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Once Heather R. Huhman and her husband developed their careers enough to feel financially solvent, they decided it was time to start building their family. Unfortunately, the journey to motherhood was long and traumatic. In five years, Heather endured seven embryo transfers (three retrieval cycles with fresh transfers, four frozen transfers), four miscarriages, and stillborn twins before finally giving birth to her daughter Aurora prematurely in January 2016.Inspired by her own painful experience with infertility and pregnancy loss, Heather launched a twice weekly podcast called Beat Infertility in June 2015. The show features both infertility warriors and fertility experts to empower listeners to educate themselves and become their own self-advocates. In her professional life, Heather is the founder and president of Come Recommended, a PR company, and a regular contributor to Entrepreneur and Inc. Magazine. She resides in the Washington, D.C. area with her husband, their daughter, and their dog, Mackenzie.I have been deeply touched by Heather’s story and I am so grateful to have her on the show to share her experiences with infertility and relating to so many mothers who struggle with loss and grief around pregnancy.Listen in to hear Heather share: Her infertility story of enduring multiple miscarriages and stillbirths Her happy ending, that was still fraught with trauma Why she started an infertility podcast in the middle of her infertility journey How she thinks her podcast changed the course of her infertility The unexpected gifts and lessons of infertility What you can say to someone who is be going through infertility or has suffered a loss Links Mentioned: Heather’s Website: HeatherHuhman.com Heather’s Podcast: BeatInfertility.co Sara’s Interview on Beat Infertility Heather’s infertility journey: Ep 109, 110, 111 Beat Infertility on Twitter Beat Infertility on Facebook Beat Infertility on Instagram Thank you to our sponsors: Freshly: For fresh, fully cooked meals delivered right to your door. Save $25 off your first order of 6 meals at Freshly.com/podcast KIND: For healthy, delicious snack bars go to KINDsnacks.com/shameless to get 10 KIND Bars for free – just pay shipping! Bissell: For the easiest and most mess-free way to bathe your dog at home go to: BISSELL.com/shameless. Use the code SHAMELESS at checkout to get two FREE bottles of no-rinse shampoo with your order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wanting to be courageous and actually being courageous can be two really different things. Courage takes intention. Courage takes guts – and sometimes grit. Courage takes practice.Today I’m going to share 4 ways you can start practicing courageous acts on a more regular basis, so you can:Stand up.Stand out.Stand when your knees shake. Stand when your voice quivers. Meet fear in the face. Practice scary things. Dream big. Act big.I’m going to talk about how to: Meet fear in the face Admit failure Stand up for something Listen more if you’re an extrovert ORShare more if you’re an introvertWarning: practicing these 4 things might make you a badass.Links Mentioned:SMA Episode 149: Stop Saying SorryThank you to our sponsors:  Lola: Get 100% organic tampons delivered right to your door for 60% off. Go to My Lola and use the code SHAMELESS at checkout. KIND: For healthy, delicious snack bars go to Kind Snacks to get 10 KIND Bars for free – just pay shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lori Lee, the host and producer of the Love Your Story podcast--an empowerment podcast focused on how we can lift ourselves and others to greater places because of our control over our stories -- found her love, understanding and appreciation for stories as she studied and researched the personal narrative for her Master's degree program in Folklore at Utah State University. A professional writer for the past 25 years Lori has 4 books, over 100 published magazine articles, and she taught writing at Utah State University. Lori has been on Park City TV as a trails host, Studio 5 TV, and multiple radio morning shows to share her expertise. She recently released an audiobook/ebook called The Key To Your Super Self - How your stories unlock your power.Lori is also a Shameless single mom to her sons, ages 21 and 17. She walked through cancer with her 21year old son last year and he is now thriving.Listen in to hear Lori share: The function and importance of our stories How her story of 3 divorces and enduring her partner’s abuse and addiction fueled her professional journey and her Love Your Story podcast How to find meaning and comfort out of your sacred spaces of severe suffering The 4 steps to start rewriting the stories that are holding you back in your life Links Mentioned: Lori’s Podcast: Love Your Story Podcast Lori’s 21 Day Challenge: (Use the code SHAMELESS to save $5 off your registration!) Lori on Instagram Lori on Facebook Thank you to our sponsors: Freshly: For fresh, fully cooked meals delivered right to your door. Save $25 off your first order of 6 meals at Freshly Bissell: For the easiest and most mess-free way to bathe your dog at home go to: Get Bark Bath. Use the code SHAMELESS at checkout to get two FREE bottles of no-rinse shampoo with your order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

February is the (arbitrary) month of love. I’ll admit, I’m a bit of a Valentine’s Scrooge. I think I’m still bitter about all those V Days I spent wishing someone would send me some damn flowers and a singing telegram (ok, I know these haven’t really been a thing in like 50 years, but they look cool in old movies.)In spite of my feelings about Valentine’s Day, I’m ALL about celebrating love #everydamnday and I’m more than happy to use V Day as an excuse to talk about three ways to focus on #lovegoals in February.Tune in to hear me dig into these three areas of love: Self Love Demonstrations of Love Receiving Love I get into everything from self-love practices to forgiveness, to the 5 love languages, to graciousness. It’s good stuff. You’ll love it (ß see what I did there?!)I hope your February is full of family snuggles, kiddo giggles, uninterrupted time alone, your favorite chocolates, a reflection of everything you have to be grateful for, and maaaaaybe a singing telegram.Links Mentioned:Book: The 5 Love Languages: Secrets to Love That LastsBook: The 5 Love Languages of Children: Secrets to Loving Children EffectivelyThank you to our sponsor: KIND: For healthy, delicious snack bars go to Kind Snacks to get 10 KIND Bars for free – just pay shipping!Barkbox: get your pup a box of customizable treats and toys. Get an extra FREE month with a 6 or 12 months subscription.Go to Bark Box Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aby Moore is a full-time blogger and online course creator. Aby writes You Baby Me Mummy, an award-winning top UK Family lifestyle blog, where she specializes in blogging advice, coaching, and courses. She helps mums create more freedom in their lives by turning their blogs into their businesses.Aby built her blog while her baby slept on her chest. Within 15 months she was making more money off her blog than she had ever made at a traditional job. She takes her business very seriously and she wants to help you do the same. Aby is no-nonsense and brutally honest in her advice, which I really appreciate. She is not going to sugar coat what you need to do to be successful. She’s going to tell you what to do and she expects you to do it. Annnnnd, she is also a total sweetheart. So you’re in for some fun, too. Listen in to hear Aby share: The difference between blogging for hobby vs blogging for business How to build a business around your blog Why you must be obsessed with your blog and your content The power of leveraging partnerships Social media tips to connect brands and companies Why you actually DO have time to make your dreams come true (the brutal truth!) The biggest blogging mistakes moms make Links Mentioned: Aby’s website: You Baby Me Mummy Aby on Facebook Aby on Twitter Aby on Instagram  Aby’s private (free) Facebook group Aby's courses Thank you to our sponsors: Freshly: For fresh, fully cooked meals delivered right to your door. Save $25 off your first order of 6 meals at Freshly when you use the code SHAMELESS at checkout! KIND: For healthy, delicious snack bars go to Kind Snacks to get 10 KIND Bars for free – just pay shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today’s episode was inspired by a couple lessons I learned after getting some not-so-nice feedback about the podcast last week.Receiving other’s feedback is always an opportunity for reflection. Then comes action.Decide what to do with this new information.Is it valuable feedback?Is it garbage?Is it a little of both?The feedback I received was a little bit of both. But it provided me with a two really valuable lessons that I’m passing along to you: You MUST have an outlet you truly enjoy and you must prioritize that outlet in your life. Listen in and I’ll give you bunch of ideas. You are always building things – in multiple areas of your life. You must take radical responsibility for what you are building and how you can constantly seek growth and evolution. Listen in for specific examples. Let me know what you think about this episode. I would love your feedback.Links Mentioned:Leave us a review: www.shamelessmom.com/reviewFind me on Instagram (awesome giveaway currently going on!): www.instagram.com/shamlessmomacademy or @shamelessmomacademyThank you to our sponsors: Third Love: To find the perfect fitting bra and get 15% off your first purchase got to thirdlove.com/shameless Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Gretchen Rubin is the author of several books, including the block-buster New York Times bestsellers, Better Than Before, The Happiness Project and Happier at Home. Her newest book is The Four Tendencies. She has an enormous reader- ship, both in print and online, and her books have sold more than two million copies worldwide, in more than thirty languages.She makes frequent TV appearances and is in much demand as a speaker. On her weekly podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin, she discusses good habits and happiness with her sister Elizabeth Craft. Rubin started her career in law and was clerking for Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor when she realized she wanted to be a writer. She lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.I was beyond excited and honored to have Gretchen join me on the show (as evidenced by my fangirling at the beginning of the episode.) Gretchen could not have been more fun or fascinating to interview. We also clicked really well and had a lot of similarities, which made it all the more fun to pick her brain. Like she said at the end, “we could keep talking all day.” So, we are basically besties now.Listen in to hear Gretchen share: What are the Four Tendencies and why should you know your tendency Why it’s helpful to also know others’ tendencies How Obligers can immediately get more of what they want rather than caving to others all the time What freedom looks like for each tendency (this might surprise you) How can you get more of what you want TODAY by knowing your tendency Links Mentioned: Take the Four Tendencies Quiz Gretchen’s website: Gretchen Rubin Gretchen’s Books: The Four Tendencies, The Happiness Project, Happier At Home, Better Than Before, Power Money Fame Sex Gretchen and Elizabeth’s Podcast: Happier Follow the SMA on Instagram Thank you to our sponsors: Freshly: for fresh, fully cooked meals delivered right to your door. Save $25 off your first order of 6 meals at Freshly when you use the code SHAMELESS at checkout!KIND: for healthy, delicious snack bars go to KIND Snacks to get 10 KIND Bars for free – just pay shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today I’m going to tell you about the least sexy C word you need to use WAY more often.I think this C words is one of the most impactful words in your life if you put it into practice. In fact, I can see how this word assisted me in running my first 5K, my (only) marathon, and many triathlons. It is representative of how I parent daily. It has been a huge part of my success in building 3 different business platforms over the last 15 years. It truly impacts everything I do.When I want something to stay in my life for the long haul, I commit to fully embracing this word, even when it’s not easy. This word becomes a practice unto itself.I would say this word is one of the most powerful and impactful words in my 42 years of life. It is what keeps me showing up over and over in any area where I want to accomplish great things.You likely need MORE of this word in your life. Every. Damn. Day. Links Mentioned:Thank you to our sponsors:KIND: For healthy, delicious snack bars go to Give Kind a Try to get 10 KIND Bars for free – just pay shipping!Policy Genius: Quickly and easily compare and buy all different kinds of insurance online in just 5 minutes – life insurance, health insurance, disability insurance, pet insurance, renters insurance. Go to Policy Genius to get started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is Part 2 of my interview with Leslie Juvin-Acker. If you haven’t listened in to Part 1, listen to that first!In Part 2 of this interview, Leslie dives deep with me to give me some coaching around my own experiences with money (like deep-rooted stuff from my childhood – good times). It’s a really fascinating conversation and I think you’ll learn a ton from some of the connections Leslie and I make based on my history/story. On top of diving into my story, Leslie shares: The key to cultivating wealth and a wealth mindset The one secret to making happiness a habit The difference between prayer and meditation This was a really powerful conversation for me and I think you’ll find it really valuable as well!Links Mentioned: Connect with Leslie: Leslie Inc Leslie on Facebook Leslie on Instagram Book: Rich Habits, Poor Habits Work with Leslie at her upcoming NY events: Leslie Juvin Acker (use the code SHAMELESSMOM to access your complimentary ticket!) Join me for the Shameless Mom MOMENTUM Mastermind! Pop over to SMA Mastermind to save $50 on your registration through today! THANK YOU to our sponsor Freshly, who provide fresh, fully cooked meals delivered right to your door. Save $25 off your first order of 6 meals at Freshlywhen you use the code SHAMELESS at checkout! THANK YOU to our sponsor KIND Bars, who provide healthy, delicious snack bars. Got to KIND Snacks to get 10 KIND Bars for free – just pay shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How many times have you found your self admitting to indulging in a “guilty pleasure”?Can we all get over that?Please?Can we simply enjoy the things that bring us joy and happiness (like long showers, dark chocolate, alone time, cheese, and Real Housewives) without connecting them to guilt?Cause the truth is that you deserve all the chocolate (and cheese) in the world. You don’t even have to earn it. Or feel guilty about it. You can just have it. Because you’re worthy of joy and pleasure.  It’s really that simple.Listen in to hear 5 reasons you need to stop being guilty about your pleasures.Links Mentioned: SMA Episode 149: Stop Saying Sorry SMA Episode 179: How You’re Minimizing Yourself and How to Stop Join me for the Shameless Mom MOMENTUM Mastermind! Pop over to http://www.smamastermind.com to save $50 on your registration through today! THANK YOU to our sponsor Lola, who provides 100% organic cotton tampons delivered right to your door. Go to mylola.com and enter the code SHAMELESS to get 60% off your first order. THANK YOU to our sponsor KIND Bars, who provide healthy, delicious snack bars. Go to com/shameless to get 10 KIND Bars for free – just pay shipping!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices