{"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":"85. What's the point?","slug":"85-what-s-the-point","published_at":"2026-03-31T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mothering-ourselves-mindfully-7036456/85-what-s-the-point","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mothering-ourselves-mindfully-7036456","url":"https://www.theschoolofmom.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/3410152d-7526-4cbb-a52e-e7f41f87f2db.mp3","summary":"What's the point? It's a question that can feel heavy — or become one of the most grounding, clarifying inquiries of your life. In this episode, I'm zooming way out on the School of MOM exists, the personal through-lines that have shaped this work, and what I truly hope for every mother who walks with me here. If you've ever found yourself swirling in the \"why\" of it all — around mothering, your life, your work — this one's for you. Key Points How to ask \"what's the point?\" from a place of curiosity rather than shutdown — and why the difference matters (nervous system style) The two personal through-lines behind the founding of the School of MOM: not becoming her, and becoming the mother to yourself that you never had Why Sarah is estranged from her mother — and how that painful, personal reality became the heart of this work The \"Apples\" community: women who carry the weight of estranged or dysfunctional mother relationships, and why they don't need to explain themselves Why the goal isn't to learn more — it's integration: closing the gap between what you know and what you actually live in your body The two roots of integration: embodied application of what you're learning, and wholeness — welcoming and tending to all parts of yourself Flourish State Journaling: a powerful (and a little creepy-magical) practice for inhabiting your flourishing life as if it's already here Why community is the secret ingredient that makes integration sustainable A real-time moment from right before recording: what it looked like to actually be the Flourished Mother for her daughter — and why that's the whole point Quotes \"What's the point? Not from the lens of 'what's the point' — that's very dorsal vagal, very shutdown. But what is the point?\" \"The next best person to fill the hole tha…","meta_description":"What's the point? It's a question that can feel heavy — or become one of the most grounding, clarifying inquiries of your life. In this episode, I'm zoomi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1788,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mothering-ourselves-mindfully-7036456/episodes/85-what-s-the-point/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-7036456/85-what-s-the-point.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}