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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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Mindset Trap #2 - Catastrophizing | Ep. 66
This is the second in a new series on the Small Jar Podcast about the mindset traps that keep us stuck in anxiety, sadness, and an inability to move forward. In this episode, I explore the trap of catastrophizing, or...
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Mindset Trap #1 - Confirmation Bias | Ep. 65
Mindset traps are available to all of us, at all stages of our lives. But for those of us navigating life with teens and the transition to the empty nest, we can fall prey to these traps in a way that keeps us stuck...
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Running Out of Time | Ep. 64
Have you heard the statistic that by the time your child is 18 that you'll have spent 90% of the time that you'll ever spend with them in your life? This is the kind of information that can not only cause us to think...
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Your Vision for Success as a Mom | Ep. 63
Have you ever stopped to think about how you define your success as a mom? What does success look like to you? And how do you measure it? Whether you realize it or not, you have in your mind a vision for success,...
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Lifelong Connection with Your Big Kids - Special Guest Esther Joy Goetz | Ep. 62
I was honored to have author, influencer, connector and founder of Moms of Bigs, Esther Joy Goetz join me to talk about the lifelong journey of being a mom and how to create a lifelong connection with your children....
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Why You Can't Let Yourself Off the Hook | Ep. 61
As women, as moms, we're really hard on ourselves. Like...so hard. There are so many ways we talk down to ourselves, and we're so used to it that we don't even realize we're doing it any more. But it can also feel...
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Preparing for College Move-In Day | Ep. 60
College move-in day is looming and so many of us moms are feeling sad, and beating ourselves up for it. In this episode, I explore the shame we can feel as we compare the way we are handling this transition as we...
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The Dream Teen Checklist: Special Group Coaching Edition | Ep. 59
Join me for a sneak peak into one of Small Jar's recent Group Coaching Workshops, where we explore the topic of relationships, particularly the dream relationship we want with our teenager. In coaching, almost any...
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Thinking Happy Thoughts | Ep. 58
Just telling yourself to think happy thoughts just doesn't work. How many times has a well-meaning friend tried to offer you a different perspective on a problem and you’ve felt completely frustrated or discounted. ...
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Being Alone with Yourself | Ep. 57
When our kids are leaving the nest, it seems so obvious that the solution is to find new purpose. But the real problem isn’t that we can’t find purpose, it’s that we’re afraid of being alone with ourselves. We think...
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What You Really Want | Ep. 56
As moms, we want our kids to be happy, safe and successful. And we are willing to do anything and everything we can to help them achieve this. Only, during the teen years, these goals seem next to impossible to...
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