Meant For This is a motivational and workshop-style podcast designed to help you fight for humanity and liberation in the world. Here, we deconstruct systems, thoughts, and ideas that have been holding us back from who we are called to be by having tough conversations that intersect faith, self-worth, social justice, mental health, careers, and more. Join writer, speaker, and educator Caroline J. Sumlin as she invites you to rediscover yourself, reclaim the freedom you are worth, and change the world with one simple faith-filled act of resistance at a time.
Episodes
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Happy Black History Month!
Ahhh!!! This is one of my favorite months of the year, if not, my absolute favorite month. Black history and culture has been my favorite thing to learn about as a child and I love continuing the tradition in adulthood.
In this episode of the Meant For This podcast, I am outlining some fun ways that you can celebrate Black History Month with your kids by attaching their natural interests to what you teach and celebrate.
Tune in at the link above or head to your fave podcast app and search Meant For This.
In this episode, you will learn:
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Why it is so important to celebrate Black History in general and especially with your kids
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A few examples of fun ways you can celebrate Black History with your kids in a way that will cater to their likes and interests
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How to teach your children to see the beauty and pride in Black culture so that the focus on the hate and negativity is no longer front and center
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Friday Jan 29, 2021
Friday Jan 29, 2021
In today's bonus Friday episode of Meant For This, I am sharing with you a super informational and impactful Instagram Live that I did about how managing it all is NOT the same as doing it all and how you can shift from trying to do everything at the same time and spinning in circles to becoming the manager of your life so you can make room for intentionality instead of overwhelm.
In this episode you will learn:
- What the difference is between managing everything and doing everything in a way that will blow your mind
- Why you need to simplify your priorities and ways you can do so even if everything feels like it must get done right now
- The difference between a routine and a system and how it is the foundation for managing everything well and showing up for what matters most no matter what life throws at you
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Featured in this episode:
Take my FREE Manage All The Things Challenge to get started with simplifying your priorities and creating a simple routine that works. Click here to sign up and get started for free now!
Join us inside the Meant For Motherhood Academy to go even deeper with learning exactly how to simplify and organize your life, create routines and systems for managing everything in your motherhood, optimizing your time, taking care of yourself, and making room for everything that God has called you to. Click here to learn more and join us today!
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
Tuesday Jan 26, 2021
In this episode of the Meant For This podcast, we are talking about the importance of accepting and owning our current seasons of motherhood, which can be quite hard when every season feels so tough.
Owning our seasons means that we...
- fully embrace our season
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take a look at what we CAN do with what we have and optimize it.
- Ask God to reveal Himself to us and what He may be teaching us in this season
- Apply some practical solutions that helps us bring some ease and control back to our seasons even if they are hard
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The Meant For Motherhood Academy doors are open! Click here to learn more and join us today!
Friday Jan 22, 2021
Friday Jan 22, 2021
Feeling lost? Wondering where God is calling you? Wondering how you can best navigate the season you are in and live on purpose for his glory? This episode is for YOU, mama.
Keeping with our theme of focusing and honoring the season you are in and following God's timeline instead of the world's, this episode will equip you to gain clarity on exactly how to discern where God is calling you in the season you are in.
In this episode, we will go over four steps you can take right now to discern the direction of your season, and take practical, faithful action of stewardship wherever you are called right now.
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The doors to the Meant For Motherhood Academy are now open! The Meant For Motherhood Academy is my signature monthly membership coaching program and community for mission-driven, Christian mamas just like you who want to learn how to be more efficient and effective in managing motherhood so that you can be intentional in your mamahood calling with joy and without burnout. Starting at just $39 a month, you'll attend monthly workshops taught by me, take monthly mini-courses that will help you get organized and create effective routines and systems, have access to private coaching from me, and engage in private community with other like-minded mamas, and more.
Click here to learn more and join us!
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Today, we are welcoming my dear friend, Stephanie Clarisse from the 500 Seconds to Joy Podcast. Stephanie is a Podcast and Focus Coach for Christian mamas. She helps mamas with a desire to podcast get focused and launch their own podcast whether that be for a ministry, creative outlet, or business. Stephanie is passionate about helping moms with a desire to podcast or do something creative because she believes that podcasting is an amazing way to further God's Kingdom.
In this episode, we dive deep into what it looks like to pursue a dream that God has placed on our hearts as moms and how to pursue those dreams while keeping what matters most, first. There is so much goodness to take away from this episode, mama. So, grab a cup of coffee, lean in, and enjoy.
Featured in today's episode:
The Meant For Motherhood Academy doors are now open! Click here to find out more info and enroll today!
Friday Jan 15, 2021
Friday Jan 15, 2021
In today's episode of the Meant For This Podcast, we are talking about the importance of focusing God's will for us today and why it's so important. As humans, and especially as Christians, we have a tendency to look so far forward in hopes for the future (or in anxiousness about the future), that we forget to be good stewards of the day that is right in front of us. The day that the Lord has made and that He has called us to rejoice and be glad in.
In this episode you will learn:
- Where God shows us the importance of today in scripture
- How focusing on today helps us eliminate overwhelm, practice gratitude, make progress toward the bigger picture, and live with intention
- 3 action-steps you can take to be intentional with the today while preparing for tomorrow so that you're not spread thin, yet you're moving with intention
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The doors to the Meant For Motherhood Academy are now open! The Meant For Motherhood Academy is my signature monthly membership coaching program and community for mission-driven, Christian mamas just like you who want to learn how to be more efficient and effective in managing motherhood so that you can be intentional in your mamahood calling with joy and without burnout. Starting at just $39 a month, you'll attend monthly workshops taught by me, take monthly mini-courses that will help you get organized and create effective routines and systems, have access to private coaching from me, and engage in private community with other like-minded mamas, and more.
Click here to learn more and join us!
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
Tuesday Jan 12, 2021
In the season of goal setting and "this is your year" it can be really easy to fall into hustle culture.
However, in the Lord, we don't have to strive our hustle. We have to have faith in Him, walk with Him, and allow Him to meet our good works with His supernatural abilities. We get to walk in surrender and freedom while the rest of the world strives.
In this episode, we are talking about how we don't have to strive or hustle when we walk with Jesus and what exactly it looks like to walk in His freedom and on His timeline.
In this episode you will learn:
1. How to focus on intention instead of results
2. How to s eek God for wisdom as you pursue your goals
3. How to know when it's time to run back to Jesus because you found yourself caught up in striving instead of seeking
Featured in today's episode:
My FREE Permission To Dream Workshop is on Wednesday, January 13th at 8:30p EST! YAY! This workshop is exactly what you need to help you confidently pursue those big dreams on your heart without sacrificing your mamahood and without the mom-guilt. Come join us for a jam-packed night of learning and action-step-taking. See you there!
The doors to the Meant For Motherhood Academy are opening SOON! The Meant For Motherhood Academy is my signature monthly membership coaching program and community for mission-driven, Christian mamas just like you who want to learn how to be more efficient and effective in managing motherhood so that you can be intentional in your mamahood calling with joy and without burnout. Starting at just $39 a month, you'll attend monthly workshops taught by me, take monthly mini-courses that will help you get organized and create effective routines and systems, have access to private coaching from me, and engage in private community with other like-minded mamas, and more.
Click here for more information and to come join us! Doors open on 1/13/21!
Friday Jan 08, 2021
Friday Jan 08, 2021
In this mini-episode, you will learn 3 quick action steps you can take to get unstuck and make progress on your goals right now. This is the episode you want to make sure is downloaded on your phone and saved so that you can play it anytime you are feeling immensely stuck on all of those big goals and dreams you are looking to accomplish this year.
In this episode you will learn:
- What to ask yourself to get to the source of WHY you're feeling stuck
- How to identify what is false and what is true so you can stop believing lies that are holding you back
- 3 action steps you can take right now to put one foot in front of the other and begin making progress again in no-time
Featured in this episode:
My FREE Permission To Dream Workshop is on Wednesday, January 13th at 8:30p EST! YAY! This workshop is exactly what you need to help you confidently pursue those big dreams on your heart without sacrificing your mamahood and without the mom-guilt. Come join us for a jam-packed night of learning nd action-step-taking. See you there!
The doors to the Meant For Motherhood Academy are opening SOON! The Meant For Motherhood Academy is my signature monthly membership coaching program and community for mission-driven, Christian mamas just like you who want to learn how to be more efficient and effective in managing motherhood so that you can be intentional in your mamahood calling with joy and without burnout. Starting at just $39 a month, you'll attend monthly workshops taught by me, take monthly mini-courses that will help you get organized and create effective routines and systems, have access to private coaching from me, and engage in private community with other like-minded mamas, and more.
Click here for more information and to come join us! Doors open on 1/13/21!
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
Wednesday Jan 06, 2021
This is part two of the season two premiere of the Meant For This podcast! In this episode, we are going to dive deeper into what the current messages and narratives are that we are being fed from society about motherhood. We will discuss exactly how we plan to redefine the motherhood narrative from a burden to an honored role within the home and in the world so that we, as mothers, are equipped and empowered to fulfill ALL of our missions that God has called us to.
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Mentioned in today's episode:
Join my FREE Manage All The Things Challenge: carolinejsumlin.com/manage
Register for my FREE Permission to Dream Workshop: carolinejsumlin.com/permissiontodream
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
Tuesday Jan 05, 2021
We're diving deep today, mama. In the season two premier of the Meant For This podcast, we are talking about the meaning behind the shift from Mission Motherhood to Meant For This and the word that God has given me for this change. We are talking about how we are on a mission to redefine the narrow definition of motherhood that we have believed for so long with the abundant, joyful, fruitful motherhood that God has called us to. We are breaking the barrier of what it looks like to be a mama who wholeheartedly pursues her calling in motherhood and wholeheartedly pursues her calling in the world. We will talk about discovering what sets your soul on fire and receiving permission to go do that thing.
In part two of this episode, we dive even deeper. I recommend you listen to this episode first.
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Mentioned in today's episode:
Join my FREE Manage All The Things Challenge: carolinejsumlin.com/manage
Register for my FREE Permission to Dream Workshop: carolinejsumlin.com/permissiontodream