Work-Life Flow Podcast
Leadership
Money Matters - Becoming Debt Free when You Have a Family with Katy Almstrom
In today’s episode, my guest Katy shares her journey to becoming debt-free and how she now helps families become sustainably debt-free. She explains that getting clear on a near-term and long-term vision for their finances is the first step to becoming debt-free. The next step would be to simplify your accounts and cards.
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We explore how our money stories inform our financial decisions and how to recognize our spending habits so that we can create the money fut…
Mama, Cut Yourself some Slack - On Self-Compassion in Motherhood with Laura Froyen, PhD
In today’s episode, my guest Laura Froyen and I explore the world of positive parenting and self-compassion. The more we talked, the more parallels with emotional intelligence and leadership qualities we could identify.
We explored how we need to really let our emotions wash over ourselves, and not stuff them down. We also talked about how we need to stop beating ourselves up when we make a mistake and what to do when it happens.
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We talked about how we need to…
How to Have a Healthy Co-Parenting Relationship with Nicole Lupushansky
In today’s episode, my guest Nicole Lupushansky and I explore the world of respectful co-parenting after divorce and why it is important for the child’s overall well-being. In our conversation, we realized that even in ongoing partnerships or marriages, the same friction points can arise when two parents have a different view on parenting. We dive into why we need to learn to step back and let our children and their fathers build and define their own relationships.
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How to Raise Critical Thinkers in Your Homeschool with Julie Bogart
Let's stop Celebrating the Mental Load in Motherhood, or "Motherload"
In today's episode, I explore the topic of mental load in motherhood (also called motherload). I share my evolution on this topic and my thoughts about why we need to stop propagating the celebration of mental load in motherhood. I believe that we have it in us to change the dynamic and let go of being the"perfect mom" who does it all. If we can't do it for ourselves, let's at least do it for our children, so they can grow up in a more equitable society.
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How to Identify Your Children’s Marketable Skills Through Homeschooling with Renee Harris
In today’s episode, Renee shares her story of how a skin care product she had created for dry skin grew into an online business that could retire her husband and support her family. Out of necessity, her husband took over homeschooling and soon realized that he liked to dive into projects with them that eventually led them to become specialists in these areas. This approach to fostering their interest and helping them identify marketable skills has led them to their new venture “Parent Their Pas…
How to Recognize and Keep our Children Save from Bullying with Candice Dugger
In today’s episode, Candice and I are discussing all things bullying. We define what bullying is, explore the roots of bullying and its shocking effects. Candice is determined to stop the bullying culture by helping kids and teens with social-emotional skills and teaching leadership to them. And finally, she’s giving us some tools to stop bullying and intervene when we observe it happen.
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What we're talking about...
- How to recognize bullying
- That bullying ha…
How to Share the Load and Set Expectations at Home through Systems and SOPs with Amy Lockrin
In today’s episode, Amy Lockrin shares her journey from the corporate space to becoming an entrepreneur in search of a better work-life balance. Her drive to be more present with her family ignited her passion to help other entrepreneurs to build a business with strategy and create efficient systems to not enslave themselves to the continuous demands of running a business.
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Amy openly shares the challenges that having her kids home all day brought and how she an…
I lost my cool and flipped my lid, now what?
You flipped your lid. Now what?
Have you ever been in a situation where you felt so triggered that you said (or yelled) something you truly wished you hadn’t said? Right. It happens. You flipped your lid. Now you fall into the negative spiral thinking you damaged your kids, or how you’re not cut out to be a mom, or how you should have been able to control yourself better,...Now you’re feeling shameful.
I want you to know that you are not a bad mom because you sometimes yell at your kids, so le…
Homeschool gone Wild - Unschooling as a Lifestyle with Karla Williams
Today's episode is all about the magic that happens when we let go of control. Karla shares how she started out with school-like homeschooling, but when she added three more kids she decided to focus on creating a safe space for the blended family. This is what ultimately led her to unschooling and to discover who her children really are (as she says).
Even if you're skeptical of unschooling, go, give it a listen as Karla shares so much wisdom about leading a life with purpose.
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