444: The Four Tendencies in Motherhood // Sarah Joslin

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🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever wondered why it’s so hard to stick to goals that matter to you, but you can follow through easily when someone else is counting on you? Or why one of your children seems to resist every rule, while another lives for structure and routine? This week’s guest, Sarah Joslin, walks us through a personality framework that has the power to transform the way we see ourselves and our kids. Based on The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin, this simple but powerful model explains how we each respond to expectations—and how we can use that understanding to build better routines, boundaries, and relationships in our homes. In this episode, you’ll hear: 🫶 How understanding your own patterns can help you stop self-sabotaging and start making aligned choices 🫶 What might be happening beneath the surface when your child resists your requests or breaks down over structure 🫶 The surprising reason one-size-fits-all parenting strategies rarely work... and what to do instead Whether you’ve taken The Four Tendencies Quiz or this is your first introduction to the concept, this conversation is a helpful, judgment-free starting point for anyone who wants to show up with more clarity and compassion for themselves and the people they love most. For full show notes, including takeaways, click here. *** Announcements: 📣 Click here for Sarah's handout that will summarize The 4 Tendencies and how they look in motherhood. 📣 The doors to the annual SAM Program will be opening in a couple of weeks! Join the waitlist to receive the best discount when doors open in September! 📣 Want to join SAM, but finances make that impossible? We're offering full and partial scholarships for the Self-Assured Motherhood program, and applications are open now through August 29th. Related Episodes: 426: What to Do When You Don’t Like Your Kid (Even Though You Love Them!) 368: Using the Enneagram to Improve our Relationships // Kelsey Lincoln 314: How to Feel like Yourself in Motherhood // Aleisha McKean Episode Sponsors: 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. AirDoctorPro: Head to AirDoctorPro.com and use promo code 3IN30 to get UP TO $300 off today! AirDoctor comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee and a free 3-year warranty—an $84 value! 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	Hi, Rachel here, and before we get started with this episode, I want to tell you about an exciting opportunity.
0:05.9	We've been talking about the six self-assured motherhood principles here on the podcast all summer,
0:10.6	tools that can help you create a motherhood experience that lights you up instead of wears you down.
0:15.6	And as I've mentioned, these principles come to life in my annual self-assured Motherhood program, or Sam, as we call it,
0:22.5	and we focus on one principle at a time, giving you in-depth teaching, meaningful support,
0:28.0	gentle accountability, and a concrete action plan for how you can apply these principles within your own family.
0:34.5	Enrollment for the program will be opening in September, but before it does, we're opening
0:38.6	scholarship applications for the SAM program. This is one of our very favorite things we do each
0:43.6	year, offering full and partial scholarships to women who would love to join, but truly can't
0:48.8	right now because of financial hardship. If you've been listening to the podcast and thinking,
0:53.0	this program is exactly what I need,
0:55.3	but cost is a real barrier, we would love for you to apply. Or if there's a mom you care about
1:00.8	who you know would benefit from this kind of support, please share this opportunity with her.
1:05.5	Scholarship applications are open now through August 29th, 2025. You can find all the details and apply at 3 and 30
1:13.0	podcast.com slash apply or by clicking the link in the show notes. Every mom deserves to feel
1:18.8	deeply fulfilled in every stage of her motherhood. If cost has been the only thing holding you back
1:23.5	from joining us for the SAM program, I hope you'll take this opportunity to apply for a scholarship
1:28.6	so you can join us in this upcoming session. Go to 3.30 podcast.com slash apply.
1:38.5	Welcome to 3 and 30, a podcast to help you feel more like yourself within your motherhood.
1:43.9	Each 30-minute episode features three actionable takeaways to help you feel more like yourself within your motherhood. Each 30-minute episode features three actionable takeaways
1:47.0	to help you become a more self-assured mom,
1:49.8	someone who knows yourself, honors your needs, and loves your people.
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