I once read a definition about peace that said that peace is the calmness you feel in your heart, soul and mind, because you know that despite the storm you may be facing, all is well.

For me, this peace comes only from God. During one of the most heartbreaking times in my life, it was only God who brought me peace.

And so today I would like to share with you how you can strengthen your relationship with God and cultivate this peace, too.

Girls, motherhood is serious business. It’s such an important job that we have, but so often we get so serious, that we slowly stop having fun along the way.

In this week’s podcast, I will share with you some of my journey and teach you how to have more fun in motherhood … here are a couple of funny quotes about motherhood before you dive in!

"People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one." — Leo J. Burke

"When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they're finished, I climb out." — Erma Bombeck

"A suburban mother's role is to deliver children obstetrically once, and by car for ever after." — Peter De Vries

If you need more inspiration for self-care in motherhood, you can download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE! It’s a Guide to help you take care of yourself in mind, body and spirit so you can feel like your best self every day. 

And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook! 

My client Katie’s husband ditched her on date night. She was hurt and angry. She wanted to talk with him about it, but she knew it wouldn’t do any good coming from a place of anger and frustration. But she couldn’t let it go.

So we worked together to create the mental space for her to have that meaningful conversation with him, and as a result, they could both walk away from the experience as a bonding opportunity, instead of a damaging one.

Tune in to learn how you can apply this tool to your marriage for more peace, understanding and intimacy.

Also, I have created a free Communication in Marriage video for you. In just 30 minutes, this video wil teach you how to make the communication in your marriage more positive and productive. Download it HERE!

For more inspiration, join me in A Life Designed, my free, private Facebook community!

Do you wake up in the morning excited for the day ahead or are you filled with dread? Are you thriving in your days or are you just surviving your days?

Have you ever found yourself thinking, “There must be more to life than this.”

There was a time in my life that I realized I was just surviving in life. Even though I had everything I ever wanted, I wasn’t happy or fulfilled or at peace in my life.

I coach many women who have the same experience, so in this episode of the podcast, I will share with you 3 tips to start feeling like you are thriving in life.

If you need more inspiration for self-care in motherhood, you can download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE! It’s a Guide to help you take care of yourself in mind, body and spirit so you can feel like your best self every day. 

And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook! 

Some people say there is no such thing as balance. Some swear by it. I’m curious, what do you think? Do you think it’s possible to live a balanced life?

In this week’s podcast I will share my thoughts on balance and give you some tips you can implement immediately to start feeling more balanced and peaceful.

If you would like more inspiration, download my Ultimate Guide for Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE!

​And join us in The Life Designed Community on Facebook!

So often I hear from women that they aren’t happy. They aren’t fulfilled. They feel like something is missing in life. And they literally wonder if there is more to life than this bump and grind of every day.

Have you ever felt that way? Exhausted. Depleted. Maybe even bored – not that you’re not busy – but you’re just not really living and having fun.

Have you spent years trying to feel better by reading self-help books, or taking classes … or even going to counseling?

If so, you’re not alone. So many of us moms find ourselves here at some point.

The problem is that we are focusing on solving the problem the wrong way. We are searching outside of ourselves to try to fill the void.

We will never fill this gap from the outside. It has to be filled from the inside. And I’d like to show you how to start doing that in this episode of the podcast.

​If you need more inspiration for self-care in motherhood, you can download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE! It’s a Guide to help you take care of yourself in mind, body and spirit so you can feel like your best self every day. 

And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook! 

Well-meaning people give young moms a lot of advice. Some of it is helpful, but some of it just isn't.

Author Becky Baudouin wrote a book called Enjoy Every Minute and Other Ridiculous Things We Say to Moms to explore this advice, laugh at some of it and pull the nuggets of truth out of them.

Join us on A Life Designed as we talk about a couple of the main themes in the book - mom guilt and balance.

Learn more about Becky and read the first three chapters of her book for free at www.beckybaudouin.com. She can also be found on Facebook and Instagram.

If you need more inspiration for self-care in motherhood, you can download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE! It’s a Guide to help you take care of yourself in mind, body and spirit so you can feel like your best self every day. 

And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook!

In this episode of A Life Designed, I am so grateful to be joined by my friend Tricia Clarke who is a makeup artist, wife, and mom who works to make the world a more joy-filled place. She does this by encouraging women to take care of themselves holistically and live loved.

I know you hear about taking care of yourself in mind, body and spirit from me all of the time, so this week, I would love for you to hear it from Tricia. She speaks from the heart and gets very passionate about moms taking care of themselves from the inside out. And about seeing and honoring their own, unique, God-Given beauty.

After you watch this interview, you will want to hear more from Tricia, you can find her on Instagram and she has has her own podcast called Tea Time with Trish.

If you need more inspiration for self-care, you can download my Ultimate Guide to Guilt-Free Self-Care HERE! It’s a Guide to help you take care of yourself in mind, body and spirit so you can feel like your best self every day. 

And join us in the Life Designed Community on Facebook!

On this episode of A Life Designed, I am so grateful to be joined by Pat Day-McCray. She is a Certified Grief Coach and specializes in helping moms who are dealing with grief after the death of their chronically ill child.

Pat has experienced death many times up-close and personal in her life, but it was the death of her young daughter that impacted her the most.

Tune in to hear Pat's inspirational story and how she turned her grief into her purpose so she can once again thrive in life.

You will find Pat's website HERE.

If you are in need of some positivity, join us in A Life Designed on Facebook.
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If you need inspiration in your marriage, I have a free gift for you that I am so excited about -- a video about how to cultivate healthy communication in marriage. I hope you'll check it out!

My client Melissa was frustrated with her husband for many reasons. One of the biggest complaints she had was that he didn’t help her enough.

Melissa isn’t alone. On a recent survey, disagreements about household chores was cited as one of the top three reasons for couples who got divorced.

Tune in to this week’s podcast to learn how to end the chore war in your home once and for all.

For more inspiration, join me in my private A Life Designed community on Facebook.
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Also, I have created a free video about how to communicate better in marriage. I'm calling it the Marriage Communication Masterclass! This video is for you if you want to stop fighting with your husband and feel like you are on the same team.