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DO THIS IF YOU WANT TO ENJOY SUMMER WITH YOUR KIDS

 Modern Mommy Doc


PUBLICATION DATE:

April 3, 2023

DO THIS IF YOU WANT TO ENJOY SUMMER WITH YOUR KIDS

 Modern Mommy Doc

CATEGORY: KIDS

We’re in a season of the year that I like to call “no man’s land.” It’s kinda like that week between Christmas and New Year where no one has any idea who they are or what they’re doing.


This season is past the rush of the holiday season and before kids get out of school for the summer. While it seems like that should be a working mom’s sweet spot, it used to always make me feel just weird.


I didn’t feel like I could slow down, because I knew that in a couple of months, my girls will be home and I’d feel like any spare time was gone. It was also hard for me to just press in and put my “get ish done” hat on sometimes, because I didn’t want to be an exhausted mess when my girls were out of school.


I know I’m not the only one who’s ever felt like this–and not just right now in the “no man’s land” season. I hear from working moms all the time who really struggle with knowing how to prioritize all the things.


When do you just keep pushing at work? When do you know it’s time to make your family time a priority? How do you fit in all the rest of the stuff that HAS to get done but you just don’t have energy, bandwidth, or maybe even the skills to do?


And can you do all of it while still being a kind human to the rest of the people you encounter without losing your identity (or your mind?) 


At your job.

To your husband.

With your friends.

To your kids.


AND manage to squeeze in some self-care?


As moms, we're the last ones we think about taking care of and the first ones whose wellbeing gets put on the back burner.


And mama, I can stand here today and tell you confidently that it doesn’t have to be like this. 


You can create a more centered, less stressed life that you LOVE.


Introducing
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I created this coaching program because too often moms are running away from their life instead of creating a life that they love!


And it is 100% possible to do–even if you’re not living in it right now.


When you’ve got unorganized stress, you can’t show up as your best at your job, for your family, or for you! Which means you’re always running on that hamster wheel of motherhood, caught between the needs of everyone else, and never prioritizing your own.


And when you’re stuck in that cycle, you’re missing out on the things, people, and experiences that you really love. And you’ll stay waffling in indecision and constant juggling, unfulfilled and exhausted at the end of the day. 


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  • Seven on-demand coaching sessions with Dr. Whitney, pediatrician and mama wellness expert
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  • PDF downloadable workbooks with challenges, prompts, and reflection activities 
  • Skills to tackle obstacles that come your way
  • Instructions for building your framework and maintaining your system 
  • Coaching session replays for when you’re on-the-go (Like a podcast!)
  • Continual access to the program workbooks and program replay videos
  • To revisit what you’ve learned IRL on the Modern Mamas Club app


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