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What can we say? We just loved making this podcast so much. Thank you for listening and for making this such a sweet ending.! CONNECT WITH REBECCA: website | instagram | patreon CONNECT WITH KATE: instagram | website | patreon CONNECT WITH EMILY: website | instagram | facebook | patreon EPISODE SPONSORS: Storyworth: Save 10% with code MSW KiwiCo: Follow the link to get your first month of any crate line FREE Chime Financial Inc: Get started today Thrive Causemetics: Follow the link to shop their holiday sets SHARE THE STRUGGLE! If you've been encouraged, share this episode with a friend.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together! Do you love Mom Struggling Well? Please leave a review here! LINKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Patreon | Amazon THE HIGHLIGHT EPISODES: Just Em | Meet Rebecca | Problem Solved | Meet Kate | A Celebration | Moms Struggling Well *Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 

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Why can’t I get on the same love-language page as my spouse? How can I Struggle WELL when my husband comes home from long work trips? What podcast will I listen to now that MSW is ending?! Em is getting one step closer to beekeeping, Kate has a cleaning service problem to solve and Rebecca is having junk drawer issues. We hope you love this very last problem solved episode as much as you loved the first!  PODCAST LINKS MENTIONED: The Big Boo | The Popcast | The Happy Hour | Pantsuit Politics | Graceland Moments | That Sounds Fun | Therapy & Theology | Risen Motherhood | She Reads Truth | Sorta Awesome | Coffee + Crumbs | The Lazy Genius | Intentional Parents | Don’t Mom Alone | Out of the Ordinary | Walk in Love | The Vibe | Feeding the Mouth that Bites You | 3 For 30 | Currently Reading | The Holy Post | Raising Good Humans | Heavyweight | My Favorite Murder | Armchair Expert | Social Studies | This American Life  CONNECT WITH REBECCA: website | instagram | patreon CONNECT WITH KATE: instagram | website | patreon CONNECT WITH EMILY: website | instagram | facebook | patreon EPISODE SPONSORS: Moink: Follow the link for free filet mignon for a year with your subscription KiwiCo: Follow the link to get your first month of any crate line FREE Chime Financial Inc: Get started today SHARE THE STRUGGLE! If you've been encouraged, share this episode with a friend.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together! Do you love Mom Struggling Well? Please leave a review here! LINKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Patreon | Amazon THE HIGHLIGHT EPISODES: Just Em | Meet Rebecca | Problem Solved | Meet Kate | A Celebration | Moms Struggling Well *Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 

This week we have a little meeting with the Struggs to talk about another pivot for the pod. LINKS MENTIONED: Delikate moisturizer Personal Microderm Tool Shape Wear Thong

This episode may bring up some feelings! We are announcing the final pivot for the Moms Struggling Well podcast and then we will help you identify your feelings WELL so that you can understand yourself and your kiddos a little better. But then what? Listen to find out! WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT: Feelings Wheel Magnet CONNECT WITH REBECCA: website | instagram | patreon CONNECT WITH KATE: instagram | website | patreon CONNECT WITH EMILY: website | instagram | facebook | patreon EPISODE SPONSORS: Moink: Follow the link for free filet mignon for a year with your subscription KiwiCo: Follow the link and get 50% off your first month + free shipping with code MSW Olive & June: Follow the link for 20% off your first mani system SHARE THE STRUGGLE! If you've been encouraged, share this episode with a friend.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together! Do you love Mom Struggling Well? Please leave a review here! LINKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Patreon | Amazon THE HIGHLIGHT EPISODES: Just Em | Meet Rebecca | Problem Solved | Meet Kate | A Celebration | Moms Struggling Well *Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 

It’s the shows 7th Birthday! Struggs wrote in with interview questions for us to answer. We are so thankful for our relationship with each other and for the relationship with have with you all! We hope you love this one as much and we loved recording it.  WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT: Em’s Birkenstocks | Kate’s Birkenstocks | Rebecca’s Birkenstocks Rothy's The candy bra CONNECT WITH REBECCA: website | instagram | patreon CONNECT WITH KATE: instagram | website | patreon CONNECT WITH EMILY: website | instagram | facebook | patreon EPISODE SPONSORS: Prose: Follow the link to get 15% off your first order Chime Financial Inc: Get started today SHARE THE STRUGGLE! If you've been encouraged, share this episode with a friend.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together! Do you love Mom Struggling Well? Please leave a review here! LINKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Patreon | Amazon THE HIGHLIGHT EPISODES: Just Em | Meet Rebecca | Problem Solved | Meet Kate | A Celebration | Moms Struggling Well *Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 

What you are hearing right now is a clip from one of our Patreon episodes. If you want to join the Patreon community, head on over here to receive this episode and many many more! You can also get the unedited video version of each Patreon episode if you want to see all of the bloopers before your very eyes. You won't regret it, see you soon! We are so lucky to have such fun listeners! This week we are sharing a segment we recorded from our last live event with the Patreon Struggs.  WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT: Pop on over to the Patreon Episode Shownotes Prep Dish: get a free 2 week trial at prepdish.com/swp

This week we are talking about the stressors of going back to work, kids growing up and getting their own jobs, family dinners morphing into a less cute situation and what it’s like not being able to share as much about our not-so-little-ones as they become more independent. Don’t worry, it’s not a huge downer. We have strategies to struggle well when entering back into the workforce and Struggs do too! WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones Adult Children of Alcoholics/Dysfunctional Families by Adult Children of Alcoholics World Service Organization Shady Rays  CONNECT WITH REBECCA: website | instagram | patreon CONNECT WITH KATE: instagram | website | patreon CONNECT WITH EMILY: website | instagram | facebook | patreon EPISODE SPONSORS: Moink: Follow the link for free filet mignon for a year with your subscription KiwiCo: Follow the link and get 50% off your first month + free shipping with code MSW Athletic Greens: Follow the link for 5 free travel packs and free Vitamin D Storyworth: Everyone has a story worth sharing SHARE THE STRUGGLE! If you've been encouraged, share this episode with a friend.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together! Do you love Mom Struggling Well? Please leave a review here! LINKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Patreon | Amazon THE HIGHLIGHT EPISODES: Just Em | Meet Rebecca | Problem Solved | Meet Kate | A Celebration | Moms Struggling Well *Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 

What you are hearing right now is a clip from one of our Patreon episodes. If you want to join the Patreon community, head on over here to receive this episode and many many more! You can also get the unedited video version of each Patreon episode if you want to see all of the bloopers before your very eyes. You won't regret it, see you soon! We are happy to be back with you this week! We’ve got lots of new foods to try (some that your kids will love you for) plus book suggestions that will keep you entertained AND make you feel like a great mom! WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT:  Pop on over to the Patreon Episode Shownotes

Rebecca loves making small adjustments toward a better life but recently felt that she had too many plates spinning, none of which she could put down. An Instagram friend of hers wrote a book perfect for a perspective shift on this predicament! Meet Whitney English! She has a beautiful planner business and is now bucking the traditional goal setting process with her own HEART approach. Focusing on aligning your goals with where you want to go in life, her method doesn’t require you to completely change who you are to get what you want. No more deadlines. No more tracking. No more nonsense. WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT: Perspective shift on priorities Creating vs. consuming The benefits and struggles that entrepreneurs face  A More Beautiful Life: A Simple Five-Step Approach to Living Balanced Goals with HEART by Whitney English CONNECT WITH REBECCA: website | instagram | patreon CONNECT WITH WHITNEY: instagram | website | YouTube  EPISODE SPONSORS: Prose: Follow the link to get 15% off all custom hair products Chime: Follow the link to continue your credit journey  SHARE THE STRUGGLE! If you've been encouraged, share this episode with a friend.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together! Do you love Mom Struggling Well? Please leave a review here! LINKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Patreon | Amazon THE HIGHLIGHT EPISODES: Just Em | Meet Rebecca | Problem Solved | Meet Kate | A Celebration | Moms Struggling Well *Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 

Communicating WELL feels impossible when tempers are high. This week we are talking brain science and it will help you understand why your kiddos act the way they do. Turns out, we have picked up some pretty great techniques over the years! This episode is all out strategies to struggle well when deescalating fights between siblings, grounding techniques for our fight or flight kiddos and ways to regulate ourselves before engaging. Follow our show’s Instagram for more resources throughout the week! WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT: Fire Daniel Tiger bops about anger: 1 & 2 HAULT, HAULT baby!  Connected Families  The Feelings Wheel Episode #55: Protecting Our Kids from Our Baggage with Jim and Lynne Jackson Episode #92: Sibling Conflict: From Bickering to Bonding with Jim and Lynne Jackson  Episode #226: Practical Parenting with Jim and Lynne Jackson What Happened to You?: Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Oprah Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone by Brene Brown Podcast & Show rec (explicit) The Ballad of Mount Doogie Dowler | Loot Picmonkey Mood Board Maker CONNECT WITH REBECCA: website | instagram | patreon CONNECT WITH KATE: instagram | website | patreon CONNECT WITH EMILY: website | instagram | facebook | patreon EPISODE SPONSORS: Moink: Follow the link for free filet mignon for a year with your subscription Thrive Causemetics: get 15% off your first purchase when you use promo code MSW at thrivecausemetics.com/msw Olive & June: Follow the link for 20% off your first mani system KiwiCo: Code MSW 30% your first month + FREE Shipping SHARE THE STRUGGLE! If you've been encouraged, share this episode with a friend.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together! Do you love Mom Struggling Well? Please leave a review here! LINKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Patreon | Amazon THE HIGHLIGHT EPISODES: Just Em | Meet Rebecca | Problem Solved | Meet Kate | A Celebration | Moms Struggling Well *Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.   Tagged: brain science, mom anger, mental health resources

What you are hearing right now is a clip from one of our Patreon episodes. If you want to join the Patreon community, head on over here to receive this episode and many many more! You can also get the unedited video version of each Patreon episode if you want to see all of the bloopers before your very eyes. You won't regret it, see you soon! We start out talking about whats in our pantries then we all took it in a very different direction. Rebecca is feeling a bit morbid, Kate is grieving an extremity and Emily is launching a kid well.  WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT: Pop on over to the Patreon Episode Shownotes

If you lay your head down at night and all you can think of are the things that went wrong that day, you are not alone. This week we hear a perspective shift on reviewing your day that will help you pack a little lighter for tomorrow. Meet Rob Finkle. He is a Dad Struggling Well who found a new way to move through the world and we are so excited that he was willing to share his story with you! Rob is a dad to two teenagers and has spent a lot of intentional time thinking about his purpose. He has developed a passion for community that he is putting into practice every day that inspires us like crazy. WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT: Perspective shift on viewing our children as obstacles  A Daily Inventory App What did you pack into the stream of life? What does self medicating look like for you? How were you kind and loving today? CONNECT WITH REBECCA: website | instagram | patreon CONNECT WITH KATE: instagram | website | patreon CONNECT WITH EMILY: website | instagram | facebook | patreon EPISODE SPONSORS: Prose: Follow the link to get 15% off all custom hair supplements Chime: Follow the link to continue your credit journey  SHARE THE STRUGGLE! If you've been encouraged, share this episode with a friend.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together! Do you love Mom Struggling Well? Please leave a review here! LINKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Patreon | Amazon THE HIGHLIGHT EPISODES: Just Em | Meet Rebecca | Problem Solved | Meet Kate | A Celebration | Moms Struggling Well *Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 

What you are hearing right now is a clip from one of our Patreon episodes. If you want to join the Patreon community, head on over here to receive this episode and many many more! You can also get the unedited video version of each Patreon episode if you want to see all of the bloopers before your very eyes. You won't regret it, see you soon! We start out talking about whats in our pantries then we all took it in a very different direction. Rebecca is feeling a bit morbid, Kate is grieving an extremity and Emily is launching a kid well.  WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT: Pop on over to the Patreon Episode Shownotes CONNECT WITH REBECCA: website | instagram | patreon CONNECT WITH KATE: instagram | website | patreon CONNECT WITH EMILY: website | instagram | facebook | patreon SHARE THE STRUGGLE! If you've been encouraged, share this episode with a friend.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together! Do you love Mom Struggling Well? Please leave a review here! LINKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Patreon | Amazon *Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.  THE HIGHLIGHT EPISODES: Just Em | Meet Rebecca | Problem Solved | Meet Kate | A Celebration | Moms Struggling Well

Does everything fall apart in the evenings at your house? This week, we talk about the most difficult time of day and Struggs come through with strategies to struggle WELL through the dreaded witching hour. Did you know it’s not only for babies and toddlers? We get a glimpse into how evenings look different with older kiddos and for working moms and as always, we are reminded that we’re not alone in these struggles and that there really is some sweetness to be found there! WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT: The Wonder Weeks App HAULT: Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired GL: Good timing on a grad school decision, Lulu Jr. Illustory Book Making Kit, Bare Republic Sunscreen, Michigan sweet cherry tree surprise KS: Bathroom facelift, apricot thief, a warning about discord CONNECT WITH REBECCA: website | instagram | patreon CONNECT WITH KATE: instagram | website | patreon CONNECT WITH EMILY: website | instagram | facebook | patreon EPISODE SPONSORS: Athletic Greens: Follow the link for 5 free travel packs and free Vitamin D KiwiCo: Follow the link for 50% off and free shipping on your first month with code MSW Olive & June: Follow the link for 20% your first mani system Chime: Follow the link to continue your credit journey  SHARE THE STRUGGLE! If you've been encouraged, share this episode with a friend.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together! Do you love Mom Struggling Well? Please leave a review here! LINKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Patreon | Amazon THE HIGHLIGHT EPISODES: Just Em | Meet Rebecca | Problem Solved | Meet Kate | A Celebration | Moms Struggling Well *Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 

What you are hearing right now is a clip from one of our Patreon episodes. If you want to join the Patreon community, head on over here to receive this episode and many many more! You can also get the unedited video version of each Patreon episode if you want to see all of the bloopers before your very eyes. You won't regret it, see you soon! This week we play a round of Would You Rather and rack up some legit mean points. We have a few podcast, TV show and product recommendations + share what we're looking forward to doing for the rest of the summer. Make sure you mark your calendar for the live event, we can't wait to see your faces! WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT: Would You Rather: Homeless/Prison, Bubble/Tree, Yoda/Sir Live Event! Friday July 22 at 8 PM Central Ear Hustle Podcast GL: The Summer I Turned Pretty & Only Murders in the Building, Adult Children: Alcoholic / Dysfunctional Families, LuvUrSelf curl products KS: Army ruining vacation plans, video game rage update, YMCA refunds CONNECT WITH REBECCA: website | instagram | patreon CONNECT WITH KATE: instagram | website | patreon CONNECT WITH EMILY: website | instagram | facebook | patreon SHARE THE STRUGGLE! If you've been encouraged, share this episode with a friend.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together! Do you love Mom Struggling Well? Please leave a review here! LINKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Patreon | Amazon *Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.  THE HIGHLIGHT EPISODES: Just Em | Meet Rebecca | Problem Solved | Meet Kate | A Celebration | Moms Struggling Well

This week we hear a story about walking through a difficult diagnosis and strategies to struggle well while raising a child with developmental disabilities.  Meet Amanda Cunningham, founder of The Glory Days Co., a company that provides organizational tools for parents and caregivers of special needs children. Amanda’s daughter Aurora “Rory” was born with an unexpected diagnosis of Down Syndrome. When looking for tools to support her in this new role as a special needs parent, she found nothing. Desperate, Amanda created an organizational system that is now The Glory Days Daily Planner - the first daily planner for children with special needs. This planner launched an entire line of products which serve parents who are living the day-to-day with a special needs child in their home. Amanda and her husband live in West Virginia with their three kids.  WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT: The day to day of one special needs mom Ways to serve special needs families well The period of grief after receiving a shocking diagnosis Supportive Instagram communities for down syndrome families: #nothingdownaboutit | #upsyndrome | #t21 Inclusive book ideas to add to your home library: Eli, Included | Different--A Great Thing to Be! | Leo and the Octopus | More The Down Syndrome Diagnosis Network CONNECT WITH AMANDA: website | instagram | facebook | planner CONNECT WITH REBECCA: website | instagram | patreon CONNECT WITH KATE: instagram | website | patreon CONNECT WITH EMILY: website | instagram | facebook | patreon EPISODE SPONSORS: Moink: Follow the link for free filet mignon for a year with your subscription Prose: Follow the link to get 15% off all custom hair supplements SHARE THE STRUGGLE! If you've been encouraged, share this episode with a friend.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together! Do you love Mom Struggling Well? Please leave a review here! LINKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Patreon | Amazon THE HIGHLIGHT EPISODES: Just Em | Meet Rebecca | Problem Solved | Meet Kate | A Celebration | Moms Struggling Well *Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 

What you are hearing right now is a clip from one of our Patreon episodes. If you want to join the Patreon community, head on over here to receive this episode and many many more! You can also get the unedited video version of each Patreon episode if you want to see all of the bloopers before your very eyes. You won't regret it, see you soon!

This episode is packed with vacation perspective shifts and hacks! Listen to find out how we solve listener problems like how to experience a bougie beach vacation on a budget, how to end vacation WELL, and what to do with a grumpy husband and large families with significant age gaps.  WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT: Grumpy vacation husbands Setting expectations and rebranding “vacation” Stay-cation ideas Perspective shift on reaching goals when you’re overwhelmed KS: Krav Maga failure, poisonous kombucha, self tanning ventures GL: Arizona Birkenstocks, Natural Life dresses, A More Beautiful Life by Whitney English CONNECT WITH REBECCA: website | instagram | patreon CONNECT WITH KATE: instagram | website | patreon CONNECT WITH EMILY: website | instagram | facebook | patreon EPISODE SPONSORS: Chime Financial Inc: Get started today Olive & June: Follow the link for 20% off your first mani system KiwiCo: follow the link for 50% off your first month with code MSW Thrive Causemetics: follow this link for 15% off your first order SHARE THE STRUGGLE! If you've been encouraged, share this episode with a friend. The struggle is real. We might as well do this together! Do you love Mom Struggling Well? Please leave a review here! LINKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Patreon | Amazon THE HIGHLIGHT EPISODES: Just Em | Meet Rebecca | Problem Solved | Meet Kate | A Celebration | Moms Struggling Well *Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Meal plans and exercise routines can be difficult to stick to. This week we share a few different strategies we are using to Struggle Well when it comes to prioritizing our health. Kate clears the air about some embarrassing thoughts she has been having, Rebecca fulfills one of her I’ve Always Wanted dreams on the mic and Emily sings more than usual. What you are hearing right now is a clip from one of our Patreon episodes. If you want to join the Patreon community, head on over here to receive this episode and many many more! You can also get the unedited video version of each Patreon episode if you want to see all of the bloopers before your very eyes. You won't regret it, see you soon!  WHAT WE CHAT ABOUT: Mariachi music really hits an emotional chord for these AZ girls Dreams and plans for becoming multi-lingual  Dreams (only) of becoming a runner Third Love T-Shirt Bra | Wacoal Bras | Racerback bra clips | Free People Bralette Plenity  CONNECT WITH REBECCA: website | instagram | patreon CONNECT WITH KATE: instagram | website | patreon CONNECT WITH EMILY: website | instagram | facebook | patreon SHARE THE STRUGGLE! If you've been encouraged, share this episode with a friend.  The struggle is real.  We might as well do this together! Do you love Mom Struggling Well? Please leave a review here! LINKS MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Patreon | Amazon *Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.  THE HIGHLIGHT EPISODES: Just Em | Meet Rebecca | Problem Solved | Meet Kate | A Celebration | Moms Struggling Well