448: Join our Team! A Word from the SAM Sisters

3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms

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🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Do the ups and downs of parenting ever feel like a solo sport? You may have friends who love you, but when it comes to really opening up about your struggles and growth as a mother, do you feel like you have teammates—women who are working toward similar goals and cheering you on as you become the truest version of yourself? In this episode, I’m sharing the voices of three moms from my Self-Assured Motherhood (SAM) program who describe how being part of this community has changed their lives. Their stories highlight the power of having a team in motherhood—mothers who are growing together, practicing new skills together, and reminding each other that none of us has to do this alone. In this conversation, you’ll hear: 💜 Christine’s story of how SAM helped her move from reactivity to repair—and the heartfelt note her daughter wrote that showed the difference 💜 Patty’s transformation from numbing “escape” habits to soul-care that actually restores her, and how that shifted her daughter’s trust in her 💜 Shelby’s growth over four years in SAM, from quiet participant to community leader, and how she learned to steady her thoughts instead of catastrophizing If you’ve ever longed for teammates in your motherhood journey, I hope you’ll see yourself in these women’s stories, and I hope you're join us in SAM! For full show notes, including takeaways, click here. *** Announcements: 📣 Enrollment for the Self-Assured Motherhood program closes tonight at midnight (Monday, September 22, 2025), and then it won’t open again for an entire year!!!! We begin next week, and I would love for you to join us. Go to 3in30podcast.com/sam to sign up, and if you have questions, please reach out to me directly at [email protected]. Related Episodes: 315: A Word from our SAM Sisters 389: I’m a Seasoned Mom. Is SAM for me? // Wanda Opitz, SAM Alumni 438: How Soul-Care Can Help You Enjoy Motherhood More: Real Stories from Moms Like You // SAM Sisters Episode Sponsors: AirDoctor Pro: Head to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code 3in30 to get up to $300 off today. Air Doctor comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee and a free three 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	Welcome to 3 and 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
0:22.6	overcome overwhelm and find more magic in motherhood. I'm your host, Rachel Nielsen. I'm so
0:28.5	glad you're here. Do the ups and downs of parenting ever feel like a solo sport to you? You may have friends who you love and who love you,
0:41.1	but when it comes to really opening up about your parenting struggles and the realizations that you're
0:46.3	having about yourself within this soul-stretching work, do you feel like you have a team, a group of women
0:52.1	who are growing alongside you working working toward common goals, and
0:55.4	who will never judge you and always encourage you as you strive to become the truest and best
1:00.7	version of yourself. I thought about this recently when I talked to one of the women from my
1:05.3	self-assured motherhood program named Emily all about her experience in Sam. With emotion
1:10.2	in her voice, she told me that the
1:11.9	Sam program had given her a team, a team of mothers to learn and grow with, and I was so touched
1:17.7	by her words that I decided to base the entirety of today's episode around this idea of motherhood
1:23.4	being a team sport, not a solo sport. And I want to start by playing you a clip from that conversation
1:29.1	with Emily, so you can hear directly from her. Here she is describing what she experienced
1:33.8	when she first joined the Sam program. Immediately from the get-go, I was like, these are my people.
1:39.7	I felt like I belonged. Sometimes motherhood can feel lonely. Sometimes parenting can feel like a solo
1:48.5	sport. And I just feel like the SAM program makes parenting feel like a team sport. I had formed
1:56.6	such strong relationships with the women there that made me feel buoyed up in my parenting journey.
2:02.9	And that's not something that you find everywhere. Emily is so right. That feeling of we're all in
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