If you deeply love your kids and want to enjoy and connect with them more, but you also feel unseen or unappreciated as a mom sometimes, this episode is for you. I'm sharing the surprising reason feeling unappreciated can make connection harder—and the mindset shift that can help you feel more emotionally available, joyful, and connected with your family again. You'll learn how to stop depending on your kids to create appreciation for you and start creating it from the inside out.

Feeling a little worn down as a parent?
Grab my free guide, The 3 Shifts That Change Everything.
A simple guide for moms who want to enjoy their kids again.

You'll discover:

• The Energy Shift that moves you from worn down to wise
• The Perspective Shift that carries you from discouraged to empowered
• The Boundary Shift that takes you from frustrated to anchored

Get your free copy at emilyrickscoaching.com

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I offer 1:1 coaching for moms who are ready to experience these shifts in a deeper, more personal way. I'd love to help you renew your mind so you can enjoy your kids again.

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In this episode, we're building on last week's conversation about holding space for your kids and turning that same practice inward. I'll show you what it looks like to hold space for yourself when you're feeling overwhelmed or stuck, and why most of us tend to either coddle or criticize instead. We'll talk about a gentler, more powerful option—and why learning to hold space for yourself is one of the kindest things you can do for yourself and everyone in your family.

Feeling a little worn down as a parent?
Grab my free guide, The 3 Shifts That Change Everything.
A simple guide for moms who want to enjoy their kids again.

You'll discover:

• The Energy Shift that moves you from worn down to wise
• The Perspective Shift that carries you from discouraged to empowered
• The Boundary Shift that takes you from frustrated to anchored

Get your free copy at emilyrickscoaching.com

Ready for deeper support?

I offer 1:1 coaching for moms who are ready to experience these shifts in a deeper, more personal way. I'd love to help you renew your mind so you can enjoy your kids again.

Learn More about Renew Your Mind Coaching

In this episode, I'm sharing a simple but powerful relationship skill that can completely change the way you connect with your teen: holding space. I'll show you how to stay present without agreeing, fixing, or shutting them down—so your kids actually want to talk to you. If you've ever wondered how to become a safe place for your teenager, especially when conversations get hard, this is a skill you'll come back to again and again—and one you can use in just about any relationship in your life.

Feeling a little worn down as a parent?
Grab my free guide, The 3 Shifts That Change Everything.
A simple guide for moms who want to enjoy their kids again.

You'll discover:

• The Energy Shift that moves you from worn down to wise
• The Perspective Shift that carries you from discouraged to empowered
• The Boundary Shift that takes you from frustrated to anchored

Get your free copy at emilyrickscoaching.com

Ready for deeper support?

I offer 1:1 coaching for moms who are ready to experience these shifts in a deeper, more personal way. I'd love to help you renew your mind so you can enjoy your kids again.

Learn More about Renew Your Mind Coaching

When you start to see your life as a "version" that won't last forever, even the noisy, messy, repetitive moments take on a different kind of meaning. In this episode, I'll walk you through two practical ways to savor the season you're in right now (without pretending it's perfect), so you can feel more present, more patient, and a little more joyful.

Feeling a little worn down as a parent?
Grab my free guide, The 3 Shifts That Change Everything.
A simple guide for moms who want to enjoy their kids again.

You'll discover:

• The Energy Shift that moves you from worn down to wise
• The Perspective Shift that carries you from discouraged to empowered
• The Boundary Shift that takes you from frustrated to anchored

Get your free copy at emilyrickscoaching.com

Ready for deeper support?

I offer 1:1 coaching for moms who are ready to experience these shifts in a deeper, more personal way. I'd love to help you renew your mind so you can enjoy your kids again.

Learn More about Renew Your Mind Coaching

If you've ever felt like your life should be better than it is—or like no matter how hard you try, it's never enough—this episode is for you. I'm sharing a simple perspective shift that has helped me loosen my grip on perfectionism and feel more joy in my everyday life. We'll talk about how perfectionism shows up as a resistance to trade-offs, and how accepting that any decision will be 50/50 can bring more clarity, freedom, and peace. This one has been a game changer for me—and I think it will be for you too.

Feeling a little worn down as a parent?
Grab my free guide, The 3 Shifts That Change Everything.
A simple guide for moms who want to enjoy their kids again.

You'll discover:

• The Energy Shift that moves you from worn down to wise
• The Perspective Shift that carries you from discouraged to empowered
• The Boundary Shift that takes you from frustrated to anchored

Get your free copy at emilyrickscoaching.com

Ready for deeper support?

I offer 1:1 coaching for moms who are ready to experience these shifts in a deeper, more personal way. I'd love to help you renew your mind so you can enjoy your kids again.

Learn More about Renew Your Mind Coaching

In this episode, I'm inviting you to pause and really consider something simple but powerful: do you really want to hate things? It's easy to take a public figure, someone who was rude, your own body, or even something like technology and turn it into the enemy. But when you create a bad guy, then YOU are the one who has to feel the hatred and negativity when you think about it. I'll walk you through how this pattern quietly drains your energy, shapes how you show up, and pulls you away from the version of yourself you want to be—and how to shift the way you're thinking if you want to feel more calm, present, and at peace.

Feeling a little worn down as a parent?
Grab my free guide, The 3 Shifts That Change Everything.
A simple guide for moms who want to enjoy their kids again.

You'll discover:

• The Energy Shift that moves you from worn down to wise
• The Perspective Shift that carries you from discouraged to empowered
• The Boundary Shift that takes you from frustrated to anchored

Get your free copy at emilyrickscoaching.com

Ready for deeper support?

I offer 1:1 coaching for moms who are ready to experience these shifts in a deeper, more personal way. I'd love to help you renew your mind so you can enjoy your kids again.

Learn More about Renew Your Mind Coaching

This week, I'm sharing a special Easter episode about what it really looks like to walk in newness of life. If you've been carrying a heavy story—something painful, unfair, or hard to let go of—I want to offer you a different way to think about it. In this episode, I'll walk you through how to release what's been weighing you down, shift the story you've been telling, and step into more light, freedom, and peace this Holy Week.

Feeling a little worn down as a parent?
Grab my free guide, The 3 Shifts That Change Everything.
A simple guide for moms who want to enjoy their kids again.

You'll discover:

• The Energy Shift that moves you from worn down to wise
• The Perspective Shift that carries you from discouraged to empowered
• The Boundary Shift that takes you from frustrated to anchored

Get your free copy at emilyrickscoaching.com

Ready for deeper support?

I offer 1:1 coaching for moms who are ready to experience these shifts in a deeper, more personal way. I'd love to help you renew your mind so you can enjoy your kids again.

Learn More about Renew Your Mind Coaching

What if joy isn't found in a perfectly smooth, problem-free life—but in the middle of the interruptions and disappointments? In this episode, I share how our expectations can quietly steal our joy, and how shifting from resistance to acceptance can change everything. From sleepless nights to plans that don't go as hoped, what if none of it is in the way of your joy… but actually part of it?

Here's the link to the Count It All Joy Song by Natalie Layne I mentioned on the podcast. It's so good! :)

Feeling a little worn down as a parent?
Grab my free guide, The 3 Shifts That Change Everything.
A simple guide for moms who want to enjoy their kids again.

You'll discover:

• The Energy Shift that moves you from worn down to wise
• The Perspective Shift that carries you from discouraged to empowered
• The Boundary Shift that takes you from frustrated to anchored

Get your free copy at emilyrickscoaching.com

Ready for deeper support?

I offer 1:1 coaching for moms who are ready to experience these shifts in a deeper, more personal way. I'd love to help you renew your mind so you can enjoy your kids again.

Learn More about Renew Your Mind Coaching