Holiday Voices: A Real Happy Mom Podcast Series

Real stories, real mom tips, and real joy to help you slow down and smile this season.

One Thing I'm Doing Differently This Year

December 1-13: Real moms share their best tips for a calmer, more joyful holiday season

Melissa Howard

ItsMelissaHoward

" This year I'm choosing presence over presents and honestly, it already feels like the best gift that I could literally give myself."

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Michelle Garrett

Soul Refresh Stickers

" These are the memories I treasure, not the perfectly wrapped gifts or the Pinterest-worthy decorations."

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Jocelyn Flores-Rael

Raíz Parenting

" I can hold those memories and that presence with my family for the rest of my life, and that is something I want to model and share with my little one."

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Whitnee Hawthorne

The Savvy Working Mom

" I'm going to be saying no in many, many ways to make sure that I can focus on what is important for me… to protect my peace, to have a lot of joy, and make sure that I keep moving towards my goals."

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Jaree Williams

Navigating Postpartum Wellness Media

" We don't have to perform for anyone. We just have to be present, grateful, and at peace with what's right for our family.""

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Justine Carino, LMHC

Carino Mental Health Counseling Services, PLLC

" It's not about quantity of what we're doing—it's about the quality of what we're doing to create these memories."

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Shannon Acheson

Home Made Lovely

" I create one focal point that I sort of go all out on—and then keep everything else simple."

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Susan Santoro

Organized 31

" I wanna focus on my family, not on a big meal."

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Deb Lee

D. Allison Lee LLC

" Change doesn't always have to be bad. Sometimes it's just an open door, an invitation to create something new."

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Lisa Autry

Lisa Autry Coaching

" I realized I couldn't be all I needed to be if I held everything with equal importance.""

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Katie Kimball

Kitchen Stewardship/Kids Cook Real Food

" This is the joyful part of Christmas—why ruin it? Why taint it by making it stressed because of time?"

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Lori Oberbroeckling

Secrets of Supermom

" We only have so much time and we only have so much energy around the holidays—I want to spend mine on the things that we love instead of the things that we loathe.""