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idk, let’s ask my mom
by Annika Edwards
Welcome to ”IDK, Let’s Ask My Mom,” the podcast where the curiosity of the younger generation meets the wisdom of experience. Join your host, Annika, and her life-coach mom, Karen, in an engaging exploration of self-sabotage, confidence, mindfulness, and everything in between. Join in as they share candid conversations offering valuable insights and practical advice for navigating life’s twists and turns. Annika, with her fresh perspective, asks the questions we all have but might hesitate to voice, while Karen, a seasoned life coach, provides guidance and wisdom rooted in years of experience. Whether you’re a teenager finding your way or an adult seeking a fresh perspective, this podcast has something for everyone. Sometimes, the best answers come from asking mom.
Episodes
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"My Boyfriend Cares More About His Best Friend Than Me"
In this episode, Karen and Annika dive into a viral social media story about a girlfriend who felt sidelined on vacation when her boyfriend seemed to prioritize his female best friend over her. They explore the importance of trust, boundaries, and responding to red flags in dating relationships.
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Loving Mom Without Losing Yourself
In this episode, we explore how an adult daughter is learning to set limits, prioritize her independence, and resist the urge to manage her mom's emotions while maintaining their relationship.
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Self Sabotage with a Certified Life Coach
Annika and Karen talk about the Positive Intelligence Assessment and how easy it is for our survival brain to get us in the habit of doing everything out of fear. They dive into the Hyper Achiever saboteur and Karen gives advice on how to let go of it. There’s a link to the assessment if you want...
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Boundaries: Rules For Ourselves
Annika and Karen answer questions and talk more about boundaries and how to make sure they're healthy.
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Boundaries, Broke Roommates, and Guilt
Annika and Karen discuss how setting boundaries with someone that's taking advantage of you does not make you a bad person.
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Dealing With The Uncertainty In Chronic Illness
Karen and Annika discuss the overwhelm that can come with a new diagnosis.
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"I Get Jealous When My Friends Seem Too Close To Each Other"
In this episode, Annika and Karen explore how our survival brain can create a scarcity mindset. They share the story about someone who feels threatened when his friends get close, showing how fear of 'not enough' can impact relationships—and how to shift toward connection and trust."
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"My Friend's FOMO is killing me!"
Karen and Annika help a follower find ways to deal with a friend who commits but never follows through.
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"Am I Being An Irrational Crazy Girl?"
“Am I being an irrational crazy girl because my boyfriend won’t take any pictures for me on his family vacation...or should I call him out on his behavior?“ Annika and Karen discuss the disappointment that can come when others don't fulfill our expectations.
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"My Friend Won't Stop Trying To One-Up Me"
Annika and Karen discuss the frustrations that come with competitive friends and how to stay empowered.
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In-Law Relationships
Karen and Annika discuss a text thread between a daughter-in-law and her future mother-in-law and ways to create healthy relationships with extended family.
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Resentment
As requested Annika and Karen are talking all about resentment in this newest episode. Listen now and find out how to take care of it so you can stay in charge of your life.
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Stop Sabotaging Your Mother's Day
Karen shares how she stopped sabotaging Mother’s Day. Listen in as Annika and Karen discuss why some women get triggered and struggle on Mother’s Day, and how they can create a better experience for themselves.
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Believing New Things
In this episode, Karen teaches us how to retrain our brains after we discover the thoughts that aren't serving us using her "copy and paste" method.
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The Silent Treatment
Episode 63 is all about the silent treatment and how easy it can be to fall into this when a problem arises. Using the silent treatment can actually make it harder to explain your feelings and come to a solution in your relationships.
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Finding Out Who You Aren’t
Annika and Karen discuss mistakes and the gift behind them. Making a mistake can help you find out who you aren’t.
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A Random Conversation With My Mom
Just a fun conversation with my mom about distractions and social media while we wait for a table.
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The Cave
In this episode, Annika and Karen talk about the fear of rejection and how our survival brains use it to keep us in the cave.
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My Apologies
Annika & Karen discuss how over-apologizing can become a habit that sabotages your relationship with your self and your confidence.
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How To Get That Goal
Karen and Annika talk about their goals for 2024 and how they set themselves up for success when setting a new goal.
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Boundaries At Work with Grace Albinson
Annika and Karen talk about what healthy work boundaries look like in the workplace with our guest, Grace Albinson (@legally_calm).
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The Blame Cage with Dad
Tune in as Karen, Annika, and her dad Steve, dig deeper into how easy it can be to slip into a victim mentality and the blame game.
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Healthy Boundaries
Join in as Annika and Karen discuss common misconceptions about setting boundaries and how to make sure they are healthy and beneficial to your life.
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Victim Mode
Annika and Karen talk about victim mode..how we put ourselves there and how we can get ourselves out.
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Stop Sabotaging New Experiences
Annika and Karen talk about the "tracks" that can form in our brains when we have thoughts about our circumstances. Those thoughts can sabotage our new experiences if we aren't careful.
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Motherhood Q&A
Annika asks Karen questions about motherhood and Karen shares her experiences with being a mom.
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Uncertainty
Annika and Karen discuss a huge cause of anxiety, uncertainty, and how to stop being so afraid of the unknown.
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The F Word (Fear)
Karen answers the question, "How can I help my kid overcome fears?". Annika and Karen share their thoughts on the dreaded feeling of fear.
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Cheap Dopamine
This week we're talking all about dopamine and how to manage your relationship with it.
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The Useless Quest
Karen and Annika talk about the useless quest of caring what other people think about you. Come learn about why it's none of your business what other people think about you!
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How To Leave The Pity Party
In our latest episode, we're talking all about self-pity...why it comes, why it gets us stuck, and how to leave the pity party before you fall into victim mode.
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How Embarrassing
Karen and Annika share a recent embarrassing moment and discuss why the feeling of "embarrassment" really isn't so scary. Embarrassment can lead to connection and growth.
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Keep Your Promises
Annika and Karen talk about one of the best ways to grow your confidence... keeping the promises you make to yourself. When you know you're going to do the things you say you'll do, you create safety and trust within yourself.
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Why Does Everyone Hate Their Birthday?
We're back! In our newest episode, we're talking about why so many people dread their birthdays. Join us and find out how your brain might be sabotaging these special moments in your life.
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Let It Go
In this episode, we talk about why it's so hard to let things go and how to get better at it. Your survival brain wants to HOLD ON, but your true self wants to MOVE ON so it can keep creating and growing.
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Confirmation Bias
Karen and Annika discuss an article Karen wrote about confirmation bias and how it can hurt our relationships. They dive deeper and recognize how it affects their own views. Here's a link to the article: https://lifecoachdirectory.com/confirmation-bias-and-how-it-hurts-our-relationships/
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Wedding Expectations
We're back! Listen in as we talk about managing expectations. A lot of our negative feelings come from our own expectations. Find out how to stay in charge of your brain so you don't miss the beauty in ALL the parts of your life.
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Romanticizing the Past
Why do our brains sometimes romanticize the past? It's just another way it's trying to keep us safe. In this episode, Karen and Annika talk about ways to stay balanced with past memories and how to use them to build your future.
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Clean Pain
In this episode we talk about the difference between clean and dirty pain. Pain is part of life, but you still have agency over what you do with it.
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Triggered
In this episode, we are talking about being triggered. Feeling triggered is a very normal response to things happening in our lives, and sometimes it even serves us. Listen in to learn how to understand and handle your triggers.
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Be A Safe Place For Yourself
We are all seeking safety. It's a human need. Unfortunately, our survival brain can sabotage us with thoughts that safety comes from the love and attention of others, our accomplishments, our appearance, etc... none of which we can always depend on. Listen in as we talk about specific ways we can...
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Restless
Maybe constantly keeping ourselves busy isn't something that's serving us. Learn why constantly being busy and striving to be a "multi-tasker" might be doing more bad than good and why we tend to use it as an escape from our feelings. Sometimes being restless and trying to do and experience...
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Fight the FOMO
Episode 35 is all about FOMO! We discuss why we feel it, what we do to avoid feeling it, and what it ultimately creates. You can create the life you really want, not the life others say you should have.
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Why We Love To Hate
Why do we love to hate? Hate is one of the most intense emotions we can feel, but it's a problem for us because it's our survival brain's answer to fear. Hate and disdain may feel good in the moment, but it only provides temporary safety, will not empower us, and will create negative results.
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Nice vs. Kind
Karen explains the difference between being nice and being kind. When we are kind to ourselves it shows up in our interactions with others and we are kind without people pleasing.
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Understanding the Enemy
Finding a way to play with your survival brain and anticipate the thoughts it will give you helps you find ways to fight it. It's empowering to be one step ahead of your enemy! Podcast Instagram: @idkletsaskmymom Karen's Coaching Instagram: @karenedwards.coaching
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Beating Yourself Up is Optional
In our latest episode, Annika and Karen discuss how our sneaky brains can sabotage us from enjoying our achievements through our Hyper-Achiever. (Positive Intelligence)
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Strengthen Your Core
This episode isn't about your abs but it's about finding your core values! Karen and Annika discuss the three reasons why finding your core values is vital and give advice on how to find them.
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Know Your ”Why?”
Annika and Karen talk about how to know your "why?". Asking yourself "why?" can give you more insight into why you want what you want or why you feel what you feel.
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When It Hurts
We talk a lot about our circumstances being neutral…but what if our circumstance is pain? Karen and Annika discuss different ways to think about pain and how to empower yourself so your survival brain doesn't take over.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to ”IDK, Let’s Ask My Mom,” the podcast where the curiosity of the younger generation meets the wisdom of experience. Join your host, Annika, and her life-coach mom, Karen, in an engaging exploration of self-sabotage, confidence, mindfulness, and everything in between. Join in as they share candid conversations offering valuable insights and practical advice for navigating life’s twists and turns. Annika, with her fresh perspective, asks the questions we all have but might hesitate to voice, while Karen, a seasoned life coach, provides guidance and wisdom rooted in years of experience. Whether you’re a teenager finding your way or an adult seeking a fresh perspective, this podcast has something for everyone. Sometimes, the best answers come from asking mom.
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