Episode 39: Rachael Amarante – Finding Joy in Motherhood & Summer Sanity Ideas and Tips

Rachael Amarante is on the podcast today! Rachael is the mother of 4 boys and she has recently started The Awakening Motherhood Project. She created The Awakening Motherhood Project when she looked at social media and saw that we are all filled with noise, expectations, perfection and anxiety. She wanted to talk about motherhood in a way that felt real so through her newsletter and social media she shares ways to remind us of how to find ourselves again in motherhood and how to show up for our kids in the best way.  In this episode, we talk about finding joy as a parent even when it is really hard. Rachael also really gives us some really great tips on transitioning into summertime with your kids, with the schedules changing and all of that. She has some tips that I am definitely going to try in my own life! What we talked about: 3:05- Being the mom of 4 boys 11:10- What The Awakening Motherhood Project is 22:30- Tips for handling the summertime transition with kids 33:25- Finding joy even in the moments when your kids are fighting 40:30- Tip for taking your kids to the grocery store with you and giving them authority to cook meals 49:30- Showing up in motherhood as you want to and finding balance between routine and having fun throughout the summer 55:35- End of podcast questions Show notes: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson Untamed by Glennon Doyle Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney The Art Lesson by Tomie dePaola The Awakening Motherhood Project Website Sign up for The Awakening Motherhood Project newsletter Rachael on Instagram Connect with Us: Why is Everyone Yelling? on Instagram Join our Facebook Group Lindsey on Instagram Sponsors: Beam Use code “Lindsey15” for 15% off your order Nutrafol Use code “yelling” for $15 off your order