Ep. 64: We’re figuring out how to make everyday living as parents more fun and playful.

An episode like this is just full of joy and inspiration.

The conversation revolves around the importance of play in adult life, due to its role in reducing stress, fostering creativity, and improving overall well-being…and just making life more enjoyable.

They discussed the challenges of transitioning from play to competition and the need to prioritize self-care and make time for personal interests. The speakers also highlighted the benefits of play in career development and building connections with others. They emphasized the importance of noticing how social media makes one feel and whether it aligns with one's values and goals, and the significance of connection in the workplace. Throughout the conversation, the speakers emphasized the need to prioritize play and make time for it to bring happiness back into life.

In this episode, we talk about:

+ The necessity of prioritizing self-care and personal interests…even as parents

+ The benefits of play in your career development

+ How play fosters your connection with others

+ The role of play in social media

You can get Laura’s Playlist Planner here – which will help you quickly identify your own unique play activities plan them amidst a busy schedule.

About The Guest

Laura Haver is a play advocate, author, speaker, life coach, mom and former pro athlete. She is an expert in play, communication and happiness, and has helped thousands of people to experience more fun, fulfillment and joy in their lives. She has been featured on the Today Show, CBS, Fox, Parents, Shape and more, and is the author of Play Together: Games & Activities for the Whole Family to Boost Creativity, Connection & Mindfulness.

Learn more about Laura Haver here.

You can find Laura’s book here.

Connect with the Laura Haver via Instagram here or via her Instagram for author moms here.

About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out:

Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time.
Connect with Andrea via Instagram ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ or her website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Ep. 63: We’re figuring out how to be the right level of involved in your children’s learning journey.

Whether you’re planning for school or you’re in it, former teacher and educational consultant, Alexa, is going to help us figure out our role as parents in our kids’ educational journey.

In this episode, we talk about:

+ How to nurture parent-teacher relationships and communication

+ How to communicate with your child and be involved with their education

+ How to raise kids who excel at social emotional learning (and what that all means)

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About The Guest

Alexa Ghadiry-Tavi is the Founder and Owner of My Tutor Time, a tutoring company dedicated to creating individualized learning experiences. With extensive experience as a classroom teacher and educational consultant, Alexa shares expertise in pedagogy and practical teaching. Alexa is passionate about supporting students and families in achieving their educational goals.

Learn more and connect with Alexa here.

Connect with the guest via Instagram here.

About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out:

Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time.
Connect with Andrea via Instagram ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ or her website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Ep. 62: We’re figuring out how to actually make self-care happen

Jill Tant made an incredible shift from a corporate banking career to becoming a Mayo Clinic certified wellness coach. Jill shares her journey of leaving the corporate world to focus on her family and how she discovered her passion for health and wellness. We dive into her story and she offer practical tips for parents trying to balance their busy lives while staying healthy and stress-free.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Jill's Transition to Mayo Clinic coaching certification: How Jill moved from a corporate banking job to being a stay-at-home mom and eventually a wellness coach.

• Prioritizing Health and Wellness: Practical steps to incorporate health and wellness into your daily routine.

• Managing Busy Schedules: Tips for parents to organize their days better, including creating effective routines and handling unexpected events.

• Stress Reduction Techniques: Tangible strategies to reduce stress, including setting priorities and scheduling self-care.

• Balancing Family and Self-Care: Advice on how to balance taking care of your family while also ensuring you have time for yourself.

About Jill Tant:

After 13 years in corporate banking, Jill Tant left her full-time career to focus on being a mom to her two kids. In her motherhood journey, Jill struggled with anxiety, frustration, and feeling overwhelmed. Inspired by her experience Jill attended the Mayo Clinic Wellness Coach Training Program and is now a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach. She created Waterfall Wellness Coaching to help other moms and women set goals, boost confidence, and create healthy routines focusing on nutrition, physical activity, and stress management.

Connect with Jill on Instagram here.

Connect with Jill via her website here.

About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out:

Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time. Connect with Andrea via Instagram here or her website here.

Ep. 61: We’re figuring out a way to leave the 9-5 and get more flexibility.

Sasha Eburne built a full-time Virtual Assistant business in a matter of weeks.

In this episode, Sasha her amazing journey of becoming a mother, being hit with the pandemic, and completely changing her life (for the better!) to surpass her corporate income and be able to be more present with her daughter.

In this episode, we talk about:

+ Sasha’s journey to becoming a single mother by choice

+ Stepping away from the corporate world and surpassing her income

+ What it takes to become a virtual assistant

+ How anyone can claim their worth when negotiating salaries or raising rates

About Sasha Eburne

Sasha transitioned from two decades in corporate business management to successfully running her own virtual assistant business…in two weeks. Based on the Gold Coast, Australia, she now shares her expertise with clients worldwide, helping them become virtual assistants and increase their income. By teaching her exclusive 'VA Way' techniques and leveraging her NLP certification, Sasha empowers others to build flexible, lucrative careers in the virtual assistant field.

Learn more about Sasha and her work here.

Connect with Sasha via Instagram here.

About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out:

Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time.

Connect with Andrea via Instagram ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ or her website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Ep. 60: We’re figuring out how to make a BIG career change

I’m so excited for you to listen to this one. I had the privilege of interviewing my friend, Mark, who shares his story of moving from England to Canada with his family, and completely pivoting out of his successful military career.

In this episode, we talk about:

+ Mark’s military service and operational tour of Afghanistan

+ How and why he and his wife decided to leave everything behind and move to Canada (including both of their very successful military careers)

+ How he made the transition into consulting…and how humility helped his cause

+ The power of transferrable skills (and a British accent)

+ The questions to ask yourself when you’re contemplating an industry change

About Mark Machin

Mark is a futurist, strategist and integrator. Having transitioned out of military service and emigrated to Canada in 2020 from the UK, he has spent past 3 years creating a portfolio career, combining the best of his passions.

With an engineering and strategy consulting hat on at GHD, he helps clients shape investment opportunities for mega capital interventions in the areas of water, energy, and community development.

Alongside, Mark owns and operates Uncharted Company, a multidisciplinary sports agency, focussed on major events and sports media. And for a complete change of scene, he is also a part-time ski instructor at Cypress Mountain.

Mark has a notable record of decorated military service, including an operational tour of Afghanistan in 2013. Mark's expertise spans strategy and operations, engineering, technology, infrastructure, and sports, with significant experience in Indigenous community projects.

Finally, faith is a big part of his life, and he gives a lot of time and energy to Trinity Central, a family-friendly church based on Cambie Street. Mark lives in North Vancouver with his wife Katrina and son Monty.

Connect with Mark via LinkedIn here.

Check out the book Rise Up: Leadership Habits for Turbulent Times.

About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out:

Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time.

Connect with Andrea via Instagram ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ or her website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Ep. 59: We’re figuring out how to prioritize our health as parents

Dr. Valerie Hertzog is on the podcast this week breaking down how you can actually and sustainably support your health as a busy parent.

In this episode, we talk about:

+ Dr. Valerie’s life-altering autoimmune diagnosis during medical school

+ The 4 pillars of health and how to optimize each one

+ What you need to know about your sleep and napping habits

+ The medical definition of stress and what it does to us long term

+ How you can be more active when you’re starting from zero

And honestly so much more. This episode is inspiring, and uplifting and there is NO shame or triggering happening here.

Everything Dr. Valerie shared is doable and doesn’t add a massive list to your already beefy to-dos.

Dr. Valerie has given All Figured Out Listeners a free 7-day plant-based meal plan for creating quick and easy nutritious meal. Download it here!

Also mentioned/related to this episode:

• Ep. 42 – Figuring out how to fall asleep as a busy working parent
• Non-sleep deep rest (yoga nidra) with Dr. Andrew Huberman

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About Dr. Valerie Hertzog

Valerie Hertzog is a medical doctor, wellness coach and mom of three who empowers others to stop putting their health on the back burner so that they can be healthier, feel energized and thrive in their everyday lives.

She completed her medical training at the University of Toronto and the University of Ottawa. She has completed training in cognitive behavioural therapy, motivational interviewing, positive psychology, lifestyle medicine and nutrition. She has also completed a 200 hour yoga teacher training.

Valerie dealt with a life-altering medical diagnosis while in medical school that led her to build her own health foundation that allowed her to thrive as a busy working mom.

Learn more about Dr. Valerie’s one month or three month coaching programs.

Connect with Dr. Valerie via Instagram here.

About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out:

Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time.
Connect with Andrea via Instagram ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ or her website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Ep. 58: Figuring out how to reduce your calendar and to-do list overwhelm as a parent.

Does your calendar and to-do list own you? This episode is for you if you want to be more productive, less annoyed by your to-do list and if you also want a good amount of self-care each week.

In this episode, we talk about:

+ A very easy trick to get in at least 1 hour of self care each week

+ How to use sporadic periods of 5 or 10 minutes in your day more productively

+ The first task you should get done each day

+ How to reshape your mindset and relationship with productivity

About Jill Wright

Jill Wright is a time management strategist and founder of Grow Like a Mother She helps her clients take ownership of their time, and make it all work so that they don’t have to work so hard. Jill is an author, speaker, and host of the Grow Like a Mother podcast.

Connect with Jill via her website ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Connect with Jill via Instagram here.

Listen to Jill’s podcast “Grow Like a Mother” ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Get Jill’s 5-Day “Beyond Motherhood” Video Series here.

About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out:

Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time.

Connect with Andrea via Instagram ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ or her website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Ep. 57: We're figuring out how to work WITH versus against our mom (parent) guilt.

I “should” be doing this. Was I weird at that dinner? Do my friends like me? What more should I be doing to support my kids? Omg they watch too much TV…

And the shame goes on. But Kyira Wackett is on the podcast this week to help us break down this shame spiral and figure out how to work through these very normal ways of thinking.

In this episode, we talk about:

+ What shame resilience and radical acceptance really is (and what it looks like…and what to do)

+ What to do when shame and guilt inevitably creep in as a parent

+ Kyria’s story of shame, people-pleasing and burnout

+ A weekly ritual to do with your partner

+ How to write your own story and make values-aligned decisions as a parent and family

About Kyira Wackett

Kyira Wackett is a mom and licensed mental health therapist specializing in shame resilience and radical acceptance. The founder of Adversity Rising, Kyira works to empower and equip people with the insight, confidence and skills to write their own stories.

Connect with Kyira via her website ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Listen to Kyira’s podcast “Untethering Shame” ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.

About Andrea Barr, host of All Figured Out:

Andrea is a certified career and life coach for parents. Through her coaching, she supports parents in finding better work-life rhythms so they can continue to grow personally and professionally without sacrificing family time.

Connect with Andrea via Instagram ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠ or her website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.