You're listening to 3-in-30 takeaways for moms episode 201,

living your life's purpose in every stage.

Welcome to 3-in-30, a podcast for moms who want to create more meaning in motherhood.

Each 30-minute episode will feature three doable takeaways for you to try at home with your family this week.

I'm your host Rachel Nielsen. Thank you so much for being here.

Today we're bringing back an episode that I think deserves an encore because it may have gotten a bit overlooked the first time that it aired due to the circumstances of the world at that time.

This episode originally aired on March 16th, 2020.

I was freaking out about the world shutting down due to COVID and not really thinking about clarifying my life's purpose.

Anyone else? But this topic is so important and one that I get asked about all the time when I teach in-person workshops or when listeners email me to ask for advice.

They'll tell me that they feel this tug inside to do something meaningful, something that utilizes their gifts and their unique purpose.

But they can't quite put their finger on what it is that they're supposed to be doing.

This may be especially true for women going through life transitions and entering new phases of motherhood.

In the past few weeks alone, I've gotten several emails from women who have been full-time state at home moms for years, but their youngest just entered kindergarten.

Or their youngest just left for college. And they find themselves feeling a bit lost and without a sense of purpose after so many years of devoted mothering.

The good news is, your life's purpose is totally independent of being a mother.

And I don't say that to be controversial or to downplay the importance of motherhood, you all know how much I love motherhood.

But in this episode, you'll hear my guest, Brooks Snow, explain that a life purpose is more like a theme for your life.

It will have appeared for you since childhood, long before you were a mother, and you can weave it into every single role you take on and every single phase and season that you enter.

And you can also find more of a woman in order to find more fulfillment and joy.

I can't wait for you to hear more about this fascinating concept, but first a quick announcement that my online podcast courses for busy moms are for sale now through September 30th, so just a few more days for the last time ever.

At the end of the month, I will be closing enrollment to podcast you, and I don't plan to open it again, so I can focus in on some big upcoming changes for my business and my family.

I'll be doing this with my dear friend and fellow podcast host, Monica Packer of About Progress.

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