Mommy Moments Ep. 13
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Announcement for Birthing Ourselves, Childbirth Preparation Groups on Zoom. We are born as parents in this time and the group includes broad ideas of transformation in addition to more standard need to know and do subjects. Give a listen and see if it is for you or a loved one. Then check it out after April 16, 2020 at
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Mommy Moments Ep. 12
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How many of you feel like your productivity is too low as a mom? Where is that pressure coming from? How do you deal with it, work with it, or overcome it? Here is my experience.
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Mommy Hero: Mary Alexandra Zuleta Ep. 11
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Tierra discusses healthcare and healing through the lens of femininity and all the qualities that can entail. She also shares many stories growing up and what qualities and values she wants to share with her daughter and all women.
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Mommy Hero: Nicole Tiffany Cruz Ep. 10
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We talk with "The Super Busy Mommy Coach" on how she stays present, focused, and motivated running her business and raising her 4-year-old. She has some gems on how she creates, takes care of herself, and prioritizes parenting through it all.
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Mommy Moments Ep. 09
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Tierra Owen discusses a real experience of domestic abuse in her life that set the stage for new beauty and growth to come. Yoda's saying comes to mind: "Do or do not. There is no Try."
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Mommy Moments Ep. 08
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This is the first of several shorter summer episodes of me riffing on some Mommy Stories. In this episode, I share the story of my new book, 52 Ways to Love Yourself Postpartum, and how it came to be. This was just a quick idea that I had that a few people encourage me along and I learned the value of having great people around that lift you up and ultimately the whole community is lifted with you.
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Mommy Hero: Kerena Saltzman Ep.07
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Kerena weaves us through a journey of creating a delicious life where we live from our values and have a little time for self-reflection in order to draw back and envision what we want as mother's, women, and wives. She also stresses the importance of the "circle of support:" people who are safe and encourage our confidence and growth.
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Mommy Hero: Paddy Easton Graves Ep. 06
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Listen in as Paddy discusses the emerging new paradigm for moms to be the bridge for our children to live in more light as we leave the darkness behind
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Mommy Hero: Ellie Hamner Ep. 05
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Ellie Hamner shares her secrets on creating an authentic life through vulnerability. She is a master memory maker and prides herself on a domesticity that is intentional and delicious...especially through her food preparation and meal presentation. She loves connecting with her children regularly and allowing them the freedom to be who they are.
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Mommy Hero: Gina Scott Ep. 04
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Nurse and post-Crossfit athlete, Gina Scott, shares her mommy story that is full of surprises, laughter, tears, and sweetness. Her experience at the bedside is informed by her life and, as she works to advance her nursing degree, she shows us all how to build the habits that keep us strong.
info_outlineEpisode 06 Show Notes: Nicole Tiffany Cruz, The “The Super Busy Mommy Coach”
We discuss:
- How she helps busy parents reach high levels of fitness and health despite being sleep deprived and constantly interrupted
- Setting up the ideal work environment for her meant having her son nearby
- How divorce took that opportunity from her, but she is recreating it
- Appreciation for her current full-time employment but she is non-complacent in her commitment to building a more balanced lifestyle through her business building
- Knowing patience and time are needed to be realistic about scaling her business while raising her 4-year-old son
- Dealing with “mommy guilt” vs. seeing the whole picture and knowing her commitment to herself in building a better life for her and her son
- How important it is to set examples of doing what she loves to her child
- How a “calling” to do this work is both a blessing and a curse
- Founding her business on her problem of not finding enough time to workout and sharing her solution with others
- Training is based on interruption/recovery and is results-driven. It is done at home which is the situation when you have young children needing attention
- The integration of technology with this type of coaching is perfect for how busy she and other parents are
- Physical training and nutritional coaching sessions are better retained in bite-size pieces that she delivers via text and or video.
- How her training is very efficient by spending 10 minutes before work and other bite-sized chunks of time
- How she uses her long commute on the subway to her benefit to either produce work or meditate
- Spending 2-3 hours a week on meal prep
- Prioritizing sleep
- Supplements that help her, but they are not the first option for her clients
- Seeing her work as a mother as “the most important work in the world
- Imparting values to her son: health/strength, wisdom, and mindfulness, dealing with adversity and facing fears
- There are not many moms she knows that are on a similar path and she often has to carve her path to find a way
- The deep connection she has with her son and how intertwined her happiness is with his