True breakthrough begins with a renewed mind fully surrendered to God. As we live in continual prayer, meditate on Scripture, and replace fear, anxiety, and negative thinking with God’s truth, transformation follows. Our thoughts shape our hearts, actions, and results, so guarding what we see and hear is essential. By taking thoughts captive, trusting God, and acting in faith, we walk in peace, courage, and discernment. This mindset also guides practical wisdom in daily life—stress management, time management, eating well, choosing Mediterranean diet recipes, and committing to strength training—so our whole lives glorify God.

You’re tired of struggling with eating, inconsistent exercise, and feeling overwhelmed. You want to be strong, healthy, calm, and spiritually grounded—but don’t know where to start. This coaching goes beyond food and workouts, building structure, discipline, and sustainable habits to support your whole life.

Come over to https://susanro.com/coaching to get more information!

Next Steps:

Step 1: Join our supportive community of moms looking for tips, strategy, and encouragement at the free Facebook group Self-Care for Busy Christian Moms: HERE

Step 2: Become an Insider right HERE or type: https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider

Step 3: Leave a quick review for the show on Apple podcasts.

Step 4: Share this episode with another busy mom that needs words of encouragement to see the big picture and to find strategies for their self-care!

Step 5: Book a Call! HERE

I am always so encouraged to know that this podcast is helping you!

Together, we can encourage one another for long-term strength and health because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.

I appreciate your kindness, God bless!

Xo Susan

Feeling bored with the same Mediterranean foods is normal—especially for busy families. The key is focusing on the pattern, not the cuisine. Build meals around vegetables, healthy fats, quality protein, whole grains, and less-processed ingredients, no matter the culture. Check condiments, use herbs and spices generously, and aim for balance over perfection. This flexible approach supports eating well, stress management, and time management while enjoying global flavors. Combined with Mediterranean diet recipes, strength training, and simple routines, it creates a sustainable lifestyle—not a rigid plan.

If you’re thinking, “This sounds great… but I don’t have time,” let me stop you right there.

This coaching is designed to make healthy living simpler — not harder.

✔ No complicated meal plans ✔ No extreme workouts ✔ No gym membership required ✔ No hours of prep or tracking

We focus on Lifestyle routines such as:

• 10–15 minute movement routines
• Simple strength training and walking
• Practical eating habits (including Mediterranean-style options)
• Daily rhythms that bring structure without rigidity

This isn’t about doing more — it’s about doing what actually matters, consistently.

If this resonates with you, come over to https://susanro.com/coaching to get started on your healthy life one simple habit at a time.

Next Steps:

Step 1: Join our supportive community of moms looking for tips, strategy, and encouragement at the free Facebook group Self-Care for Busy Christian Moms: HERE

Step 2: Become an Insider right HERE or type: https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider

Step 3: Leave a quick review for the show on Apple podcasts.

Step 4: Share this episode with another busy mom that needs words of encouragement to see the big picture and to find strategies for their self-care!

Step 5: Book a Call! HERE

I am always so encouraged to know that this podcast is helping you!

Together, we can encourage one another for long-term strength and health because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.

I appreciate your kindness, God bless!

Xo Susan

Today’s episode connects stress management to God’s intentional design of the nervous system. The parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest) explains why practices like deep breathing, prayer, gratitude, gentle movement, and quality sleep calm anxiety and promote healing. When we steward our bodies through eating well, Mediterranean diet recipes, strength training, time management, and daily rhythms that reduce stress, we support digestion, emotional regulation, recovery, and resilience. Our bodies are wonderfully made, and small, consistent habits help us live with peace, health, and purpose as we care for our families and follow God’s calling.

Friend, I want to invite you into something different.

I invite you into Self Care Reset Coaching — a simple, personalized coaching experience designed specifically for busy Christian moms in their 40s who want to feel healthy, disciplined, and at peace again without adding more pressure to their already busy lives.

You don’t need another diet. You don’t need another workout plan you won’t stick to.

You don’t need another thing to feel like a chore on your never ending to-do list. You need support, clarity, and a realistic plan that works with your real life.

And that’s exactly what we do together. So head over to https://susanro.com/coaching to get started.

Next Steps:

Step 1: Join our supportive community of moms looking for tips, strategy, and encouragement at the free Facebook group Self-Care for Busy Christian Moms: HERE

Step 2: Become an Insider right HERE or type: https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider

Step 3: Leave a quick review for the show on Apple podcasts.

Step 4: Share this episode with another busy mom that needs words of encouragement to see the big picture and to find strategies for their self-care!

Step 5: Book a Call! HERE

I am always so encouraged to know that this podcast is helping you!

Together, we can encourage one another for long-term strength and health because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.

I appreciate your kindness, God bless!

Xo Susan

Laura Hargrave comes in as our guest today to share her expertise and knowledge about everything to do with Metabolic Health. She has a wealth of knowledge about this area and I hope that you grab a notebook and pen to learn all the simple ways to steward our body and to work smarter and not harder, all while glorifying God!

Ways to connect with Laura Hargrave:

Health in Faith. www.HealthinFaith.com

Email: laura@healthinfaith.com

Get 10% off when you use the coupon code: SUSAN for the group coaching offer:

6 mo. Group Coaching

Freebie link: 4 Step Metabolic Health Guide for Christians - www.HealthinFaith.com/guide

Friend, have you ever reached the end of the day and thought, “Why is it so hard for me to take care of myself?” You love your family deeply. You have a successful career, you give your all to your family needs. You’re running kids to sports, managing schedules, making meals, and trying to be everything for everyone — yet your own health keeps getting pushed to the bottom of the list.

I’ve been there.

I remember wanting to eat healthier, move my body, and feel strong again — but feeling completely undisciplined. I’d tell myself I’d start tomorrow… and then tomorrow came with practices, laundry, exhaustion, and taking care of all the to-do’s.

I wasn’t lazy. I wasn’t broken. I just didn’t have structure that fit my season.

And the longer I ignored my health, the louder the stress, fatigue, and frustration became — physically, mentally, and spiritually.

…Until I started a momentum to my self care that started with one small habit. Friend, I want you to experience that small win and to get your own momentum to your self care because it matters to your family and for you to do all God has for you on this side of heaven.

So come over to https://susanro.com/coaching to see if this might be the answer you have been praying for.

Next Steps:

Step 1: Join our supportive community of moms looking for tips, strategy, and encouragement at the free Facebook group Self-Care for Busy Christian Moms: HERE

Step 2: Become an Insider right HERE or type: https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider

Step 3: Leave a quick review for the show on Apple podcasts.

Step 4: Share this episode with another busy mom that needs words of encouragement to see the big picture and to find strategies for their self-care!

Step 5: Book a Call! HERE

I am always so encouraged to know that this podcast is helping you!

Together, we can encourage one another for long-term strength and health because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.

I appreciate your kindness, God bless!

Xo Susan

I’m a devoted reader who loves Scripture daily and growth-focused books like The 12 Week Year. This episode explores using 12-week cycles to create focus, urgency, and execution in life goals. I’m applying it to three areas in my life: gardening in the South, personal health (strength training, eating well, Mediterranean Diet recipes, stress management), and professional growth through podcasting and coaching. The method emphasizes lead habits, weekly planning, time management, reflection, and grace over perfection—helping busy people make consistent, meaningful progress in health, interests, and work.

Freebie 12 Week planner:

https://susanro.com

https://susanro.myflodesk.com/planner

Friend, I know there’s a quiet fear underneath all of this.

The fear that “I should have figured this out by now.” The fear that “What if I never change?” The fear that “I’ll start… and fail again.”

But hear me clearly: nothing is wrong with you.

You’re in a full, demanding season — and God never intended for you to neglect yourself to serve everyone else. Your body, your health, and your peace matter.

If you’re feeling that nudge — that still small voice saying, “It’s time to take care of you” — I want you to listen to it.

Go book your call. Let’s do this together. I’ll walk with you, support you, and help you build habits that last — with grace, not guilt.

You don’t need to be perfect. You just need to begin.

So head over to https://susanro.com/coaching to begin your journey.

Next Steps:

Step 1: Join our supportive community of moms looking for tips, strategy, and encouragement at the free Facebook group Self-Care for Busy Christian Moms: HERE

Step 2: Become an Insider right HERE or type: https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider

Step 3: Leave a quick review for the show on Apple podcasts.

Step 4: Share this episode with another busy mom that needs words of encouragement to see the big picture and to find strategies for their self-care!

Step 5: Book a Call! HERE

I am always so encouraged to know that this podcast is helping you!

Together, we can encourage one another for long-term strength and health because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.

I appreciate your kindness, God bless!

Xo Susan

Raising kids made our family rethink sugar and shift toward eating well as a lifestyle, not a battle. Reducing added sugar improves blood sugar control, lowers inflammation, and supports healthy appetite regulation. Instead of refined sugar, we focus on low-glycemic, whole-food options and traditional Mediterranean choices like fruit, yogurt, nuts, and small amounts of honey or dates. The Mediterranean Diet emphasizes retraining the palate, balance, and moderation—not daily sweets. Paired with Mediterranean Diet recipes, stress management, time management, and strength training whenever conveniently possible, it becomes a sustainable, health-centered way of life.

Here’s what working with me actually looks like:

When you book a call, we sit down together one-on-one and:

• Clarify where you are right now (physically, mentally, spiritually)
• Identify what’s actually getting in your way
• Build a simple, realistic self-care plan tailored to your schedule
• Create routines for eating, movement, screen time, and rest
• Establish accountability so you’re not doing this alone

You’ll walk away with clarity, confidence, and a plan you can actually follow —

No overwhelm.

No guessing.

No piecing things together from Google, Pinterest or Instagram.

Just support, structure, and steady progress.

If that sounds like something you want, head over to susanro.com/coaching to get started.

Next Steps:

Step 1: Join our supportive community of moms looking for tips, strategy, and encouragement at the free Facebook group Self-Care for Busy Christian Moms: HERE

Step 2: Become an Insider right HERE or type: https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider

Step 3: Leave a quick review for the show on Apple podcasts.

Step 4: Share this episode with another busy mom that needs words of encouragement to see the big picture and to find strategies for their self-care!

Step 5: Book a Call! HERE

I am always so encouraged to know that this podcast is helping you!

Together, we can encourage one another for long-term strength and health because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.

I appreciate your kindness, God bless!

Xo Susan

After years of strict diets, food sensitivities, and unsustainable meal plans, I pivoted to eating well through a flexible, family-friendly Mediterranean approach. Focusing on whole foods, healthy fats, simple Mediterranean Diet recipes, and avoiding triggers transformed my health and simplified life. This lifestyle emphasizes quality, variety, and consistency—not restriction—while fitting busy schedules through shortcuts and simple plates. Paired with Strength training, Stress Management, and Time Management, the Mediterranean Diet became a sustainable path to better energy, balance, and long-term wellness.

I know you, Friend.

I know you’re tired of:

• Feeling frustrated with your eating and worried about your health
• Wanting to exercise but lacking the motivation or discipline to stay consistent
• Feeling like your days control you instead of the other way around
• Scrolling your phone at night and wondering where your time went
• Wanting to be strong, healthy, and energized — but not knowing where to start

You want to feel physically strong, mentally calm, and spiritually grounded — not constantly behind and overwhelmed.

That’s why this coaching doesn’t just focus on food or exercise — it focuses on structure, discipline, and sustainable habits that support your whole life. Come over to susanro.com/coaching to get started.

Next Steps:

Step 1: Join our supportive community of moms looking for tips, strategy, and encouragement at the free Facebook group Self-Care for Busy Christian Moms: HERE

Step 2: Become an Insider right HERE or type: https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider

Step 3: Leave a quick review for the show on Apple podcasts.

Step 4: Share this episode with another busy mom that needs words of encouragement to see the big picture and to find strategies for their self-care!

Step 5: Book a Call! HERE

I am always so encouraged to know that this podcast is helping you!

Together, we can encourage one another for long-term strength and health because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.

I appreciate your kindness, God bless!

Xo Susan

Paying attention to your gifts, interests, and passions and then investing time into nurturing these is so important to your self-care. In today’s episode, Cecelia Curtis will share her amazing journey of God leading in her life, God’s timing, the opportunities of growth and mindset changes, and moving past fear that affects every one of us. As moms and wives, we are making a generational impact where God has us.

Episode 8: Cecelia Curtis Interview

https://suroselfcareforbusymoms.podbean.com/e/cecelia-curtis-interview/

Ways to connect with Cecelia Curtis:

Podcast: The Heart of Friendship

Website: www.ceceliacurtis.com

Facebook: facebook.com/womenfriendshipcommunity

IG: @thefriendshiptourpodcast

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Self-Care Reset Coaching….If you’re thinking, “This sounds great… but I don’t have time,” let me stop you right there.

This coaching is designed to make healthy living simpler — not harder.

✔ No complicated meal plans ✔ No extreme workouts ✔ No gym membership required ✔ No hours of prep or tracking

We focus on Lifestyle routines such as:

• 10–15 minute movement routines
• Simple strength training and walking
• Practical eating habits (including Mediterranean-style options)
• Daily rhythms that bring structure without rigidity

This isn’t about doing more — it’s about doing what actually matters, consistently.

If this resonates with you, come over to susanro.com/coaching to get started on your healthy life one simple habit at a time.

Next Steps:

Step 1: Join our supportive community of moms looking for tips, strategy, and encouragement at the free Facebook group Self-Care for Busy Christian Moms: HERE

Step 2: Become an Insider right HERE or type: https://susanro.myflodesk.com/insider

Step 3: Leave a quick review for the show on Apple podcasts.

Step 4: Share this episode with another busy mom that needs words of encouragement to see the big picture and to find strategies for their self-care!

Step 5: Book a Call! HERE

I am always so encouraged to know that this podcast is helping you!

Together, we can encourage one another for long-term strength and health because it matters to our families and for future generations to come.

I appreciate your kindness, God bless!

Xo Susan