Rachel Nielson, a board member with Power of Moms, recently recorded a podcast with the Marvelous Moms Club about her amazing mother, who battled breast cancer for thirteen years.  In  this episode you will hear…

• What Rachel thinks about when she doesn’t want to make another dinner or sweep the kitchen floor
• Which cassette tape Rachel listened to on her 13th birthday
• Why Rachel’s son’s baby blanket is her most prized possession
• How to find time to journal as a busy mom
• Why you should ask your kids’ friends to set the table when they are in your home
• Ways to celebrate and stay close to your loved ones who have passed away
• Why you should write Love Letters to your children
• Which heroes (real and fictional) Rachel’s children are named after

…and more!

Click over to the Marvelous Moms Club website to listen to this uplifting episode full of real-life ideas and encouragement for all mothers!

Rachel refers to several Power of Moms’ articles in this podcast, including…

• Worth Fighting For
• How to Journal as a Busy Mom
• Your Children Want YOU!!

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Ready to create a real “Thanksgiving Season” for your family this year–reaching beyond the typical one-day holiday of food and football?

This 20-minute podcast by Saren, her mom, and her sisters, Saydi, Shawni and Charity, offers simple, meaningful ideas.

Click here to listen to the Eyre Mom and Sisters’ “Thanksgiving Ideas” Podcast

 

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Music from Creations by Michael R. Hicks.

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Do the demands of life and motherhood leave you feeling depleted, frazzled, overwhelmed, and inadequate?

Would you like to feel more peace, happiness, and love in your daily life—love for yourself, your family, and your opportunities?

If so, join us for this podcast with Rachel Nielson, a young mother who went to counseling for an eating disorder and discovered concrete ways that all mothers can “break the cycle” of unhealthy stress in their lives.

Listen in as Rachel and April discuss specific strategies to do the following:

•      control and reverse negative thoughts, particularly about yourself
•      acknowledge and feel difficult emotions that you may be avoiding
•      identify and implement behaviors that will maximize joy and minimize stress in your daily life

 

 

 

 

 

SHOW NOTES:

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**If you enjoyed this podcast, listen to Part 2, Listening To and Loving your Body through Intuitive Eating.

 

Articles about Controlling Your Thoughts

“It Is What It Is” by Rachel Nielson

“Thought Replacement Therapy” by Saren Loosli

“The Greatest Love of All?” by Allyson Reynolds

“The Surprising Way I Confronted My Eating Disorder” by Rachel Nielson

 

Articles about Feeling Your Emotions

Riding the Motherhood Waves of Pain and Joy by Saren Loosli

 

Articles and Resources about Implementing Behaviors that Minimize Stress and Maximize Joy

Mommy Is A Person by April Perry

Mommy’s Quiet Time 101 by April Perry

“Mind Organization for Moms” program

“Our Deeper Yes” podcast

 

Books and Resources for Overcoming Eating Disorders

How Much Does Your Soul Weigh? by Dr. Dorie McCubbrey (Rachel’s counselor)

Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch  (Ten key principles summarized here)

Rachel’s personal blog

Rachel loves birthday surprises, summer sunsets, and a handsome man named Ryan.  She taught high school English for five years before deciding to be a stay-at-home mom to their son, Noah Atticus, who was born in August of 2011. His little sister, Sally Grace, arrived in July of 2014.  Rachel and Ryan consider both of their babies to be miracles, as Noah is adopted and Sally was conceived through IVF.  When Rachel is not caring for the littles or picking up the house for the 100th time, she edits for Power of Moms and blogs about motherhood, infertility, adoption, eating disorders, her ridiculously cute children, and the ups and downs of daily life.  Nothing gives her more satisfaction than capturing in words the deepest feelings of her heart.

**Thank you, Positive Pathways in Denver, Colorado, for guiding me through my recovery. Dorie, Rebecca, and EA–you changed my life. It is an honor to be able to share with the Power of Moms community some of what you shared with me.

 

Music from Creations by Michael R. Hicks.

Audio editing by Christy Elder.

Image from Shutterstock with graphics by Julie Finlayson.

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To our wonderful friends who have been subscribed to our former feed titled, “The Power of Moms Podcasts“:

We have moved to a brand new location!

It can now be found at “Power of Moms Radio” (a bright blue icon on iTunes like the one on the right…with full details at www.powerofmoms.com/power-of-moms-radio).

Thanks!

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Here’s the written announcement:

Hello! This is April Perry from powerofmoms.com

We are SO excited to announce that we have just launched a BRAND NEW higher-quality iTunes feed for Power of Moms.

What this means for YOU is that this current feed to which you are most likely subscribed (if you’re hearing this podcast/receiving this message) will no longer be updated with new content…AND as we transfer the best of our 100+ podcasts over to our NEW feed, this older feed will start being whittled down. So you won’t miss a beat, we wanted to provide simple instructions to help you come over to our new feed.Simply go into iTunes–or into your smart phone’s podcast player–and type “Power of Moms Radio.”You’ll see our brand new icon, which is bright blue with our daisy in the middle–and the words “Power of Moms RADIO” at the top.From now on, EVERYTHING will be there.

Once you subscribe to the new Power of Moms Radio, you can listen to our latest podcasts–plus access our most popular recordings from the past two years.

And if you like what we’re doing here at Power of Moms, please rate and review our new stream on iTunes–or within your app.It will help us to increase the visibility of our Power of Moms community and enable us to share these powerful messages of motherhood with the world.

As always, your recommendation of Power of Moms podcasts means everything to us. Please let your friends know about our new Radio show–either through email, posting a few of your favorite podcasts on Facebook, or simply through conversations you have everyday with the moms around you.

We are a gathering place for deliberate mothers, and we are SO grateful to have you with us.

Thanks so much, and we’ll see you over at our new Power of Moms Radio.

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When children’s rooms are set up their way, they may not look Pinterest-worthy!

We come into motherhood with ideals about how things are going to go – then we realize that some of those ideals just aren’t realistic or aren’t all that important.

What have you realized isn’t as important as it seemed to be at first?  Have you let go of aspects of how your house and kids should look, what your kids should eat, that sort of thing?

These questions received lots of interesting and helpful responses from our Facebook community – and April and Saren add their own thoughts in this week’s Radio Show. (As you listen, you’ll gain great perspective and be glad to know you’re not the only one who has worried about silly things!)

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All podcasts are also available on iTunes.

 

Show Notes

Great Comments/Answers from our Facebook Community

I’m Okay With That – By Tiffany Sowby

I Dressed Myself – By Emily Allen

How Do You Feel Successful as a Mother? (Radio Show podcast)

Audiobook’s Facebook Page

 

This Radio Show is sponsored by:

Click here to receive your free 7-day trial and a free book plus use promo code “powerofmoms” to receive and EXTRA free book.

Music from Creations by Michael R. Hicks.

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In this Radio Show, April and Saren brainstorm the things they’re most grateful for right now and share what our Facebook community said they’re most grateful for. Plus they share a fun new Thanksgiving tradition that captures what everyone in your family is most grateful for each year (in writing or with a voice recorder)

If you like, print out the sheet below to help you create “snapshots of gratitude.”

 

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Or right click here to download the podcast straight to your computer.

All podcasts are also available on iTunes.

 

This Radio Show is sponsored by:

 

Click here to receive your free 7-day trial and a free book plus use promo code “powerofmoms” to receive and EXTRA free book.

 

 

 

Show Notes:

9 Ways to Fill November with the Joy of Gratitude

Gratitude Posts (from Saren’s blog)

Podcast music from Creations by Michael R. Hicks.

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I recently had the opportunity to meet up with a few of the Six Sisters (and their parents!) from the very popular blog, Six Sisters’ Stuff.

Totally humble and down-to-earth, Larry and Syd shared some of their best secrets for raising a strong family, and now I’m excited to pass these ideas on to you.

In this 12-minute podcast, you’ll get the answers to the following questions:

• What does Syd consider to be the most important thing when it comes to building a strong family?

• What are their favorite ideas for creating family unity?

• How did Larry compensate for the fact that he didn’t have any sons?

• How did they structure their lives so they could have more time together?

• Which room in the house became the “hub” for family conversations (and how did they attract their daughters to that special place?).

• What family motto was hanging in their home–and how did it impact who their children are becoming?

• And what do Larry and Syd have to say to any parents who might feel like they’ll never have enough time, energy, or strength to raise a great family?

 

Click the play button below to listen:

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Ready to Build Your Family Systems?

If you’re feeling inspired by these wonderful parents and would like some specific ways to strengthen your own family, this unique Power of Moms program provides step-by-step directions for creating a family economy, a family legal system, and a family culture.  Visit our Family Systems Page to learn more!

 

 

 

 

Right click here to download the podcast straight to your computer.

All podcasts are also available on iTunes.

Music from Creations by Michael R. Hicks.

 

 

 

 

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Do you ever hesitate when it comes to moving toward your goals?

This lively podcast with Power of Moms Co-Director, April Perry, and motivational speaker, Chantelle Adams, will provide some great ideas to help all of us live with more courage, confidence, and compassion.

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Or right click here to download the podcast straight to your computer.

All podcasts are also available on iTunes.

More about Chantelle (and the podcast)

Chantelle is one of the 12 main authors of Deliberate Motherhood and is a popular motivational speaker.  (You can learn more about her work teaching children by visiting www.chantelleadams.com.)

A recovering perfectionist and fear addict, she’s now become a Courage Coach and Freedom Creator, and in this podcast she digs deep into the power that comes from facing your fears and ways we can start to take action right now to live our most courageous lives.

Chantelle tells of the turning point in her life where she realized that she was alive, but not really living, and how she set out on her own personal courage revolution which has included her most recent adventure of skydiving where she fell 10,000 feet to raise $10,000 to build a school in Nicaragua. You can read her list of crazy fears and find out more about The Courage to Fly Project at www.couragetoflyproject.com.

In this podcast we also talk about how our children need to be courageous (now more than ever) and how they need their moms to be brave and show them the way to really accept themselves, make choices based on what they know is right, and stand up for others. They also need to have courage to step out of their comfort zones and go for their big dreams while making a difference in the world in their own way. This podcast will help each of us commit to courageous parenting and set us on that path to living our “big, brave lives.”

Special GIVEAWAY!

Chantelle is on a mission to help women “get their brave on” and is going to give FIVE lucky listeners a Courage Igniter Session for Free, each session is valued at $250.

All you have to do is write a comment after listening to the podcast and share with us one fear you are ready to conquer.The winners will be selected on Tuesday, November 5th.

The Courage Igniter Session is for you if:

You have been hiding behind your excuses, your fears, and what the world thinks you SHOULD be doing.

You are so tired of putting on an act, you are feeling exhausted trying to be something you aren’t, and you are trying desperately to fit in when what you really want is to be seen and accepted for exactly who you are. (You are looking for someone to give you the green light to be who you are, no apologies, no exceptions.)

You are ready to start living your life your way but that means getting really clear on what has kept you wanting and waiting for so long and then taking some serious action right now.

Show Notes:

Chantelle’s main speaking website: www.chantelleadams.com The Courage to Fly Project site: www.couragetoflyproject.com Find Chantelle on Facebook page is: www.facebook.com/chantelleadamsspeaks Chantelle on twitter: www.twitter.com/chantellespeaks Chantelle on Pinterest page is: www.pinterest.com/chantellespeaks

Music in the podcast from Creations by Michael R. Hicks

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April loves to purchase produce on sale and keep it handy. And her daughter Grace likes to decorate it.

We received a question from a mom who was wondering what healthy eating can and should be for a mom. She’s seen the never-ending diets that are flaunted on magazine covers at all the check-out stands. She’s heard about all the latest “superfoods.” But she was wanted to know if there’s a way to simply eat healthfully all the time rather than dieting – and if so, how that could work.

Since healthy eating for themselves and their families is something April and Saren think about and talk about a lot, they decided to devote this week’s radio show to this important and often tricky topic. In this 35-minute show, they share:

• some simple the food “rules” they’ve made for themselves
• tips for eating healthily while on the run as moms
• ideas for helping ourselves and our kids develop a real appetite for healthy foods
• thoughts on how we can develop a more positive and realistic attitude towards food and towards our bodies

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All podcasts are also available on iTunes.

 Show Notes:

Moms’ Body Image (Post by April where she shares her history with body image problems)

Solutions to Moms’  Body Issues (Podcast series developed in response to the article above; features April Perry and Dawn Wessman, certified exercise instructor and motivator)

Ready to get a little healthier and more fit? (April and Saren’s Radio Show Episode 12)

Is it really so hard to eat healthy foods? (blog post by Saren that dispels some myths about healthy eating)

Healthy Snacks (blog post by Saren about her family’s favorite snacks)

Tasty, Healthy, Easy Board (Power of Moms Pinterest Board full of great ideas and recipes)

Beauty Redefined (Podcast featuring April and Lindsay Kite of Beauty Redefined – April called this “one of the most informative, enlightening, uplifting discussions about body image that I have ever had in my life”)

* Music from Creations by Michael R. Hicks.

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Power of Moms Co-Founder, April Perry, and the Founder of Mom and Pop Photo, Candace Moss, share with us how we can find more joy in motherhood by learning to practice “deliberate” photography.

Get the scoop on how to take photos of the “moments”  in your life and still remember why you took the pictures! Even better, how about getting yourself in those moments and truly enjoying both the special times and the day-to-day experiences with your family?

Find out how to take great shots without the pressure of producing “professional” results and how all shots will NOT be magazine cover quality and that is OKAY!

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***Our giveaway (featured below) has now closed.  Thank you!***

Two winners received:

101 Set Photography Course from Mom and Pop Photo School.

One Grand Prize winner received:

Any in-stock camera bag from Epiphanie (approximately $150 – $225 in value)

PLUS the Mom and Pop 101 Set Photo Course listed above.

 

 

Winners can be viewed on the Rafflecopter widget:

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Special Deal: 25% off the 101 Set

(Just for Power of Moms Community Members!)

• Visit this link

• Add the 101 Set to your cart

• Enter this discount code: MomPower and update cart

• Check out, receive emails immediately

• Enjoy your courses, join Candace and her crew in The Lab!

(If you win the courses in the giveaway, Mom and Pop Photo will refund your purchase.)

Show Notes:

Epiphanie Bags Website

Facebook    facebook.com/epiphaniebagsfacebook.com

Twitter        twitter.com/EPIPHANIEBAGS

Candace’s Mom and Pop Photo School Website

Facebook    facebook.com/momandpopphoto Pinterest     pinterest.com/momandpopphoto Twitter         twitter.com/momandpopphoto

Power of Moms’ Get In The Picture Challenge

Camera Remote Controls

Tips on How to Use a Camera Remote Control

“The Happiness Project” by Gretchen Rubin

All podcasts are also available on iTunes.

Music from Creations by Michael R. Hicks.

Power of Moms wholeheartedly endorses Mom and Pop Photo School, and we have signed up to be an affiliate.

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We’ve all experienced beautiful moments as mothers, but wouldn’t it be nice to feel more joy and excitement in our lives?

In this week’s Radio Show, Saren and April talk about how we can heighten the joy we feel in our lives as we “bring ourselves” more fully to our work as mothers. Saren shares some of the insights she’s shared and learned at the Mini-Retreats she’s put on across the country.

The joy is there for the taking – but we need to cultivate it.

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Or right click here to download the podcast straight to your computer.

All podcasts are also available on iTunes.

 

Music from Creations by Michael R. Hicks.

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