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Motivation Mindset Mentor and Teacher

Haley Bond - Encouragement Coach

Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed? Burnt out, feeling stressed and pulled in every direction. Constantly comparing yourself to other people? Lacking in confidence, looking for ways to get motivated? Eager to find balance. All while, driving in the express lanes to make it to the next part of your day as you chug your second (or third) cup of coffee? Not to mention you are the queen of long-winded to-do lists with an ambitious dream, if only you had more time in your day. 

Welcome to the Best Day Podcast. The podcast for encouragement and motivation. To equip you with the pep talk you need to live your best life. To give you the tools to embrace a positive mindset and live a life you can feel good about. This podcast will help reduce the stress in your life and establish healthier habits so you can stop feeling scattered and disorganized 24/7. 

Hey, I’m Haley. Wife, mom, high school history teacher, and encouragement blogger over at @gracefulandfree. For the last several years, I struggled to find a healthy work-life balance. I was overcommitted, refused to say no, and worked a lot. Sacrificing my sleep and my joy, just to hustle harder, all while feeling extremely stressed and overwhelmed. And then, I became a mom, and I knew something had to give.

Through embracing a positive mindset, I have found balance and established boundaries to protect my peace, so that I can live every day as the best version of yourself. So what do you say? It is time to stop feeling unmotivated, and time to say YES to living confidently, every single day, no matter what may come your way. 

Ready to have your best day as the best version of yourself? Well friend, grab your iced coffee and let’s get encouraged!

THE BEST DAY PODCAST, Mindset, Positive Mindset, Encouragement, Motivation, Confidence

Showing up today with no outline, just a heart that wants to give it to you straight. To be direct and clear as I possibly can be. No fluff, no list, just a word of encouragement for the heart that is in desperate need. Desperate to feel seen, to feel validated, and understood. I see you friend and I am here and you are not alone. Today’s episode is a moment to remind you that your presence and your voice matters, as well as a few other reminders to encourage you along the way.

Pep Talk: Your Presence & Your Voice Matter

It’s a brand new month, August is here and with it so many things can change. 

August is back to reality, back to routines and schedules and growing to-do lists full of things that need to be done. But August also is fun and exciting with the expectation of all things fall on the horizon. 

This month I am cheering you on friend, believing that you can be the version of yourself you have always dreamed of being this very month and sharing with you exactly how in this rendition of our August intentional to-do list! 

Sharing with you FIVE things you can do to break the hustle and live more intentionally this month!

The August Five - 5 Things You Can Do to Break the Hustle and Live a More Intentional Life This Month

What if the most productive thing you could do today… was rest? 

If you’ve been feeling the pressure to hustle through your summer, constantly doing, achieving, and checking off boxes—this episode is your permission slip to stop. To breathe. To pause. 

We’re talking about the power of rest without guilt, why slowing down matters, and how to actually prioritize rest!

Let’s release the pressure together—and find peace in the pause.

Permission to Pause - How to Actually Prioritize Rest

Keeping it real friends! Sharing with you 2 things you can do to change how you can show up for other people AND yourself this week! 

And an important heart reminder that you are not alone. 

Encouragement to know that you are doing a great job, even on the days you are the hardest on yourself. 

And validation that your life has significant purpose, even when you question it all! 

CONNECT WITH THE BEST DAY PODCAST 

﻿Ready to take the next step? Book a one-hour coaching call!

~JOIN OUR MAILING LIST!

~Follow along over on Instagram @thebestdaypodcast and @gracefulandfree

~Hang out with us in our Facebook group! 

Check out the show notes for today's episode.

xo. Haley

Want to Make a Difference? 2 Things You Can Do to Change How We Show Up for Others (And Ourselves)

July is here—and maybe you're feeling the pressure to make the most of summer, keep the kids entertained, stay on top of everything at home or work… all while somehow resting too? 

It can feel like a lot. That’s why today, we’re taking a different approach. 

Instead of chasing productivity, I’m inviting you into a slower, more intentional way to move through this month. 

In this episode, I’m sharing a gentle, approach to a joy-filled July to-do list—not one packed with tasks, but with heart-centered prompts to help you live with more peace, purpose, and presence.

3 Ways to Shift Your Thinking In Order to Live A More Intentional Life This Month

We tend to make things a little harder than they need to be, without always realizing that sometimes it really is the little things. 

What if you woke up each day and did ONE tiny thing first thing in the morning to bring you abundant joy? 

So that you can start your day on the right foot, with the right mindset, ready and eager to do the things you need to do for the rest of the day. 

It is absolutely possible and today I am sharing with you exactly how. Little things you can do to start your day with more joy!

Little Things You Can Do to Start Your Day with More Joy

In all honesty, I am having a hard time right now showing up as myself in the different moments of my day. 

My heart just feels heavy based on the state of our world right now. 

Scrolling on my phone truly does feel like doom scrolling these days, yet I keep doing it, hoping to read something that will feel encouraging. 

A bit of hope that I can hold on too. 

This episode is for you, if you too are overwhelmed and feeling discouraged by the state of the world we live in in 2025. 

Speaking from the raw, vulnerable parts of my heart in hopes that you know you are not alone, to remind you that how you feel, and the thoughts you have matter & to share with you a few things you can do, really focus on, when the world feels as heavy as it’s been feeling these days!

CONNECT WITH THE BEST DAY PODCAST 

﻿Ready to take the next step? Book a one-hour coaching call!

~JOIN OUR MAILING LIST!

~Follow along over on Instagram @thebestdaypodcast and @gracefulandfree

~Hang out with us in our Facebook group! 

Check out the show notes for today's episode.

xo. Haley

Need Encouragement? What To Do When the World Feels Heavy

Have you ever had one of those days where everything just feels like too much? The noise, the to-do list, the expectations — it’s all just heavy. 

If that’s where you are right now, or if you’ve been there recently, this episode is for you. I’m sharing 3 simple things you can do the next time you feel overwhelmed — not to magically fix everything, but to help you breathe, reset, and move forward with peace and confidence.

Feel Overwhelmed? 3 Simple Things You Can Do!

Today’s episode is pulling deep from my heart, to share with you the very lessons I am learning from the newborn stage that I want to bring with me every single day, no matter what season of life I am in. 

So whether you are surrounded by littles or not, this episode has something good for you - the 6 lessons the newborn stage has taught me and how I am bringing them with me through all the seasons of life! (In hopes that you do too!)

Lessons from the Newborn Trenches: 6 Truths for You in Every Life Season

It’s another intentional to-do list and this month I want to share with you an intentional to-do list to remind you that it is possible to slow down, to find the beauty in the small moments, the tiny joys in the little things, finding wonder in the mundane. 

As you may be approaching June with a list full of things that need to get done, trying to adjust to a new summer schedule, making a good start on that summer fun to-do list, this intentional to-do list is a reminder to slow down and savor the moments that matter the most, as well as a heart reminder that you are doing a great job, just as you are!

Looking for more June intentional to-do lists - check out these episodes 

EP 152 // Elevate Your June - Practical Tips for a More Intentional and Positive Month 

EP 85 // 4 Secrets to a More Purposeful Life - How to Live More Purposefully This Month

Your June Intentional To-do List

Permission to Pause - How to Actually Prioritize Rest

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