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Episode 36: In this episode, I'm joined by my friend and Human Design expert, Jamie Woodworth.  Jamie did my Human Design reading over a year ago and I'm really just learning to harness its power.  As a coach said to me recently as I was struggling to give myself permission to make a decision that I knew felt right, "Isn't it like you're fighting against how you're made?"And, that is it! We've been conditioned to fit in certain boxes and then we judge ourselves or think something's wrong with us when it doesn't feel right. Then, we hold our kiddos to the same standards.What if you could powerfully work with your design (and you're child's design)? I recently had Jamie run my boys' charts and let me just say, it makes so much sense and it has shifted how I engage with them in ways that empower and support them.As Jamie state, "I love helping others to know themselves in a different way and to harness the power of Human Design to step more fully into one's authentic self, and to know the way that their loved ones tick."It's a powerful episode and as complex as Human Design can be, Jamie breaks it down as she truly believes "that just knowing a few basic things about Human Design can make a world of difference not only for the listener but also with their kids and partners."Tune in!Want Jamie to provide you with an in-depth reading of your child's chart? Of course, you do!And, get 10% off of all readings/packages through May 31 using promo code THRIVE at checkout  Parenting by Design ReadingConnect with Jamie: Website: www.jamiewoodworth.comSocial Media: https://www.facebook.com/jamie.woodworth.58Connect with Irene:irenemckennacoaching.comwww.facebook.com/irenemckennacoachingJoin the Blissful Mom Collective, a membership community for moms on a journey of conscious parenting, empowered relationships, and feeling good!Grab your free download, The 5 Beliefs that are Hijacking Your Happiness

Episode 36: If you're anything like me, making a plan may be a daily thing. And, when things don't go as "planned" your whole day feels off and you're off in search of another plan that will finally let you feel in control and calm this overwhelm for good.I'll let you in on a little secret... it's not about the plan.It's about the feeling you think the plan will give you.Yet, procrastination or not following through is not a bad thing when you understand what it's really about and how to work with it instead of always fighting against it.In this episode, I'm going to share with you what it really is and a plan to get you moving forward feeling empowered and confident!Take a listen and then let me know your greatest insight or aha at thriveinmotherhood@gmail.com.Grab your free download: The 5 Beliefs that are hijacking your happinessJoin the Blissful Mom Collective membership community 

Bonus Episode 002: "You don't have to be an exhausted mom while raising your little ones. In fact, you SHOULDN'T be an exhausted mom while raising your little ones!"Sleep is a vital component of our health and well-being and yet for so many of us, those early newborn sleepless nights become the norm when we're faced with a kiddo who doesn't have the tools for good sleep.And, we may just be unknowingly sabotaging them.In this bonus episode, I chat with Eva Klein, an infant and child sleep consultant and founder of My Sleeping Baby and the Sleep Bible program. She is ALL about helping clients establish healthy sleep habits for their children. This is vital for a child's development and your own mental health and well-being.If sleep feels like a struggle in your family right now, this episode is for YOU!More about Eva: Eva is a Certified Infant and Child Sleep Consultant and is the founder of My Sleeping Baby and the Sleep Bible program.Eva’s main goal is to help her clients establish healthy sleep habits for their children. After experiencing the debilitating effects of chronic sleep deprivation from her middle child, Eva was inspired to help families overcome their sleep challenges. Eva truly empathizes with her clients’ sleep troubles and personally invests herself in their sleep journey.In addition to completing her sleep consulting certification, she is a member of the Association of Professional Sleep Consultants and she completed the 2016 Infant Mental Health Community Training through the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. Eva also has her Bachelor of Arts from York University and her law degree from the University of Western Ontario.Eva is a proud wife and mother of two girls and a boy (who are all great sleepers) and lives with her family in Toronto. She provides individual sleep consultations, facilitates group seminars and runs an online sleep program and community called the Sleep Bible.Connect with Eva:Free webinar on "How to get your little one consistently sleeping 11-12 hours at night so you can be a functioning human." Website: http://mysleepingbaby.com/Social Media:  @mysleepingbabyConnect with Irene:Website: www.irenemckennacoaching.com

Episode 35:  "Patterns are everywhere and being able to become aware of what they are and what you want allows us the opportunities to see the choices we actually have."In this episode, Claire Cetti shares her journey from childhood and the patterns she had to work through to be the mom she wanted to be. Through this process, she developed her C.A.R.E.S. pathway that places the focus on the relationship we have with our kiddos and how we can honor the "me" while holding the "we" as a beautiful place to be.I invite you to take a listen!Oh! And don’t forget to grab Claire’s FREE Guide to Calm right here!Connect with Claire:Website: http://www.ccparentcoach.com/Facebook: @ccparentcoachInstagram: @clairecettiparentcoach

Episode 34:  "Parenting teens can be tough, but it doesn't have to nearly as tough as we're making it."Words of wisdom from Dr. Cam that I'm so excited to share with you in this episode. Whether you have teens or they'll arrive sometime in your future, there's no time like the present to change your approach to create a more empowered, connected relationship.So. many. nuggets. of. wisdom. I have to say I'm actually excited for this next stage. I tell my kiddos all the time to stay young and then I always tell them how much I've loved & enjoyed each age and now with Dr. Cam's wisdom, I can look forward to the next one!And don’t forget to grab Dr. Cam's freebie: 7 Secrets to Motivating Teenagers right here!!Connect with Dr. Cameron CaswellWebsite: http://www.askdrcam.com/Facebook: @ParentingTeensWithDrCamInstagram: @teentranslatorYouTube: Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam Apple Podcast: Parenting Teens with Dr. CamTwitter: @ccazLinkedIn: @cameroncaswellFind Irene here: https://irenemckennacoaching.com

Episode 33: In this episode, I'm giving a sneak-peek into session 1 of the From Losing Your Cool to Finding Your Bliss mini-course and I'm talking all about the beliefs that take you out of bliss and how the current equation you're using will never get you to the happiness and peace you crave.The course runs LIVE from 4/6- 4/16! Grab your spot here in the course and join me for all 5 sessions https://irenemckennacoaching.com

Bonus Episode 1: OMG! I know you're going to love this episode as much as I enjoyed listening to Gina Bell read her book, Tears & Tulle, and chatting all about living our life in full color and accessing our inner magic even when life doesn’t go the way we hope!Tears & Tulle is the story of a girl and her rainbow tulle skirt. Magical and invisible to all but the girl, the skirt is a source of joy, wonder, and strength.As the girl grows and changes, so does her magical skirt! On her dark days, the girl’s rainbow tulle skirt is a bright reminder to celebrate her inner sparkle.The book (and the rainbow skirt) have been the catalyst for The Tears & Tulle Movement, a women’s empowerment project started by Gina Bell."We're all born with a rainbow tulle skirt of our very own. Sometimes we just need a little help remembering what that feels like." ~ Gina BellGrab your copy of the book here and use the code SPRING21 for 20% off your order through 4/6Connect with Gina and the Tears & Tulle Movement:www.ginabell.coInstagram: @tearsandtulleTwitter: @tearsandtulleFacebook Group: Tears & TulleConnect with Irene:Website: irenemckennacoaching.comMake sure to jump in on the free course: From Losing Your Cool to Finding Your Bliss: how to feel present and grounded in motherhood 

Episode 32: How can you get where you want to go without a clear vision of what you want?Do you know what you're a YES for? Maybe you're more clear on what you're a no for. Just like a GPS makes arriving at the destination we desire with purpose and intention more likely, so does having a clear vision for the experience you desire to create.Otherwise, we're spending our energy pushing back what we don't want.  Feeling like life is coming at you. Like you’re playing a perpetual game of whack-a-mole.Something comes up over here and you whack it down. Something comes up over there and you whack it down.Before you know it you're spending days, weeks, months, and sometimes years always on the lookout for the next thing to whack.In this episode, I'm chatting with the amazing Tracy Nolin Beerman, and we're diving into what it looks like to regain control, get your joy back and create work/life harmony by creating a life vision and she's sharing her FAB Framework (Focus. Align. Become). "Every mom needs a life vision. It is about focusing on what you want because clarity is the cure for overwhelm."Connect with Tracy:The Overwhelm Cure: A Mom's Guide to Work/Life Harmony Let go of overwhelm and create work/life balance in 3 easy steps. Website: http://www.visiondrivenmom.comFacebook: @visiondrivenmomInstagram: @visiondrivenmomPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/visiondrivenmom/Connect with Irene:Website: irenemckennacoaching.comMake sure to jump in on the free course: From Losing Your Cool to Finding Your Bliss: how to feel present and grounded in motherhood 

Episode 31: Erin is a Master Possibility Coach, Speaker, Author, and Mom. We talk about the important role that shadow work & dancing in possibility plays in our parenting. We also got into a discussion on Human Design."When we accept it all, and that there's nothing good or bad, it's just the judgement that we put on it, then we can accept all these parts of ourselves, & then allow ourselves to show up authentically." --Erin Connect with Erin:Website: https://www.erinesser.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/erin.elizabeth606Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erinelizabethesserFour Steps to Master My Emotions https://www.erinesser.com/4stepstomasteryConnect with Irene:https://irenemckennacoaching.com

Episode 30: Christa Bevan is a Radical mom.  Yes, she's super rad, but she also has her own definition of a Radical mom which is SO important.  She's also a certified TRE (tension & trauma releasing exercises) provider & coach for Radical moms.  She's here to talk about healing generational trauma,  what it means to be a "Radical Mother" & what she calls Dynamic Self-Care.  Read more...Connect with Christa:Website: christabevan.comFacebook: @theradicalmothervillageInstagram: @radicalmothervillagePodcast: The Radical Mother Village with Christa Bevan

Episode 29:  Happiness.  We all want.  We all strive for it.  And most of us miss the boat completely on experiencing it.  The problem lies within the whole paradigm in which we see it.  And in the way we go about trying to achieve it.  Most people live from a place of "if I have this/that then I'll be happy" or "when this happens, then I'll be happy".  Well, my friends, we have it all wrong.  "Seeking happiness that comes from pleasure, is to be happy when something happens. It is the end result." That is all good & fine.  Pleasure is fantastic.  Keep after it.  AND the thing is, if the reward of the pleasure is the only way you experience the good feelings you desire, you are missing out.  And you will forever be seeking it, only to experience happiness when things go your way.  Believing that happiness comes from outside of yourself is to believe you have no control over it.  From this place, we are totally missing all the happiness & joy that comes from the journey to happiness itself.   What if, instead, we consider contentment for a minute?  Contentment "is a state of being alive. It is a state & foundation through which you go through life. It isn't disrupted or taken away when life changes.”Read more here...

Episode 28:  Anxiety is all too common these days, with us & with our children.  Especially after the last year.  Thank you, 2020.Today's guest, best-selling author, life coach & psychologist, Tonya Crombie is here to talk about how we can support our children with their anxiety. It probably won't come as a surprise to hear that you must take care of yourself first.  You know, the whole, put your own oxygen mask on first analogy. The whole point is that we must get ourselves out of the anxious state first so that we can support our kiddos in doing the same.  No amount of telling our children to breathe when we ourselves are in a heightened, irrational state will work.  Read more...Connect with TonyaWebsite: https://guidanceforthefuture.com/Facebook: @guidancefutureInstagram: @tonyacrombie3LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonya-crombie-ph-d/

Episode 27: If you're a mom currently raising children this episode is for you.  If you're a grandparent, this episode is for you.  If you're a caregiver of children, this episode is for you.  Basically, this episode is for everyone.  It's that good.  Even though I've been actively working on parenting with respect & connection for almost 5 years, I got SO MUCH out of what today's guest, Rosemary Clark had to say.  She is an Authorized Language of Listening® coach helping moms love the way they parent and holy smokes, you guys, she is a wise woman.  She shares with us the basics of Language of Listening® that are anything but basic. They are profound.  Basic in concept, profound in effect.  I really think you are going to love this one.  Read more here...Connect with Rosemary here: Website: https://afteraces.comFacebook: @lovethewayyouparentInstagram: @love.the.way.you.parent

Episode 26:   Most of us don't realize that we get to create our own rules.  We are so conditioned to the rules of society & of our family that we conform ourselves to fit within these borders, without ever taking a step back to ask "Is this what I want?  Is this working for ME? For US?"  It takes a bit of growing up to unlearn some of this and really start to carve our own path, which is the only path that leads to true happiness. Listening to Irene and Holly, author & intuitive healer talk about life, happiness & motherhood was such an unexpected delight.  One of the most beautiful things in Holly's wisdom is that it’s not some big, grandiose thing.  But more a calm confidence & surety in the way of things. It was beautifully refreshing and exactly right at exactly the right time.  Enjoy!Read more here...Find & connect with Holly:Website: https://hollyhughesintuitive.comInstagram: @holly_hughes_intuitiveGoodreads: Holly Raychelle HughesLinktree (for all things Holly): @hollyhughesintuitive

Episode 25: I'm sure you've heard the term "inner child."  Maybe you've shrugged it off thinking it a term for therapists.  But I am here to tell you this is a concept we all could benefit from understanding much, much better.  And more importantly, the real benefits come from doing the work to understand & nurture our own inner child.  That's what "healing" means in the context of personal growth.  It's a process of re-parenting our little selves.  Of giving her what she needs so that we, as adults, can stop replaying the same unproductive, self-sabotaging patterns that affect our relationships & really our entire lives.  Read more here...Let’s keep the conversation going! Join me over in the Thrive in Motherhood group!Find me & all past episodes on my website: https://irenemckennacoaching.com

Episode 24: The whole idea discussed in this episode is that we control our experiences completely.  I know this can be a hard pill to swallow, especially at first.  It is an ongoing journey to accept & integrate this reality.  But the thing is, what's happening "out there" has no power over us.  It's our thoughts & the meanings we make about "out there" that creates our experience.  Read more here...Let’s keep the conversation going! Join me over in the Thrive in Motherhood group!Or find me on my website: https://irenemckennacoaching.com

Episode 23: Mindfulness is a buzz word, I know.  But there's a reason.  It's where it's at.  A strong mindfulness practice creates a solid foundation for the life you want to live.  It's what takes us out of autopilot and allows for peace, joy & all the yummy good feels we're searching for.  Because those feelings can't be felt anywhere but right here, right now at this moment. It's not a thing to do but rather a way of getting "solid in your foundation with yourself."Today's guest, mindfulness expert & mom of 5, Sarah Gyampoh won't tell you how to "do" mindfulness exactly (there is no "right" way).  Rather she dives deeply into how it, or the lack thereof, affects our lives in a big way. Read more here... Grab Sarah's freebie: Practices for connecting with your innate wisdomConnect with Sarah:Website: www.sarahgyampoh.comFacebook: @SarahgyampohInstagram: @sarah.gyampoh

Episode 22:  If you are a planner, a scheduler, a lover of order, you are going to LOVE today's episode.  This episode will satiate your desire for tangible solutions.  Big time.  Strategy & implementation coach for Mom entrepreneurs, Lani Jackson, is here to discuss the system she created that allowed her to ditch the on-going, never-ending to-do list that left her feeling defeated Every. Single. Day.  Pure necessity drove her to develop a system that works for her to still get done what needs getting done but without the heavy pressure of that damn to-do list that just won't go away, no matter how hard she tried.  Read more...Connect with Lani:https://lanijackson.comInstagram: @lanijjacksonFacebook: Brilliant Mompreneurs SocietyJoin me over in the Thrive in Motherhood community!Or find me on my website irenemckennacoaching.com

Episode 21: Moms.  We only have so many mental resources.  You likely are feeling this fact every single day.  You feel burned out, overwhelmed, and have "mom-brain".  You know, where you can't seem to remember anything.  You feel like you’re operating in a fog.  You can't quite seem to focus & function as well as you used to.  This is why this week’s guest, neuropsychologist & host of The Bold Life podcast, Dr. Nicole Byers, is here. She talks all about the toll on our brains & bodies when our mental resources have been depleted and how to reverse the damage.  When we become a mother, we take on so much! It can feel absolutely crazy-making at times.  In an instant, we become responsible for these tiny, erratic, explosive, little humans that require so much of our mental, emotional & physical resources.  Their needs & demands can feel like they never end and we’re often over-extended and running on empty.  It's no wonder we’re operating in a fog and we forget how to function sometimes.  Read more here...Connect with Dr. Nicole:Website: www.drnicolebyers.comFacebook: @DrNicoleByersInstagram: @drnicolebyersJoin me over in the Thrive in Motherhood community! Or find me on my website irenemckennacoaching.com

Episode 20: What if it didn't require more energy to create what we want, but rather a shift in where we focus the energy we already have?  What if instead of focusing on the to-do list, we focused on why that to-do list is important?  What will checking off those tasks give us?  What is the feeling we think it will give us?  Focus on that.  Cut the middle man of "having" & "doing" and go straight for the actual feeling & experience we want.  The one we think will come once we have this thing or do that thing. This is where we are being invited to set our intention. Where we are being asked to set our sights & commit to.When we focus on creating the experience we want, the feeling we want, we care less about the to-do list & how it will get done.  We easily trust that all has its place and will happen as it will.  It's all good.  This is how we empower ourselves no matter the circumstances. Read more...Let’s keep the conversation going!  Join me over in the Thrive in Motherhood community! Or find me on my website irenemckennacoaching.comMore podcast episodes here