Maegan Schwindling joins the podcast and describes herself simply as a Jesus follower, wife, mom and she finds herself in business seats along the way. Having the alignment of who she is allows her to find balance. She knows the world of parenting hard core with three kids and making some decisions that are not necessarily where all of her peers find themselves. When she and husband TC find their family flow, it means that they have to embrace the natural movements and get through periods of time knowing that rest and reset is coming. We talk about stress and how you look at the day. We talk about family and adoption and how you create a loving and equal evironment for everyone under one roof...a lot of that attitude comes through allowing each individual to be an individual.It’s a fabulous conversation and talk about how to manage the day and the activities that drive the kids. As women, we may try to fit into a box and it took her 10-plus years to figure out what her family’s boundaries needed to be in order for her to lay her head down at night and say…"it’s okay." Accepting how you are wired and not sitting idle is a great place to be and we certainly discuss how the pandemic impacts that dynamic. We talk about career and that everyday for her is completely different—which is how she thrives. She’s a problem solver and for her that gives her the thrill and she opened her world beyond her hometown to incorporate travel and a job with a start-up company. By stopping her need to set specific goals to crack by every age and time slot, she was open to the opportunities as life changes.Maegan talks about mommy guilt and how badly she didn’t want to stress her kids out by her talking as a working mother-- how she worked so hard to not let her kids feel like she worked. She is committed to be available for their events and activities and to all and grow them, but now letting them see her work and both appreciate and pattern her work ethic is important and it shifted for her—though she still tries not to let them feel her stress. Her family now see the working mom and the healthy spot as well as the opportunities that come with her position. You’ll pick up gems from Maegan from how she parents and the dynamics of raising three--even chat about the carpool pickup conversations that she entertains even if they throw her off from a schedule she’d previously set. Do you have a group of women around you or couples? Maegan talks about the vulnerability to find friends and how that can change everything. It is work and risk, but getting deep relationships is worth the intentional work that it takes to find friends who can go through life’s seasons.In this episode we discuss adoption and her first tip is to be sure that you and your spouse are on the same page. There are practical observations that she shares that are useful for all to hear. She talks about the self work and how beautiful the journey is when you do the hard work. Tune In!!Music “STOMP” is used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff
Music "STOMP" used by permission of artist Donica Knight Holdman and Jim Huff
