Turks and Chaos, A Mom Podcast
By Patty Turk
Turks and Chaos, A Mom PodcastJun 30, 2020
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42. Finding Peace In Between The Holidays And Sick Days.
So often the pendulum swings one way and then the other way and if it ever settles in the middle it's always very brief and sometimes you miss it. So, how do we find more peace between the busy and the bored? How do we find more time in the middle where the peace is?
41. How Therapy Has Improved My Parenting
In episode 41 I share how my journey with therapy has improved my parenting skills and grown the bonds with my children. Please subscribe to let me know you'd like to hear more. It helps! Thank you.
40. Motherhood Blues
Sometimes, in motherhood, you feel lost. You lack motivation or maybe you struggle with anxiety and depression. Being a mom is a tough gig. In this episode I share my emotional rollercoaster and steps I'm taking to get through this tough time of motherhood blues.
39. How to support our kids through puberty
Puberty may be bubbling about in our children, they may be turning into monsters...or.....oh, just a tween! I offer my take on how to support our children through these changing times in this episode.
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38. 2022 Goals
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37. So you can't get anything done?
Feeling like you can't get anything done now that you have a baby in the house? You're not alone! I don't have the answers for how to be more productive, But I am here to give you permission to accept the slower pace of life right now while you care for your baby.
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36. Feeling Lost In Motherhood
After a year long hiatus, I'm back with season 2 and sharing an update on life with you and what the future of Turks and Chaos looks like.
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35. An Interview With My 9 Year Old On Distance Learning & Covid 19
I sit down with my 9 year old son and get his take on distance learning and covid shutdown. What he's liked, what he's disliked, etc.
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34. Time To Say Goodbye To News?
Everyone's stress is at an all time high in 2020 right now. Many thanks to the constant negative news that fills our tv and social media feeds. Maybe it's time to part ways and say our goodbyes to News and "social" media.
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33. School's Out For Summer, And I'm Glad That's Over!
We were baptized by fire with the distance learning we all struggled to finish the end of the school year with. Now that we have some time to breath and think about the future, it's time to decide if we will continue on with distance learning or try our hand at homeschooling for real. What does the fall 2020 school year look like for the Turks? find out in this episode!
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32. Time To Get Tough!
Enough of the quarantine blues, ladies! Now, it's time to find our groove again and start thriving under these new set of circumstances and plan our social distancing summer! Woo Hoo!
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31. Navigating The Struggles Of Distance Learning
I think we can all agree distance learning has been a major curve ball in our lives. As parents, teachers, and even more so for our kids. In this episode, I discuss my own struggles and offer advice for how to make distance learning a little more manageable for you and your kids.
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30. Looking Forward
We all want to get back to normal from this pandemic. But what will normal look like for us? How will socializing, school, and summer look like?
Will we get to have birthday parties and vacation? All we can do is wait and see and prepare for the worst while hoping for the best.
Earth Day is Wednesday the 22nd. It is the 50th anniversary since the first Earth Day. How will you celebrate Earth Day? You can head over to earthday.org for an online event full of speakers and training.
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29. Easter Ideas 2020
We're stuck inside and churches are closed off to gathering, but that doesn't mean Easter is cancelled! In this episode, I share Easter basket ideas, crafts, and other easter fun. Crafts mentioned on the show:
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28. Beating The Quarantine Blues
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27. Stay At Home Orders Week 2
We are in our second week of stay in place orders in California. I am homeschooling my kids during this time and my husband is home from work. Giving my update on life under lockdown
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26. Makeshift Homeschoolers
With the recent events in the world currently, we are all faced with the reality of suddenly being homeschoolers. In this episode, I'm sharing what's working for me and spreading some positive vibes to hopefully wash out all the doomsday negative content out there. Enjoy!
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25. You need a hobby!
Find your passion, have a creative outlet, make time to rediscover your interests. in this episode I'm talking about the importance of having hobbies as a mom. Start exploring your personal interests after motherhood and begin to find rediscover your new identity after kids. What will your passion be?
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24. Too Many Toys??
In episode 23 I went over how many clothes kids really need. in this episode I am talking about toys and if there is such a thing as too many toys.
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23. How many clothes do kids need?
Do you ever feel overwhelmed with the many many piles of laundry and overflowing dressers? Have you ever stopped to wonder.......does my kid actually need this much? How many shirts should my kid have?
Well, in this episode, I'm talking about decluttering your kids clothes and sizing down to a more manageable amount.
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22. Cutting The Grocery Bill
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21. Raising Worry Monsters
Are we babying anxiety in our children instead of helping overcome anxiety? Tune in as I rant about my recent run ins with adults who are trying to help but may be doing more harm than good. Today, I'm talking about anxiety and the negative effects of Overly Positive/Sensitive Parenting.
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20. Tips For First Time Home Buyers
We recently started our journey as bright eyed first time home buyers. Soon those bright eyes turned into dark baggy eyes. Here are my tips for anyone going into their own journey of buying their first home.
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19. My switch to HMO and childhood dental anxiety tips.
HMO or PPO? Kaiser or Anthem? In this episode I talk about why I made the switch . Plus, tips on easing your child's dental anxiety.
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18. Having the tough conversations with kids
Talking to your kids about safety, society, and anything else that comes up is easier if you make it a priority to open dialogue for your kids in a comfortable environment. The sooner we make talking about the nitty gritty stuff a normal piece of family conversation, the more likely or kids are going to come to us in the future.
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17. Meal Planning
How do you plan your meals for dinner? How do you keep variety in the mix while ensuring your kids eat the food?
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16. Building our KB Home Part 1
We are first time home buyers and having our home built with KB. In this episode I talk about our application process and the KB Design Studio.
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15. Earthquake Preparedness
This episode will be dedicated to talking about how to prepare your kids and yourself for an earthquake, what to do during one, and supplies you should have on hand beforehand in the event the big one does come.
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14. Mom: The Manager
In this episode, I talk about mommy duties and switching the mindset to feel more empowered in motherhood.
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13. Why I became a stay at home mom
In this episode I share why I became a stay at home mom.
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12. New Year's Eve!
In this episode, we talk about New Year's Eve celebrations with kids and setting goals and resolutions for 2020!
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11. Reason For The Season and Other Thoughts
I talk about Jesus and share some history on Christmas. Then I rant. Enjoy!
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10. Family Christmas!!
Christmas traditions, Top Toys of 2019, Christmas movies and more!
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09. Being Grateful and Focusing On The Positives In Life
Thanksgiving is a week away. Join me as I talk about Thanksgiving Traditions and being grateful for all that life has to offer.
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08. Mom Friends and Mean Moms
Why is it so hard to make mom friends? Why is #momlife so lonely?? This week I talk about finding mom friends and dealing with mean moms.
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07. Positive Mindset In Motherhood
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06. Halloween, Busy Schedules, Mommy Rant
Happy Halloween!
If you’re listening to this on the release day, it’s October 31st, which means its Halloween!
So today we are talking about some scary stuff like parent teacher conferences, turning back the clocks, and the last 2 months of the year! OH MY!
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05. Smart and EASY! Grocery Shopping & Meal Planning
Grocery shopping and meal planning doesn't have to be scary! With a little preparation, you can make dinner time great again! ;)
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04. Mommy Burnout
GOT MOMMY BURNOUT?
Relax momma, and join me for episode 4 as I offer some tips to combat burnout and get you back on track with your goals ad finding your identity again in motherhood.
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03. Preparing Kids For Their Future By Teaching Life Skills
Welcome to episode 3 of the Turks and Chaos podcast. In today’s episode I’ll be going over important life skills our kids need to learn and why these things are important to teach them early.
Are we harming our children by not teaching them enough basic life skills before they are on their own??
One study found that while 58 percent of 3- to 5-year-olds in the U.S. can navigate a smartphone, fewer than one out of six (15 percent) could make their own breakfast....
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