Mama Brain

About Mama Brain

Welcome to the Body, Brain & Soul Podcast! Together, we're going to explore how to bring our human experience and Soul's purpose into alignment to navigate this journey this we call life! What I've discovered is that when we nourish our bodies, and nurture our brains, we ignite our Souls...and from that space, life becomes an unlimited possibility. I invite you to join me on this journey and together we'll dive into the topics, tools and resources that will become the supportive foundation for a life of freedom and thriving. The journey is just beginning. Your host, Sarah McErlean

Publisher

Sarah McErlean

Category

education · health & fitness · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Oct 2023

Latest episode

7 Apr 2025

Latest episodes

16 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Apr 2025

   How to resource nervous system support through small doable pieces

   Sarah Tacy Tangredi discusses nervous system support and somatic exploration with the host, focusing on titration and finding alternative ways to resource ourselves, in this interview.

2. 

   5 Feb 2025

   A gift for you - guided experience

   The host leads listeners through a guided meditation, encouraging presence and alignment of body, brain, and soul to disrupt chaotic patterns.

3. 

   16 Jan 2025

   Life is a journey - how to shift from outcome to process

   The host discusses shifting focus from outcomes to the process, allowing listeners to experience the journey and tap into a greater capacity for achieving their desires.

4. 

   5 Jan 2025

   Body, Brain & Soul Lifestyle - Top 5 January 2025

   The host shares her top five resources for enhancing body, brain, and soul alignment, offering listeners insights into supportive practices for well-being.

5. 

   10 Aug 2024

   Meg Muise & the slow purposeful life

   Welcome to the Mama Brain Podcast!In this episode I'm joined by my special guest Meg Muise. We discuss the life-changing experience Meg had with her firstborn that sent her on a trajectory from building businesses to creating a lifestyle that prioritizes raising and educating her children, and homesteading, (while still running multiple successful businesses).I love Meg's truthful, authentic, down-to-Earth nature, her humour and the wisdom she shares about what it takes to be a modern d...

6. 

   10 Jul 2024

   3 steps to transforming through challenge

   Welcome to the Mama Brain Podcast! In this episode I share with you the 3 steps I took to support myself through the space of grief, challenge and change and come out the other side more connected to my authenticity, more present in my mothering and even creating something exciting in my business. If you're experiencing any of these things, here are the 3 things I offer: 1. Create a regular nervous system healing practice in your life.  It doesn't have to be complicated.  I recommend Sarah Tacy, who is the practitioner supporting the Relaxed Money Program (with Kate Northrup).  You can find Sarah at https://sarahtacy.com 2. Connect to your vision & values.  I highly recommend creating a daily embodied experience for your desired vision.  I do this through a 5 senses visualization and my own personal meditation practice.  If all of this is new to you, you can simply imagine your desired vision, connecting to how it looks & feels as you fall asleep at night. 3. Create small, simple, doable actions that you can perform consistently.  Notice the gap between where you are now and your desired vision, and then break down pieces of that vision into the smallest, doable action.  One of my examples was committing to exercise just 15 minutes a day, 4 times per week.  Since my desired vision is to be healthy, vibrant and strong, I knew I needed to create a commitment around my own health that I could do, even on my the most challenging days. I'm also excited to introduce my new Signature Program, From Surviving to Thriving!  This 12-week program will be launching it's beta this fall.  If you'd like to be notified of founding member enrolment or be placed on the waitlist, please email me at hello@sarahmcerlean.com with the subject line THRIVE! If this episode resonated with you, I invite you to share it with someone you know who may also take something away and into their life. Keep smiling~ Sarah

7. 

   12 May 2024

   Good-Bye Nanny - Celebrating Life, Grieving and Learning with our children

   In this very special Mother's Day episode of the Mama Brain Podcast, I share with you the celebration of Nanny. This past week, we unexpectedly lost Hayden's beloved Nanny which offered me the ability to reflect on how I wanted to show up in the space of grief for myself, as a Mama, and for my daughter. I learned that I wanted to be present in my experience and teach Hayden to embrace grief, in a loving, supported and safe way, so that rather than fearing it, we're all able to honour the relationship we shared with this special person in our life. Grief is also about reflecting and learning from the person we've lost and how we choose to embody that wisdom as we move forward in our own lives. I learned so much this past week and felt that knowing Nanny and celebrating her life offered me a new perspective and an ability to become more expansive as a Mama. I appreciate you for sharing this journey with me. Happy Mother's Day!

8. 

   9 Apr 2024

   My Money Love Story - Part I

   Today on the Mama Brain Podcast I share with you something deeply personal, something that has been a significant source of judgement and shame for nearly my entire life, and yet the missing piece, that once I allowed myself the space to observe it, I found growth, possibility, inspiration, compassion and purpose.  Today I’m sharing with you my Money Love Story. This is a practice that I learned when I took the Relaxed Money program with Kate Northrup.  If my story resonates with you, I encourage you to join Kate’s new FREE Wide Receiver Program (https://go.katenorthrup.com/t?orid=381825&opid=157)- you can register for the program here:  https://go.katenorthrup.com/t?orid=381825&opid=157 (https://go.katenorthrup.com/t?orid=381825&opid=157) This was by far the most personal, vulnerable and authentic public expression of my truth I’ve ever shared.  But, if just one person listening resonates with this, if my story opens up something within you and becomes a catalyst for you exploring your own money story, then it will be worth it. What we know is that when we heal our past, we create possibilities for an even better future.  And, when good people cultivate wealth and abundance they create more opportunities and do even more good in the world.  If you’re listening, I know you are one of those people. Here are my top takeaways from part one of my money story: Nearly all of my habits around money were formed unconsciously through environmental exposure to the people and experiences of my early life. Although making and saving money had come easily to me, it also came at a time when I felt highly unsafe and rather than lean into my superpower of earning and saving, my nervous system dictated something different. Throughout my adult life, I have always felt that I was doing something wrong by making money on my own and it’s held me back from being more visible in my field, offering more to the world and allowing myself to accumulate more wealth and abundance.  This was due to an early experience where a family member made money illegally and the visibility of being associated with this made me feel unsafe, judged and even shamed by people I cared about. I learned that my sense of value and self worth was tied up in how much money I had - BUT, that I would always be “less than” with or without money. By uncovering all the unconscious beliefs and patterns, along with their roots, combined with regulating my nervous system, I’ve been able to heal my relationship with money and allow myself to pursue my ultimate dreams of cultivating wealth and financial freedom.  Not only does this serve me in this lifetime, but also my daughter and future generations to come. Thank you for listening.  I appreciate you! Keep smiling~ Sarah

9. 

   7 Mar 2024

   Presence over productivity - stepping into a new paradigm

   Welcome to the Mama Brain Podcast! In this mini episode I share my awareness around my relationship to productivity.  I know I'm not alone in feeling like as a Mama, coach, teacher, partner, friend, sister, etc, etc, etc, that I need to be in a constant state of productivity.  But when I started to reflect on how that was showing up in my life - in the space of judgement and guilt - I realized that it may no longer be a way I wanted to live. Through a series of thought-provoking questions (see below), I began to have insights that enabled me to explore my beliefs and story around productivity and find a magical new paradigm to step into - one of presence, ease and flow. I hope this episode offers you the ability to explore how you're showing up in your own life - whether it be in your relationship to productivity or something else - and find a more authentic way forward; one that feels good and creates the space for you to become the most self expressed version of you! The questions I journaled: What does productivity mean to me? Where did I learn to be productive? How does being productive serve my values? How does being productive feel in my body? Before During After In what ways might the need to be productive be harming me? Fill in the blank: Being productive means… If I’m productive, I’m… If I’m not productive, I’m… What does it mean to not be productive? Does being productive feel like a fit for me? Is it in alignment with my values, my energy and how I want to live my life? Is there another way that might be a better fit for me? I also tapped into this filter to ensure I'm present to my life: Is this in alignment with my values? Am I currently living in alignment with my values? Can I continue to honour my priorities and my values and fully be present to this new experience? Where am I in my cycle? Where does this new commitment land within my cycle? If you'd like to further explore this concept or connect with me, please find me on Instagram @coachsarahmac or send me an email at hello@sarahmcerlean.com.

10. 

    28 Feb 2024

    Creating connection through self love & awareness with Sarah Thompkins

    Welcome! I'm excited to share this episode where I talk with my incredible friend, Sarah Thompkins, about her experience in motherhood. Sarah shares such wisdom about finding a new purpose in her daughter that offered her the ability to navigate her own mental health, create a values-centred business (and life), and cultivate a deeper connection with her husband.  Not only that, she offers some simple strategies on how to step out of chaos so that you can tune into your own energy and begin taking actions that honour your needs. Sarah is such a delight and I'm sure you're going to love listening to her story and all the brilliant insight that she shares in this conversation.

11. 

    22 Feb 2024

    Why make things hard when life is meant to be easy?

    In this mini episode I discuss my latest awareness...that my natural state is one of ease and flow AND that I learned at a very young age, life is supposed to be hard! I share my experience navigating feeling judged and unworthy of living an easy life, what I'm seeing differently, and the example I desire to set for my daughter. If life feels really hard for you, I invite you to listen to this episode and come join me in the space of ease and flow; where authenticity and full self expression are the way to making life easy. If you're interested in diving deeper into working with me, my new Magic Hour Membership is now available.  It's one hour, each week, live with me in a community of sacred self discovery.  I would love have you join me on this journey http://sarahmcerlean.com/magic-hour

12. 

    13 Feb 2024

    How becoming who our children need to flourish also nourishes our Highest Self

    Welcome!  I'm so happy to bring this mini episode to you where I share my awareness around the environment I desire to create for my daughter to flourish and thrive,  and the connection between the specific areas of growth that this has opened up in me, including; my beliefs, limiting beliefs, fears, values, and exploring my shadow side. I'm also excited to share with you my new Magic Hour Membership and how you can step into your own journey of sacred self discovery while being held within community.  For more information or to join today - http://sarahmcerlean.com/magic-hour

13. 

    29 Jan 2024

    Grow Mama...with Community

    In this mini episode I discuss the some of the growth I've been experiencing lately and the wonky ways it's been impacting me.  As I became curious about a better way, I began to see the magic of community.  I hope you join me!

14. 

    21 Nov 2023

    How are children are our greatest teachers

    In this mini episode I explore the idea that our children can be our greatest teachers. In my own life, having my daughter was the catalyst for the positive transformation that I wasn't allowing myself to experience on my own. If we step into the idea that we aren't only responsible for the facilitation of our children's growth, but that they may also be offering us the learning to facilitate ours, we can grow together and co-create a relationship that transcends our own childhood experience. In order to step into this though, we need to provide ourselves the space to regulate outside of the chaos. I'd love to hear your thoughts about how your own children have helped you grow.  Join the conversation on Instagram @coachsarahmac.

15. 

    25 Oct 2023

    What life do you want?

    A mini episode sharing a bit about my story, challenges and perspective on what is available to Mamas when we step out of the chaos and into epic co-creation with our lives. It all begins with being able to ask the question "what do I want?", and then creating the space to dive into it. What are the biggest challenges that Mamas face today?  What's possible for us in our future?  Let's share that journey together.

16. 

    25 Oct 2023

    Mama Brain Podcast Trailer

    Welcome to the Mama Brain Podcast! If you're a Mama, looking for a community of connection, belonging, and inspiration, you've found your home here. Through our weekly episodes we'll share our stories, connect with experts and provide resources for Mamas in every stage of their journey to step out of surviving and into thriving.

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