The Root and Rise Podcast | Personal Growth, Breaking Cycles, & Healing Trauma Breanne Smith
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This is a space for the cycle breakers, change makers, life creators, survivors, those wanting to thrive-rs, and anyone working on themselves FOR themselves. This podcast was created to help you ROOT despite the challenges and RISE to live the life that you deserve. I’m here to plant some seeds of insight, water them with love, and send you off with a little extra light so you can Root and Rise. — Topics: Honest Motherhood, Healing Trauma, Women’s Empowerment, Gentle and Respectful Parenting, Generational Trauma, Mother Wounds, PTSD, Domestic Violence, Self-Love, Self-Care, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Personal Development, and anything else that helps us grow!
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Guided Self-Discovery Session 🔎 Reflective Journal Prompts for Self-Discovery
Pause & reflect - either on paper, with someone else, or just within 🧠 This is another journaling & reflective thinking session - back by popular demand! Today’s focus: self-discovery.
These journal prompts for self-discovery can help you explore and learn more about yourself. They are the exact journal prompts I use to find more guidance, direction, and clarity within myself.
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📓 Journal Prompts for Self-Discovery
https://www.rootandriseblog.com/journal-prompts-to-live-authentically
EPISODE TOPICS:
Journal prompts for self-discovery
Journal prompts for clarity
Journal prompts for motivation
Journal prompts for inspiration
Positive affirmations for self-discovery
Positive affirmations for confidence
Positive affirmations for bad days
Positive affirmations for women
Journal prompts for women
Pep talk for self-discovery
Self-discovery journal prompts
Guided journaling session
Guided reflective thinking session
Visualization exercise for self-discovery
Being “that girl”
Being your best self
Being your favorite self
How to fake it until you make it
How to stop playing small
Start living more authentically
LINKS MENTIONED:
📓 Journal Prompts for Self-Discoveryhttps://www.rootandriseblog.com/journal-prompts-to-live-authentically
🎧 How to Stop Playing Small and Start Living Authenticallyhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/5q1mRybCZWrOwzkszc7IJW
🎧 6 Ways to Start Turning Your Dream Into a Realityhttps://open.spotify.com/episode/6ldtpBDX54tjWyV5vHtytJ
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Podcast for you
Podcast for moms
Podcast for mums
Podcast for women
Podcast for parents
Podcast for mothers
Podcast for self-love
Podcast for survivors
Podcast for feminists
Podcast for self healers
Podcast for mindfulness
Podcast for mental health
Podcast for self-discovery
Podcast for cycle breakers
Podcast for self-awareness
Podcast for change makers
Podcast for self-acceptance
Podcast for personal growth
Podcast for personal development
Podcast for women's empowerment
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Bridging the Gap in Community (& Finding Community to Bridge Gaps) with Rowan Whitehead
Bridging the Gap Community Group is a movement of gender equity through the community. Rowan Whitehead is the founder of this online community which includes over 64,000 members at the time this is published.
It’s a Facebook community group that you can join today. And I recommend that you do - because it offers support, encouragement, education, and practical tips when you feel stuck carrying too much of the load or when the gaps feel impossible to close. This community truly strives to help everyone feel heard and valued. You’ll find the link to join in my episode description.
In this episode Rowan and I will talk about:
Community
Finding community when you feel isolated or alone, especially in motherhood. And not just any community - but a supportive and intentional community striving to bridge the gaps you are battling in your own life.
Emotions
We will also talk about managing the resentment, anger, or other emotions that might come along in the process of noticing, calling out, and bridging those gaps. Along with overcoming internalized misogyny, addressing some questions and comments submitted on my community survey form, and so much more.
🎥 WATCH ON YOUTUBE
https://www.youtube.com/@rootandrisepodcast
📲 Join the Bridging the Gap Community Group on FB:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/410364763121879
🗣️ JOIN THE CONVO
Rowan & I want to hear from you! Ask your questions or suggest a gap to focus on next here:
https://forms.gle/FWSZjXYnvucxg2s68
📸 INSTAGRAM
Root & Rise Podcast
https://instagram.com/rootandrisepodcast
Bridging the Gap Community
https://www.instagram.com/bridginggendergaps
Episode Topics:
Labor division within the home
Labor division in marriage
Finding equity within our homes
Gender equality within our homes
Generational trauma for women
Harmful gender stereotypes within our homes
Expectations of women within the home
A woman’s role within the home
A mother’s role within the home
Generational roles of women within the home
Parents pressuring you to stick to “traditional values”
Dividing housework evenly within the home
Chore splitting
How to share the chores and household responsibilities fairly
The mental load women and mothers take on
Mental load of motherhood
How to split house chores and roles in marriage
Solve the battle over house chores in your marriage
End the feeling of nagging by assigning household chores
How do i get my husband to help around the house?
How do i get my husband to help me more?
How to get your husband to do more housework
How to divide household chores fairly
Get more support at home from your husband
Get more support with the kids from your husband
How to get alone time as a mom
How to get more time to yourself as a mom
Finding community when you feel isolated or alone
Feeling resentful about an imbalance of chores in the household
The mental load of motherhood
Gender stereotypes within the home
Gender equity through community
The importance of community in motherhood
Finding your community in motherhood
Finding more support at home
Building your village in parenthood
Finding your village in motherhood
Finding friends in motherhood
Finding mom friends
The difference between striving for equal vs striving for equity
Overcoming internalized misogyny
References & Recommendations:
🎧 End the ✨Chore Wars✨: Divide Household Chores Evenly & Get More Support Around the House
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2IzJ8E0p6qoB067yLxI1yy?si=1EOk0zAeQ5el6xBOFS4AOQ
🎧 The Guilty Feminist Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-guilty-feminist/id1068940771
💻 Gapper Glossary from BtG group (and all other resources):
https://www.facebook.com/groups/410364763121879
💻 Nora Roberts Glass ball/plastic ball - https://t -
End the ✨Chore Wars✨: Divide Household Chores Evenly & Get More Support Around the House
Do you feel overwhelmed with doing everything at home/for the kids and wish your husband or partner would help out around the house more? Or maybe you have a partner wanting to help but don’t know where to begin dividing household chores.
Tune in for practical tips you can begin to apply to your life RIGHT NOW and resources to finally get more support around the home so you can find more time to care for yourself as a mother.
Because we all deserve a lil help (and a break).
In this episode, I’m going to give you 3 actionable tips - including the very practice I use in my own home for fair labor division. I’ll leave you with 3 resources to continue your journey to equity, I’ll introduce you to a new community to join for additional support, and I’ve even included a snippet from an upcoming special guest on this very topic.
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🗣️ JOIN THE CONVO - I want to hear from you! Ask your own questions, suggest a topic, or apply to be a speaker here:
https://www.rootandriseblog.com/join-the-convo/
📸 INSTAGRAM
https://instagram.com/rootandrisepodcast
📲 TIKTOK
https://www.tiktok.com/@rootandrisepodcast
Episode Topics:
Labor division within the home
Labor division in marriage
Finding equity within our homes
Gender equality within our homes
Generational trauma for women
Harmful gender stereotypes within our homes
Expectations of women within the home
A woman’s role within the home
A mother’s role within the home
Generational roles of women within the home
Parents pressuring you to stick to “traditional values”
Dividing housework evenly within the home
Chore splitting
How to share the chores and household responsibilities fairly
The mental load women and mothers take on
Mental load of motherhood
How to split house chores and roles in marriage
Solve the battle over house chores in your marriage
End the feeling of nagging by assigning household chores
How do i get my husband to help around the house?
How do i get my husband to help me more?
How to get your husband to do more housework
How to divide household chores fairly
Get more support at home from your husband
Get more support with the kids from your husband
How to get alone time as a mom
How to get more time to yourself as a mom
References & Recommendations:
🎧 How Regularly Scheduled Days Off & Breaks Can Help Overwhelmed Moms
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2IzJ8E0p6qoB067yLxI1yy?si=1EOk0zAeQ5el6xBOFS4AOQ
💻 2005 University of Michigan Study: How much additional labor a woman takes on with marriage https://news.umich.edu/exactly-how-much-housework-does-a-husband-create/
🎧 Man Enough Podcast
https://manenough.com/podcast/
🎧 Fair Play (Book, Podcast, Documentary, etc) by Eve Rodsky
https://www.everodsky.com/fair-play
💻 Fairplay is being backed by Hello Sunshine, the company that Reese Witherspoon developed to “shine a light on where women are now and help them chart a new path forward.”
https://hello-sunshine.com/
📲 Bridging the Gap Community Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/410364763121879
💻 WEBSITE/SHOW NOTES
https//www.rootandriseblog.com
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Podcast for you
Podcast for moms
Podcast for mums
Podcast for women
Podcast for parents
Podcast for mothers
Podcast for self-love
Podcast for survivors
Podcast for feminists
Podcast for self healers
Podcast for mental health
Podcast for cycle breakers
Podcast for change makers
Podcast for self-acceptance
Podcast for personal growth
Podcast for personal development
Podcast for women's empowerment
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Mom Guilt vs. Mom Shame (And How to Overcome Both More Effectively!)
How to overcome mom guilt & mom shame - because you deserve a break (and some compassion) | In this solo episode, we will focus on understanding the differences between mom guilt and mom shame. Starting with that awareness alone can help us identify both our own maternal and societal expectations of us as mothers. Knowledge is power, right?! 🧠
This one is for anyone feeling the invisible weight of motherhood - both from their own inner mean girl and any other mom-shame-y beliefs we need to ditch. You deserve to have breaks, to step away, to care for yourself. YOU DESERVE A BREAK! And a whole lotta compassion. 🗣 I will shout it from the rooftops if I have to.
I will also give you a much-deserved mindset shift to get you rooted back on your feet, practical strategies to overcome mom guilt, and plenty of resources to continue your growth journey.
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https://www.rootandriseblog.com/join-the-convo/
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📲 TIKTOK
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EPISODE TOPICS:
Overcoming mom guilt
Overcoming mom shaming
Self-shaming yourself as a mother
Trying to be the perfect mother
The myth of the perfect mother
Feeling pressure to be a perfect mom
The difference between guilt and shame
Self-awareness to help you in motherhood
Overcoming guilt in motherhood
Feeling guilty as a mother
Self-compassion as a mother
The invisible labor of motherhood
The mental load of motherhood
What is the mental load of motherhood?
What does the mental load of motherhood mean?
What is emotional labor in motherhood?
How to overcome mom shaming
Compassion in motherhood
Comparison in motherhood
The pressure to do it all as a mom
Being responsible for everything as a mother
The unrealistic expectations of motherhood
Pouring from an empty cup
Filling your cup back up in motherhood
Overcoming burn out as a mother
Breaking generational curses
Cycle breaking mom
Maternal ambivalence
The challenges and struggles of motherhood
Asking for help in motherhood
Podcast for burnt out moms
Podcast for overwhelmed moms
Postpartum self-care
Solo parenting
Pandemic parenting
Finding breaks as a mother
When do moms get breaks?
Links/Articles Mentioned:
🎧 Mom shaming
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5e4q8UJmchHhlMDtSBiB5B?si=i83yu5w6RqOF_vHoNniFNg
🎥 Ditch Mom Guilt and Start Owning Your Motherhood with The Worthy Mother Podcast host Emily Hardy
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4MgLE12jGxEfzgNEjpwqJQ?si=CWvQlprXQeC3t0bxEkzuYg
🎧 Reparenting yourself
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5vwWLe6DextUq6xW1KtqEJ?si=pLldhi2WT9yvfUadF8xa3w
🎧 Breaks and days off
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2IzJ8E0p6qoB067yLxI1yy?si=yaBcRZ2sSXeQS_sRY1XLiw
🎧 Intergenerational trauma
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1MrwrU2P2c5AOZ2bwXUKPJ?si=B99veXbyRtOQ1awSFn-UgA
💻 Postpartum self-care
https://www.rootandriseblog.com/postpartum-self-care/
🎥 Brene brown 2012 Ted Talk
https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_listening_to_shame/transcript
💻 WEBSITE/SHOW NOTES
https//www.rootandriseblog.com
Podcast for you
Podcast for moms
Podcast for mums
Podcast for women
Podcast for parents
Podcast for mothers
Podcast for self-love
Podcast for survivors
Podcast for feminists
Podcast for self healers
Podcast for mental health
Podcast for cycle breakers
Podcast for change makers
Podcast for self-acceptance
Podcast for personal growth
Podcast for personal development
Podcast for women's empowerment
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The Art of Expressing Yourself: How to Use Your Voice & Overcome Your Fear of Speaking Up with Stacy Ann Parish
“If I told my story, I had already won.” - Stacy Ann Parish | If we have learned anything in a post-Barbie movie world, it is that women's voices are so incredibly important to listen to. And their stories need to be heard. Their experiences are not only valuable but necessary to learn, grow, and strengthen ourselves as a community. You, your voice, and your stories are just as important.
But, expressing yourself and using your voice can be a very scary thing to do. I think a lot of us will be able to relate to that - especially if you identify as a woman. And maybe even more so if you are in another marginalized community or have experienced trauma yourself.
I was so inspired listening to Stacy talk about overcoming her own fear of using her voice to go on and win a very intimidating women’s storytelling contest. I knew her wisdom would help you too - and that is right where we will begin the interview.
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rootandrisepodcast
We will discuss:
- Using your voice
- Feeling like you don’t belong
- The power of storytelling
- The power of community for women
- Feeling safe sharing your story
- Feeling safe sharing your truth
- Overcoming imposter syndrome
- Feeling like you don’t have a spot at the table
- Reparenting yourself
- Parts work and inner child work
- Healing your inner child
- Allowing yourself to feel
- Validating your own feelings
- Giving your inner child a voice
- Apologizing to yourself
- Forgiving yourself
- Repressed memories
- Survivor of CSA
- CSA Survivor story
- What to do when you feel silenced
- Telling your story
- Writing your story
- Healing using art
- The art of storytelling and the storytelling in art
- Generational trauma and generational healing
- An introduction to feminism
- How to lean into your feminism
- Advice for young feminists and feminist mothers
- The power of community for women
- Overcoming feeling silenced
- Overcoming repressed memories
- Healing from repressed memories
- Healing from childhood trauma
- Healing after abuse and betrayal
- Writing/Journaling challenges as a tool for healing
- How to overcome self-objectification
Podcast Episodes Mentioned:
- Breanne’s guest episode on The Full Spirals Podcast “Healing All of Your -Parts (from all the things…) : https://open.spotify.com/episode/25K8fCl8K6xqN36vppCt8I?si=SxxA1o8HR8iGPNsFyLTkFA
- The Full Spirals Podcast: “Women of Wisdom: The Sages Series” Introduction: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2uzanmmKgE8XJ6dnoWJ1ZI?si=92xlaYU8SmaCQUDq0W-6RQ
- Full Spirals Episode: What is Your Voice Saying About You? The beginning of a multi part series with Barbara McAfee and host Stacy Ann Parish about your voice: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6VIUOT5CshdCc9CndRW53Y?si=gWp8ijcbQUWZ771Q2GPf6w
Join the newsletter & get a FREE PERSONAL GROWTH DIGITAL PLANNER on Root and Rise Blog : https://www.rootandriseblog.com
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- https://open.spotify.com/show/1TxKRcl7o3MoREJdjmuc5A
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Find Stacy here:
- Website: https://www.stacyparish.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boomstacy?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
- Stacy’s “Kindreds” Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1816301701752010/?mibextid=uJjRxr
Podcast for you
Podcast for moms
Podcast for women
Podcast for parents
Podcast for mothers
Podcast for self-love
Podcast for survivors
Podcast for feminists
Podcast for self healers
Podcast for mental health
Podcast for cycle breakers
Podcast for change makers
Podcast for self-acceptance
Podcast for personal growth
Podcast for personal development
Podcast for women's empowerment
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Reflective End-of-Day Guided Journal Prompts for Personal Growth and Mindfulness
In this listener-requested episode, we're diving into a guided journaling session focused on personal growth and reflection at the end of each day. As a special thank-you for your support, I'm gifting you my yearly digital planner—designed to empower positive habits, track goals, and challenge you in new ways. It’s the planner I use every single day.
In this trauma-informed guided journal and planner, we'll avoid exercise or food trackers (apart from a meal planner designed solely for organizational and shopping purposes) - promoting body neutrality instead. You’ll also find loads of empowering prompts for positive self-talk, gentle structure, and intentions that align with your growth journey.
Thank you for being a part of this community. Here's to another year of rooting and rising together. 🪴✨
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📔 GET YOUR FREE DIGITAL PLANNER FROM ROOT & RISE PODCAST: https://www.rootandriseblog.com/growing-with-root-and-rise-podcast/
📓 ACCESS ALL OF THESE JOURNAL PROMPTS & MORE (FOR FREE): https://www.rootandriseblog.com/category/self-development/journal-prompts/
In this episode:
A guided body scan exercise to calm yourself (and your body!) down before bed
Journal Prompts for reflecting at the end of your day
Daily reflective journal prompts for personal growth and mindfulness
Daily and nightly gratitude practice
Journal prompts for mindfulness
Journal prompts for self-love
You can find today's show notes on Root and Rise Blog.
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