The Golden Spark Podcast with Stacy Goldstein

Stacy Goldstein
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A show highlighting the good, problem solving the difficult, and mapping out a path to more joy and peace for the working mother. Join me for interviews, insights, laughs, and maybe some tears as we keep motherhood real. Cut the overwhelm and stress, ditch the unrealistic expectations and guilt, and experience peace, hope, and joy that comes from within...deep within you. Quirky, geeky, contemplative, and practical, let’s grow together!

  1. 5d ago

    What Sunday night dread is REALLY about

    In this episode of the Golden Spark Podcast, we explore why Sunday nights can bring a sense of dread, even after a good weekend. Dive into how the nervous system draws on the cost of previous weeks to anticipate what’s ahead, and why planning alone may not ease that response. Learn a five minute Sunday night practice to help calm the body and build a steadier baseline. In this autumn season of intentional release, let's commit to letting go of survival patterns and making room for growth.   Join the Fall Into Peace Reset 🍂 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AOHEyw6l994hAjpNLv8pgSyg1DXYrptgTrfMjB0spyI/edit?usp=sharing   DM me: m.me/stacy.goldstein.7524   Join the Renewed Mom Community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/renewedmomcommunity   Get on the list (my email list, that is!) and get something for free: Looking for a worksheet that will dispel the lies we tell ourselves as mothers, and find real truth? Click here:  https://898c-hello.systeme.io/c4887f9b-d6d1008f   Join me on Substack: https://thestacygoldstein.substack.com/   Book a Free Consultation Call: https://app.paperbell.com/checkout/bookings/new?package_id=117741 Learn more: Freebies, coaching program, and more! ⁠https://www.stacy-goldstein.com/learnmore⁠ Connect with me: hello@stacy-goldstein.com Or DM me on Instagram! Follow me: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/stacy_simplified/⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/peaceinmotherhood⁠ ⁠https://www.pinterest.com/stacygoldsteincoaching/

  2. Sep 22

    How to Make October Less Stressful than September

    In this episode, we talk about how to prepare for October to avoid the typical feelings of exhaustion and overwhelm. Learn practical strategies for regulating your nervous system and building resilience during the busy school year.   Register here for the How to Release People Pleasing Without the Guilt free workshop on 9/22/26   Join the Fall Into Peace Reset 🍂 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AOHEyw6l994hAjpNLv8pgSyg1DXYrptgTrfMjB0spyI/edit?usp=sharing   DM me: m.me/stacy.goldstein.7524   Join the Renewed Mom Community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/renewedmomcommunity   Get on the list (my email list, that is!) and get something for free: Looking for a worksheet that will dispel the lies we tell ourselves as mothers, and find real truth? Click here:  https://898c-hello.systeme.io/c4887f9b-d6d1008f   Join me on Substack: https://thestacygoldstein.substack.com/   Book a Free Consultation Call: https://app.paperbell.com/checkout/bookings/new?package_id=117741 Learn more: Freebies, coaching program, and more! ⁠https://www.stacy-goldstein.com/learnmore⁠ Connect with me: hello@stacy-goldstein.com Or DM me on Instagram! Follow me: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/stacy_simplified/⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/peaceinmotherhood⁠ ⁠https://www.pinterest.com/stacygoldsteincoaching/

  3. Sep 15

    How the School Year Is Making Your People Pleasing Program Worse

    In this episode, we explore the roots of people pleasing, especially among moms during the busy school year, and talk about practical strategies to break free from this pattern. Learn how the nervous system drives people pleasing behaviors and learn tools to listen to your body and reclaim your capacity for genuine choices.   Register for the How to Release People Pleasing without the Guilt free workshop on 9/22/26: click here to register   Join the Fall Into Peace Reset 🍂 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AOHEyw6l994hAjpNLv8pgSyg1DXYrptgTrfMjB0spyI/edit?usp=sharing   DM me: m.me/stacy.goldstein.7524   Join the Renewed Mom Community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/renewedmomcommunity   Get on the list (my email list, that is!) and get something for free: Looking for a worksheet that will dispel the lies we tell ourselves as mothers, and find real truth? Click here:  https://898c-hello.systeme.io/c4887f9b-d6d1008f   Join me on Substack: https://thestacygoldstein.substack.com/   Book a Free Consultation Call: https://app.paperbell.com/checkout/bookings/new?package_id=117741 Learn more: Freebies, coaching program, and more! ⁠https://www.stacy-goldstein.com/learnmore⁠ Connect with me: hello@stacy-goldstein.com Or DM me on Instagram! Follow me: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/stacy_simplified/⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/peaceinmotherhood⁠ ⁠https://www.pinterest.com/stacygoldsteincoaching/

  4. Sep 8

    The Invisible Labor Transfer Nobody Told You About (The School Year Edition)

    You thought you would feel lighter when the kids went back to school. The schedule is back. The days have structure. The house may even be quieter. So why do you still feel mentally overloaded, emotionally stretched, and completely depleted by the time homework hour arrives? In this episode of The Golden Spark Podcast, we're talking about the invisible labor of motherhood—and the piece nobody tells you about: the invisible labor doesn't disappear when school starts. It transfers. During the summer, you're carrying the full responsibility of meals, activities, sibling dynamics, schedules, and constant decision-making. When school begins, some of that responsibility shifts back to the school—but a new layer of invisible labor takes its place. Teacher emails. Permission slips. School communication. Pickup logistics. Extracurricular activities. Homework management. Social dynamics. Monitoring how each child is adjusting emotionally. The structure changes. But the weight doesn't necessarily disappear. And by the time 3 or 4 PM arrives, you may be asking yourself why something as ordinary as homework can suddenly feel like the final straw. In this episode, you'll discover why the homework hour may not actually be about homework at all—and how the accumulated mental load of the school day can affect your nervous system, your patience, and your capacity to respond. You'll also learn a simple 90-second transition practice you can use before homework, pickup, bedtime, or another high-demand transition to help lower your stress before you reach your limit. 🌿 Ready to Feel More Peace This Fall? If you recognize yourself in this episode and you're tired of reaching the end of the school day already depleted, the Fall Into Peace Reset is designed to help you identify your specific stress patterns and create practical regulation strategies for the moments when your capacity is most likely to run out. You'll receive a personalized assessment, seven days of targeted support, nervous-system regulation tools, and a personalized Fall Peace Cheat Sheet designed around your highest-risk moments. Join the Fall Into Peace Reset 🍂 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AOHEyw6l994hAjpNLv8pgSyg1DXYrptgTrfMjB0spyI/edit?usp=sharing   DM me: m.me/stacy.goldstein.7524   Join the Renewed Mom Community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/renewedmomcommunity   Get on the list (my email list, that is!) and get something for free: Looking for a worksheet that will dispel the lies we tell ourselves as mothers, and find real truth? Click here:  https://898c-hello.systeme.io/c4887f9b-d6d1008f   Join me on Substack: https://thestacygoldstein.substack.com/   Book a Free Consultation Call: https://app.paperbell.com/checkout/bookings/new?package_id=117741 Learn more: Freebies, coaching program, and more! ⁠https://www.stacy-goldstein.com/learnmore⁠ Connect with me: hello@stacy-goldstein.com Or DM me on Instagram! Follow me: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/stacy_simplified/⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/peaceinmotherhood⁠ ⁠https://www.pinterest.com/stacygoldsteincoaching/

  5. Sep 1

    Why September Isn’t a Fresh Start for Moms

    September feels like a fresh start, but for an overwhelmed mom, a new season can only build on the nervous system baseline she carries into it. In this episode of The Golden Spark Podcast, we explore why back-to-school stress, mom overwhelm, emotional exhaustion, and nervous system dysregulation often follow us from summer into fall, and why a new planner or routine alone can't create the reset we’re looking for. You’ll learn about allostatic load and how everyday stressors accumulate in the body and nervous system, creating a “full bucket” that can make small triggers feel much bigger than they should. There's also a simple, guided body check-in to help you identify your current baseline, emotional charge, and the specific back-to-school triggers that may already be activating old patterns. Most importantly, you'll discover why early nervous system support can change the trajectory of your entire fall, creating a wider window of tolerance, faster recovery, and more capacity to respond rather than react.   Join THE FALL INTO PEACE RESET 🍂 Check it out here   DM me: m.me/stacy.goldstein.7524   Join the Renewed Mom Community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/renewedmomcommunity   Get on the list (my email list, that is!) and get something for free: Looking for a worksheet that will dispel the lies we tell ourselves as mothers, and find real truth? Click here:  https://898c-hello.systeme.io/c4887f9b-d6d1008f   Join me on Substack: https://thestacygoldstein.substack.com/   Book a Free Consultation Call: https://app.paperbell.com/checkout/bookings/new?package_id=117741 Learn more: Freebies, coaching program, and more! ⁠https://www.stacy-goldstein.com/learnmore⁠ Connect with me: hello@stacy-goldstein.com Or DM me on Instagram! Follow me: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/stacy_simplified/⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/peaceinmotherhood⁠ ⁠https://www.pinterest.com/stacygoldsteincoaching/

  6. Aug 25

    The Renewed Mom Is Already Inside You

    What if the Renewed Mom isn't someone you need to become, but who you already are underneath the survival patterns you've been carrying? In this episode, let's explore what life can look like on the other side of the Renewed Mom Path: not a perfect motherhood, but a mother who is more regulated, responsive, present, and able to repair when hard moments happen.   The Renewed Mom Path Is Open The Renewed Mom Path is a structured, five-milestone journey designed to help Christian moms move from survival patterns toward greater regulation, identity, peace, and intentional motherhood. Doors close Friday at midnight. If you're ready to stop endlessly managing the symptoms and begin doing the deeper root work, this may be your time. Listen to the episode, explore the Renewed Mom Path, and take your next step. If you're ready, send me a DM 👇 and I'll send you the link.   DM me: m.me/stacy.goldstein.7524   Join the Renewed Mom Community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/renewedmomcommunity   Get on the list (my email list, that is!) and get something for free: Looking for a worksheet that will dispel the lies we tell ourselves as mothers, and find real truth? Click here:  https://898c-hello.systeme.io/c4887f9b-d6d1008f   Join me on Substack: https://thestacygoldstein.substack.com/   Book a Free Consultation Call: https://app.paperbell.com/checkout/bookings/new?package_id=117741 Learn more: Freebies, coaching program, and more! ⁠https://www.stacy-goldstein.com/learnmore⁠ Connect with me: hello@stacy-goldstein.com Or DM me on Instagram! Follow me: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/stacy_simplified/⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/peaceinmotherhood⁠ ⁠https://www.pinterest.com/stacygoldsteincoaching/

  7. Aug 18

    Renewal Isn't Perfection...It's Equipment

    What if becoming a Renewed Mom doesn't mean your children stop arguing, your schedule becomes easier, or motherhood suddenly becomes peaceful all the time? What if the real transformation is that you respond differently when life gets hard? In this episode, let's paint a picture of what life can actually look like on the other side of nervous system regulation, subconscious healing, and identity work.   Ready to Experience the Work? If this episode sounds like the version of motherhood you've been longing for, don't just listen and move on. Come experience the work for yourself. Christian Mom Peace Intensive Join Stacy for a FREE 90-minute interactive Christian Mom Peace Intensive on August 22. This is an opportunity to begin identifying the patterns underneath your overwhelm, understand what's happening in your nervous system, and experience what it can feel like to approach motherhood from a different internal foundation. Come experience the work first. Then decide if the Renewed Mom Path is right for you. The Renewed Mom Path The Renewed Mom Path opens August 24 and closes August 28. It's designed to help Christian moms move beyond simply managing the symptoms of overwhelm and begin addressing the deeper patterns that keep them stuck in reactivity, guilt, people pleasing, exhaustion, and disconnection from themselves. The Path combines self-paced content with live group sessions, giving you both the flexibility to work through the material on your own time and the support of being guided through the process.   Register for the Christian Mom Peace Intensive on August 22 (free!) 🕊️ https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/FczNd7k1S2CiwPMRIFHPAw   DM me: m.me/stacy.goldstein.7524   Join the Renewed Mom Community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/renewedmomcommunity   Get on the list (my email list, that is!) and get something for free: Looking for a worksheet that will dispel the lies we tell ourselves as mothers, and find real truth? Click here:  https://898c-hello.systeme.io/c4887f9b-d6d1008f   Join me on Substack: https://thestacygoldstein.substack.com/   Book a Free Consultation Call: https://app.paperbell.com/checkout/bookings/new?package_id=117741 Learn more: Freebies, coaching program, and more! ⁠https://www.stacy-goldstein.com/learnmore⁠ Connect with me: hello@stacy-goldstein.com Or DM me on Instagram! Follow me: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/stacy_simplified/⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/peaceinmotherhood⁠ ⁠https://www.pinterest.com/stacygoldsteincoaching/

  8. Aug 11

    Why the Tools Keep Failing You (And What Actually Comes Before Them)

    In this episode, we explore the science and practical steps behind lasting personal change, and what's so important about the sequence of the steps to get there. Listen in for insights on how you can move from survival mode to renewal by understanding root patterns and following a structured path.   Register for the Christian Mom Peace Intensive on August 22 (free!) 🕊️ https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/FczNd7k1S2CiwPMRIFHPAw   DM me: m.me/stacy.goldstein.7524   Join the Renewed Mom Community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/renewedmomcommunity   Get on the list (my email list, that is!) and get something for free: Looking for a worksheet that will dispel the lies we tell ourselves as mothers, and find real truth? Click here:  https://898c-hello.systeme.io/c4887f9b-d6d1008f   Join me on Substack: https://thestacygoldstein.substack.com/   Book a Free Consultation Call: https://app.paperbell.com/checkout/bookings/new?package_id=117741 Learn more: Freebies, coaching program, and more! ⁠https://www.stacy-goldstein.com/learnmore⁠ Connect with me: hello@stacy-goldstein.com Or DM me on Instagram! Follow me: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/stacy_simplified/⁠ ⁠https://www.facebook.com/peaceinmotherhood⁠ ⁠https://www.pinterest.com/stacygoldsteincoaching/

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A show highlighting the good, problem solving the difficult, and mapping out a path to more joy and peace for the working mother. Join me for interviews, insights, laughs, and maybe some tears as we keep motherhood real. Cut the overwhelm and stress, ditch the unrealistic expectations and guilt, and experience peace, hope, and joy that comes from within...deep within you. Quirky, geeky, contemplative, and practical, let’s grow together!

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