Folgen

  • How I Redefine Success for Myself and My Kids

    How I Redefine Success for Myself and My Kids
    Jun 18 2025
    I am recording this right after dinner, right before bath time, squeezing it in while my partner distracts our daughter for just fifteen minutes. This feels full circle because tonight I am talking about how we redefine success for our children by first rewriting it for ourselves. When I started this podcast, I knew I wanted my daughter to grow up seeing her mama dream out loud, try new things, and fail forward if I needed to. If you have ever wondered how to show your child that trying matters more than perfect, this one is for you.In this episode of Ask Me How I’m Really Doing, I talk about redefining success in motherhood, giving our children permission to try, and how our own dreams shape the way they dream too.
    ✨ In This Episode
    👶🏾 (00:00) Sneaking away for fifteen minutes and why this recording moment means so much
    💭 (01:09) Starting this podcast as a living example for my daughter
    🌱 (02:22) How all my past “failed” businesses were really lessons forward
    💪🏾 (04:48) Giving ourselves permission to dream honestly, even in small steps
    ✨ (07:42) How redefining success for myself helps me rewrite the story for my kids
    📖 (09:24) A favorite book that reminds me we get to rewrite our rules
    🌱 Dream Seed Journal PromptWhat does real, honest success look like for you today? Not what others expect or what you have always been told, but what feels true and meaningful for you right now. Write it down or whisper it to yourself. Let it guide how you show your children what trying looks like.
    Your dreams, your motherhood, your version of success, they are yours to define. One small step at a time, you are rewriting your story. Come listen, I saved you a seat.
    Hadiya ☕️ 💖
    🔗 Links Mentioned in This Episode
    👉🏽 Join the Naptime Profit Plan Waitlist: A course for moms ready to find freedom in their money and time
    📺 Subscribe on YouTube: @hadiyacoppedge
    🎥 Follow on TikTok: @hadiyacoppedge

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ask-me-how-i-m-really-doing-a-mom-s-podcast--6640713/support.
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    16 Min.
  • How I Paid for College as a First Generation Student and Found Success

    How I Paid for College as a First Generation Student and Found Success
    Jun 17 2025
    I can still feel that gut drop when I sat in front of a campus computer and saw my classes were dropped because my tuition was unpaid. I was fresh off move-in day, full of dreams, and my dad looked at me and quietly said, “We might have to go home.” My heart said no way. In this episode of Ask Me How I’m Really Doing, I am sharing how that stubborn hope carried me through unpaid bills, financial aid lines, tears, and becoming a first-generation college graduate. If you have ever felt like your dream might slip through your fingers, this one is for you.In this episode of Ask Me How I’m Really Doing, I share my story of paying for college without money, how I stayed determined as a first-generation student, and how that same grit shapes my motherhood and money mindset today.
    ✨ In This Episode:
    🎓 (00:01) The shock of having my classes dropped on day one and deciding I was not going home
    🙏🏽 (01:09) How my aunt, uncle, and dad shaped my college dreams and how I hustled for every dollar
    🏫 (02:50) Finding the right office, meeting an angel behind a desk, and the scholarships that saved me
    💪🏾 (00:01) Taking the GRE on my own terms and proving my worth outside test scores
    🌱 (04:37) Choosing what success means for me now and passing that truth to my daughter
    🌱 Dream Seed Journal PromptWhat does true success mean to you, right now, in this season of life? If no one else defined it, what would feel deeply true for you and how would that shape what you want for your kids?
    You get to choose your success, mama. Not your past. Not your tests. Not the voices who say you cannot. If you need a reminder, come back here. I saved you a seat.
    Hadiya ☕️ 💖
    🔗 Links Mentioned in This Episode
    👉🏽 Join the Naptime Profit Plan Waitlist — for moms who want to find the money already in their lives and create more freedom
    📺 Subscribe on YouTube: @hadiyacoppedge
    🎥 Follow on TikTok: @hadiyacoppedge

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ask-me-how-i-m-really-doing-a-mom-s-podcast--6640713/support.
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    16 Min.
  • How I Named My Baby: Baby Naming Traditions and Complete Cluelessness

    How I Named My Baby: Baby Naming Traditions and Complete Cluelessness
    Jun 16 2025
    I still laugh about how hard it felt to name a tiny person I’d never met. I remember sitting at my computer, nine months pregnant, blankly scrolling baby name websites while sipping my morning latte and wondering, who are you in there? In this episode of Ask Me How I’m Really Doing, I’m telling you the truth about how Estelle got her name, why I didn’t find out her gender, and what this name means to my mama heart now. If you’ve ever stared at a baby name list and felt totally clueless, this one’s for you.In this episode of Ask Me How I’m Really Doing, I share my baby naming story, how culture and intuition guided me, and why naming our babies is so deeply tied to our motherhood identity.✨ Inside the Episode🍼 (00:00) The pressure of naming a baby you’ve never met
    🎶 (01:27) How Whitney Houston songs and dance shaped my girl mom intuition
    🎉 (04:43) The surprise of labor, birth, and hearing “It’s a girl!” for the first time
    🌟 (07:08) Why “Estelle” means star and how her name still feels perfect today
    💌 (09:29) My invitation for you to share your baby’s name and story with me
    🌱 Dream Seed Journal PromptWhat is the story behind your child’s name? How does saying it out loud make you feel about your motherhood journey and the dreams you hold for them?
    Mama, naming a baby is no small thing. It’s a gift, a prayer, and a tiny whisper of who they might become. I’d love to hear your naming story too send me a DM or a voice memo. I’m saving you a seat, always.
    Hadiya ☕️ 💖
    🔗 Links Mentioned in This Episode📺 Subscribe on YouTube: @hadiyacoppedge
    🎥 Follow me on TikTok: @hadiyacoppedge

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ask-me-how-i-m-really-doing-a-mom-s-podcast--6640713/support.
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    16 Min.
  • The Snapback Lie: What My Postpartum Body Really Taught Me

    The Snapback Lie: What My Postpartum Body Really Taught Me
    Jun 11 2025
    😬 I almost didn’t hit record today. My daughter and partner had just come back from a run, and I was hiding in the other room trying to grab a moment (and a cookie). I’m recording this in the same outfit I’ve worn for four episodes because that’s what batching looks like right now. I’m learning to honor this season as it is, not as I wish it would be.If you’ve ever felt like you were supposed to “bounce back” to who you were before baby this one’s for you.In this episode of Ask Me How I’m Really Doing, I talk about the myth of the postpartum snapback, the emotional labor of motherhood, and how I’m learning to reclaim my identity, one small truth at a time.In This Episode👚 (01:10) What I almost did instead of recording—and why I still showed up💭 (02:55) What “snapback culture” taught me about how we mute ourselves as moms
    💸 (05:20) Why privilege, income, and pressure shape every mom’s postpartum differently
    💬 (07:49) How I’m living on 29% of my income and redefining my return to work
    🧘🏿‍♀️ (10:14) My gentle version of self-care (and what yours might look like too)
    📝 (12:38) A love letter to every mom who’s still becoming
    🌱 Dream Seed Journal PromptWhat have you been told you “should” be doing by now as a mom? What feels true for you instead and how can you honor that truth this week, gently and without apology?
    You don’t have to pretend. You don’t have to snap back. You can rest, become, and belong exactly as you are.
    I’ll be here, one nap at a time.
    Hadiya ☕️💖

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ask-me-how-i-m-really-doing-a-mom-s-podcast--6640713/support.
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    18 Min.
  • You’re Allowed to Rest: Letting Go of the ‘Do-It-All’ Mom Myth

    You’re Allowed to Rest: Letting Go of the ‘Do-It-All’ Mom Myth
    Jun 10 2025
    ☕️ Hey friend, I recorded this after finally catching a quiet moment—one I almost filled with noise and doing. My daughter was with my partner, and I felt that familiar pull to “use the time wisely,” to run and be productive. But instead, I paused. I cleaned. I breathed. I gave myself space to feel. This episode was born from that moment. The kind where you realize you’ve been carrying too much and finally decide to set it down. 😮‍💨If you’ve ever felt like saying, “I just can’t today,” this one’s for you.In this episode of Ask Me How I’m Really Doing, I open up about the pressure I feel to constantly perform and say yes as a mom, and how I’m learning to reclaim rest in motherhood, create healthier boundaries, and practice how to say no as a mom—without guilt.
    In This Episode
    💤 (00:30) The whisper that says I should do it all—and why I stopped listening
    🌫️ (03:13) The Instagram illusion vs. real-life motherhood
    🎤 (05:40) What went wrong with my postpartum plan and how it changed me
    🤰🏽 (08:00) A story about a mom I met and the invisible weight many of us carry
    ❌ (10:16) How I chose to say no—to a party, to pressure, to pushing through
    🪞 (11:59) The affirmations I’m holding onto and the letter I wrote to myself (and to you)
    🌱 Dream Seed Journal Prompt
    In what areas of your life do you feel pressure to do more than feels healthy or manageable? What would it feel like to say “no” without guilt—and give yourself permission to choose joy, rest, or stillness instead?
    Come listen. I saved you a seat.You don’t have to prove your worth by doing. You already are.
    Until our next heart-to-heart, Hadiya ☕️ 💖
    Connect With Me
    • Subscribe on YouTube: @HadiyaCoppedge
    • Follow me on TikTok: @hadiyacoppedge
    • Join the waitlist for Nap Time Profit Plan: https://hadiyacoppedge.kit.com/naptimeprofitplan⁠



    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ask-me-how-i-m-really-doing-a-mom-s-podcast--6640713/support.
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    17 Min.
  • How I’m Redefining Beauty and Self-Worth After Baby

    How I’m Redefining Beauty and Self-Worth After Baby
    Jun 9 2025
    🥹 This episode was recorded during one of those sacred nap time windows and to be honest, it might be one of my most personal ones yet. I talk about the mirror moments that made me pause, the postpartum fog I didn’t expect, and the slow, quiet ways, as a mom navigating early postpartum identity loss, I’m reclaiming my beauty and worth. From forgetting to brush my teeth to finally getting my nails done again, this one’s for the mama trying to find herself again. 🎙️ In this episode of Ask Me How I’m Really Doing, I explore what postpartum beauty really looks like from the inside out. We talk about self worth, rest in motherhood, and how to say no as a mom. This episode is for any mama who’s looked in the mirror and barely recognized herself. 🥀In the episode: 💄 (01:03) Why I re-recorded this episode and what it taught me🪞 (03:20) The moment I looked in the mirror and didn’t know who I was💔 (04:15) Postpartum depression and feeling sadness while living my dream
    🧼 (05:38) Brushing my teeth again felt like reclaiming a piece of me
    💅🏽 (07:59) The power of a manicure and sandals that made me feel like myself
    🧘🏿‍♀️ (10:10) My skincare routine became my secret ritual of self-love
    🌱 Dream Seed Journal Prompt
    If you’ve been wondering how to feel like yourself again after baby, this journaling moment is for you.What does your beauty look like in postpartum? Write about a moment where you felt disconnected from who you are, and reflect on the small steps that can gently guide you back to self-acceptance and your true reflection.
    However you're feeling today, know you're not alone. You don’t have to go back to who you were before you get to discover someone new. And she’s beautiful.
    Come listen. I saved you a seat.
    Hadiya ☕️💖
    Links Mentioned:
    • Sign up for Naptime Profit Plan
    • Follow on TikTok: @hadiyacoppedge
    • Subscribe on YouTube: @hadiyacoppedge



    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ask-me-how-i-m-really-doing-a-mom-s-podcast--6640713/support.
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    18 Min.
  • The Truth About Maternity Leave: It’s Not Rest

    The Truth About Maternity Leave: It’s Not Rest
    Jun 5 2025
    🏝️ Someone once told me that maternity leave was like a vacation. I was six months pregnant, sitting at work, and I remember thinking—vacation? Girl, no. I’m not heading to a beach. I’m about to give birth. This episode of Ask Me How I’m Really Doing is me pulling back the curtain on what maternity leave really feels like: the emotions, the mess, the identity shifts, the exhaustion, the unexpected beauty, and the total unraveling. If you’ve ever wondered why no one talks about how hard maternity leave is, this one’s for you.In this episode of Ask Me How I’m Really Doing, I talk about the truth behind maternity leave, postpartum exhaustion, emotional labor, and how new moms lose themselves while trying to hold everything together.✨ Highlights from the Episode: 😳 (00:01) When someone called my maternity leave a vacation and how I really felt
    💸 (00:36) Why I had to work through pregnancy just to afford time off
    💤 (01:27) Maternity leave isn’t restful it’s emotional labor, identity loss, and survival
    👶🏾 (03:44) Missing my partner, missing myself, and realizing how much babies take
    💔 (06:03) The loneliness, mom guilt, and quiet grief of early motherhood
    💡 (07:51) What I wish someone had told me and how I’m learning to reclaim myself
    🌱 Dream Seed Journal PromptWhat’s something you’ve learned during maternity leave that no one prepared you for? What would it feel like to name it out loud and give yourself grace for surviving it?
    Thank you for being here, mama. If no one’s told you the truth about this season, I will: it’s okay to say it’s hard. It’s okay to say it’s not what you expected. You’re not alone. I’m saving a seat for you.
    Hadiya ☕️ 💖
    🔗 Links Mentioned in This Episode:👉🏽 Join the Naptime Profit Plan Waitlist: A course for moms who want to shift their money mindset and reclaim their time
    📺 Subscribe on YouTube: @hadiyacoppedge
    🎥 Follow on TikTok: @hadiyacoppedge

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ask-me-how-i-m-really-doing-a-mom-s-podcast--6640713/support.
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    15 Min.
  • Finding Mom Friends, New Mom Loneliness, and the Village We All Deserve

    Finding Mom Friends, New Mom Loneliness, and the Village We All Deserve
    Jun 4 2025
    I recorded this episode of Ask Me How I’m Really Doing after nursing and tidying up, after one of those quiet moments when the house finally felt still. And even in the stillness, I found myself aching for something I hadn’t named out loud—a real mom friend. Not the kind who talks only about bottles or bedtimes, but the kind who looks at you and really sees you. If you’ve ever felt the loneliness of early motherhood and wondered where your people are, this one’s for you.In this episode of Ask Me How I’m Really Doing, I talk about the hidden loneliness in new motherhood, the myth of doing it all alone, and why finding real mom friendships is part of our emotional survival.
    Many new moms search for “how to make mom friends” or “why motherhood feels lonely,” and in this episode, I’m unpacking both.
    ✨ Highlights In This Episode: 👀 (00:01) The longing for a mom friend who really sees me, not just the “mom” version of me
    🧼 (01:23) Why the supermom myth is damaging and how I’m finally calling BS on it
    🧠 (03:47) Why the emotional labor of motherhood means every “yes” comes with a “no”
    💔 (06:11) The grief of being away from my daughter and the emotional cost of “self-time”
    🏘 (08:35) My invitation to build a real village one sweatpants-and-all friendship at a time
    💡 (12:30) How this podcast is part of my mission to not just speak to you, but walk with you
    🌱 Dream Seed Journal PromptWho is one woman you wish could see the real you right now? What would it feel like to let her in, just a little more?
    You don’t have to do it alone, mama. Not the dreaming, not the diapering, not the rediscovering who you are in the middle of it all. I'm saving you a seat. Let's find our people and raise our babies and our dreams together.
    Hadiya ☕️ 💖
    🔗 Links Mentioned in This Episode:Sign up for the Nap Time Profit Plan, a course for moms ready to shift their money mindset and create financial freedom during nap timeFollow me on TikTok and Youtube: @hadiyacoppedge

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ask-me-how-i-m-really-doing-a-mom-s-podcast--6640713/support.
    Mehr anzeigen Weniger anzeigen
    18 Min.