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join me as I explore the powerful connections
between the unique storie shared on
The Hot Mess to Awesomeness Podcast,
the A.W.E.S.O.M.E Process (how to thrive through change),
the role our inner critic plays and current published
ideas/ theories of self-evolution and self-empowerment.
How my body changed my mind
After having children I (like so many moms), struggled with my body and a multilayer identity crisis. Some of you may know about my experience with undiagnosed postpartum anxiety…I’m not sure if being diagnosed or not makes a difference…for me it resulted in a series...
Are you Little Miss Busy?
Like a slap in the face…the mom waking nightmare hit me...you know the one...when all of a sudden you realize how deeply your children imitate you and you see clearly the impact your personal decisions have on their model of the world. It was a morning like...
Burnout is stonewalled by THIS!
What do we not do enough of? Burnout, at least my 4 bouts with it, is rooted in one thing we don't do enough of...And if I asked you what you don't do enough of, your brain might show you a laundry list of what you already do too much of (including the laundry), so...
Happiness and things that make you go hmmm…
Have you found happiness at Walmart recently (or any similar department store)? Have you noticed what they have on display right now? You got it…storage containers, thousands of them! Why is that? I think it’s because Ms. Walmart knows that we like to hold on to...
Vision Boards do NOT make sense!
Who, at some point in history, thought … ”You know what…I’m just going to cut pictures out of this magazine, that I would NEVER read, stick them all willy-nilly to a piece of Bristol board and trust that this "vision board" will help me achieve my life goals?” Am I...
I will own my awesomeness this year!
Looking ahead to 2020 I want to take all that I've learned in 2019 and really focus on what I REALLY want! And during my December of deep reflection, I realized there are some pretty BIG barriers I need to overcome in order to fully own my awesomeness! Here are 3 BIG...
Are you at risk for Should Stress?
The origin of Should Stress Where it started... I have been told my entire life by powerful and amazing women (and men) that I can absolutely have it all, family, career, home, social life. What and amazing time to be born into…freedom. Right? Many women, like me,...
Learning to listen…The day I heard myself scream “STOP!”
That night I could barely hang on... And as I reflected on the experience while journaling the next morning, I tried to pinpoint the trigger that set me off and I decided that there were a number of things that caused me to fall apart. Let me set the stage for you......
A Mother’s Day Gift I Did Not Expect
Mother's Day a few years ago, I was given the entire morning to do whatever I wanted and I instantly chose to watch Moana with my girls. (We had seen it at least 20 times and actually I think the girls were bored with it, and it was my day sooo... Afterwards I wrote...