It's the time for new year resolutions that usually revolve around being healthier, more productive, or achieving this or that. But what about improving in the area that is MOST important to you ..read more

Tragedy, loss, suffering...all things we hope to shield our children from. But, inevitably, grief comes into our lives and our children's lives. How can we best support, help, and guide them through their grief? What coping strategies can we teach them? In today's episode, I share 6 things that we, as parents, can do to help our children navigate through their grief ..read more

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In today's episode, Stephanie chats with Amy Hudgens, the founder of the Nourished Girls Project about tween health. Amy shares her 3 step guide to helping our girls navigate this time of immense change and for some, unsettling and uncertain time. From healthy bodies to healthy minds to encouraging our girls to always be unapologetically themselves, Stephanie and Amy discuss how we as parents can be there to guide and support our girls and ensure we do so in a nourishing way ..read more

The fundamental message behind Lazy parenting has always been that we need to build a strong relationship with our children built on mutual respect. I strongly believe that it is impossible to raise healthy, happy, independent, empathetic young adults if our relationship with them doesn’t have this strong foundation. When our children don’t trust us, they don’t respect us. And that trust comes slowly, over time by us proving to our child that we are there for them in the good and bad times and that we always have their best interest at top of mind. Trust takes years to build but only an instan ..read more

Today’s podcast is an important one. I am going to share my number one parenting rule/tip/strategy for all parents, regardless of how old your children are. It is a tip that was shared with me long before I had kids and it stuck with me. Maybe my years of coaching and teaching helped give me some experience with this strategy before I had my own kids, but gosh kids are cute and their ability to get you to sway from this rule is sometimes downright magical… This rule we are going to talk about today, this strategy/tip/rule is one that I believe to rank up there as one of the most important ones ..read more

Today’s podcast is specifically geared for moms whose little ones are now a bit older and who are finding that they have a little bit more free time in their day. It’s for moms who have been struggling with their habits, their health, their fitness, and or their overall mood and wellbeing. Today I am sharing my own story of health and wellness that I embarked on, way back when Covid first hit and I had to make a pivot in my business that ultimately was the best thing to happen to me and my health. I unpack all the decisions I made, all the pieces of the puzzle that helped me stay on this journ ..read more

We are in a hard season. There is no doubt about it. And, depending on where you are living --- the uncertainty of the election happening right now in the US is just one more pile of bricks loaded onto your back making the weight of motherhood, parenting, living….that much harder. I talk often about how we as the parents HAVE TO work on ourselves so that we can become the best, the strongest, the most resilient version of ourselves so that we can be the model to which our children look. I believe the best way to help our children through these times is to shape the lessons they are going throu ..read more

SEASON 2!  7 months ago we thought that the craziness of a worldwide pandemic would be over in a few weeks, maybe a few months. The reality is that the world has changed in ways we never thought possible and our families and kids have been through a heck of a time. How are your kids doing? Are they more anxious, moodier, harder to handle? Is there more yelling, arguing, and stress in your household?  Well, we have 2 months before 2021 and a new year is upon us. NOW is the time to refocus and recommit to the parenting strategies that will help you turn your household around and get yo ..read more

WOW - Episode 25! We have made it to 25 consecutive weeks of a podcast! This was one of my goals that I set out for myself back in the Fall and I am so proud to have made it to the end of season one. I have decided to look back over the past 25 weeks and pick out the TOP 5 downloaded episodes and share a little about each of them and my thoughts on why they have been the most popular ..read more