Episode 9: The E-Word. Energy That Sticks: Presence Over Push, Flow Over Force

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PowerMomma Podcast — Episode 9

“Energy is a Flow.”

Summary
We “took it to the hill” at Runyon and cracked open the E-word: energy. Not hustle fuel. Not a scarce ration. A flow you can tap, nourish, and share. From middle-school burnout triage to reiki basics, from grief that still powers action to the unexpected joy of pickleball, this episode flips the script from “manage your energy” to “open the valve.”

In this episode

• Why “manage your energy” can backfire, and what to do instead: shift from control to flow

• Parenting the new middle-school workload without melting down (you or them)

• Mindfulness that actually helps when your brain time-travels to the terrifying future

• Reiki 101: what it is, what it isn’t, and how presence restores energy fast

• Grief as rocket fuel: how a father’s Top-10 birthday ritual keeps giving energy forward

• Surprise energizers: Runyon hikes, laughter, and… pickleball

Top takeaways

• Flow beats force. Treat energy like a river, not a bank account. Open channels; stop building dams.

• Presence is power. Exhaustion spikes when your mind lives in tomorrow. Return to now: breath, senses, feet on ground.

• Model sustainable effort. Teach kids to move tasks and reset pace; perfection is not the assignment.

• Love  can energize. Let the love you carry become momentum for good.

• Move first, decide later. A ten-minute walk changes the story in your head.

• Find your weird joy. If pickleball or line dancing lights you up, that’s strategy, not fluff.

Try this week

• 5 minutes of mindful breathing before you touch the to-do list.

• Write today’s 3: what truly must happen, and push the rest.

• Do the Top-10 ritual at dinner: last year’s 10 wins, next year’s 10 goals. Kids included.

• Schedule one movement date with a friend. Accountability = energy.

Quotes to steal

• “Energy isn’t something you hoard; it’s something you let through.”

• “A lot of our exhaustion lives in the future. Come back to now.”

• “We’re not alive to do all the things. We’re doing things while we learn how to be human together.”

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Episode credits
Hosts: Sam & Tange
Recorded: On the hill at Runyon, where the dogs are king and there's lots of eye candy.
Production: Storytime LA

Show tags
#Powermomma #EnergyReset #WorkingMoms #MindfulParenting #Reiki #GriefToGrowth #RunyonCanyon #PresenceOverPerfection #MomLifeStrategies