3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms

506: The Episodes We Almost Skipped (and Why They Stayed With Us) // A 3 in 30 Birthday Celebration 🎉

Nine years ago this month, I recorded the very first episode of 3 in 30 in my closet, took a deep breath, and pushed publish. That night I celebrated with my husband and

505: Minimizing Power Struggles (from Toddlers to Teens) // Denaye Barahona

The power struggles in our home used to be about car seats and leaving the park. Now they're about phones, sleepovers, and YouTube. But whether you're dealing with little

504: How to Build Sturdier Self-Worth as an Adult // Dr. Marisa G. Franco

The first time my therapist asked me to picture "little Rachel" on the playground, glasses and all, and offer her the comfort she needed, I thought it sounded so woo-woo.

503: Stop Comparing Yourself to Other Moms (Do this Instead) // Shawnee Burt

When I interviewed Shawnee for this episode, I had to chuckle, because one of the things she listed as soul-care was volunteering for her kids' PTO. As an introvert, I th

Bonus Episode: How to be the Mom You Want to Be (Free Class Replay)

A few years ago, I did something in a moment of anger that I'm still a little embarrassed to talk about. It involved one of my kids, a Saturday chore list, and a TV that

502: 3 Principles that Carried Me Through a Really Difficult Summer

A few weeks ago, I wasn't sure I was going to open enrollment for my Self-Assured Motherhood Program this year. Of all the work I do, SAM is where I feel like I'm making

501: How to Thrive, Not Just Survive, Your Kids' Extracurricular Activities // Meesha Slade

The sign-ups have started coming in. Fall sports, piano, dance, school plays – it's a lot. And while we know we want our kids to be involved in things so they can thrive,

500: Habits for Moms Who Are Bad at Habits (Like Me!) // Monica Packer

Consistency has never come easily to me. I'm a scattered creative, I have ADHD, and I have struggled with routines and habits for pretty much my whole life. For years I

499: Support Their Struggles // The Back-to-School Check-In for Moms #6

My instinct, when one of my kids is struggling, is to solve it, save them from it, or to worry about it so intensely that the worrying becomes consuming. These instincts

498: Gather the Good // The Back-to-School Check-In for Moms #5

What you look for, you will find. I have believed that about motherhood for a long time now, long enough that I built a whole journal around the idea, and I have heard fr

497: Sanctify Your Soul-Care // The Back-to-School Check-In for Moms #4

I have a confession. Of the six principles I teach in Self-Assured Motherhood, soul-care is the one where I'm still not where I want to be. I've taken good care of my min

496: Balance Your Boundaries // The Back-to-School Check-In for Moms #3

After years and years of therapy, I have gotten pretty good at setting boundaries with almost everyone in my life. My weakest area, by far, is my own children. I'm a soft

495: Celebrate Your Strengths // The Back-to-School Check-In for Moms #2

I have spent so much time, energy, and money over the years trying to get good at the things I am simply not good at. Routines are my big one. I am not great at keeping o

494: Voice Your Values // The Back-to-School Check-In for Moms #1

It's back-to-school season, and our kids are about to be assessed on their reading, their math, and their writing. But what if we gave ourselves an assessment for how we'

493: How to Calm Your Nervous System in 60 Seconds (And Other Small, Practical Pauses) // Layne Burkette

I have never been much of a meditator. Sitting cross-legged on my bedroom floor, waiting for my brain to go quiet, has never once worked for me. I'm too in my head, too c

492: Why Abby Is Done Fighting Over Screen Time (and Other Back-to-School Shifts) // 3 in 30 Team

If the back-to-school season is already creeping up on you (the supply lists, the new routines, the mental math of who needs to be where and when), you are not the only m

491: How to Change Someone's Life (Without Even Realizing It)

With back-to-school season right around the corner, I keep thinking about a moment from my own high school years – a moment so small I barely registered it at the time. I

490: 3 Things to Remember When Parenting is Difficult

Lately, my kids have been watching a lot of TV. More than I'd like to admit. And for a while, I let myself spiral about it. What kind of mom lets her kids zone out on scr

489: How My Mom Helped Me Know Myself

Grief has been close to my family lately, and in the weeks since losing my brother-in-law Logan, I've found myself returning again and again to the memories that hold the

488: A Letter to My Body (and Two Other Essays I Wrote in Recovery)

I have been a writer my whole life. Long before this podcast existed, writing was how I made sense of my hardest seasons, how I figured out what I actually thought and fe