Parhaat Female Veteran Podcastit (2024)

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The Female Veterans Podcast: Theresa's Story Of Surviving Financial Abuse and Reclaiming Power 2:21:17

3M ago2:21:17

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Welcome back to The Female Veterans Podcast, ranked in the top 100 veteran mental health podcasts! In this powerful and timely episode, Theresa Melton returns to share her deeply personal and shocking story. After joining us in Season 7, Theresa has faced unimaginable challenges, including the tragic loss of her husband to suicide. But what unfolde…

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Air Force Veteran And Author of Becoming Her: How to Become A Survivor - Ashton's Story Comes With A Trigger Warning 1:43:36

5M ago1:43:36

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About Our Episode: The Female Veterans Podcast is ranked in the top 100 for mental health podcasts for veterans! In this compelling episode, we speak with Ashton, who was born into a military family with both parents serving in the Air Force. Despite her lineage, Ashton’s path was fraught with challenges from the very start. Join us as she shares h…

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114. Trusting God in Uncertainty, Transitions, Leaving the Military, Pregnancy, Entrepreneurship 29:10

6M ago29:10

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Hey friend. Today I'm sharing an update on where the Lord has been leading me, what I’ve been “giving birth to” and the humbling growth journey I've been on in this season. We're talking about big life transitions, leaving the military, learning to trust God more and the internal wrestling we often experience mentally, emotionally and spiritually a…

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Amanda's Journey of Strength And Resilience After Harassment 1:24:25

6M ago1:24:25

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👤 About Our Episode: In this powerful episode of The Female Veterans Podcast, we sit down with Amanda, a former Marine who served from 1994 to 2002. Amanda chose the Marine Corps for their polished appearance and prestige, and she shares her profound and often harrowing experiences during her service. Join us as Amanda opens up about her journey, f…

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Dawn's Courage Amidst Chaos: One Female Army Veteran's Shocking Experiences 1:19:35

7M ago1:19:35

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You've got to listen until the end for this one! In this episode of the Female Veterans Podcast, I chat with Dawn, a former United States Army soldier with a decade of service under her belt. From her military upbringing to navigating the trials of bootcamp while injured, Dawn shares her harrowing journey through the ranks, shedding light on the ch…

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A Female Veteran's Journey To Self Love After A Chaotic Military Experience 1:06:02

8M ago1:06:02

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On this best podcast episode of 2024, Victoria shares her story. We discuss her military experience, assualts, trauma of a very challenging deployment and the impact it had on her family. She shares how her military experience changed her into a monster, and her long journey to heal herself and her family. I learn how gardening transformed her, and…

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113. Feeling Pressure to Finish Lent Strong & Prepare More for Easter? 3 Tips to Reduce Overwhelm, Release Pressure & Find Rest 19:48

8M ago19:48

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I felt called to speak to the pressure many of us feel at this time of the year to finish Lent strong and prepare for Easter. Today we'll dive into 3 tips and invitations if you're feeling like you're just trying to keep up and have very little breathing room or time to rest, in the midst of everything you're carrying and doing. Whether you’ve stuc…

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Transmuting Grief: A Special Episode of the Female Veterans Podcast with Lola 27:43

9M ago27:43

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In this very special episode of The Female Veterans Podcast, I am joined by Lola, who is doing some incredible work for the veteran community. Lola shares her experience facilitating veteran women's indigenous healing circles and discusses the upcoming event - a female veterans grief retreat. She highlights the constant presence of grief in the liv…

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112. Let Me Be With You: How to Let Jesus Into the Joys and Struggles of Everyday Life 27:52

10M ago27:52

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Today I'm sharing vulnerably what Jesus has been reinforcing to me this week. A simple, but profound invitation of "let me be with you." It's so easy to compartmentalize our faith, to keep pushing through and doing the best we can to manage all that life is throwing at us from every direction...but how can we let him into everything we do to carry …

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Serving With Pride And Embracing Challenge: Ketara's Story Founder of The Brave Woman Academy 1:16:16

10M ago1:16:16

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In this episode of The Female Veterans Podcast, I welcome Ketara, a proud National Guard servicemember and the founder of Brave Woman Academy. We explore the often overlooked journey of a guardsman. Ketara shares her multifaceted experiences and the astonishing breadth of skills she acquired, reminding us that the Guard's mission is as critical as …

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111. Never Enough? A Loving Invitation to Let the Lord Define Who you Are Instead of the World 28:36

11M ago28:36

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This will be a polar opposite message from what you've most likely been seeing, feeling, and the pressures you've been inundated with at this time of the year about New Years' Resolutions and goals. There are so many voices of the world, environments we're in, and our culture that shame and guilt us, that reinforce these narratives that we're never…

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The True Grit Of A Female Soldier: Martha's Story of Balancing Military Service, Motherhood, and Seizing Opportunities 1:11:12

12M ago1:11:12

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In this inspiring best podcast 2023 episode of The Female Veterans Podcast, I chat with Martha, a retired army veteran, who shares her powerful journey from immigrating to the Bronx, New York, from the Dominican Republic, to joining the military at the tender age of 17, and eventually becoming a Medical Service Corps officer. Listen in as Martha re…

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110. How’s your Mind & Heart around Exercise? Is it Serving you or Guilting you? 12 Mindset Shifts to Maintain Fitness Without all the Stress, Anxiety, Pressure or Shame 32:45

1y ago32:45

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Oh sister, we’re getting vulnerable & going deep here. The tough truth is that it doesn't matter how fit we are, or how much fitness we're able to maintain, if we're imprisoned by it. For those of us who want to maintain our health & fitness and take pride in it, it can be hard to find the right balance. The holidays are a time when society speaks …

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109. The 7 Mistakes Keeping you Stuck in Guilt with Nutrition, Fitness, & your Body + How to Break Free to Reclaim the Joy around Food! 36:51

1y ago36:51

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How do we keep up our healthy habits & nutrition during the Thanksgiving & Christmas celebrations? Last episode we dove into 8 simple but powerful ways to find balance in staying on track with your goals while enjoying the holiday celebrations. This Part 2 focuses on the 7 biggest mistakes you may be making when approaching the holiday season, and …

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108. Breaking free from Guilt around Food: 8 Game-Changing Tips to Find Freedom & Balance in Enjoying the Holiday Meals & Treats while Staying on Track with Nutrition 27:27

1y ago27:27

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How do we keep up our healthy habits & nutrition during the Thanksgiving & Christmas celebrations? This is Part 1, where we focus on 8 simple but powerful ways to find balance in staying on track with your goals while enjoying the holiday celebrations (no, it’s not by counting macros or tracking everything you eat) Pop in those headphones as you pr…

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107. Worried the Holidays will Derail your Health & Fitness Goals? ”Holiday-proof” your Fitness with these 15 Simple Strategies & Hacks to Stay on Track while Fully Enjoying the Season 25:35

1y ago25:35

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Worried the holidays are going to derail your fitness goals, want to stay on track as much as possible so you don't feel like you have to completely reset in January after falling off the train in the coming weeks? Tune in for 15 simple ways to still prioritize your health & fitness, while fully enjoying the holiday season. This series on fitness a…

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106. Jesus wants to Meet you in the Trenches: An Honest Heart to Heart about the Raw, Real, Messiness of Life and the Goodness of God 42:36

1y ago42:36

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Oh my friend. I just want to invite you to imagine we're sitting across from each other on a comfy sofa with coffee today...get ready for an incredibly deep, honest, and vulnerable heart to heart. This is what my soul was longing to share with you. Exactly how Jesus has been meeting me in the hard, in the mess, in the muck of everyday life and all …

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United In Sisterhood - Detrel's Mission To Empower Female Veterans 1:08:42

1y ago1:08:42

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Welcome back for another gripping episode of the Female Veterans Podcast. Today, we have a rockstar guest joining us - Detrel, an army veteran and founder of the impactful organization, United in Sisterhood. We're going to dive deep into the joys, challenges, and even fears associated with her military service, discussing everything from boot camp …

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105. Let’s Release the Unrealistic Expectations, Pressures, and Standards: A 5-Min Exercise to Let Go of all the ”Shoulds” Hanging over your Head 11:58

1y ago11:58

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Do you struggle to feel like you're measuring up? Do you feel like no matter how much you do, give, and contribute, you're still not doing enough? I see you, and you're so not alone. Today I'm giving you a powerful, simple exercise to release the extra pressures you're carrying -- those high expectations you hold yourself to, the weight of not meas…

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104. Running a Million Miles an Hour and Struggling to Find Rest or Experience the Joy you Really Want to in Life? 3 Simple Steps to Start Slowing Down to Be More Present 21:53

1y ago21:53

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Are you running a million miles an hour, pulled in tons of directions responding to one urgent demand after another, trying to constantly be productive with your to-do-list, and never feeling like you have a moment to truly rest, be still, or relax? Today we're diving into 3 tips for how to slow down and start moving out of this place of constant b…

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103. 10 Must-Answer Questions to Discover your Calling & Build a More Fulfilling Balance Between Family & Work 33:40

1y ago33:40

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You're gonna want a journal and pen for this one -- you can Download and print the free PDF that goes with this episode HERE to follow along at your own pace. 10 Must-Ask Questions if you desire greater balance between who you want to be for your family, and the impact you want to make in the world. If you're wishing you had more to give your kids,…

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102. Spiraling Negative Thoughts or Self-Talk? A Simple Framework to Process Tough Emotions & Build a Biblical Mindset 17:49

1y ago17:49

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Do you struggle sometimes with negative self talk, and negative emotions? Today I'm giving you an easy, step-by-step framework you can use to renew your mind, and cultivate mental & emotional command as the Lord calls us to (Romans 12:2). This will transform the way you show up in every area of life and handle challenges with much more grace. Whene…

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101. 5 Ways to Stay Grounded through Change, Transitions, and Seasons of Uncertainty or Anxiety about All the Unknowns 26:45

1y ago26:45

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As we resume the podcast after our summer break, we're going to have a raw, real conversation about how we can navigate seasons of transition, change, and seasons of uncertainty or unknowns. So if you're in the trenches like I am, this is for you sister. Maybe it's a season of major life or career transition, maybe you're trying to figure out, plan…

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An Empowered Voice: Raw Reflections of A Female Veteran -Rachel Oswalt's Story 1:35:17

1y ago1:35:17

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In this episode of best podcast 2023, The Female Veterans Podcast, I am joined by fellow podcast host (Your Story Doesn't End Here) and Navy shipmate Rachel Oswalt. She shares her experience of joining the Navy and undergoing bootcamp. She addresses concerns like the lack of challenging curriculum, inadequate leadership, and the impact on mental he…

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The Impact of Career Suppression and Poor Leadership On The Morale of A Female Sailor: Pooja's Story 52:01

1+ y ago52:01

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This episode of the Female Veterans Podcast I am joined by a shipmate of mine, Pooja, who served with me at my command for a few years. Pooja was staff on the ward of the Naval Hospital and in the fleet. Pooja reflects on her experiences of sexual harassment, assault, and unfair treatment in the military. She also discusses the challenges faced by …

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100. Celebrating 100 Episodes with a Giveaway you Don’t Wanna Miss! Close of this Season & Prayerful Preparation for the Next 15:17

1+ y ago15:17

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Thank you so much for being part of this growing community! As we reach the 100 episode mark, I want to take a moment to celebrate and honor this journey, share a bit more about the behind the scenes of this season, what to expect moving forward, and give all the glory and praise to God. Can't wait to see who wins the giveaway ($97 value!) All my l…

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99. If the Enemy Can’t Defeat You, He’ll Distract You: How to Stay Focused in a World of Constant Distractions to Be the Wife, Mom, & Leader you’re Called to Be 36:48

1+ y ago36:48

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We live in a world of constant distractions -- noise, input, demands, notifications, all these urgent things bombarding us from every direction. This is one of the most effective tools of the enemy to lead us astray & get us off course from God's will, divert our attention from our priorities, and even pervert the good things we're doing. Distracti…

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98. In a Demanding Season of Work & Family Life, or Time of Transition, Uncertainty, or Instability? 5 (Unconventional) Lessons in Work Life Balance and Living out your Faith 46:46

1+ y ago46:46

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In this episode, I'm getting really vulnerable with you to share 5 Lessons Learned when I was away from my family the last 2 months for my Army training course. Whether you're in a crazy busy, hard season juggling work and family life, in a time of transition like pregnancy, postpartum, military moves, long distance in marriage / time apart from or…

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The S9 Premiere: How Diana Survived Her Fiance Being K.I.A And So Much More While On Active Duty 1:18:38

1+ y ago1:18:38

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On this episode of The Female Veterans Podcast (best podcast 2023) Diana gets candid about her traumatic childhood. She tells me about the abuse she survived that led to her choice to join the Army. Diana shared how she faced boot camp with a bad attitude and was angry at the world. She details her arrival at boot camp, how she adjusted to her firs…

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97. Exhausted & Running on Empty? 15 Hacks to Boost your Energy (Even when Sleep-Deprived as a Busy Mom!) 30:22

1+ y ago30:22

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If you feel like you've gotta have your 3rd cup of coffee just to get through the day, I get it. Being pulled in so many directions every day is exhausting, and carrying everything that's on our plates can feel really heavy. So today we're gonna dive into 15 hacks to find more energy, even in demanding seasons. Especially if you're up all night wit…

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96. Navigating Struggles in Marriage, Mental Health, Motherhood & Military Life with Grace and How to Be More Intentional with our Time: Interview with Lissa Figgins 50:31

1+ y ago50:31

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So honored to bring an amazing guest to you today — Lissa Figgins is a military spouse of 27 years, mom of 3 (2 boys who are now serving on active duty themselves), a leader in her community, and a Christian time management coach. Join us for honest conversations about navigating the challenges of marriage, motherhood, military life, mental health …

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95. 5 Strategies to Combat Perfectionism — that Harsh Inner Critic that Says You’re Never Good Enough 39:20

1+ y ago39:20

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Today we're gonna talk about perfectionism, and give you 5 practical strategies to combat it in daily life. Maybe you've got impossibly high standards for yourself and are very critical with your failures and mistakes. You expect a lot of yourself. You want to do everything right, and give 100% to all that you do. You feel that pressure to do it al…

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94. Struggling to Balance Time for Your Family with your Busy Work Schedule? 3 Simple Shifts you Can Make for More Time & Presence 31:02

1+ y ago31:02

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When we're working full time, part time, or building a business in the margins of motherhood, as working moms we often worry about not giving our family enough. We wish we could be more present, and give more time to our babies, marriage, and home. So what do we do, if we feel like there's just never enough time for our kids and marriage, and we're…

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93. Free Up More Time for What’s Most Important to You: How to Avoid these 3 Things that are Likely Wasting Way more Time than you Realize! 30:32

1+ y ago30:32

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Grab your notebook & pen, and get ready for 3 things that are wasting your time and practical tips on what you can do about it to immediately start gaining back time that's being lost. Do you feel like there's never enough time for everything you need to do? Do you wish you had more time for your family? Does your mile long to-do list weigh on you …

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92. How to Make an Impact, but WITHOUT Running Yourself Into the Ground: Preventing Burnout as High-Achievers with Big Hearts to Serve (Coaching Call Part 2 with Carlie) 27:58

1+ y ago27:58

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If you're driven to make a difference & have high standards for yourself and others, if you have a strong work ethic and are a high-performer who gives so much of yourself to your work to make the organization, team, and the world better, but struggle with exhausted, feeling burnt out or frustrated in it, this is for you. This - like the last episo…

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91. Giving your All to Everything you Do but Can’t Find Time for Yourself? Coaching Call with Carlie on Work-Life Balance & Finding Time to Exercise (Part 1) 25:09

1+ y ago25:09

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Bringing a special episode to you today -- a coaching call with one of my clients! In this call we help Carlie work through some guilt around taking time to exercise when there's still so much work and things that need to be done. Carlie and I have been working together for a little over a year to help her heal from burnout and build a more sustain…

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90. What would a Beautiful, Perfect Mother’s Day Look & Feel Like for You? Let’s Explore your Hopes, Expectations, & Needs Before Mother’s Day so you can Feel Less Disappointment & More Joy 13:29

1+ y ago13:29

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Take just a few minutes with me to pause and explore what your hopes, dreams, expectations, and needs are for Mother's Day. It can be really common to have high hopes for holidays like Mother's Day then feel disappointed, under-appreciated, and hurt if it didn't live up to our ideals, and expectations. So let's walk through a process that'll help y…

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89. Tired of feeling like Work is Taking Over your Life? How to Have a Meaningful Career AND a Life, and Build a Better Work-Life Balance 35:36

1+ y ago35:36

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Do you feel like work is taking over your life? Are you burnt out & tired of giving all you've got in your work, but feeling like it leaves just the leftovers for your family and marriage, and barely any time for the rest of your life? With a demanding job, and all it takes to care for your little ones & keep the home running, you're really struggl…

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88. Too Busy to Pray? Can’t Get a Moment to Yourself as a Mom? 7 Simple Ways to Find More Time to Consistently Connect with God EVEN IN your Busy Schedule 34:48

1+ y ago34:48

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Do you feel like you're too busy to pray? Are you longing for more consistent, intentional time with the Lord? Does prayer sometimes feel like just another thing to keep up with, or another thing on the to-do-list that you feel guilty if you don't get to? Or do you feel a sense of guilt when you DO take time to slow down & pray, because you're not …

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87. Painful Sex is Not Normal: 6 Simple Strategies to Reduce Pelvic Pain during Intimacy Postpartum 28:35

1+ y ago28:35

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Hey mama. Have you experienced pain or discomfort with intimacy postpartum? I know I have, and many of the women I coach have too. It's common, but doesn't have to be your normal. No matter how long ago you had your baby, or if you're pregnant & preparing for postpartum, or newly postpartum but haven't yet resumed intimacy, this episode will de-sti…

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86. Feeling Pressure to be a Perfect Mom? Guilty you’re Not Giving your Family Enough? How to Break Free from the Unrealistic Expectation of Motherhood 34:48

1+ y ago34:48

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What makes a good mom? What makes a great mom? When you think of a perfect mom, what do you think of? What makes you feel like you’re doing it all right, or makes you feel put together? What makes you feel like enough? What makes you feel like you’re doing enough? There is so much pressure to be a perfect mom. Many of us feel like no matter how har…

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The Season 8 Finale: Female Veteran And Host Of Nubian Queen Nation Podcast - Nubia's Story 59:53

1+ y ago59:53

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Today on this episode of the best podcast for women and women veterans, I have the honor of interviewing Nubia, an amazing female veteran podcast host. We talk about her time in the military, the challenges she faced, and her transition to civilian life. Nubia, a New England native, joined the Air Force to see more of the world. During her five yea…

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85. Ready to Reduce Tantrums, Meltdowns & Power Struggles to Connect More with Your Kids? ALL the Tips to Make Parenting Easier & More Joyful from Pediatric Occupational Therapist, Kelly Shoup 51:58

1+ y ago51:58

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Who's dying for some RELIEF in parenting? I see you mama. :) CAN'T WAIT to share this incredible guest interview with you today, where we dive into so many practical parenting tips that have empowered me so much through motherhood & fostered a much more connected, peaceful relationship, without the constant yelling, power struggles, exhaustion & ov…

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84. The #1 Thing that’ll help you Deal with All the Change, Instability, Uncertainty, and Transitions of Military Life and Motherhood 19:40

1+ y ago19:40

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Are you going through some big military life transitions too? Or maybe in the trenches of all the changes & demands that come with the different seasons of motherhood? It can feel like we're constantly drowning in the stress & anxiety of it all. It can easily overwhelm us. Especially in the military, with so much constant change, instability, uncer…

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83. The 6 Week Postpartum Clearance: All the Things your Doctor Doesn’t (or Didn’t) Tell You 29:23

1+ y ago29:23

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Sadly, after the incredible feat of pregnancy & giving birth, the majority of us are left hanging until we get to the 6-week postpartum check-up with little to no guidance on what we can do physically, or how to start easing back into exercise, if anything. So we wait, what feels like FOREVER, for this 6 week appointment with our OB or midwife. Oft…

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82. Interview with Brianna Battles on Pregnancy & Postpartum Fitness, the Identity Shifts & Mental Health Struggles of Motherhood, and How to Make an Impact in your Community 57:01

1+ y ago57:01

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SO honored to welcome Brianna Battles, the founder & CEO of Pregnancy & Postpartum Athleticism, an incredible coach, mentor, and leading expert in pre and postnatal fitness onto the Podcast! I cannot imagine a more meaningful individual to bring on for you as the first guest interview because she inspired everything that I do, and the mission I hol…

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81. Your Harsh Inner Critic is Part of a Bigger Spiritual Battle: How to Hear & Know God’s Voice vs. the Enemy’s in your Life & Motherhood 16:46

1+ y ago16:46

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Today I'm sharing something that has completely changed my life, and so many of the women I've coached -- understanding how to hear and distinguish between God's voice and the enemy's voice. Our minds are spiritual battlegrounds. So many of us struggle with crippling negative self talk. The harsh inner critic that makes us never feel like enough, t…

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80. How to Navigate Body Image Struggles in Motherhood: 6 Tips to Accept & Love your Body More, and a Vulnerable Personal Story 29:59

1+ y ago29:59

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Today we’re having a heart to heart about body image. This can be one of the hardest things to wrestle with postpartum — I know it was for me. I’m sharing a vulnerable personal story with you, and 6 tips to help you through this struggle. I pray it blesses you mama! Wanna get back to Lifting, Running, and the Military Fitness Test quickly after bab…

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79. Healing Diastasis Recti Postpartum: How to Close your Ab Gap to Restore your Core Strength, Feel More Like Yourself in Your Body Again & Get back to Fitness after Baby 31:14

1+ y ago31:14

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Are you dealing with Diastasis Recti or wanting to strengthen your core postpartum? You want your stomach to look and feel like it did pre-pregnancy, you want to close your ab gap, flatten your stomach & see those changes in your body that will help you gain more confidence in it again. Maybe all the info out there about Diastasis makes you nervous…

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78. Behind the Scenes: How I’m Finding Balance in a Crazy Busy Season and You Can Too (Navigating Negative Self Talk, Perfectionism, Long Distance, Military Moves) 30:59

1+ y ago30:59

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Peeling back the curtain today for you with this totally unplanned real-time behind the scenes episode on how to find & maintain your balance and protect your time & presence for what matters most... I felt called to just share what's been on my heart personally over the last couple days. This is a raw, real conversation that'll give you a window i…

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