If you are reading this right now, take it as a sign. As an invitation to stop for a minute, and check in about your own needs and if you’re meeting them. The costs of not meeting your needs is too high to ignore. MANY MOMS are struggling and it’s costing them their happiness, peace, patience, physical and mental wellbeing, relationships, connection, and deep shame.

My guest Leslie Forde and I are talking about how so many moms are plagued by trying to manage the unimaginable. We are in a world where we’re spending more time parenting and more time working…so when are we spending time for OURSELVES?

Leslie is passionate about finding ways to help moms take care of their needs in order to end overwhelm, burnout, stress and unhappiness. She wants us to embrace and normalize getting help and letting go of shame when life gets messy (literally and figuratively!).

Mamas, lets band together to make taking care of ourselves NORMAL, free from shame and guilt!

Leslie is here to help us through all of it! Use the free resources from the Parent Toolbox below and download her “TimeCheck” app from her site www.momshierarchyofneeds.com

For Leslie’s “The Ultimate Time Saving Guide” and “Time to Unwind Volunteer Checklist”, you can download it from the Parent Toolbox. toolbox.com">www.parent-toolbox.com

About Leslie Forde

Leslie is the CEO and Founder of Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs. She has used research to inform growth and innovation strategy for over 20 years. She’s held brand management, product marketing and business development roles in consumer technology, market research, media and publishing companies. And for the past decade, focused on children’s education, mental health, childcare and eldercare.

Most recently, she held leadership positions at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Care.com and CSpace (an Omnicom market research agency.) She began her brand management career at Bausch & Lomb and Xerox.

Over 2,500 parents have participated in her ongoing national research study on the pandemic’s impact on their lives and careers. She’s a frequent speaker, researcher, and consultant to organizations, such as HubSpot and 3M, on how to support parents in the workplace.

Her writing about parenting, motherhood and equity has appeared in The Washington Post, Slate, Parents Magazine and her website, Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs among other publications.

She’s been quoted in the New York Times, CNN, National Geographic, Fast Company, US News & World Report, and several other outlets.

Social Media:

Website: https://www.momshierarchyofneeds.com/

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moms_hierarchy_of_needs/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/momshierarchy?lang=en

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Thanks for listening! For more on Robbin, her work and free resources, keep reading!

READY FOR YOUR FAMILY CHECK UP CALL? If you’re feeling burnt out by bad behavior, worn down from constant battles and bickering and you’ve struggled to get the cooperation, respect and obedience you want from your kids, I’ve been there too. It might be time to learn new tools (that you’ve never been taught) to help you get your kids to listen to you, build teamwork, and grow the harmony in your home. https://parentingforconnection.as.me/Checkupcall

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The intention for my show is to build a community of parents that can have open and honest conversations about parenting without judgement or criticism. We all deserve access to help and support when we need it most.  

I honour each parent and their path towards becoming the best parent they can be. My hope is to inspire more parents to consider the practice of Peaceful Parenting.

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