The Positively Healthy Mom Podcast – Featuring Nicole Van Valin, LMFT

How can moms thrive without burning out? In this inspiring episode, host Laura Ollinger sits down with Nicole Van Valin — Licensed Family Therapist, former NFL cheerleader, and author of The Joyful Leader — to explore how moms can bring strategy to their well-being and rediscover joy every day.

Nicole introduces her Ready. Set. Go. framework, helping moms:

✨ Identify their joy and resilience tools

✨ Design daily systems and boundaries that protect peace

✨ Implement micro-habits that prevent burnout

She also shares practical tools like her “Joy Menu” and “Sphere of Resilience Assessment,” showing how intentional routines and self-awareness can restore balance and fulfillment.

If you’ve ever felt stretched thin, lost in the busyness, or craving more joy — this episode is your permission to pause, refuel, and rebuild your spark.

🔗 Learn more about Nicole Van Valin:

Link to Website: http://www.keaneinsights.com/

Link to Instagram Profile/s: https://instagram.com/keaneinsights

Link to Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/keaneinsights

Link to Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@NicoleVanValen

Link to LinkedIn Profile: https://linkedin.com/in/nicolevanvalen

Book: The Joyful Leader

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Facebook: @positivelyhealthycoaching

Instagram: @positivelyhealthycoaching

Linkedin: @laura-ollinger

🎧 Tune in now and learn how to recover forward — not just push through.#PositivelyHealthyMomPodcast #NicoleVanValin #TheJoyfulLeader #MomLife #MentalHealth #SelfCareForMoms #Leadership #BurnoutPrevention #JoyfulLiving

🎙 The Positively Healthy Mom Podcast – Featuring Shellee Howard, Founder & CEO of College Ready

Are you a parent with a high school student preparing for college? In this episode, we sit down with Shellee Howard, a Certified Independent College Strategist, best-selling author, and global speaker. With decades of experience and four college graduates of her own, Shellee reveals her proven, personalized approach to:

• Helping students get into their dream colleges
• Graduating debt-free
• Building standout strategies for academic, financial, and personal success

Whether you’re overwhelmed by applications, scholarships, or choosing the right school, this episode gives you practical tools, insider tips, and real-world advice to guide your family through the college admissions process.

🔗 Connect with Shellee Howard:

Website: www.collegereadyplan.com

Instagram: @collegereadyplan

Facebook: College Ready Plan

YouTube: College Ready Channel

LinkedIn: Shellee Howard

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📸 Instagram: @positivelyhealthycoaching

🎧 Don’t miss this episode — learn how to send your child to college without losing your mind or your money!

#CollegeReady #PositivelyHealthyMomPodcast #ShelleeHoward #CollegeAdmissions #DebtFreeCollege #ParentingTeens #Scholarships #CollegePlanning

Welcome to another episode of The Positively Healthy Mom Podcast! In today’s conversation, I’m thrilled to welcome back Heather Johnston, founder of Illumination Psychotherapy in Austin, Texas. Heather and I have known each other since our kids were in kindergarten—now they’re seniors—and she brings years of insight working with teens, parents, and families.

In this episode, we dive deep into:

• Why focusing on the entire family system matters (not just your teen)
• How parents’ emotional regulation shapes their child’s behavior
• Practical steps to build more connection and less criticism
• Understanding how your own upbringing may influence your parenting today
• Ways to help your teen feel seen, heard, and supported
• First steps if you’re considering therapy but don’t know where to start

Heather shares powerful tools for parents who want to create more authentic connection and compassion within their families. If you’ve ever wondered how to better support your teen—or how your own emotional patterns may be affecting them—this episode is for you.

Connect with Heather Johnston:
🌐 Website: illumination-psychotherapy.com
📧 Email: info@illumination-psychotherapy.com

🎧 Listen now and discover how to strengthen your family connections while supporting your teen’s mental health.

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