New Year Life Audit: How to Reflect, Reset, and Lead Your Family With Intention

The new year doesn’t need more resolutions — it needs clarity.

Before you plan schedules, routines, or goals, this episode invites you to pause and do a simple life audit that helps you decide how you want to lead your family this year.

In this guided journaling episode, we’ll reflect on your kids, your role as a Mentor, and the Maker systems that support (or drain) your daily life — so you can move forward with intention instead of overwhelm.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to:

• Observe your kids and identify what you truly want to guide them on this year

• Reflect on how you’re showing up as a parent — without guilt or judgment

• Audit your routines, systems, and commitments to see what’s working and what needs attention

• Choose one Mentor focus and one Maker system to prioritize for the first season of the year

This episode is perfect for parents who want a calm, intentional reset — and a clear starting point for the year ahead.

Let me know what questions you have...email me at hello@mapyourmombrain.com.

If your house feels louder, messier, and more chaotic after Christmas instead of calmer, this episode is your reset.

Today we’re talking about how to organize new toys, clothes, and gifts with your kids — not for them — without losing your cool or doing it all yourself.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How to organize after Christmas without rushing, nagging, or taking over
• Why involving kids actually reduces overwhelm instead of creating it
• A calm, step-by-step MAP approach that teaches care, ownership, and responsibility
• How to balance your Maker’s need for order with your Mentor’s role as a teacher

This isn’t about a perfectly organized house.

It’s about teaching skills, building ownership, and creating a calmer home as you head into the new year.

I'd love to hear if this helps you or if you have a question!

Email me at hello@mapyourmombrain.com.

Holiday parties can bring out the biggest emotions — meltdowns from younger kids and total shutdowns from teens — right when everyone is watching.

In this episode, I’m sharing a 30-second, repeatable MAP tool you can use in the moment, plus simple ways to set expectations before the party so you’re not reacting in chaos.

You’ll learn:

• What to say when kids melt down or teens shut down in front of others
• How to prep kids and teens before gatherings to reduce power struggles
• A calm, firm, and kind script you can use anywhere — without yelling or negotiating
• How to let the Mentor lead instead of the stressed-out Maker

This works for toddlers through teens — at holiday parties, family dinners, or anytime emotions run high.

Email and let me know what tips and strategies are helping you!

hello@mapyourmombrain.com