Military Mom Talk Radio starring Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd provides a powerful platform for women to discuss their ideas, issues, and concerns with respect to the military lifestyle. From navigating healthcare, to childcare, to eldercare to making the most of your military benefits and opportunities, we validate, comfort, educate, and inspire women to live their best life and lead their military families... for when one serves, the whole family serves.
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Military Moments is a weekly podcast hosted by military veteran with 2 tours of active combat, Will Byrne. Co-hosted by Scott Douglas.
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From pregnancy thru motherhood, the military working mom brings military women information and resources to help you navigate the balance between mom, wife, and military life.
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Armed to the Heart - Military Women, Work-life Balance, Female Veterans, Christian Moms, Pregnancy and Postpartum
Megan Gephart | Christian Life Coach | Military Mom Advocate | Catholic Working Mom | Pregnancy and Postpartum Coach
Live out God’s calling in work & family life, within and beyond the uniform — Are you feeling alone as a woman of Christian faith in the military or another male-dominated environment? Are you driven to make a big impact, but wish you could be more present, and give more time to your family? Are you working to lead change, struggling to find your voice or courage as you swim against the current? Are you a high-achiever pouring yourself out for everyone else but burnt out, stressed, and strug ...
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Sandra Beck, host of Military Mom Talk Radio, sits down with parenting expert Trish Wilkinson to share valuable tips, tricks, and techniques for more effective parenting in 2024. In this episode, Trish provides insights into how parents can achieve better results while enjoying the parenting journey more, offering practical advice that resonates wi…
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Sandra Beck of Military Mom Talk Radio speaks with Dr. Donald A. Moses, a seasoned psychiatrist with over 45 years of experience in treating drug and alcohol addiction. Dr. Moses, a clinical instructor at North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center and former instructor in psychotherapy at Columbia P&S Hospital, began his work in drug addiction i…
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114. Trusting God in Uncertainty, Transitions, Leaving the Military, Pregnancy, Entrepreneurship
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Hey friend. Today I'm sharing an update on where the Lord has been leading me, what I’ve been “giving birth to” and the humbling growth journey I've been on in this season. We're talking about big life transitions, leaving the military, learning to trust God more and the internal wrestling we often experience mentally, emotionally and spiritually a…
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Episode #522: Exploring Adult Sibling Dynamics: Tips for Harmonious Relationships with Sandra Beck and Sharon Silver
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Join hosts Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd on Military Mom Talk Radio as they dive into the complex world of adult sibling relationships with Proactive Parenting expert Sharon Silver. In this insightful episode, Sharon shares valuable strategies for maintaining peace and navigating challenges with adult siblings and children. Whether you're looking to r…
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Join Sandra Beck on Military Mom Talk Radio for an eye-opening episode featuring a critical discussion from Johnny’s Ambassadors. This nonprofit organization is dedicated to educating parents, teens, and community leaders about the dangers of today’s high-THC marijuana on adolescent brain development, mental illness, and suicide. Episode Highlights…
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Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd, the dynamic duo behind Military Mom Talk Radio, engage in a thought-provoking conversation with renowned parenting expert Trish Wilkinson. The topic at hand is the vital issue of enhancing memory capabilities in both parents and children. Through this engaging dialogue, they explore a variety of strategies and techniques…
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113. Feeling Pressure to Finish Lent Strong & Prepare More for Easter? 3 Tips to Reduce Overwhelm, Release Pressure & Find Rest
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I felt called to speak to the pressure many of us feel at this time of the year to finish Lent strong and prepare for Easter. Today we'll dive into 3 tips and invitations if you're feeling like you're just trying to keep up and have very little breathing room or time to rest, in the midst of everything you're carrying and doing. Whether you’ve stuc…
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Episode 519: Minnesota Adolescent Community Cohort Study (MACCS) with Sandra Beck and Richard Capriola
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Sandra Beck and Robin Boyd meet with Richard Capriola, a mental health and addictions counselor, about the importance of what to look for, comprehensive assessments, and choosing the right counselor to know you're getting the right help. Parents may find themselves preoccupied with worry and concern about their teen's addiction during work hours. T…
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Today I'm sharing vulnerably what Jesus has been reinforcing to me this week. A simple, but profound invitation of "let me be with you." It's so easy to compartmentalize our faith, to keep pushing through and doing the best we can to manage all that life is throwing at us from every direction...but how can we let him into everything we do to carry …
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Sandra Beck of Military Mom Talk Radio speaks with Lelsie Eckford and Amanda Lambert, friends and best-selling authors and experts on mindful again. Choose Your Place: Rethinking Home As You Age.Where do you want to live as you age? People who have lived their lives making their own choices want to continue to have control. Meet real older adults d…
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111. Never Enough? A Loving Invitation to Let the Lord Define Who you Are Instead of the World
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This will be a polar opposite message from what you've most likely been seeing, feeling, and the pressures you've been inundated with at this time of the year about New Years' Resolutions and goals. There are so many voices of the world, environments we're in, and our culture that shame and guilt us, that reinforce these narratives that we're never…
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110. How’s your Mind & Heart around Exercise? Is it Serving you or Guilting you? 12 Mindset Shifts to Maintain Fitness Without all the Stress, Anxiety, Pressure or Shame
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Oh sister, we’re getting vulnerable & going deep here. The tough truth is that it doesn't matter how fit we are, or how much fitness we're able to maintain, if we're imprisoned by it. For those of us who want to maintain our health & fitness and take pride in it, it can be hard to find the right balance. The holidays are a time when society speaks …
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109. The 7 Mistakes Keeping you Stuck in Guilt with Nutrition, Fitness, & your Body + How to Break Free to Reclaim the Joy around Food!
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How do we keep up our healthy habits & nutrition during the Thanksgiving & Christmas celebrations? Last episode we dove into 8 simple but powerful ways to find balance in staying on track with your goals while enjoying the holiday celebrations. This Part 2 focuses on the 7 biggest mistakes you may be making when approaching the holiday season, and …
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108. Breaking free from Guilt around Food: 8 Game-Changing Tips to Find Freedom & Balance in Enjoying the Holiday Meals & Treats while Staying on Track with Nutrition
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How do we keep up our healthy habits & nutrition during the Thanksgiving & Christmas celebrations? This is Part 1, where we focus on 8 simple but powerful ways to find balance in staying on track with your goals while enjoying the holiday celebrations (no, it’s not by counting macros or tracking everything you eat) Pop in those headphones as you pr…
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107. Worried the Holidays will Derail your Health & Fitness Goals? ”Holiday-proof” your Fitness with these 15 Simple Strategies & Hacks to Stay on Track while Fully Enjoying the Season
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Worried the holidays are going to derail your fitness goals, want to stay on track as much as possible so you don't feel like you have to completely reset in January after falling off the train in the coming weeks? Tune in for 15 simple ways to still prioritize your health & fitness, while fully enjoying the holiday season. This series on fitness a…
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106. Jesus wants to Meet you in the Trenches: An Honest Heart to Heart about the Raw, Real, Messiness of Life and the Goodness of God
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Oh my friend. I just want to invite you to imagine we're sitting across from each other on a comfy sofa with coffee today...get ready for an incredibly deep, honest, and vulnerable heart to heart. This is what my soul was longing to share with you. Exactly how Jesus has been meeting me in the hard, in the mess, in the muck of everyday life and all …
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Sandra Beck of Military Mom Talk Radio speaks with Dr Donald Moses about red flags, warning signs and raising teenagers in challenging times. Donald A. Moses, M.D. is a practicing psychiatrist with more than 45 years of experience treating drug and alcohol addiction/abuse. He is a clinical instructor on the voluntary staff of North Shore-Long Islan…
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105. Let’s Release the Unrealistic Expectations, Pressures, and Standards: A 5-Min Exercise to Let Go of all the ”Shoulds” Hanging over your Head
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Do you struggle to feel like you're measuring up? Do you feel like no matter how much you do, give, and contribute, you're still not doing enough? I see you, and you're so not alone. Today I'm giving you a powerful, simple exercise to release the extra pressures you're carrying -- those high expectations you hold yourself to, the weight of not meas…
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104. Running a Million Miles an Hour and Struggling to Find Rest or Experience the Joy you Really Want to in Life? 3 Simple Steps to Start Slowing Down to Be More Present
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Are you running a million miles an hour, pulled in tons of directions responding to one urgent demand after another, trying to constantly be productive with your to-do-list, and never feeling like you have a moment to truly rest, be still, or relax? Today we're diving into 3 tips for how to slow down and start moving out of this place of constant b…
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103. 10 Must-Answer Questions to Discover your Calling & Build a More Fulfilling Balance Between Family & Work
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You're gonna want a journal and pen for this one -- you can Download and print the free PDF that goes with this episode HERE to follow along at your own pace. 10 Must-Ask Questions if you desire greater balance between who you want to be for your family, and the impact you want to make in the world. If you're wishing you had more to give your kids,…
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102. Spiraling Negative Thoughts or Self-Talk? A Simple Framework to Process Tough Emotions & Build a Biblical Mindset
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Do you struggle sometimes with negative self talk, and negative emotions? Today I'm giving you an easy, step-by-step framework you can use to renew your mind, and cultivate mental & emotional command as the Lord calls us to (Romans 12:2). This will transform the way you show up in every area of life and handle challenges with much more grace. Whene…
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Sandra Beck of Military Mom Talk Radio speaks with grief expert Sarah Schreiber about grief and how to walk through it, sit with it and move on in life with it. Today's episode is sponsored by 4Patriots.com and use code MILITARYMOM to get 10% off meal kits and so much more!And a portion of every sale is donated to charities who support our veterans…
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101. 5 Ways to Stay Grounded through Change, Transitions, and Seasons of Uncertainty or Anxiety about All the Unknowns
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As we resume the podcast after our summer break, we're going to have a raw, real conversation about how we can navigate seasons of transition, change, and seasons of uncertainty or unknowns. So if you're in the trenches like I am, this is for you sister. Maybe it's a season of major life or career transition, maybe you're trying to figure out, plan…
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Sandra Beck of Military Mom Talk Radio speaks with Dr Donald Moses about red flags, warning signs and raising teenagers in challenging times. Donald A. Moses, M.D. is a practicing psychiatrist with more than 45 years of experience treating drug and alcohol addiction/abuse. He is a clinical instructor on the voluntary staff of North Shore-Long Islan…
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Sandra Beck of Military Mom Talk Radio speaks with Dee Dee Lake about finding your tribe as you move from location to location within the military community. This episode is sponsored by 4Patriots.com. And right now, you can go to 4Patriots.com and use code MILITARYMOM to get 10% off your first purchase on anything in the store. Including the Patri…
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Sandra Beck of Military Mom Talk Radio speaks with Kim Harvey Brannon of Quiet Conversations.KIM HARVEY BRANNAN has been exploring grace and faith for most of her life. She has created Bible studies for almost four decades, serving as an inspiring teacher at Hyde Park Presbyterian Church in Tampa, Florida. Kim is engaging, thought-provoking and ori…
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100. Celebrating 100 Episodes with a Giveaway you Don’t Wanna Miss! Close of this Season & Prayerful Preparation for the Next
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Thank you so much for being part of this growing community! As we reach the 100 episode mark, I want to take a moment to celebrate and honor this journey, share a bit more about the behind the scenes of this season, what to expect moving forward, and give all the glory and praise to God. Can't wait to see who wins the giveaway ($97 value!) All my l…
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99. If the Enemy Can’t Defeat You, He’ll Distract You: How to Stay Focused in a World of Constant Distractions to Be the Wife, Mom, & Leader you’re Called to Be
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We live in a world of constant distractions -- noise, input, demands, notifications, all these urgent things bombarding us from every direction. This is one of the most effective tools of the enemy to lead us astray & get us off course from God's will, divert our attention from our priorities, and even pervert the good things we're doing. Distracti…
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98. In a Demanding Season of Work & Family Life, or Time of Transition, Uncertainty, or Instability? 5 (Unconventional) Lessons in Work Life Balance and Living out your Faith
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In this episode, I'm getting really vulnerable with you to share 5 Lessons Learned when I was away from my family the last 2 months for my Army training course. Whether you're in a crazy busy, hard season juggling work and family life, in a time of transition like pregnancy, postpartum, military moves, long distance in marriage / time apart from or…
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Sandra Beck of Military Mom Talk Radio speaks with Sparking Wholeness nutritional expert Erin Kerry about what we can do nutritionally to support our mental health as military moms. This show is sponsored by BetterHelp. Visit BetterHelp dot com slash/militarymom today to get 10% off your first month.Military Mom Talk Radio can also be found on Audi…
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Sandra Beck of Military Mom Talk Radio speaks with Wise Health for Women about recognizing and navigating smoothly the season of life as military moms. Military Mom Talk Radio can also be found on Audible, Amazon Music, Amazon Podcasts, Spotify, I Heart Radio, Apple Podcasts, Itunes, Stitcher, Player FM, and Podcast Addict. This show is sponsored b…
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97. Exhausted & Running on Empty? 15 Hacks to Boost your Energy (Even when Sleep-Deprived as a Busy Mom!)
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If you feel like you've gotta have your 3rd cup of coffee just to get through the day, I get it. Being pulled in so many directions every day is exhausting, and carrying everything that's on our plates can feel really heavy. So today we're gonna dive into 15 hacks to find more energy, even in demanding seasons. Especially if you're up all night wit…
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96. Navigating Struggles in Marriage, Mental Health, Motherhood & Military Life with Grace and How to Be More Intentional with our Time: Interview with Lissa Figgins
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So honored to bring an amazing guest to you today — Lissa Figgins is a military spouse of 27 years, mom of 3 (2 boys who are now serving on active duty themselves), a leader in her community, and a Christian time management coach. Join us for honest conversations about navigating the challenges of marriage, motherhood, military life, mental health …
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Sandra Beck of Military Mom Talk Radio speaks with author Dee Dee Lake about self publishing and writing your military romance, memoir or adventure novel. Military Mom Talk Radio can also be found on Audible, Amazon Music, Amazon Podcasts, Spotify, I Heart Radio, Apple Podcasts, Itunes, Stitcher, Player FM, and Podcast Addict. This show is sponsore…
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95. 5 Strategies to Combat Perfectionism — that Harsh Inner Critic that Says You’re Never Good Enough
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Today we're gonna talk about perfectionism, and give you 5 practical strategies to combat it in daily life. Maybe you've got impossibly high standards for yourself and are very critical with your failures and mistakes. You expect a lot of yourself. You want to do everything right, and give 100% to all that you do. You feel that pressure to do it al…
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Episode 509: The Girls who Stepped Out of Line with Sandra Beck and Major General Mari K Eder
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Sandra Beck of Military Mom Talk Radio speaks with Mari K. Eder, retired U.S. Army Major General, is a renowned speaker and author, and a thought leader on strategic communication and leadership. General Eder has served as Director of Public Affairs at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and as an adjunct professor and lectu…
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94. Struggling to Balance Time for Your Family with your Busy Work Schedule? 3 Simple Shifts you Can Make for More Time & Presence
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When we're working full time, part time, or building a business in the margins of motherhood, as working moms we often worry about not giving our family enough. We wish we could be more present, and give more time to our babies, marriage, and home. So what do we do, if we feel like there's just never enough time for our kids and marriage, and we're…
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93. Free Up More Time for What’s Most Important to You: How to Avoid these 3 Things that are Likely Wasting Way more Time than you Realize!
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Grab your notebook & pen, and get ready for 3 things that are wasting your time and practical tips on what you can do about it to immediately start gaining back time that's being lost. Do you feel like there's never enough time for everything you need to do? Do you wish you had more time for your family? Does your mile long to-do list weigh on you …
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92. How to Make an Impact, but WITHOUT Running Yourself Into the Ground: Preventing Burnout as High-Achievers with Big Hearts to Serve (Coaching Call Part 2 with Carlie)
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If you're driven to make a difference & have high standards for yourself and others, if you have a strong work ethic and are a high-performer who gives so much of yourself to your work to make the organization, team, and the world better, but struggle with exhausted, feeling burnt out or frustrated in it, this is for you. This - like the last episo…
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91. Giving your All to Everything you Do but Can’t Find Time for Yourself? Coaching Call with Carlie on Work-Life Balance & Finding Time to Exercise (Part 1)
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Bringing a special episode to you today -- a coaching call with one of my clients! In this call we help Carlie work through some guilt around taking time to exercise when there's still so much work and things that need to be done. Carlie and I have been working together for a little over a year to help her heal from burnout and build a more sustain…
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90. What would a Beautiful, Perfect Mother’s Day Look & Feel Like for You? Let’s Explore your Hopes, Expectations, & Needs Before Mother’s Day so you can Feel Less Disappointment & More Joy
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Take just a few minutes with me to pause and explore what your hopes, dreams, expectations, and needs are for Mother's Day. It can be really common to have high hopes for holidays like Mother's Day then feel disappointed, under-appreciated, and hurt if it didn't live up to our ideals, and expectations. So let's walk through a process that'll help y…
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89. Tired of feeling like Work is Taking Over your Life? How to Have a Meaningful Career AND a Life, and Build a Better Work-Life Balance
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Do you feel like work is taking over your life? Are you burnt out & tired of giving all you've got in your work, but feeling like it leaves just the leftovers for your family and marriage, and barely any time for the rest of your life? With a demanding job, and all it takes to care for your little ones & keep the home running, you're really struggl…
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88. Too Busy to Pray? Can’t Get a Moment to Yourself as a Mom? 7 Simple Ways to Find More Time to Consistently Connect with God EVEN IN your Busy Schedule
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Do you feel like you're too busy to pray? Are you longing for more consistent, intentional time with the Lord? Does prayer sometimes feel like just another thing to keep up with, or another thing on the to-do-list that you feel guilty if you don't get to? Or do you feel a sense of guilt when you DO take time to slow down & pray, because you're not …
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87. Painful Sex is Not Normal: 6 Simple Strategies to Reduce Pelvic Pain during Intimacy Postpartum
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Hey mama. Have you experienced pain or discomfort with intimacy postpartum? I know I have, and many of the women I coach have too. It's common, but doesn't have to be your normal. No matter how long ago you had your baby, or if you're pregnant & preparing for postpartum, or newly postpartum but haven't yet resumed intimacy, this episode will de-sti…
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Sandra Beck of Military Mom Talk Radio speaks with Cathy Krafve about her book the Well and how to have gentle conversations that gain significance and action. Listen for a great offer from Green Chef. Go to GreenChef dot com slash coachtalk60 and use code coachtalk60 to get 60% off plus free shipping.Green Chef is the #1 Meal Kit for Eating Well, …
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Sandra Beck of Military Mom Talk Radio speaks with teen addiction expert Richard Capriola author of Held the Addicted Child. If your child uses alcohol or drugs, you know how it affects your family. These substances enter your child’s brain and change their behavior. You want to help your child, but where do you begin? The Addicted Child is your ro…
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86. Feeling Pressure to be a Perfect Mom? Guilty you’re Not Giving your Family Enough? How to Break Free from the Unrealistic Expectation of Motherhood
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What makes a good mom? What makes a great mom? When you think of a perfect mom, what do you think of? What makes you feel like you’re doing it all right, or makes you feel put together? What makes you feel like enough? What makes you feel like you’re doing enough? There is so much pressure to be a perfect mom. Many of us feel like no matter how har…
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85. Ready to Reduce Tantrums, Meltdowns & Power Struggles to Connect More with Your Kids? ALL the Tips to Make Parenting Easier & More Joyful from Pediatric Occupational Therapist, Kelly Shoup
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Who's dying for some RELIEF in parenting? I see you mama. :) CAN'T WAIT to share this incredible guest interview with you today, where we dive into so many practical parenting tips that have empowered me so much through motherhood & fostered a much more connected, peaceful relationship, without the constant yelling, power struggles, exhaustion & ov…
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84. The #1 Thing that’ll help you Deal with All the Change, Instability, Uncertainty, and Transitions of Military Life and Motherhood
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Are you going through some big military life transitions too? Or maybe in the trenches of all the changes & demands that come with the different seasons of motherhood? It can feel like we're constantly drowning in the stress & anxiety of it all. It can easily overwhelm us. Especially in the military, with so much constant change, instability, uncer…
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83. The 6 Week Postpartum Clearance: All the Things your Doctor Doesn’t (or Didn’t) Tell You
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Sadly, after the incredible feat of pregnancy & giving birth, the majority of us are left hanging until we get to the 6-week postpartum check-up with little to no guidance on what we can do physically, or how to start easing back into exercise, if anything. So we wait, what feels like FOREVER, for this 6 week appointment with our OB or midwife. Oft…
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