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Trusting yourself can be the hardest thing to follow through doing in many situations. God made all of us unique and being authentic is living that to the fullest. We attract aligned relationships in all areas of our lives when we feel safe to have a point of view without being judged. Our children learn from our example with the type of relationships we choose and compassion for others, especially the ones meant to teach us a lesson.

In this episode, I will give examples you may relate to. Are people in your life for a reason, season or lifetime? One of my daughter's read the modern version on social media that read something like you never run into people again once their cycle in you life is complete. I find that so interesting, as I believe we do learn from relationships and hopefully evolve.

In this episode, you will learn:

-Different people have a different point of view and can still respect each other

-Being authentic includes allowing yourself to have desires and opinions on what you want for your children, the type of work roles you create and relationships you wish to nurture

-Integration is an option rather than choosing in your roles

-Judgement or advice on your role as a mother or business from people without experience in these areas may include an intention that doesn't serve you

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Do you choose a word for the year? My word of the year for 2026, Joy. Trust as the intention behind my word also allows me to release stress and instead invite more creativity.

In this episode, I discuss words from previous years starting in 2022. I choose my word before the year starts, typically in November. Simplicity was my word that year and was the beginning of the foundation I have built moving forward. Something heavy happened just before the year started, therefore the word was perfect.

Release was my word in 2023 helping me make space for new things in 2024. This included physical and digital. Do you have a practice for decluttering throughout the year?

Surrender for 2024 allowed me to welcome a new business idea and again helped me through some heavy things, not within my control.

Wisdom in 2025 helped me discern through chaos happening all year and find the solution to physical pain I was dealing with. What a blessing when you need to make wise decisions. Noticing who your genuine supporters really are

In This Episode You Will Learn:

-Decades of not enough play and joy feel heavy. Balancing the scale of giving and receiving to a healthier level of both feels great. Did you know D.O.S.E. neurotransmitters and hormones like Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin and Endorphins are positive. Daily walks and morning meditation is helping me regularly reduce Stress hormones like Cortisol and Adrenaline.

-What ideas might light you up as a mom? I love time alone with each of my children and watching them in their individual creativity. I love shopping with my girls and golfing with my son.

-Are you surrounding yourself with reciprocal, authentic and joyful relationships in your business and personal life? Date nights with my husband, lunch or coffee with girlfriends and business relationships that inspire and gently push me in a positive direction from good examples. I have had the courage to have hard conversations and evolve in both areas. The result is more Joy.

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The are different types of love. We can create space for love and choose to spread it to others creating a ripple effect. As mothers, being the example for our children of showing unconditional love is a gift extended to the many people they have contact with. Allowing them to feel that love regardless of their mistakes. God does not have conditions on the love for us and the continued grace we receive is an example we can use toward our children, friends, people in our businesses and community.

Releasing shame as humans on a journey I believe is part of this. We are living in different seasons, hopefully not reliving the past, depending on current consciousness. This allows safety, even when we disagree with others. We don't need to feel that we need to engage with everyone. If someone desires a conversation to resolve an issue, being open and honest is important. The denial of your contribution to a situation or of the present moment continues the cycle we show our children of what loving behavior is.

I share an activity to feel and share love in this episode, remembering the most loving moments you have ever experienced and feeling them again. We desire more of these moments naturally and can spread these feelings to others and then back to ourselves to fill our cups to overflow.

In This Episode:

-Different types of love, conditional and unconditional, God's love is unconditional

-Being the example for our children causes a ripple effect to many

-Love yourself in order to be loving

-Denial of the present moment or shoulding others is not effective, remove blocks

-Choosing to participate in authentic loving relationships attracts more

-Spreading the love activity with a ripple effect

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Are you looking for new ideas to find joy daily and craving a reset in this new season?

In this episode of The Integrative Mother Experience with Sarah Swift, I am a guest on the podcast Live A Vibrant Life. Host Kelly Tibbitts and I discuss ideas going into the new year in the winter season to create warmth, maintain a healthy lifestyle and creating spaces you crave being in. This episode is for you if you need ideas to reset during the winter months.

I previously loved the short WI summer season as my favorite, but I had a shift a couple years ago. I also just turned 51 and as a Capricorn, this season really resonates with me. I enjoy the reset after the holidays, the grounding feeling and my ability to be a vessel that is able to hold after slowing down. It helps me in creating discipline in the new year. My intentions to notice things that are joyful continue daily, regardless of the season.

My morning routine for the last few years is waking up most often very early, without an alarm clock. A dark and calm start to my day. Previous to the last five years, before my nervous system was regulated, I worked most days well into the evenings as a hairstylist. I had been doing it for over three decades and really enjoyed sleeping in. I would press the snooze for sure. Two years ago there was a big shift in that routine.

In this episode we discuss three things:

-First for warmth I have several types of winter coats to keep me warm, from my wool dress coat and cute scarf that I enjoy wearing to the salon over my dressy outfits, my iconic fuzzy casual blush coat, as my daughter's friend calls it and my extra warm winter coat that I wear when walking my dog Nora daily. We agree the warmth of a fireplace or pellet stove feels cozy and dim lighting to start the day. My morning ritual making warm coffee and warm soups or chili.

-Second for health we discuss both being gluten-free and all the new choices available. The benefits of resetting or grounding, muscle toning exercise and daily walks outside in nature with my dog Nora.

-Third for cleaning a space the importance of lighting and dimmers. Also the intention of a space and making it feel clutter free and special for the purpose it is intended for, including the view of the lake with the addition of a well placed mirror, a refresh to a beauty area and color coding in my office.

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-Human Design insight and help is a specialty of Kelly's. She helped me dive deeper into mine and better understand myself and how to apply my special unique design. To find out more go to www.kellytibbitts.com

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"What energy is common in the Capricorn season?" The beginning of the new year is often known for new beginnings, resolutions & journeys. It is also known for a cold weather season in many places.

In this episode, I am speaking from personal experience as a Capricorn, enjoying and embracing my morning rituals. I am saying goodbye to the past year when I turned 50. My perspective as a mother of three teenagers and the differences between the time off of school verses the structure when the holiday break is over.

Integrity to pursue your desires and not give up is very important if you don't want to continue to experience the same year as before. The muscle must get stronger. Are you noticing the joyful moments throughout each day?

Intention behind your focus, actions and choices determines the outcome. My "word of the year" last year was Wisdom. I am grateful for that, because it included unforeseen really difficult events the entire year that we will talk more about in future episodes.

This year it is Joy, with Trust as the intention behind it. For most moms, especially those running a business or serving others in addition to running their household and tending to their families, it may be easier to respond to whoever is calling on them at that moment. Can you relate?

This is where building a strong foundation with structure and the ability to choose to pause in difficult moments can be so helpful. To be able to have a calm disposition rather than react to everything and everyone before finishing what you actually are doing at the moment.

Can you choose to be grateful for all the blessings that God has given us, despite the hardships? I celebrated my January birthday in fall with some of my closest girlfriends. We had deep conversation being ourselves. Imagine how you can celebrate life's gifts in an authentic way that feels good to you in the season you're in.

In this Episode:

Discipline and structure as common energy in the Capricorn season

Integrity to avoid abandoning yourself

Building a strong foundation

Noticing the joyful moments daily

Wisdom to pause and make wise decisions

Intention behind your "word of the year"

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"I will relax after everything and everyone else is taken care of." This narrative and expectation is tired. If we miss moments, they are gone. The misunderstood idea that mother's can't enjoy their individual journey in each of their multiple roles, especially those that are running a business or serving others in their business roles with unending tasks, often creates a cycle of overwhelm. Waiting to experience joy and fulfillment is not accepting we can choose to integrate. Time is an asset that we can't control. This moment is always now.

In this episode we will start the conversation that there is another choice. Mothers don't have to give until they are depleted. We aren't all created with the same desires. Our lives reflect our choices. The negative ripple effect of expectation that there is only one way to experience what we desire in our daily lives goes beyond the mother's well-being, affecting their children, relationships, work and much more.

If you have ever felt pressure to perform, while feeling unfulfilled, this episode is for you. Have you ever wondered if there is actually another option or noticed someone else being an example of what is possible, but you're not sure where to start?

I will share the beginning of my personal journey from a soul desire as a little girl to become a mother to struggles, questioning the industry standards as a hairstylist, infertility and choosing to reset with an overflowing cup.

In This Episode:

You can enjoy your individual desires and journey as a mother without depleting yourself

Negative ripple effect of the tired expectation of waiting to experience joy and fulfillment

Join me in this change from overwhelm to overflow by choosing to start with something small, even 5 minutes to reset.

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Host Sarah Swift, wife, mother of three teenagers, entrepreneur, and hairstylist for over three decades, wants to help overwhelmed and stressed moms end the feeling of always missing out. The feeling that they have to choose work or family, well-being or burnout, business roles or an authentic lifestyle of ease. Guiding with the personal experience of wisdom after decades of repeating these negative cycles and including a few traumatic life events, lead her to her own transformation with spiritual faith along the journey.

The decision to choose now as the time to experience joy and fulfillment by integrating, instead of waiting is very difficult, especially for many mothers serving in multiple roles as business owners and service providers. The cycle of depletion has a negative ripple affect on these mamas, their families, work experience and much more.

Sarah's ultimate soul's desire to become a mother was an unexpected challenge. She experienced health issues that included her chemical sensitivities in the traditional salon environment, infertility and the heartache of multiple miscarriages. Finally when she became a mother she missed so much time with her three children who are now teenagers, especially after starting a new business during the recession while her husband was laid off.

This podcast includes resilience and strong faith with the belief that how we experience time is very important. We can't change what already happened, but we can choose differently now in each moment. Her mindset shift includes a holistic lifestyle of the many choices and approaches to physical and mental challenges available. The courage to try new things, even when it's not the social or industry norm. We are all here with uniqueness meant for our own soul's purpose guided by an inner-knowing.

If you can relate to the fear of missing out with your children and putting your needs last, you don't have to feel alone anymore. Join the community of like-hearted mothers in the T.I.M.E. community focused on overall well-being and giving from an overflowing cup. The five foundational elements of the course, The Integrative Mother Experience is a focus of this podcast. There will be a combination of stories and guest interviews to guide, uplift, inspire and help create more community of support meant for mama's like you.

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