Sheila and Maria offer practical strategies to support your family's wellness during the winter months and throughout the year.
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Traveling with children can mean that there will be additional challenges, but there can also be additional joys. With a little extra mindfulness and preparation, the whole family can enjoy happy and safe adventures wherever your travels take you.
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Sheila and Maria invite you to explore the purpose and challenges of setting and living with boundaries as well as what we teach our young children when we establish boundaries for them and how they learn from those boundaries as they grow.
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Sheila and Maria share their experiences with celebrating rites of passage within their families, how it has affected their family relationships and a bit about the cultures that have given us these traditions.
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Sheila and Maria have an invitation for you - the invitation to bravely cultivate your practice of vulnerability in life and in parenthood. In the midst of the many struggles we face as individuals, within our communities, and as humans, the act of boldly allowing yourself to be visible is a powerful tool for building and maintaining connection.
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Sheila and Maria welcome special guest, Aromatherapist, Kaysi Contreras. This episode reveals the science and evidence behind the practice of aromatherapy and offers practical tips for your own use essential oils at home.
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Sheila and Maria raise awareness on the topic of shifting the family mindset to focus on efforts over achievements. Harnessing the value of perseverance to raise children who thrive on challenges and are excited by learning opportunities.
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Sheila and Maria dive into the topic of consumerism, to share their purchasing perspectives and suggest ways to bring consciousness to the decisions we make around consumerism, especially during the holidays.
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Sheila and Maria share their experiences, education, and perspectives on the topic of non-toxic living including ways to be economical while making healthful choices for your family.
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Sheila and Maria discuss the decisions all families are faced with when it is time to decide who will work, how they will work, and who will care for the children.
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Sheila and Maria interview birth and postpartum doula, Ana Hernandez, and discuss the importance of caring for and nurturing a mother throughout birth and postpartum.
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As Maria embarks on her new journey of moving from California to Montana, she shares what makes a house a home and how she plans to bring the feeling of home and the family rituals she cherishes to her new dwelling in Montana.
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Sheila and Maria discuss the importance of quality sleep for everyone and offer suggestions for maximizing sleep for families with children of all ages.
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Sheila and Maria share their top reading recommendations for all ages as well as stories from their experiences that demonstrate how literature has helped their family to learn and grow together over the years.
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Sheila and Maria share several examples from their life experiences that have helped them to cultivate a lasting family practice of gratitude and generosity.
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Sheila and Maria approach the topic of health and wellness from a holistic point of view, offering food for thought and suggestions for finding the best wellness support for your family.
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Sheila and Maria discuss the use of technology and screen-time in the home including studies on the impact of these behaviors on our developing children and drawing on decades of experience observing and working with families as they have navigated these types of decisions.
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The Moms I Know discuss the importance of making a thoughtful and intentional decision when choosing the way that your family will approach education and when making the proper choice of how to educate each child in your family. Maria and Sheila offer insight and suggestions from their personal and professional lives for investigating your options and give you ideas for the types of things you will want to consider when determining the best approach for each of your children.
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