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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

Today’s episode is a little different—it’s a heart-to-heart, straight from me to you. This past week was my very first week back at work after maternity leave, navigating life as a working mama of two littles, and I’ll be honest—it was a week full of both wins and moments that could have gone a whole lot better. Some things worked really well, and others… not so much

But as I was sitting with it all, I realized something—taking time to actually pause and reflect on our week, the good and the hard, can be such a game-changer for how we step into the next one. 

So today, I just want to share a little bit of my own reflection with you—what worked, what didn’t—and hopefully encourage you to take a look at your own week too. 

Because when we do, it gives us a chance to reset, refocus, and walk into a new week with so much more intention and peace.

What Worked, What Didn’t: My First Week Back After Maternity Leave

Sharing my personal journey of returning to work after maternity leave. Offering practical tips and heartfelt insights to help parents manage this significant life transition with grace and authenticity.

Key Takeaways:

Embrace grace and allow yourself to make mistakes. Prioritize being present in each moment, whether at work or home. Simplify routines to reduce daily stress and decision-making. Maintain honest communication with your partner, colleagues, and yourself.

Keywords: maternity leave, work transition, parenting, grace, presence, routines, communication

Tune in for encouragement and inspiration as you navigate your own journey back to work. Subscribe now for more insights and support.

What I’m Doing Differently to Protect My Joy + Peace Post-Maternity Leave

Hey friend, can I just take a moment and say… I see you. I see the way you’re carrying so much right now — the endless to-do lists, the expectations, the desire to show up well in every area of your life. It can feel exhausting trying to do it all, can’t it? And if you’re anything like me, you probably put so much pressure on yourself to hold everything together, even when it feels like too much.

This episode is for the girl who is trying to accomplish it all. The one who feels pulled in a hundred different directions, but still keeps showing up. I want to share with you five things that have been on my heart — simple truths and practical reminders to help you breathe a little deeper, release the weight of perfection, and find encouragement right where you are. Because you are doing better than you think, and I want to remind you of that today.

You Don’t Have to Do It All (But Here’s How to Thrive When You Try)

Happy September, friend! I have to be real with you—lately it’s felt like I’ve had to fight a little harder for joy. Life feels busy, the world feels heavy, and sometimes it’s easy to just go through the motions. 

But I don’t want that for you, and I don’t want that for me either. 

So today on the podcast, we’re setting the tone for this new month with five intentional things you can do in September to bring in more joy, more peace, and a little more fun. 

From celebrating the little things, to embracing your fall self, to even tackling that one dreaded corner of your home—you are going to walk away with simple and doable steps to help you live this month with more intention and joy.

The September To-Do List You Didn’t Know You Needed - Your September Intentional To-Do List

Have you ever got to the end of your day feeling like you didn’t do enough? Or maybe you did plenty, but it wasn’t actually anything that needed to get done in order to accomplish anything. 

Or maybe you did all the things, but you end the day feeling extremely disconnected from yourself and your people you love the most. I have been there friend. 

And today’s pep talk is just for you. Here to remind you that you are doing a good job, way better than you even think. 

So give yourself grace and the space to be the version of you that you have the bandwidth for in this particular moment and season of life.

Pep Talk - You Are Doing Better Than You Think!

You know those moments, or days even where you just feel like you are stuck in a mental rut? Where you know from the beginning that it is going to be an uphill struggle to maintain a positive attitude so you decide why even bother - today is just going to be one of those days. We have all been there and some seasons these days happen more often than we would like. 

Sharing with you today quick tips to help boost your positivity, so that you don’t have to stay down for long & can find some immediate joy to hold on to and help get you through your day!

Positive Mindset Hacks: Quick Tips for Boosting Your Positivity Instantly

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! 

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xo. Haley

What Worked, What Didn’t: My First Week Back After Maternity Leave

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