In this episode of A Clinica Approach to Momming - The Podcast, I catch up with my friend Jess from high school. We haven't seen each other since then, but have followed each other on social media for the past twenty years.  

When I first started this podcast, I knew Jess would have to come on. She is an inspiration as a mom and a person. She is a fierce advocate and goes "all in" when fighting for those who don't have a voice.   We catch up and discuss so many "mom topics", but we also highlight Jess's causes she fights so passionately for. Jess and her husband own and run a camp in New Hampshire and we catch up about that as well - HOW COOL?!   

Enjoy just "chit-chatting" with two moms on this episode of A Clinical Approach to Momming!  Check out the related links below:  

Jess's camp she runs with her husband: https://www.camphawkeye.com/

Jess's IG: @jcs5718

Heather Sweeney’s Links:

Website: https://www.heathersweeney.com

Youtube channel featuring her meditations: https://www.youtube.com/@theheathersweeney

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheathersweeney/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heather.petersonsweeney

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-sweeney-52218816a/

Heather Sweeney is a Mental Fitness Coach, Registered Nurse, and Inspirational

Speaker, and Storyteller. She specializes in coaching parents, entrepreneurs, First

Responders, and healthcare workers.

Heather has experienced firsthand the power of shifting your mindset to make

positive, forward progress both personally and professionally. She believes that

anything is possible when we put our minds to it.

As a Mental Fitness Coach, Heather helps individuals reduce mental fatigue,

overwhelm, stress, and anxiety by teaching them tools and techniques to proactively

use each day. This leaves them feeling empowered and back in control.

Heather resides in New Hampshire with her two little loves, Jack and Anna. She is a

Board Member with Legacy Trust of Southern New Hampshire Health, dedicated to

improving the health and well being of those in her community regardless of

socioeconomic status. Heather is an eternal optimist, avid fundraiser, traveler, and

lover of all things adventurous and outdoors. She recently summited Mount

Kilimanjaro as a member of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Climb 2 Cure

Program giving back over $40,000 to LLS and will be visiting Peru to climb in 2023.

She loves coaching in the outdoors and leading groups through adventure

experiences.

On this podcast, I had the privilege to sit down with Kimberly Hampton, PhD, MS, MBA, RN. She is the first mom I am highlighting in my Super Mom series. Kim is an Assistant Professor of Nursing, mom of two beautiful daughters (age 5 and 9), and a furbaby Pablo the bull mastiff. 

We wrestle with the idea of "having it all". What does that mean, and do we want to have it all?! We also had an honest conversation about relationships, working, and momming and how to better communicate with our significant others - just two moms chatting and trying to be real about mom life! Lately, we find that social media doesn't highlight actual motherhood, but instead mom influencers with perfect lives and homes. I appreciate Kim being vulnerable and honest so that other moms can relate and together build a real mom community!  We discussed some action steps in the podcast and I've provided links below:  Managing expectations https://www.scienceofpeople.com/managing-expectations/ Respond, don’t react https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/temperament/how-to-overcome-emotional-reactivity-and-build-emotional-stability/ ADHD Body Doubling Workgroup https://www.neurodiverging.com/neurodivergent-body-doubling-meetings/