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Mindset Trap #10 - Labeling | Ep. 78
I'm back with another episode on the mindset traps we face as moms with teens, as we approach the empty nest. This week, I tackle "labeling". This trap refers to our brains subconscious tendency to want to assign a...
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Being Present - Part II | Ep. 77
We often think "being present" means that we are able to cultivate a sense of peace and happiness in our lives. As much as we might want to be present, particularly during the holidays, this can be much harder than it...
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Being Present - Part I | Ep. 76
When I think about holidays, I feel, on the one hand, an incredible sense of excitement and joy just by thinking about the celebratory days ahead…but I also feel a sense of overwhelm, and if I’m honest, sometimes a...
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The College Visit | Ep. 75
In the span of one weekend, I went on college admissions tours at two schools with my youngest, who is a junior in high school, and then I went to Parents Weekend to visit my oldest, who is a freshman in college....
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Mindset Trap #9 - Emotional Reasoning | Ep. 74
Emotional reasoning is when we use our feelings as evidence that there’s a problem. I actually think this mindset trap is one of the most insidious thought errors we can fall into. Unlike some of the others that I’ve...
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Mindset Trap #8 - Identity Crisis | Ep. 73
Becoming a mother has been the most important role that I’ve ever taken on. The importance and worthiness of caring for these humans being has eclipsed every other priority of my life. Being a mother has become my...
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Conversation with Ali Flynn - Mindset of Raising Teen Girls vs. Boys | Ep. 72
I'm excited to welcome Ali Flynn, founder of Hang in There, Mama, to the Small Jar Podcast this week. Ali and I share a mission of wanting to support women as they manage the ever-evolving relationship they have with...
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Mindset Trap #7 - Personalization (aka Mom Guilt) | Ep. 71
I’ve been exploring this series on mindset traps, and I bet you didn’t know that “guilt” was one of them. Let’s be honest, if there was a state of being that many of us moms face, it’s the state of feeling guilty. The...
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Mindset Trap #6 - Perfectionism | Ep. 70
There are some among us who would call ourselves “perfectionists” and maybe others of us who wouldn’t. But what do you think the oppositive of being a perfectionist is? Have you ever thought about that? In this...
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Mindset Trap #5 - All or Nothing Thinking | Ep. 69
"All-or-nothing thinking" is a mindset trap where we can view situations in extremes. For example we think things are entirely good, or entirely bad, with no middle ground. Now, you can imagine why this type of...
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Mindset Trap #4 - Comparison | Ep. 68
We are hard-wired we are to compare ourselves to others. We don't like to admit it, because we think judging others is "bad", and we know it doesn’t feel good when others are judging us. But the reality is that this...
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Mindset Trap #3 - Validation Seeking | Ep. 67
Over the past few episodes of the Small Jar podcast, we have bene exploring the mindset traps of life with teens and the empty nest. We've covered confirmation bias and catastrophizing. This week, we explore...
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