Special Kind of Motherhood | Stress, Sleep Deprivation, Hormone Imbalance, Healthy Foods
Natural Health Tips for Busy Moms To Feel Their Best **TOP 2% of Podcasts in the World** Do you want to switch to more natural products in your home, but every time you try to, you end up feeling overwhelmed by all the options and information out there, so you just give up? Wanting to have a garden to grow food for your family, but you don’t have the time to research how to get started? Does it feel like your dreams of homesteading and holistic living will never happen because of the extra cost it would take? Feel like if you can’t do this whole natural living thing perfectly, there’s no point at all in even trying? Welcome, friend! This podcast is going to help you learn how to work towards your dream for homesteading, gardening, and holistic living in small, simple steps that WON’T overwhelm you. Hi, I’m Ashley. I’m a wife, Jesus follower, and Mom to some amazing kids. As I began having children, we quickly realized that several of our kids had some special needs. This sent me on a journey of nonstop research and countless hours of trying to figure out ways that I could make changes to our lifestyle to help my children thrive, despite the challenges. I was so stressed out, feeling like I needed to change everything at one time. I was keeping up with therapies, dietary changes, communication challenges, while also trying to implement this holistic lifestyle, and I was BURNT OUT. I finally realized that this all-or-nothing mentality was keeping me paralyzed from actually making real, lasting, progress on my goal for helping my kids. I had to decide to start making one small change at a time, then build from there. It was a process of learning to let go and rest in Jesus, to learn that even if I couldn’t get rid of all of the toxins in our home, or only give my family organic food, Jesus had me on this journey to better health for my family and I had to do it in a way that was sustainable as a busy Mom caring for my neurodiverse kids. And you know what? Because I was willing to slow down and take small intentional steps towards changing our food, growing a garden, switching to natural products, and learning how to prepare holistic remedies for my family, it meant that over the years this has just become a way of life for my family. Without stress, or overwhelm, or constantly feeling like I wasn’t doing enough. I’ve learned to walk this holistic journey in a way that works for me AND my family. If you’re ready to hear from another Mama who understands the extra challenges we face every day while parenting our kids with special needs, who can come alongside you on this journey, showing you how to take simple steps towards better health for your family, then this is the podcast for you! Pop in your earbuds, reheat your coffee for the third time and let’s do this! Connect with me: Email: hello@ashleybraden.com Free Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/specialkindofmotherhood
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Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Hey friends, Today I want to share with you one of my favorite tools to increase productivity and focus as a Mom parenting my Neurodiverse children. If you have tried time blocking, creating a cleaning schedule, or meal planning and found time and again that these techniques don't work for your family dynamics, you're going to want to listen to today's episode! Let's talk about one way you can remain productive, but also keep a flexible schedule so you can be present with your children and have the ability to support them on those days when they are struggling! You can also find my free Bible-Based daily affirmations here.Here's a quick link to Episode 8 and Episode 12 that's mentioned in this podcast episode! Let's do this! Ashley
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Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Hello Mamas, Have you ever started a new therapy or natural treatment for your child hoping to see progress for them and then you find yourself really discouraged whenever the thing you hoped to see improve still hasn't happened yet? Or maybe you were seeing some great progress with your child in their development, only to find that you've come up against another challenge and it feels like it's always one step forward and three steps back? I want to talk with you today about 4 tools I use to handle those moments of defeat and discouragement that inevitably come along this journey of parenting our differently-abled children. If you feel like you struggle to find support in this area, you're going to want to listen to today's episode! You can also find my free Bible-Based daily affirmations here.XO,
Ashley
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Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Hey Mamas,Welcome back to the podcast! Today I want to talk with you about something that I have noticed when talking with other special needs Moms. We have a hard time making it a priority to care for ourselves. We REALLY struggle to slow down long enough to figure out what WE need. I think this is because we love our children fiercely and whenever they have extra needs, sometimes that feeling of needing to do ALL the things to help them can become all-consuming.
Join me today as I share my own struggles in this area and how the Lord really gave me the freedom of realizing it wasn't just fine for me to care for myself, but it was actually essential! XO,
Ashley
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Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
If you've considered starting a garden in your backyard, but feel like it would be too hard to actually be worth the work, you're going to want to listen in today!
We talk about how it benefits not only our health, but our relationships and families. It's also an amazing educational resource for our kids who are out-of-the-box learners! XO,
Ashley
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Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Do you want to offer your child with Sensory Processing Disorder or food aversions new foods on their plate consistently, but you find yourself getting overwhelmed with what to try next? Or maybe you've tried things so many times with no success so you just feel discouraged about it all and you've given up. But still there's that underlying feeling of guilt that you should be doing more, yet you don't know where to start. Today I share the routine I have implemented that helps me to offer my children new food on their plates daily in a way that feels very simple. I also talk about some tips I have learned along the journey to encourage my children to develop a positive relationship with food. Once I was able to change my own expectations and goals around my children expanding the list of foods they feel comfortable eating, I noticed so much freedom and a much more relaxed feeling around our dinner table! XO,
Ashley
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Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Hey Mamas,
Join me today as we talk about managing stress levels as we parent our special needs kids. Stress is something we know we can't escape, and if you're like me, you also struggle with hypervigilance, constantly on alert with your kids, wanting to make sure they are safe and all is well.
Living in that constant state of stress and anxiety can really do a number on the nervous system. I was finding that to be true in my life, and noticing the negative effects from living in a stressed out body. I started implementing these simple hacks into my everyday life and began to notice my ability to tolerate stress and overwhelm improved. Today I am going to share these 8 tips with you! XO,
Ashley
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Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Hey, Mamas!!We are back for part 2 of a conversation with my husband about community as a family with Neurodiverse kids. In this episode we share what healthy community looks like and some simple ways you can get started with finding your own supportive community! We hope you are encouraged by this conversation! XO,
Ashley
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Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Hey Mamas,
Join us today for Part 1 of a conversation with my husband about the importance of community and some of the hurdles we have to overcome in order to make it happen while parenting our differently-abled children. We talk about the struggle in finding support, the fear of criticism we have to overcome in order to reach out to others, and share why we've found building a community around us to be so valuable!
I can't wait to share with you a subject that I believe can change your entire family dynamics if you're willing to be vulnerable and step out! XO,
Ashley
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Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
As busy Moms who feel like we are juggling all the things with therapies, food allergies, behavioral challenge, and caring for our home, it can be easy to fall into the cycle of thinking negative thoughts about our life.
We often have feelings of failure, wishing circumstances were different, comparing ourselves and our kids to others and feeling as if we don't measure up. These thought patterns can be extremely draining and are not what God desires for us to fill our days with!
In today's podcast episode I share 4 steps that I take to help break the cycle of negative thinking when I find myself spiraling down that path. Join me as we talk about what the Bible says about our thoughts and how we can replace these negative thoughts with God's truth!
XO,
Ashley
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Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Analysis paralysis, brain fog, feeling hopeless or overwhelmed, procrastination....are any of these something you struggle with? If so, it's possible you're facing decision fatigue. It makes perfect sense, we all have so many decisions we have to make in a single day, sometimes it's just too much for our brains to keep up with!
I am going to share 8 tips that have helped me to decrease the number of decisions I have to make in a day. If you feel overwhelmed during meals because you're trying to encourage your child with food aversions to try new things, but it feels daunting to come up with something new, there is a way to streamline that!
I share all about this and many other tips I have found that help me with running my home, parenting my kids, and showing up to life in a way that feels significantly less overwhelming than it used to. I want that for you too! XO,
Ashley
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