It Takes a Village Podcast - Motherhood | Marriage | All The Things

Brittia, Owner of Fringe and Fitness, shares with us some tips on changing the way we look at our New Years resolutions. We are talking prevention over fixing, how our children will model our behaviors including how we care for our body, and how you can make a fail proof health resolution this year.  DON'T FORGET TO SHARE! theashcarroll.com

This talk is what made me switch from a die hard paper planner kinda gal to a google calendar momma! Yvonne is going to share some tips on getting it together, lessening your mental load and making your mom life easier so you don't have those mental meltdowns you usually take out on your husband. This is a safe place ladies. You know you do it. I do. lol. So cry less, keep more hair on your head and be less stressed this new year.  DON'T FORGET TO SHARE!  theashcarroll.com

Dr. Rachel Kowert, author of A Parent's Guide to Video Games, is on the podcast today talking about the good, the bad, and the ugly or video games.   DON'T FORGET TO SHARE!  theashcarroll.com @theashcarroll

Valerie from The Unlimited Mom will be talking through how we can better decide what we do during this busy season, how we can handle relatives that tend to get under our skin, and why we do things the we do subconsciously, identify why you do that and then help us make more conscious decisions that bring out the best in ourselves and what we want from this holiday season.  DON'T FORGET TO SHARE! :)

I first heard Jocelyn Paonita Pearson from The Scholarship System, on Adam Carroll's podcast and I knew I had to have her on. Jocelyn is going to share some huge tips on what we can be doing now even when our kids are little to prepare for college, how to avoid scams, and when we should be starting the process as well as what we should be doing. You can check out her FREE scholarship training HERE

Hey mommas! I hope you are having a wonderful holiday week and hopefully not bearing too much weight on your shoulders to do all and be all this week. Today I wanna keep it chill and relaxed amidst the reality that for most of us this week means chaos. So this is me thinking on the 5 things I am most thankful for this Thanksgiving as a mom.  theashcarroll.com @theashcarroll

Katherine Wintsch, CEO and Founder of The Mom Complex, is changing the motherhood world one commercial and product at a time. She's out to make sure that more companies understand the modern mom and provide the things we actually need to make out lives easier. Katherine's Ted Talk on The Mask of Motherhood  motherhood on the head.  DON'T FORGET TO SHARE THIS EPISODE!  theashcarroll.com @theashcarroll

Stephanie Peltier Aka Honestly Mommy talks about the behind the scenes of being an Instagram mom. Struggling with comparison and trying to find her true voice as a mother through all the social media noise. It's not all about instagram though! We briefly talk about raising toddlers, growing our families and what it was like to get married at 18. Take a listen! 

LeeAnn Taylor author of Fragile Face of God was married young and had planned on waiting 5 years before growing her family. Well, as we all know things don't always happen as we plan them, and soon after getting married they had started growing into a family of 5. Three of LeeAnn's children carrying the full mutation of the genetic disorder the Fragile X syndrome. 

Michelle- addiction activist, author and speaker is talks with me about her journey of love and addiction. After so much painful effort in her marriage, Michelle realized she could not save the man she loved from the disease of addiction. And now she is out to support other women who are fighting for their joy, their lives and their hope while being married to men who are addicts.  theashcarroll.com @theashcarroll

Dr. Borba is a globally-recognized educational psychologist and parenting, bullying and character expert whose aim is to strengthen children’s empathy and resilience, and break the cycle of youth violence. Dr. Michele Borba and I, get into the 9 habits kids need to nurture empathy and why it's so important that they have this skill. Dr. Borba talks about how it's not too late for teens to start displaying empathy either!  theashcarroll.com

In this episode we talk about being a business momma. That it doesn't have to be work over children or children over work. You can do both. And maybe it requires a little risk taking to be able to be a working momma. We also talk about Ashley's journey through Lyme disease and postpartum depression. How community really helped and how she learned to focus on herself and her needs though those harder times. And lastly we talk about Ashley's three awesome girls and being a girl momma! 

We hit a point where we have this creative energy or the desire to do something outside of nap times and bottle feedings. But the guilt trip is tough. Randi Zinn from Beyondmom.com and I talk about rediscovering ourselves outside of motherhood, not feeling guilty about pursuing our passions or doing what fuels us. It wouldn't be a true mom conversation without a little talk about the curse that is the trampoline after motherhood. It happens to the best of us!  theashcarroll.com

Jackie shares her story of loss and letting all the plates hit the floor. Letting herself grieve and seeing her family transform in such a painful time. Not only that but, we also talk about something most of us struggle with as women. Making friends with other women and letting them into our homes and our hearts. I love what Jackie said, "You have to become the friend you want to have. So you love big, before you know they're going to love you back". theashcarroll.com

In this episode we talk about picky eaters, what we need to do to set our selves up for meal time success and how we can approach game time snacks in a healthier way. Because trust me, your kid is no Dak Prescott at the age of 5.. he hasn't sweated out enough electrolytes to need a 64oz gatorade. We also talk about the importance of skin care and Sally's experience with stage 1 skin cancer.  Check out the show notes on theashcarroll.com for all Sally's resources!