What is happening? Join Susan as she clarifies the previous episode, 'Redirecting' and opens up regarding her personal process, transformation, and evolution. This episode reflects on the past three years sharing via the Mothering Myself Podcast and speaks to the real reason why we heal. Ready to hear what's next? Tune in now! Let's connect

What is happening? Join Susan as she clarifies the previous episode, 'Redirecting' and opens up regarding her personal process, transformation, and evolution. This episode reflects on the past three years sharing via the Mothering Myself Podcast and speaks to the real reason why we heal. Ready to hear what's next? Tune in now! <a href="http://www.instagram.com/motheringmyselfpodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Let's connect</a>

#78 Shifting gears

On this Mother's Day we are honoring the Divine Mother within us all, and the Cosmic Womb that enabled our journey to experience ourselves in human form on this Earthly plane. In this episode, Susan addresses the redirection that is to take place within this podcast as the Mothering Myself platform transitions from the message of reparenting into reclaiming our cosmic origin and heritage. As we navigate a time period that begins to transition from the old ways into the seedlings of the new, the Mothering Myself Podcast will be changing and evolving as well. Tune in to receive the channeled downloads and hear Susan's current process as she bridges the old and new. Instagram | Website

On this Mother's Day we are honoring the Divine Mother within us all, and the Cosmic Womb that enabled our journey to experience ourselves in human form on this Earthly plane. In this episode, Susan addresses the redirection that is to take place within this podcast as the Mothering Myself platform transitions from the message of reparenting into reclaiming our cosmic origin and heritage. As we navigate a time period that begins to transition from the old ways into the seedlings of the new, the Mothering Myself Podcast will be changing and evolving as well. Tune in to receive the channeled downloads and hear Susan's current process as she bridges the old and new. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/transformativemothering" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.transformativemothering.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a>

#77 Redirecting

Welcome to The Mothering Myself Podcast! This podcast is for you if you are on a journey of self-awareness and desire the world to become a kinder, more forgiving place.  This podcast is for you if you have ever felt “not enough”, “unworthy”, “undeserving”, “selfish”, “bad”, and/or “unaccepted” in any kind of way.  This podcast is for you if you are on a mission to “un-do” all the garbage you have learned growing up to re-connect to your truth and inner knowing.  This podcast is for you if you were once a child and are still wonder what it means to “grow up”.   This podcast questions our reality thoughtfully, with love. It asks how we can meet ourselves where we are with compassion and forgiveness in order to release our past. It questions how we can accept ourselves so we can teach our children how to embrace themselves, without having to be a particular way that is inauthentic to their essence. It speaks to our shared human experience transcending our illusions of separateness. Despite our lives looking different both physically and via varying experiences, it speaks to the universality that we are all seeking love and acceptance.  And, that we are each inherently worthy and deserving of our own love.   Website: www.motheringmyself.com   Instagram: @susan_kinahan   To contribute your writing for our collective healing visit: www.motheringmyself.com/podcast

Welcome to The Mothering Myself Podcast! This podcast is for you if you are on a journey of self-awareness and desire the world to become a kinder, more forgiving place.  This podcast is for you if you have ever felt “not enough”, “unworthy”, “undeserving”, “selfish”, “bad”, and/or “unaccepted” in any kind of way.  This podcast is for you if you are on a mission to “un-do” all the garbage you have learned growing up to re-connect to your truth and inner knowing.  This podcast is for you if you were once a child and are still wonder what it means to “grow up”. This podcast questions our reality thoughtfully, with love. It asks how we can meet ourselves where we are with compassion and forgiveness in order to release our past. It questions how we can accept ourselves so we can teach our children how to embrace themselves, without having to be a particular way that is inauthentic to their essence. It speaks to our shared human experience transcending our illusions of separateness. Despite our lives looking different both physically and via varying experiences, it speaks to the universality that we are all seeking love and acceptance.  And, that we are each inherently worthy and deserving of our own love. Website: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com</a> Instagram: @susan_kinahan To contribute your writing for our collective healing visit: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com/podcast</a>

#1 Welcome to 'The Mothering Myself Podcast'!

What is for you in the year 2022? Are you looking for someone to kick you into shape (whatever that means for you), or will you lead yourself lovingly forward? Will you be making decisions for yourself and your family from your head or your heart space? In this episode, Susan invites us to consider what the year 2022 holds in store for us through its numerology and lunar cycle so that we may consider how to utilize the energy of this year to step into greater alignment with our unique path forward. We discuss finding safety in this moment rather than looking for safety in the future and how we can meet ourselves in this moment to create the future we desire. Instagram | Facebook | Website

What is for you in the year 2022? Are you looking for someone to kick you into shape (whatever that means for you), or will you lead yourself lovingly forward? Will you be making decisions for yourself and your family from your head or your heart space? In this episode, Susan invites us to consider what the year 2022 holds in store for us through its numerology and lunar cycle so that we may consider how to utilize the energy of this year to step into greater alignment with our unique path forward. We discuss finding safety in this moment rather than looking for safety in the future and how we can meet ourselves in this moment to create the future we desire. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/transformativemothering" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/transformativemothering" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.transformativemothering.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a>

#76 Mothering ourselves in 2022

In this episode we say, "No. Thank you." to the "New Year, New You" rhetoric. Rather, we sit with one another in the beginnings of 2022 to assess what is needed to accept ourselves, more than ever, as we are.  As we plant the seeds of what we desire in this new calendar year, we contemplate how we're utilizing our energy and where we might be looking to change something before we fully acknowledge, accept, and cultivate compassion for whatever it is that we feel needs to be changed.  This episode asks us to slow down and move more inwardly before we race into the inspiration and potential of whatever this year may bring us. 2022 intention: cultivate more self-love for ourselves. Tune in to create more space, time, and attention for yourself. Instagram | Facebook | Website

In this episode we say, "No. Thank you." to the "New Year, New You" rhetoric. Rather, we sit with one another in the beginnings of 2022 to assess what is needed to accept ourselves, more than ever, as we are.  As we plant the seeds of what we desire in this new calendar year, we contemplate how we're utilizing our energy and where we might be looking to change something before we fully acknowledge, accept, and cultivate compassion for whatever it is that we feel needs to be changed.  This episode asks us to slow down and move more inwardly before we race into the inspiration and potential of whatever this year may bring us. 2022 intention: cultivate more self-love for ourselves. Tune in to create more space, time, and attention for yourself. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/transformativemothering" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/transformativemothering" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.transformativemothering.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a>

#75 Come As You Are

Join us as we celebrate the birth of a Mother with Allie Page, Childbirth Educator, Mother's Guide, and the Founder of the Birth of a Mother Summit. This episode invites us into the sacred transformation that motherhood/parenthood beckons from maiden to mother. This conversation holds birth and death simultaneously, while expanding our perspective from what is in our control to that which we only know to be divinely orchestrated.  We dive into the depths of this human experience allowing the messy to be sacred as we learn how to find steadiness in the midst of the uncertain.  For more resources for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum check out the Birth of a Mother Summit Connect with Allie Connect with Susan: Instagram | Facebook | Website

Join us as we celebrate the birth of a Mother with Allie Page, Childbirth Educator, Mother's Guide, and the Founder of the Birth of a Mother Summit. This episode invites us into the sacred transformation that motherhood/parenthood beckons from maiden to mother. This conversation holds birth and death simultaneously, while expanding our perspective from what is in our control to that which we only know to be divinely orchestrated.  We dive into the depths of this human experience allowing the messy to be sacred as we learn how to find steadiness in the midst of the uncertain.  For more resources for pregnancy, birth, and postpartum check out the <a href="https://www.birthofamothersummit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Birth of a Mother Summit</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/modernmatrescence/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connect with Allie</a> Connect with Susan: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/transformativemothering" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/transformativemothering" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.transformativemothering.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a>

#74 Birth of a Mother w/Allie Page

This winter solstice we are leaning into the darkness to remember the light within. This episode meets us as we are for the totality of our experience. We sit together in the darkest days with the invitation to go deeper within ourselves. We give ourselves permission to feel it all, love ourselves deeply (especially the parts of ourselves that may feel hurt, and celebrate the depths of our experience. And, we consider how we want to utilize the winter season for our rebirth in 2022. This conversation is soul support to remind you that you're not alone in your emotions and you are right on time wherever you are. Ready to lean in to receive more support in 2022? Learn more about coaching with Susan Instagram | Facebook | Website

This winter solstice we are leaning into the darkness to remember the light within. This episode meets us as we are for the totality of our experience. We sit together in the darkest days with the invitation to go deeper within ourselves. We give ourselves permission to feel it all, love ourselves deeply (especially the parts of ourselves that may feel hurt, and celebrate the depths of our experience. And, we consider how we want to utilize the winter season for our rebirth in 2022. This conversation is soul support to remind you that you're not alone in your emotions and you are right on time wherever you are. Ready to lean in to receive more support in 2022? <a href="https://transformativemothering.com/coaching-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learn more about coaching with Susan</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/transformativemothering" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/transformativemothering" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.transformativemothering.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a>

#73 Finding love in the darkness

Join us in this conversation as we consider how we can support ourselves and our energy through the remainder of the year. Susan shares tips to tune into your energy wherever you are, and assess how you want to feel, and what you need to get there. Gain tips and tricks to cleanse and clear your energy for yourself and within your home. In this episode you receive full permission to make yourself a priority this holiday season and to gift yourself compassion when listening to your feelings. Follow on Instagram | Facebook  Schedule a connection call

Join us in this conversation as we consider how we can support ourselves and our energy through the remainder of the year. Susan shares tips to tune into your energy wherever you are, and assess how you want to feel, and what you need to get there. Gain tips and tricks to cleanse and clear your energy for yourself and within your home. In this episode you receive full permission to make yourself a priority this holiday season and to gift yourself compassion when listening to your feelings. Follow on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/transformativemothering" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://calendly.com/transformativemothering/coaching-connection-call?month=2021-12" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Schedule a connection call</a>

#72 Holiday Hygiene

This week we're extending an invitation to ourselves to feel gratitude AND everything else that we're feeling. As we remember the reason for the season, we're also acknowledging and validating all of life, and the parts that feel challenging, hard, frustrating, infuriating, and exhausting. We connect on how we create safety around ourselves in order to be honest about our experience within ourselves.  This episode invites us to consider what it might feel like to exist between worlds and to explore what cycles may be ending and what new beginnings are underfoot, while expanding our awareness around our growth process. You are invited to reflect on your current experience, while listening to Susan vulnerably share her current awareness around feeling grateful AND...  Find us on Instagram and Facebook  Connect with Susan Coaching and Deep Dives

This week we're extending an invitation to ourselves to feel gratitude AND everything else that we're feeling. As we remember the reason for the season, we're also acknowledging and validating all of life, and the parts that feel challenging, hard, frustrating, infuriating, and exhausting. We connect on how we create safety around ourselves in order to be honest about our experience within ourselves.  This episode invites us to consider what it might feel like to exist between worlds and to explore what cycles may be ending and what new beginnings are underfoot, while expanding our awareness around our growth process. You are invited to reflect on your current experience, while listening to Susan vulnerably share her current awareness around feeling grateful AND...  Find us on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/transformativemothering" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/transformativemothering" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://calendly.com/transformativemothering/coaching-connection-call?month=2021-11" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Connect with Susan</a> <a href="http://www.transformativemothering.com/coaching-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Coaching and Deep Dives</a>

#71 Gratitude AND...

Join Susan this week in celebration and reflection of TWO YEARS of the Mothering Myself Podcast. In this episode, Susan shares her humbling journey back home to herself through the initiation of motherhood/this podcast and each new chapter of remembrance walking alongside of her daughters' human development. This conversation speaks to the unanticipated and unspoken experience morphing from maiden to mother, remembering how to trust one's Self and see the divine orchestration of life's unfolding, embracing our differences, choosing love over our fear, and so much more. Find us on Instagram and/or Facebook Website

Join Susan this week in celebration and reflection of TWO YEARS of the Mothering Myself Podcast. In this episode, Susan shares her humbling journey back home to herself through the initiation of motherhood/this podcast and each new chapter of remembrance walking alongside of her daughters' human development. This conversation speaks to the unanticipated and unspoken experience morphing from maiden to mother, remembering how to trust one's Self and see the divine orchestration of life's unfolding, embracing our differences, choosing love over our fear, and so much more. Find us on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/transformativemothering" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and/or <a href="http://www.facebook.com/transformativemothering" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="http://www.transformativemothering.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a>

#70 Motherhood - The Ultimate Trust Fall

Episodes for parents and future parents to explore all things conscious parenting, human development, spirituality, and our personal evolution. Together, we are expanding our awareness to elevate our world.  Here, you will find the soul support you crave in the sometimes lonely experience of parenthood. We learn to trust ourselves and validate our inner-knowing, while we remember that parenting (our children and ourselves) is a practice.

Susan pours herself out in this podcast! Connecting to the parts of myself that have been hurt and wounded- creating a safe space to heal and nurture. Definitely give it a listen and a share if you’re a parent or know a parent or have grown up with a parent or grew up without a parent- basically this is a podcast for us all! 💕

A overdue conversation.

The Mothering Myself Podcast

Honor

How often do we sweep our shiz under the rug and put a smile on our face? This episode speaks to the mess that is our life, and how we can allow ourselves to be where we are; without justifying or excusing our now, or pretending we’re somewhere else. How do we learn how to honor ourselves in the process of our growth and the unknown, as much as we know how to celebrate ourselves when we’re working toward or have achieved a goal? How do we appreciate the messiness of our uncertainty and the tension that spurs via our growth, without bypassing the experience that we’re having to reach a future point? This episode speaks to the humility of being human and the recognition that we’re constantly in our process of growth, regardless of where we find ourselves. How do we move from our mental state of ‘knowing’ ourselves to our authentic sense of ‘being’ ourselves? We consider it all in this episode. Join our growing community on Instagram where we can connect in real time with one another: @transformativemothering Get in touch + learn more here. Special thanks to @MegAnne.Ford of @bekindcoaching for sponsoring Season 2.

How often do we sweep our shiz under the rug and put a smile on our face? This episode speaks to the mess that is our life, and how we can allow ourselves to be where we are; without justifying or excusing our now, or pretending we’re somewhere else. How do we learn how to honor ourselves in the process of our growth and the unknown, as much as we know how to celebrate ourselves when we’re working toward or have achieved a goal? How do we appreciate the messiness of our uncertainty and the tension that spurs via our growth, without bypassing the experience that we’re having to reach a future point? This episode speaks to the humility of being human and the recognition that we’re constantly in our process of growth, regardless of where we find ourselves. How do we move from our mental state of ‘knowing’ ourselves to our authentic sense of ‘being’ ourselves? We consider it all in this episode. Join our growing community on Instagram where we can connect in real time with one another: <a href="http://www.instragram.com/transformativemothering" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@transformativemothering</a> Get in touch + learn more <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Special thanks to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meganne.ford" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@MegAnne.Ford</a> of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bekindcoaching" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@bekindcoaching</a> for sponsoring Season 2.

#15 How do we honor the messiness of this moment

This conversation speaks to the desire to raise a 'well' child rather than a 'good' child and we investigate whether we were raised to be 'well' or 'good'.  Do we want our children to be good for us out of parental convenience, or good for themselves? Are we dictating the standards for our children, or are we allowing our children to create their own personal markers of success and well-being? Does it benefit our children in the long run to quietly follow the rules as they are, or to critically examine the way we live our lives so that our children can grow up empowered in who they are and who they might desire to become? As adults, how can we become comfortable with children testing the boundaries that we learned to accept at one point? Can we look back to our childhood and begin to consider what we were like, and why we are the way we are now?  How can we raise secure children who believe in themselves throughout their development?  As parents, caregivers, and teachers - are we secure with ourselves in our lives now? Plus, Bea, a 20-year old member of our community from Richmond, VA shares a letter to her younger self Website: www.motheringmyself.com Instagram: @susan_kinahan To contribute your reflective writing to be featured visit: www.motheringmyself.com/podcast

This conversation speaks to the desire to raise a 'well' child rather than a 'good' child and we investigate whether we were raised to be 'well' or 'good'.  Do we want our children to be good for us out of parental convenience, or good for themselves? Are we dictating the standards for our children, or are we allowing our children to create their own personal markers of success and well-being? Does it benefit our children in the long run to quietly follow the rules as they are, or to critically examine the way we live our lives so that our children can grow up empowered in who they are and who they might desire to become? As adults, how can we become comfortable with children testing the boundaries that we learned to accept at one point? Can we look back to our childhood and begin to consider what we were like, and why we are the way we are now?  How can we raise secure children who believe in themselves throughout their development?  As parents, caregivers, and teachers - are we secure with ourselves in our lives now? Plus, Bea, a 20-year old member of our community from Richmond, VA shares a letter to her younger self Website: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com</a> Instagram: @susan_kinahan To contribute your reflective writing to be featured visit: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com/podcast</a>

#3 Let's raise well children rather than 'good' kids

We have been sold the idea that the grass is always greener. Our consumption-driven society encourages us to want more, do more, and be more, without celebrating where we are and what we have. We live in a world of constant salesmanship where we are marketed comparison, and we have learned to compare ourselves to everyone and everything. How can we reclaim our personal power to truly want what we have, and desire to be who we are? When we accept where we are and what we have, we know that we have everything we need to be exactly who we are in the present moment. We examine how we can align with the energy of our now moment to feel the abundance that surrounds us, despite what external circumstances look like. We discuss wanting ourselves, accepting ourselves, and embracing ourselves without needing to be anyone else or have anyone else’s life.  We also hear Charlotte’s, 32, letter to her younger self, from Fort Lauderdale FL. Website: www.motheringmyself.com Instagram: @susan_kinahan To contribute your reflective writing to be featured visit: www.motheringmyself.com/podcast

We have been sold the idea that the grass is always greener. Our consumption-driven society encourages us to want more, do more, and be more, without celebrating where we are and what we have. We live in a world of constant salesmanship where we are marketed comparison, and we have learned to compare ourselves to everyone and everything. How can we reclaim our personal power to truly want what we have, and desire to be who we are? When we accept where we are and what we have, we know that we have everything we need to be exactly who we are in the present moment. We examine how we can align with the energy of our now moment to feel the abundance that surrounds us, despite what external circumstances look like. We discuss wanting ourselves, accepting ourselves, and embracing ourselves without needing to be anyone else or have anyone else’s life.  We also hear Charlotte’s, 32, letter to her younger self, from Fort Lauderdale FL. Website: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com</a> Instagram: @susan_kinahan To contribute your reflective writing to be featured visit: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com/podcast</a>

#10 How do we want what we have?

How can we choose gratitude to accept where we find ourselves at present both personally and societally, rather than looking back and feeling resentment. This episode revisits what frustrations, resentments, and inadequacies were real to the child who grew up within her family and the journey to choosing gratitude for her experience.  How do we look at our lives and view all that occurred as a gift rather than a burden? So often we are told to “be grateful” and we want to vomit because we are not there yet - we’re very much going through it. This discussion recognizes choosing gratitude as an important process, but, as a process. Our gratitude for something cannot always be immediate. Sometimes it takes baby steps to allow ourselves to feel grateful for the events in our lives, and what is reflected in our world. What can you be grateful for today? In this moment? What are we learning? How can we be better? What are our teachable moments? What is it we are and are not accepting about ourselves?  This discussion honestly investigates reframing the past with gratitude rather than resentment, all on the journey to learn how to love one’s Self. Plus, hear from Virginia, 37 who shares her writing to her younger self, from Richmond, VA. Website: www.motheringmyself.com Instagram: @susan_kinahan To contribute your reflective writing to be featured visit: www.motheringmyself.com/podcast

How can we choose gratitude to accept where we find ourselves at present both personally and societally, rather than looking back and feeling resentment. This episode revisits what frustrations, resentments, and inadequacies were real to the child who grew up within her family and the journey to choosing gratitude for her experience.  How do we look at our lives and view all that occurred as a gift rather than a burden? So often we are told to “be grateful” and we want to vomit because we are not there yet - we’re very much going through it. This discussion recognizes choosing gratitude as an important process, but, as a process. Our gratitude for something cannot always be immediate. Sometimes it takes baby steps to allow ourselves to feel grateful for the events in our lives, and what is reflected in our world. What can you be grateful for today? In this moment? What are we learning? How can we be better? What are our teachable moments? What is it we are and are not accepting about ourselves?  This discussion honestly investigates reframing the past with gratitude rather than resentment, all on the journey to learn how to love one’s Self. Plus, hear from Virginia, 37 who shares her writing to her younger self, from Richmond, VA. Website: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com</a> Instagram: @susan_kinahan To contribute your reflective writing to be featured visit: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com/podcast</a>

#7 What if we choose gratitude rather than resentment?

Forgiveness is our superpower to release ourselves from the past. It’s a choice to forgive or to hold on to our anger, grudges, dislike, etc. But, when we hold on to the past with an inability to release ourselves from the energy of a person or an event we are stuck in our past.  This conversation considers forgiveness as a radical act of love for ourselves.  In each podcast episode authentic writings from previous journals are shared. This episode honestly revisits life as a 12 year old struggling with her place in her family and the tension that engulfed the family during this time period. Following, there is a piece from the same woman 14 years later revisiting her childhood with a matured compassion and forgiveness.  Plus, hear from a 30-year old anonymous member of our community who tackles what it means to ‘mother myself’ in her own words. Website: www.motheringmyself.com Instagram: @susan_kinahan To contribute your reflective writing to be featured visit: www.motheringmyself.com/podcast

Forgiveness is our superpower to release ourselves from the past. It’s a choice to forgive or to hold on to our anger, grudges, dislike, etc. But, when we hold on to the past with an inability to release ourselves from the energy of a person or an event we are stuck in our past.  This conversation considers forgiveness as a radical act of love for ourselves.  In each podcast episode authentic writings from previous journals are shared. This episode honestly revisits life as a 12 year old struggling with her place in her family and the tension that engulfed the family during this time period. Following, there is a piece from the same woman 14 years later revisiting her childhood with a matured compassion and forgiveness.  Plus, hear from a 30-year old anonymous member of our community who tackles what it means to ‘mother myself’ in her own words. Website: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com</a> Instagram: @susan_kinahan To contribute your reflective writing to be featured visit: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com/podcast</a>

#6 Forgiveness is your superpower!

Let’s take a look at unconditional love.  Is a parent’s 'unconditional' love enough? This episode questions whether or not we are teaching our children unconditional love in addition to loving them unconditionally. How does a parent’s actions support or detract from one’s inherent worthiness? Do we teach children they are accepted no matter what - no matter the action, behavior, emotion, grade, performance…? How do parents' reactions inform our children’s self-worth? There is an unconditional love and a human love. Perhaps human love has been conditional because we are so conditional with ourselves. We can only teach our children what we know. If we are harsh with ourselves, we may be harsh with our children unintentionally. Our children are learning how to love themselves by witnessing our love for ourselves, and how we show up to love our children.  What love did you know as a child? Did you feel you had to earn love or you were always worthy of it? These are big and challenging questions, but so important. Plus, hear a writing from a member of our community, 52 from Baltimore, MD about her inner child and mothering experience. Website: www.motheringmyself.com Instagram: @susan_kinahan To contribute your writing for our collective healing visit: www.motheringmyself.com/podcast

Let’s take a look at unconditional love.  Is a parent’s 'unconditional' love enough? This episode questions whether or not we are teaching our children unconditional love in addition to loving them unconditionally. How does a parent’s actions support or detract from one’s inherent worthiness? Do we teach children they are accepted no matter what - no matter the action, behavior, emotion, grade, performance…? How do parents' reactions inform our children’s self-worth? There is an unconditional love and a human love. Perhaps human love has been conditional because we are so conditional with ourselves. We can only teach our children what we know. If we are harsh with ourselves, we may be harsh with our children unintentionally. Our children are learning how to love themselves by witnessing our love for ourselves, and how we show up to love our children.  What love did you know as a child? Did you feel you had to earn love or you were always worthy of it? These are big and challenging questions, but so important. Plus, hear a writing from a member of our community, 52 from Baltimore, MD about her inner child and mothering experience. Website: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com</a> Instagram: @susan_kinahan To contribute your writing for our collective healing visit: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com/podcast</a>

#5 Questioning 'unconditional'

The role of every teacher in your life is to help your learn more about yourself. This episode speaks to your inherent worth and knowingness to the extent that what you are seeking is within you.  This intention of this conversation is to remind us that each person we admire and are learning from is on his or her own journey into their own self-worth and self-love. We are not supposed to be anyone other than ourselves, and yet we learn throughout our life that it’s important to be like someone else. Tune in to remind yourself of your inner strengths, your inner magic, and your innate unique Self that is a necessary component of our collective.  We are all human and working through our shared human struggle to love and accept ourselves. Plus, hear Julie, 30 share to her inner child, from Albuquerque, NM. Website: www.motheringmyself.com Instagram: @susan_kinahan To contribute your reflective writing to be featured visit: www.motheringmyself.com/podcast

The role of every teacher in your life is to help your learn more about yourself. This episode speaks to your inherent worth and knowingness to the extent that what you are seeking is within you.  This intention of this conversation is to remind us that each person we admire and are learning from is on his or her own journey into their own self-worth and self-love. We are not supposed to be anyone other than ourselves, and yet we learn throughout our life that it’s important to be like someone else. Tune in to remind yourself of your inner strengths, your inner magic, and your innate unique Self that is a necessary component of our collective.  We are all human and working through our shared human struggle to love and accept ourselves. Plus, hear Julie, 30 share to her inner child, from Albuquerque, NM. Website: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com</a> Instagram: @susan_kinahan To contribute your reflective writing to be featured visit: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com/podcast</a>

#4 Knock your guru off the pedestal - We are ALL human

Consider this: Your love for yourself is the most powerful gift to every person who is interpersonally connected to you. How you love yourself is how you are going to be able to love everyone else in your life, especially your partner and your children. We might feel unconditional love for our family members, but often our actions model a conditional love. It is only when we become self-aware and begin to look inward that we can begin to understand that how we speak to, treat, and know love for ourselves is all we can demonstrate within our external relationships. In this episode, Susan gets personal with how her love for herself impacted who and how she was in relationship with, in her process of understanding how loving herself impacts everyone around her. We discuss belonging to ourselves before we belong to another so that we can see ourselves in another, and recognize how we all belong to each other after all. We also hear from Danyel, 36 from Perth, Australia who shares with us what ‘mothering myself’ means for her. Website: www.motheringmyself.com Instagram: @susan_kinahan To contribute your reflective writing to be featured visit: www.motheringmyself.com/podcast

Consider this: Your love for yourself is the most powerful gift to every person who is interpersonally connected to you. How you love yourself is how you are going to be able to love everyone else in your life, especially your partner and your children. We might feel unconditional love for our family members, but often our actions model a conditional love. It is only when we become self-aware and begin to look inward that we can begin to understand that how we speak to, treat, and know love for ourselves is all we can demonstrate within our external relationships. In this episode, Susan gets personal with how her love for herself impacted who and how she was in relationship with, in her process of understanding how loving herself impacts everyone around her. We discuss belonging to ourselves before we belong to another so that we can see ourselves in another, and recognize how we all belong to each other after all. We also hear from Danyel, 36 from Perth, Australia who shares with us what ‘mothering myself’ means for her. Website: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com</a> Instagram: @susan_kinahan To contribute your reflective writing to be featured visit: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com/podcast</a>

#11 Do not underestimate the gift of your love

When do we learn to trust ourselves? DO we learn to trust ourselves? We’re always looking to trust people in our lives - our parents, caregivers, teachers, friends, etc. and we do not necessarily critically examine who it is we trust and why. We are unconsciously interpreting the world based on other’s perceptions before we can critically examine our own, and by the time we can critically examine our world, we have bought in to the reality that another has defined for us.  In this process we learn to trust in others before we trust in ourselves. How do we empower our children to trust themselves beginning in early childhood? How can we calm our anxieties regarding our children’s lives so that we do not interfere in their process of figuring things out? How can we trust that everything is happening for us rather than to us so we can learn from our experiences rather than feeling like we are victims? In this episode, an authentic sharing in the way of a poem comes from a 15-year old version of Susan who shares her desire to hide from her world, followed by a 30-year old version who speaks to liberating herself. Plus, we hear from Wendy who examines what it means to ‘mother myself’, from Richmond, VA. Website: www.motheringmyself.com Instagram: @susan_kinahan To contribute your reflective writing to be featured visit: www.motheringmyself.com/podcast

When do we learn to trust ourselves? DO we learn to trust ourselves? We’re always looking to trust people in our lives - our parents, caregivers, teachers, friends, etc. and we do not necessarily critically examine who it is we trust and why. We are unconsciously interpreting the world based on other’s perceptions before we can critically examine our own, and by the time we can critically examine our world, we have bought in to the reality that another has defined for us.  In this process we learn to trust in others before we trust in ourselves. How do we empower our children to trust themselves beginning in early childhood? How can we calm our anxieties regarding our children’s lives so that we do not interfere in their process of figuring things out? How can we trust that everything is happening for us rather than to us so we can learn from our experiences rather than feeling like we are victims? In this episode, an authentic sharing in the way of a poem comes from a 15-year old version of Susan who shares her desire to hide from her world, followed by a 30-year old version who speaks to liberating herself. Plus, we hear from Wendy who examines what it means to ‘mother myself’, from Richmond, VA. Website: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com</a> Instagram: @susan_kinahan To contribute your reflective writing to be featured visit: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com/podcast</a>

#8 How do we learn to trust ourselves?

Let’s examine the game of life. Who creates our rules? When did we agree to them? Did we ever critically examine the way that we are living? How does the way that we live, and the systems that inform our way of doing things, create our own 'well-being'? Who do our ‘life rules’ benefit? This episode critically examines the world we each live in. We consider how we create our reality, and whose reality we might be living in. We ponder how we are teaching our children to develop and whether or not we are sharing practices that encourage self-empowerment and personal accountability for our children to feel responsible for themselves as they progress from childhood into adulthood. No one can save any one of us, we can only save ourselves. How can we create a reality that benefits our personal well-being? How can we critically examine our personal values and make life choices that serve our highest good, rather than following in another’s footsteps. How can we support ourselves without needing another to validate who we are and what we truly want? Plus we hear from Katie, 31 from Richmond, VA as she shares with us a letter to her younger self. Website: www.motheringmyself.com Instagram: @susan_kinahan To contribute your reflective writing to be featured visit: www.motheringmyself.com/podcast

Let’s examine the game of life. Who creates our rules? When did we agree to them? Did we ever critically examine the way that we are living? How does the way that we live, and the systems that inform our way of doing things, create our own 'well-being'? Who do our ‘life rules’ benefit? This episode critically examines the world we each live in. We consider how we create our reality, and whose reality we might be living in. We ponder how we are teaching our children to develop and whether or not we are sharing practices that encourage self-empowerment and personal accountability for our children to feel responsible for themselves as they progress from childhood into adulthood. No one can save any one of us, we can only save ourselves. How can we create a reality that benefits our personal well-being? How can we critically examine our personal values and make life choices that serve our highest good, rather than following in another’s footsteps. How can we support ourselves without needing another to validate who we are and what we truly want? Plus we hear from Katie, 31 from Richmond, VA as she shares with us a letter to her younger self. Website: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com</a> Instagram: @susan_kinahan To contribute your reflective writing to be featured visit: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com/podcast</a>

#9 Life is a game - Who makes your rules?

Welcome to season 2, episode 1. In this episode we consider your feedback from the first season of the Mothering Myself Podcast, and we explore where we are now. We reconsider the who, the what, the how, and the why of this podcast and in what ways we’re growing and evolving together in this season. This episode and season considers what it is to be in the raw, and sometimes uncomfortable process that is life-long transformation. Why is it that we need to learn how to mother ourselves — why do we need mothering in the middle of our lives? How do we raise our children so that they know self-love, rather than denying their needs and expensing themselves for others? Join our growing community on Instagram where we can connect in real time with one another: @transformativemothering Get in touch + learn more here. Special thanks to @MegAnne.Ford of @bekindcoaching for sponsoring Season 2.

Welcome to season 2, episode 1. In this episode we consider your feedback from the first season of the Mothering Myself Podcast, and we explore where we are now. We reconsider the who, the what, the how, and the why of this podcast and in what ways we’re growing and evolving together in this season. This episode and season considers what it is to be in the raw, and sometimes uncomfortable process that is life-long transformation. Why is it that we need to learn how to mother ourselves — why do we need mothering in the middle of our lives? How do we raise our children so that they know self-love, rather than denying their needs and expensing themselves for others? Join our growing community on Instagram where we can connect in real time with one another: <a href="http://www.instragram.com/transformativemothering" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@transformativemothering</a> Get in touch + learn more <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Special thanks to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meganne.ford" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@MegAnne.Ford</a> of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bekindcoaching" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@bekindcoaching</a> for sponsoring Season 2.

#14 Learning to meet ourselves where we are: Intro Season 2

BONUS EPISODE!!! Regardless of what wintery holidays you celebrate, this extra (and extra special) episode is my gift to celebrate you and our self-healing journey together. I have the joy of interviewing my friend and Parent Coach, MegAnne Ford, who shares her wisdom and insight, and vulnerably reads her letter to her younger self aloud for us all to bear witness. She speaks to what it means for her to ‘mother herself’ and how fear-based punishments become our personal perceptions to inform our self-worth. We discuss what natural consequences are and how powerful it is for our self-development when a parent feels he/she/they can hold space rather than ‘fix’ everything. We cover what Self-love looks like, how to not take other’s behavior (our parents’ and our children’s) personally, and why we all need to take responsibility for our healing. This episode speaks to each of us, whether we identify as a child, parent, or both, and demonstrates why every child (human) deserves a parent coach for his/her/their well-being. Give yourself the gift of listening in. FIND MEGANNE: @bekindcoaching www.bekindcoaching.com FOR MORE MOTHERING MYSELF: Website: www.motheringmyself.com Instagram: @susan_kinahan To contribute your reflective writing to be featured visit: www.motheringmyself.com/podcast

BONUS EPISODE!!! Regardless of what wintery holidays you celebrate, this extra (and extra special) episode is my gift to celebrate you and our self-healing journey together. I have the joy of interviewing my friend and Parent Coach, MegAnne Ford, who shares her wisdom and insight, and vulnerably reads her letter to her younger self aloud for us all to bear witness. She speaks to what it means for her to ‘mother herself’ and how fear-based punishments become our personal perceptions to inform our self-worth. We discuss what natural consequences are and how powerful it is for our self-development when a parent feels he/she/they can hold space rather than ‘fix’ everything. We cover what Self-love looks like, how to not take other’s behavior (our parents’ and our children’s) personally, and why we all need to take responsibility for our healing. This episode speaks to each of us, whether we identify as a child, parent, or both, and demonstrates why every child (human) deserves a parent coach for his/her/their well-being. Give yourself the gift of listening in. FIND MEGANNE: @bekindcoaching <a href="http://www.bekindcoaching.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.bekindcoaching.com</a> FOR MORE MOTHERING MYSELF: Website: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com</a> Instagram: @susan_kinahan To contribute your reflective writing to be featured visit: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com/podcast</a>

#12 INTERVIEW: How we can all benefit by having an inner parent coach w/MegAnne Ford

It struck me recently that I say ‘hold space’ often in episodes, but I haven’t discussed what 'holding space' means. So, this episode explores what it means to hold space so that we are able to experience where we are, as we are, and extend the same courtesy to others. Additionally, we consider how it is we may have learned how to dismiss our experiences to make another more comfortable, and what the repercussions may be of our own self-betrayal. We consider how we can begin to practice holding space for ourselves, and acknowledge that it is a continual practice to allow ourselves to be with what is. Join our growing community on Instagram where we can connect in real time with one another: @transformativemothering Get in touch + learn more here. Special thanks to @MegAnne.Ford of @bekindcoaching for sponsoring Season 2.

It struck me recently that I say ‘hold space’ often in episodes, but I haven’t discussed what 'holding space' means. So, this episode explores what it means to hold space so that we are able to experience where we are, as we are, and extend the same courtesy to others. Additionally, we consider how it is we may have learned how to dismiss our experiences to make another more comfortable, and what the repercussions may be of our own self-betrayal. We consider how we can begin to practice holding space for ourselves, and acknowledge that it is a continual practice to allow ourselves to be with what is. Join our growing community on Instagram where we can connect in real time with one another: <a href="http://www.instragram.com/transformativemothering" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@transformativemothering</a> Get in touch + learn more <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Special thanks to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meganne.ford" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@MegAnne.Ford</a> of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bekindcoaching" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@bekindcoaching</a> for sponsoring Season 2.

#16 What does it mean to 'hold space'?

This episode speaks to how we are constantly crystallizing. What does this mean? We examine how the pressures of our lives create our unique perfection as human beings and offer us gems of wisdom via our experiences.  We consider that the pressures that we find ourselves navigating serve purpose and there is no beginning or end to our personal growth. In that, we also consider that we are each growing and becoming with each other, but for ourselves. We cannot always see our transformation as it is occurring, but we each undergo the process every second of our multi-dimensional existence. How do we honor our experiences rather than resist them? How do we allow ourselves to expand, rather than shrinking ourselves to fit into what we’re ‘supposed’ to be? Join our growing community on Instagram where we can connect in real time with one another: @transformativemothering Get in touch + learn more here. Special thanks to @MegAnne.Ford of @bekindcoaching for sponsoring Season 2.

This episode speaks to how we are constantly crystallizing. What does this mean? We examine how the pressures of our lives create our unique perfection as human beings and offer us gems of wisdom via our experiences.  We consider that the pressures that we find ourselves navigating serve purpose and there is no beginning or end to our personal growth. In that, we also consider that we are each growing and becoming with each other, but for ourselves. We cannot always see our transformation as it is occurring, but we each undergo the process every second of our multi-dimensional existence. How do we honor our experiences rather than resist them? How do we allow ourselves to expand, rather than shrinking ourselves to fit into what we’re ‘supposed’ to be? Join our growing community on Instagram where we can connect in real time with one another: <a href="http://www.instragram.com/transformativemothering" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@transformativemothering</a> Get in touch + learn more <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Special thanks to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meganne.ford" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@MegAnne.Ford</a> of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bekindcoaching" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@bekindcoaching</a> for sponsoring Season 2.

#17 The positive side of pressure

Allow 2020 to be the year you see yourself with 2020 vision. This episode wishes you a happy New Year, and encourages you to begin to peel back the layers to see yourself more clearly. Mainly, to remember that you are, and have always been worthy and deserving of your own love.  This episode speaks to the heart of what it is to see ourselves clearly and the power that knowing our innate worthiness can have on reality as we know it. If we want to live in a different world, a world that is more caring, more kind, and more loving, we must be the ones to create it. This begins by creating a self-healing and self-loving revolution where we begin to look within and heal ourselves to accept what is. We cannot create something new when we are rebelling against or denying what is. This episode speaks to why we must be honest, authentic, and transparent in our personal journeys to collectively shift the trajectory for our children, and ourselves. We remember this work is not ‘pretty’, but necessary. We remember that things happen for us, rather than to us when we practice the art of reframing our experience. We recognize that we cannot change our truth overnight, but we must show up each day to love ourselves a little bit more. Wishing you an incredible 2020. We’ll be back with more episodes mid-Februrary. Until then, submit your stories: To contribute your writing for our collective healing visit: www.motheringmyself.com/podcast Website: www.motheringmyself.com Instagram: @susan_kinahan

Allow 2020 to be the year you see yourself with 2020 vision. This episode wishes you a happy New Year, and encourages you to begin to peel back the layers to see yourself more clearly. Mainly, to remember that you are, and have always been worthy and deserving of your own love.  This episode speaks to the heart of what it is to see ourselves clearly and the power that knowing our innate worthiness can have on reality as we know it. If we want to live in a different world, a world that is more caring, more kind, and more loving, we must be the ones to create it. This begins by creating a self-healing and self-loving revolution where we begin to look within and heal ourselves to accept what is. We cannot create something new when we are rebelling against or denying what is. This episode speaks to why we must be honest, authentic, and transparent in our personal journeys to collectively shift the trajectory for our children, and ourselves. We remember this work is not ‘pretty’, but necessary. We remember that things happen for us, rather than to us when we practice the art of reframing our experience. We recognize that we cannot change our truth overnight, but we must show up each day to love ourselves a little bit more. Wishing you an incredible 2020. We’ll be back with more episodes mid-Februrary. Until then, submit your stories: To contribute your writing for our collective healing visit: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com/podcast</a> Website: <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.motheringmyself.com</a> Instagram: @susan_kinahan

#13 Happy 2020 - Make this the year your see yourself clearly

Here, we meet ourselves in the final episode of Season 2 reflecting on what we have learned over the past couple of months and pondering the growth we are undergoing.  We consider that all serves a purpose, all is divinely created, and all happens for us rather than to us. We reconsider why this podcast emerged and how it has evolved from Season 1 to Season 2, and how it continues to support our individual experience of awakening to our authenticity. As we look back on our experiences, we speak to our courage to embrace our challenges and make peace with our darkness, while we sit with the discomfort and fear that coexists with our bravery. We recognize our awareness as the totality of our experience, and how our lives reflect our internal beliefs. We contemplate the continuous journey of our personal healing and the treasures that are buried within our self-work. As we sift through what we're learning, we contemplate what we are choosing moving forward. What comes next? What do we want? What choices will we make? Also, as mentioned in this episode check out Susan's interview with MegAnne Ford re: mothering ourselves and our children:  MegAnne Is Not a Parent, But... Join our growing community on Instagram where we can connect in real time with one another: @transformativemothering Get in touch + learn more here. Special thanks to @MegAnne.Ford of @bekindcoaching for sponsoring Season 2.

Here, we meet ourselves in the final episode of Season 2 reflecting on what we have learned over the past couple of months and pondering the growth we are undergoing.  We consider that all serves a purpose, all is divinely created, and all happens for us rather than to us. We reconsider why this podcast emerged and how it has evolved from Season 1 to Season 2, and how it continues to support our individual experience of awakening to our authenticity. As we look back on our experiences, we speak to our courage to embrace our challenges and make peace with our darkness, while we sit with the discomfort and fear that coexists with our bravery. We recognize our awareness as the totality of our experience, and how our lives reflect our internal beliefs. We contemplate the continuous journey of our personal healing and the treasures that are buried within our self-work. As we sift through what we're learning, we contemplate what we are choosing moving forward. What comes next? What do we want? What choices will we make? Also, as mentioned in this episode check out Susan's interview with MegAnne Ford re: mothering ourselves and our children: <a href="https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/meganne-is-not-a-parent-but-meganne-ford-_oNO1PYSsB9/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> MegAnne Is Not a Parent, But...</a> Join our growing community on Instagram where we can connect in real time with one another: <a href="http://www.instragram.com/transformativemothering" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@transformativemothering</a> Get in touch + learn more <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Special thanks to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meganne.ford" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@MegAnne.Ford</a> of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bekindcoaching" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bekindcoaching</a> for sponsoring Season 2.

#26 Where do we go from here?

What is the way forward? How do we get there? This episode pushes us to consider our judgments of others in order to better understand ourselves. As we begin to expand our awareness of ourselves, we begin to connect to the deeper knowing of ourselves. We acknowledge that sometimes to honor our feelings means to no longer deny the experience we are having, and confront the misalignment of our minds and our hearts. This episode grapples with our awakening and explores our expanded consciousness. We continue to consider how we and our world are changing as we confront covid19 and we grapple with our existential and tangible experiences. What separation exists with the mind that can be dissolved in our hearts? How do surrender to the moments we find ourselves and the life we are living right now? How do we allow and accept people as they are? Join our growing community on Instagram where we can connect in real time with one another: @transformativemothering Get in touch + learn more here. Special thanks to @MegAnne.Ford of @bekindcoaching for sponsoring Season 2.

What is the way forward? How do we get there? This episode pushes us to consider our judgments of others in order to better understand ourselves. As we begin to expand our awareness of ourselves, we begin to connect to the deeper knowing of ourselves. We acknowledge that sometimes to honor our feelings means to no longer deny the experience we are having, and confront the misalignment of our minds and our hearts. This episode grapples with our awakening and explores our expanded consciousness. We continue to consider how we and our world are changing as we confront covid19 and we grapple with our existential and tangible experiences. What separation exists with the mind that can be dissolved in our hearts? How do surrender to the moments we find ourselves and the life we are living right now? How do we allow and accept people as they are? Join our growing community on Instagram where we can connect in real time with one another: <a href="http://www.instragram.com/transformativemothering" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@transformativemothering</a> Get in touch + learn more <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Special thanks to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meganne.ford" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@MegAnne.Ford</a> of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bekindcoaching" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bekindcoaching</a> for sponsoring Season 2.

#25 Moving from judgment to discernment

This week we are tackling our 'stuckness' and the energy that holds us back from feeling like we are moving forward. What is it that holds us back? What is it that prevents us from taking the next necessary step? Why is it that we seem to be backsliding when we just experienced a breakthrough? Often, we overthink the above questions and we make excuses, cast blame, and refuse responsibility. In this episode we go a little deeper and consider what purpose feeling 'stuck' is serving us. As we dig into our experiences, and acknowledge the delight in clinging to an ideal self rather than accepting the self as we are right now, we begin to see our experience in its fullness. We touch on why regression is a natural and healthy component of our growth and we contemplate our stuckness as a protective experience. We trust there is guidance and wisdom in the moments that we feel held back, and we begin to move from our head into our hearts as we listen more deeply to our feelings guiding our experience of ourselves and our lives. If we are the creators of our lives, how do we create the life we want? Join our growing community on Instagram where we can connect in real time with one another: @transformativemothering Get in touch + learn more here. Special thanks to @MegAnne.Ford of @bekindcoaching for sponsoring Season 2.

This week we are tackling our 'stuckness' and the energy that holds us back from feeling like we are moving forward. What is it that holds us back? What is it that prevents us from taking the next necessary step? Why is it that we seem to be backsliding when we just experienced a breakthrough? Often, we overthink the above questions and we make excuses, cast blame, and refuse responsibility. In this episode we go a little deeper and consider what purpose feeling 'stuck' is serving us. As we dig into our experiences, and acknowledge the delight in clinging to an ideal self rather than accepting the self as we are right now, we begin to see our experience in its fullness. We touch on why regression is a natural and healthy component of our growth and we contemplate our stuckness as a protective experience. We trust there is guidance and wisdom in the moments that we feel held back, and we begin to move from our head into our hearts as we listen more deeply to our feelings guiding our experience of ourselves and our lives. If we are the creators of our lives, how do we create the life we want? Join our growing community on Instagram where we can connect in real time with one another: <a href="http://www.instragram.com/transformativemothering" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@transformativemothering</a> Get in touch + learn more <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Special thanks to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meganne.ford" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@MegAnne.Ford</a> of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bekindcoaching" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bekindcoaching</a> for sponsoring Season 2.

#24 What keeps us stuck?

Another week of quarantine, another attempt to reach out outwardly to check in inwardly. This week we consider what it is to be with ourselves. We continue to question what it means to be alive and how we are living. We ponder who and what we are focusing on to potentially avoid listening to ourselves and hearing our inner voice. We acknowledge that it is easier to choose others before ourselves because that is how we are programmed - is it selfless or is it selfish to forget ourselves?  We also question what pressures we are placing on ourselves and what structures may be holding us back from living liberated lives, beginning in childhood. Are we creating safe spaces, or are we creating toxic environments that create inner tension? Why are we supposed to 'be' someone to everyone else, but never really meet ourselves in our own life?  These questions are meant for you to answer for yourself -- there is no 'right' or 'wrong' answer, just musings to ponder as you consider yourself. Please allow yourself to be vulnerable and reach out if you need any kind of support. We are all in this together. Connect with me below. Join our growing community on Instagram where we can connect in real time with one another: @transformativemothering Get in touch + learn more here. Special thanks to @MegAnne.Ford of @bekindcoaching for sponsoring Season 2.

Another week of quarantine, another attempt to reach out outwardly to check in inwardly. This week we consider what it is to be with ourselves. We continue to question what it means to be alive and how we are living. We ponder who and what we are focusing on to potentially avoid listening to ourselves and hearing our inner voice. We acknowledge that it is easier to choose others before ourselves because that is how we are programmed - is it selfless or is it selfish to forget ourselves?  We also question what pressures we are placing on ourselves and what structures may be holding us back from living liberated lives, beginning in childhood. Are we creating safe spaces, or are we creating toxic environments that create inner tension? Why are we supposed to 'be' someone to everyone else, but never really meet ourselves in our own life?  These questions are meant for you to answer for yourself -- there is no 'right' or 'wrong' answer, just musings to ponder as you consider yourself. Please allow yourself to be vulnerable and reach out if you need any kind of support. We are all in this together. Connect with me below. Join our growing community on Instagram where we can connect in real time with one another: <a href="http://www.instragram.com/transformativemothering" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@transformativemothering</a> Get in touch + learn more <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Special thanks to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meganne.ford" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@MegAnne.Ford</a> of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bekindcoaching" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bekindcoaching</a> for sponsoring Season 2.

#22 What if it's selfish to be selfless?

We are continuing to 'mother' ourselves through our respective covid-19 experience. This week, we're talking about the hard things: death.  This conversation is expansive as we consider not only the death of those in our lives or the unavoidable truth that our time will come, but the death of our egos as we release outdated versions of ourselves and morph into our next iteration, becoming more of Who We Are.  Currently, the world that we have known is going through a collective ego-death as we continue to be shaken globally by covid-19 and the ripple effects.  As we consider death, we also consider rebirth on a personal and planetary level. As we witness ourselves and our systems dissolve, we refocus our attention on what it is we need and want.  This episode questions how we can surrender to the truth of ourselves and our experiences, getting real with ourselves rather than living shallowly at surface level.  We discuss the need to embrace ourselves so completely that we can love others in their entirety to create a new world that benefits all beings.  As we acknowledge our grief, we find our love. We know death to know life. We experience darkness to know light. Now is the time for us to explore ourselves and release what does not serve us.    Please allow yourself to be vulnerable and reach out if you need any kind of support. We are all in this together. Connect with me below. Join our growing community on Instagram where we can connect in real time with one another: @transformativemothering Get in touch + learn more here. Special thanks to @MegAnne.Ford of @bekindcoaching for sponsoring Season 2.

We are continuing to 'mother' ourselves through our respective covid-19 experience. This week, we're talking about the hard things: death.  This conversation is expansive as we consider not only the death of those in our lives or the unavoidable truth that our time will come, but the death of our egos as we release outdated versions of ourselves and morph into our next iteration, becoming more of Who We Are.  Currently, the world that we have known is going through a collective ego-death as we continue to be shaken globally by covid-19 and the ripple effects.  As we consider death, we also consider rebirth on a personal and planetary level. As we witness ourselves and our systems dissolve, we refocus our attention on what it is we need and want.  This episode questions how we can surrender to the truth of ourselves and our experiences, getting real with ourselves rather than living shallowly at surface level.  We discuss the need to embrace ourselves so completely that we can love others in their entirety to create a new world that benefits all beings.  As we acknowledge our grief, we find our love. We know death to know life. We experience darkness to know light. Now is the time for us to explore ourselves and release what does not serve us.  Please allow yourself to be vulnerable and reach out if you need any kind of support. We are all in this together. Connect with me below. Join our growing community on Instagram where we can connect in real time with one another: <a href="http://www.instragram.com/transformativemothering" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@transformativemothering</a> Get in touch + learn more <a href="http://www.motheringmyself.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Special thanks to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meganne.ford" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@MegAnne.Ford</a> of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bekindcoaching" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@bekindcoaching</a> for sponsoring Season 2.

#21 Death, ego death, and embracing what is real

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