{"podcast":{"title":"Mothering Ourselves Mindfully","slug":"mothering-ourselves-mindfully-7036456","podcast_index_feed_id":7036456,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/mothering-ourselves/","website_url":"https://www.theschoolofmom.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/6828e479-dd7d-4eee-9483-f29cbf938061/New-Final-3000-x-3000-px.jpg","author":"Sarah Lowell Harmon","episode_count":105,"summary":"Welcome to Mothering Ourselves Mindfully with me, Sarah Harmon. I am the founder, head teacher, and forever student at The School of MOM. I invite you to take a walk with me to hear insights, inspiration, and practical tools to help you navigate the everyday challenges of raising kids while nurturing your own well-being. Whether you’re deep in the trenches of parenting or looking for a moment of calm amidst the chaos, this podcast is your space for reflection, affirmation, and growth. Let's create new intergenerational patterns for ourselves AND our kids together.","last_synced_at":"2026-10-01T10:18:41.772307+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mothering-ourselves-mindfully-7036456"},"episode":{"title":"80. Repair with Self-care with Leslie Forde","slug":"80-repair-with-self-care-with-leslie-forde","published_at":"2026-02-24T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mothering-ourselves-mindfully-7036456/80-repair-with-self-care-with-leslie-forde","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mothering-ourselves-mindfully-7036456","url":"https://www.theschoolofmom.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/a51a2d1e-5b76-4cd7-8a66-fa4794f72cb0.mp3","summary":"In this rich and wide-ranging conversation, I'm joined by Leslie Forde — researcher, founder, and author of Repair with Self-Care: Your Guide to the Mom's Hierarchy of Needs . Leslie's work began after a brutal return from maternity leave landed her in burnout, and what emerged from the wreckage was a research obsession that has since become a roadmap for mothers everywhere. We talk about the invisible forces quietly draining our energy, why moms have been left out of the health span movement, and why - backed by real data - your self-care is quite literally the most important thing you can do for your children. Key Points The Three Ghosts — the hidden forces sapping your time, energy, and wellbeing: mental load , decision fatigue , and time scarcity . Leslie breaks down what each one is, how they compound one another, and what you can actually do about them. The suitcase metaphor — why trying to fit your needs into an already overpacked life is like traveling with a tiny suitcase and giving all the space to everyone else. (And why it's time to get your own suitcase.) The biological limit on decisions — you have a decision budget each day. Once it's spent, it's spent. Understanding this changes how you structure your mornings, your work, and where you spend your mental energy. Time scarcity and the brain — research shows that whether the scarcity is food, money, or time, the neurological impact is the same. Mothers are disproportionately drowning in time scarcity, and it's not a personal failing — it's math. The health data that should stop us in our tracks — women live nine fewer healthy years than men, 80% of autoimmune disease sufferers are women, and postpartum suicide is a leading cause of maternal death. This is not a wellness trend. This is a health crisis. The…","meta_description":"In this rich and wide-ranging conversation, I'm joined by Leslie Forde — researcher, founder, and author of Repair with Self-Care: Your Guide to the Mom's…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2826,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mothering-ourselves-mindfully-7036456/episodes/80-repair-with-self-care-with-leslie-forde/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mothering-ourselves-mindfully-7036456/80-repair-with-self-care-with-leslie-forde.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}