Jenna shares personal experiences and strategies for maintaining calmness during challenging times and transitions and we conclude by reminding listeners to be present and prioritize what truly matters. “One thing I'd say is that this is all temporary. The hard that we're experiencing right now is not the same hard that we will experience in the future. This is temporary.” - Jenna Hermans Links: Christie's Website Christie's Instagram: @sasssays Jenna's Website Jenna's Book Jenna's Instagram: @jennazhermans Ep 131 with Lindsey Kaszuba  

Take a listen for the perfect tips and tricks to help you find balance in parenthood and take your life from chaos to calm. Jacqueline is joined by Jenna Hermans, a certified high-performance coach, mom of 4, entrepreneur, and author of Chaos to Calm: 5 Ways for Busy Parents to Get (and Stay) Grounded.You'll learn easy-to-implement strategic tools and philosophies to guide you as a busy parent, and you streamline the endless tasks you face every day. By creating more time and less stress, you can spend more hours appreciating your family and live your life with intention and joy.• Connect with Jenna Hermans and find her book!•  Leave a review for the podcast•  Join the Motherhood Intended Community•  Follow @motherhood_intended on InstagramSupport the showLoving the podcast? Then we would love YOUR support with the continued production of this show! With the help of our audience, the podcast will be able to bring you the best content, most interesting guests, fun events, and helpful resources for women everywhere. Show some love here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/motherhoodintended

Join Mary Miele and Jenna Hermans to learn how to create more calm in your life. This podcast is a wonderful resource for parents and educators as we journey back to school. Calm is possible; let this podcast show you how! Jenna Hermans is living proof that you can create a life of calm within chaos and overwhelm. She uses her bachelor's degree in psychology, master's degree in organizational management, and over fifteen years of Human Resources experience to build strong teams, both at work and at home. Jenna is the co-founder of Be Courageous, a busy mom of 4, coach and author. As seen in Forbes, The Sun, ELLE, Yahoo, and more, Jenna takes an intentional and inclusive approach to help people (especially parents) implement tools that put organization and systems around their busy lives that infuse calm and more joy, helping them go from 'Chaos to Calm,' which doubles as the title of her debut book that launched in May 2023. LINKS Website: https://jennahermans.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/jennazhermans Blog: https://jennahermans.com/chaos-to-calm-blog LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennahermans Please click the button to subscribe so you don't miss any episodes and leave a review if your favorite podcast app has that ability. Thank you! For more information, visit the Evolved Education website at: https://evolvededucationcompany.com/category/podcast/ © 2021 - 2023 Mary Miele

Ever wonder how a mom of four can juggle being a successful entrepreneur, author and still maintain her calm? Jenna Hermans, author of “Chaos to Calm: Five Ways Busy Parents Can Break Free from Overwhelm,” spills her secrets and takes us through her journey of becoming an entrepreneur, managing her energy and time, and how she inspires others to chase their dreams while keeping the balance of life intact. She even shares a real-life example of maintaining calm amidst the chaos of a messy situation with her teenager. Jenna Hermans is living proof that you can create a life of calm within chaos and overwhelm. She uses her bachelor's degree in psychology, master's degree in organizational management, and over fifteen years of Human Resources experience to build strong teams, both at work and at home. Jenna takes an intentional and inclusive approach to help individuals and teams implement tools that put organization and systems around their busy lives that infuse calm and more joy, helping them go from Chaos to Calm. Listen as Jenna unpacks her methods for staying present and appreciating the moment before reacting, essential tools for any busy parent. She shares an example of managing a messy situation with her teenage son and how she was able to remain calm and grounded in the moment. We also discuss how to balance relationships that enhance our calmness and the impact our actions have on those around us. In this episode, you will hear these ideas expressed: How to choose calm over chaos when creating a book Ways a family achieves a calm life with four kids, a business, zero childcare or family around Can you filter out relationships using the Chaos to Calm thinking Jenna brings in her book? Making friends when you are new in a city Finding support when you are working on a creative project and what to say to let friends know Picking yourself inspires other moms pick themselves, Jenna offers examples How to build a system to set out to do something YOU want to do even in the thick of it as a parent What if you read the book and walk into a chocolate mess of a kitchen with kids playing but lots to clean up? What's another way to look at this through the filter of calm? How to find calm in chaos if it's impossible to pause life Engaging with listeners and offering feedback Taking a moment to think before reacting How to choose relationships that enhance your calmness Your actions are also impacting those around you! SHARE this episode with a mom founder, entrepreneur, or creator who seeks to restore or create more calm this season in your family's life. Similar episodes: The Risks And Consequences Of Taking On A Supporting Role In Your Mom Life, Episode 182 https://www.melissallarena.com/the-risks-and-consequences-of-taking-on-a-supporting-role-in-your-mom-life-episode-182/   Join the 21-day Imagination to Impact Challenge to uncover your next big idea and your kids' interests along the way (Mom Summer Camp Series), Episode 186 https://www.melissallarena.com/join-the-21-day-imagination-to-impact-challenge-uncover-your-next-idea-your-school-aged-childs-interests-episode-186/ Supporting Resources: https://jennahermans.com/  https://www.instagram.com/jennazhermans/  Subscribe and Review Have you subscribed to my podcast for new moms who are entrepreneurs, founders, and creators?  I'd love for you to subscribe if you haven't yet.  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unimaginable-wellness-for-new-moms-who-are-founders/id1308269140?app=podcast&mt=2  I'd love it even more if you could drop a review or 5-star rating over on Apple Podcasts. Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” then a quick line with your favorite part of the episode. It only takes a second and it helps spread the word about the podcast for writer moms.  Book Launch Fall 2023! Join the Collective Of Moms Who Seek More Imaginative Solutions For Maximum Impact While Inspiring Their Kids To Do The Same Introducing: Fertile Imagination: A Guide For Stretching Every Mom's Superpower for Maximum Impact – Get on the list and grab your FREE Chapter today: https://www.melissallarena.com/waitlist   Join the waitlist for Fertile Imagination to be the first to See the book cover and vote on your favorite Get a sneak peek at the behind-the-scenes book-writing process Join my Imagination to Impact 21-Day challenge first to bring my three-stage method of reawakening your imagination, playing with your imagination, and stretching your imagination to your daily life and see what using your fertile imagination can look like and how this can turn around your relationship with your kids too - https://fertileideas.com  Learn first-hand about playful and fun book launch events (online and offline) Snag a FREE chapter today and start your journey towards becoming the fun parent through a series of imagination warm-ups created for the most ambitious moms who feel like they lost a big piece of themselves (along with their placentas – literally or figuratively) - for the FREE chapter go to: http://www.melissallarena.com/waitlist Praise For Fertile Imagination Both book participants and podcast guests are featured below Melissa is an inspiring display of tenacity and motivation. Whenever you're feeling stuck, peruse Melissa's thoughtfully compiled tips and exercises and you'll be creating magic in no time.” – Suzy Batiz, Chief Executive and Visionary Officer, ~Pourri, The Makers of Poo~Pourri, supernatural, Alive OS®. “Melissa's words are authentic and important. She is a great listener and now shares reality-based strategies for imagining your own imperfect, fulfilling life.” – Martha Hennessey, Former New Hampshire State Senator / House of Representative “This is the book for a mom who wants a second jet engine to embark on her own journey from thinking she will have to wait another lifetime to dream big to knowing she can take steps right now to uncover and do what she would find more fulfilling at this life stage. Melissa writes both intimately and conversationally about topics that many moms around the world can relate to (some dads too). She invites the reader into a personal and deep journey about topics that are crucially important to uncover what would make a mom truly happy to work on...even after the kids are in bed. It was an honor and a pleasure to speak with her for an interview, which she has included excerpts of in this book, too!” - Ken Honda, Japan's best selling zen millionaire, author of Happy Money: The Japanese Art of Making Peace with Your Money Moms like us with big dreams and school-age kids: For moms like me, the pandemic was an opportunity to re-evaluate and course-correct things in our lives we weren't thrilled with. Coming out of this period, sluggish yet motivated, so many of us can use this book to help us wake up! If you're looking to refresh, reenergize, and yes, reimagine a better version of your life, this book is for you. I loved the hilarious, yet poignant stories about motherhood today and the window into the world of those who've gone for it – and did it. - Macollvie Neel, Brooklyn, NY “The words: imagination, play and fun are not the usual things we as mothers think of when wondering how to get a grip back on our career and I believe it provides a really fresh take and lots of food for thought for mothers reading it. Its tone is so energetic and fresh!” – Alejandra Molina, Coach, Miami, Florida “Melissa is a mom of three with big dreams who tells it like it is. She draws on her own experiences and the experiences of professionals she's interviewed for her podcast to reflect on the plight of the mother. How do women conform to or challenge the traditional “mom script”? If you're a mom, what can you do to break the “cultural glass ceiling” to be yourself and a great parent, all without having to force yourself into a mom mold that doesn't fit you? Melissa is like a great friend, honest and wise and funny, telling you about her life and asking you to reflect on yours. This book is a great purchase for moms in every stage of life.” – Maureen Turner Carey, Librarian, Austin, Texas “In her book, Melissa shows us that motherhood does not have to be a pause or an end to your pre-child self. With guidance from her podcast guests, she encourages us to think big, find what lights us up, think big, and move towards our goals with the steps that fit the reality of our lives as they are today. In doing so we honor and inspire our child(ren), and our own inner child.” – Katherine Dzierzynski, Museum Group Sales, Forest Hills, NY   

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Have you ever wondered how you can turn chaos into calm in your home and business? In this episode, Camille welcomes Jenna Hermans, the co-founder of Be Courageous and the author of Chaos to Calm, where she helps individuals and businesses implement tools and systems to change chaos and overwhelm into calm and joy. Jenna shares her journey from getting married to navigating motherhood and becoming an entrepreneur. She talks about how she handled the transitions and how she was able to establish systems to bring organization into her own home and how she was able to help others through her five pillars.If you're interested in transforming the chaos into calm in your own life, tune into this episode to hear Jenna's advice on how you too can break free from overwhelm and find joy in the live you've created.Resources: Interested in becoming a virtual assistant? Join the 60 Days to VA Course:www.camillewalker.co/VAAccess the 5-day email sequence to help you discover your purpose:www.callmeceopodcast.comPurchase Chaos to Calm at: www.jennahermans.com/book/Connect with Jenna:Follow Jenna on Instagram: www.instagram.com/jennazhermansFollow Jenna on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChaosToCalmBookFollow Jenna on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jennahermansVisit her website: www.jennahermans.comConnect with Camille Walker:Follow Camille on Instagram: www.instagram.com/CamilleWalker.coFollow Call Me CEO on Instagram: www.instagram.com/callmeceopodcast

This week on Where Parents Talk radio on 105.9 The Region, host Lianne Castelino speaks to Jenna Hermans , Certified high-performance coach, entrepreneur, author and mother of four about tips and strategies for parents to move from chaos to calm.

“Life will always be chaotic, but you can own your calm within the chaos.”Finding calm in chaos is a skill set we have to learn. Constant chaos in our lives leads to stress/overwhelm and, typically, everyone around us suffers too. I'm so excited about today's interview with Jenna Hermans, the author of Chaos to Calm: Five Ways Busy Parents Can Break Free from Overwhelm. She's an expert on helping parents move away from chaos and into calmness so that we can all create intentional lives that allow each member of the family to thrive. In this conversation, we talk about the "Five Pillars of Calm", the importance of communication, how Jenna has calmed her chaos and more.-----------------------Links Discussed in This EpisodeOrder a Copy of Minimalist Moms: Living and Parenting with SimplicityBook: Why We Sleep by Matthew WalkerPodcast: Dr. Matthew Walker: The Science & Practice of Perfecting Your Sleep | Huberman Lab Podcast #31Connect with Jenna:WebsiteInstagramBook: Chaos to CalmView the entire shownotes page.Enjoy this Podcast?Learning how you can get rid of clutter and live an intentional and purposeful life has never been this simple. If you enjoyed today's episode of the Minimalist Moms Podcast, then hit subscribe and share it with your friends!Post a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning into this podcast, then do not hesitate to write a review. You can also share this with your fellow mothers so that they can be inspired to think more and do with less.Have any questions? You can contact me through my website, find me on Instagram, or like The Minimalist Moms Page on Facebook.Thanks for listening! For more updates and episodes, visit the website. You may also tune in on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or Stitcher.——————————————Episode Sponsors |The Minimalist Moms Podcast would not be possible without the support of weekly sponsors. Choosing brands that I believe in is important to me. I only want to recommend brands that I believe may help you in your daily life. As always, never feel pressured into buying anything. Remember: if you don't need it, it's not a good deal!Liquid IV | Grab your Liquid I.V. in bulk nationwide at Costco or you can get 20% off when you go to LiquidIV.com and use code MINIMALIST at checkout.OBVI | My listeners can get 25% off today with code MINIMALIST at myobvi.com.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/minimalist-moms-podcast2093/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

How to cope with overwhelm as a parent with US author Jenna Hermans

In today's episode I am chatting with Jenna Hermans, author of Chaos to Calm. Jenna has a background in psychology and human resources, with years of experience in building high functioning teams at work. She has taken this experience into establishing teamwork, efficiency, and effective communication in her home and developed a five pillar framework to help others do the same. Jenna takes us through these five ways to find calm in the chaos of motherhood and break free from overwhelm, and explains how you can introduce them into your life through simple steps. It's about making a few small changes to create the space and energy you need, to leave your overwhelmed life behind and confidently take care of your family and yourself. You can find the full show notes, Jenna's bio, and contact info at www.momcamplife.com/jennahermans.

In this episode, Cara welcomes Jenna Hermans, a mom of four who shares her chaos story of moving homes, adding another child to the family, starting a business with her husband, and living through a massive mental breakdown, then flipping the script on her life and her parenting style. She shares her 5-Pillar Strategy to calm to chaos of a busy household and parent with intentionality so you can show up as your best self even during the most challenging moments. Jenna is also the master of motherhood analogies so be ready to walk away with little wisdom filled visuals! Get a copy of her book here: Chaos to Calm: 5 Ways Busy Parents Can Break Free from Overwhelm Core4Parenting Resources

In this episode, Jenna Hermans comes on the podcast to share with Lina and her listeners how a huge breakdown after her 4th child helped start a journey within herself in figuring out who she was again. This journey led her to discovering that there are 5 steps in dialing down the chaos of normal life:Efficiency, Habits, Communication, Community, and Self-CareJenna and Lina breakdown each of these and share tips from their different perspectives in how to make daily life more manageable for new parents. Buy her book: Chaos to Calm: 5 Ways Busy Parents Can Break Free from Overwhelm Chaos to Calm is a guide for busy parents that will help them streamline the endless tasks they face every day. By creating more time and less stress, they can spend more hours appreciating their family, making sure they have what they need, and giving themselves the space they need to live their lives with intention and joy. Connect with Jenna: @jennazhermansLearn more about Jenna: https://jennahermans.com/links/ Support the showConnect with Lina on @linaforrestal on InstagramFollow the @newmamaspodcast on InstagramRead Lina's Blog: www.linaforrestal.comSupport the Show: Buy Me a Coffee (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newmamaspodcast)

Tess Connolly LCSW talks with Jenna Hermans, Co-founder of ‘Be Courageous' and author of Chaos to Calm: 5 ways busy parents can break free from overwhelm.    Learn about Jenna and the work that she does.  Jenna shares with us the moment that she became so overwhelmed and the moment she realized things needed to change.    Tess and Jenna talk about the changes she made as she made her shift in her parenting.   Jenna shares with us ideas that we can start to work on to help with overwhelm.  Jenna shares her five pillars from her book - efficiency, habits, community, communication and self-care and she explains them to us. Tess and Jenna talk about her five pillars and how they can help our parenting journey to feeling less overwhelmed.  Tess and Jenna discuss examples of how we can implement some of these ideas into our daily lives.  Tess and Jenna talk about the meaning of calm and what it means to them.  Jenna shares her last thoughts and motivates us to know that we can accomplish whatever we want just by taking it step by step and enjoying the journey along the way.  Lindsey is most grateful to be connected with Tess and to have her friendship.    ⭐️Learn more about Jenna and get her book here

Nikki's book is now available on Audible, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and through Bookshop.Org, where every purchase supports your local bookstore.  Grab your copy today!Want a sneak peek of Nikki's book?  Download a FREE chapter!Jenna Hermans stops by the show to chat with Nikki about all things de-stressing and to share how we mamas can take our lives from chaos to calm.  A busy mom of four, entrepreneur, HR boss lady, coach, and author, Jenna used to be perpetually overwhelmed by work and life, but made a commitment to herself a long time ago to show up as her most grounded self. Her purpose in life is to help other people 'keep their sh*t together' and achieve their most audacious goals by finding their calm. Connect with Jenna on Instagram or on her website, and be sure to grab a copy of her new book, From Chaos to Calm. **This is an affiliate link. If you click on this link and make a purchase, Nikki might earn a commission, at no additional cost to you!Support the showFollow Nikki on Instagram and Facebook! Wanna be on the show or sponsor an episode? Email your pitch to nikki@youridealmomlife.com.

Jenna Hermans is a Certified High-Performance Coach with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Master's degree in Organizational Management. With over 15 years of experience in HR and having run a preschool for over 5 years, she specializes in helping families and individuals create systems to find joy in their lives and build pleasure back into their world. Jenna's focus is on helping clients own their calm, find lost energy, and do what they love without suffering or losing sleep. She is also the author of the recently published book, Chaos to Calm, which is a guide for busy parents to streamline their tasks, create more time, and reduce stress. The book covers topics such as efficiency, habits, communication, community, and self-care, and provides simple tasks and how-to guides to help parents lower the frenetic pace of daily life. Using examples from a variety of parents and her own life, Hermans demonstrates that anyone can take control of their busy lives and embrace what really matters while achieving and maintaining calm. We dive into how Jenna defines chaos. She shares her own story of having panic attacks and losing her structured routine. We talk about tools she used to come out of this. We talk about communication and active listening. We learn about how Jenna time blocks her calendar based on energy flows and puts in transitional buffers to own her time. She shares about the "your turn" elements in her book. Jenna wants readers to know that they can achieve any goal, big or small, and to be the role model they wish they would have had.  Episode Highlights:  [02:24] Jenna has been working on Chaos to Calm for about four years. It feels amazing to finally have it out into the world. [03:40] Chaos to Calm is for everyone, not just parents. Her inspiration was that this is the book she needed.  [05:36] Jenna defines chaos as the swirl of things that make us feel out of control and overwhelmed. [06:29] Jenna shares a story about a day when she was having panic attacks and reacting to everything around her. Everything fell apart when she lost her structured routine. On this particular day, she knew something needed to change. [09:19] On this day, she had to remind herself that she had the tools and the education, and the experience to come out of this. [10:25] After implementing the tools in her belt, people started asking what she was doing. She began writing down everything she was implementing.  [12:10] One of the biggest intangibles was being better about how she communicated. [12:39] Active listening is one of the things that really helped Jenna improve her life. It's also a chapter in her book. Listening is a huge part of building relationships and trust with the person that we're trying to communicate with. [14:42] The importance of just being present and listening.  [17:13] Jenna was able to make her calendar airtight and time block based on energy flows and what she needs to accomplish. She also puts in transitional buffers. [18:10] She began owning her time and getting clear on what she needed to do at any moment.  [19:20] The book has your turn elements which asks questions and gives the reader time to reflect. [20:56] Jenna wants her readers to know that they can do any goal big or small.  [21:50] One piece of advice is to be the role model that you wish you would have had. [22:50] Part of being a dangerous woman includes being able to turn chaos into calm. [23:30] The one thing we all have in common when it comes to a sense of calm is that our nervous system is calm. Links and Resources: The Dangerous Woman Mastermind Dr. Krystal Conner Dr. Krystal Conner Instagram How to Be a Dangerous Woman Facebook Group Dangerous Woman Manifesto Jenna Hermans Chaos to Calm Five Ways Busy Parents Can Break Free from Overwhelm Jenna Hermans Instagram Jenna Hermans - Chaos to Calm Facebook Be Courageous

Tune in as we chat with Jenna Hermans all about creating calm within chaos and overwhelm. And guess what? Her book, Chaos to Calm Five Ways Busy Parents Can Break Free from Overwhelm, comes out today! So if you love this episode, hop online to order it, HERE! Jenna Hermans is living proof that you can create a life of calm within chaos and overwhelm. She uses her bachelor's degree in psychology, master's degree in organizational management, and over fifteen years of human resources experience to build strong teams, both at work and at home. Jenna is the co-founder of Be Courageous and author of Chaos to Calm. She manages the businesses, family operations, and kids' schedules, all while nurturing her sanity and promoting calm. She lives in the SF Bay Area with her husband and four kids. In this episode, Jenna shares her why for writing her book!!Topics discussed:•Parenting•Stress•Intentionality•Mental HealthYou can connect with Jenna at: Instagramhttps://jennahermans.comMeet your hosts:Sue McCarroll is the founder of Opal Wellness Studio and Caitlin Hatzenbuhler is the founder of Conscious Core. Caitlin and Sue have their unique styles of coaching women to increase self-care, self-compassion, navigate busy mom life and nourish their bodies mentally, emotionally, and physically You can learn more about Sue at HERE and Caitlin HERE. Thank you for listening! Please take a moment to subscribe and review. This supports the Well2You Podcast in reaching more people who need to be connected to these impactful conversations.https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/well2you-podcast/id1547156150?i=1000504170074https://open.spotify.com/show/7AE1vZFmBoxPvYfn5Abr1T?si=RjrXrOWoToKvZ5bmCcJSgwhttps://www.well2you.org/well2you-podcast 

Hi Friends and welcome to JOY IS NOW! The podcast where we take a psychologically minded look at life. I'm your host Lisa Anderson Shaffer, coach, consultant, and resident psych enthusiast.I am excited to host for a THESE THREE THINGS segment discussion, Bay Area co-founder and COO of Be Courageous, founder of Chaos to Calm and mom and ambassador of sanity, wellbeing and calm JENNA HERMANS.Jenna shares her most valuable life lessons as a step-mom including building your own path, the importance of how you show up, and learning to listen. This has been JOY IS NOW with me, Lisa Anderson Shaffer, LMFT. You can find me for hire at LISAANDERSONSHAFFER.COM an join the patronage support for this podcast and my daily practice journal, THESE THREE THINGS at patreon.com/lisaandersonshaffer. You can also follow along with my musings at @lisaandersonshaffer on Instagram.A special thanks to my affiliate friends at OSEA - the makers of clean seaweed skincare. Save 10% on your OSEA purchase with this special link and code JOYISNOW10. JOY IS NOW is listener supported. When you buy through shared links, we may earn an affiliate commission.LISA ANDERSON SHAFFER, LMFTNEWSLETTERBOOKPATRONAGEINSTAGRAMEPISODE LINKS:JENNA HERMANSINSTAGRAMFACEBOOKBYRON KATIESELMA FRAIBERGSupport the show

Hi Friends and welcome to JOY IS NOW! The podcast where we take a psychologically minded look at life. I'm your host Lisa Anderson Shaffer, coach, consultant, and resident psych enthusiast.I am excited to host for an EMOTION segment discussion, Bay Area co-founder and COO of Be Courageous, founder of Chaos to Calm and mom and ambassador of sanity, wellbeing and calm JENNA HERMANS.We talk CALM. And how moments of CALM foster productivity, facilitate creativity and just generally help us be our best selves. This has been JOY IS NOW with me, Lisa Anderson Shaffer, LMFT. You can find me for hire at LISAANDERSONSHAFFER.COM and join the patronage support for this podcast and my daily practice journal, THESE THREE THINGS at patreon.com/lisaandersonshaffer. You can also follow along with my musings at @lisaandersonshaffer on Instagram.A special thanks to my affiliate friends at OSEA - the makers of clean seaweed skincare. Save 10% on your OSEA purchase with this special link and code JOYISNOW10. JOY IS NOW is listener supported. When you buy through shared links, we may earn an affiliate commission.LISA ANDERSON SHAFFER, LMFTNEWSLETTERBOOKPATRONAGEINSTAGRAMEPISODE LINKS:JENNA HERMANSINSTAGRAMFACEBOOKCALM EXERCISESSupport the show