Extraordinary Moms Podcast

Today my guest is my 10 year old son, Parker. He is going to share his experience with going through the past year of the pandemic. He is an outgoing, active young man and the limitations caused by quarantine really challenged him physically and emotionally. So maybe your kids have struggled too (haven't we all???) and this episode will help shed some light on the common feelings of kids recently. This Show is Sponsored by.... Ana Luisa jewelry not only creates beautiful jewelry at affordable prices, but they are very intentional about carbon emissions starting with the sourcing of raw materials to the disposal of their pieces. Limited batches ensure the highest production standards while eliminating excessive waste, and all of this doesn't diminish the beauty and timelessness of their designs. They offer a 365-day warranty to replace or refund any piece that doesn't meet your expectations. They are offering 15% off all products if you go to: https://www.analuisa.com/eepvd And... Literati Kids book subscripti

My guest today is Laurie Palau. She is an expert at all kinds of organization and a mom of two teenagers. Laurie is the host of This Organized Life Podcast and the founder of Simply B Organized (SBO). When she started her business in 2009, she was a busy working mom with two little kids and a traveling husband. By sharing her experiences and offering simple practical solutions to others, she'd helped others who were unable to see the forest through the trees. You're going to love this episode! Show Notes: https://simplyborganized.com/this-organized-life-podcast-2/ https://www.facebook.com/simplyBorganized https://www.instagram.com/simplyborganized/

Today my guest is my friend Brooke Porter. She's a mom of three (including a recent new baby weighing in at 11 lbs 3 oz at birth), wife to a pediatrician, and a mental health advocate. She since her first pregnancy and miscarriage, Brooke has felt the debilitating effects of Post Partum Depression, nearly to the point of losing her life to the disease. She has learned a lot through this journey and today she's sharing her story and the lessons she's learned. You're not going to want to miss this. Show Notes... Follow Brooke on Instagram at: @mental_health_mama and @thepediatricporters This Show is Sponsored by... Keeping your body in shape is important, but it’s also important to keep your mind sharp. I’ve been leveling up my focus with Word Forest! Word Forest is my new favorite game. It’s a word puzzle app and it’s free! Word Forest is an app made for word search addict and it lets you connect letters in any direction to form hidden word matches. It has over 2000 levels so you never get bored playing. Right

Today my guest is Ally Fallon. Ally is a new mom of one, and lifelong writer. When she went through her first divorce, she began using writing as a form of therapy and processing and she loves helping others to do the same. She founded the program Find Your Voice, which helps people to write and today we're talking about her best tips for getting started. Show Notes:  Learn more about Allison Fallon, founder of Find Your Voice and author of The Power of Writing It Down: A Simple Habit to Unlock Your Brain and Reimagine Your Life This Show is Sponsored by... NuCalm gives you the power to slow down and get some distance which will allow you to respond better to the demands of everyday life. NuCalm accomplishes this by interrupting acute stress at its source and by bringing you into the calming brainwave patterns that are associated with relaxation, greater awareness, intuition and provide a calming sensation. NuCalm is clinically proven in over 1 million sessions to improve your sleep, reduce your stress and bo

Today's guest is money expert Rachel Cruze. She's daughter of the legendary Dave Ramsey ("I'm debt FREEEEEEE!!!!!!"), three time author, speaker, money educator, and mom of three under the age of 5! We're chatting about her upbringing, her own tendencies towards money, how she's teaching her kids to have financial literacy and peace, and her new book, "Know Yourself Know Your Money." This is a great one to kickoff the new year! Show Notes:    This Show is Sponsored by... Literati Kids is a subscription book club that sends 5 beautiful children’s books to your door each month, hand-picked by experts. Literati Kids has book clubs for children ages 0 to 12, and each club has age-appropriate selections tailored to what your child needs. In addition to these incredible books, your child will receive artwork from world- renowned artists, personalized stickers, and other fun goodies in each monthly box. So go to www.literati.com/EMOMS for 25% OFF your FIRST TWO ORDERS and pick your kids book club gift today. What a

As hard as 2020 has been, I have seen significant growth in myself and my family as we have strived to adapt to this very different year. I'm proud to say that where negative thoughts began, some really beautiful clarifying thoughts emerged. Today I'm sharing with you three of my biggest lessons I've learned in 2020 and I'm throwing in some Christmas music as well. Merry Christmas and thank you for being a part of this podcast community. See you in January! This Show is Sponsored by... World Vision is an incredible NGO who is committed to helping children in impoverished locations get the support they need to survive and thrive, as well as be offered a dose of hope that some believes in them. You can sponsor a child for $39/month, and the cool thing is that they have made it so that instead of choosing your child to sponsor, the child will get to choose you! Watch this video called Chosen, to find out more about how World Vision is changing lives and YOU can be involved. Visit www.worldvision.org/EEPgift to s

My guest today is a repeat. It's Charity Lighten, and the last time we spoke she was caring for her husband who was suffering from cancer. Dan passed away in the summer of 2019, and since then, Charity has continued to navigated the waters of loss, finding her purpose again, finding new love, and more! She spills it all today. It was so wonderful catching up with one of my favorite guests. Show Notes:  @avibrantlife www.charitylighten.com Charity's book: https://www.amazon.com/Focused-Fearless-Seven-Skills-Empower/dp/0578497093 This Show is Sponsored by... Little Spoon is an incredible baby food company, that essentially makes you small-batch, homemade baby food, and delivers it straight to your door. I am so impressed by this company who has solved the problem for moms that care deeply about what they are feeding their babies and toddlers, yet already have a full plate. No more worrying about what’s in your baby’s food. Let Little Spoon take one thing off your very big parenting to do list and cover mealti

We started a new tradition in our home for Giving Tuesday. I gave each of my kids $20 and then presented them with 7 options for donating to different organizations. It was so cool to discuss these various options and ultimately they got to decide how they wanted to donate. You can email you the Powerpoint I made. For the Individual contact info: Roots Charter School: Venmo @kellyejensen Austin Angels: Donate @austinangelsnonprofit Wagmor Pets Shelter- @wagmorpets Eviction- Help people stay in their homes this Christmas by Venmo'ing- @AshleyRoseReeves Secret Santa- Join hands in supporting 200+ families through Secret Santa organized by Jordan Page of Fun Cheap or Free. Venmo: @pagecodonations World Vision- Sponsor a Child this Christmas. Put the power to choose in a child's hands and give someone a chance to step into a life changing relationship www.worldvision.org/EEP Support the Neff family who lost everything in a fire last week- https://www.gofundme.com/f/chip-and-alex-neff-fire-relief?utm_sourc

At this time of year when everyone is sharing how grateful they are, we can respond one of two ways: We love and are grateful for the blessings of others. We learn more about our fellow man through their gratitude. It can be a massive shift from the negativity that bombards our social media, and uplift our feeds! We might be in a hard space, and seeing the gratitude and blessings that overflow from the lives of others, might just be the thing that puts us over the edge of feeling terrible about our own lives or circumstances. When we are struggling, it can be genuinely hard to see others thriving and living the easy, peaceful, happy lives we long for. I see both sides. That's why today I want to talk about how we can feel gratitude even in the midst of pretty crummy circumstances. I'll share some of the beautiful takeaways I've seen online from individuals sharing their losses, their hardships, their struggles, and remembering the blessings, beauty, lessons, and healing they've felt through them. I'll e

My guest today is Tiffany Huff-Strothers. Tiffany Huff-Strothers is a Wife, Mother and woman of faith. She was called to minister and mentor women and passionate about helping women reinvent themselves following their worst setbacks, find their voices and build businesses with their stories, after she left an abusive relationship after being shot by her ex-husband. Affectionately known as Your Bounce Back Guide, Tiffany lives out her calling as an Evangelist, Award Winning Author, Sought After Speaker, Coach and Host of The Bounce Back Blueprint Podcast. Show Notes:  She wrote a book all about her story Check out Tiffany as Host of The Bounce Back Blueprint Podcast This show is sponsored by... Homeschool Magnet is for parents who homeschool or want to homeschool! Are you overwhelmed with all of the work and responsibilities on your shoulders right now? And for the parents with kids in school, have you avoided the need to pull your student out of the public school system because it just seems too daunting t

My son Parker had to do a multimedia project for his 5th grade class. He wrote a story and then had to present it in a multimedia medium. He is my son after all, so he chose to create a podcast. So we interrupt the mom topic episodes with this two-minute podcast from my son Parker called "The Universes Collide." We will return to regular programing on Wednesday:)

My guest today is the extraordinary Holly Christine Hayes. Holly has a really unique starting with getting into an abusive relationship in her teens and then eventually that evolved into being trafficked by her abuser. She is celebrating 20 years of breaking free from that life, and she's sharing about her experience being trafficked, how she got out, how she developed confidence after such a traumatic experience, and how she now helps other women to have second chances through her organization Sanctuary Project. She's also a new mom which is always fun to talk about. You're going to LOVE Holly today! Show Notes: www.hollychristinehayes.com www.sanctuaryproject.com www.instagram.com/sanctuary_project Target.com- Look for Sanctuary Project Jewelry This Show is Sponsored by: Vistaprint specializes in unregiftable gifts. Gifts so unique and personal that you wouldn’t dream of passing them on. One-off gifts like custom mugs and canvas prints, photo books and wall calendars. They’re the kind of thoughtful gifts

Today my guest is Tina Zaremba. She's a mother to Jack, voiceover actor, and a breast cancer survivor! Today we're covering the full gambit talking about her career, her son's experience with dyslexia, virtual learning, and her experience battling breast cancer. She's a powerhouse who is full of wisdom! Show Notes: https://www.chemostories.com https://www.instagram.com/tinazarembavo/?hl=en https://twitter.com/tinazarembavo This Show is Sponsored by... World Vision is an incredible NGO who is committed to helping children in impoverished locations get the support they need to survive and thrive, as well as be offered a dose of hope that some believes in them. You can sponsor a child for $39/month, and the cool thing is that they have made it so that instead of choosing your child to sponsor, the child will get to choose you! Watch this video called Chosen, to find out more about how World Vision is changing lives and YOU can be involved. Visit www.worldvision.org/EEP to sponsor a child today. And.

A lot has happened in the 4.5 years I've been podcasting. We've had some in remission from cancer who had cancer return, we had some survive even harder challenges than they spoke of on the show, and some who left this earth shortly after recording. There are a few episodes I wanted to highlight today that are in the archives that you may be interested to go back to. These are tender episodes, serving as a timestamp in their lives. They speak in the present while facing an uncertain future. Even the stories that end tragically, I hope you will see the through line of legacy in their episodes. We don't know how many days we have. We don't know what is around the corner for any of us. We hope and pray for safety and good health. But in the end, all we can do is make the most of every single day. These guests have done just that. So dig back into the archives, and I hope you appreciate these updates. If you haven't prioritized documenting your own story for yourself and for your family, I really encourage you to

Today my guest is the extraordinary mom and Cystic Fibrosis warrior Mandie Sherman. We talk about her health journey with Cystic Fibrosis, how her parents helped her to shape her narrative of having this disease, how motherhood happened for her (against doctors' advisement), and most importantly, what it's like to live with terminal disease during the Coronavirus. Mandie is beautiful inside and out and I'm so grateful for her story today. Show Notes: Instagram: @shermanmandie Blog: www.shermanarmy.com This Show is Sponsored by... Sorella Styles is a brand new place to find comfortable clothing and loungewear for your picky kids. Quarantine has left many of us online shopping and unable to find great quality clothes, but Sorella Styles has answered the problem. Sorella Styles is offering 10% off of your total order with the promo code EEP. Visit Sorellastyles.com to redeem your 10% off and get comfortable!

If you're feeling like your life is in disarray and you are constantly overbooked or stressed about fitting in all your to-dos, this episode is for you. Toni-Ann Mayembe is a wife, mother, dentist, reservist in the Navy, and owner of her online business Real Happy Mom (with her blog and podcast) More about Toni-Ann here. We're chatting about what helps set her up for success and I know you'll feel ready to tackle your week after listening. Show Notes  Freebie Ultimate Working Mom Hacks - https://the.realhappymom.com/working-mom-hacks Social Media Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/realhappymom Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/realhappymom Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/realhappymom Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/realhappymom1   This Show is Sponsored by... Sorella Styles is a brand new place to find comfortable clothing and loungewear for your picky kids. Quarantine has left many of us online shopping and unable to find great quality clothes, but Sorella Styles has answered the problem. Sore

1 in 4 women experience a miscarriage, and yet there's no playbook for how to get through a pregnancy loss, how to grieve, how to talk about it, etc... It's an incredibly isolating experience, and yet it's so common. So my guest today Daisha Johnson is sharing her own experience of having 5 miscarriages, in addition to having 8 children. Those losses taught her a lot about her motherhood and how she wants to show up for other families in their losses, so she founded a nonprofit called Always in My Heart. Show Notes: www.alwaysinmyheart.com IG - @alwaysinmyheart_charity FB - @alwaysinmyheartcharity

Today I'm bringing you up to speed on my life since we haven't chatted in a while. I'm sharing about my pregnancy, how I felt about the gender, how school is going, and my favorite recent reads. This Show is Sponsored by... "Will you Be My Friend" is the second book (25 years later) following the beloved "Guess How much I love you." Little Nutbrown Hare is back and this time he is making a new friend. This was the perfect book to help Jackson learn about making friends and being kind. Give this as a gift or add it to your library beginning Sept 29, 2020.

My guest today is Marielle Melling. We are going to be discussing how to talk to your kids about health education and pornography. It's a vital topic that needs to be covered in every home, and yet so many of us feel embarrassed or ill-equipped to talk to our kids about this topic. Her work is so important and she really helps you feel more comfortable with this topic. Show Notes:  Here are my social links... https://www.lovinlifewithlittles.com https://www.instagram.com/lovinlifewithlittles https://www.facebook.com/lovinlifewithlittles And here's the specific page I mentioned which is a great place to start for pornography resources... https://www.lovinlifewithlittles.com/teachaboutpornography

Lisa Qualls is the mom of 12 through birth and adoption, and the co-host of The Adoption Connection Podcast. Lisa has co-written a new book The Connected Parent with the late renowned child psychologist Dr. Karyn Purvis – her final written work. The Connected Parent includes insights from Dr. Purvis’ decades of renowned clinical research devoted to help children coming from hard places. Lisa demonstrates how readers can successfully implement these strategies taught by Dr. Purvis in their homes, just as she did in hers. We talk all about her motherhood journey, adopting multiple children at a time, and how her children have responded to the various challenges in their family. This Show is Sponsored by... Peanut provides a safe space for mothers, expectant mothers and those trying to conceive to build friendships, ask questions and find support. This app has a power for introducing you to women nearby who are at a similar stage in life, Peanut provides access to a community of women who are there to listen, sh