The Life Coach for Working Moms Podcast

It's the debate all working moms have with themselves - do I go to bed on time or do I stay up to finally have some time to myself?
 
This week I'm talking about the thing that comes up in coaching almost every single week: sleep. Not because it's exciting or Instagram-worthy self-care, but because it might be the most underrated productivity tool we have.
 
I get into why I used to think protecting my evening "me time" was sacred, the real cost of staying up late (hello, snapping at your partner over nothing), the phone-battery analogy that finally made this click for me, and how a longtime coaching client rebuilt her sleep habits this summer with just a couple of small, boring shifts. Plus, three simple things you can test this week if you're ready to treat your bedtime like the productivity tool it actually is.
 
If you've ever told yourself "I'll go to bed early tomorrow" and then stayed up anyway, this one's for you.
 
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In this episode, I'm digging into why we say we need to do something more than we actually do it, and what that gap is quietly costing us. Because every time you say, "I should really do that" and then don't, you're eroding trust with yourself.
 
It's the same reason your kid raises an eyebrow when you tell them to get off their phone while you're scrolling yours. What we DO speaks so much louder than what we SAY, including to ourselves.
 
I'm walking through the exact four options I give myself and my clients anytime something is sitting on the "I need to do that" list and going nowhere — whether that's the donation pile, your pelvic floor exercises, that SOP document, or the permission slip deadline. No more vague guilt. Just a clear decision tree so you can stop saying it and start doing it.
 
If you're a working mom who's tired of watching your to-do list grow while your follow-through stays flat, this is for you.
 
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💌 Join my email list for weekly coaching tips & other resources ➡️ Subscribe to Working Mom Wednesday newsletter
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🤝 Connect with me on LinkedIn ➡️https://www.linkedin.com/in/katelyndenning/
 
New episodes drop every Tuesday! Make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an episode.
 
And if this episode made you rethink about how you balance work and life as a working mom, send it to a friend!

In this episode, I'm talking about that exact moment: the one where you've dropped a ball or burned the candle at both ends one too many nights, and you finally have to decide what to let go of. I share two of my own stories — giving up running after my first child was born, and later stepping out of a travel-heavy sales role after my third — and why both of those choices, while hard, weren't permanent verdicts on who I am.
 
Because here's the trap I see so often with working moms: we make a smart, necessary choice to scale back for a season, and then that "for now" quietly turns into "just how things are" for years, without us ever checking back in. I'll walk you through why that happens and give you a simple way to build in an actual check-in point, so your choices stay choices, not permanent sentences.
 
If you've ever had to cut something you loved to survive a season of parenting, work, or life, this one's for you.
 
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New episodes drop every Tuesday! Make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an episode.
 
And if this episode made you rethink about how you balance work and life as a working mom, send it to a friend!

If you're a working mom who hasn't thought about your career in... a while — this episode is for you.
 
Whether you're starting to wonder what's next, feeling that quiet burn of "is this even worth it anymore," or just want to stop being caught off guard when someone asks where you see yourself in five years, we're talking about those bigger picture career questions that tend to get pushed to the bottom of the list when life is full and you're just trying to keep up. But here's the truth: career growth doesn't stop just because you're also raising kids. You just need a different approach.
 
In this episode, I'm sharing four simple routines that can help you stay connected to where you're headed professionally, without adding a massive project to your already full plate. We're talking 15 minutes. That's it.
 
And if you're ready to take this further with real support and a plan, I'm currently accepting 1:1 coaching clients this summer. Head to www.themothernurture.com/work-with-me to learn more.
 
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Episode 32: Networking for Working Moms

 
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New episodes drop every Tuesday! Make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an episode.
 
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If I had a dollar for every time someone told me to "just delegate more," I'd be retired by now. But how do you actually delegate when it's faster to just do it yourself?
 
That's exactly what I'm digging into in this episode, because delegating has been coming up constantly in coaching sessions lately. The truth is, most of us aren't failing at delegating because we're control freaks. We're failing because no one ever taught us the actual mechanics of it. In this episode, I walk you through the specific steps I give my own coaching clients: how to audit everything you're holding (including all those "quick questions" people keep pinging you with), how to build a process so delegation doesn't create more work for you, and how to start small so you can actually build trust instead of burning it.
 
If you've ever said "I'll just do it myself", this is for you.
 
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💌 Join my email list for weekly coaching tips & other resources ➡️ Subscribe to Working Mom Wednesday newsletter
📸 Follow me on Instagram for working mom inspo ➡️https://www.instagram.com/lovemothernurture/
🤝 Connect with me on LinkedIn ➡️https://www.linkedin.com/in/katelyndenning/
 
New episodes drop every Tuesday! Make sure you're subscribed so you never miss an episode.
 
And if this episode made you rethink about how you balance work and life as a working mom, send it to a friend!