Instead of beating yourself up for not reaching your goals, measure how far you have come and take a listen to this shortie episode to learn how to quickly and easily stop making excuses.

Listen, excuses are just challenges, and we’re going to chat about how to overcome these little challenges that are preventing you from living your best life. 

In this episode, I’m going to share 5 ways you can quickly pivot and stop making excuses.

BELIEF SYSTEM -  Setting our intentions and setting our goals (check out podcast episode #3 to hear all about my goal-setting process.)

CLARITY - What is it that you need to do?

FOCUS- how to focus on what needs to be done and one ‘ah-ha’ moment that can change your life as you get crystal clear on what you want to focus on!

FAITH - There is so much good vs. evil going on in the world right now.  I share my empathic thoughts.

GRATITUDE - More reasons to start wring down what you are grateful for! 

Do you struggle with feeling like you aren’t where you want to be in your life?  I think we can all get stuck in this trap of beating ourselves up that we aren’t where we want to be.  On this week's episode of the  #UnplannedMomSchoolPodcast, I am talking about where we are today at this moment.  And let’s be honest - the world is heavy and hard at this moment in time.

We're 'Flipping the Script' here on the #UnplannedMomSchoolPodcast, so that means YOU get to hear the tables turned on ME.

This week, here’s my interview by Amy Sanders on her fantastic podcast ‘THRIVE Her’. (Be sure to subscribe here.) Amy and I openly talk about our healing and personal motherhood journeys.

A few years ago, Amy was a broke single mom healing from an unhealthy marriage. She knew that she was meant for more, but she was stuck in a self-sabotaging cycle. She made the decision to pick herself up, did the work, took back her power, and created a dream life in just a few years. Since then she's made it her mission to help other women do the same. 

Everything you want starts with this first powerful step towards change. If you are ready to feel better, achieve your goals, and up-level your life then you want to check out this amazing conversation! 

Motherhood is not measurable, nor is it an end destination

Let’s face it -- we live in a culture that is obsessed with success. Now, that’s not necessarily a bad thing because as badass women, the desire to be successful is what drives us to learn, to take risks, and grow, right?

But when we define success solely by how many hours we put into work, how much we sacrifice ourselves to keep other people happy, or how the ‘shoulds’ mount up and leave us feeling depleted, then “success” is impossible to achieve because we are culturally programmed to want more, and more, and more. 

There’s a quote I love from this week's guest, Elisa Fucci, life coach “I love myself, and it’s the most loving thing you can do for yourself and others. 

You are a beautiful soul. And one beautiful soul to another - I can't wait to introduce you to positive psychologist Clare Deacon.

I want to kick things off by saying that sometimes life can be hard, and it's okay to admit that. No matter how big or small you perceive what's happening - it's your story, your feelings, and there is no right or wrong answer.

Clare has experienced extreme tragedy and shared with her three children that their daddy died overnight. Her last memory is of him tucking their children into bed that night, and just a few weeks prior, they had been together as a family in Disney World. Don't just take it from me that this woman has turned her tragedy into her purpose. Here are a few things we learned from our discussion with Clare…

Remember when you've overcome adversity in your life and what lessons you learned.

You don't need to give up - you need to give in and feel your feelings.

Everyone around you is fighting their own battles. Be kind to them. 

No matter the tragedy, you can always thrive.

Ready to learn how you can support a woman who has had a miscarriage? Perhaps you've experienced a loss yourself and understand the loss that accompanies your heart after a miscarriage. That's exactly what my guest, Kara Mangum, is here to talk about. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Our Hearts Align. She is a certified pregnancy health coach and author of two books (Align Our Hearts: A Devotional for Pregnancy Loss AND The Duckling in Our Hearts: A Gentle Baby Loss Story)

She's on a mission to shed light and bring hope to women after they have experienced a pregnancy loss. Tune into this special podcast episode in honor of pregnancy and infant loss awareness month. This episode is to help you know that you aren't alone. Whether you need to hear the comfort of Kara's story of miscarriage, to her three successful pregnancies, or her healing ministry work - this will leave you feeling comforted that there are good people in the world doing incredible work to help women through their pain and grief.

And nothing says - I'm here for you more than receiving a thoughtful care package in the mail. Our Hearts Align is sending love to women all over the United States after they have experienced a miscarriage. Care packages are free to send to women (donations are always welcomed!)

Sadly, 1 in 4 women will lose a baby during pregnancy or infancy. Today's podcast episode covers a difficult conversation around pregnancy loss. It's designed to help you know that you aren't alone.

We cover:

Our miscarriage stories

Fears and anxieties about being pregnant after loss

How miscarriage robbed Kara of joy in her later pregnancies

Kara shares tips on how to support a friend after a miscarriage

Her inner thoughts of why this happened, why did God allow this to happen to her?

We talk about awkward questions like what happens to the baby after loss?

And why she started her ministry work for Our Hearts Align

This is one that you won't want to miss! Be sure to listen at the end on how you can give back - friends, this thoughtful, inspirational, and, most importantly, a hopeful conversation.