Mom Inspired Show With Amber Sandberg

Do you feel heavy hearted lately? Today we have Trisha Campbell an author and mom of 5 on the show. She shares with us how she learned how to bounce back when life was not easy. We talk about how she has 5 kids, 3 of them adopted with special needs and how important it is to take care of yourself so that you can show up as the mom you want to be. Trisha shares with us her journey of having Lyme disease and how her book was born out of that time of healing. She mentioned that when things are hard to make sure to pay attention to your marriage, to make time for each other and remember you are a team. One topic that stood out to me is when she told me "don't believe lies, the lies you have a tendency to believe". Hear what she has to say about this topic and more on the podcast.   Do you feel stuck, do you want to leave counting calories and dieting behind?  Do you feel you like you can achieve so much in life but your weight loss? Do you feel like you spend so much energy thinking about how to lose weight, wh

Do you feel like you are behind with your retirement plan? Today we have Emily Guy Birken on the show and she shares with us why it's so difficult for some of us to prepare for retirement.  Emily talks about what holds us back and and what aspects of retirement tend to take people by surprise. One topic that stood out to me is how important it is to utilize your Roth IRA if you qualify and why it's so beneficial  Hear what she has to say about this topic and more on the podcast. Do you feel stuck, do you want to leave counting calories and dieting behind?  Do you feel you like you can achieve so much in life but your weight loss? Do you feel like you spend so much energy thinking about how to lose weight, what to eat, and if you can even keep the weight off once you get to goal?  I can help you tune into your body's hunger and fullness without feeling deprived.  I can teach you not only how to lose weight for good but how to sustain that weight loss.  So if you are tired of being tired and not losing weig

Do you feel like all your energy is being sucked dry by clutter? Today we have Krista Lockwood on the show and she shares with us how decluttering can drastically change your life for the good.  She walks us through how we can declutter without becoming a full blown minimalist. She mentions how doing tiny little projects will provide small wins and how those can add up over time.  To choose a space in your home that is draining you like your laundry room, under the sink, junk drawer and start with that.   One topic that stood out to me is when Krista talked about how decluttering can improve every aspect of your life and why.  Hear what she has to say about this topic and more on the podcast.   Do you feel stuck, do you want to leave counting calories and dieting behind?  Do you feel you like you can achieve so much in life but your weight loss? Do you feel like you spend so much energy thinking about how to lose weight, what to eat, and if you can even keep the weight off once you get to goal?  I can hel

Are you feeling stuck in your weight loss? Today I am talking about some of the reasons we get stuck and how we can get unstuck starting today. Do you feel like you get going in your weight loss journey and then hit a wall?  Do you even know why you want to get to a certain size or weight? Do you see a certain number on the scale and let it ruin your day or week? Do you stay up too late snacking on your favorite foods telling yourself that this is "my time" it's when you can relax after everyone goes to bed?  These are just some of the reasons that can you get stuck if you don't stay on top of your mindset when it comes to your weight loss journey. This is a journey, it's not a quick fix, it's not a 30 day detox, this is a way of life and trust me you don't have to feel stuck. Hear what I have to say about this topic and more on the podcast. Do you feel stuck, do you want to leave counting calories and dieting behind?  Do you feel you like you can achieve so much in life but your weight loss? Do you fee

Do you feel like you are in a season of waiting? Today we have Jennifer Thompson back on the show and she shares with us her journey on waiting. We talk about how it can be really hard when we are in a season of waiting whatever you might be waiting on. From having babies, getting married, career changes, medical diagnosis and the list goes on. Jennifer shares with us her story from when she first started blogging as a mom with young kids, to where she is today and how God has answered her prayer. One topic that stood out to me though is when Jennifer mentioned that she dealt with a lot of rejection and a lot of waiting. Hear what we have to say about this topic and more on the podcast. Do you feel stuck, do you want to leave counting calories and dieting behind?  Do you feel you like you can achieve so much in life but your weight loss? Do you feel like you spend so much energy thinking about how to lose weight, what to eat, and if you can even keep the weight off once you get to goal?  I can help you tun

Do you find you start and stop your your weight loss journey? You decide you are so over talking about your weight, and so this is going to be it, you are finally going to to do it. You buy the books, you get the food, you buy a journal to write in, you have a plan, colored pens and you are ready to go. Week two comes around the corner and you are over everything you set out to do. Maybe you have been working out hard and feel too sore and can't keep going so you want to give up.  Maybe you expected to work out really hard and lose weight and you have yet to see the scale move and you feel defeated. You are done making eggs, eating veggies and protein, you are so bored out of your mind that you can't see yourself doing this one more day. Next thing you know, you are going through the drive through of your favorite place, telling yourself that this is too hard and it's not going to work anyway.  When we want to solve our problems with food this is where we want to start quitting.  We want to numb out, escap

What could you do today that your future self would thank you for? Today I talk all about how to envision your future self and why it's so important when it comes to achieving your goals. When you think about this question it requires us to be willing to think about it from our future self. Sometimes it's too hard for people to think too far out, so I want you to think about a time frame that stretches you a little bit but not too far out that it feels too vague. You might be wondering why do we want to live from our future self, well many times we live from out past self and it gets us stuck and we can't move forward. When you think about where you want to be in the future, you have to be careful to not let the past paralyze you. Just know living from your future self can feel uncomfortable at times, your brain is going to want to throw a fit and say this is dumb, this doesn't matter but I want to encourage you to keep showing up as your future self, change the decisions that you are making and keep showing

Do you find that you have no time to create white space in your life? Today I have author Jinny Uppal on the show to talk about things we can do to create a better quality of life.  We chat about how our society is all about hustling and that social media has glamorized that behavior to make it the norm and how damaging that can be. What we don't realize is that it leaves us burnt out and running on empty.  Jinny shares with us what she learned while writing her book and taking the steps she discusses on this episode are so easy to practice, starting today. Jinny explains to us what reflective thinking is and why it's such a powerful tool in our life and once we see the benefits we won't want to stop. She describes one technique called "mind wandering" and how that looks and how it can change our brain activity and help us to be more creative in problem solving in our lives.  Hear what we have to say about this topic and more on the podcast.   Hey, have you grabbed your free copy of  "Getting back into you

Do you feel overwhelmed by all the advice thrown at you? Today I am going to talk to you about taking what works and leaving the rest behind and not feeling guilty about it. With it being January there are so many programs out there especially for weight loss and you might be finding yourself completely confused on which advice you should follow. Maybe you feel like you should be doing 75 Hard like the rest of your friends but feel like it isn't the right fit for you in the season of life you are in. Does it feel like all your friends are tracking macros in order to lose weight and keeping it off? Does it seem like if you don't burn the candle at both ends that you are not hustling enough? So many people want to give us a formula and and it might just not work for us and that is okay. We are not in the same season of life as everyone so if something resonates with you then great, but if it doesn't then leave it. Hear what I have to say about this topic and more on the podcast.   Hey, have you grabbed your

Are your habits sustainable or are they unrealistic? Today I am going to talk to you guys about setting goals that you can sustain for the long run.  With the start of the new year so many people get really motivated to start new habits, change up routines, and so on. The big problem with all these new changes is that most of the time people can't sustain these new habits. I want to encourage you to consider what habits do you want to implement into your life, and can you keep them up? If you have already started this year and feel overwhelmed or behind I want to ask you, how can you take your goals and make them something you can stick to? Hear what I have to say about this topic and more on the podcast. Hey, have you grabbed your free copy of  "Getting back into your routine" worksheet?  If not, make sure to do so! Head over to mominspiredshow.com/routine and get a copy that teaches you how to easily get back into your routine no matter if you have to lose weight or not. Sometimes we get off routine by tr

Have you ever wondered if you are living your life to your fullest potential? Do you ever feel like you are playing too small? You see people out there doing big things and you know you have it in you to do something but you feel too scared? Today I am going to talk to you guys about figuring out your "second act"! Sometimes it's easy to over look what your talents are, and it can leave you feeling like you don't have anything special to offer. But if you can think about the things other people compliment you on or ask for your help with that will give you some insight to what you may be good at.  It's so much easier for others to see our talents then it is for us to really see them. Also 2021 was not as easy as most of us had hoped for.  You might feel like your progress got stalled or maybe you didn't even begin what you were hoping to start, maybe you feel like you even went backwards but I wanted to encourage you to think differently! What if we weren't "starting over", what if we were just picking bac

Do you feel like you have to be super restrictive to get to your goal for weight loss and money? Today I have Germaine Foley on the show and we break down how she got herself out of 200k of debt and how I lost over 50lbs.  Not only did we accomplish those things, we did it without being super restrictive.  So, today we wanted to share with you what we teach our coaching clients so that you can start your new year feeling hopeful. One big mistake people make is that they think whenever they reach their goal, it will be better then where they were. What we want to tell you, is that you can be happy now, no matter how much money you have or how much you weigh, you have the power to choose to be happy on your way to your goals.  Many people get stuck in this cycle that they can only be happy once they achieve their goals and until then life is better there vs. here.  Also, we share our experiences and how we didn't have to give up our life to go after what we wanted. Does this sound too good to be true?  Hear wh

Do you find that you get stressed out for the holidays vs. being excited for them? Today, Jenny Stemmerman from Your Life Rocks and I talk about how it can be so easy to get stressed out as moms when it comes to the holidays.   This episode is more of a conversation between friends that we wanted to include you in on and just share our experiences and most likely you will be able to relate to one of us if not both.  We discuss how we try to keep things simple but special and how we have similarities but also different approaches when it comes to the holidays and what that looks like.  One topic that stood out to me is how do we prioritize other family members and what they want for their holidays.  Hear what we have to say about this topic and more on the podcast.   Hey, have you grabbed your free copy of  "Getting back into your routine" worksheet?  If not, make sure to do so! Head over to mominspiredshow.com/routine and get a copy that teaches you how to easily get back into your routine no matter if y

Are you stressed out trying to make Christmas perfect and forgetting what Christmas is all about?   Today I have Norma Joyce Dougherty on the show and we talk about her faith and how it has changed her life.  In a season where it's so easy to get caught up in the commercial side of Christmas with parties, presents, eating yummy food, I want to steer it back to why we even celebrate Christmas.  Norma shares with us how at 44 she discovered the difference between religion and having a relationship with Christ and what a huge difference it is.  In a season where it's so normal to want to make everything perfect especially for moms, Norma talk about how relying on her faith helped her to escape perfectionism. So if you are feeling overwhelmed this Christmas season, forgetting why we even celebrate Christmas this episode is for you. Hear what she says about this topic and more on the podcast.   If you liked this episode make sure to check out the episode I did with Ann Wilson on parents are not perfect: https:

Do you ever struggle with feeling not good enough? Today we have author and coach Alison Robertson on the show today.  Alison shares with us her journey of being an actress in L.A. to becoming a speaker, coach and now author.  We talk about the challenges that moms have when trying to figure out how to design the life they really want. We talk about how easy it is for moms to not feel like they are enough and they can be so hard on themselves.  I ask her about what does she recommend for those of us that feel paralyzed by fear and how to really go after what we really want.  One topic that really stood out to me is when Alison shared her thoughts on gifts vs. passions. Hear what she says about this topic and more on the podcast. Hey, have you grabbed your free copy of  "Getting back into your routine" worksheet?  If not, make sure to do so! Head over to mominspiredshow.com/routine and get a copy that teaches you how to easily get back into your routine no matter if you have to lose weight or not. Sometimes

Are you the type to just say "oh well, I will start Jan. 1?" Many times to get to our goals its challenging because we are so disconnected to the "end goal" because it feels so unattainable. Sometimes we need to work backwards when figuring out our goals.  So, I want to encourage you to use this December as part of your 2022 goals vs. wasting it and saying it's the last month of the year, oh well!   I want you to look back at this year and assess who you were and who you want to be?  Look for the wins, even if they are small. When did you show up the way you wanted too, when did you show up your like your future version of yourself?  I want you to look for progress even if it's  just a little bit.  Hear what I have to say on this topic and more on the podcast. Hey, have you grabbed your free copy of  "Getting back into your routine" worksheet?  If not, make sure to do so! Head over to mominspiredshow.com/routine and get a copy that teaches you how to easily get back into your routine no matter if you ha

Does this time of year throw you off your routine? It seems like every year starting at Halloween, one little candy turns into 10, turns into the whole bag. The next thing you know you are saying I will deal with this January 1st. I have heard so many moms say this every year, from the holidays to traveling, and let's not forget it starts to get dark and so it's very easy to let up on our routines and goals if we don't pay attention.  By no means am I perfect at this, I see myself slipping at times, letting up, and giving in to the darker colder days, but I have figured out some easy steps to get myself back track when I feel like that is happening. It doesn't have to be difficult, it doesn't have to be perfect, you just have to start taking steps and moving forward. So if you are sitting there thinking you are worried that this will be another year you put your goals to the side till the new year then make sure to listen to this episode. If you feel like you have already started to neglect your routines and

Are you ready to travel internationally? Last week I traveled to Cabo for the second time and stayed at J.W. Marriott and it was truly amazing.  In today's episode I want to tell you about my Cabo experience as well as what it was like to travel internationally right now.  A few things I cover is this episode is, why it's critical to get insurance because if you get stuck you don't want to have to pay for everything out of pocket. Second, have expectations that things take longer than usual from filling out paperwork, uploading test results and delays especially if you have a layover. If you are traveling with kids make sure to leave extra time so you don't feel rushed.  Lastly, I share with you my experience at the J.W. Marriott property, a sunset cruise to the Arches of Los Cabos and some fun things to do while you are there. To hear about this topic and more listen to the podcast. Please feel free to DM me on IG at Mom Inspired Living  or email me at ambersandberg@hkluxurytravel.com to talk about your n

Who loves to travel but stresses out when it comes to eating while maintaining their weight loss or maintenance goals? So many women feel anxious and nervous when it comes to going on vacations. It often times steals the joy of enjoying the actual vacation. Many women don’t even believe it’s actually possible to not stress out over what you eat or don't eat, but I’m here to tell you it is possible.  Women feel like they either need to eat nothing or they say screw it and deal with everything when they get back home. I understand this thinking because I fell into this trap for so long. Many trips in the past I felt like all the self talk happening in my brain took away from my experience and prevented me from truly enjoying myself. As moms we deserve to enjoy our family vacations, to be able to focus on what is actually important because here is the thing, our kids will grow up and we won't always have a chance to take trips with them.  We can't turn back time and get those vacations back.  When I travel now

Do you feel like in order to lose weight you have to be perfect? One of the most important things when you think about losing weight is to respect where you are and what is your reality.  You want to lose weight, you want stay on your plan, you want to start fresh tomorrow. You want to prove to yourself for the final time that you can create the changes in order to get the body and life that you truly want. These are all true. What is also true is that you like being able to eat when you want to eat, you don't want to pay attention to if you are hungry or full, you push things off till Monday or the beginning of the month, you want to keep doing what you are doing. You want to numb out with food so you don't have to feel the feelings that you are running from. You want to stay comfortable and not push yourself. These too are also true. A lot of times we have desires that are conflicting and that can often paralyze us. But if you can realize that even if you want the things that are keeping you where you ar