If this isn't laundry goals, I don't know what is! 🙌 (Mamas, if you know me..the pile of laundry sits for 4-7 days before it gets folded in my household😅. Who's with me??) Here's what I realized about getting laundry done: completing these things has a lot to do with *managing energy*. Here's what I mean... Managing mental energy means being conscious about how you're using your energy each day and what things are causing you to feel most depleted. Maybe you've heard me talk about this topic in my "Mama Mindset Mondays" (see today's story and story highlight)... but here's a little something you can try implementing today: ‣ Figure out what time of they day you feel most mentally sharp. RESERVE that time in your day for tasks that take the most mental focus & energy. (It may require finding childcare solutions, a convo with your work, a duty-splitting convo with your partner, etc.) ‣ Make a list of your *responsibilities* vs your *projects*. (Responsibilities are things like laundry, walking the dog, cooking, paying bills. They're ongoing. Projects are things like researching a new preschool, organizing the garage, getting your taxes done). Identify which drain you the most, and determine how you can outsource them. ‣ Say "no" to things that don't serve you or your family. (Look at my mid-January reel about how to do this!) ‣ Make at least 15 minutes for yourself each day to replenish your mental energy - in whatever method is best for you. (Ideas: meditating, walking, stretching, journaling, jamming out to your favorite music...!) OK two questions 👇 1st - Is it just me, or is laundry the worst? Which chore would you never do again if you could? 2nd - What's your favorite way to replenish your mental energy? PC: @ourorrdinarydays 
This is for every mom who has ever struggled with kid's bad behavior. (Let's be honest: that's every single one of us.😫) @katherinereynoldslewis is here to give that good news to all parents who have ever struggled with that! 🙌 Katherine is a journalist, a certified parent educator, and spent five years trying to understand kids’ bad behavior - why they don’t just do what we want, why the “terrible twos” is a thing, and why bad behavior is actually a good thing according to the research! (Yes, I really wrote that last line.) In today's podcast you'll learn: ‣ The reasons why it’s not your imagination that there is more “bad behavior” now than in previous generations, ‣Why our kids are absolutely experiencing a crisis in self-regulation ‣ And what happens in a child’s brain when they are yelled at or shamed. Katherine will also be breaking down some of the common misconceptions about self-regulation and discipline techniques and diving into what behavioral science has told us about how to handle disregulation and raise thriving kids - and what really matters when we make a mistake as parents. 🔊Listen in via link in bio!! 
Todays #OOTD 😅 This is me at work at my pediatrics office. I knew I wanted to be a doctor since I was in high school and saw a spinal cord surgery for career day. 👩⚕️ I'm not a spinal surgeon, but instead a pediatrician. And being a pediatrician + mama during a health crisis has it's challenges, but seeing mamas (and dads) with their children every day is something that fulfills me. ⠀ ⠀ (And #funfact: If I wasn't a pediatrician and mama mindset coach, I think I'd want to be a party or wedding planner!) ⠀ ⠀ Your turn mamas: What's your occupation? What would you be if you weren't that? And shout out to the SAHM because every mom is a working mom!⠀ ⠀ 
Being aligned & centered means doing 1 or 2 things in your day that matter to you, instead of 10 that don't. Keep this in mind, mama, when you're looking at that to-do list. Can I get a 🙌 🙌 🙌? (PS: four days until our Centered Mama Live Retreat! I can hardly wait!) 
It's okay, mama. We're not perfect. If there's one thing I've learned about being a mama, it's that we will all make mistakes. The most important thing is just to make sure we make "repairs" with our littles and partners. Resources I share with mamas about this: ‣ "The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired" by @tinapaynebryson and @drdansiegel ‣ "How Not To Hate Your Husband After Kids" by @JanceeDunn Bookmark this, mama! And if you need a little more guidance on this, you can turn to my courses "Mama Reset Retreat" to give yourself the break you need, or the "Navigating & Regulating Kid's Big Emotions" which will also help you learn how to handle these hard moments with pose. Don't let yourself go down that shame spiral. You are a good mom. PC: @caitlinfladager 
Saturday snuggles. 🥰 When do you feel most relaxed with your children? Mine is when I consciously say (in my mind) "I'm here right now". Even if it's only for the next ___ minutes. It's almost like I've given myself permission to stop whatever's on my neverending to-do list and take a break. You know? Then I get rewarded with a loving reaction from my daughter -- it's like a little flip switches and even at a young age she can tell when I'm mentally present or not. Who else knows what I'm talking about? Does your little(s) sense your mental presence (or lack of presence) too? 
Too much to ask? 😂 Happy Friday, friends! I'll just be over here waiting for the 4 loads of laundry on my bed to fold themselves...