77. Intentional Parenting and Maximizing this School Year with Susan Seay

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the month of August our conversations on the podcast will help parents transition their families into a new and very different school year. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/93645/episode_77_susan_seay.png" alt="episode 77 Susan Seay " width="500" height="500" /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guest for today's episode is Susan Seay. Susan is an international speaker, podcast host of the Mentor 4 Moms Podcast and a certified life coach who helps busy moms make the shift from overwhelmed and distracted to intentional and living on purpose.  She's also a homeschooling mom of 7.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Susan and I talk about how to intentionally parent our kids for this season of schooling, that may be our normal for a while, without overwhelming ourselves.</span></p> <p>In this episode we discuss:</p> <ul style="list-style-type: circle;"> <li>exchanging a list of house rules for living your family's core values</li> <li>the peace that comes when we let go of the need to control the household responsibilities</li> <li>setting the environment for a successful school year</li> <li>shifting our focus to the benefits of an unprecedented year of schooling during a pandemic</li> <li>the evolution of our parenting styles</li> <li>how Susan started reclaiming her voice</li> </ul> <p>You can watch the video of our conversation at <a title= "StrongHerMe on Facebook" href="https://Facebook.com/StrongHerMe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook.com/StrongHerMe</a></p> <p>***</p> <p>Quotes from the episode:</p> <p>"My definition of intentional is having both the courage and the confidence to live true to your core values." - Susan Seay</p> <p>"I had to get to a place where I had to relinquish my hold on so many of the things I felt personally responsible for, because I'm mom, I'm wife ... it became my personal commitment to see how many balls I could drop." - Susan Seay</p> <p>Show Notes<