What should we do when our children lie? In this thoughtful episode, I share a personal story from my junior high softball days that taught me an important lesson about shame, fear, and honesty. Drawing from a recent Instagram discussion about ...

In this episode, I share my recent experience pushing outside my comfort zone by traveling solo to a life coaching conference - from waking up at 3 AM to navigating California traffic and even getting coached in front of others! I then dive int...

In this episode, I share my personal journey of choosing discomfort as a pathway to growth. Learn how I challenged myself to present to a coaching group despite self-doubt, and discover the powerful combination of hope and gratitude that helped...

In this episode, we explore the powerful relationship between our circumstances and results. While we can't always choose our circumstances, we can choose how we experience them through our thoughts, feelings, and actions. As an example, I tell...

Today we explored ways to focus more on gratitude in your life. I offered a couple strategies that have worked for me. On Amber Smith's podcast she asks the questions, "Do you wake up expecting something amazing to happen today?" As we ask this...

In this thought-provoking episode, we tackle the complex relationship mothers have with judgment—both from others and ourselves. Discover why some judgment is necessary and protective, while other forms can trap us in cycles of self-doubt and i...

In this episode, I dive deeper into my journey of preparing to send my son on his mission. After initially focusing on gratitude to overcome disappointment about his mission call, I discovered that other emotions—sadness and worry—were still li...

Unlock the power of your mind and transform your daily experience! In this episode, discover how your morning thoughts can shape your entire day. Learn the game-changing skill of redirecting your brain's focus from negativity to gratitude. Thro...

In this powerful episode, we explore how to escape the destructive cycle of blaming others or shaming ourselves for the results in our lives. Using the life coaching model (C-T-F-A-R), we examine how our thoughts and feelings about circumstance...

Strong people don't need others to change to be happy—they learn to take responsibility for their own happiness. Through my own experience and coaching insights from Brooke Castillo, I explore how moving from "emotional childhood" to "emotional...

Ever wonder why you keep putting off that workout routine, organizing that closet, or finding time to study your scriptures even though you really want to do it? In this episode, we dive into the real reason behind our struggle to follow throug...

Today I explored the emotional journey of motherhood transitions, from first-time parenthood to empty nesting. Through personal stories and practical wisdom, I discuss why these changes feel so challenging and share five powerful strategies to ...

In this episode, we dive deep into understanding our emotional experiences and the powerful distinction between clean pain and dirty pain. Learn why trying to avoid negative emotions through buffering behaviors only creates more challenges, and...

In this episode of Finding Yourself in Motherhood, we explore why we sometimes leave social gatherings feeling discouraged, even when nothing negative happened. Through relatable examples of comparing our homes, parenting, and life circumstance...

Explore how reframing the phrase "story of my life" can transform our perspective on daily events. In this episode, we discuss the powerful thought "Things are always working out in my favor" and how it applies even in life's most challenging m...

In this episode of Finding Yourself in Motherhood, we explore how optimism shapes our daily experiences as mothers. Through personal stories about sleepless nights with babies and navigating marriage during the busy season of raising young chil...

Today I talked about the difference between people pleasing and service. We serve out of love and gratitude, but we are people pleasing when we do it with resentment and obligation. I gave three examples of ways that people can easily start peo...

Today I talk about a quote I read on Dave Butler's Instagram feed. He quoted someone from church that said, "Gratitude can change your past." He didn't really understand it even though he liked it. I discuss ways I believe gratitude can change ...

Is it hard for you to make decisions? Do you struggle because you want to make the "right" decision? Today I discuss "right" and "wrong" decisions and how to make decisions from confidence instead of fear. 

Today I share an experience of going through something really hard for me and finding gratitude in that experience. If you want to feel better, start with feeling gratitude for something.  

Recently I read the book, "The Woman Who Could Not Be Silenced." Ever since reading it, I have had a lot of thoughts about it and today I discussed how Elizabeth Packard can be inspiration to us all. She does not allow anyone to tell her what t...

This episode focuses on developing a good sense of self. I talk about four things to help you in the process of developing a good self esteem. First we need to understand our self worth. Second we need to pay attention to the thoughts we think ...

In this episode I talked about an experience hiking with my daughter and watching her brain work. I also talked about how our brain works like the Ctrl F function on our computer. Our thoughts tell our brain what to look for and it will then se...

Today I taught about the model (CTFAR) organized by Brooke Castillo. When applying it to our own lives we can learn more about ourselves and who we are. We can learn to love ourselves and appreciate the things we do. It can be used to improve e...

Today I explored where happiness comes from and how we can find true happiness in life. Sometimes we need to take time to get truly present in our lives and appreciate all the goodness around us. More than anything we need to nurture our relati...