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You Are Worth The Work
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You Are Worth The Work is a podcast that aims to inspire, motivate, and empower busy moms to put themselves first and realize they are worth the work it takes to be who they were created to be. We will talk all things life, fitness, kids, productivity... Basically, how to have your cake, eat it AND make another one so your people can eat too. Come for the inspiration, but walk away taking action!
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Episode 110- How to Survive & Thrive During Tournament Season with Tonya McKenzie
Apr 301:07:09Tap to summarizeTournament season will test you — your schedule, your patience, your wallet, and your gas tank. So this year, I brought in reinforcements. I’m sitting down with a seasoned sports mom who’s been through it all — multiple kids, multiple sports, different schools, travel ball, high school pressure, and everything in between. We’re talking real-life decisions: when to specialize, how to choose the right team and culture, what it looks like when your kids go different directions, and how to navigate the politics without losing your mind. This isn’t just about surviving weekends at the field — it’s about raising kids who can advocate for themselves, stay focused, and still find joy in the process… while you learn how to keep yourself in the mix too.Game Plan Gems:Let your kids have a voice — but you still have veto powerCulture matters just as much as talent and opportunityTravel ball is a commitment — know what you’re signing up forTeach your kids to communicate with coaches earlyYou don’t have to join the chaos to support your childBeing a sports mom is a role — not your whole identityThis one is for the moms in the bleachers, the carpool lines, and the hotel lobbies. You’re doing more than you think — and it matters.You’re not just raising athletes.You’re raising humans who know how to show up, speak up, and keep going.Join the You Are Worth The Work community on Substack!You can always connect with me and give any feedback or show ideas at Kimberley@KimberleySanders.com or on the following social media outlets:Twitter: @KimSandFit31Facebook: Live YOUR Passion FitnessInstagram: @KimberleySanders_Need a voiceover for your next project? Check out my Fiverr!
Transcribe →Episode 109- Girl, You're Doing Too Much! The Power and Peace of "Or"
Mar 2000:19:33Tap to summarizeThis one is a little different… and a little tender. After five years, 100+ episodes, and so many conversations that have carried me just as much as they’ve carried you, I’m making a decision that feels both heavy and freeing at the same time. I used to think having it all meant doing it all — the podcast, the family, the job, the dreams, the growth — all at once. But this season is teaching me that “and” can get heavy, and sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is choose or. This isn’t about quitting. It’s about choosing focus, choosing presence, and choosing what matters most in this season without guilt or apology. The podcast isn’t going away — but we are shifting, slowing down, and making space for something deeper, more intentional, and more aligned. Sit With This:“And” can feel like a backpack full of rocks — you don’t have to carry it allChoosing or is not failure — it’s alignmentYou can pause something you love without losing itQuality over quantity applies to your life, not just your workYou deserve to nurture what matters most in this seasonThis isn’t goodbye — it’s a shift. A refocus. A reminder that you are allowed to put things down so you can hold what matters with both hands.You are still worth the work.And you are also worth the rest. 💛Join the You Are Worth The Work community on Substack!You can always connect with me and give any feedback or show ideas at Kimberley@KimberleySanders.com or on the following social media outlets:Twitter: @KimSandFit31Facebook: Live YOUR Passion FitnessInstagram: @KimberleySanders_Need a voiceover for your next project? Check out my Fiverr!
Transcribe →Episode 108- Don’t Catch the Chaos - Protecting Your Peace at Work
Mar 600:18:57Tap to summarizeSome weeks feel like you’re building a sandcastle while a tidal wave hits every 30 seconds. If you’ve ever watched coworkers panic, inboxes explode, and everyone suddenly act like a missing document is a national security emergency — this episode is for you. Today I’m sharing a real-life story from my own week and breaking down something I call chaos contagion — the way other people’s panic can spread through a workplace if you let it. The truth is, you don’t have to match that energy. You can protect your focus, keep your head clear, and still get the work done without sacrificing your peace or your evenings. Panic isn’t a productivity tool, and this episode will help you remember that. Hold Your Shield Up:Panic does not equal productivitySomeone else’s urgency does not have to become your emergencyBuild an emotional airlock between work and the rest of your lifeProtect your focus — your attention is your most expensive resourceYou can be the most effective person in the room without joining the circusThis week’s challenge: notice when chaos tries to pull you in — and choose calm instead. You can’t control the fire starters, but you can control how close you stand to the flames.Join the You Are Worth The Work community on Substack!You can always connect with me and give any feedback or show ideas at Kimberley@KimberleySanders.com or on the following social media outlets:Twitter: @KimSandFit31Facebook: Live YOUR Passion FitnessInstagram: @KimberleySanders_Need a voiceover for your next project? Check out my Fiverr!
Transcribe →Episode 107- A Gift to Future Me
Feb 2000:14:53Tap to summarizeWe’ve all heard it: “Do one thing every day that scares you.” But let’s be honest — life is already scary enough. Between inboxes, responsibilities, and raising fearless kids, adrenaline is not what we’re lacking. So what if we flipped it? What if instead of chasing fear, we chased joy?In this episode, I’m sharing how I finally stopped overthinking and launched my voiceover work — not just to be brave, but to serve future me. This isn’t about doing something scary for the thrill. It’s about doing something intentional that makes your life easier, lighter, or more aligned with who you really are. Think of it as writing love letters to tomorrow’s version of yourself.For Future You:Do something that makes your tomorrow easierPrep like you love yourselfClick submit on the thing that’s been sitting in draftsChoose joy over paralysisRemember: scared and moving still countsThis week’s challenge isn’t about fear. It’s about alignment. What can you do today that future you will smile about tomorrow?You are allowed to move forward — even if your voice shakes.You are allowed to build something that serves you.And you are absolutely worth the work.Need a voiceover for your next project? Check out my Fiverr!Join the You Are Worth The Work community on Substack!You can always connect with me and give any feedback or show ideas at Kimberley@KimberleySanders.com or on the following social media outlets:Twitter: @KimSandFit31Facebook: Live YOUR Passion FitnessInstagram: @KimberleySanders_
Transcribe →Episode 106- The "Couch Date" Revolution: Reclaiming Your Life, One Saturday at a Time
Feb 600:21:00Tap to summarizeYour spirit is organized, your calendar’s full, and your kids are thriving — but where are you in all that? This week, we’re done talking about scheduling self-care in silence. We’re talking about bringing your people into it. Because joy hits different when you're off the clock, surrounded by folks who love you for you — even with dishes in the sink and mail on the counter. Whether it’s a couch hang, a Costco run, or chicken wings and reruns, this is your reminder that your joy is not a luxury — it’s a necessity.Stop waiting on “free time” — book the joy nowA couch, a playlist, and your people is plentyYou are allowed to be off. You are allowed to be loud.Your kids deserve to see all of you — not just the helper, the planner, the fixerReady to plan your own couch date? Send the text. Make the call. You are not too busy to belong to yourself again.Join the community: You Are Worth The WorkYou can always connect with me and give any feedback or show ideas at Kimberley@KimberleySanders.com or on the following social media outlets:Twitter: @KimSandFit31Facebook: Live YOUR Passion FitnessInstagram: @KimberleySanders_
Transcribe →Episode 105- Book It! Why Your Nail Appointment Matters
Jan 2300:22:01Tap to summarizeWe’re not talking about nails just to be cute — we’re talking about what it really means to stop canceling on yourself. That standing appointment? That solo Target run? That walk around the block with your iced coffee and nobody calling your name? It matters. This week, I’m getting into the everyday ways we show up for everyone else and ghost on ourselves — and how reclaiming even the smallest moments of care can shift everything. No more martyr mode. No more waiting until burnout takes you out. Let’s talk beauty, boundaries, and booking your own name on that calendar with your whole chest. Don’t Sleep On This:You don’t need permission to rest — you need a planYour peace is preventative careStop rescheduling the things that refill youIf it brings you joy, it belongs on the calendarGet Your Mom Care Exchange GuideJoin the community: You Are Worth The WorkYou can always connect with me and give any feedback or show ideas at Kimberley@KimberleySanders.com or on the following social media outlets:Twitter: @KimSandFit31Facebook: Live YOUR Passion FitnessInstagram: @KimberleySanders_
Transcribe →Episode 104 - Brushing Your Teeth & Changing You Life: The Power of Tiny Habits (Re-air)
Jan 900:19:51Tap to summarizeWhat if I told you the key to changing your life wasn’t adding more to your plate — but making better use of what you’re already doing? I’m talking about turning everyday routines like brushing your teeth or brewing coffee into powerful, life-shifting habits. That’s called habit stacking, and once you learn how to use it, the game changes. No pressure, no perfection. Just small moves that build real momentum.You don’t need a brand-new routine. You just need to remix what you already do — and do it with intention. Let’s stack these wins together.What we’re covering:How habit stacking works (and why it actually sticks)The “toothbrush transformation” you didn’t see comingTurning your coffee time into clarity timeResetting your energy before you walk in the houseHow scrolling your phone can help you drink more waterA 60-second nighttime ritual to set your next day up for peaceTiny Habits, a book by BJ FoggJoin the community: You Are Worth The WorkYou can always connect with me and give any feedback or show ideas at Kimberley@KimberleySanders.com or on the following social media outlets:Twitter: @KimSandFit31Facebook: Live YOUR Passion FitnessInstagram: @KimberleySanders_
Transcribe →Episode 103- Break the Cycle, Not Yourself: Part Two
Dec 2600:35:01Tap to summarizeWe’re back with Part 2 of this beautiful and honest conversation with Meg and Ea from Tidy Home Nashville. In this half, we move beyond physical spaces and talk about the emotional work — the boundaries, the nervous system resets, the generational cycles we’re learning to release.If you’ve ever felt like you had to do it all, hold it all, or fix it all for everyone else — this is the reminder that you don’t. You can break cycles without breaking yourself.What we cover:How regulating your nervous system impacts your parenting and presenceWhat it means to be grounded and responsive (not reactive)Letting go of roles that keep you stuck in over-functioningTools to support yourself in high-stress seasons — without shutting downRewriting the language we use around motherhood and emotional laborThis is the part where we breathe deeper, choose slower, and remind ourselves: we are not here to survive motherhood — we’re here to be whole in it.Check out Meg and Ea's new book Tidying Up: 100 Ways to Infuse Order and Joy into Every Area of Your Home and head to their website to learn more about their mission!Join the You Are Worth The Work community on Substack!You can always connect with me and give any feedback or show ideas at Kimberley@KimberleySanders.com or on the following social media outlets:Twitter: @KimSandFit31Facebook: Live YOUR Passion FitnessInstagram: @KimberleySanders_
Transcribe →Episode 102- You Can Hold Space Without Holding the Weight: Part One
Dec 1200:26:29Tap to summarizeThis is Part 1 of a powerful two-part conversation that dives deep into motherhood, business, and emotional space-making. I’m joined by Meg DeLong and Ea Fuqua — the sister duo behind Tidy Home Nashville — and we’re talking about what it really takes to stay grounded while holding a lot. From business partners to best friends to moms just trying to make it through bedtime, they’re sharing wisdom that feels like a deep exhale.We talk about creating systems that serve you, decluttering as a way of reclaiming identity, and how to support others without carrying their weight.What we cover:Why “getting organized” is really about protecting your peaceThe power of sisterhood and starting a business that fits your lifeHow motherhood reshaped their relationship with controlLetting go of clutter — physical and emotional — to make space for joyWhat it looks like to support without over-functioningStay tuned — Part 2 of this conversation is coming soon and it goes even deeper.Check out Meg and Ea's new book Tidying Up: 100 Ways to Infuse Order and Joy into Every Area of Your Home and head to their website to learn more about their mission!Join the You Are Worth The Work community on Substack!You can always connect with me and give any feedback or show ideas at Kimberley@KimberleySanders.com or on the following social media outlets:Twitter: @KimSandFit31Facebook: Live YOUR Passion FitnessInstagram: @KimberleySanders_
Transcribe →Episode 101- Real Wellness for Real Life with Erin Clifford
Nov 2800:29:39Tap to summarizeIf you’ve ever rolled your eyes at the phrase “work-life balance” — same. That’s why this week I’m joined by licensed therapist, health & wellness coach, and corporate queen Erin Clifford to talk about something that actually works: work-life harmony.Erin doesn’t just talk the talk — she lives it. She knows what it’s like to juggle high-pressure work with real-life responsibilities, and she’s breaking down what holistic wellness looks like when you’re a busy mom who’s just trying to get dinner on the table and maybe take a shower. This one’s packed with wisdom, grace, and actual strategies you can use today.What we cover:Why work-life balance is a myth and what to aim for insteadThe truth about self-care (spoiler: it’s not always bubble baths)Setting boundaries that free you, not isolate youHolistic wellness in four areas: physical, mental, emotional & spiritualCreating routines that serve your actual life — not someone else'sGrab Erin's book Wellness Reimagined: A Holistic Approach to Health, Happiness & Harmony on Amazon or Audible — and don’t skip the journaling pages and recipes!And don't forget, you can connect with Erin by visiting her website!Join the You Are Worth The Work community on Substack!You can always connect with me and give any feedback or show ideas at Kimberley@KimberleySanders.com or on the following social media outlets:Twitter: @KimSandFit31Facebook: Live YOUR Passion FitnessInstagram: @KimberleySanders_
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