How do you find joy in the most devastating times in your life, the absolute hardest seasons when you feel like you're buried in grief and simply surviving?

Today's episode features Leona deVinne, an internationally recognized speaker, leadership coach, and author. Leona is also a mother of three and tragically lost her mother at age 22, when her first child was only three months old.

Her passion is helping all women rise from their adversities by finding joy in the hardest seasons. Today, she wants to provide hope for mothers who have lost their mothers because she truly understands what that experience is like.

Listen to the episode to answer the following questions:

• How can I find meaning in my life after the death of my mother?
• What does it mean to really own who I am?
• How can I have more clarity, confidence, and courage in my life?
• What are the secrets to joy in the hardest seasons?
• How can I embrace and actually feel my grief?

Resources from this episode:

Help with grief: https://leonadevinne.kit.com/9ca32e66f8

Link to Leona's book: "Finding Your Joy Spot" https://www.amazon.ca/Finding-Your-Joy-Spot-Unexpected/dp/0991707583/ref=monarch_sidesheet_title

Sign up for her newsletter here: https://leonadevinne.com/subscribe. Weekly tips and research-backed techniques to stay true to yourself

Leona's Website: www.leonadevinne.com

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After a week-long complete social media/media detox, Alyssa Carlene learned three major lessons she wants to share with you.

If you're struggling with the weight of the world and the collective heaviness many mothers and humans feel at this time, this episode provides some great examples of why unplugging is necessary for inner peace and a deeper connection to God.

Listen to the episode to answer the following questions:

• What triggers are causing me to overuse social media?
• Why can social media or other media keep me from processing emotions that I need to feel?
• Why should I take time to unplug or detox as a mom?

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Today, humans alike can feel the heaviness of tragedy and grief in the United States of America and in the world as a whole.

If you're feeling this collective and shared weight, as a mom or human being, today's episode is all about three powerful trauma-healing practices. When we heal, it impacts our children and societies for the better. Join Alyssa Carlene as she shares personal experiences and incredible results from these specific practices, plus various reasons why they are successful.

Listen to today's episode to answer the following questions:

• What can I do when I feel helpless as a mom and want to make an impact on my children/society for the better?
• What are positive examples of trauma healing work?
• Why is it important to heal my trauma?

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How do you find stability when you lose your mother and have subsequent mother figures come and go throughout your life? It's devastating to navigate such huge losses, espeically as a mother, but there is hope and healing along the way!

Today on Navigating Motherhood Without Your Mother, Alyssa Carlene talks with Samantha Welch, an amazing girl mama of three with an incredible story. When Samantha was nine years old, her mother passed away in a house fire. Throughout the rest of her childhood, she experienced mother figures enter and depart, some not even leaving with a goodbye. Samantha shares how she found true healing through nourishing her relationship with God, inner child work, and forgiveness.

Listen to the episode to answer the following questions:

• How can I break cycles of dysfunction and find resources to do so?
• What can I do to soften my heart so I no longer live with unforgiveness?
• What is a healthy way to grieve, and is it okay to grieve?
• Where can I find support in navigating motherhood without my mother?

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2. Are you ready to build confidence and emotional resilience as a mom, even without the support of your mother? Access the free video training now: Five Steps to Navigating Motherhood Without Your Mother!

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When's the last time you had a terrific laugh - a big, belly laugh, tears streaming down your cheeks, laugh out loud, HEALING laugh?

Today, Alyssa Carlene makes the case for prioritizing and even scheduling laughter as a mom. She shares reasons why moms need laughter and provides statistics that prove humor to be an amazing healing tool.

Listen to the episode to answer the following questions:

• Why is it important for me to laugh when motherhood feels overwhelming?
• How can humor actually help me cope with stress, grief, or tough days?
• Can laughing really improve my physical and emotional health as a mom?
• Where can I find community to help me grieve, grow, and embrace humor while I heal?

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You are not doomed to repeat the mistakes of those who raised you! Even if you grew up with emotional abuse, you get to be the change that breaks the cycle!

Today on the podcast, Alyssa Carlene talks with Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Reesa Morala, who shares how to break free from toxic patterns, reclaim your power as a mom, and raise your children in the love and safety you always deserved.

Listen to the episode to answer the following questions:

• How can I thrive as a mom who's suffered from emotional abuse?
• How do I trust myself and the decisions I make?
• What do I say to my children about the boundaries I've set with my mother/other family members if they are toxic?
• What are some ways I can cultivate more self-compassion and love?

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2. Are you ready to build confidence and emotional resilience as a mom, even without the support of your mother? Access the free video training now: Five Steps to Navigating Motherhood Without Your Mother!

3. Want to chat more about what it's like to mother without your mom and get personalized support? Send Alyssa Carlene a DM on Instagram!

As a mom, a parent, and a human being...your energy absolutely needs protection!

If you are feeling drained by the heaviness of life and others' energy around you, then today's episode is for you.

Alyssa Carlene, your host, is sharing three simple but powerful ways to protect your energy, so that you can feel replenished and revived every single day to conquer your daily tasks and show up as the mom you desire to be!

Listen to the episode to answer the following questions:

• What’s a simple way to create a mental “shield” against draining people or situations?
• What small daily habits can help me reset when life feels overwhelming?
• How do I start protecting my energy in a way that sticks?

1. Want to join a supportive, heartfelt community with other moms who are also navigating motherhood without their mothers? Join our Facebook Group today!

2. Are you ready to build confidence and emotional resilience as a mom, even without the support of your mother? Access the free video training now: Five Steps to Navigating Motherhood Without Your Mother!

3. Want to chat more about what it's like to mother without your mom and get personalized support? Send Alyssa Carlene a DM on Instagram!

What if the struggles you’re working through could become the blueprint your child uses to overcome theirs?

Today on the podcast, Alyssa Carlene shares a five-step process for facing your challenges and using them as a powerful teaching tool for your kids!

Whether it’s fear, self-doubt, or anxiety, you’ll discover practical ways to model resilience and break cycles of perfectionism, people-pleasing, or avoidance.

Listen to the episode to answer the following questions:

• What simple steps can I take to model resilience for my kids without pretending I’m “fine”?
• How do I talk about my feelings in a way that’s age-appropriate for a young child?
• How can I teach my child to separate emotions from logic when facing an obstacle?
• What small, practical actions can we take together to build confidence and courage over time?

1. Want to join a supportive, heartfelt community with other moms who are also navigating motherhood without their mothers? Join our Facebook Group today!

2. Are you ready to build confidence and emotional resilience as a mom, even without the support of your mother? Access the free video training now: Five Steps to Navigating Motherhood Without Your Mother!

3. Want to chat more about what it's like to mother without your mom and get personalized support? Send Alyssa Carlene a DM on Instagram!