David Hall is the owner of A+ Clutter Clearing Services. He has been organizing, decluttering and designing interior and exterior spaces for over 15 years. Starting with family and friends, he created an exciting and effective process to clear the mind! David offers clutter and chaos relief with the opportunity to move lives forward, in a positive, more purpose-driven way. Unwanted, unused, and under-appreciated possessions weigh us down, and hold us back from what we truly want and desire, and David supports his clients and assists them in eleiminating those items. A+ Clutter Clearing “enlivens” your space and “frees you up” to experience new ways to make room in your busy life. Moving stagnant energy into life-affirming action, helps you in all areas of your life. Whatever space and clutter challenges you may be facing, A+ Clutter Clearing is here to guide you & works directly with you, and your loved ones, in order to get your house in order; effectively and with long lasting results.  On this episode we discuss how he turned a hobby into a successful business, his fatherhood journey, the SMART system of decluttering, how to get your children involved with cleaning, turning your bedroom into a sanctuary and so much more!  You can find David online at APlusClutterClearing.com .

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Clear the Clutter, Clear the Mind

Chrissy Barco is a loving wife, and mom of 5. She is also a home educator inspired by nature, a woman of faith, content creator and a proud Latina!  On this episode, Chrissy discusses her motherhood journey. From a young, single mom to a passionate homeschooler, and we discuss all things homeschooling; the curriculum & resources she uses, challenges & misconceptions of homeschooling, what a typical day looks like, and her mission. We also tap into the importance of having support, and a village surrouning you.  Chrissy believes in embracing each season of motherhood, and owning your own motherhood journey as every family is different, and has different needs. Chrissy also believes in utilizing creative outlets, learning through life & nature, and leading with family values. You can see Chrissy's beautiful photography, and family on Instagram and YouTube. 

A Little Glam, A lot of Mom

Katie Corbett holds a Masters Degree in Community Health Education and is a Certified Health Education Specialist, as well as a busy, homeschooling mom of 8. She also teaches busy moms how to manage stress & anxiety without using food as a crutch, and how to make time for self care. Katie walks her clients, step by step, in how to implement a holistic approach to their health & create a sustainable life that suits each individual personality.  She created Health Wellness & Chocolate; an online community where women can learn how to lose weight for the last time, improve their wellness, and start creating a life they love. Her "why" is helping people live a full and vigorous life without chasing the next diet and obsessing over food. Katie has a special offer for my listeners: a $1 trial for her signature course, The Health & Wellness Blueprint: click here to learn more On this episode we discuss her motherhood & homeschooling journey, using food as a distraction & way to cope with feelings, the importance of emotional intelligence, and how she helps busy moms fight overwhelm and build healthier & more positive habits.  You can learn more about Katie and Health Wellness & Chocolate here , Instagram and YouTube

Health Wellness & Chocolate

Dr. Natasha Beck MPH, Psy.D is a parenting expert and founder of Dr. Organic Mommy, an online resource focused on pregnancy, parenting, and non-toxic living. With over 56K loyal and engaged followers who look to her for real-world advice on raising children, Natasha is now known as @dr.organicmommy. She holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, specializing in pediatric neuropsychology, and a Master’s in Public Health, specializing in child and family health. She is also certified in leadership education in neurodevelopmental disabilities from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Dr. Beck has been named one of the Top 100 Health and Wellness Influencers in 2020 by the New Hope Network. She has been featured in New York Metro Parents, Kind Humans, Bumpkins, Benzinga, and Romper and has appeared on the Atomic Moms Podcast with Ellie Knaus, The Hamilton Review, We Gotta Talk with Sonni Abatta as well as MAMA SAID with Jamie-Lynn Sigler & Jenna Parris. On this episode we discuss the impact of diet & environmental toxins and how they effect children's behavior, the importance of reading nutrition labels, her top 3 nontoxic swaps, how to handle mealtime difficulties, and her favorite parenting methods.  You can find great resources on Dr. Organic Mommy's Website and Dr. Organic Mommy on Instagram 

Dr. Organic Mommy

Holly Dixon has an impressive background in enhancing the energy of her clients’ bodies AND minds -- understanding that trust and connection are the building blocks to achieving your fitness and wellness goals. She is a lifetime athlete, having played Collegiate Soccer at Assumption College in Massachusetts. With 13 years of experience in the fitness industry, she’s a Certified NASM Personal Trainer, Pelacore Method™ Instructor (Pelvic Core Fitness), and ACE Health Coach. Holly is also currently enrolled in school to add Physical Therapy Assistant to her tool box! Since her collegiate athlete days, she has become a Figure/Bikini Fitness Competitor, Holistic Health Consultant and her most important title, Mom. Her own daily management of Pelvic Dysfunction (post 2 C-Sections), Disc Degenerative Disease & Autoimmune Arthritis has re-created her entire lifestyle. She has worked with a wide range of clients and now specializes in optimizing women's health in all stages of life through fitness, pelvic core work, nutrition, and quality practitioner referrals. On this episode we discuss holistic wellness, letting go of the over training mentality, the importance of pelvic floor training, advocating for yourself and building your toolbox.  You can find Holly on Facebook & Instagram

Core.Connection.Confidence

Dustin Young is a Mentor, Physical and Mental Health Advocate, and a Doula. He is also the founder of Our Own – a nonprofit organization serving as a catalyst for innovation and epicenter to provide resources in untapped communities. Dismantling systemic barriers in nutrition, education, entrepreneurship, maternal health, and mental & physical fitness to further bridge the gap and ensure racial equity and social justice. After graduating with a degree in Psychology and Sociology, Dustin went on to work for various organizations that focused on mental, physical as well as behavioral prevention with inner city youth. His firsthand experience has given him deep knowledge and understanding of issues in providing optimal health solutions. This has also prepared him for the new role he has take as a Male Doula.   On this episode we discuss the inspiration behind creating Our Own, breaking generational curses, empowering the youth, the red tape of the nonprofit world, programs he provides, and his journey to become a doula & advocate for black women during birth.  You can learn more about Dustin and Our Own here: ourown.com and Instagram  

Our Own

Meet Samantha Davis, owner and operator of Mommy Made Encapsulation Southern California. Samantha was born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley, where she then graduated from FIDM in L.A. at the age of 19 with an Associates of Arts degree in Visual Communications. After pursuing her career in the visual arts industry for the past decade, she and her fiancé became pregnant with their first child. While pregnant, she fell in love with all things pregnancy and birth related, placenta encapsulation being one of them. Having already known a little bit about placenta encapsulation, she knew this would be one of her first steps in taking control of her postpartum recovery! Samantha was able to experience all of the benefits that her placenta had to offer, including lessening her symptoms of Postpartum Anxiety, giving her extra energy, and helping with milk production. Her interest in holistic medicine and alternative postpartum support in combination with benefiting from her capsules first-hand, led her to explore this industry further. Seeing for herself the void in the postpartum healthcare system, she wanted to become an active part in creating a better recovery period for all new mothers by opening her very own branch of the Mommy Made brand. While on maternity leave, Samantha earned both of her certifications – Bloodborne Pathogens and OSHA’s Safe Food Handling License, along with completing her Placenta Preparation Certification Program with IPPA, International Placenta & Postpartum Association, along with extensive hands-on training and mentor-ship with Juliane Corona. She now successfully manages the Southern California branch for all new mommies within the L.A., O.C., and I.E. counties. On this episode we discuss her journey into becoming the owner of MME SoCal, the benefits and misconceptions of placenta encapsulation, being flexible and adaptible with motherhood, knowing your options & rights with regards to your birth, being passionate about her work, and what's next for Samantha.  You can find out more about MME at Mommy Made Encapsulation, and about Samantha on Instagram.   

Mommy Made Encapsulation SoCal

Lorraine Taylor is a Personal Branding Coach, Educator, Author and International Speaker. She is an expert in guiding people to develop the skills needed to authentically live purposefully, communicate effectively and execute efficiently. She is the owner and founder of the BEbrandYOU Academy and the DO!brandYOU Membership Community. Her mission is to empower people to make an IMPACT by CLARIFYING, COMMUNICATING and EXECUTING their brandYOU. On this episode we discuss her journey into creating BEbrandYOU & her personal brand, being aware of your social media reputation, living your purpose, process of writing her book with her daughter, and the importance of knowing someone's story before making any judgments or assumptions based on how they look or talk.  You can find Lorraine at Lorraine Taylor, LinkedIn, BEbrandYOU Academy, YouTube, Facebook, BEbrandYOU IG, DO!brandYOU IG

BeBrandYou

Matt Travis is a Rapid Transformation Hypnotherapist & High-Performance Lifestyle Coach. He helps mom entrepreneurs transform their subconscious mind, health & business habits, and identity to ensure a SUSTAINABLE long term growth strategy.  He believes that mothers are the linchpin, and when she becomes healthy and happy it creates the ultimate ripple effect of well-being throughout the entire family. Through supportive coaching and therapeutic subconscious mindset work he is able to help mom's all over the world create the long term sustainable self care and lifestyle habits that will empower them to show up for themselves first so that they can have the ultimate impact on the ones they love, without burning out. Matt's ultimate mission is to empower people at a deep subconscious level to become the person that their dreams require, without sacrificing their lifestyle and mental well-being. On this episode we discuss his fatherhood journey, the identity shift of parenthood, letting go of vulnerability, subconscious shifting of words to create impactful change, creating healthy habits, embracing self care and so much more! You can find Matt online at www.ThePotential-U.com and on social media LinkedIn , Instagram , and Facebook . 

The Potential-U

Amber Shaw is a Body Transformation Expert and Founder of The Wellness Revolution. She has extensively coached thousands of women (age 40+) from all across the world to get off the crazy train of dieting and find true food freedom so they can feel empowered, confident and sexy. Amber has spent the majority of her life being what most would call “in shape” while struggling with body image issues. It wasn’t until her 30’s when her father passed away, her marriage fell apart and she ultimately lost herself that she hit rock bottom. However, through self care, nutritious foods and a manageable fitness routine, Amber was able to go from a life of barely surviving to thriving and now she’s helping other women do the same. On this episode we discuss her mission with The Wellness Revolution, the negative effects of "yo-yo" dieting, making healthy food choices, leveraging Tik Tok for business owners, creating a community, and much more!  You can find Amber at www.ambershaw.com and IG/Tik Tok at @MsAmberShaw and Facebook Group

The Wellness Revolution

Kristine McLellan is the co-founder of One Tough Mother. After giving birth to her first born, Kristine was in shock. She was in pain, and struggling mentally & emotionally. She felt ready for birth, but no one prepared her for postpartum. Then she had her second baby and it was a night & day experience. She made sure she had everything she needed and she knew what to expect. Now Kristine, and her friend Allison are on a mission to give women a beautiful 4th trimester. To give everyone that "second time experience" every single time. They want mothers to be armed with the products and resources they need to be prepared for birth and postpartum and have a more joyful experience.  It's why their all natural, plant based postpartum care products are more than just a beautiful gift. Every order comes with the information that sets women up for a more joyful entry into motherhood.   And they just recently launched Reclaiming Birth, a comprehensive prenatal program designed by Certified Childbirth Educator Christine Sexauer alongside One Tough Mother Co-founder, Allison, and it covers everything needed to have a fear-free, less painful birth. And right now it comes with their Postpartum program for free! On this episode we discuss: the tough learning curve of your first born, empowering women to get the birth they want with the right resources and support,"preparing" for motherhood the best we can, their R&D process for their products, and much more! Join the postpartum revolution, and spread 4th trimester wellness with 15% off all products using code: mamaknowsbest    You can find One Tough Mother at https://www.imonetoughmother.com/ , their Reclaiming Birth courses at reclaimingbirth.ca and IG: One_ToughMother  

One Tough Mother

Christine Woodward CEO/Founder of 19th&CO - a woman-owned & women-led consulting company focused on empowering brands one project at a time. Their mission is to remind the world that it was the 19th amendment that solidified the efforts of the amazing women who fought for women's rights.  Christine supports, challenges, and empowers women for a living. She strikes the perfect balance of design-thinking with action-based methods to get each clients’ dreams over the finish line. To further her mission of empowering women, her consultancy, 19th&CO launched The JuDi Project - a mission-driven training program for women to level up in their confidence. On this episode we discuss her journey into creating 19th&CO, her passion helping women & underrepresented groups, the services she provides, building confidence as a skill, believing in and letting our children's truth be discovered, and much more.  You can find Christine on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/cwoodward1 and her website: https://19thandco.com/about   

Christine Woodward, CEO/Founder 19th&CO

For the past 20 years, Lois Letchford has been a literacy problem solver. Specializing in teaching children who struggle with learning to read, her creative teaching methods vary depending on the reading ability of the student, employing age-appropriate, rather than reading-age-appropriate, material. Lois’s non-traditional background, multi-continental exposure, and passion for helping failing students equip her with a unique skill set and perspective. Through coaching and workshops at international conferences, TV appearances, and highly-rated radio stations, she uses her own story in Reversed: A Memoir, the story of her son's—and her own—learning disability, to teach educators and parents how to create flexible learning environments using comprehensive & innovative teaching methods.  On this episode we discuss her transition from SAHM to going back into the workforce after 14 years, the hindrance of labeling children, looking into what is causing a child's behavior and not just writing them off, her mama bear instincts to step in & help her son when no other teachers would, and her son's incredible journey from being called "the worst child" to receiving a scholarship to Oxford.  You can find out more about Lois here https://www.loisletchford.com/ , on IG @loisletchford and FB: Loisletchfordauthor  

Literacy Problem Solver

Dr. Jillian Zambon was born and raised in Vermont and joined the U.S.Navy Seabees at the age of 18, where she served for 5 years. She attended Norwich University, a private military college in Vermont, and earned both a Bachelor of Science in Financial Economics and an M.B.A. in project management from Norwich. In 2019, she completed her Doctor of Education in Healthcare Administration and she currently works as a Director of IT Operations for a large clinical research organization based in Boston.    In January 2021, Dr. Zambon founded Brave Original Designs and 6-months later is focused on getting the business off the ground to provide women with clothes that flow with the movement of their bodies, while being stylish, sustainable, and eco-friendly.   On this episode we discuss her mission behind creating BOD and giving back to veterans, the importance of slow fashion, her disciplined work ethic, being present, giving our children a voice, and how she manages a career, building her business & being a mom!    You can check out Brave Original Designs and stay up to date on releases by following them on IG or FB @braveoriginaldesigns and check out their website at https://braveoriginaldesigns.com/

Brave Original Designs

Ashley Connell, CEO and Founder of Prowess Project, is one-part fearless entrepreneur, and one-part fearless women’s advocate landing her thought leadership pieces in Forbes, Built in Austin and at SXSW. For the first 15 years of her career, she was an award-winning tech marketer in both Austin and London.  Ashley’s unstoppable drive to have both a career and time for family motivated her to start Prowess. Now she is committed to changing the lives of overloaded employers, women seeking rewarding work, and doing all she can to close the gender gap. In her pretty much non-existent spare time she enjoys yoga, walks with her bulldog, cheering on her beloved Longhorns, and spaghetti and meatballs.  On this episode we tap into biases against women in the workplace, mother's making the best leaders, statistical data of women leaving the workforce, her journey of building Prowess Project, tips for new entrepreneurs, eliminating the resume & the importance of personality tests.  You can find out more about Prowess Project at https://prowessproject.com/ and on IG @prowessproject.  Thank you to our sponsor: NGC Consulting, LLC http://nicolegconsulting.com/

Prowess Project

The podcast where everyday, bad a$$ moms talk openly about the highs and lows of motherhood. Where we speak our truth about who we are as women, and reflect on our journeys through life. My mission is to empower and support mamas everywhere! And this is where it begins. Through communication, and learning from one another. www.mamasknowbest.net IG:MamasKnow_Best Host: Nicole Cumberbatch Producer: Nicole Cumberbatch Music: William O'Brien

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