{"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":"91. What do you WANT Mother’s Day to be?","slug":"91-what-do-you-want-mother-s-day-to-be","published_at":"2026-05-12T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mothering-ourselves-mindfully-7036456/91-what-do-you-want-mother-s-day-to-be","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mothering-ourselves-mindfully-7036456","url":"https://www.theschoolofmom.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/62a66052-0958-4382-ad70-ec4f6bc3c23d.mp3","summary":"Mother's Day has come and gone - so how did it actually feel? In this final episode of our impromptu three-part Mother's Day series, Sarah reflects on her own evolving relationship with the holiday, shares the surprising and somewhat heartbreaking origin story of Mother's Day, and invites you into a post-holiday inquiry that matters far more than any bouquet or brunch. Because if there was any charge, resentment, or pressure wrapped up in this week for you - that's not something to push past. That's the gift. Key Points Why Mother's Day has become \"just another day\" for Sarah — and what that shift actually signals about her inner work The surprising origin of Mother's Day: created by Anna Jarvis for personal reflection and intimate family connection, then commercialized so aggressively that Jarvis spent her life savings trying to abolish the holiday she created The $25 billion commercial juggernaut Mother's Day has become — and why that matters for how we relate to the day Why being triggered by Mother's Day is often a direct reflection of needs that aren't being met on a regular basis (not just one day a year) The powerful insight from a mom in The School of MOM community: \"I'm only triggered by Mother's Day when I feel burned out or I'm not making time for myself\" How resentment is an expectations-in-waiting — and what your Mother's Day feelings are actually pointing toward An invitation to design your family celebrations on your own terms, not Hallmark's A post-Mother's Day reflection framework: How did it feel? How do you want to feel next year? What needs to shift between now and then? Celebrating six years of The School of MOM — launched on Mother's Day 2020 Quotes \"The trigger is the gift. If you're coming into Mother's Day and there's a lot of pressure on it, t…","meta_description":"Mother's Day has come and gone - so how did it actually feel? In this final episode of our impromptu three-part Mother's Day series, Sarah reflects on her…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1109,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mothering-ourselves-mindfully-7036456/episodes/91-what-do-you-want-mother-s-day-to-be/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-7036456/91-what-do-you-want-mother-s-day-to-be.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}