Today, I'm sharing the joys and challenges of new motherhood, hoping it resonates with expecting or new moms. I'm spilling it all: from things I thought would be difficult, but were surprisingly easy, to the things I did not expect to be so hard (and that I wish I had prepared for).

Episode Highlights:

• What recovery after an unmedicated birth was like for me
• My breastfeeding experience
• What I loved about being a new mom
• The exhausting reality of new parenthood (and tips for you!)
• Becoming the default parent
• Juggling motherhood and business
• Tips to help you navigate the postpartum phase

Links Mentioned:

• Get the full show notes and listen to the blog post at https://marakucirek.com/40
• Connect with Mara on Instagram: https://instagram.com/marakucirek

Want to know how I've tripled my affiliate income over the last year without being sleazy, spammy, or scammy? Today, I'm sharing all about how I've started sharing more about the products and tools I am using in my own business, what my affiliate income strategy is, and which programs I'm an affiliate for that make me the most money!

Episode Highlights:

• What's affiliate marketing?
• Why I was initially resistant to making affiliate income and the mindset hurdle I overcame to start promoting other people's products
• How you can start building affiliate marketing income (even with a smaller audience)
• Five strategies that helped me TRIPLE my affiliate income this year (my affiliate income grew 200% last year)
• The top 5 affiliates that generate the most passive income for my business

Links mentioned in this episode:

• Get the full show notes at: https://marakucirek.com/39
• Connect with Mara on Instagram: https://marakucirek.com/instagram
• My Riverside landing page: https://marakucirek.com/riverside-coupon-code
• Ubersuggest for keyword research: https://neilpatel.com/ubersuggest/
• Thrivecart: https://marakucirek.com/thrivecart
• Flodesk: https://marakucirek.com/flodesk

Today, I'm sharing a really simple online course creation tip that will make your online course easier for students to take (and will also make people excited to buy your course). This course creation hack is so simple, but it's so effective if you want to help your students to see better results from your course!

Episode Highlights:

• A quick online course creation tip
• 2 ways you can add THIS element to your online course to help your students see better results
• The one thing I always do as a student taking an online course!

Links Mentioned:

• Get the full show notes and listen to the blog post at https://marakucirek.com/38
• Connect with Mara on Instagram: https://instagram.com/marakucirek