Happy 3 in 30 Day, my friends! Today is March 30th — which, numerically, is 3/30 — and years ago I dubbed this our national holiday.

When I started 3 in 30, I did not set out to build a community. I was a busy mom who desperately wanted a parenting resource that would just get to the point already — and when I couldn't find one, I sat down at my kitchen table with a cheap microphone and created it. What I did not anticipate is that moms all over the world would listen, and that through it all, something that genuinely feels like a community would grow up around this little show.

To celebrate, I asked the 3 in 30 community to send in voice messages and written notes about their favorite episodes and why those episodes mattered. In today's episode, you'll hear eight of those messages — each one followed by a short clip from the episode being mentioned.

In this episode, you'll hear:

🎙️ A mom who finally stopped feeling guilty about resting — all because of one permission-giving line from one of our guests

🎙️ A mom who was walking alone during COVID when an episode about mom guilt made her feel, for the first time, like someone understood exactly what she was going through

🎙️ A mom who lost her mother years ago and started a food tradition with her own children after hearing an episode about keeping a loved one's memory alive — and how her kids now ask for it every year

Almost nine years of getting to the point and actually helping busy moms in the trenches. That's what this community is, and I'm so grateful it exists — and that there is so much good here waiting for you whenever you need it.

For full show notes click here.

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Featured Episodes:

293: Rethinking Housework // KC Davis

469: 3 Ways to Lighten the Load of Motherhood // Greg McKeown

24: Fighting Against Mom Guilt

186: Helping your Children Connect with Someone You've Loved & Lost // Dara Kurtz

461: "I Hate You, Mom" — How to Respond When Holiday Stress Brings Big Emotions

415: How to Get Help for Mental Illness // Sarah McKenna

416: When Someone You Love Struggles with Mental Health // Logan McKenna

433: Making Friends as a Mom: Why It's Hard — and How to Do It Anyway // Dr. Marisa G. Franco

118: How to Raise Confident Children // Marilyn Faulkner