Mother U with Rachel Norman
By Rachel Norman
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Episodes: 77
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Motherhood isn’t about perfection — it’s about finding your footing, building your home life with intention, and growing right alongside your kids (because spoiler: none of us have arrived yet).
At Mother U, we talk about family rhythms that feel natural, home systems that give you breathing room, boundaries that protect what matters most, and mindsets that help you mother from a place of peace instead of pressure. It’s about creating a home you actually want to live in — one where you stay connected to yourself and your family without running on fumes.
This isn’t a pep talk you’ll forget by nap time — it’s real, practical encouragement for the real, everyday work of being a mom.
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After 14 Years of Parenting, Here’s What Actually Matters
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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When Treating Kids the Same Is Actually Unfair
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Why Your Plans Don't Sticks (And It’s Not Discipline)
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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What I Am Protecting and Letting Go of This Christmas
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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If Bedtime Feels Out of Control, This Is Why
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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How To Lighten The Invisible Mental Load of the Holidays
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Decide Once: The Secret to a Peaceful Holiday Season
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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High Support, High Expectation Parenting (Explained)
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Pre-Deciding: The Secret to Peaceful Parenting
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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When You and Your Husband Parent Differently
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Help Kids Grow Through Friendship Struggles (A 3 Step Exercise)
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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The Truth About Overthinking in Parenting
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Good Moms Never Get Angry (And Other Lies)
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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How to Get Kids To Listen In The Moment
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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When You’re So Tired You Go Against Your Values
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Why Kids Must Learn to Handle Big Feelings
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Why Moms Don’t Stick to New Habits
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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When Kids Open Up About Past Hurts
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Motherhood Has Seasons—Honor Yours
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Running On Empty? How To Fuel Up!
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Invisible Enemy: How Clutter Steals Time and Energy
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Building Your Local Village
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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"I'm Bored!" Escape Hatch & When To Intervene
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Bad Behavior After Playing With Other Kids
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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New Parenting Season & Changes I'm Making
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Parenting in the Age of Big Feelings
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Entitlement (A Less Triggering Way To Look At It)
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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When Kids Acts Out: Handling Embarrassment, Judgment, and Shame
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Prepare Your Mind, Heart & Calendar For The Holidays
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Mothering When Life Is Hard & The World's Is In Turmoil
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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150,000 Hours and Ordering Your Private World
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Routines That Minimize Negative Behaviors In Kids
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Treating Yourself vs. Taking Care Of Yourself
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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The Roadblocks To Siblings Getting Along
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Iron Sharpens Iron: Siblings Are Built-in Life Coaches
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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Nurturing a Family Culture Where Siblings Thrive Together
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Background Noise: When Your Kids Don't Listen (What to Do!)
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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The Listening Gap: Why Family Systems Go Awry & The Home Feels Chaotic
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Summer Recap ~ Burnout, Routine Pivots & Stress Buildup
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Saboteurs of Peaceful Mornings: Starting the Day Well & Removing Obstacles
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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How Your Mindset Controls Your Mom Life
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Lifelong Coaching Skills: The results of playtimes with your kids
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Kids, behaviors, and life circumstances that benefit from playtimes
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Drama: 3 D's that disrupt family life (part 3)
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Disrespect: 3 D's that disrupt family life (part 2)
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Defiance: 3 D's that disrupt family life (part 1)
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Tomato staking (accountability) to avoid power battles and meltdowns
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Best routines of 2023 (these saved my bacon!)
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Boundary-less, triggered, and heavy motherhood (part 3 of my story)
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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When my focus went to THE KIDS (part 2 of my story)
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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The 1st thing to do when family life is chaos (part 1 - my story)
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Modern kids need THIS
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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What kids need more than presents...
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Skills kids need going into the holidays
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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The art of nonchalance in motherhood
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Stop repeating yourself a million times... and do this instead!
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Healing play... at home? Why and how
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Kids escalate or take their issues underground (what to do!)
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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How to quit fighting with your kids and get on the same side
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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ALERT: You don't meet your kids' needs, they meet their own!
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Stopping kids from repeating the same bad behaviors
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Mother's Helpers: When, What, Why, and How Much
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Telltale signs your baby needs a good routine
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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My biggest parenting mistakes and regrets
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Nap Times vs. Wake Windows... Pros & Cons
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Being Mean vs. Being Strict... What's The Difference?
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Crazy Things Moms Feel Responsible For
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Frustration Due To Misbehavior... Who Should Feel It?
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Over-Mothering... Serving vs. Self-Responsibility
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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The "Do Over": Reconnecting With Kids After Blowing It
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Why we're compelled to LABEL our parenting style
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Your child's emotions should be a Barometer not a Thermostat
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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The Principle of Benevolent Deprivation
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Toddler sleep issues, 3am wake ups: HELP!
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Boundaries are NOT rules for others, they're this...
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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Validating emotions... what does that REALLY mean?
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Bossy Kids... why they do it (you'll be surprised) and how to deal with it
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Sep 28, 2022 |