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HERself292. Our Health Update: Learning to Work With Our BodiesIn this heartfelt Amy and Abby episode, we’re diving into a topic that’s close to both of our hearts: our health and our relationship with our bodies. If you’ve been a long-time listener, you know how important this conversation is to us — and how complex it can be.We begin by sharing pivotal moments from our high school years—each involving a coach’s comment that stuck with us for decades. One of those memories was encouraging, while the other left a lasting wound. These stories opened the door to a much deeper...2025-06-3050 minHERself290. Bring on the Men: What It Takes to Sustain a Long-term PartnershipWe are excited to have our husbands back on the podcast today. If you are new to the show, Drew is Amy’s husband and Colin is married to Abby. We have both been married for 11 years and the guys tend to be a crowd favorite around here. Today we are focusing on our partnerships. The men truly have no problem getting deep with their answers and hold nothing back! They share what’s working well, what’s NOT going well and some self-reflection/areas for improvement. They also share the ways th...2025-06-1638 minHERself289. Amy + Abby: Summer Pep TalkSummer takes on a whole new feeling when your kids are school aged, and today we’re breaking down our tips and lessons learned. We honestly didn’t understand why summer felt so stressful for parents until we entered this phase of life, and so we are talking about what this transition has looked and felt like. As we emphasize the importance of being present in the moment, setting realistic expectations for summer activities, and the role of community & support systems. Our conversation covers how we manage schedules, budget for activities, and the significance of building connections with othe...2025-06-0932 minHERself288. Amy + Abby: Asking for What You NeedWe are so excited to tell you about the direction we are taking the HERself podcast for the summer! If you like this new format, be sure and let us know. You, the listeners, are such an integral part of what we do here at the HERself podcast and we want to make sure we are creating content that resonates with you.In this episode we delve into the complexities of relationships, particularly focusing on the challenges women face in expressing their wants and needs. We discuss the dynamics of accountability...2025-06-0256 minHERself282. What We Wish We Would Have Known EarlierWe know our community has been asking for more Amy and Abby episodes lately so we hope this one hits home. We are both sharing our top three lessons that we’ve learned over time. We cover avoidance and how it’s rarely the answer, the importance of getting the basics down when it comes to your health, and how self-awareness is the number one step for positive change. You know that friendship is an important topic around here and we share the lessons that we’ve learned around that, explain how you can’t change someone else’s percepti...2025-04-2134 minHERself280. Feeling Like Roommates? How to Reignite Romance & Connection with Dr. Morgan CutlipDr. Morgan Cutlip, relationship expert, is no stranger to the HERself Podcast and we are so excited to have her back for another episode! Together we will be tackling “mental load” with tangible strategies that can actually work for you, your relationship, and your home. We talked with Dr. Morgan in episode 162, and in episode 163 we shared how we implemented her wisdom. But today, we’ll be diving deeper into our relationships to understand why sharing the mental load can prevent burnout and resentment and how to keep the spark alive...2025-04-0752 minHERself277. The One Thing That Could Decrease Your Marital DisagreementsToday’s episode was inspired by our personal experiences and a blog post from The Gottman Institute all about perpetual versus solvable problems in long-relationships. As close friends, we’ve had a front seat to the common disagreements and issues that we each have in our 10-year long marriages. We often will talk through something and try to see the other partner’s side, while also working towards solutions - which is what you’ll get to hear in today’s episode. The Gottman blog post was so interesting to us because it made us realize that what may be a s...2025-03-1749 minHERself274. Abby + Amy: How To Feel Good in Adult FriendshipsWe all have twenty four hours in a day. And when your plate is full with things like a romantic relationship, kids, a career, keeping up your home and taking care of pets, friends, and other obligations, every piece on that plate gets a designated amount of your time. Some seasons of life, the time you have for friends is plentiful - thinking back to our youth with school friends, college friends, and friends at your first job. Friendships came easily then because you had the time to pour into them. Now as adults, it can be hard...2025-02-2447 minHERself272. Screen Smarts: Finding Digital Balance with Amy BlanksonHere at HERself, we love wellness in all aspects of life whether it’s your sleep, relationships, parenting, self-care, even digital wellness. Today on the podcast, Amy Blankson is joining to help us discern what digital balance can look like in our everyday lives. Amy is the Co-founder of the Digital Wellness Institute and author of “The Future of Happiness” and she shares how to cultivate happiness and well-being in a hyperconnected world. We know there is lots of talk about our children and tech, but we want to utilize this episode as a way for us to reflec...2025-02-1041 minHERself270. Amy + Abby: Looking Back at 5 Years of HERselfHERself turned 5 years old this month! Join us, Abby and Amy, today to hear the HERself Podcast inception story, the bumps and growth that happened along the way, and some of our all-time favorite guests and moments from the last 5 years. We know none of this could be possible without our incredible listeners, so truly, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for being a part of it! It started with an idea and has grown into this beautiful, supportive community where women can come together to get the best information from the...2025-01-271h 07HERself266. Amy + Abby: Sustainable Shifts We're Making to Feel Good In the New YearToday’s episode will be the last of the year! We thought this would be the perfect opportunity to discuss moving into 2025 with a healthy mindset. Social media can make it really easy to get swept into the pressure of making New Year’s resolutions or extreme goals of starting a diet and exercise routine. We, Abby and Amy, have learned over the years how to start the new year with sustainable changes and mindset shifts that actually matter to us and our lifestyles. We are going to share our experiences from years past and the things we are...2024-12-3030 minHERself264. Navigating In-law Relationships and Boundaries with Abby & AmyA few weeks ago we interviewed our husbands with YOUR questions sent in on our Instagram page. What we were not expecting to receive was a lot of questions about navigating in-law relationships! Since so many of you sent in questions on this topic, we thought we’d dedicate an entire episode diving into how our relationships with our in-laws have changed over the years and how we’ve navigated being daughter-in-laws.When it comes to in-laws, everyone has a different story. We’ve seen these relationships go all sorts of directions in our friend...2024-12-1651 min
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In this episode of Volley Takes, host Abby and Orlando Valkyries head coach Amy Pauly discuss the recent changes in the PVF scheduling, the excitement surrounding the draft, and the strategic decisions made...2024-12-031h 22HERself259. Simple Decluttering Tips Everyone Can Do with Abby + AmyInspired by our recent project together, today’s episode is all about how we tackled decluttering Amy’s house! Amy felt her house was bursting at the seams in all the wrong ways - think overflowing closets, dresser drawers, toy storage, etc. In comes Abby to save the day! Having read all the books and listened to all the podcasts, Abby has taken all the information she’s learned over the years to create her own manageable and flexible method of decluttering to keep her home, and now Amy’s, a space that is clutter free and easy to keep...2024-11-1139 minHERself257. Realistic Self Care For Busy Moms: A Check-in with Amy & AbbyWe shared in our last check-in episode that this school year was going to bring big changes to both of our family’s lives. Today, we, Amy and Abby, wanted to revisit those changes and discuss how things are going now that we are a few months into the school year, as well as talk about how we practice self care during this season of motherhood. While today is a shorter episode, we still wanted to bring you, our listener, some tangible tips that we feel have made a big difference with prioritizing self car...2024-10-2836 minHERself254. Amy and Abby Get On Air Therapy on Their Relationship Challenges with Mallory WolfgrammThis episode is a bit different from our norm! Today we have a couple on the show! Stranz and Mallory Wolfgramm host the podcast “Make Marriage Work” and are here to talk with us about what they’ve learned as a couple over the years and techniques we can take away to have successful arguments and conflict resolution in our relationships. Mallory is a licensed therapist with a private practice who specializes in couple’s therapy and is the perfect guest to talk about this topic! We want you to know that every relationship has a con...2024-10-0755 minHERself251. Mom Guilt, Where We Are TodayMom guilt can feel SO heavy in one season of life, and lighter in others. If you’ve yet to feel one of the lighter seasons, today’s episode is for you. We are here to tell you that we see you and we hope that today’s episode helps to open up the conversation about mom guilt.In today’s episode we both share how our mom guilt has changed over the years from when our children were infants to their ages now. For Abby, mom guilt currently shows up with her children’s involvem...2024-09-1635 minHERself248. Stress: Where It Shows Up and Our Solutions For ItToday is a more casual episode between us, your hosts, Amy and Abby, as we talk all about stress and the way it’s impacted our lives, our families and friends, and the techniques we’ve learned over the years to get through those stressful times.Our long term partners can get the brunt of our stress. Sometimes that means our stress can be triggering for them and vice versa! Every person deals with stress differently. Do you withdraw? Do you nitpick? Do you yell? Reflecting on your inner self, what are your...2024-08-2641 minHERself242. Colonics, Thyroid Changes, and Feeling Great in Your BodyIf you follow us on Instagram, then you may have seen our stories the day we got colonics. It was an interesting experience to say the least! A lot of you, our listeners, had questions and wanted more detail about the process, how it makes you feel, what to expect, etc. Spoiler, one of us had a little bit of a poopy situation! And one of us unfortunately had a not so pleasant experience. Today we’ll go in depth about our individual experiences during our colonics and share about what you can expect if you think a co...2024-07-1541 minHERself238. Friendships & Partners: How They Can Be a Positive Source of EnergyWe (Amy and Drew, Abby and Colin) just got back from our amazing trip to Kaui, Hawaii to celebrate our 10 year anniversaries. We had such a great time vacationing as separate couples exploring North Shore Kauai, and then also as a group enjoying the South Shore. The best of both worlds! Coming home from Hawaii, we felt compelled to record this episode and talk about friendship. As busy moms, wives, and entrepreneurs, our schedules are pretty full. Which makes the time we dedicate to friendships very sacred. We have learned over t...2024-06-1737 minHERself220. How to Find Your Confidence + Our Relationship with AlcoholWe get asked about today’s topic a lot; confidence. We both believe it is something you build, it ebbs and flows, you may have a lot of it in one area and may need to work on it in another. In this episode, we cover how we’ve built our own confidence in certain areas of our lives.Career confidence is where we start off. Even if you are good at something, have a degree in it, have done it for a long time, and maybe you even love it - th...2024-02-1243 minHERself217. Erica Neuman on How to Talk to Your Kids About MoneyAbby chats solo this week with Erica Neuman, a certified public accountant who specializes in how to talk to your kids about money. As a mom herself, Erica’s goal is to make finances approachable and to show young people the value of financial education. She’s also a wife and an accounting professor with over 12 years of experience.We cover the hot topic of chores. Should we have our kids do them and if so, should we pay them for their work? What about talking about finances in front of our...2024-01-2240 minHERself211. What It's Like Having a Traveling SpouseThis is a special episode that was originally recorded for the other podcast that Amy & I host; Pursuing HER Purpose. I (Abby) get behind the microphone with our other co-found of that business, Kat Herro, and together we share what it’s like to have a traveling spouse. May you are the traveling one or may it’s your partner, either way this episode is going to fill you with so much insight into what this lifestyle is all about. We go through how often Kat and I’s partners are gone, w...2023-12-1151 minHERself186. Liz Fosslien Normalizing the Full Range of Emotions in MotherhoodOftentimes as parents we focus so much on our kid’s emotions that we forget to give ourselves grace in this area. Today’s guest, Liz Fosslien is an emotions expert, an illustrator, and best-selling author of two books; No Hard Feelings and Big Feelings.Liz explains why it is so hard for us as adults to focus on our own emotional needs. She also talks about why demonstrating our emotions to our children is so important and why editing them all out isn’t a good idea. Liz touches on the to...2023-06-1939 minHERself177. 5 Questions To Ask Yourself Right NowIt’s Amy & Abby here this week. We are talking about five questions we’ve asked ourselves recently and we think everyone else should ask themselves these questions too. The whole point of this episode is that all of our answers will be unique. We will give you prompts, and share our own answers to the questions, but we want you to take them and run with them.We hope that these questions give you something to think about and allow you to do the type of self reflection that you deser...2023-04-1743 minHERself172. Going Behind the Scenes on Our Health and PartnershipsWith this episode we are going to take you behind the scenes. We usually do this type of thing over on Patreon but we know many of you are interested in more episodes where we are just being ourselves and talking about what we are going through. We would love to hear what you think about this type of episode and if you’d like to hear more like it.We go through what it is like for us to have different social needs than our partner. For Amy, it can be...2023-03-1334 min
HERself168. Talking Codependency and Resentment with Vanessa Bennett and Dené LoganWe have two awesome guests joining our show today; Vanessa Bennett and Dené Logan. They are therapists who do a deep dive into the psychology of the soul. They have their own podcast, Cheaper Than Therapy. Their whole point is to demystify, destigmatize, and desensitize what goes on both inside the therapy room and in daily life.This is the type of episode that is going to push you. It also challenged us. Vanessa and Dené speak so vividly on why it’s important to have a sense of self throughout your e...2023-02-131h 04HERself168. Talking Codependency and Resentment with Vanessa Bennett and Dené LoganWe have two awesome guests joining our show today; Vanessa Bennett and Dené Logan. They are therapists who do a deep dive into the psychology of the soul. They have their own podcast, Cheaper Than Therapy. Their whole point is to demystify, destigmatize, and desensitize what goes on both inside the therapy room and in daily life.This is the type of episode that is going to push you. It also challenged us. Vanessa and Dené speak so vividly on why it’s important to have a sense of self throughout your e...2023-02-131h 04HERself166. A Mom's Perspective When a Child Has DelaysHave you ever had that feeling that your child is behind in something? This week the two of us sit down and share some insight on what has been going on in our lives when it comes to feeling like we are letting our children down. Abby shares a personal story on the weight that can come with having a child with special needs. Amy gets vulnerable on what it felt like when she was told her kindergartener was behind in reading. Oftentimes, as women, we take the load of the h...2023-01-3032 minHERself166. A Mom's Perspective When a Child Has DelaysHave you ever had that feeling that your child is behind in something? This week the two of us sit down and share some insight on what has been going on in our lives when it comes to feeling like we are letting our children down. Abby shares a personal story on the weight that can come with having a child with special needs. Amy gets vulnerable on what it felt like when she was told her kindergartener was behind in reading. Oftentimes, as women, we take the load of the h...2023-01-3032 minHERself158. Real Parenting: How We Parent Our Big ReactorsThis week we are trying something new. We’ve decided to implement the things that we learned from our interview with Claire Lerner last week. We both have children who we consider to be big reactors. So we took our insights from our conversation with Claire and put them into action in our own homes!One of Amy’s biggest takeaways was that each of her children might need individualized things. Her big reactor needs to be parented differently than his brothers. Continual praise and more time are a coping mechanism that...2022-12-0534 minHERself158. Real Parenting: How We Parent Our Big ReactorsThis week we are trying something new. We’ve decided to implement the things that we learned from our interview with Claire Lerner last week. We both have children who we consider to be big reactors. So we took our insights from our conversation with Claire and put them into action in our own homes!One of Amy’s biggest takeaways was that each of her children might need individualized things. Her big reactor needs to be parented differently than his brothers. Continual praise and more time are a coping mechanism that...2022-12-0534 minHERself156. All Your Questions Answered: The Episode Built Around Your Top Q'sThis week we are answering your questions you submitted on Instagram. We know several of you are probably busy with your families this week and we wanted to keep this episode lighthearted and fun.We know as business partners that it can be hard to get along all the time. We dive into whether or not we fight a lot and what we appreciate the most about one another. Another relationship several of you had questions on was the ones we have with our spouses. Tune in to hear what we are both currently working on in...2022-11-2140 minHERself156. All Your Questions Answered: The Episode Built Around Your Top Q'sThis week we are answering your questions you submitted on Instagram. We know several of you are probably busy with your families this week and we wanted to keep this episode lighthearted and fun.We know as business partners that it can be hard to get along all the time. We dive into whether or not we fight a lot and what we appreciate the most about one another. Another relationship several of you had questions on was the ones we have with our spouses. Tune in to hear what we are both currently working on in...2022-11-2140 minHERself151. Wills, Trusts, and Everything You Need to Know about Future PlanningBefore we jump into this episode, we wanted to let you know that it is longer than our usual episodes, and we talk about some heavy stuff in this one. In fact, this might be the type of episode where you take a couple of breaks while listening, and one that you send to your partner to check out. Today, we’ll be talking about what would happen if we should die, which is a topic that could take a while for you to process, because as you’ll hear, there is a lot to consider here. Our e...2022-10-171h 13HERself151. Wills, Trusts, and Everything You Need to Know about Future PlanningBefore we jump into this episode, we wanted to let you know that it is longer than our usual episodes, and we talk about some heavy stuff in this one. In fact, this might be the type of episode where you take a couple of breaks while listening, and one that you send to your partner to check out. Today, we’ll be talking about what would happen if we should die, which is a topic that could take a while for you to process, because as you’ll hear, there is a lot to consider here. Our e...2022-10-171h 13HERself143. Dietitian Sammie Gollup on Navigating Weight Changes and Respecting Your BodyHi, it’s Amy here, and today is one episode that I’ve been wanting to do for a long time now! In this episode, you’ll hear me share about my own health journey that I’ve been on for the past year and a half, and I reveal what has happened during this time, where I am today, and more. Joining me is Sammie Gollup, who is an incredible dietician, to make sure that we have a safe and scientific conversation. With that being said, if hearing about weight gain or weight loss is triggering for you...2022-08-2952 minHERself143. Dietitian Sammie Gollup on Navigating Weight Changes and Respecting Your BodyHi, it’s Amy here, and today is one episode that I’ve been wanting to do for a long time now! In this episode, you’ll hear me share about my own health journey that I’ve been on for the past year and a half, and I reveal what has happened during this time, where I am today, and more. Joining me is Sammie Gollup, who is an incredible dietician, to make sure that we have a safe and scientific conversation. With that being said, if hearing about weight gain or weight loss is triggering for you...2022-08-2952 minHERself139: Molly Millwood on Finding Your Voice in Motherhood and MarriageIt would be an understatement to say that we have been looking forward to having today’s guest, Dr. Molly Millwood, back on the podcast! If you’re a long-time listener of HERself, you undoubtedly remember when Molly was with us for Episode 10, which is actually our second most listened to episode of all-time, and one that Amy still receives the most personal messages about. In this episode, Molly reminds us that not every part of motherhood is going to be enjoyable, and it’s ok to voice this out loud. She also helps us get a new per...2022-08-011h 00HERself136. Strategies to Lessen WorryToday’s episode is inspired by something that we go through as hosts of this podcast which you don’t see as listeners, and that is what goes on behind the scenes as we deal with our guests. Every once in a while we have changes or cancellations, and things can get a little bit stressful for us as a result when these curveballs happen. Both of us often ruminate or worry about the impact that it has on our schedule, and that is what we’re focusing on here.In this episode, we not only share specif...2022-07-1137 minHERself136. Strategies to Lessen WorryToday’s episode is inspired by something that we go through as hosts of this podcast which you don’t see as listeners, and that is what goes on behind the scenes as we deal with our guests. Every once in a while we have changes or cancellations, and things can get a little bit stressful for us as a result when these curveballs happen. Both of us often ruminate or worry about the impact that it has on our schedule, and that is what we’re focusing on here.In this episode, we not only share specif...2022-07-1137 minHERself133. Bring on the Men: Drew and Amy on All Things MarriageLast week, you heard Colin and Abby talk about what’s going on in their marriage and with parenthood right now, and today Drew and I will be diving into some questions that I gathered from the community for us. You’ll hear what we’ve been going through as well, and the goal of this episode is that by sharing our experiences and the way we are working through certain things that come up, you might be inspired to also work through whatever you may be going through at this time. If you enjoy our podcast, we’d lo...2022-06-2034 minHERself133. Bring on the Men: Drew and Amy on All Things MarriageLast week, you heard Colin and Abby talk about what’s going on in their marriage and with parenthood right now, and today Drew and I will be diving into some questions that I gathered from the community for us. You’ll hear what we’ve been going through as well, and the goal of this episode is that by sharing our experiences and the way we are working through certain things that come up, you might be inspired to also work through whatever you may be going through at this time. If you enjoy our podcast, we’d lo...2022-06-2034 minHERself132. Bring on the Men: Colin and Abby Talk Parental Stress with a Spirited Child and Strategies for MiscommunicationCovid has finally hit the entire Green household, and it resulted in a full week of rearranging plans and alternating childcare. Colin and I thought that this would be the perfect time to record an episode with just the two of us, coming to you from our studio (which happens to be our master bedroom, for the time being)! Today we are focusing on some of the biggest obstacles that we deal with as a family, while also sharing how we’re finding strategies to get through them. We have a feeling that many of our pain points may ju...2022-06-1338 minHERself132. Bring on the Men: Colin and Abby Talk Parental Stress with a Spirited Child and Strategies for MiscommunicationCovid has finally hit the entire Green household, and it resulted in a full week of rearranging plans and alternating childcare. Colin and I thought that this would be the perfect time to record an episode with just the two of us, coming to you from our studio (which happens to be our master bedroom, for the time being)! Today we are focusing on some of the biggest obstacles that we deal with as a family, while also sharing how we’re finding strategies to get through them. We have a feeling that many of our pain points may ju...2022-06-1338 minHERself126: Mindset Reframes for Your Biggest ChallengesWe’re hoping today will be a powerful episode, as we talk about the common things that come up for us as women! Abby uses her life coaching knowledge to coach us, having gone through The University of Wisconsin’s Professional Coaching Degree in Business and Life Coaching, and we always want to make sure that we’re giving you the right information and coaching that is research-based. There are things women can do right now to help with their mindset in lots of different areas, including motherhood, relationships and friendships. Today, Abby gives coaching prompts, tangible reframe...2022-05-0231 minHERself126: Mindset Reframes for Your Biggest ChallengesWe’re hoping today will be a powerful episode, as we talk about the common things that come up for us as women! Abby uses her life coaching knowledge to coach us, having gone through The University of Wisconsin’s Professional Coaching Degree in Business and Life Coaching, and we always want to make sure that we’re giving you the right information and coaching that is research-based. There are things women can do right now to help with their mindset in lots of different areas, including motherhood, relationships and friendships. Today, Abby gives coaching prompts, tangible reframe...2022-05-0231 minHERself125: HERstory: Sammy Harrison on Binge Eating Recovery and Her Journey Through InfidelityToday we have Abby’s long-time friend Sammy Harrison on the podcast, and she is someone who has been an inspiration to watch over the years. When we talk about the concept of turning pain into courage, this is exactly what Sammy has done with her life! Sammy is a certified life coach, podcaster and former secret binge eater, and in this episode she specifically shares her personal experiences related to binge eating, infidelity and single parenting. Sammy allowed us to ask some very tough questions in this interview, and we are honored that she agreed to be so op...2022-04-2542 minHERself125: HERstory: Sammy Harrison on Binge Eating Recovery and Her Journey Through InfidelityToday we have Abby’s long-time friend Sammy Harrison on the podcast, and she is someone who has been an inspiration to watch over the years. When we talk about the concept of turning pain into courage, this is exactly what Sammy has done with her life! Sammy is a certified life coach, podcaster and former secret binge eater, and in this episode she specifically shares her personal experiences related to binge eating, infidelity and single parenting. Sammy allowed us to ask some very tough questions in this interview, and we are honored that she agreed to be so op...2022-04-2542 minHERself111. HERstory Molly Chesterson: An Honest Look at Motherhood and Partnership with Three KidsAsk and you shall receive! Molly joins the podcast as a “real mom” from our community with her compelling story. She gives details on advocating for herself in the delivery room (with the help of her doula Amy :)), tips for protecting her peace on social media while struggling with PCOS and infertility, where she sets boundaries and allows for space with inlaws and family members and how she and her husband work through their partnership challenges.There is a little something for EVERY HERself listener and we are so lucky to have...2022-01-1739 minHERself111. HERstory Molly Chesterson: An Honest Look at Motherhood and Partnership with Three KidsAsk and you shall receive! Molly joins the podcast as a “real mom” from our community with her compelling story. She gives details on advocating for herself in the delivery room (with the help of her doula Amy :)), tips for protecting her peace on social media while struggling with PCOS and infertility, where she sets boundaries and allows for space with inlaws and family members and how she and her husband work through their partnership challenges.There is a little something for EVERY HERself listener and we are so lucky to have...2022-01-1739 minHERself85. The Overwhelm EpisodeWe know you have felt it. Those heavy days, weeks, months where you are pulled in a million directions and the overwhelm creeps in. Maybe it’s from plans changing last minute or too much on your plate. Maybe it’s from needing to delegate or setting unrealistic expectations in the first place.Wherever you are, we are standing with you in solidarity. This episode provides a warm hug if you need it right now and also some solutions on where we have been able to help prevent overwhelm from happening in o...2021-07-1940 minHERself85. The Overwhelm EpisodeWe know you have felt it. Those heavy days, weeks, months where you are pulled in a million directions and the overwhelm creeps in. Maybe it’s from plans changing last minute or too much on your plate. Maybe it’s from needing to delegate or setting unrealistic expectations in the first place.Wherever you are, we are standing with you in solidarity. This episode provides a warm hug if you need it right now and also some solutions on where we have been able to help prevent overwhelm from happening in o...2021-07-1940 minHERself54. HERstory: Lisa Boettcher on Mom Life With Four, Entrepreneurship and Getting Your Family OrganizedLisa Boettcher is the mama of 4, wife, and entrepreneur. On the podcast today, we covered some really important topics including what life looks like with all those kiddos, the losses she experienced while growing her family, the challenges and triumphs of marriage during this season, and her entrepreneurship.Lisa brought such vulnerability and grace to this episode. We hope you tune in and listen to one of Amy's closest friends give us a peek into her life. MEET LISALet’s...2020-12-1436 minHERself54. HERstory: Lisa Boettcher on Mom Life With Four, Entrepreneurship and Getting Your Family OrganizedLisa Boettcher is the mama of 4, wife, and entrepreneur. On the podcast today, we covered some really important topics including what life looks like with all those kiddos, the losses she experienced while growing her family, the challenges and triumphs of marriage during this season, and her entrepreneurship.Lisa brought such vulnerability and grace to this episode. We hope you tune in and listen to one of Amy's closest friends give us a peek into her life. MEET LISALet’s...2020-12-1436 minHERself51. HERstory: Kelly Molnar on Having a Baby During the Pandemic, Working Mom Life, and Not Losing YourselfThis ONE! Amy's lifelong friend Kelly Molnar joins us on the podcast today. We discussed what it was like having her first baby during a pandemic to how the transition back to work is going to her best tips for not losing herself in her new role.Kelly's transition into motherhood has been inspiring to watch and we're poised to have more everyday (yet extraordinary) women on HERself...because we know a lot of you can relate to the exact things that Kel is going through.MEET KELLY2020-11-2338 minHERself51. HERstory: Kelly Molnar on Having a Baby During the Pandemic, Working Mom Life, and Not Losing YourselfThis ONE! Amy's lifelong friend Kelly Molnar joins us on the podcast today. We discussed what it was like having her first baby during a pandemic to how the transition back to work is going to her best tips for not losing herself in her new role.Kelly's transition into motherhood has been inspiring to watch and we're poised to have more everyday (yet extraordinary) women on HERself...because we know a lot of you can relate to the exact things that Kel is going through.MEET KELLY2020-11-2338 minHERself49. The Personality Episode: How Type A and Type B People Can CoexistImagine this: you are married to or running a business with someone that operates completely differently from you. The way you think, your goals, your timelines, your pace of life...is DIFFERENT. SO many of us can relate to this, yet this topic doesn't receive much attention.Today on the podcast, we talk about Type A and Type B personalities. Since Abby identifies and operates in alignment with type A personalities and Amy identifies and operates in alignment with type B personalities...and both are married to the opposite of their own, we...2020-11-0933 minHERself49. The Personality Episode: How Type A and Type B People Can CoexistImagine this: you are married to or running a business with someone that operates completely differently from you. The way you think, your goals, your timelines, your pace of life...is DIFFERENT. SO many of us can relate to this, yet this topic doesn't receive much attention.Today on the podcast, we talk about Type A and Type B personalities. Since Abby identifies and operates in alignment with type A personalities and Amy identifies and operates in alignment with type B personalities...and both are married to the opposite of their own, we...2020-11-0933 minHERself40. Bonus Episode: Welcome to the World Owen!Owen Williams Green joined our world on August 22. He is happy and healthy and defying the odds already! Today we dig deeper into the weeks leading up to his entrance, his birth story, and how the Green family is truly doing now that Owen is in their arms :). Let’s connect!HERSELF INSTAGRAMMEET AMY MEET ABBY2020-09-1027 minHERself39. Takeaways from the Past YearAmy is celebrating her birthday this weekend! Today we dive into a series of your questions to get to know our cohost and her biggest takeaways for the next chapter ahead. Thank you Amy for being an awesome cohost, business partner and friend and sharing all your wisdom with our community today and always. Make sure you stick around until the end to hear some surprise guests sharing their birthday wishes!!!Let’s connect!HERSELF INSTAGRAMMEET AMY 2020-09-0735 minHERself39. Takeaways from the Past YearAmy is celebrating her birthday this weekend! Today we dive into a series of your questions to get to know our cohost and her biggest takeaways for the next chapter ahead. Thank you Amy for being an awesome cohost, business partner and friend and sharing all your wisdom with our community today and always. Make sure you stick around until the end to hear some surprise guests sharing their birthday wishes!!!Let’s connect!HERSELF INSTAGRAMMEET AMY 2020-09-0735 minHERself38. HERself Expert: Dermatologist Dr. Fatima Fahs (Dermy Doctor) on The Products You Really Need, Wrinkles, and BotoxDr. Fatima spills the beans with her dermatology expertise. No subject is off limits from her faith to the best practices in Botox and we were floored with what we learned from her responses. There were things we put into practice immediately and we will definitely be having her back on!Dr. Fatima’s WebsiteLet’s connect!MEET Dr. FatimaHERSELF INSTAGRAMMEET AMY2020-08-3147 minHERself37. Mom ConfessionsAs Abby welcomes her third baby into the world, we take a deeper look into the last 4 or 5 years of our own motherhood journeys. What we learned, where we grew and our biggest confessions during this time. It is such a special season but also one that comes with a lot of highs and lows that we wish we would have known from the start.So tell us, what are your biggest mom confessions that you have learned in parenthood?Let’s connect!...2020-08-2432 minHERself37. Mom ConfessionsAs Abby welcomes her third baby into the world, we take a deeper look into the last 4 or 5 years of our own motherhood journeys. What we learned, where we grew and our biggest confessions during this time. It is such a special season but also one that comes with a lot of highs and lows that we wish we would have known from the start.So tell us, what are your biggest mom confessions that you have learned in parenthood?Let’s connect!...2020-08-2432 minHERself36. HERself Expert: Kara Loewentheil on Thought Work, Retraining Your Brain, and Finding Your Keys to LifeThought work. It can be the secret to life if you learn to master it. Today Kara Loewentheil joins the podcast to help us retrain our brains around our most common thoughts, feelings, and actions. She has degrees from both Harvard and Yale and also a Master Coach certification which shines bright in her interview. Kara’s WebsiteLet’s connect!MEET KARAHERSELF INSTAGRAMMEET ...2020-08-1749 minHERself35. Apologizing Correctly Isn't Easy, Let's Talk About ItI’m sorry, BUT. How many times have those words come out of your mouth? Today we dive into the correct way to apologize and where we can make small changes to lead to a big impact.Let’s connect!HERSELF INSTAGRAMMEET AMY MEET ABBYBetterHelp Counselling 10% Discount 2020-08-1035 minHERself34. HERself Expert: Melainie Rogers on Diet Culture, Disordered Eating, and Navigating These Subjects with Your KidsShame. Guilt. Secretive thoughts. As women, many of us have insecurities and are lacking freedom in regards to food and body-image. With only 10% of those with an eating disorder actually getting help for their issues, research shows that there are many people who struggle for years and decades with intrusive thoughts and destructive habits. It can be a fine line between being healthy and having it take over your life, mind and time and Melainie Rogers speaks to all of this in her role as an eating disorder specialist.Resources:2020-08-0353 minHERself33. Bring on the Men: Our Husbands on Dad Life, Discipline, and Being True PartnersThe husbands are back on! This time, we get a little conversational and also a little tactical covering all the topics you have asked about. We go further into the fatherhood conversation, marriage behind the scenes, and life in general to get the answers from a guy’s perspective. This is a great one to listen to with your partner.Let’s connect!HERSELF INSTAGRAMMEET AMY MEET ABBY...2020-07-2751 minHERself32. HERstory: Author Colby Johnson on Tips and Truths for Being a Supportive Partner and Staying Connected While ParentingWe've been excited for this episode to launch ever since we recorded. THIS will be one that both you and your partner can listen to and find so much goodness in.Colby joins the podcast to share her parenting and relationship wisdom. She had us nodding our heads throughout the entire episode. Colby and her wife Val have 3 little people including twins that are just over one. They know busy, but they continue to stay connected and thrive through it.We go into the details of her book "Tips & Truths For Dudes: 32 Ways To Win...2020-07-2050 minHERself31. Navigating Friendships in a Busy SeasonFriendships. Are. Necessary. Period. But when schedules are tight, they are many times the first to go. If you are a listener in your 30’s, this is an especially trying season with keeping and making relationships that hold true value. This also goes for releasing the guilt associated with knowing some friendships have run their course and don’t need pressure to maintain. Know that if you are struggling with any part of this, you are not alone. Today we bring in our own experience as well as what the research says...2020-07-1343 minHERself30. HERstory: Jacquelyn Brennan on Infertility, Parenthood, and Owning a Business With Your SpouseJac brings variety to the show today covering many of the topics our listeners have asked for over the past few months. She is a woman of many hats and her experience as a business woman, mother, and pilates extraordinaire are truly remarkable. Jacquelyn’s episode had us laughing and tearing up as we resonated with her words and story that will hit home for so many of you.We do want our community to know that we will be going through Jac’s experience with infertility, loss and the emotions and...2020-07-0653 minHERself30. HERstory: Jacquelyn Brennan on Infertility, Parenthood, and Owning a Business With Your SpouseJac brings variety to the show today covering many of the topics our listeners have asked for over the past few months. She is a woman of many hats and her experience as a business woman, mother, and pilates extraordinaire are truly remarkable. Jacquelyn’s episode had us laughing and tearing up as we resonated with her words and story that will hit home for so many of you.We do want our community to know that we will be going through Jac’s experience with infertility, loss and the emotions and...2020-07-0653 minHERself29. Making Self Care a PrioritySure, self care can look like a week-long vacation and a full day at the spa. But this is not a frequent reality for most of us with tight schedules and multiple titles. In today’s episode, we go back to the basics on the simple things we need to make a priority in life. We also go into details on how we fit in the pieces that are crucial to living our best lives and what are the non-negotiables.Ladies, this is a big reminder to fulfill your needs FIRST even with the demands of wo...2020-06-2933 minHERself28. A Conversation on Race and the Influencer WorldThis week we open up about the changes occurring in our world and the knowledge gained on systemic racism. We give our stance and what the future holds for our business and personal lives in regards to inclusion and action, both on and off camera. We also dive into a full discussion on the influencer world and where as consumers, we need to take control into our own hands. Where many of us fall prey to idolizing and holding the lives of those in the spotlight on a pedestal, just know there is always a...2020-06-2233 minHERself27. HERself Expert: Dr. Ashurina Ream (PsychedMommy) on Anxiety, Depression and the Mental Load of MotherhoodDr. Ashurina Ream (PsychedMommy) joins the podcast to help women feel less alone in their pregnancy and postpartum emotional health struggles. We were floored with some of the stats she brought up and how many women (and men!) are affected by mood disorders. This is an episode that will have you sinking into your own motherhood journeys and where to ask for help, preparing for the future, and when to seek a professional opinion. MEET DR. ASHURINA REAM Help for Moms and Resources for Da...2020-06-1545 minHERself26. HERself Expert: Tiffany Aliche (The Budgetnista) on Budgeting, Investing, and How to Teach Your Kids About FinancesThe money talk! If you have been following for awhile, you know how passionate we both are about women having control over their finances. This week we have financial expert, The Budgetnista, on to go through the details on what you can do today to make a difference and build financial confidence for tomorrow. Tiffany discusses strategies around speaking to your kids about money as well as talking through finances with your partner, especially if there have been disagreements in the past. With Covid-19 affecting so many households, she also goes i...2020-06-0854 minHERself25. HERstory: Elena Blair on Infidelity, Divorce, and Unexpected EndingsMany times, we walk through life with a plan to meet the love of our life, get married, buy a home, have babies. But very few of us imagine an affair and divorce as a piece of our puzzle. Elena speaks openly about her experience and also where she found confidence and a new beginning after the ashes. Her story on heartbreak, grace, understanding, and triumph brought on all the emotions and a new take on relationships that we have not yet had on HERself.MEET ELENALet’s co...2020-06-0140 minHERself24. The Power of No“No”. It’s a word we say dozens of times a day to our children yet somehow stumble when responding to our own needs. As a follow up from last week, we dive into the graceful “no” and how it can bring power and confidence to our lives. As a people pleaser, you may be just starting this journey or you may have mastered this conversation and could give us a tip or two!Today’s podcast sponsor: BetterHELP.com/HERselfLet’s connect!HERSELF INST...2020-05-2527 minHERself23. Maxed OutAs women, many of us are walking through life with a heavy load on our shoulders. Feelings of having too much on our plate and not enough time to complete everything. In this episode, we talk through books that have helped clarify this maxed out phenomenon but also where we can be advocates for ourselves. Where we can stand up for our needs and ask for the help that will make the mental and physical load much easier to handle.Today’s podcast sponsor: BetterHELP.com/HERself...2020-05-1832 minHERself22. The Best Ways To Support When A Loved One Needs YouA heavy episode full of raw emotions and real thoughts. With Abby discovering that their 3rd child will have Down syndrome, we wanted to bring in an episode to meet you where you are. The grief you have gone through and the feeling of loss that can sit on our shoulders is real. This episode is full of different coping strategies as well as tangible ways you can help, or ask for help, during the times we all need it most. Resources:...2020-05-1127 minHERself22. The Best Ways To Support When A Loved One Needs YouA heavy episode full of raw emotions and real thoughts. With Abby discovering that their 3rd child will have Down syndrome, we wanted to bring in an episode to meet you where you are. The grief you have gone through and the feeling of loss that can sit on our shoulders is real. This episode is full of different coping strategies as well as tangible ways you can help, or ask for help, during the times we all need it most. Resources:...2020-05-1127 minHERself21. HERself Expert: Vanessa Marin, Sex Therapist. All of Your Sex Questions, Answered.Inspired by all of your questions, we have Vanessa on to bring the taboo out of sex. This is such an important topic that seldom gets discussed in this much detail, even among close friends. Join us as we uncover how sex, conversation, and relationships go hand in hand and where we as women can find joy and confidence in such an important part of our lives.Resources:Vanessa Marin: Website and InstagramLet’s...2020-05-0449 minHERself20. Mailbag: Your Questions AnsweredToday’s episode is dedicated to all of you! We are answering your questions that came in from Instagram as we go through how we met, the ins and outs of starting and keeping the podcast going, all things kids but also what we miss about life beforehand.The first 8 minutes covers Abby’s recent news with her 3rd baby. The details on the tests, emotions and the most up today results are all part of this discussion.Let’s connect!HERS...2020-04-2743 minHERself20. Mailbag: Your Questions AnsweredToday’s episode is dedicated to all of you! We are answering your questions that came in from Instagram as we go through how we met, the ins and outs of starting and keeping the podcast going, all things kids but also what we miss about life beforehand.The first 8 minutes covers Abby’s recent news with her 3rd baby. The details on the tests, emotions and the most up today results are all part of this discussion.Let’s connect!HERS...2020-04-2743 minHERself19. HERself Expert: Krystle Howald, Physical Therapist, Business Owner, Mom of 3, on ALL Things Pregnancy and PostpartumKrystle comes on to get real about the issues she sees as a physical therapist specific to women’s health issues, especially during pregnancy and directly postpartum. Your burning questions on Pubic Symphysis Dysfunction (that dull or acute pain on the front part of your pubic bone), organ prolapse (when your organs fall into your vaginal canal), peeing while jumping, painful sex, and many more. She gets vulnerable and emotional talking through her own c-section recovery and how the physical and mental components can stick with a woman long after the surgery. K...2020-04-2051 minHERself19. HERself Expert: Krystle Howald, Physical Therapist, Business Owner, Mom of 3, on ALL Things Pregnancy and PostpartumKrystle comes on to get real about the issues she sees as a physical therapist specific to women’s health issues, especially during pregnancy and directly postpartum. Your burning questions on Pubic Symphysis Dysfunction (that dull or acute pain on the front part of your pubic bone), organ prolapse (when your organs fall into your vaginal canal), peeing while jumping, painful sex, and many more. She gets vulnerable and emotional talking through her own c-section recovery and how the physical and mental components can stick with a woman long after the surgery. K...2020-04-2051 minHERself18. Bring on the Men: The State of Our UnionsOur husbands... so honest in the dark and the light times. As a follow up from our conversations the last two weeks with Dr. Tracy D, the four of us detail out the roller coaster our relationships have been on the last few weeks and the solutions we have found that work. Drew Kiefer and Colin Green also give their male perspective on life in a pandemic and how they used Tracy’s wisdom to propel themselves and our relationships forward.Let’s connect!HERSELF INSTAGRAM: in...2020-04-1341 minHERself17. HERself Expert: Dr. Tracy Dalgleish - Psychologist and Couples Therapist on How to Keep Your Relationship Healthy During Social DistancingAnyone else feeling the weight of COVID-19 on their relationship? We brought Dr. Tracy back on the podcast to dive into the topics and questions you had in regards to relationship struggles in uncertainty. How can you keep your bond strong in hardship?Communications strategies when life is tenseFact plus feeling languageWhen you feel like blaming or getting defensive, what to do insteadEvery storm will run out of rain but when the end is unknown, using strategies to prevent relationship s...2020-04-0633 minHERself16. HERself Expert: Psychologist Dr. Tracy Dalgleish on Managing Anxiety in a PandemicTracy joins the podcast today. She is answering questions about individual stress, anxiety, and emotions as we all wade through the coronavirus epidemic. She walks through several positive strategies we can use to get out of our mind and into the present moment as much of our stress is anticipatory. With 40,000-50,000 thoughts a day, it is no wonder that we can feel overwhelmed. She teaches us strategies on how to bring self-compassion and awareness into our lives to help us. She also speaks to people that are in really tough situations: those that are pregnant, about to...2020-03-3036 minHERself14. HERstory: Amy Bernhard on Life as a Mom, Step-Mom and Multi-Passionate Entrepreneur“I have to stop forcing the old, and building the new.” How many times have you battled to keep our old life to end the day exhausted and unsuccessful? Sometimes we have to jump on a new train if we are heading the wrong direction, as difficult as that may be! Amy joins the podcast to tell her journey through the trenches that the role of a mom and step mom can take. Her truth is inspiring and allowed us to put ourselves in another woman’s shoes. The grit sh...2020-03-1650 minHERself14. HERstory: Amy Bernhard on Life as a Mom, Step-Mom and Multi-Passionate Entrepreneur“I have to stop forcing the old, and building the new.” How many times have you battled to keep our old life to end the day exhausted and unsuccessful? Sometimes we have to jump on a new train if we are heading the wrong direction, as difficult as that may be! Amy joins the podcast to tell her journey through the trenches that the role of a mom and step mom can take. Her truth is inspiring and allowed us to put ourselves in another woman’s shoes. The grit sh...2020-03-1650 minHERself8. Relationships: They Are WORKRelationships take work. Period. And good relationships are worth putting the time and energy into. Progress over perfection is key to creating a relationship that two unique people can both enjoy but we all know that some advice is better than others. We give our honest thoughts on some of the common advice we have all heard and share what we’ve really found helpful.Abby’s TakeawaysJust because he does it differently, doesn’t make it wrongHis opinions matter too2020-02-1030 minHERself8. Relationships: They Are WORKRelationships take work. Period. And good relationships are worth putting the time and energy into. Progress over perfection is key to creating a relationship that two unique people can both enjoy but we all know that some advice is better than others. We give our honest thoughts on some of the common advice we have all heard and share what we’ve really found helpful.Abby’s TakeawaysJust because he does it differently, doesn’t make it wrongHis opinions matter too2020-02-1030 minHERself4. Change is Good: What We Learned in the Last DecadeHindsight is 2020. If you could go back in time and tell your younger self 3 things what would they be?You don’t have to find your husband in collegeTo get through things, you have to stop avoiding and actually get through themNot everyone gets an opinion on your lifexo, AmyThe plan for your life may changeEnjoy the journeyIt’s okay to ask for helpxo, Abby2020-01-1325 minHERself4. Change is Good: What We Learned in the Last DecadeHindsight is 2020. If you could go back in time and tell your younger self 3 things what would they be?You don’t have to find your husband in collegeTo get through things, you have to stop avoiding and actually get through themNot everyone gets an opinion on your lifexo, AmyThe plan for your life may changeEnjoy the journeyIt’s okay to ask for helpxo, Abby2020-01-1325 minHERself2. Body Image: From Struggle to ConfidenceBody image. It sure is a j o u r n e y! Research shows that issues surrounding how a person views their body can go back to as early as age 4 and our parents and household can make a BIG impact. Most of us will struggle with our body confidence at one time or another, but there are ways to get to a more confident place. This week we dig in to where Abby still struggles from her former, fuller figure and how Amy has overcome ma...2019-12-2727 minHERself2. Body Image: From Struggle to ConfidenceBody image. It sure is a j o u r n e y! Research shows that issues surrounding how a person views their body can go back to as early as age 4 and our parents and household can make a BIG impact. Most of us will struggle with our body confidence at one time or another, but there are ways to get to a more confident place. This week we dig in to where Abby still struggles from her former, fuller figure and how Amy has overcome ma...2019-12-2727 minHERself1. The Introduction: Welcome to HERselfWelcome to the HERself Podcast! Amy and Abby here and we are SO glad you have joined. In episode 1, we dive into a series of questions. Our responses will help you get to know us on a deeper level and also articulate just how open and honest these episodes will be. What is your greatest body insecurity? What debt do you have? What makes you feel sexy? Jot down your answers as we open up the real conversations that will help you get one step ahead of where you are now. ...2019-12-2737 minHERself1. The Introduction: Welcome to HERselfWelcome to the HERself Podcast! Amy and Abby here and we are SO glad you have joined. In episode 1, we dive into a series of questions. Our responses will help you get to know us on a deeper level and also articulate just how open and honest these episodes will be. What is your greatest body insecurity? What debt do you have? What makes you feel sexy? Jot down your answers as we open up the real conversations that will help you get one step ahead of where you are now. ...2019-12-2737 min