The Mom's Got This... Mostly Podcast

Alicia Grantham
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Welcome to The Mom’s Got This… Mostly Podcast — the show for full-time working moms who are crushing career goals, wrangling tiny humans, and wondering if “doing your best” can include cereal for dinner. Hosted by coach and former corporate mama Alicia Grantham. Each episode offers honest conversations, mindset shifts, and real-life strategies for navigating work, motherhood, and everything in between. From daycare drama to burnout recovery to finding 5 freaking minutes for yourself, this podcast is your weekly reminder that perfection is overrated and you’re doing better than you think. New episodes drop every Tuesday, because even superheroes need a pep talk.

  1. Sep 11

    Mom Guilt Isn't Real — It's Your Inner Critic Talking

    That nagging voice telling you you're a bad mom? She's lying to you and she has a name. In my last voice note about habits, I shared how I uncovered my mean inner critic and, since then, I haven’t stopped thinking about her. So I gave her a name (meet Bertha), and I went digging into all the sneaky places she's been running the show without me even noticing. What I found stopped me in my tracks: underneath almost every ounce of mom guilt I've ever felt... was Bertha. This one's a real heart-to-heart chat about something that runs deep for every mom. In this episode: How the inner critic hides in certain corners of your life and how to catch her in the areas you haven’t been lookingMy theory on the three levels of mom guilt (from the little tinge to the "I've scarred them for life" spiral)Two real stories of moms carrying guilt for years over things their kids don't even rememberWhy showing up imperfectly might be exactly what your kids need and what it's secretly teaching themThe reminder I come back to again and again: you are the perfect mother for your childrenHere's the heart of it: you are doing the best you can with the resources, information, and energy you have — and that is enough. The mean voice telling you otherwise? She doesn't get to decide what kind of mom you are anymore. Come catch up with me, love. 🤍  EPISODE RESOURCES ·       Instagram: @a.s.grantham

  2. Sep 4

    The Habits That Stick Are the Ones You Stop Forcing

    Have you ever told yourself you have no follow-through? That you just can't stick to anything so why even bother starting again? I believed that about myself for years... until one evening in the shower I stopped and asked: is that actually true? This is my first episode in a new, more intimate format — think less-produced, more like the voice notes you get from your best friends. And I'm kicking it off with something I had to work through in real time: the mean inner critic who kept telling me I was terrible at habits, that I'd broken my own trust, that I didn't even love myself... and the two realizations that finally shut her up. In this episode: How I caught my inner critic red-handed and the one question that dismantled her whole storyThe habits I'd actually been keeping for months, years even (that I never gave myself credit for)Why the habits that stuck were the ones I held loosely — no streaks, no pressure, no dramaHow adding weight and meaning to a habit is often the very thing that makes it collapseThe gentler, "do it because it feels good" approach I'm bringing to waking at 5am and exerciseWhy missing a day (or a week or a month) doesn't mean you've failed — you just... pick it back upHere's the heart of it: you probably have more follow-through than your inner critic gives you credit for. And the secret to habits that last might not be more discipline — it might be less pressure. Come catch up with me, love. 🤍  EPISODE RESOURCES ·       Instagram: @a.s.grantham

  3. Aug 25

    You're Not Giving Up — You're Retreating

    Have you been quietly telling yourself you gave up? That you're behind, you're lazy, you should be pushing harder all because you took your foot off the gas during a season that asked more of you than you had to give? I want to suggest a different word for what you've actually been doing… retreating. This episode came from a question someone recently asked me which was “when things get really hard, do you surrender and give up... or do you retreat?” Y’all, it stopped me in my tracks because for months I'd been white-knuckling through one curveball after another (revoked car registration, preschool waitlists, financial stress, hard news about my mom – to name a few) and I'd been judging myself for slowing down. But slowing down wasn't surrender... It was retreat. In this episode, I share: The real difference between surrendering and retreating and how our all-or-nothing culture teaches us there's not a middle Why an army that retreats isn't giving up (they're regrouping to fight smarter) and how that applies to your life How I gave myself permission to do the bare minimum for six weeks without making it mean I quit on my dreams Why "keep moving, decide fast, go go go" is often the exact wrong advice, especially for women How retreat doesn't require a vacation or an empty house. It can happen right in the middle of your everyday life. Here's the heart of it: retreating is not throwing in the towel. It's stepping back, letting the waters calm, and waiting for clarity before you choose your next move. And that? That's wisdom, not weakness. Consider this your permission to retreat. EPISODE RESOURCES Instagram: @a.s.grantham

  4. Aug 4

    You're Not Lost — You're Becoming

    Have you ever looked up from the school pickups, the to-do lists, and the endless roles you fill only to realize you weren't sure who you were anymore?  If that ache is familiar, then this episode is for you. I've been hearing it from so many moms — "I don't even know what I like anymore," "everything I do is for work or my family," "now that the kids are in school, I don't know what to do with myself." And I've been living my own version of it, too. This past summer I hit a real low point and it drove me to start looking honestly at the gap between the life I want and the life I actually have. In this episode, I share what I've been sitting with: Why we so naturally lose ourselves in motherhood — starting from the moment we're pregnant How, if you don't intentionally choose who you are, someone else will choose for you (your boss, your kids, your calendar) The idea from Dr. Joe Dispenza's Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself that stopped me in my tracks: your personality creates your personal reality Not only rediscovering who you are underneath the roles, but also choosing who you want to become The honest "gap analysis" I've been journaling through — what in my current reality I want to change and who I want to be on the other side Why being human means we are never finished... we are always becoming Here's the heart of it: you are not stuck and you are not too far gone. The version of you that feels a little lost right now is not a problem to fix. She's a woman in the middle of becoming. EPISODE RESOURCES Instagram: @a.s.grantham  Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Dr. Joe Dispenza (Amazon link - not affiliate)

  5. Jul 23

    My Summer Reading List: 5 Books That Helped Me Through a Really Hard Season

    I have been away for about a month and I want to be honest about why. I’ve been navigating a really tough season. I did not want to create from an empty cup or force content just to keep a schedule, so I rested. That is the exact thing I ask you to do and it felt important to actually do it myself. Now I am easing back in gently with something a little lighter than usual. Today I am sharing my summer reading list (so far). None of these books are about surviving a hard season. That is what makes them worth talking about. Each one carried me through in a different way, whether by making me laugh, lighting a fire under me, giving me somewhere else to go for a few hours, or making space for me to dream again. The books I share: You Are a Badass at Making Money by Jen Sincero, the fourth or fifth time I’ve read it and still the best kick in the pants for money mindset Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben, a bingeable thriller and a genuine mental vacation (the bulk of the audiobook is read by Reese herself) Becoming by Michelle Obama, which gave me a shift in perspective and one very good, very healing cry How to End a Love Story by Yulin Kuang, way more lighthearted and funny than the description suggests The Risk Worth Taking by Teri Ijeoma, a novel that teaches you to trade stocks without you realizing you are learning and the one that got me daydreaming again No homework, no notes, no pressure. Just one reader talking to another. And I would love to hear what you have been reading. Send me a DM on Instagram and tell me what is on your nightstand. It is so good to be back in your ears. EPISODE RESOURCES Instagram: @a.s.grantham

  6. Jun 25

    Why Speaking Your Truth Feels Unsafe: The Hidden History Behind Your Silence

    If you've ever swallowed your hurt to keep the peace — told yourself it wasn't a big deal, hoped the feeling would just go away on its own — this episode is for you. A while back, a close friend left me a voice note that brushed right past something vulnerable I'd shared. It stung. And instead of saying anything, I did what so many of us do: I went quiet. I tried to logic my feelings away. I started avoiding her, all while really just avoiding myself. Then she sent me another voice note asking for my advice on something and as I listened, I realized the exact wisdom I had for her was the wisdom I needed to follow myself. So I finally spoke up and the most surprising thing happened… in the speaking my truth, the hurt dissolved. By the end of that message, I genuinely wasn't upset anymore. It was that easy. In this episode, I share: The real reason we say yes when we mean no — and why it isn't weakness or a character flaw How staying silent turns a small hurt into a quiet resentment that simmers under the surface Why our nervous systems are wired to keep us quiet — from childhood conditioning to the women in our lineage who were silenced, cast out, even burned at the stake The perspective shift that turns difficult people into unexpected gifts Why a safe relationship is the perfect place to practice using your voice The one anchor that makes speaking up possible: no matter how they respond, I will be okay This one is a permission slip. To speak your truth. To set the boundary. To stop carrying the weight of everyone else's comfort at the expense of your own. Because speaking up is a muscle. The more you use it, the easier it gets — and the more you become the woman you were placed on this earth to be. EPISODE RESOURCES Connect with Alicia: Instagram: @a.s.grantham

  7. Jun 18

    No Is a Complete Sentence: Boundaries, Burnout & Coming Home to Yourself with Adhana McCarthy

    If you've ever felt like you're pouring yourself out and getting almost nothing back, then this conversation is the exhale you've been needing. I sat down with Adhana McCarthy — physician associate, certified yoga therapist, somatic educator, and Army Lieutenant Colonel with over 20 years of service — and she said something I haven't been able to stop thinking about: you cannot strategy your way out of a regulation problem. As a young yogi newly deployed to Iraq, she started teaching soldiers yoga in a corner of their base. Then midway through deployment, they lost their First Sergeant and the memorial service was held in that very same spot. That was the moment she understood what they'd really been practicing all along: how to stay steady when the floor falls away. She's spent the years since translating those tools for burned out founders, exhausted moms, and any woman whose body is bracing like she's under fire, even when nothing is actually chasing her. In this episode, we dig into: How yoga became a lifeline in a war zone and why it's so much more than exercise Why making an offer, speaking up, or putting yourself out there can feel like “I'm going to die” and what your nervous system is really doing The truth about who you become in the first year after having a baby (and why self-compassion isn't optional) The one simple breath that signals safety to your body and is usable in under a minute How using "No” as a complete sentence might be the most powerful self-care tool you own The difference between self-care and joy and why you genuinely need both How to find your squad as a mom without forcing it Adhana's story is a powerful reminder that regulation isn't a luxury for when life slows down. It's the thing that carries you through when life is at its loudest. EPISODE RESOURCES Connect with Adhana Website: https://adhanamac.lovable.app/ Collab & Win: https://www.skool.com/collab-and-win Book a call: https://calendly.com/your-best-life LinkedIn: adhanamccarthy Facebook: Adhana Mac Facebook Group: Release to Rise Instagram: @adhanamac Threads: @adhanamac Connect with Alicia Instagram: @a.s.grantham

  8. Jun 3

    No One Is Coming to Save Me: Uncovering & Releasing the Limiting Belief That Was Running My Life

    If you've been carrying everything and calling it strength — this one's for you. One ordinary Sunday, the universe handed me the same message three times in under an hour. I almost missed it — in fact, I did miss it at first, recognizing it as a limiting belief in everyone but myself. It took one gentle question from a friend to crack it open. First came grief. Then rage. And underneath it all was a belief I've quietly carried my whole adult life: no one is coming to save me, so I have to save myself. In this episode, I share: How the universe sent me the same message three times in one afternoon — and how I almost walked right past it The question that brought me to grief, then rage — and why that emotion was the clue The three limiting beliefs hiding underneath my overwhelm How to gently uncover your own and the two types (one harder to find, one harder to release) My simple, no-pressure process for letting a belief go The to-do list I handed my husband (and the unclogged shower that proved it was working 😂) Here's the heart of it: releasing limiting beliefs doesn't have to be hard. It's about staying curious — the breadcrumbs are always there. If you've been carrying way more than you were ever meant to, calling it strength when really it's been exhaustion — hear this: you don't have to do it alone. And if your soul's been craving space to set it all down, come join me inside Come Back to Yourself, a 90-minute virtual experience for women who've cared for everyone else so long they've lost touch with themselves. Details in the show notes. 🤍 EPISODE RESOURCES Connect with Alicia: Come Home To Yourself: A Guided Group Experience: Save My Spot Instagram: @a.s.grantham

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Welcome to The Mom’s Got This… Mostly Podcast — the show for full-time working moms who are crushing career goals, wrangling tiny humans, and wondering if “doing your best” can include cereal for dinner. Hosted by coach and former corporate mama Alicia Grantham. Each episode offers honest conversations, mindset shifts, and real-life strategies for navigating work, motherhood, and everything in between. From daycare drama to burnout recovery to finding 5 freaking minutes for yourself, this podcast is your weekly reminder that perfection is overrated and you’re doing better than you think. New episodes drop every Tuesday, because even superheroes need a pep talk.

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