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3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms
A podcast with 3 actionable takeaways in every 30-minute episode because you are a busy mom with a full schedule and an even fuller brain. Listen in to feel encouraged and inspired, as we learn together how to overcome overwhelm and find more peace and magic in motherhood. Hosted by Rachel Nielson, a mother, teacher, and writer.
Episodes
- 3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms
379: Principle #4 // Bolster Your Boundaries [The SAM Framework]
My kids are headed back to school soon, and they will be doing all sorts of assessments to see how they're doing in math and reading and writing. And this got…
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378: Principle #3 // Study Your Story [The SAM Framework]
My kids are headed back to school soon, and they will be doing all sorts of assessments to see how they're doing in math and reading and writing. And this got…
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377: Principle #2 // Celebrate Your Strengths [The SAM Framework]
My kids are headed back to school soon, and they will be doing all sorts of assessments to see how they're doing in math and reading and writing. And this got…
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376: Principle #1 // Voice Your Values [The SAM Framework]
My kids are headed back to school soon, and they will be doing all sorts of assessments to see how they're doing in math and reading and writing. And this got…
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375: 3 Ways Voicing Your Values will Help Lighten your Mental Load // Rachel Nielson on the Happy Mom Summit
The mental load of motherhood is heavy, and I am always on the lookout for ways to lighten it. Can you relate? A surprising discovery I’ve made throughout the…
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374: Using Values to Guide Your Spending // Jen Smith of Frugal Friends Podcast
Values-based budgeting is the key to approaching personal finances without shame and guilt. Did you even think that was possible?! 🤯 Money is one of those…
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373: Teaching Children to Work Without Being a Drill Sergeant // Danielle Porter
Are you frustrated trying to figure out how to teach your kids to work? If you’re like me, you bounce around between different systems that are “going to work…
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372: How to Have a Creative Hobby (Even if You Think You're Not Creative) // Lisa Funk of Hand Lettered Design
Do you like the idea of having a creative hobby but don't feel like you'd be good at it? I don’t consider myself to be an artistic person, but the truth is, I…
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371: 3 Spaces to Organize for the Most Summer Fun // Jen Martin from Reset Your Nest
It’s about that time of year when I start to look for home-organizing hacks for the summer. Are you like me and you feel like clothes are multiplying? 🫨 My…
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370: How to Adventure As a Family // Chamaine Wollenzein
Do you love the idea of family adventures but struggle with the actual execution? Daily life with children is an adventure in and of itself, and sometimes…
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369: How to Teach Your Kids about Money // Abby Chipman
Are you struggling to know how to teach your kids about money? Financial literacy for kids is so critical - we all know that. But it can also be overwhelming!…
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368: Using the Enneagram to Improve Relationships // Kelsey Lincoln
Have you ever thought about using the Enneagram in relationships? If you don’t know what the Enneagram is or haven’t used it much in your relationships, you…
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367: 3 Ways to Create Lasting Bonds with Your Kids // Mike Westover (Rachel's Dad!)
A strong parent-child relationship is so important, but it can sometimes be hard to know how to build one. It’s my honor to share an interview with my Dad…
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366: Tips for Work-at-Home Moms in the Summertime // Amy Whipple
Today, I have a special bonus episode for the moms out there who are trying to work from home this summer, like I am. It can get so intense! It often feels…
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365: Intentional Fatherhood // Tal Eyre
My relationship with my dad is really special. I know firsthand how intentional fatherhood can impact a child’s life. With Father's Day coming up this week in…
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364: BONUS: A Few More Travel Tips // Meesha Slade
Hi friends! Today’s episode is a bonus episode! It continues my conversation with Meesha Slade in our main episode this past Monday. Meesha and I talked all…
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363: Tips & Tricks for Family Travel // Meesha Slade
Do you have some fun trips coming up? Are you looking for travel tips for families? Summer is here, which means that millions of moms - literally! - will be…
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362: What to do When You Always Feel Like the “Bad Guy”// Joey Mascio
Figuring out how to parent teenagers can be … murky. It can often feel like we’re the bad guy no matter what we do! If you’ve been feeling at a loss for how to…
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361: How to Make Reading Fun This Summer// Janssen Bradshaw
Knowing how to make reading fun for our kids can be exasperating! As a kid, I spent hours every day reading in the summer. I'd come home from the library with…
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360: A Secret Tool to Keep Your Kids Entertained this Summer// Andi Smiley
Are you stressed about how to entertain your kids this summer? The long, hot summer days can be, well, long (womp, womp). That is why I’m so excited to share…
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359: A Simple Reframe to Help You Journal Consistently
Does positive journaling feel disingenuous to you? After all, there are really hard days when you’re a mom. Sitting down at the end of a rough day and writing…
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358: Creating Golden Moments with Teenagers // Saren Eyre Loosli
Do you struggle to know how to connect with your teenager? Man, oh, man. The hormones, attitudes, busy schedules, still underdeveloped brains coupled with the…
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357: Tips for Staying Calm During Your Big Kid's Big Meltdowns // Cheryl Cardall
Do you struggle to stay calm during your big kid’s big meltdowns? You’re not alone! As a parent of spirited, intense children, I have plenty of experience with…
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356: Parenting Anxious Kids and Teens: Advice from a Psychologist Mom// Dr. Terri Bacow
Parenting anxious kids can be stressful! It's hard to watch our kids struggle. If you have a child who worries a lot, avoids certain social situations, or even…
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Introducing…The Fertility Chick with Abbe Feder
Do you or someone you know struggle with infertility? This is a surprise mini-episode as part of a series we do occasionally where I introduce you to other…
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355: Building a Resilient Community as a Busy Mom//Jen Banks
How strong would you say your sense of community is right now? With my increasing work commitments and the ages of my kids, I’m not finding the natural…
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354: Letting Go of Heavy Expectations of Yourself // Sneak Peek of the Declutter your Motherhood Audio Course
Letting go of your expectations of yourself can seem like an impossible ask. As moms, we want to do our best job! We want to be good moms! And yet, this so…
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353: How to Declutter Your Busy Schedule// Miranda Anderson
Today I have a special treat for you. I am re-airing the audio of a class that my dear friend Miranda Anderson, taught for a group of 3 in 30 listeners back at…
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352: What's Going On with 3 in 30 Behind-the-Scenes?
I have received feedback from listeners saying they'd love more insight into the background of 3 in 30: what’s going on behind-the-scenes of the business, what…
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351: Is your Messy House Getting You Down? // Carly Thornock
I’ll confess that my house is often quite messy. I value order - I feel like I can think better when my house is clean! But with two creative children, a busy…
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350: Rethinking Chores: A Quick Mindset Shift to Help with Overwhelm
As I hope you know, I’m hosting a free masterclass on Overcoming Overwhelm during the first week of April. I've been preparing for it the past few weeks, which…
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349: Overcoming Decision Fatigue through Reflection // Emily P. Freeman
Decision fatigue is a real thing, friends. I’m sure many of you are like me, running around with too much to do and too many decisions to make. My guest today…
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348: Letting Go of the Stress of Meal Planning // Stacie & Meghan from "Didn't I Just Feed You" Podcast
Meal planning can be so stressful! That’s why I’m so excited to bring you this bonus episode with my friends, Stacie & Meghan, from the podcast Didn't I Just…
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347: When Making Dinner Feels Like Drudgery // Rachel on Didn’t I Just Feed You Podcast
Making dinner for my family is…not my favorite. If you've been listening to the podcast for very long, you've probably heard me talk about this. It is a…
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346: How to Tackle "The Talk" // Rowena Thomas
We've spent the last month talking on this podcast all about nurturing our romantic relationships and learning skills for navigating conflicts, building…
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345: Why Won’t My Partner Parent the Way I Want Them To? // Celeste Davis
The episode you're about to listen to is a fan favorite that we pulled from the archives. Do you feel frustrated with your partner when they don’t parent the…
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344: BONUS: What Should I Do if my Desire is Impacted by my Medication? // Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife
In this brief bonus episode, Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife answers a listener question: What should I do if I need to take an SSRI for my anxiety, but it is…
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343: 3 Ways to Become a Better Partner // Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife
Have you ever wished for some concrete things you could do to improve your marriage? I know I have. Well, in today's episode, Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife gives…
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342: Communicating to your Partner that Things Need to Change// Eli Harwood
This episode is a continuation of the discussion we had last week with therapist Eli Harwood. Eli and I dive deeper into what to do when there's trouble in…
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341: When your Partner’s Beliefs are Changing, and it Makes you Uncomfortable// Eli Harwood
In Monday's episode, we talked with therapist Eli Harwood about How to Be a Safe Place for Your Spouse, and one of her takeaways was that it's important to…
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340: How to Be a Safe Place for your Sweetheart // Eli Harwood
Are you in a secure relationship? We all yearn for secure relationships. We want to be a safe place for our partner and for them to be a safe place for us…
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339: The Hidden Reason for Misbehavior (in kids AND parents!) // Wendy Bertagnole
What if I told you that in this episode you will learn one secret that can completely change many of the misbehaviors in your home? Would you believe me? I…
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338: How I Confronted my Own Racism & Bias
Today's episode is a special one in honor of Martin Luther King Day, which just passed last week, and Black History Month, which is about to begin in February…
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337: One Brilliant (and Easy!) Tool that Helps Me Manage My Mental Load
In this bonus episode, Rachel shares her favorite tech tool for getting to-dos out of her brain! For show notes, visit…
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336: Time Management with Digital Calendaring // Kelly Nolan
As moms, the juggle of our schedule and commitments and responsibilities is REAL, and if you're anything like me, you might feel stressed out by it much of the…
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335: Let's not Overcomplicate 2024
I didn't want to end this series without sharing what is perhaps my favorite story from Greg's books because I felt so personally called out by it (in a good…
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334: 3 Ways to Lighten the Load of Parenthood // Greg McKeown
Author, Greg McKeown joins us today to share three tools from this book Effortless that will help us to lighten the mental and emotional load of parenthood…
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333: How Can a Busy Mother Get Back to the Essentials?
As we head into a new year, I, like perhaps many of you, am feeling pulled to get back to basics--back to the essence of my life and what I want and the work…
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332: Modeling for our Children How to Endure with Hope // Ralphie Jacobs of Simply on Purpose and her father, Bob Peters
I wanted to bring back a very special episode from our archives that we feel captures this heart of this season: family, togetherness, and faith. Today we are…
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331: Parenting Young Kids When You Feel Terrible // Amy Larry
The old saying goes that "moms shouldn't be allowed to get sick"…because it's nearly impossible to take care of our families when we aren't feeling well…
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330: How to Delight in Your Difficult Child
I'm bringing you this quick bonus episode on a Thursday because we need to celebrate a big milestone for 3 in 30. This is our 330th episode! And that feels…
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329: Family Food Traditions (Even If Food Is Hard for your Family) // Meghan & Stacie from Didn't I Just Feed You
Do you have family traditions around food? Is food something that generally connects your family, or is it something that causes stress and sometimes even…
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328: Planning Ahead for a Less Stressful December // Allison Schaaf
I have a big calendar that hangs in my kitchen that shows several months at a time, and it cracks me up that at the top of this season's calendar spread, it…
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327: 3 Ways to Teach Children Gratitude
Do you ever wonder how you can help your CHILDREN see the good in their lives and express more gratitude? Good. Me too. Come listen in. For show notes…
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326: Navigating a Complicated Relationship with your Parents // Nicole Walters
Being a grown up is kind of weird for a lot of reasons, one of them being that you are still the child of your parents. And if your parents didn't or couldn't…
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325: How to have Less-Stressful, More Meaningful Holidays // Desirae Endres from Minimal-ish
Well friends, it's almost the most chaotic time of the year! Oh wait, that's not how the song goes. It's supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year…
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324: Tools for Parenting a “Spicy” Child // Mary Van Geffen
Parenting an intense kiddo is a rollercoaster of ups and downs, and sometimes all you want is a wise mentor--someone who has been through it and has…
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323: Parenting with ADHD // Alex Gilbert
In today's episode, we are going to be talking about how to manage the crazy input of motherhood if you have ADHD or some other type of neurodivergence…or if…
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322: How to be a Body-Positive Parent // Zoë Bisbing
We all want to raise kids with healthy self image and body image, but that feels so much easier said than done. How do we teach them the value of health and…
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321: How to Design a Home Full of Stories // Carly Thornock
My guest today is passionate about helping women to create homes that they love, regardless of what their homes aesthetically look like. She cares about…