This was one of my favourite conversations on the podcast ever. In this episode, we’re talking about getting back to exercise after birth. It’s everything I wish I knew— it would’ve prevented my year-long burnout. We cover: how to know when you’re ready to return to exercise, how to do so safely, and exercising with positive intentions. Shownotes: becomingvibrantpodcast.com

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085: How to return to exercise after giving birth

This episode is for the mamas! Today we are talking about teaching our kids, daughters especially, how to cultivate healthy and positive friendships. I loved this conversation because I’m a mama of 2 girls and as we were talking I was taking so many mental notes— there is so much I had never thought about before when it comes to teaching my kids how to have healthy friendships, especially since my kids are growing up with social media. If you’ve got young kids, you’ll want to listen to this one with a notepad out! Shownotes: becomingvibrantpodcast.com

084: How to help your daughter have positive friendships

This is a good one! Today we are talking about tapping into pleasure. As women, we’ve been conditioned to feel uncomfortable or wrong for wanting pleasure even though it’s a natural part of being a human! In this episode, we’re talking about what pleasure is and why it matters, how pleasure affects our lives holistically (it’s not just about sex), and my favourite gem that our guest gives us: pleasure as a way to increase your resilience. Shownotes: becomingvibrantpodcast.com

083: How to tap into pleasure and why it matters

I loved this conversation about habits and time management with our guest, Lindsay Burns. Lindsay teaches us techniques to manage our time and make habit changes without ending up in this cycle of total overhaul, giving up, and starting all over again. She’s teaching us how to create lasting sustainable habit change and manage our time in a way that aligns with our values. If you’re someone who has tried over and over again to change your habits, or you feel too busy or tired to even think about making changes, this is the episode for you. Shownotes: becomingvibrantpodcast.com

082: Time management, habits, and finding balance for moms

I had SO much fun recording this episode— you are going to love it! It’s also a conversation that’s a bit unexpected: today we are talking about creativity as the key to unlocking your potential and finding fulfillment. Wait! If you just thought to yourself “well I’m not creative”, or “oh, I don’t need that”, then this episode is especially for you. Our guest Natalie Davison is going to totally change the way you think of “creativity” and help you use it to become the biggest most authentic version of yourself. And it’s not all just good feelings and fulfillment that you’ll get, tapping into creativity will help you do your best work in the world. Shownotes: becomingvibrantpodcast.com

081: The unexpected key to unlocking your potential

I’m super excited to have dietitian Jillian Reid on the podcast today! I’m lucky to have collaborated several times with Jill by teaching webinars together to help women learn to have healthy relationships with food and their bodies. In this episode, we talk about the red flags that indicate your “healthy lifestyle change” is actually a diet, what it looks like to repair your relationship with food, and how to talk about healthy eating with kids. Shownotes: becomingvibrantpodcast.com

080: Ditching diets and feeding kids

Hey tired and stressed mama! If the phrase “finding balance” makes you cringe and feels impossible, this one’s for you. Today we are talking about balance for millennial moms and our guest is helping us totally shift our perspective on what it means to find balance. It does not mean doing it all! I had so many “aha” moments during this chat and I know you’ll love it too. You’ll know what balance actually means and what first steps to take, even if life feels overwhelming and busy right now. Our guest today is Dr. Amber Thornton. Shownotes: becomingvibrantpodcast.com

079: Balance for millennial working moms

This conversation with Anna Lovind is everything you need to know when you’re starting a business. We talk about what keeps new biz owners super stuck: that “getting ready” phase and how to start making real forward motion. We also talk about a fear of failure and perfectionism and how to conquer them so you can get yourself out there— even if it feels a bit scary. Shownotes: becomingvibrantpodcast.com

078: What starting a business *actually* looks like

This conversation on the podcast is SO GOOD. I think it’s what a lot of us need after being home with our partners a LOT more than usual in the past year or so. Today we are talking about reconnecting with pleasure and communicating our desires to a partner. In this episode, I’m chatting with sex coach Natasha Chentille. I loved this conversation because she reminds us that having an intimate relationship with a partner begins with the relationship we have with ourselves. YES. It always comes down to self-love doesn’t it? If that feels tricky for you, don’t worry. Natasha gives us tips for working on our relationship with ourselves so we can have a healthy relationship with others. Shownotes: becomingvibrantpodcast.com

077: Reconnecting to your pleasure and communicating your desires

This one’s for the mamas! Today we are talking about baby mama bodies. There is so much pressure on new moms to “get your pre-baby body back” and our guest on today’s episode is here to help! I really loved this conversation with Jenn Green. We talked about how to learn to accept your post-baby body and resist the pressure to have a body that looks like it never carried a baby. We also talk about how to take care of your body in a loving way instead. Accepting your body is not the same as neglecting your health. We talk about how to move your body in a way that promotes health and feels good to you. Shownotes: becomingvibrantpodcast.com

076: Making peace with your post-baby body

Today we are talking about financial wellness and generational wealth, especially for women who are building their own businesses. We’re talking about emergency funds, investments, insurance, budgets— you know, all that stuff that we wanna ignore unless it becomes urgent (I’m saying we because I’m definitely including myself in that!) This was such a good episode, I was taking down notes and felt equipped and inspired to make my own financial game plan. If figuring all of this out has been overwhelming so far and something you avoid, you’ll love this episode. Our guest, Amber Brown, helps us understand all of the important pieces to a financial plan, as well as where to start. Shownotes: becomingvibrantpodcast.com

075: Setting up your family for financial wellness as you build a biz

TW: violence and trauma. I love this episode because our guest not only has a super inspiring story of overcoming trauma, but she also helps us see how the things blocking us from our growth and from achieving our dreams can be linked back to past emotional or traumatic experiences. If you’ve been caught in some self-sabotaging behaviours like binge eating, procrastination, or quitting before you finish something then you are going to want to listen to this episode! Shownotes: becomingvibrantpodcast.com

074: How to stop sabotaging your dreams

I’m so excited to share this Becoming Vibrant story with you! In this season of the podcast, I’ve been having some guests who come on not to share their professional expertise, but to share their stories. When we hear the story of another person conquering challenges and following their dreams, it reminds us what is possible. Today we are hearing Robyn’s story. She became a mom at a young age but the entrepreneurial spirit was always a part of her so she kept going towards her dreams. We talk about the how to receive support (that can be hard, especially for women and mothers), and keeping in mind that the next generation of girls are watching us as motivation to keep going. Shownotes: becomingvibrantpodcast.com

073: Showing your daughters what’s possible, a Becoming Vibrant story

This episode is such fun one for the biz owners and those of you who are thinking of creating your own biz! I’m chatting with Brand Astrologist Leslie Tagorda about using our star power, in particular your sun, moon, and rising signs, to create a bold and magnetic business. Chatting with Leslie gave me lots of clarity on who I am meant to serve and how to reach them through my messaging and she offers you tips and suggestions for leveraging your star power to do that too. Shownotes: becomingvibrantpodcast.com

072: Tap into your entrepreneur star power using astrology

I've got some stuff to tell you.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Did that sound like "we need to talk?" LOL I promise it's actually good news!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The podcast is not only my fav thing that I do (and yours too! from the looks of it) but it also encompasses all of what I have to offer and love to teach.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I've been putting myself in a box.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The experts out there say "do one thing and serve one kind of person".⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But that's not me. I'm multifaceted and I want to help more than one kind of person. And if you know me, you know that once I feel like I'm in a box, I will get a fiery passion to burn it down (I didn't do well in retail LOL)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But I also can't weight all of my many facets equally, so I am reprioritizing my focus. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I'm making some changes to do business MY way and in turn serve MORE of you:⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 1. My main channel of content creation will be the podcast with new episodes once a week.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 2. The podcast is not just for mompreneurs, and you'll notice in future episodes that we are covering topics of wellness, fulfillment, and confidence with a less niched down lens.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 3. I'm available for 2 kinds of coaching: mompreneur confidence coaching at vibrantmompreneurs.com and body confidence coaching at bodyconfidentcoaching.co , with most of my energy being channeled into body confidence.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 4. The podcast has its own website now at becomingvibrantpodcast.com⠀⠀

071: Changes to the podcast + some lessons learned.

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