Mama’s Gonna Make It – 08. From Endure to Enjoy

In Episode 7, Anne introduced a personal challenge in her journey of self-growth and motherhood: shifting from survival mode to endurance mode—and ultimately, from simply enduring life to truly enjoying it. In this episode, we dive deeper into that transition, exploring the rough, raw edges of the privilege that is parenting. Anne shares how self-care and intentionality helped flip the switch toward embracing life more fully. We discuss practical ways to make pain points more fun and how small, routine moments can become special: ✨ Moody Movie Bath Night? Yes, please!✨ Turning cleanup time into a game? Sign me up!✨ Broccoli = Baby Trees? If it works for you, congrats! (LOL)✨ Ice cream for breakfast? Bring it on—hello, frozen fruit and veggie smoothies! Of course, our conversation detoured into food—how we approach getting our kids to eat nutritious meals without creating pressure or labeling foods as “good” or “bad.” And somehow, we ended up on the topics of Costco Nap magic and Halloween, too. Enjoy this candid, heartfelt conversation as Anne and Sarabeth navigate parenthood, self care, growth, and the little joys that make all the difference. Links:  Lindsey Gurk – “Empowering Motherhood Journey” Get Your Pink Back Anxiety and Evolution: How Fear and Anxiety Drove Human Evolution (Video from National Geographic Society, 2023) Anxiety Disorders in Evolutionary Perspective (Nesse, 2022) Light and Sleep What Color Light Helps You Sleep (Sleep Foundation) Kids and Food Feeding Littles Feeding Littles instagram Dr. Becky at Good Inside on Kids and food power struggles More about Intuitive Eating Recorded in the Omniverus Studios at Liberty Plaza, we are produced by Tim Beeman for Such-N-Such Media.Theme Music by Doug Davis.