The Intentional Midlife Mom Podcast | Simple, Practical Life, Home & Mindset Solutions for Moms Over 40
Welcome to The Intentional Mom™ Podcast, where we provide simple, practical solutions for women over 40 and over 50 who are feeling lost in their lives as their kids are getting older & leaving the nest. Hosted by Certified Intentional Living Coach, Jennifer Roskamp, this empowering show is brought to you by Accomplished Lifestyle, dedicated to helping women and moms over 40 and 50 craft the life they truly desire within their homes & families.
Our mission is to help you find your purpose, your confidence, and yourself as a person since your kids are more independent & maybe even off on their own.
Each week, join us as we candidly discuss common pitfalls, challenges, and stumbling blocks that often leave us feeling overwhelmed, confused, and lost about what our purpose is when our kids aren't needing us like they did before. With Jennifer’s guidance, we’ll explore how to uncover & rediscover who YOU are and what YOU actually want. You’ll discover that you’re not alone in the emotions, challenges, and trials of everyday life. Instead, you’ll feel seen, understood, and inspired to move forward just one step at a time, stepping into the you you've always wanted to be!
Episodes
278 episodes
Ep. 278: Why You Can't Seem to Get to Everything Anymore
There are things in my life right now that I need to do.Not things I'd like to do.Not someday projects. Not the "wouldn't it be nice if" list.Things that legitimately need my attention.And I cannot get to them.
Ep. 277: When the Heavy Season Doesn't End
I thought this season would be over by now.Maybe you've told yourself something similar. Once we get through summer. Once this medical thing is figured out. Once my mom is doing better. Once my kid gets through this. Once work settles do...
Ep. 276: "I Don't Have Time": When Time Isn't Actually the Problem
As I prepare for this conversation, today is probably my slowest day of the week.I'm off from my job at Amazon. I don't have to run anyone to swim practice. Compared to the rest of my week, I have this big open chunk of time sitting in f...
Ep. 275: The Reason You Can’t Get Caught Up... and Nobody’s Saying It Out Loud
I'm going to tell you why you can't get caught up.And I don't mean because you're disorganized.Or because you need a better planner.Or that you're not disciplined enough.Or you procrastinate too much.Or you ne...
Ep. 274: Why This Mess Makes You So Angry
You walk into the kitchen.There's a cup on the counter.Mail beside it.A package that needs to be returned.Someone's shoes are in the middle of the floor.The dishwasher is clean but hasn't been emptied.T...
Ep. 273: You Have People… So Why Do You Feel So Lonely?
Let me ask you a question.If something happened today, not a full-blown emergency, just something hard, and you needed to talk to somebody, who would you call?Not who would you send a funny reel to.Not who would you ask wha...
Ep: 272: When Your Clothes Need to STOP TALKING!
Picture this.You need to get dressed. You have somewhere to be. Nothing dramatic. Just life. A meeting, a school pickup, coffee with a friend.You pull on the jeans.Nope.You try another pair.Also nope.Yo...
Ep. 271: Why You Keep Decluttering the Same Stuff
Have you ever decluttered a closet...and then six months later found yourself decluttering basically the same closet again?Same shelf. Same shoes you weren't sure about the first time. Same three sweaters that never quite made it ...
Ep. 270: What if You Don't Have to Get Rid of It?
I want you to think of one thing in your house right now.Not the whole junk drawer. Not the closet you slam shut when guests come over. Just one thing.Maybe it's a bowl in your cabinet that was your grandmother's. Maybe it's a bin...
Ep. 269: The Emotional Burden Of Your Clutter
There's a plastic bin in my basement that I have moved thirty-seven times.At least.I'm not exaggerating for effect. I could probably prove it if I tracked the number of times I've picked it up, looked at it, said "I need to deal w...
Ep. 268: The Hardest Part of Midlife Nobody Talks About
I don't think the hardest part of midlife is getting older. I don't think it's wrinkles. I don't think it's menopause. I don't even think it's the teenagers or parenting of adults…walking alongside them.I think the hardest part of midlif...
Ep. 267: Why Everything Feels Like Too Much (Even When You're Doing Everything Right)
Have you ever looked at your calendar and thought, it's not even that full. So why do I feel like I can't breathe?Maybe it's because overwhelm isn't measured by your schedule. It's measured by what every commitment is actually asking of ...
Ep. 266: Why Nothing You've Tried Makes Your Days Any Easier
Have you ever noticed that every new system seems to work......for a little while?Maybe it's a brand-new planner.A fresh morning routine.A color-coded schedule.A time-blocking app you paid actual money for.
Ep. 265: You're Not Behind...But Here's What's Really Happening
You wake up already thinking.Before your feet even hit the floor, you've made twenty decisions.What needs to happen today. Who has an appointment. Did I text my mom back. What's for dinner. I forgot to send that email. I should wo...
Ep. 264: Your House Isn't the Problem...But It Is Trying to Tell You Something
Have you ever walked into your own home and immediately felt overwhelmed?Not because it's dirty.Not because it's out of control.Just... heavy.Like no matter how much you clean, straighten, or organize, the weight nev...
Ep. 263: How To Stop Spending Yourself on Everything
Last week, I asked you to consider something.And judging from the messages and the emails that flooded in, it hit home for a lot of you.I asked you to consider this: What if you've been trying to solve the wrong problem all along?...
Ep. 262: 5 Reminders for When Life Is Asking More of You Than You Have to Give
For the last two months, I've been working a second job. My husband lost his job, and I needed to help make ends meet. And here's what I was reminded of, yet again…, the hard way, in real time: you don't just create thirty-five extra hours a we...
Ep. 261: The Day I Realized There Wasn't Enough Of Me
I wonder if you've ever had this thought.Maybe you didn't even say it out loud.Maybe you barely let yourself think it, because thinking it felt too close to admitting it.But it sounded something like this."There just...
Ep. 260: The Real Reason You Keep Falling Behind at Home
I want to tell you something that might surprise you.I don't think you're falling behind because you're disorganized.I don't think you're lazy.And honestly, I don't even think you have a cleaning problem.I think you ...
Ep. 259: Why You Can’t Get Unstuck—Even When You Know What to Do
Well, I think one of the biggest mistakes that women make is treating all overwhelm the same. We say things like, I need more motivation. We say, I need better routines. We say, I just need to get organized. But what if that's what if these thi...
Ep. 258: Why Your Clutter Gives You That Lump in Your Throat
You pick it up.You've picked it up before. Probably more than once.You look at it. You think about it. You might even say out loud, "Okay, this is the time. I'm finally getting rid of this."You put it in the donate box....
Ep. 257: The Truth About Being Superwoman in Your Midlife Marriage
Have you ever had the feeling that you are the one making everything work?That you are the one holding it all together—and that if you stopped, even for a day, everything would fall apart?Not just physically.Mentally.
Ep. 256: Why You Can't Declutter Certain Things (And It Has Nothing To Do With Organization)
As I do so often…I want to start with a question today.Have you ever picked something up…something you've picked up a hundred times before and immediately thought: I should probably get rid of this.And then put it right back where...
Ep. 255: When Burnout Is Really Default Parent Resentment
Have you ever lost it over a dishwasher?Not like, mildly annoyed. Not a little frustrated.Like…full-body, jaw-clenched, what-is-wrong-with-me furious.Over a dishwasher.Or maybe it was the socks on the floor. Again. R...
Ep. 254: How You're Making Decluttering Harder Than It Needs to Be
I want you to think about something you've been avoiding in your house.Maybe it's a closet.Maybe it's the basement.Maybe it's that pile in the corner of your bedroom that has been sitting there so long you've stopped seeing...