Carpool Convos

Carpool Convos

Hosted by: Kim Anderson

These Carpool Convos are intended to be bite-sized nuggets of information, allowing you to listen to them easily and quickly while sitting in the carpool pickup line at school. Or, driving to or from work or on a...

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CC 58: The Negative Impact of Competitive Sports Parents

Why is it so difficult to show up at our kids' sporting events and cheer them on from the side, regardless of their performance? Regardless of the team outcome?  When it comes to our kid's sports, we need to remember...
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CC 57: 3 Lies That Sabotage Our Marriage

We can enrich our marriages and have more fulfilling relationships when we reject these three lies we dive into on this episode.
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CC 56: How Group Work Propels Growth

There is so much power in groups. We are better together than we are alone. One way to grow as mom is to engage in coaching or mentor groups. On this episode, we dive into the benefits of group work and how it will...
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CC 55: 3 Truths About Making a Mistake

Shame wants us to stay stuck and wallow in our imperfection. It wants us to believe redemption and reconciliation are impossible. If you're anything like me, my inner-critic can go to town beating me up. If you find...
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CC 53: Why Feedback Matters

Let's be honest. Feedback can be scary. It's easy to cringe or tense up when we realize someone will share their perspective of us, our words, or our performance. We can feel exposed and vulnerable as shame washes...
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CC 52: Be Your Own Valentine

The truth is our ability to serve our friends and family starts with how well we take care of ourselves. Loving yourself well isn’t selfish; it’s essential. So what about if we reframed this Day of Love to remind...
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CC 51: What Would You Do If You Weren't Afraid?

What would you do if you weren't afraid? For most of us, the list is long. If we're honest, fear stops us in our tracks. We need to remember that fear is temporary. A German proverb says, "Fear makes the wolf bigger...
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CC 50: Why Is It Hard to Ask For Help?

Why is it we often don’t want to ask for help? Sometimes it feels like admitting we are weak. Sometimes we don’t want to be a burden. Sometimes it seems like everyone else has it all together, so it's embarrassing to...
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CC 49: Is it Too Late to Find My Purpose?

Do you ever feel like something is missing? Are you going through the motions of life reactively instead of intentionally? Almost like you're running on a hamster wheel of exhaustion but not going in any direction? I...
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CC 48: 3 Ways to Invest in Your Loved Ones

So often we don’t realize the enormous impact we have on others. We miss the simple ways we can let others know they matter. We can invest in others by using these three strategies we dive into on this episode!
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CC 47: How to Get Off the Drama Train

When I think about drama, it takes me right back to middle school. While we can’t completely isolate ourselves from toxic people (or maybe we are even the conductor of the drama train sometimes) we can protect...
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CC 46: What Are the Questions You Ask Your Kids Really Saying to Them?

Here's the thing with questions - sometimes we ask questions because we don't know any other way to connect with our kids. But...sometimes questions don't actually connect us to our kids. They're just a way for us to...
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