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Tough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things165 | Tough Love from Interview Guests Part 4Over time, I've had to honor of bringing on some AMAZING people to the podcast that I hope impacted your life in one way or another.
At the end of each interview, I always ask for the guest to leave you with some tough love. Those last few minutes always end up being so impactful, so we're reaching back into the archives and bringing you the BEST couple minutes of each of those interviews.
Today you'll hear from 5 different women — all experts in their field or moms just like you. Time to g...2023-02-2711 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things156 | Tough Love from Interview Guests Part 2Over time, I've had to honor of bringing on some AMAZING people to the podcast that I hope impacted your life in one way or another.
At the end of each interview, I always ask for the guest to leave you with some tough love. Those last few minutes always end up being so impactful, so we're reaching back into the archives and bringing you the BEST couple minutes of each of those interviews.
Today you'll hear from 5 different people — all experts in their field or parents just like you. Time to g...2023-01-3017 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things100 | Time To Celebrate 100 🎉 with a GIVEAWAY!HOW TO WIN!
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Text "tough love" to 205...2022-08-2508 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things99 | TOUGH LOVE TIP: There is NO Place for Apathy in Your JourneyThe definition of apathy is a lack of interest, enthusiasm, motivation, or concern aka INDIFFERENCE. So HOW can you tell the difference between it being a simple result of a lack of discipline in little moments over time or it being a symptom of something more serious?
We're talking about that and how INDIVIDUAL all of this is in today's episode. Buckle up for some self-awareness and much needed encouragement. xo, Liz
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If you're NOT a morning person or are a mama who is still not sleeping through the night because #momlife — this episode is BIG TIME FOR YOU!
Time to FINALLY learn my favorite hack to get time TO YOURSELF (yes QUIET TIME in the morning BEFORE your kids get up) without having to wake up early!
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What workouts do you do? What do you eat? What's your calorie intake? What should MY calorie intake be?
These questions aren't bad (and I DO answer them when asked), but they're the reason LASTING CHANGE isn't happening for you. I told you this was a TOUGH LOVE tip... so let's get into it.
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Episode 81 | What is a Habit REALLY? A Brand New Way of Understanding Habits So Yo...2022-08-0911 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things93 | [Interview] Hypnobirthing: Breath-work for an Empowered Labor & Birth and the Benefits During Pregnancy & Postpartum with Mandie MedfordHypnoBirthing is both a technique and a philosophy of birth that aims to allow mothers to experience birth free of fear and stress. Techniques are based on the physiology of a woman's body in labor and allow moms to tap into innate tools and resources that make birth a more positive experience.
In this episode with Mandie Medford — a mom of 3, HypnoBirthing educator of 14 years, and owner of HypnoBirthing Las Vegas — you will learn what HypnoBirthing actually is, how the technique aligns with the physiology of birth, how the pillars of HypnoBirthing can be carried over...2022-08-081h 04Tough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things92 | How To To Include Your Family in Your Weight Loss JourneyThese are some of THE most common difficulties moms worry about when it comes to THEIR journey and how it might impact their family:
"I want to eat healthier, but I don't want to be cooking 2 different meals every night."
"I want to workout more often, but it's so hard with my kids and their schedule."
"I want to get my workout done early in the morning, but my little one just doesn't sleep through the night."
If any of these strike a chord, you are not al...2022-08-0428 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things91 | ”Eating Healthier” And ”Working Out Consistently” Are the WRONG GoalsDo you have goals in your journey of losing a certain number of pounds, eating healthier, or working out more consistently?
While those are amazing things to FOCUS ON and envision for your life...they are not great for goals. And if you're framing your GOALS in your mind the wrong way, you're only going to end up frustrated. EEK!
In this episode you're going to learn WHY those are the wrong goals to focus on and WAHT to actually be focusing on instead!
Join The Tough Lov...2022-08-0118 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things90 | Stop Looking for Another Workout Program or Another Diet. THIS is What You Actually Need to Lose Weight Postpartum and Keep It OffIt seems like the SIMPLE thing to find workouts to follow and a diet to do, but doing those aren't the answer. We have to address DEEPER rooted issues, habits, and mindsets. So what IS the answer?
There's only one SIMPLE thing you need to know to lose weight postpartum and keep it off. Ready to hear all about it? Let's go!
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Text "toug...2022-07-2812 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things89 | TOUGH LOVE TIP: The Importance of SIMPLICITY As You Take On Workouts and Eating Healthy as a MomHearing that your weight loss journey can be simple feels SO NICE to hear doesn't it?! So... why in the world does it not FEEL that way?
Unfortunately, the health and wellness industry can overcomplicate it BUT if you don't keep your FOCUS on the right things either — you are right alongside them overcomplicating things for yourself!
In this episode, we're talking about WHY simplicity in your workouts and nutrition is KEY and what it can look like for you!
Join The Tough Love Mom Squad on FB! 2022-07-2610 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things88 | [Husband Interview] How To Be Equally Yoked 💪🏻 With Your Spouse on Your Fitness Journeys With Casey HendersonIt's a blessing to have a husband who prioritizes his health with the same gusto that I do because it allows each of us to spur each other on in other areas of our lives. Unfortunately, I've come to realize that isn't the norm in all households, so in this episode, Casey and I are going to share what has helped US stay equally yoked on our individual journeys!
It's always good to be on the same page, so get ready to learn the 4 KEY things that help us stay equally "yoked!"
...2022-07-2527 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things87 | Why You Feel Stuck: Your Brain is Taking the (Frustrating) Path of LEAST ResistanceYou know that STUCK feeling I'm talking about. We've addressed a few times recently and it's because I keep hearing you use that exact word!
So WHY does it actually happen? And what's going on in our brain when we feel that way? We're answering those questions today because I find that when we understand WHY something is happening, we can find our way out. Let's do this.
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It doesn't have to be that way. Perfection is NOT required in ANY of the foundational pillars of weight loss to get RESULTS that LAST! In this episode we're talking about WHY that's try and WHAT it can look like for you!
2022-07-1820 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things85 | How To Overcome Feeling Like You ”Failed” At Something in Your Health Journey"When we fail, we can experience a range of uncomfortable emotions such as shame, disappointment, sadness, worry, anger, and embarrassment, amongst others. These emotions hurt, and our instincts are often to escape from them by suppressing or avoiding them." — University of Melbourne
We are often our own worst critics and because, as women and as moms, we often want to be and do the best not just for ourselves but for those we love the most — that feeling of "failing" can hit hard when we don't live up to the ideal expectations we have for ourse...2022-07-1413 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things84 | TOUGH LOVE TIP: Can You Be a “Foodie” and Love Food… but Still Lose Weight?Do you just LOVE food? Or constantly think about it? If so, this episode is for you.
The question at hand today is "Can you love food but still lose weight?" The answer, as I'm sure you know, is YES... but how? Let's find out!
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Need efficient, effective workouts and a simple approach to nu...2022-07-1208 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things83 | [Starting Point Session] When Life Feels NONSTOP, This is How a Busy Working Mom Can Take Control of Her Nutrition Without Feeling StressedWe've all been there — hoping life will slow down enough to get on top of our nutrition and our fitness, but it never does. So you decide that Monday will be the day you go ALL IN and change it all at once... but then life happens — work responsibilities increase, your kid gets sick, you travel — and you "fall off." Repeat.
This mama was there one too many times and decided it was time for HER Starting Point Session. And that is what you get to listen in on today!
This full tim...2022-07-1130 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things82 | What Does It Really Mean to Be “In a Routine” With Your Health and Fitness?You hear the phrase "in a routine" all the time... but what does that mean? Is it JUST a feeling you get when you haven't fallen off the wagon (yet) or is it actual THINGS you are doing?!
In this episode, you will learn what it actually means to be in a routine in your journey and how habits AND choices play a role. Because when you can understand something fully, you can take the right steps to live it out, and you'll be on your way to CONFIDENTLY walking out a healthy lifestyle day i...2022-07-0711 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things81 | What is a Habit REALLY? A Brand New Way of Understanding Habits So You Can Stop Being So Self-CriticalThe word HABIT can easily become white noise because it is used SO often. So we are diving DEEP in today's episode so you can actually grasp what a habit REALLY is!
To live something out, we have to understand it INSIDE and out. So what is a habit really? And how can you stop being so self-critical about struggling with all these healthy habits? Let's go.
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This is something you need to not only hear, but embrace. So let's nerd out over some numbers and get our heads in the right place!
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In this informational age we're in, your journey can get overcomplicated and confusing with one simple Internet search. It's time to keep your journey SIMPLE, keep your efforts focused on the right things, and actually ENJOY this journey. Let's go.
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Ge...2022-06-2737 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things78 | 2 Secrets the Health and Fitness Industry Doesn’t Want Moms to KnowThis is a JUICY episode! But you know what else it is? Straight to the point... because I'm here to SIMPLIFY things for you — weight loss, fitness, nutrition — all of it.
Your journey does NOT and should NOT be complicated, but the health and fitness industry tends to overcomplicate all of it because these 2 things are just not talked about as often as they should be. So... what are the 2 secrets the health and fitness industry doesn't want you to know? Let's find out!
Join The Tough Love Mom Squad on FB! 2022-06-2320 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things77 | TOUGH LOVE TIP: Are These Sabotaging Your Mind AND Your Weight Loss Journey? Find Out.Unpopular opinion: The "mom struggle" content is ruining you.
Yep, TRUE Tough Love Tip today because although they are relatable and hilarious, if mom struggle stuff is all you fill your mind with, it will become your identity. And that's now who you are. Let's do this.
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Need efficient, effective workouts and a simpl...2022-06-2111 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things76 | [Starting Point Session] Where Can You Find Accountability For Your Weight Loss Journey as a Mom? 3 Unexpected Places You’ll Find ItOnce you're disciplined and consistent in your journey, do you NEED accountability anymore? If so, where does it come from?
In this episode, you get to hear the tail end of a Starting Point Session where my client asked about where I get accountability from and the answer will surprise you! You're going to learn the difference between outward and inward accountability, how accountability shifts as you get more consistent in your journey, and you'll hear about a few surprising places YOU can find accountability! Time to listen in!
Join The To...2022-06-2013 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things75 | If You Keep Falling Off The Wagon, Do You Need A Simple Starting Point Or Do You Just Need to Stay Consistent?Your new, healthy habits start strong, last for a few weeks, but then LIFE HAPPENS and you're back to the old habits you were trying to change in the first place. Some call it falling off the wagon... some call it inconsistency...
I call it not knowing YOUR Starting Point. In this episode, you're going to learn WHAT a Starting Point is, WHY it will keep you from falling off the wagon EVER again, and HOW consistency fits into the picture! You excited?! This stuff changes the game and my guess is you've NEVER been t...2022-06-1613 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things74 | TOUGH LOVE TIP: This Is Why Your Weight Loss Journey Is Overwhelming and Feels ComplicatedHave you ever looked at where you're at and how far you have to go and felt overwhelmed? Or not known where to start because there's SO MUCH to take on?
Eventually it becomes "too much" and you give in. In this episode, you're going to find out WHY that feeling or overwhelm comes up and why things get so overcomplicated so you can keep it from happening again. Let's go!
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Kelly has been working in the wine industry for 12 years, but her passion lies in health and wellness. She created a|dash in her kitchen as a way to k...2022-06-1354 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things72 | How Long Does It Take To Lose the Weight Postpartum? Spilling the Tea on Weight Loss Timelines & Programs Promising “Instant” ResultsWe all know it's not logical to expect to lose ALL the weight gained in pregnancy by 6 weeks postpartum, but what about 9 months? Right? 9-10 months to grow a baby, 9-10 months to lose the weight! And if THAT mom can do it with THOSE workouts and THAT diet, it should work for me too... right?
Wrong. We're going to dig into the truth behind weight loss timelines, what "works", and what is REALISTIC for you, your habits, and TRUE lifestyle change!
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...2022-06-0919 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things71 | TOUGH LOVE TIP: Mental Toughness Is a Lot More Simple Than You’re Making It Out to BeMental toughness is the ability to overcome and outlast worries and circumstances and anything else HARD that has the potential to keep you stuck. And that can sound like a MOUNTAIN to climb doesn't it?
SPOILER: it's not. And in this episode I'm going to tell you WHY — why it's not as difficult as it sounds AND why YOU are MORE than capable of being mentally tough. Because you're a mama and (surprise!) you forge this in yourself EVERY day.
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Get...2022-06-0709 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things70 | [Interview] Are One of These 3 Weight Loss MYTHS Keeping You Stuck and Frustrated? Holistic Health and Fitness Expert, Michele Scarlet, Gives You the AnswerAre you believing any of these common MYTHS around weight loss? Us mamas grew up in a time when what was deemed "healthy" was misleading and, to this day, it can still influence our beliefs and choices on our journey AND about ourselves. (With that being said, I do want to let you know some possibly triggering things around food and "skinniness" are discussed, so if that might cause unwanted distress, listen another time! xo)
Michele Scarlet is a Holistic Health Practitioner and Fitness Expert on a mission to help women feel great inside and o...2022-06-0650 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things69 | The Tough Love Mom Consistency Challenge: What It Is and Why You Should Be Doing ItTHE consistency challenge — Have you joined in the fun yet? If you've missed out the past few months, ALL GOOD! This free challenge we do monthly is FOUNDATIONAL though!
In this episode, you're going to learn all about WHAT it is, WHY we created it, and why YOU need to participate each month! Let's go!
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You're exhausted, feel like you can't ever catch up, and just want to start the day feeling put together instead of behind. My kids were my alarm for a LONG time and I knew getting up earlier would help me feel more joyful, more productive, and just more put together, but it felt so far o...2022-05-3031 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things67 | Traveling with Kids 101: My Favorite Tips and Tricks for Flying ✈️ and Road Trips with Little KidsThis topic has been in HIGH demand and there is no better way to give you ALL the tips and info and details than in THIS episode!
We've done a LOT of traveling (especially flying) with our boys in their early years, so I'm bringing you everything from packing to flying to a dose of road trip tips! Anything mentioned today can be found at thetoughlovemom.com/blog/travel because I know you'll need to remember, review, or get your hands on some of these tips and resources!
MENTIONED IN THIS EP...2022-05-2653 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things66 | TOUGH LOVE TIP: Giving Yourself GRACE when You are Overwhelmed and Have Unhelpful ThoughtsYou've heard me say it before — we have no control over that first thought that comes into our mind, but our RESPONSE is 100% a choice.
Will you entertain it and spiral? Or do you do something about it? This is not a new concept, but knowing about it IS NOT enough. There's a missing piece and it has to do with how it's affecting you on an emotional and CONFIDENCE level. So get ready to be encouraged, you need this today. True grace. Let's go.
Join The Tough Love Mom Squad on F...2022-05-2410 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things65 | [Interview] Fourth Trimester and Fifth Trimester Preparation, Support, and Transition with Kallista Andersen of New Mom BossMost moms know what the fourth trimester is, but what about the FIFTH trimester?! And even if you struggled with the transition to motherhood, what can you do NOW, in the midst of motherhood, to make all these changes a little bit easier?
In today's episode, you get to hear Kallista Andersen — a mom of 3, registered nurse, certified lactation counselor, and host of the New Mom Boss Podcast — cover all of this and MORE when it comes to postpartum. Her mission is to help pregnant mamas get ready for their baby by preparing their self, space...2022-05-2334 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things64 | Working Out With Your Kids: What to Do When It’s Hard, Frustrating, or OverwhelmingWorking out with your kids around can be... a circus (for lack of a better term.) So I'm getting REAL and RAW with you today because I'm personally in the thick of changing up my routine and involving my kids in my workouts again.
It's HARD. I know you get it. But I have some encouragement for you along with some perspective and a little tough love, as always.
If you're in the thick of trying to instill new habits in YOURSELF while having to factor in or involve your children to...2022-05-1913 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things63 | TOUGH LOVE TIP: Frustrated and Overwhelmed, Mama? Mindset is in EVERYTHING — Let’s Take Control of ItMINDSET is in EVERY part of our life. So it's vital that we understand what it is, how it's shaped, and what we CAN do to change it.
As mamas, as women raising the next generation, it's vital that we understand this and DO something about it. Listen in, get equipped, and share it with at least one other mom friend. xo, Liz
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In today's episode, Lauren White — host of the Intentional Edit Podcast — and I dive into how to manage the "stuff" that comes with becoming a mom and the clutter that tends to follow so that mentally we don't feel as "messy." You'll learn simple, time efficient strategies that will help you stay on top of things at home ev...2022-05-1639 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things61 | [Interview] Get to Know My Mom: Finding Time to Workout as a Mom, Fostering Body Confidence in Her Daughters, and Raising Resilient Kids with Lise Gulick Pt. 2My mama is back for part 2! We pivot from her story to her advice in various areas from over 30 years of motherhood and 35 years of marriage.
In this episode, my mom shares how she not only stayed consistent with working out, but how she AND my dad prioritized and made time for it every week, we talk about fostering a healthy body image and strong confidence while raising daughters, she shares her advice on raising resilient, purpose-driven children, how to parent on the same front with your husband, and you get a real life behind t...2022-05-1248 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things60 | TOUGH LOVE TIP: One Small Shift You Can Make in Your Words and Thoughts to Completely Overhaul Your Confidence, Resilience, and StrengthYou know that words and even your thoughts affect you in ALL areas and in ALL the ways you show up...they are POWERFUL!
As a mom on your journey, it's vital that you take control of your thoughts and use your powerful words with purpose, so in this episode you will learn the small shift you can make in your words and thoughts to completely overhaul your confidence, resilience, and strength so things like discipline, consistency, and weight loss as a mom become a little bit less daunting!
Join The To...2022-05-1006 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things59 | [Interview] Get to Know My Mom: No Nonsense Childhood, Miscarriage in the Early 90s, and Being a Work from Home Mom with Lise Gulick Pt. 1One of the biggest influences on my life is going to pour into YOU on the podcast today — my biggest role model, my mom — Lise Gulick.
She is small town Iowa born and raised, mom of 3, wife of 35 years, has held various jobs in very different career fields, was a SAHM for a handful of years, has faced a lot of trials, but has stayed steady and positive through it all.
In part one, you'll hear about my mom's childhood and what makes her who she is today, what her career path h...2022-05-0931 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things58 | Postpartum Weight Loss Plateaus: Is This Your “New Weight” or Can You Change Something? 5 Areas to Analyze, How to Make Changes, and Beat This PlateauWhen you hit a weight loss plateau it is so easy to start to wonder if this is just your new weight.
In the early years of motherhood, all that we're doing and learning and relearning can make it hard to truly dig into the habits and things that affect weight loss and determine if something IS there that's keeping you stuck OR if it's truly your new weight that your body is just happy at.
In this episode you're going to learn the 5 areas you can analyze to see if th...2022-05-0551 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things57 | [Interview] Widowed 7 Weeks Postpartum: The True Power of Consistency, Self Awareness, and Jesus While Navigating Grief and Solo Parenting with Kellie BullardOn June 10th, 2021, Kellie's life completely changed when she lost her husband, Alex. At the time, she was just a handful of weeks postpartum from the birth of their second child.
In this episode, Kellie shares what initially got her consistent in her journey after her first pregnancy and birth, how and why Alex became her biggest supporter in her fitness, what helped her get back into consistent workouts less than 2 weeks after the accident, what grief has been like for her over the past 10+ months, how she navigates the day to day solo parenting, t...2022-05-021h 02Tough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things56 | 3 Changes You Can Make if Your Pre-Pregnancy Clothes Are Still Uncomfortable and You Still Aren’t Feeling Confident in Your Body 9 Months PostpartumWant to feel more comfortable in your body, but just not at that point yet? Whether it's PHYSICALLY comfortable in how you feel or that mental side of it, you are not alone and you definitely should NOT give up hope!
In this episode, I'm going to give you 3 simple things you can do or change if you're still uncomfortable or not confident in your body postpartum — 2 practical, quick changes, and 1 shift that will encourage your heart and mind. Remember mama, you are capable.
xo, Liz
Shop Alyth...2022-04-2817 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things55 | TOUGH LOVE TIP: My Unpopular Opinion on Labeling Foods as ”GOOD” or ”BAD” and ”HEALTHY” or ”UNHEALTHY”My opinion on this likely is unpopular, so you got the warning, but I do hope that a few years from now that this is a much more widely held belief.
The purpose of this episode is not to tell you WHAT to eat or what foods are good or bad or to condemn you, but to help you shift your THINKING about not only how you "label" and see foods, but how you think about their EFFECT on you, your health, and your kids.
In love, always. xo, Liz
...2022-04-2613 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things54 | [Interview] How To Help Your Children Develop a Healthy Relationship with Food with Ashley Smith of Veggies and VirtueWant to make healthy eating and, let's be honest, a healthy LIFESTYLE just part of your household instead of this impossible thing you keep striving for alone? Need to make feeding your kids simple, but don't know where to start? Know that you need to address your own food anxieties and insecurities so they don't become things your kids struggle with down the road?
Well today's episode is THE ONE for you! Ashley Smith, of The Veggies and Virtue Podcast, and I talk about a simple approach to feeding our children, how to help shape a...2022-04-2546 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things53 | How Long It REALLY Took Me to Lose 80 Pounds & What YOU Can Expect During Your Postpartum Weight Loss JourneyIf you know my story you know I gain a LOT of weight in my pregnancies. 150 pounds between both.
I did not know it was going to happen, but I did know after the fact I would do everything in my power to lose it NOT for vanity points but for my HEALTH, especially after having preeclampsia.
Over time, I lost all of that weight. 80 pounds before getting pregnant with my second son, and 70 pounds after my second pregnancy.
So how long did it take? How did my...2022-04-2120 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things52 | TOUGH LOVE TIP: Are You One of the Few? The Not-So-Popular Way To Get a Strong, Disciplined Mindset That NEVER FailsIn this episode we're talking mindset, DISCIPLINE, and how YOU can be a change agent because change starts WITH YOU!
Ready to find out why consistency is hard? Why you just can't get disciplined? Want to know the ONE thing holding you back in those areas in your weight loss journey? Well, mama, you're about to find out! Let's go.
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Get tough love texts from me each week to keep you motivated and encouraged! Text "tough love" to 205-809-730...2022-04-1910 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things51 | [Weight Loss Kickstart Call] Simple Habit Game Plan for a Mom of 2 to Take Control of Her Mornings So When Days Get Crazy She No Longer Gets Overwhelmed or Thrown off Her Workout Consistency!Jes found herself stuck — struggling to be consistent with workouts, reactive about meals and cooking instead of proactive and able to plan, and overall exasperated day after day after day.
She wanted to feel like she had it “together” instead of desperately grabbing at random chunks of time to get things done.
On this weight loss kickstart call, after some digging, we figured out what was keeping her STUCK and found the SOLUTION for Jes! And a SIMPLE one that she can sustain! That way this mama of 2 can take back control...2022-04-1833 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things50 | ”Tracking” Can Get a Bad Rap But SPOILER: Tracking Will Change Your Life! How to Get Started the RIGHT Way and Which Habits to TrackEver heard the phrase "you can't change what you don't track?" It's true! If you want to CHANGE something, you've got to start TRACKING that habit or in that area of your journey!
But maybe you've tried to before and it felt cumbersome or restrictive or you didn't see any results from tracking your food or your consistency.
That's why in this episode we're diving into why tracking is SO important, which habits to track, and how to get started tracking habits the RIGHT way so it becomes a TOOL in yo...2022-04-1414 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things49 | [Interview] Start Seeing Food as a TOOL for Your Health as a Mom, Not an Obstacle to Overcome with Addie Dulaney Majnaric, RDNFeel overwhelmed by nutrition? Still struggling with past beliefs about food and worried about how to lead by example when it comes to fueling your body? Well Addie Dulaney Majnaric, RDN, is here to shed light on the answers to so many of these concerns!
Addie Dulaney Majnaric is not only a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, but also a wife AND mom. So she's in the thick of navigating motherhood and HEALTH just like you are. While she enjoys running, strength training, and trying out new recipes for her family, she also has a deep-seated passion f...2022-04-111h 09Tough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things48 | How To Stay Consistent and INTENTIONAL with Your Fitness & Nutrition when TravelingStaying consistent with your workouts and eating WELL while traveling can be a DOOZY! There are so many factors that come into play, so many obstacles that can come up, so much to think about!
Since we're coming up on spring and summer and more opportunities to travel, I thought THIS was a good time to dive into ALL THINGS consistency in your journey while traveling including workouts, nutrition, routines that make you feel like YOU, and how to PLAN ahead!
You ready for this? BUCKLE UP! It's about to be a...2022-04-0729 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things47 | TOUGH LOVE TIP: How to Strengthen Your Mindset as a Mom DAILY So You Can Do Hard Things Even When ”You Don’t Feel Like It”Have you ever found yourself feeling defeated because a lack of motivation... or that "you just didn't feel like it" feeling won?
In this episode you're getting simple strategies to tap into DAILY to strengthen your mindset so YOU can become one of those moms who does the hard things, even when she doesn't feel like it!
Episode 43 | David Goggins 4x4x48 Challenge! My Journey to 48 Miles in 48 Hours as a Mom of 2 Little Boys: Training, Setbacks, and DOING THE DANG THING!
Join the Tough Love Mom Squad on FB...2022-04-0511 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things46 | [Weight Loss Kickstart Call] On Track with Nutrition ALL DAY Until the Afternoon: Uncovering What Throws Off this Toddler Mom’s Eating Habits & Identifying How to Move ForwardYou ready for an inside peek?! In this episode, you get to listen in on a Weight Loss Kickstart Call with toddler mom, Kali! We dig into what is making her "fall off the wagon" in her postpartum journey, come up with ONE simple habit to address that thing keeping her stuck (SPOILER alert: the thing keeping her stuck is something a LOT of moms struggle with in nutrition!), and she learns how to make this ONE simple thing a habit!
The best part is, after 2 weeks, Kali said, "The past 2 weeks of tracking my o...2022-04-0430 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things45 | When You’re Physically at Square One Postpartum: My Step By Step Process to Feel Like Your Fit Self AgainNothing more humbling than those first days you get back to working out postpartum. I didn't truly understand what "square one" felt like until I was postpartum... and I felt it both times!
So in this episode, you'll get the step by step process I used BOTH times postpartum to go from feeling square one to feeling fit again. And SPOILER, it did take time, because we ain't about those quick fixes around here, but it IS doable. Let's get some changes made, shall we?
Episode 6 | How to Wake Up at 5am...2022-03-3116 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things44 | TOUGH LOVE TIP: Feeling Like You’ll Never Be ”A Fit Mom?” You Might Be Suffering From THIS in Your Fitness Journey!Have you ever felt like "ugh I'll never be a fit mom" or "why be so consistent with working out, I'm not an athlete, never have been, won't ever look like THOSE moms, so why even try?"...or anything along those lines?
Well today we're diving into WHERE those kinds of thoughts come from and (you know I won't leave you hanging) how can you squash that line of thought RIGHT NOW! Let's go!
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...2022-03-2915 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things43 | David Goggins 4x4x48 Challenge! My Journey to 48 Miles in 48 Hours as a Mom of 2 Little Boys: Training, Setbacks, and DOING THE DANG THING!Recently I took on the David Goggins 4x4x48 Challenge. That means this average, non-ultrarunning mama ran 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours! (That comes out to 48 miles in 48 hours, still can't wrap my mind around that!)
Part of the reason I take on hard things like this is because it allows me to realize that my limits go way further than my mind tells me. The other part of the reason is you. I don't want you underestimating what you're capable of forever, so if seeing or hearing my journey through this spurs YOU on t...2022-03-281h 01Tough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things42 | How to Be Consistent When Your Little One’s Schedule Is Constantly Changing: 3 Ways to Manage Your Time, Get Consistent, and Lose Weight PostpartumThe second you FINALLY feel like you've figured out your little one's schedule, they change it. Something EVERY mom has faced at least once... but to be honest probably at least 14 times.
It's hard especially when you're trying to be consistent with things like working out, sleeping, eating well, and other habits that just make you feel more like YOU!
So in this episode, you'll get 3 SIMPLE things you can do so the constant change doesn't throw you off your consistency game and you can stay on track with what you're working towards in your...2022-03-2427 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things41 | [Interview] Kerri Walsh Jennings on Living Life with Purpose and Intention as a Wife, Mom of Three, and as the Most Decorated Female Beach Volleyball Player of All TimeKerri Walsh Jennings is not only the most decorated female beach volleyball player of all time, she’s also a wife, a mom of 3, on a mission to live out her purpose with intention every day, and is SO relatable while she does so!
This is exciting personally because I’ve looked up to Kerri since I got serious about volleyball and set the goal to play for a Division I team. Since that day she's been a role model to me and now, after this conversation, continues to be so in motherhood, growth, and livin...2022-03-2155 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things40 | Overcome the All or Nothing Mindset So You Stop the Roller Coaster of Making All the Changes Then Falling off the Wagon: 3 Tips to Stop the Craziness and Stay Consistent As A MomMaybe you've tried to make a ton of changes at once and eventually imploded OR maybe you're wanting to make a bunch of changes, but you're worried you'll fall off a few days in so you don't even start. Can I tell you something?
It doesn't have to be this way. That roller coaster so much of the world rides on doesn't have to be YOUR story too.
In this episode, I'm going to help you get OFF and completely avoid that roller coaster (the "making all the changes at once th...2022-03-1715 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things39 | TOUGH LOVE TIP: How to Handle Your Kids Waking Up Way Earlier than Expected & ”Interrupting” Your Early Morning WorkoutEver gotten up early for the "me" time or to actually get a workout in before the family gets up and "WAHHHHH" there's your little one, up way earlier than expected?
Well I have good news for you — you're definitely not the only mom who's experienced this AND, even though it's frustrating and interrupts your plans, it's an amazing opportunity.
In this episode I'm going to give you some quick tips on how to handle these "interruptions" and how to shift your mindset to seeing this as an opportunity so you can...2022-03-1512 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things38 | [Q&A] All things Mindset for Moms: Mom Guilt, Procrastination, Comparison, Having the Right Mindset for Weight Loss, & MORE!Time for our FIRST EVER Q&A episode WOOP WOOP! I've been doing Q&As on Instagram weekly for months now and wanted to give more comprehensive answers to a LOT of the questions I've gotten.
So in today's episode, we're tackling MINDSET related questions: how to convince yourself you deserve you to lose the last bit of weight, what to do when you're procrastinating on your workout, how to deal with mom guilt and not let it take over the whole day, comparison to moms who do seem to bounce back, and self check i...2022-03-1431 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things37 | You Want to Get Up Early, But You’re Staying Up Too Late: Time to Break That Cycle So You Can Get Up Earlier and Get More DoneThe kids are FINALLY asleep and you're so exhausted so just want to sit on the couch and click on a TV show or scroll your phone to decompress. Before you know it, you're 3 episodes deep and bring yourself to check the time and it's 11:30pm and your plan to finally get up early enough to be up before the fam tomorrow are out the window... yet again.
Been there? SAME. And it is a HARD cycle to break. But I've broken it. So in today's episode you'll learn how you too can break the c...2022-03-1025 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things36 | [Interview] Don’t Do Motherhood ALONE or Insecure! Community, Comfort, and Confidence for Every Mom in Every Season with Alyth Active Founders Alysha and TheresaAfter meeting 3 years ago at a mom’s fitness group, Alysha and Theresa became fast friends over their realness about motherhood. With their expertises in pregnancy/postpartum physical therapy, fitness, eCommerce, and a joint passion to help other moms find community, Alyth Active was born — activewear by mamas for mamas. Alyth creates thoughtfully designed, versatile activewear & athleisure clothing designed to wear through all stages of our beautiful, ever-changing bodies from pre-pregnancy through postpartum!
I'm super picky about what I choose to partner with, but after working out in the gear, getting to know Theresa and Alysh...2022-03-0745 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things35 | Uncomfortable in Your Postpartum Body? 3 Things You Can Do to Feel More Confident Even if You Still Have Weight to LoseIsn't it funny how we're "cleared" at 6 weeks to get back to "normal things" but we don't FEEL normal for MONTHS if...ever?
Personally, it took about 9 months both times to physically FEEL like myself again, but that confidence came back a bit sooner because of what I'm going to share today.
If you're feeling uncomfortable in your body still, this episode is for you, mama! Time to learn and IMPLEMENT these 3 things that will get you from uncomfortable to confident in where you're at, no matter the weight.
...2022-03-0314 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things34 | TOUGH LOVE TIP: Can Your Words Really Change Your Habits? A Daily 60 Second Practice to Make Weight Loss Easier as a MomCan your words really change your habits? GIRL YOU KNOW IT. But knowing that isn't enough.
You need to know HOW to actually make that change from the thoughts keeping you stuck to thoughts rooted in CHANGE. So in this episode, I'm going to REAL QUICK teach you how to take control of the things you're telling yourself so you can take control of your habits once and for all.
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Connect: liz@mrslizhenderson.c...2022-03-0113 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things33 | [Interview] Personalizing Self Care and Making It Habit So You Show Up in Motherhood From a Place of Overflow With Emily NicholsStruggling to create habits as a mom? Frustrated by constant mom guilt? Confused by what self care even means nowadays?!
In this interview, Emily Nichols — podcast host, boy mom, Orangetheory & Whole30 Coach, and Behavior Change Specialist — shares how to simply work habits into your already busy routine, normalizes mom guilt while teaching you how to overcome it, and redefines self care for moms.
This conversation will not only equip you in your journey, it will encourage and spur you on to the next level! Mindset is everything, mama! Let's get after it!
Con...2022-02-2830 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things32 | Want to be Mentally ”Tough” But it Just Doesn’t ”Feel Good?” How to Strengthen Your Mindset as a Mom Without Running Yourself Into the Ground!Ever found yourself saying "I know I should ________ but I just don't FEEL like it." Insert: workout, go to bed, have the veggies I bought, etc. If you have, you aren't alone. And if you've given into those (let's just call them what they are) excuses, you also are not alone. We ALL have those weak moments.
I won't beat around the bush — this battle is one that is fully in your mind and because of that, we're diving into mental toughness. You're going to learn how to strengthen your mindset today without running yourself int...2022-02-2413 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things31 | TOUGH LOVE TIP: Can Postpartum Anxiety Come Up 18 Months Later? My Experience & How I CopedI haven't yet talked about postpartum depression, anxiety, or mood disorders because I truly have just never dealt with it... until recently. I have shared about my experience with what I believe was prenatal depression in my 1st pregnancy, but that was something I didn't realize until much later looking back.
This recent experience with anxiety — in the moment I was able to recognize what was going on. So in this episode I'm going to share what went down, how I noticed it happening, and what I did to combat that.
Join...2022-02-2212 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things30 | [Interview] From Hot Mess Mom to Routine Queen: A Simple Strategy to Take Radical Responsibility for Your Habits with Sara JimenezCan you picture how you WANT to be showing up, but just can't figure out how to get from "hot mess mom" to "having it all together?"
In today's episode, I get to interview Sara — a wife, boy mom, and life coach — and she is going to teach you how to go from that place of "hot mess" to master of your home and your life! What I was most encouraged by is how attainable and DOABLE the things are that she teaches in this interview. Time to take on ONE thing, ditch the old ident...2022-02-2136 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things29 | Can’t Seem to Lose Those Final 10 Pounds to Get to Your Pre-Pregnancy Weight? A Few Simple Shifts to MakeAre you stuck with the final 10-15 pounds of pregnancy weight and JUST WANT THEM GONE? It's frustrating. I know because I've been there.
My mission in today's episode is to give you both the tangible fitness and nutrition shifts you can take on and give you a few mindset shifts to make if the final pounds of pregnancy weight are being stubborn. We're keeping it SIMPLE for a sometimes complicated topic. You ready? Let's go.
Episode 4 | The Scale Just Not Moving? 5 Healthy, Simple, and Sustainable Ways Postpartum Moms Can Break a...2022-02-1715 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things28 | TOUGH LOVE TIP: My Top Tips to Thrive & Stay Consistent in Seasons of Solo ParentingWorried about sticking to your routine or getting workouts in when you're taking on parenting solo for a season?
Whether you're a military spouse like me, have a husband who works odd hours, or are gearing up for your first stretch of solo parenting whether for a few days or a few months, you ARE capable of staying consistent in this season!
In this episode you'll learn my top tips to not only stick with your routine and your workouts, but also feel like you're thriving (most days!) and not just in...2022-02-1517 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things27 | [Interview] The Husband’s Perspective on Postpartum Weight Loss with Casey Henderson: How to Approach This Journey as a Team and What To Do When You’re NOT on the Same PageOne of the BEST ways to take on your journey postpartum is with SUPPORT with those who are closest to you. So what do you do if your husband isn't on the same page as you? Or what if you're worried about how your family will respond and adapt to the changes you're making? And what even IS his perspective on all of this you're taking on?
In this episode, Casey and I dive into what is going through your husband's head (most likely!) and how to approach this journey as a team because 2 are b...2022-02-1437 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things26 | Does Breastfeeding Really Help the Weight ”Melt Off” Faster Postpartum?We hear these 1-liners about weight loss and breastfeeding and postpartum and it can either cause moms to take that 1-liner as gospel truth, even if no context was given, OR it can totally confuse a mom who is just trying to figure out what to do to lose weight and feel more like herself again.
Culprit #1: "Breastfeeding melts about 1-2 pounds per month more than not breastfeeding."
In this episode we're unpacking that statement, doing the math, and digging into the numbers so you know what really to expect with br...2022-02-1014 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things25 | TOUGH LOVE TIP: You Need to STOP Saying This if You Really Want to be Consistent Enough to Lose Weight PostpartumConsistency is one of THE hardest things to do when it comes to weight loss. Part of it is the unpredictability of motherhood, another part is not seeing results fast enough... but part of it is in your head too!
So we're diving into your MINDSET in this episode — you're going to learn WHAT you need to STOP saying, WHY you need to stop it, and WHAT you can replace it with!
Curious what these words are?! Listen in!
Join the Tough Love Mom Squad on FB!!: https...2022-02-0811 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things24 | [Interview] Break Free from the Draining To Do List Cycle & Live a Life of Peace & Productivity with Sarah DaltonDo you get to the end of the day and feel like you never sat down because you were doing all the things? But also feel like you weren't productive at all? Or just feel drained because you can't seem to figure out WHO you are anymore?
In this interview, Sarah will help you figure out how to identify your core values (SPOILER: it's not your priorities!), figure out how to build those into your day to day, and then create routines to consistently check in on how you're doing physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally s...2022-02-0738 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things23 | Frustrated by Bounce Back Culture? Some Food for ThoughtIf you know any part of my story, you KNOW that I am the opposite of someone who bounced back! But I want to give you perspective in this episode on this hot button topic — the messaging out there that pushes back on "bouncing back."
I've seen amazing things come from the movement that shares how forever changed moms physically can be after having babies, but I also have noticed certain things that aren't as beneficial, and we're digging into those today.
A different perspective, I know. But I also know that...2022-02-0320 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things22 | TOUGH LOVE TIP: How Long Does It Really Take To Create a Habit? Why You’ve Been Believing Lies All Along!Habits take 21 days! NO... 90 days! Wait, I thought it was 30 days...? Hold on, what about that 75 day thing? Is it 75?
It's confusing how long it takes to create a habit because everyone says it takes a different amount of time. Annoying right?! And when it's taking longer than "they say" (whoever they are?) to make a habit automatic, it is straight up discouraging.
In this episode, we're busting open these timelines and you're going to get the TRUTH about how long it takes to create a habit, not only to give you peace but to...2022-02-0111 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things21 | Struggling to Lose Weight While Breastfeeding: Possible Causes & SolutionsI see you, mama. You're a handful of months postpartum, that initial weight loss post-birth has passed and the scale stopped moving, but you're still not totally comfortable in your body and you know there's some weight to lose to be healthier.
But it's not budging! Is this just time to settle? Is it possible that you're just one of those moms that won't lose weight until they wean? Or is there something that hasn't been addressed yet that could help you stop struggling to lose weight even thought you're breastfeeding? If so, what in t...2022-01-3145 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things20 | Biggest Factor in Postpartum Weight Loss: Where to Start and How to Keep Things UncomplicatedWhether you're 6 weeks or 12 months postpartum, it can be overwhelming to think about all the things that factor into a postpartum journey and postpartum weight loss.
So in this episode, you'll learn how to identify exactly where to start, how to progress down the path of your postpartum journey over time, and keep all of it as uncomplicated as possible!
This is easily the most common question I get, so you are getting the FULL answer today!
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I...2022-01-2715 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things19 | [Interview] Embryo Adoption & Grace for Your Journey After a Less Active Pregnancy with Jen LowellIn today's episode you get to hear from Jen Lowell — a mom to 2 under 2, military wife, and sweet friend of mine. She is so wonderful at encouraging hearts, so lean into this conversation so you can take something into your day.
Jen shares how she got into health & fitness, what her walk through infertility has looked like, their embryo adoption stories, and how she's navigated her journey through both pregnancies and now postpartum with intention, presence, and true, authentic grace.
You will be so spurred on by her story and insight toda...2022-01-2457 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things18 | I Have a Secret... I Don’t Meal Prep!! How I Still Eat Clean Without Spending Any Time Meal Prepping!When you hear "healthy eating" does meal prep also come to mind? Yeah, I used to think the same. "Meal prep" often goes hand in hand in every Pinterest search for healthy meal ideas and Sunday afternoon IG post am I right?!
I've personally come to learn that Meal prep is NOT for me. I'm just not a fan, YET I was able to lose a whole lot of weight postpartum without any meal prep and in this episode, I'm sharing exactly how I made that shift from "meal prep mindset" to FREE.
...2022-01-2012 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things17 | TOUGH LOVE TIP: The Most Uncommon Place to Find Motivation and Inspiration to Show Up and Do the Hard Things on Your Postpartum JourneyMotivation will NEVER be a lasting source of energy, but sometimes it can provide that quick hit of excitement and inspiration you need to get over that hump of STARTING something. Because we know it's the starting that's the hardest.
So WHERE do we find that motivation and inspiration? HINT: it’s not cute motivational quotes, it’s not a dance party, it’s not even your KIDS (most of the time)
In this episode you'll learn where to draw effective motivation from — the kind that will help you start BELIEVING you are tr...2022-01-1815 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things16 | [Interview] All Things Pelvic Floor & Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy with Dr. Julie Haake, DPT"I don't pee my pants, so why would I need to go to pelvic floor therapy?" This is was I thought just one short year ago, yet little did I know that the pain in my back & the weakness still in my core 8 months postpartum was due to pelvic floor dysfunction.
In today's episode, I talk with Dr. Julie Haake, DPT. She specializes in pelvic floor physical therapy and will help you better understand WHAT the pelvic floor is, WHY it's important for moms to seek out pelvic floor physical therapy, WHEN it's ideal for m...2022-01-1742 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things15 | Books I Read in 2021: Favorites, Top Recommendations, and BEST Books for Postpartum Moms on Their Journey!Would you believe me if I told you that a short 8 months before this episode, I called myself "NOT a reader"? Well... it's the truth. In the past 6 years, I'd read no more than 10 physical books. No joke. In the past YEAR, I've read TWENTY. You read that right!
So I'm doing something special in this episode! Aside from sharing the small tweak I made in my thinking (& how you can make it too!), I'm giving you EVERY title I read, a few quotes from each that were straight FIRE, my personal, totally honest takes on each...2022-01-1345 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things14 | What Is “Tough Love?” and How to Give Some to Yourself Next Time You Feel Unmotivated, Stuck, or Have Fallen off the WagonTime to address the elephant in the room — WHAT ACTUALLY IS TOUGH LOVE? We're defining it, actually unpacking WHAT it means deep down, going over WHY it's an integral part of our skillset in the age of social media and (honestly) because of the challenges motherhood brings in general, and HOW you can tough love yourself!
It's time to get clear on what tough love actually is, uncover the root issues of why you do and say and believe what you do, and figure out how to tough love yourself on the daily since I can't be in...2022-01-1124 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things13 | [Interview] Marathon After 2 Babies in 2 Years with Holly Stevens: Finding Freedom from Postpartum Anxiety in Running & Overcoming Scoliosis SurgeryRunning & postpartum... sounds like a sketchy combo as a mom doesn't it?! Yet it IS possible & moms CAN DO hard things! Even running marathons at not even 18 months postpartum!
Holly Stevens is a living, relatable example of just that. After major back surgery in middle school, she fell in love with running and years later, becoming a mom didn't stop her from it. In this episode you'll learn about Holly's super relatable (and DOABLE) approach to training while momming 2 kids and working part time, how pelvic floor physical therapy kept her from experiencing any issues d...2022-01-1034 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things12 | What to Do When the Scale Goes Back Up a Few Pounds After Postpartum Weight LossWhatever brought you to this episode, I want you to know that you are NOT alone in this. But I'm also not just going to coddle you and give you a pat on the back and say "I've been there too, it'll be okay." No.
In this episode, I'm giving you the mindset shifts you need to make and the simple habits to embrace if you're in this spot right now. For days, sometimes weeks, we can get in a funk, totally out of our routine, and there's even situations that we're not in full control of...2022-01-0617 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things11 | [Interview] Sunny Jo Lawrence: Identify Your Strengths, Drop the Victim Mindset, and Live in JOY and DisciplineWhile it was initially her husband's inspiring physical feat of 50 full distance triathlons in 50 states in 50 days that brought the knowledge Sunny into my life, it wasn't until I became a mom a few years later that I could fully appreciate all that she did during that endeavor and the kind of example she is as a mother and a woman with genuine joy and resilience.
So it is my honor to bring to you Sunny Jo Lawrence. She is a mom to 5 and wife to James Lawrence (aka the "Iron Cowboy" who has conquered massive feats...2022-01-0356 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things10 | There Is NO ONE WAY to Set Goals! & Should Moms Even Set Goals? SMART Goals and Shoot for the Stars Goals DEBUNKEDI know you know that setting goals is important but there are so many WAYS to do so and so many AREAS we can set goals in. And that can be overwhelming.
And the cherry on top is the fact that it feel like you keep failing at the goal you set!
In this episode, we will talk about the problem with SMART goals, the problem "shoot for the stars" goals, and then I will teaching you one SIMPLE, surefire way to set goals and actually ACCOMPLISH them.
If we're not moving forward...2021-12-3024 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things9 | What if We Started Seeing Food the Way We Want Our Kids to Grow Up Seeing Food?I had this revelation the other day while cooking a meal for my boys about how WE as moms, as women, think about and talk about FOOD and knew that it just might be the thing you needed to hear to start changing your mindset around food!
In this episode we're going to nerd out for a second over how our brains work, I'll give you a mindset shift you can start applying TODAY, and you will leave equipped to not only start changing how YOU think about and see food, but to shape a h...2021-12-2809 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things8 | My 5 Step Process to Planning Your Family’s Schedule Weekly, Monthly, and Yearly with PURPOSE and Getting Into a Consistent RoutineReady to get ALL the step by step how tos for planning your year, each month, and each week with purpose and intention?!
In this episode, I will teach you a doable and simple way to stay on top of ALL of the things and do it in a way that keeps you aligned to your priorities and able to carve out time for YOU. You will learn exactly what you need, get my step by step process to plan your year, each month, and each week with PURPOSE, how to follow through so this system becomes...2021-12-2737 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things7 | Let Go of Comparison in Your Postpartum Journey to Experience Fullness of Joy & True ContentmentComparison can come in so many forms and we KNOW that, as mamas, it is only destructive.
In this episode we're going to pinpoint areas in our lives where comparison can rear it's ugly head (sometimes without us even recognizing it's happening!), you will learn HOW to recognize when comparison has taken root, and I'll leave you with a big dose of encouragement and empowerment so you can work towards living comparison free and in true contentment.
This one is going to bless you, sister! xo
Join the...2021-12-2318 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things6 | How to Wake Up at 5am! 7 Things to Do to Help You Start Waking up Earlier So You Can Own the Day and Get More DoneWhether you're a morning person just trying to get back into a good routine or hate the mornings but need to start getting up earlier - this episode is for you!
We know that early morning time before the kids get up, when the house is quiet... is SACRED! But it can be hard to come by sometimes.
In this episode you'll get the exact same 7-step framework I personally use to go from having my kids be my alarm to getting 2 full hours to myself in the morning! Grab a yo...2021-12-2031 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things5 | Healthy Habits for Moms During the Holiday Season & Staying on Track With Your Postpartum Weight Loss GoalsHealthy habits and the holidays! Can they co-exist peacefully? Is it REALLY possible as a busy mom with littles to stay on top of the habits you've created on your postpartum journey?
Or maybe since this season started you've been on a slow downhill slide and feeling frustrated about "falling off."
In this episode we go over nutrition, working out, routines, and mindset during the holiday season AND how to head into the new year refreshed, confident, and on track!
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E...2021-12-1628 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things4 | The Scale Just Not Moving? 5 Healthy, Simple, and Sustainable Ways Postpartum Moms Can Break a Weight Loss PlateauLet's be real, weight loss plateaus are REAL and they are frustrating! I've faced them myself!
Weight loss is NOT linear, but if you've been in one spot for a while, you know something isn't working and needs to change!
In this episode you'll learn 5 things you can do to break THROUGH that weight loss plateau and an awesome opportunity for free and encouraging accountability at the end!
Let's do this, sister!
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2021-12-1330 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things3 | How to Find Time to Do an Effective Postpartum Workout When You Have No Time to Do Anything for Yourself!TIME is the hardest thing to come by as a mom isn't it?! And for some reason it seems to fly by on the days we need it to slow down!
If you want to prioritize working out but just CANNOT find the time - we are finding that TIME today mama!
This will NOT be that "if you care you'll make the time" thing you always hear - clearly you care because you're here!
So in this episode you will get tangible things you can DO literally today, things you can start...2021-12-0933 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things2 | Let Go of Expectations Postpartum to Lower the Stress, Anxiety, and Make More Time in Your Schedule Every Day!We as women tend to hold onto expectations SO tightly! Yet motherhood is a constant lesson in learning how to LET GO! And a hard one at that!
If you're feeling overwhelmed or discouraged because nothing is living up to what you thought it would...
If your postpartum journey is nothing like what you expected...
If all of this is causing you to be busy trying ALL the things...
If you're feeling stressed, frustrated, worn out... - you NEED this encouragement today! BIG TIME!
We'll be...2021-12-0933 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard Things1 | I Gained 90 Pounds in My First Pregnancy. How I Lost the Weight, Avoided Preeclampsia, and Became “The Tough Love Mom”So WHY this?! This mission? "The tough love mom?!"
I'm getting real and vulnerable right off the bat with my story - the significant pregnancy weight gain, the life craziness, the weight loss, the next pregnancy, and how in the world "the tough love mom" got put on my heart!
You need to know that you're not alone in what you're walking through RIGHT NOW or have walked through in the past AND that making BIG changes postpartum really are simple and doable... because I've walked that path. And I'm here to...2021-12-0627 minTough Love for Moms | Encouraging and Equipping Moms to Do Hard ThingsWelcome to the Tough Love Mom Podcast! Are You Ready?!Hey Mama!
Welcome to The Tough Love Mom Podcast!
Get disciplined in your habits, your mindset, and your routine so you can lose weight postpartum and live a life of confidence and CONSISTENCY.
This show is here to equip you, empower you, encourage you, and give those needed doses of TRUTH and tough love to get you living the life you know you are capable of.
We are about to transform your postpartum journey, sister. Get pumped up! It is tough love time.
xo, Liz
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