443: Feeding Your Family without Losing Your Mind // Celeste Noland

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Kids & Family, Society & Culture, How To, Personal Journals, Education, Parenting

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🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

As school routines settle back in, many moms start looking for a better rhythm with meals—something that feels less chaotic and more doable. But for many moms (myself included), feeding a family brings up more stress than we’d like to admit. We put so much pressure on ourselves to do it “right,” and when our kids complain or the fridge is empty or we’re too tired to cook, it’s easy to feel like we’re failing. And if you’re dealing with a picky eater (or a few!), that stress can multiply quickly. If that’s you, I really want you to hear this week’s conversation with my friend and SAM Sister, Celeste Noland. She’s a mom of five with a deeply grounded and grace-filled approach to family meals—and I think her ideas will bring you both relief and fresh energy. In this episode, you’ll hear: 🍕The surprising connection between food struggles and nervous system dysregulation—and how to create more calm around the table. 🍕 Practical, doable strategies for when you're too burned out to make one more decision about dinner. 🍕Why giving yourself permission to break the rules might be the key to making meals feel joyful again. Let this episode be your permission slip to make things easier, lighter, and a whole lot more realistic, starting today. For full show notes, including takeaways, click here. *** Announcements: To get the free printable recapping Celeste's E.A.T. Framework, click here. The doors to the annual SAM Program will be opening in less than one month! Join the waitlist to receive the best discount when doors open in September. Related Episodes: 347: When Making Dinner Feels Like Drudgery // Rachel on Didn’t I Just Feed You Podcast 302: How to Heal Your Relationship with Food // Natalie Shay 255: How to Get Family Dinner on the Table (+ Why It Matters!) // Kelsey Nixon Episode Sponsors: K12: Go to K12.com/3IN30 today to learn more and find a tuition-free K12-powered school near you. GoPure Beauty: For a limited time, our listeners get 25% off goPure with code 3in30 at checkout. Just head to gopurebeauty.com, use code 3in30, and you’re all set. And after you buy, do us a favor—when they ask where you heard about goPure, tell them it was from our show! BetterHelp: 3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms is sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to betterhelp.com/3in30 to get 10% off your first month of online therapy. Let's Connect! Join me on Instagram! Get weekly-ish emails with BTS of my life Find Your Magic in Motherhood: Free 3-Day Email Course ***

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0:00.0	Welcome to 3 in 30, a podcast to help you feel more like yourself within your motherhood.
0:09.3	Each 30-minute episode features three actionable takeaways to help you become a more self-assured mom,
0:15.2	someone who knows yourself, honors your needs, and loves your people.
0:19.9	Listen in to feel encouraged as we learn together how to overcome overwhelm and find more
0:24.7	magic in motherhood.
0:26.1	I'm your host, Rachel Nielsen.
0:27.9	I'm so glad you're here.
0:34.6	My friends, it's back to school season, and with that often comes that quiet craving for more order, structure, and maybe even a fresh start.
0:45.0	I've heard this time of year called the second new year for moms, and many of us, myself included, use this time as an opportunity to revisit our family systems, to get back to
0:56.2	earlier bedtimes, to plan for some consistent routines, and to recommit to meal planning and
1:02.6	family dinners around the table. Feeding a family seems like such a basic task, but for many of us,
1:09.4	it's anything but simple. It's emotional, exhausting,
1:13.4	and layered with shoulds we've inherited from wellness culture, social media, and our own
1:18.9	childhoods. If you're feeling burdened by meal planning and daily cooking, like I often do,
1:24.3	I think you'll find this episode incredibly energizing and encouraging. Today we're
1:28.9	continuing our Sam sister series where I'm interviewing different longtime members of my
1:34.5	self-assured motherhood community about their personal areas of expertise and interest. And today I'm
1:40.1	talking with Celeste Noland, a mom of five who recently taught a class at my self-assured
1:44.8	motherhood retreat, all about how to feed your family without losing your mind. Her message was so
1:51.2	grounding and so practical that I knew I had to bring it to the podcast. Celeste became passionate
1:56.9	about this topic when she had to learn how to help her husband and daughter navigate
2:01.2	multiple food allergies, as well as adjust her family's diet to meet the needs of her two sons
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