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The Mothering Myself PodcastOnwardIt's here! Join Susan and she shares what's next and where you can tune into future podcast episodes grounding the galactic! We're now on Instagram as the @MOTHERINGMYSELFPODCAST Check out our website for the revamp! 2022-08-1125 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastShifting GearsWhat is happening? Join Susan as she clarifies the previous episode, 'Redirecting' and opens up regarding her personal process, transformation, and evolution. This episode reflects on the past three years sharing via the Mothering Myself Podcast and speaks to the real reason why we heal. Ready to hear what's next? Tune in now! Instagram2022-07-0437 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastRedirectingOn this Mother's Day we are honoring the Divine Mother within us all, and the Cosmic Womb that enabled our journey to experience ourselves in human form on this Earthly plane. In this episode, Susan addresses the redirection that is to take place within this podcast as the Mothering Myself platform transitions from the message of reparenting into reclaiming our cosmic origin and heritage. As we navigate a time period that begins to transition from the old ways into the seedlings of the new, the Mothering Myself Podcast will be changing and evolving as well. Tune in...2022-05-0824 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastWelcome to 'The Mothering Myself Podcast'!Welcome to The Mothering Myself Podcast! This podcast is for you if you are on a journey of self-awareness and desire the world to become a kinder, more forgiving place. This podcast is for you if you have ever felt “not enough”, “unworthy”, “undeserving”, “selfish”, “bad”, and/or “unaccepted” in any kind of way. This podcast is for you if you are on a mission to “un-do” all the garbage you have learned growing up to re-connect to your truth and inner knowing. This podcast is for you if you were once a child and are still wonder what it means to “grow up”. ...2022-05-0827 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastMothering ourselves in 2022What is for you in the year 2022? Are you looking for someone to kick you into shape (whatever that means for you), or will you lead yourself lovingly forward? Will you be making decisions for yourself and your family from your head or your heart space? In this episode, Susan invites us to consider what the year 2022 holds in store for us through its numerology and lunar cycle so that we may consider how to utilize the energy of this year to step into greater alignment with our unique path forward. We discuss finding safety in this...2022-01-2436 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastCome As You AreIn this episode we say, "No. Thank you." to the "New Year, New You" rhetoric. Rather, we sit with one another in the beginnings of 2022 to assess what is needed to accept ourselves, more than ever, as we are. As we plant the seeds of what we desire in this new calendar year, we contemplate how we're utilizing our energy and where we might be looking to change something before we fully acknowledge, accept, and cultivate compassion for whatever it is that we feel needs to be changed. This episode asks us to slow down and move more inwardly be...2022-01-1533 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastBirth of a Mother w/Allie PageJoin us as we celebrate the birth of a Mother with Allie Page, Childbirth Educator, Mother's Guide, and the Founder of the Birth of a Mother Summit. This episode invites us into the sacred transformation that motherhood/parenthood beckons from maiden to mother. This conversation holds birth and death simultaneously, while expanding our perspective from what is in our control to that which we only know to be divinely orchestrated. We dive into the depths of this human experience allowing the messy to be sacred as we learn how to find steadiness in the midst of the uncertain. ...2021-12-2559 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastFinding love in the darknessThis winter solstice we are leaning into the darkness to remember the light within. This episode meets us as we are for the totality of our experience. We sit together in the darkest days with the invitation to go deeper within ourselves. We give ourselves permission to feel it all, love ourselves deeply (especially the parts of ourselves that may feel hurt, and celebrate the depths of our experience. And, we consider how we want to utilize the winter season for our rebirth in 2022. This conversation is soul support to remind you that you're not alone in your emotions...2021-12-2133 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastHoliday HygeineJoin us in this conversation as we consider how we can support ourselves and our energy through the remainder of the year. Susan shares tips to tune into your energy wherever you are, and assess how you want to feel, and what you need to get there. Gain tips and tricks to cleanse and clear your energy for yourself and within your home. In this episode you receive full permission to make yourself a priority this holiday season and to gift yourself compassion when listening to your feelings. Instagram2021-12-0439 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastGratitude AND...This week we're extending an invitation to ourselves to feel gratitude AND everything else that we're feeling. As we remember the reason for the season, we're also acknowledging and validating all of life, and the parts that feel challenging, hard, frustrating, infuriating, and exhausting. We connect on how we create safety around ourselves in order to be honest about our experience within ourselves. This episode invites us to consider what it might feel like to exist between worlds and to explore what cycles may be ending and what new beginnings are underfoot, while expanding our awareness around our growth p...2021-11-2235 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastMotherhood - The Ultimate Trust FallJoin Susan this week in celebration and reflection of TWO YEARS of the Mothering Myself Podcast. In this episode, Susan shares her humbling journey back home to herself through the initiation of motherhood/this podcast and each new chapter of remembrance walking alongside of her daughters' human development. This conversation speaks to the unanticipated and unspoken experience morphing from maiden to mother, remembering how to trust one's Self and see the divine orchestration of life's unfolding, embracing our differences, choosing love over our fear, and so much more. Instagram2021-10-2847 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastMake it a practice to protect your peaceIt has never been more important to make it a practice to protect your peace. Join us in this episode as we consider what peace means to us each, how to find our way to an experience of 'peace', how to honor our Selves when we feel something that doesn't make sense to those around us, and how to trust our knowing of what it is we need to protect our energy and our peace. Together, we remember that supporting ourselves is the first step in supporting others in our life and that it is most important to know...2021-10-0635 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastParenting survival tips for fallJoin Susan as she shares her current medicine. This is not your preachy, 'how to' podcast. This week, we are sitting together in the uncertainty and the ebbs and flows that are coming this fall, and considering how we can support ourselves through the entirety of our experience as a parent, partner and individual. In this episode we speak to how our expectations, attachments, and energy can take us out of our power center and can potentially create more anxiety, fear, and inability to move forward. Susan shares her current experience, provides questions to ask yourself, and her thoughts...2021-08-3036 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastBefriending our triggersJoin Susan this week as we check in with ourselves and acknowledge how it is we are feeling as we navigate more collective uncertainty. In this episode, we get curious about what we are reacting to with love. As we consider what is coming up, we allow ourselves to go deeper to understand what might be lying beneath our awareness. This episode will support you in sitting in the discomfort of this moment without judgment. You are encouraged to come as you are no matter what. We are reminded that we are always enough in the moment t...2021-08-2329 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastMeeting + trusting our partners as co-parentsIn this episode we are validating the experience we have from knowing another as a partner, to learning about our partner as a parent. (Parter describing whoever we are co-parenting with at any point in our child's journey). We discuss all that comes up as we bring a child into the world, or raise the child that finds us, with another person. We hold space for the human feelings and reactions to our experiences with the other parent that are magnified as a child enters our lives, while honoring the soul journey and soul contracts that we have with...2021-08-1645 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastYour children are cheering you onJoin Susan this week as we lean into the Lion's Gate energies propelling us forward at this time. This episode asks us to reflect on our intentions and consider how we are using, and where we are placing, our energy. Throughout this episode we tune in to the collective shedding, healing, and choices we are making to evolve our experience, especially as mothers, parents and primary caregivers. We are reminded that the juiciness is in the messiness, and nothing changes if nothing changes. Susan reminds us that our children want the best for us, and are cheering us on...2021-08-0834 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastThe transformational energy of hair w/Mora SteeleTune in to this magical conversation chatting all things human transformation, self-acceptance, and permission to make space for ourselves with High Vibe Hair Stylist and Transformational Energy Coach, Mora Steele. We are mothered by Mora as she holds space for us to consider how our desire for outer transformation mimics the inner shifts that are happening in our lives. We discuss "the call" to get our hair drastically altered, to the fears that arise when we witness our hair falling out. We consider the attachment to our hair and our children's hair, and the commemorative first hair cut of...2021-08-0257 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastUnpacking the divine journey with our siblingsIn this episode, we chat about the soul contracts we have with our siblings to support the foundational experience we have of ourselves in this life. We discuss soul ages, various soul choices and contracts that exist within the family to support individual soul lessons, and we assess what support looks like, feels like, and how we may judge what supports us the most. Regardless of our current relationship with our siblings, our siblings play a significant role in creating our initial interpretation of ourselves through witnessing their life curriculum as a developing human, and in relation to our...2021-07-1939 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastCelebrating and honoring our birthJoin Susan as she shares her birthday reflections, honoring us all in our choice to experience ourselves in human form navigating all of life's contrast. In this episode we chat about our choices to dig out the energetic roots that keep us stuck, and the weeds that continue to appear to remind us to continue to choose ourselves and honor where we are in any moment, no matter what. As we honor our experiences, Susan shares a difficult moment with her two year old that brought up her own experience as both a daughter and current parent. We unpack e...2021-07-1241 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastA new perspective on our familial inheritanceWhat do you want to leave your child? In this episode, Susan speaks to the dynamic and on-going nature of our inheritance being so much more than what material assets/debt we leave our children with at the end of life. This conversation invites us to consider how our inheritance begins generationally and we contemplate the energetic, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and relational layers of what has been passed down. We invite ourselves on a journey from our forgetfulness to our remembrance and we find ourselves flipping the conversation from what we desire to leave our children, to what are w...2021-06-2827 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastHow souls enter the world in the 21st centuryIn this episode, we are expanding our perspective of conception. Susan speaks to our journey into parenthood as we collectively come into greater awareness and experience a higher level of consciousness as we invite our children into the Earth. We consider the metaphysical experience that birth is as we allow ourselves to consider how souls tap our awareness to support their entrance into our lives. We consider how the soul of our child and the soul that we are support one another to experience ourselves as we are in human form, with our own life curriculums. We ponder the...2021-06-2138 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastShifting the parenting paradigmIn this episode, Susan discusses how we are shifting the parenting paradigm as we expand our awareness of ourselves and our children. Together, we journey into our childhood to remember where we began trusting others more than ourselves and we recall when our inner knowing no longer felt safe. As we contemplate why we began seeking answers outside of ourselves, we ponder how we can support our children to grow up trusting themselves first. This discussion takes us on a journey into our individual, familial, and societal experiences to consider how we have learned how to support ourselves and...2021-06-1426 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastThe birth codes our children bringIn this episode, Susan speaks to the birth codes our children's souls bring with them into our lives/this world. We consider what birth codes are and how we can recognize them through our journey into and through parenthood. Listen as we consider the souls we are birthing into the world and the programming and deprogramming that they bring. We discuss how the souls who choose us to bring them into the Earth, and/or support them along their human journey are rattling us awake to upgrade our awareness of Who We Are. As consciousness is rising, o...2021-06-0737 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastMaking the unconscious consciousIn this episode, Susan reminds us of how our unconscious beliefs drive our experiences of ourselves and each other. Listen as we unpack the separation we have experienced and how our separateness drives our desire to seek validation from others rather than looking within. We discuss the power of parents right now to look within and reconnect to the Truth in order to support our children to remain in their authenticity and knowingness of Who They Are. Tune in as we uncover the great spiritual human woundings and how we teach one another what it is we...2021-05-3100 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastSpace and time in the weeds of parentingListen as Susan breaks down the importance of, and where we can make, space and time for ourselves -- even in the weeds of parenting. We discuss how we view space and time for ourselves and from where our judgments arise. We consider what we do with the space and time that may be available for us, and whether or not we are utilizing the time to support us or to tune out. In this episode we dig into how we excuse ourselves from making time and space for ourselves a priority as parents because it is easier to...2021-05-2440 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastThe daily self check-inIn this episode, Susan speaks about the power a daily self check-in to support us in responding to our lives rather than reacting to our experience. Listen as we discuss how we can become more aware of our thoughts, feelings, and energy to stay in control of ourselves, while learning to accept the moments we find ourselves navigating. We discuss how we can learn how to meet our needs in the hard moments so that we can move through the challenges, rather than utilizing the hard moments as an excuse to justify our reactions to remain stuck in the...2021-05-1731 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastOur journey into parenthoodListen as Susan reminds us of our journey into parenthood. We are looking back at our experience of ourselves in order to see ourselves in relation to our children at present. We contemplate how we have learned to interpret the world, and how our lens can impact the way our children learn to understand themselves and the world at large. We consider ourselves as souls and recognize the forgetfulness of our true nature through our process of human development with our individualized life curriculum. We chat about our fears, trusting ourselves, where consciousness is and has been, and how w...2021-05-1031 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastMake Mother's Day yours - 3 ways to acknowledge yourselfHappy Mother's Day! Mother's Day can be a day of celebration, a day of mourning, and/or a combination. This episode seeks to meet us where we are by focusing our energy inward. We look beyond how anyone else recognizes or perceives us, and we bring our awareness to our personal experience - how can we celebrate the mother that we are, or the mothering energy that we bring to ourselves or our relationships. Need the reminder that you're the perfect parent for your children or future children? Feel like you need support today? Tune in and choose to...2021-05-0923 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastThe power in beginning againWelcome back to the Mothering Myself podcast! Join Susan in this first episode post-baby as she speaks to the gift of growing into ourselves. In this conversation we break down the difference of beginning again versus starting over, and how each ending invites us closer to finding and living what is meant for us. Hear how Susan's journey through parenthood and podcasting has pushed her to confront her insecurities and has launched her out of her comfort zone with each season shared. You'll learn how the inner work has created the confidence to move forward and find the clarity...2021-05-0534 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastWhat it means to mother ourselves in 2021What does it mean to mother ourselves in 2021? Join Susan as she shares the mothering energy present within the Mothering Myself Podcast and how we can 'mother' ourselves with the universal mothering energy present within us all. In this episode, Susan shares how her understanding of mothering ourselves has expanded from mothering our inner child to embracing and integrating the divine feminine in each moment we meet ourselves. We hear how Susan's journey into parenthood has propelled her to confront her fears, and how she has found inner alignment as she has learned how to evolve her f...2021-05-0534 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastWhat is Transformative Mothering?In this episode you will learn what Transformative Mothering is and how we, together, can elevate our world for ourselves, our children, our children's children, etc.! We continue to discuss the universal mothering energy to expand our awareness of ourselves and our ability to meet our children as they are. Susan breaks down the power in parents' commitment to grow and evolve alongside our children and how we can co-create the future with our children by meeting our children in the present moment. What does it require to meet our children in the present moment...2021-05-0524 minThe Mothering Myself Podcast#49 Into the Unknown: Learning to trust our childrenIn this episode we speak to the unknown and uncertainty that is this moment, and our need to trust in where we are headed without knowing where that is or what that looks like right now. How do we do that? This conversations covers the truth that we have never known the future, but we have attached ourselves to the predictability of societal assumptions and the systemic structures that we have taken for granted. We discuss the givens that we have internalized rather than critically evaluated and whether or not what we have been led to believe is 'the w...2021-02-2239 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastSow your rebirth - Tending to our growth process + transformationHappy New Year! In this episode we begin to conjure our vision for this year, allowing ourselves to step into the new and to release what we do not wish to carry forward. Together, we consider how we desire to feel as we exit 2021 in order to create clarity on what intentions we desire to plant from a place of heart rather than our egos. As we look ahead, we consider what expectations we have of ourselves, our families, and our lives and what may rest underneath of our desires. We flesh out what we truly wish for ourselves v...2021-01-0142 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastHow to shift from surviving to thriving with energy + mindset workAs we celebrate the last week of 2020, we are entering a vulnerable conversation with Patricia Johnson, Energy + Mindset Coach and Founder of The Dependent Diaries, speaking to how we move from surviving our lives to thriving in each moment of our experience. Trish shares her truth and experience navigating partnership, motherhood, and life within a military family where uncertainty, unpredictability, and constant changes are normal occurrences. While, we may not all understand what it is to exist within a military environment, we have all been reminded this year that we are never in control of our lives and we...2020-12-281h 08The Mothering Myself PodcastUnpacking 2020: Finding our expansion through the darkest momentsWhat has this year 'gifted' you? This week MegAnne Ford (Parent Coach) and I reflect on 2020 and the duality of this year on both the micro and macro levels of life. We discuss what is has been like to investigate and clean out the 'junk drawer' of life and the liberation that has emerged with this choice. Throughout this episode, MegAnne reminds us that our darkest moments are often gifts, while they may not feel that way as we illuminate our dungeons. We discuss what it means to truly trust, navigating our lives from a place of fear and l...2020-12-211h 05The Mothering Myself PodcastYou don't have to do anything extraordinary to be loved w/Raena BostonThis week we are chatting with Raena Boston, founder of The Working Momtras, about the power of knowing ourselves, celebrating our unique gifts and conferring our gifts to the world. Raena vulnerably opens up regarding her quest to know herself as she found herself experiencing a spiritual awakening coinciding with her entrance into motherhood and letting go of the old ways - or outdated behaviors and patterns - that have hindered her ability to embrace herself as she is. Raena invites us into her awareness recognizing her achievement oriented personality and the struggle to assess who she is when...2020-12-141h 04The Mothering Myself PodcastMeeting ourselves as we are + learning how to listen to our children w/Jessica Dixon MajkaThis week we talk about following our curiosity for life with Jessica Dixon Majka, traveler, artist, Mom + entrepreneur. Jessica and her husband decided to leave NYC after 20 years with their 18 month old and hop in their 1976 VW bus to live on the road. They have spent the past year traveling around the United States with their toddler during a pandemic and defying the 'norms' of parenthood. Jessica speaks about her affinity for and ease of connection with children long before she became a biological mother herself. She reminds us of the necessity to really tune into our children and l...2020-12-071h 10The Mothering Myself PodcastTaking ownership of our healing + moving through stagnation w/Dr. Sean OrrThis week's episode discusses the transformative nature of life + motherhood through the Traditional Chinese Medicinal (TCM) perspective with acupuncturist, Dr. Sean Orr. Dr. Orr has been a consistent healing presence in my life since our entrance into 2020. He has supported my process of healing the past via releasing old emotional energies triggered due to generational familial patterns, as well as supporting the building of the future by easing the physically experienced pregnancy symptoms of the new life evolving from within me. I respect his work and appreciate the knowledge, wisdom, and healing presence housed within. In this conversation we...2020-11-301h 05The Mothering Myself PodcastGuided meditation: Gratitude for SelfThis is a special episode - a guided meditation - for Thanksgiving 2020 to support you in carving out some time to reflect on your journey and practice gratitude for yourself. Thank you for tuning into the Mothering Myself Podcast. Thank you for showing up for yourself + your loved ones. Thank you for your commitment to your unique transformational process. I appreciate all that you are, are becoming, and have always been. FIND SUSAN: Instagram | Facebook2020-11-2617 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastResolving our trauma, showing up vulnerably, + finding our joy w/Kristen CogginsFeeling so much gratitude for this conversation with Parent Coach, Kristen Coggins, who shares her wisdom on healing our past, moving through our experiences, and learning how to prioritize our needs as mothers so that we can show up powerfully for our families. This is a must listen, especially as we enter the 2020 holiday season this week! This conversation specifically shines a light on unpacking our trauma and revisiting the spaces in our lives that we tend to run away from. Kristen shares what stress does to our body and how Mom burnout is so real, and she speaks...2020-11-231h 16The Mothering Myself PodcastMoving through grief, releasing our guilt, + evolving co-dependency w/Dara KurtzI am overjoyed to share this conversation on life, loss, and love with Dara Kurtz, author of I Am My Mother's Daughter. Dara and her book ooze love, compassion, and the wisdom gained through the trials and tribulations of life. Dara shares what it was like to lose her Mom at the age of 28 due to cancer as the was about to give birth to her first born, then receive her own cancer diagnosis at the age of 42 as a mother with two adolescent girls, and survive and reflect on both overwhelming and life-altering experiences. Dara speaks about the...2020-11-161h 02The Mothering Myself PodcastReleasing control, embracing emotions, + finding our courage w/Muriel of Pre-ParentingWhat did it/does it feel like to enter motherhood? This week, we are joined by Muriel, conscious energy coach and founder of Pre-Parenting, who supports pre-parents and parents in preparing ourselves emotionally and spiritually for parenthood. Muriel shares her passion to support families in receiving guidance, creating awareness, and learning how to support themselves prior to becoming a parent thanks to her experience as a nanny and birth doula. While there are educational programs to support the physical birth of our child, there have not been programs to support a parent's entry into the personal transformation that is...2020-11-091h 06The Mothering Myself PodcastEmpowering ourselves to lead our families through transformative times w/Natalie EhmkaAt this moment in time, we can all benefit from a little extra mothering of self, grounding, and support. Fortunately, world renowned transformational energy coach, speaker, and trainer - Natalie Ehmka joins us this week to support us in our transformational process and in learning how to protect, strengthen, cleanse and clear our energy. This episode is so juicy for all of us expanding our consciousness, committing to our inner work, and seeking the freedom to stand in our true power. Natalie shares how we can see ourselves as world changers within our families and the impact our healing...2020-11-021h 05The Mothering Myself PodcastGrowth, transformation + shifting gearsWelcome back to the Mothering Myself Podcast! This season is getting a boost in love, light and energy as we head into year two. In this episode, we take a moment to honor the growth process, reflect on the transformative nature of our motherhood, and allow ourselves to evolve into our most expanded potential. I get personal about what I have learned about myself over the past year and how I have been shifting my ancient energetic familial pain into more love. In addition, I share the changes I am currently navigating and the uncertainty that surrounds me as...2020-10-2637 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastReminder - It's OK to ask for helpI don't know about you, but sometimes I think I can do everything on my own and I forget to ask for help. I have been reminded recently how nourishing it is to allow myself to receive support; it felt like a huge relief. This episode considers how we learn and grow alongside of one another, but many of us believe that we're meant to figure things out on our own. We recognize the common reasons we avoid assistance rather than seeking support for our growth, while we acknowledge what we gain when we do allow ourselves to lean...2020-08-3128 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastThe strength in our softnessHave you noticed yourself being hard on yourself? Many of us expect more of ourselves than anyone else does of us because we have internalized the voices of others that make us believe that we are not good enough. It feels like the human tendency to push ourselves to be more rather than to take a moment to acknowledge and congratulate ourselves on the entirety of our journey up until this point. In this episode we consider how we began to accumulate the armor that we wear or have worn to protect ourselves from softening. What do we consider...2020-08-2432 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastWhat transparency requiresWhat is your relationship with transparency? Do you feel like you can be fully transparent with others in your life, or are there aspects of yourself and/or your experiences that you feel are necessary to hide? This episode builds off of the previous episodes that explore the totality of who we are. We consider what transparency is and how we have and/or have not experienced transparency in various areas of our lives and our relationships. Is transparency self-responsibility, accountability, or vulnerability? Does the lack of transparency correlate with deeply held fears of what others will think? Are...2020-08-1730 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastThe dark night of the soulHave you experienced the dark night of the soul? Are you familiar with the concept? In this episode we uncover what the dark night of the soul feels like and how this experience, in its enormity, catalyzes our spiritual awakening. We consider how the dark night of the soul propels us into our authenticity. Throughout this conversation we consider how we each enter the world with unique gems that quickly become our buried treasure. We spend a majority of our lives identifying and drooling over the gold in others, and not realizing that we, too, are in possession of...2020-08-1037 minThe Mothering Myself PodcastA conversation on Mothering Ourselves w/Natasha from Raising AlchemyThis podcast episode originated as an Insight Conversation hosted by Natasha Wilson from Raising Alchemy that took place on Facebook Live on Thursday, August 5, 2020. Natasha asks questions like: * What is your perspective on re-parenting? * How do we parent our children without being triggered by our childhood experiences and/or what our parents parented us? * How do we constructively use our difficult emotions like anger? * Why is it we shut down our emotions? * How did the Mothering Myself podcast begin? * How do we make time for ourselves a priority (especially as parents)?...2020-08-081h 10
The Mothering Myself PodcastYou were born for thisEver wonder why you're here, or what you're doing here on Earth? Have you found yourself questioning how you got to this point and where you go from here? These ponderings are so very human, and so very normal. Many of us struggle to embrace the idea that we choose our parents, families, and life circumstances that feel intolerable. However, who would we be and what would we know if we had not lived through what we have been through? How would we gain our super powers or know what we are capable of overcoming if we hadn't been...2020-08-0339 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastEmbracing your shadowsAre you familiar with the shadow self? Our shadow consists of the aspects of ourselves that we cannot see, or we do not identify with for a plethora of possible reasons. Part of our healing journey is to reclaim this shadowy nature within and accept our darkness as we accept our light. This episode considers how we learn to disassociate with parts of ourself that we have bee taught to condemn. We reflect on how we project our insecurities and react out of a defensive nature to protect ourselves from being something that we have learned is unacceptable. 2020-07-2737 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastGive yourself permissionWhat can you give yourself permission to do, be, think or feel? In this conversation we consider the ways in which we feel as though we have granted ourselves permission, but might actually find ourselves seeking another's permission. We ponder how we may have internalized others' voices as our own to create our false self, while seeking how we can reclaim our power to connect with our truest version of ourself. I'm reminded that we know what we need within when we can slow down enough to listen. We have internal nudges that inform our direction independent of our...2020-07-2027 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastBreaking OpenWelcome back to the mothering myself podcast! This episode speaks to the heart of what it feels like to expand our awareness. What does it feel like to confront something we did not know existed? How do we accept responsibility for our experience without making excuses? How do we give ourself compassion when we tell ourselves that we do not deserve it? How do we accept ourselves as we are in the moment that we are in? Throughout this conversation we remind ourselves that the inner work dismantles the person we thought we needed to be for others and...2020-07-1338 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastFollow the cluesHow do we move forward? So many of us are wondering where we go from this moment. We are searching for answers, looking for solutions, and seeking resolution. If only it were so straight forward. Throughout this conversation we consider that seeing clearly does not correlate with knowing what to do next. When the darkness is illuminated we are blinded in the process. We are caught off guard and our clarity becomes confusion. The answers to propel us forward cannot resemble those of the past. Our solutions cannot take form of a pain killer, but one that addresses the...2020-07-0534 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastWhere do we go from here?Here, we meet ourselves in the final episode of Season 2 reflecting on what we have learned over the past couple of months and pondering the growth we are undergoing. We consider that all serves a purpose, all is divinely created, and all happens for us rather than to us. We reconsider why this podcast emerged and how it has evolved from Season 1 to Season 2, and how it continues to support our individual experience of awakening to our authenticity. As we look back on our experiences, we speak to our courage to embrace our challenges and make peace w...2020-05-1136 min
MegAnne is NOT a parent, but...What Does it Mean to Mother Yourself?:Ep. 2.3Why did you choose to become a mother to a child? What does it mean to be your own mother? These are just a couple of the questions I dig into today with her special guest Susan Kinahan, from The Mothering Myself Podcast. I've been friends with Susan for almost three years, and having her on my side has always been such a blessing! I hope you enjoy this inner-layer chat between us! Visit the Be Kind Coaching website 2020-05-1041 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastMoving from judgment to discernmentWhat is the way forward? How do we get there? This episode pushes us to consider our judgments of others in order to better understand ourselves. As we begin to expand our awareness of ourselves, we begin to connect to the deeper knowing of ourselves. We acknowledge that sometimes to honor our feelings means to no longer deny the experience we are having, and confront the misalignment of our minds and our hearts. This episode grapples with our awakening and explores our expanded consciousness. We continue to consider how we and our world are changing as we confront covid19...2020-05-0434 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastWhat keeps us stuck?This week we are tackling our 'stuckness' and the energy that holds us back from feeling like we are moving forward. What is it that holds us back? What is it that prevents us from taking the next necessary step? Why is it that we seem to be backsliding when we just experienced a breakthrough? Often, we overthink the above questions and we make excuses, cast blame, and refuse responsibility. In this episode we go a little deeper and consider what purpose feeling 'stuck' is serving us. As we dig into our experiences, and acknowledge the delight...2020-04-2728 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastWhite privilege, guilt, + radical honestyStruck by the statistics emerging of those dying from covid19 due to comorbidity, this week's mothering myself podcast bravely speaks to white privilege, guilt, and radical honesty. To dream of and create a new paradigm requires us to to acknowledge the world we have inherited, and explore the part we have played in its continuation. In order for us to break any cycle, we must become aware of the cycle that exists to become conscious of the unconscious behaviors perpetuating a harmful experience. This conversation is uncomfortable for me to speak aloud as a privileged white woman because it...2020-04-2038 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastWhat if it's selfish to be selfless?Another week of quarantine, another attempt to reach out outwardly to check in inwardly. This week we consider what it is to be with ourselves. We continue to question what it means to be alive and how we are living. We ponder who and what we are focusing on to potentially avoid listening to ourselves and hearing our inner voice. We acknowledge that it is easier to choose others before ourselves because that is how we are programmed - is it selfless or is it selfish to forget ourselves? We also question what pressures we are placing on ourselves a...2020-04-1327 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastDeath, ego death, and embracing what is realWe are continuing to 'mother' ourselves through our respective covid-19 experience. This week, we're talking about the hard things: death. This conversation is expansive as we consider not only the death of those in our lives or the unavoidable truth that our time will come, but the death of our egos as we release outdated versions of ourselves and morph into our next iteration, becoming more of Who We Are. Currently, the world that we have known is going through a collective ego-death as we continue to be shaken globally by covid-19 and the ripple effects. As we...2020-04-0633 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastINTERVIEW: What does it mean to be 'in body'? w/Elizabeth BrumleyWhat does it mean to navigate our lives grounded within ourselves? This episode seeks to explore this concept with Elizabeth Brumley who is a movement educator and speaks to what it means to be 'in body' as a human and a parent. Throughout this episode we consider what it is to be in human form and feel anchored and embodied in our physical experience. We acknowledge that we can accumulate a variety of mindfulness practices and tools; and, we can easily forget to connect with and to ourself when we find ourselves thrown off by external circumstances. We discuss...2020-03-3051 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastWhy now is the time to begin to listen to ourselvesLet's learn how to 'mother' ourselves as we navigate our new 'normal' and find ourselves in the great unknown. We are all in this global pandemic together, and we are all surfing the waves of our thoughts, feelings, and unique experiences. It is in this Earthly pause that we have the opportunity to heal ourselves parallel to the Earth's healing. Nothing you have to heal? Healing isn't only 'fixing' an inner wound. Healing is embracing all aspects of ourselves and loving the totality of who we are without having to hide or run from any part of ourself that...2020-03-3036 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastMeeting ourselves in the great unknown thanks to COVID-19 What an unsettling time to navigate this human experience. This episode seeks to meet you where you are in the beginnings (in the U.S.) of the COVID-19 quarantine. While this season has spoken to the mess, suddenly we find ourselves in the midst of a global crises; one global mess. How do we support ourselves? How do we allow ourselves to be where we are and create perspective that invites opportunity? Listen as we consider this global moment as the seeding of our global awakening. Consider what you need for yourself as you learn to relinquish...2020-03-2337 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastComparing humans to crystals: the positive side of pressureThis episode speaks to how we are constantly crystallizing. What does this mean? We examine how the pressures of our lives create our unique perfection as human beings and offer us gems of wisdom via our experiences. We consider that the pressures that we find ourselves navigating serve purpose and there is no beginning or end to our personal growth. In that, we also consider that we are each growing and becoming with each other, but for ourselves. We cannot always see our transformation as it is occurring, but we each undergo the process every second of o...2020-03-2324 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastWhat does it mean to 'hold space'?It struck me recently that I say ‘hold space’ often in episodes, but I haven’t discussed what 'holding space' means. So, this episode explores what it means to hold space so that we are able to experience where we are, as we are, and extend the same courtesy to others. Additionally, we consider how it is we may have learned how to dismiss our experiences to make another more comfortable, and what the repercussions may be of our own self-betrayal. We consider how we can begin to practice holding space for ourselves, and acknowledge that it is a c...2020-03-1623 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastHow do we honor the messiness of this momentHow often do we sweep our shiz under the rug and put a smile on our face? This episode speaks to the mess that is our life, and how we can allow ourselves to be where we are; without justifying or excusing our now, or pretending we’re somewhere else. How do we learn how to honor ourselves in the process of our growth and the unknown, as much as we know how to celebrate ourselves when we’re working toward or have achieved a goal? How do we appreciate the messiness of our uncertainty and the tension that spur...2020-03-0928 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastLearning to meet ourselves where we are: Intro Season 2Welcome to season 2, episode 1. In this episode we consider your feedback from the first season of the Mothering Myself Podcast, and we explore where we are now. We reconsider the who, the what, the how, and the why of this podcast and in what ways we’re growing and evolving together in this season. This episode and season considers what it is to be in the raw, and sometimes uncomfortable process that is life-long transformation. Why is it that we need to learn how to mother ourselves — why do we need mothering in the middle of our live...2020-03-0231 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastHappy 2020 - Make this the year your see yourself clearlyAllow 2020 to be the year you see yourself with 2020 vision. This episode wishes you a happy New Year, and encourages you to begin to peel back the layers to see yourself more clearly. Mainly, to remember that you are, and have always been worthy and deserving of your own love. This episode speaks to the heart of what it is to see ourselves clearly and the power that knowing our innate worthiness can have on reality as we know it. If we want to live in a different world, a world that is more caring, more kind, a...2019-12-3029 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastBONUS EPISODEBONUS EPISODE!!! Regardless of what wintery holidays you celebrate, this extra (and extra special) episode is my gift to celebrate you and our self-healing journey together. I have the joy of interviewing my friend and Parent Coach, MegAnne Ford, who shares her wisdom and insight, and vulnerably reads her letter to her younger self aloud for us all to bear witness. She speaks to what it means for her to ‘mother herself’ and how fear-based punishments become our personal perceptions to inform our self-worth. We discuss what natural consequences are and how powerful it is for our self...2019-12-2350 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastDo not underestimate the gift of your loveConsider this: Your love for yourself is the most powerful gift to every person who is interpersonally connected to you. How you love yourself is how you are going to be able to love everyone else in your life, especially your partner and your children. We might feel unconditional love for our family members, but often our actions model a conditional love. It is only when we become self-aware and begin to look inward that we can begin to understand that how we speak to, treat, and know love for ourselves is all we can demonstrate within our external...2019-12-2332 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastHow do we want what we have?We have been sold the idea that the grass is always greener. Our consumption-driven society encourages us to want more, do more, and be more, without celebrating where we are and what we have. We live in a world of constant salesmanship where we are marketed comparison, and we have learned to compare ourselves to everyone and everything. How can we reclaim our personal power to truly want what we have, and desire to be who we are? When we accept where we are and what we have, we know that we have everything we need to...2019-12-1625 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastLife is a game - Who makes your rules?Let’s examine the game of life. Who creates our rules? When did we agree to them? Did we ever critically examine the way that we are living? How does the way that we live, and the systems that inform our way of doing things, create our own 'well-being'? Who do our ‘life rules’ benefit? This episode critically examines the world we each live in. We consider how we create our reality, and whose reality we might be living in. We ponder how we are teaching our children to develop and whether or not we are sharing practi...2019-12-0926 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastWhen do we learn to trust ourselves?When do we learn to trust ourselves? DO we learn to trust ourselves? We’re always looking to trust people in our lives - our parents, caregivers, teachers, friends, etc. and we do not necessarily critically examine who it is we trust and why. We are unconsciously interpreting the world based on other’s perceptions before we can critically examine our own, and by the time we can critically examine our world, we have bought in to the reality that another has defined for us. In this process we learn to trust in others before we trust in ourselves. 2019-12-0221 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastWhat if we choose gratitude rather than resentment?How can we choose gratitude to accept where we find ourselves at present both personally and societally, rather than looking back and feeling resentment. This episode revisits what frustrations, resentments, and inadequacies were real to the child who grew up within her family and the journey to choosing gratitude for her experience. How do we look at our lives and view all that occurred as a gift rather than a burden? So often we are told to “be grateful” and we want to vomit because we are not there yet - we’re very much going through it. This discuss...2019-11-2528 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastForgiveness is your superpower!Forgiveness is our superpower to release ourselves from the past. It’s a choice to forgive or to hold on to our anger, grudges, dislike, etc. But, when we hold on to the past with an inability to release ourselves from the energy of a person or an event we are stuck in our past. This conversation considers forgiveness as a radical act of love for ourselves. In each podcast episode authentic writings from previous journals are shared. This episode honestly revisits life as a 12 year old struggling with her place in her family and the tension that...2019-11-1824 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastQuestioning 'unconditional'Let’s take a look at unconditional love. Is a parent’s 'unconditional' love enough? This episode questions whether or not we are teaching our children unconditional love in addition to loving them unconditionally. How does a parent’s actions support or detract from one’s inherent worthiness? Do we teach children they are accepted no matter what - no matter the action, behavior, emotion, grade, performance…? How do parents' reactions inform our children’s self-worth? There is an unconditional love and a human love. Perhaps human love has been conditional because we are so conditional with ourselves. We...2019-11-1138 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastKnock your guru off the pedestal - We are ALL humanThe role of every teacher in your life is to help your learn more about yourself. This episode speaks to your inherent worth and knowingness to the extent that what you are seeking is within you. This intention of this conversation is to remind us that each person we admire and are learning from is on his or her own journey into their own self-worth and self-love. We are not supposed to be anyone other than ourselves, and yet we learn throughout our life that it’s important to be like someone else. Tune in to remind you...2019-11-0423 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastLet's raise well children rather than 'good' kidsThis conversation speaks to the desire to raise a 'well' child rather than a 'good' child and we investigate whether we were raised to be 'well' or 'good'. Do we want our children to be good for us out of parental convenience, or good for themselves? Are we dictating the standards for our children, or are we allowing our children to create their own personal markers of success and well-being? Does it benefit our children in the long run to quietly follow the rules as they are, or to critically examine the way we live our lives so that ou...2019-10-2829 min
The Mothering Myself PodcastYou are entitled to your own story AND your truth can changeHave you ever felt like you have to shrink your truth because of the people - family members or friends who surround you? We are each entitled to our own story, and we are allowed for our stories to transform over time. We are each responsible to generate our own narrative, out of the events of our lives, that empowers us to be who it is we are. In our personal truth, we are not responsible for another’s reaction to our story. Our reactions offer insight into the unresolved areas of ourselves that may or may not be of...2019-10-2834 min