Listener Questions (Vol. 47): Episode 480
The Mom Hour
Mom Hour Media
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 27 August 2024
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Annalee wants to find a therapist but isn’t sure where to begin. Staci, a busy mom of five, is overwhelmed by the chaos of back-to-school and extracurricular activities and is seeking strategies to stay organized. Brandi wants to make her child’s senior year unforgettable and is looking for tips on navigating the “mom culture” that comes with it. Meanwhile, Lindsay is curious about the small steps we’re taking to ease the back-to-school transition. We’re back this week with MORE listener questions!
HELPFUL LINKS:
- Joanna Martin’s blog post What Does “Going To Therapy” Really Look Like” offers advice on going into therapy, how to tell it is the right fit, and much more.
- Sarah recommended the book Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
- Episodes from the archives focused on organizational strategies for busy times:
- Managing Kids’ Extracurriculars (What We’ve Learned & What’s On Tap This Fall): Episode 330
- More Than Mom: 8 Calendar Planning Lessons We’ve Learned
- Hacks For Slaying Busy Seasons: Episode 460
- Episodes from the archives focused on high school seniors:
- Supporting Your College-Bound Kid: Episode 455
- Pomp, Circumstance, And Motherhood: Episode 419
- College Plans & Family Culture (Hopes, Dreams, Memories & More): Episode 376
- The Mom Hour Facebook Listening Community’s ideas for easing the transitioning back to school
OTHER HELPFUL LINKS:
- Visit our website
- Check out deals from our partners
- Follow us on Instagram
- Join our private listener group on Facebook (be sure to answer the membership questions!)
- Sign up for our newsletter
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Megan. |
| 0:01.8 | And I'm Sarah. |
| 0:02.8 | We're two moms with eight kids between us, and we're the hosts of The Mom Hour. |
| 0:06.9 | On this show, we're joined by a team of unique mom voices from across the country and in different stages of motherhood to bring you tips, ideas, and encouragement. |
| 0:15.3 | And to help you feel a little less alone. |
| 0:17.4 | We all know that motherhood is a lot easier when real moms share honest truths and remind |
| 0:22.0 | each other that it's all going to be okay. We're not experts. We're parents who've been there. |
| 0:26.4 | We're not perfect. We're real. Welcome to the mom hour. |
| 0:30.4 | Hey everyone and welcome to episode 480 of the mom hour. I am Sarah Powers here with Megan |
| 0:36.3 | Frances. Hey, Megan. Hey, Sarah. We are doing more |
| 0:39.9 | listener questions today. This is the second week in a row. We've taken your questions and |
| 0:44.9 | offered our advice. You do not have to listen to these episodes in any kind of order, |
| 0:49.9 | but there are four more great questions last week if you choose to listen to that one. |
| 0:55.5 | And we have four again today. |
| 0:57.6 | So let's kick it off. |
| 0:59.0 | Megan. |
| 0:59.2 | Do you want to read our first question? |
| 1:00.7 | Okay. |
| 1:01.0 | This comes from Anna Lee. |
| 1:02.5 | She says, hi, Sarah and Megan. |
| 1:04.2 | I would really like to try going to a therapist or counselor just to work through all the emotions of being a mom, wife, and person. |
| 1:10.9 | But I feel lost in where to start and how to find someone I click with. |
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