The Teacher Mama‘s Podcast | classroom teacher, daily routines, healthy habits, work life balance, meal planning, faith and family
The Go-To Podcast for Teacher Mamas Wanting to Create Work-Life Balance With Healthy Routines *****Top 5% of Podcasts in Education, Self-Improvement and Kids & Family/Parenting***** Do you wish you could stop using up all your patience and energy in the classroom so you have some left for your own kids when you get home? Are you sick of coming home to a constant mess and never-ending to-do list that it feels like you’re working a second job? Do you wish you had more time for yourself, your kids, your husband and your Faith? Are you ready to turn off your teacher brain at the end of the day so you can transition into mom mode? We are so excited you’re here! This podcast will help you enjoy teaching and your home life again, be more efficient and focused with the time you have and create more energy to pour into your family and the things that matter most to you! Hi, I’m Ashley, and I’m Roberta. We are both Wives, and Teacher Mamas with a combined 28 years of experience in the classroom and we’ve both been that exhausted, stressed out teacher mom. We too were overstimulated and overwhelmed, brought too much work home, struggled with keeping up on the house chores and dinner, and did zero things that we enjoyed outside of school. We finally realized that if we were going to live more energetic and balanced lives, we needed to learn different routines, time management, and stress relieving strategies. We created a plan that fits *us* and is actually easy to stick with. A lifestyle that made teaching, momming, and wifeing easier and fun again. And we’re ready to share it with you! If you’re ready to: ***Start finding balance between work and home… ***Get your housework under control so you don’t feel like you need to clone yourself to get things done… ***Find time for yourself, your family, and home with simple routines, time and stress management strategies… ***And have more energy, focus, fulfillment and patience- this podcast is for you! So go grab your coffee and leave those ungraded papers at school, because we are about to dive in!! Get ready to get your binge listen on!! Next steps: Become and Insider: ＞＞＞https://bit.ly/teachermamainsider Join our free community: ＞＞＞https://bit.ly/timeandstressmanagement Email us: ＞＞＞theteachermamaspodcast@gmail.com
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Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Show Notes
Today we are talking with Alexis Greco, the systems queen! She is the creator of the Rhythmic Home which helps entrepreneur moms create a systematic rhythm for their lives instead of trying to balance everything equally (which is basically impossible with the way she explains it!)
In this episode, we are weaving in the rhythmic home with teacher parents by talking about:
1) How to slow down to speed up and find what's truly important to you.
2) How to move from a 9 month teacher schedule to a 3 month summer schedule.
3) How to split your day into different time parts. This way if one gets completely off, you get an entire do-over that same day!
4) Time blocking vs. Splitting your day up into different parts and also finding ways to communicate your day with your partner.
5) How she does it all...or does she!? Yup that's right, getting help is the new normal- how to delegate the things that you hate doing to live more in alignment.
6) Simple systems and how to involve them in your day at school and at home.
7) How to create clarity in your brain with a mental brain dump and walk through so you can find the areas in your life that need a system attached to them.
AS ALWAYS, don't forget to share this podcast and tag us both if you found value! We are always grateful for you listeners!
Resources
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Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Show Notes
Welcome to episode 40! Today is the second part of the conversation all about calm down strategies. We are talking about various strategies to help kids (and maybe ourselves too) calm down. This episode has great information for parents, caregivers, and teachers.
If you haven’t already - go join our newsletter. The newsletter has the show notes for our Thursday podcast episode as well as some helpful tips for moms and teachers. We have 3 self-care tips for adults, 2 self-care tips for kids, and 1 thing we are grateful for. Each week we would love for you to hit reply and tell us something you are grateful for too! It is one way to keep gratitude at the forefront of our minds. And we would love to hear from you.
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Emotional ABCs www.emotionalabcs.com
Morin, Amy. (2021). 13 Things Strong Kids Do: Think big, feel good, act brave. HarperCollins Publishers.
Scher, Amy B. (2021). How to heal yourself from depression when no one else can: A self-guided program to stop feeling like sh*t. Sounds True: Bolder, Colorado.
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Welcome to episode 39! Today we are talking about various strategies to help kids (and maybe ourselves too) calm down. This episode has great information for parents, caregivers, and teachers.
If you haven’t already - go join our newsletter. The newsletter has the show notes for our Thursday podcast episode as well as some helpful tips for moms and teachers. We have 3 self-care tips for adults, 2 self-care tips for kids, and 1 thing we are grateful for. Each week we would love for you to hit reply and tell us something you are grateful for too! It is one way to keep gratitude at the forefront of our minds. And we would love to hear from you.
Resources
Willey, Kira. (2017) Breathe Like a Bear: 30 Mindful moments for kids to feel calm and focused anytime, anywhere. Rodale Kids. Link to the book on Amazon:
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Thursday May 26, 2022
Thursday May 26, 2022
Show Notes
This episode is all about why it is important to let our kids “fail” and struggle, instead of automatically stepping in thinking we are helping them. Kids learn so much through productive struggle. Be there to guide them, sympathize with them, and help them when needed. But it is so important to make sure not to cross over the line from helping to doing and taking over.
Kids learn so many great life skills when they are taught it is okay to struggle. Not everything is easy. And when we try something new it most likely won’t be easy. The fear of failure holds so many of us back as adults, so what can we do to help our kids embrace the possibility of failure and teach them skills to continue on when things get challenging?
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Thursday May 19, 2022
Thursday May 19, 2022
Show Notes
** First off ** Today is the very last day to order the Dream Routine for Kids. The course helps parents/caregivers create morning and evening routines with their kids - for their kids. These are not one-size-fits-all routines. We help you create routines that are specific to your family. The routine you make will help make everyone feel less stressed and more prepared heading into the day.
Head on over to the website to check it out! Click Here
** Most Importantly ** Thank you teachers! You are greatly appreciated whether you are directly told so or not. Teacher appreciation week was last week. We want you to know we appreciate you. Teachers, we see you. We are rooting for you.
In this episode Ashley reads some handwritten letters of appreciation she received from some of her high school students. What are some ways your students/parents/colleagues/administration have shown appreciation? Drop us a note on instagram, facebook, or email us at ashley&roberta@theteachermamas.com
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Thursday May 12, 2022
Thursday May 12, 2022
Show Notes
Welcome to Episode 35! Today Ashley will be interviewing Roberta (and Izzy) about the big life change in their lives and how they have adapted their routines to make this new season of life easier.
Recently co-creating The Dream Routine for Kids online course helped Roberta and her family navigate the life change and help their daughter make sure she is still getting enough sleep and is also ready each day for the early school bus. And most importantly - they did this with no stress.
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Thursday May 05, 2022
Thursday May 05, 2022
Show Notes
Outdoor classrooms!? What!?
Today, we chatted with Ashley's good friend Megan Patterson. They met while working in Alaska but something happened while up there that shortened her stay which was a beautiful blessing. Because of this; she established an outdoor based early childhood-8th grade school she has worked so hard to create!
Megan talks all about her struggles in this journey, the challenges and the beauty that it has created for her son and all the twice-exceptional and neurodiverse children in her area.
Not sure what twice exceptional and neurodiverse means? She talks all about that too and how having an outdoor based school for these types of kids helps them thrive.
Is your child struggling in school and you're not quite sure why? This is a great episode to get you to explore other options for them and to maybe even get them tested to see what things you can be doing to help them (oh yea, Megan talks all about that too;) I would also encourage you to check out the Worldmind Nature School website here (https://worldmindnatureschool.com/).
Worldmind Nature School is based out of Colorado but it may get you thinking about other options for your kids if you're not in the Denver area.
We also go deep into why being outside is so important for EVERYONE and how this is such an important part of self- care that a lot of us forget about!
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WorldMind Nature School in Denver, CO : Check it out here
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Show Notes
This episode focuses on evening or bedtime routines for teens. We discuss various ways to make bedtime and evening less stressful for everyone and set the family up for success the following day.
We navigate things like how much sleep your teen actually needs, things that happen during the day and right before bed that may be preventing them from getting the sleep they need and some positive and easy choices for them to implement to start bedtime outright!
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Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
This throwback episode focuses on evening or bedtime routines for kids. We discuss various ways to make bedtime less stressful for everyone and set the family up for success the following day.
Take a listen to find out how Roberta compares her kids to iPads.
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“The No-Cry Sleep Solution” by Elizabeth Pantley
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Today is a solo episode with me, Roberta. I go through a visualization I’ve been doing, and talk about how I’ve been thinking and reflecting upon that visual in regards to life.
We are launching a brand new product! The Dream Routine for Kids: A step by step guide to creating a less stressful morning and evening with your kids. Join the waitlist so you are the first to know when the product launches, spots will be limited.
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