Confessions Of A Super Mom Wannabe

Laura Hernandez is raising ten, count ‘em, TEN, children. She and her husband have added six new children to their family in the past four and a half years alone. She’s currently homeschooling five of her children, she has three with special needs, and she says they have over 20 appointments on a weekly basis. I think most of us who say we are busy, can take several seats right now.   Through all that, Laura found the time to talk with me about how she finds peace and order in her home, and the systems she has developed to keep her family running and organized, and how she’s helping other families to do the same.   FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: www.facebook.com/groups/wannabenation   INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/thesupermomwannabe   SHOW NOTES: http://supermompodcast.com/laura 

Confession sessions are bite-sized episodes that include my "Wannabe Confession" of the week.  This week I'm calling BS on the phrase, "enjoy them while they're little." Hop into the Facebook group and share your wannabe confession with me! facebook.com/wannabenation

In the interest of changing how we look at goals, I'm talking today about themes, mantras, intentions that I've set for this year that can be worked into any goal!  

I don't even think I'm fit to use the word "homeschooling" when I describe what happens in our household during "school" hours. Yikes.  

This week, I'm making a confession about how COVID-19 has ruined me for keeping up with one particular thing...

Today we’re talking about one of my favorite topics: The Enneagram. I’ve talked about it a little before on this podcast, but today we’re taking a deep dive, not only into what the Enneagram is, but how you can be setting goals or making your intention for the year ahead, based on your Enneagram type.   Liz Elkins Newcomer is a mom of two, and a certified Enneagram teacher, among other amazing things. Liz has over 10 years of experience with the Enneagram and teaches about it through corporate workshops, online courses and individual coaching sessions.   Liz and I talk all about the Enneagram, and she explains each number, how to figure out what type you are, and how to set your goals. I felt an immediate connection with Liz, and I hope that you can just feel her warmth, and her passion to help people learn more about themselves.   As you’re thinking about your year ahead, I highly recommend that you consider learning more about the Enneagram. It will help you immensely. Certainly connect with Liz and the res

Every Friday I’ll be posting a Confession Session: A bite-sized episode where I share a real moment, a confession or a rant about something that has happened to me recently, or just things I’ve done in general, when it comes to being a mom, or just a person.   I’d love for you to hop into the Facebook group at Wannabe Nation or hit me up on Instagram at the Supermom Wannabe and tell me your confessions too!    Join the Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/wannabenation  

Okay, call me overly optimistic, but I am SO looking forward to this year. I know we still have a ways to go before the pandemic is over, but I'm choosing to believe that the worst is behind us and that the light is at the end of the tunnel. Hopefully I didn't just jinx it. It's the time of year when we're all thinking about clean slates and fresh starts. You know how much I love a good goal, and this month is all about goal setting and how to achieve them. For today's episode, I gathered a few ladies to talk about their goals that don't have anything to do with the kind that we might think we're supposed to have. I feel that so often we're inundated with messages about health, weight, and finances that we lose sight of what works best for us in our current season. Hopefully, today's conversation will get you thinking outside the box and get you excited about the season ahead. ..but not too excited, right? Like, we're gonna walk in real slow and quiet, kind of like 2021 is a sleeping toddler. FACEBOOK COMMUNI

Let's go WAY back in time, shall we? Back to January of 2020: back to the beginning of a new decade. Back when I was a young girl, full of hopes and dreams and literally said the words, "2020 is my year." I'm revisiting the episode of this year where I talked about my goals, and reacting to them through the lens of who I am today, in December 2020.

Today is very special. I wish I had noise makers and all of you with me, because this is the 100th episode of Confessions of a Super Mom Wannabe, and it’s a fun episode, with a special announcement that you won’t want to miss if you’re a fan of the show.

I dunno about you, but we argue.

Over the next couple of weeks, I'm replaying some favorite episodes that you may have missed.   Do you follow someone on social media and feel a little like a creep because you love them and you feel like you’re friends, but they have no idea who you are? That’s Katelyn James for me, and she’s been a dream guest since before this show even started.   Katelyn James is a professional wedding photographer and entrepreneur  She’s been featured and recognized in national publications such as Professional Photographers Magazine, The Knot, Southern Living Weddings, and Southern Weddings. She teaches and coaches photographers from all over the country and internationally, and in 2015 she was named one of the “Top Ten Educators to Watch” by Rangefinder Magazine, not to mention she’s a nationally known speaker and just seems like everyone’s best friend.   Katelyn has been married to her husband Michael for almost 10 years, and they are parents to Everly (Evy), Graham, and baby James in Heaven.   I’ve been following Kat

This year I set an intention to read more, and with that I set a goal of reading 45 books. I don't think I've ever read more than 5 or 10 books in a whole year, but go big or go home, right? At the time of this writing and recording, I have finished 35 of my 45 books, with a month to go. I'm going to have to hustle, but I think I'm going to do it! This episode is all about how I've gotten this far in my reading: the apps that have helped me save time, read more, and save money (reading this many books gets expensive, REAL fast). I share why I read, and even my top ten favorite books (so far). Stay tuned to the show notes at supermompodcast.com/readingchallenge for a complete, updated list of the books I've read in 2020, and my favorites of the year!

Allison Carter is a Seattle mom of two and believes every occasion, big or small, deserves to be celebrated. With her business, Allison Carter Celebrates, she’s determined to help make busy moms' lives easier and way more fun; especially when it comes to celebrating life's special moments with our families. She does this with digital party and holiday celebration guides, her podcast, Memories in Moments, and with her holiday-themed monthly subscription boxes, Memories in Moments: Unwrapped. With Unwrapped, families receive beautifully curated DIY decor, crafts, activities, tabletop supplies, recipes, and more...all addressed to your kiddos and delivered straight to your door! Allison and her business has been featured in Oprah Magazine, Forbes, Better Homes and Gardens, Martha Stewart, Buzzfeed, Real Simple, and more!   I think I can speak for most of us when I say that, at one time or another as moms, we’ve all felt the pressure of trying to make moments with our kids feel special, and feel like we fall incr

Brenda Lomeli is a Master Certified Life & Weight Loss Coach and Certified Holistic Nutritionist who is helping women not only lose The Last 10lbs, but is empowering them to learn more about their emotions and self-care. She's helping women lose weight but is on a mission to equip women to permanently end the weight struggle by creating empowered lives filled with purpose. 

I got together with some of my favorite funny ladies from Instagram, and we talked about the pandemic, what they're doing to cope, and if there were a Black Market just for moms, what would be in it?

As promised, I’m now giving the Democrat’s perspective of this year’s election and how it applies to us. If you haven’t already, I really strongly encourage you to go back one episode and listen to my interview with Britt Larsen, who gives the Republican view from the questions I asked.   Christina Sandhoff is a political advocate and a personal friend of mine. She has a degree in political science and has worked on local campaigns, volunteers on policy committees, and now she’s working in the office of a prospective State House Representative in Colorado.   I’ve asked Christina basically the same questions that I asked Britt last week, in hopes that you’ll get a level view of each side of the discussion. What I found very interesting are the similarities in what Christina and Britt said in response to my questions.    Again, this two-episode series is not meant to sway you one way or another, or even interject my own opinion. This is also certainly not going to turn into a political or news podcast. I just r

I know that especially right now, it’s a charged world out there. Between a pandemic, the conversation about social justice, and the sound of two Presidential candidates yelling over each other, it feels overwhelming; at least for me. I really hate talking about politics. Honestly, the confrontational feel of it all just makes me want to crawl under my bed and stay there until the election is over.   I know social media has a lot of definitive opinions out there. I know that we can be conditioned not to talk about these things. I certainly don’t feel smart enough to even broach the subject.   That’s why, over the next two episodes, I’m talking with two women who are much smarter than me. I’ll be asking the same questions to each woman, and one will be giving me the Republican perspective, the other, the Democrat perspective.     I have to stress that this is not to endorse a certain candidate or voting philosophy. My hope is to inspire you to dig in and research the candidates and the issues that are importan

"Whoah,” is all I have to say about today’s guest. Just…”whoah.”    Y’all know I am passionate about women and body positivity, so when this guest reached out, I knew I had to have her on the show.   Rachel Coleman is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 12 years of experience treating Eating Disorders at both an inpatient treatment center and in private practice where she focuses on guiding adolescents and women to break free from diet culture and stop evaluating their worth by the number on the scale. Rachel is a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, has a certification of completion in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Maternal Mental Health, and is a Certified Intuitive Eating PRO.    I wish we could have talked all day. Rachel has so much knowledge about our self-talk and the narrative about body image that’s being influenced by generations and generations of women, AND our society. We had an impactful discussion about diet culture and what it is, how we can actually VOTE for body positiv