Two Christian moms in different stages of life – stay at home Ashley with young children and Claudine in midlife with an empty nest. Together, we talk about the struggles we all face as women including overwhelm, mom guilt, frustrations in parenting and marriage, building confidence and managing our minds and emotions. We have overcome depression and anxiety and have found success in creating peace filled and joy filled lives. From chaos to coaches, we have embarked on a journey to share all we've learned with you. With real, raw, and faith-filled conversations we bring hope, insight and weekly tips so, you too, can rise up and let your light shine bright.
"So much to do. So little time." Have you caught yourself saying this? How about, "I wish I had more time in the day"? Most, if not all of us, have felt burdened by the endless demands and to-dos tha…
Last week we talked about ways to minimize and manage daily stress. This week we talk in depth about one method that has proven to be efficient and effective when dealing with daily stress and anxiet…
Stress. That dreaded word that we can all relate to. Sometimes we feel we have too much stress in our lives to even know what to do with. We can become irritated, overwhelmed and burned out. Definite…
As ladies, we can become so consumed with the never ending responsibilities and ever growing lists of to-dos to a point we become all business and no play. Having fun has been proven over and over ag…
Shame. We have all felt it at one point or another. It's that single emotion that can cause such devastation in our lives by making us believe the painful narrative in our own minds. And that is why …
Have you ever thought there isn't enough time in the day or money in the world? Chances are you wrestle with a scarcity mindset. Truth is, most of us do. In today's episode, we tackle the scarcity mi…
Communication in marriage is a continual learning curve. Today, we share our personal successes and failures in communicating with our spouses and key tips that you can implement today to strive for …
Entitlement is one of those characteristics that we can see in someone that isn't the most attractive, right? Someone who thinks others "owe" them something. Sometimes that entitlement feeling can ev…
"Patience is a virtue", they say. Easier said than done, right? When we have unmet expectations or things aren't happening on our timeline we can be frustrated, angry, discouraged and maybe even give…
How do I regulate or manage my emotions? This is a very common question yet oftentimes we don't believe we actually can. The truth is we CAN be more in control of our emotions. That's right! And it s…
Nervousness is one of those uncomfortable emotions that flow through our body quite often. Although nervousness and anxiety feel very similar, nervousness is quicker to move on. In today's episode, w…
Traveling isn't always easy and can cause quite a bit of stress and frustration. Especially when traveling with kids. In today's episode, we share tips you can take for making your vacation feel more…
Throughout our life the identity of who we truly are can become clouded and covered by all the pain and influence we experienced. In today's episode, we share our own personal stories as we struggled…
Today we have a very special guest, Quinta Davenport, who is a dear friend and a licensed MFT. You'll get to listen in on Claudine and Quinta's conversation about perspective and living the single li…
We can spend so much time criticizing ourselves that it's near impossible to even like ourselves. In today's episode we talk about why this happens, how this happens and simple steps you can take so …
There are so many wonderful things about empaths that make us amazing friends, listeners and helpers. But, it can also cause us to be overcome with emotion that it takes a toll on our own well-being.…
Have you ever felt like you wanted to make everybody's life easier? Free from pain or even just negative emotion? All at the expense of your own well-being? Well, you may be experiencing codependency…
It was so much easier to dream when we were children. Somewhere along the way we lost the desire to dream or we lost the belief our dreams can actually come true. Dreams are not just something we wai…
We all get angry. At least to varying degrees. We can think of anger as being a "bad" emotion but in actuality there is something anger is trying to tell us. In today's episode, we talk about the gif…