508: When Doing Less Isn't the Answer to Your Overwhelm // Stacey Mork Collins
For years, the most common advice I’ve heard (and given) to overwhelmed moms is some version of “do less,” and I still believe in it for so...
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30-minute podcasts with 3 doable takeaways to help moms love motherhood as much as they love their children. Listen in for practical ideas to make your family life a little better each week....
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20 of 531 episodesBONUS Replay: How to Travel for FREE with Your Family (Really!) // Amber Paul
With the holidays coming up, many moms wish they could visit family or plan a getaway—but the price of flights makes it feel impossible. Tha...
507: A Fun Way to Get Involved in Your Family Finances // Amber Paul
For a long time, I was happy to let our family’s finances be something I vaguely thought about. Like, I knew we weren't spending more than w...
506: The Episodes We Almost Skipped (and Why They Stayed With Us) // A 3 in 30 Birthday Celebration 🎉
Nine years ago this month, I recorded the very first episode of 3 in 30 in my closet, took a deep breath, and pushed publish. That night I c...
505: Minimizing Power Struggles (from Toddlers to Teens) // Denaye Barahona
The power struggles in our home used to be about car seats and leaving the park. Now they're about phones, sleepovers, and YouTube. But whet...
504: How to Build Sturdier Self-Worth as an Adult // Dr. Marisa G. Franco
The first time my therapist asked me to picture "little Rachel" on the playground, glasses and all, and offer her the comfort she needed, I...
503: Stop Comparing Yourself to Other Moms (Do this Instead) // Shawnee Burt
When I interviewed Shawnee for this episode, I had to chuckle, because one of the things she listed as soul-care was volunteering for her ki...
Bonus Episode: How to be the Mom You Want to Be (Free Class Replay)
A few years ago, I did something in a moment of anger that I'm still a little embarrassed to talk about. It involved one of my kids, a Satur...
502: 3 Principles that Carried Me Through a Really Difficult Summer
A few weeks ago, I wasn't sure I was going to open enrollment for my Self-Assured Motherhood Program this year. Of all the work I do, SAM is...
501: How to Thrive, Not Just Survive, Your Kids' Extracurricular Activities // Meesha Slade
The sign-ups have started coming in. Fall sports, piano, dance, school plays – it's a lot. And while we know we want our kids to be involved...
500: Habits for Moms Who Are Bad at Habits (Like Me!) // Monica Packer
Consistency has never come easily to me. I'm a scattered creative, I have ADHD, and I have struggled with routines and habits for pretty muc...
499: Support Their Struggles // The Back-to-School Check-In for Moms #6
My instinct, when one of my kids is struggling, is to solve it, save them from it, or to worry about it so intensely that the worrying becom...
498: Gather the Good // The Back-to-School Check-In for Moms #5
What you look for, you will find. I have believed that about motherhood for a long time now, long enough that I built a whole journal around...
497: Sanctify Your Soul-Care // The Back-to-School Check-In for Moms #4
I have a confession. Of the six principles I teach in Self-Assured Motherhood, soul-care is the one where I'm still not where I want to be....
496: Balance Your Boundaries // The Back-to-School Check-In for Moms #3
After years and years of therapy, I have gotten pretty good at setting boundaries with almost everyone in my life. My weakest area, by far,...
495: Celebrate Your Strengths // The Back-to-School Check-In for Moms #2
I have spent so much time, energy, and money over the years trying to get good at the things I am simply not good at. Routines are my big on...
494: Voice Your Values // The Back-to-School Check-In for Moms #1
It's back-to-school season, and our kids are about to be assessed on their reading, their math, and their writing. But what if we gave ourse...
493: How to Calm Your Nervous System in 60 Seconds (And Other Small, Practical Pauses) // Layne Burkette
I have never been much of a meditator. Sitting cross-legged on my bedroom floor, waiting for my brain to go quiet, has never once worked for...
492: Why Abby Is Done Fighting Over Screen Time (and Other Back-to-School Shifts) // 3 in 30 Team
If the back-to-school season is already creeping up on you (the supply lists, the new routines, the mental math of who needs to be where and...
491: How to Change Someone's Life (Without Even Realizing It)
With back-to-school season right around the corner, I keep thinking about a moment from my own high school years – a moment so small I barel...