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Your Mosaic Mom Life | Stay-at-Home Mom, Confidence, Personal Identity, Purpose, Personality Types
Your Mosaic Mom Life | Stay-at-Home Mom, Confidence, Personal Identity, Purpose, Personality Types
This podcast is for stay-at-home moms who feel lost in the daily routine and struggle to see their own identity beyond caring for their families. Host Laura Stufflebam Holth, a career counselor and personality trainer, helps listeners understand how God has woven together the scattered pieces of their lives into a meaningful mosaic. The show features interviews, expert advice, and actionable strategies for building stronger relationships, discovering personal strengths, and growing in confidence and faith. Topics include navigating life transitions, returning to work, and finding purpose and clarity in the midst of a busy, chaotic season.
Episodes
36 | Don’t Bury the Dream Just Because It’s Not Time Yet
Do you have a dream you keep coming back to, even though motherhood has changed what feels possible for you?
Have you ever wondered whether that thing you’ve wanted for YEARS is still worth holding onto—or whether it’s time to let it go?
What if you don’t have to make your dream happen RIGHT NOW to stop burying it under the demands of motherhood?
We as stay-at-home moms often tend to put our own d
35 | What If You Don’t Have to Know What’s Next to Find Yourself Again?
Do you feel like you need to figure out WHAT’S NEXT before you can start finding yourself again?
Wondering if trying something new means committing to a new hobby, purpose, or plan?
Afraid that if you start something and then quit, you’ve wasted your time – or somehow failed?
What if you could simply get curious, experiment, and see what you learn about yourself? What if learning something about y
34 | Could Rediscovering Yourself Actually Give You More Energy to Give Your Kids?
Wish you could add something you actually ENJOY back into your life—but you're afraid you'll have even less energy for your kids?
Wondering how you're supposed to make room for yourself when you're already giving everything you have to your family?
Worried that doing something you love will just become one more thing draining your already-limited energy?
In this episode, we’re diving into that fea
33 | You Don't Actually Need More Time to Rediscover Your Identity
I don’t have TIME to rediscover my identity as a stay-at-home mom. I’m SWAMPED as it is!
Oh, believe me, mama. I get it.
Life as a stay-at-home moms is busy. MORE than busy.
But, what if you don’t ACTUALLY need more time in order to reclaim those pieces of yourself that you’ve been missing lately? What if you just need a PLAN, some guidance, and a willingness to experiment?
In this week’s episo
32 | What My Little Pony Can Teach You About Rediscovering Your Gifts as a Stay-at-Home Mom
What can My Little Pony possibly teach a stay-at-home mom about rediscovering her identity? Turns out…quite a lot! 😂
If you’ve spent years pouring yourself into your family and somewhere along the way stopped noticing what you’re actually good at, this episode is for you.
Let me re-introduce you to one of my daughters’ favorite childhood shows and uncover three unexpectedly meaningful lessons abo
31 | What Are You Actually Good At? 5 Clues to Rediscover Your God-Given Gifts as a Mom
Do you ever find yourself thinking, “I don't even know WHAT I’m good at anymore”? You remember the days when you were super confident of your talents and abilities, but now – after years at home with your kiddos – you’re not quite so sure anymore.
If that sounds like you, you’re not alone. That sentiment is one I hear over and over again from stay-at-home moms.
So, today, we’re going to walk
30 | Mama, It's Time to Revisit That Dream You Put on Hold
Did you have dreams for your life before you became a stay-at-home mom—but somewhere along the way, you put them on hold?
Do you ever wonder what happened to the woman who used to have goals, dreams, and things she couldn’t wait to try?
Feel like you’re so focused on taking care of everyone else that you don’t even know what YOU want anymore?
What if that dream you tucked away years ago isn’t gone
29 | You Don't Suck at Being a Mom. Here's What's REALLY Going On...
Have you ever had one of those days where you feel like an utter failure as a stay-at-home mom?
✅ You forgot to defrost the chicken for dinner, so you end up eating out... again... and completely blowing the budget you worked so hard to make zero out.
✅ You yelled at your kids because you had to tell them a fourteenth time to get their dirty socks out from under the bed.
✅ You finally get
28 | How to Be a Present Mom AND Look to the Future WITHOUT GUILT
Do you ever catch yourself daydreaming about all the things you’d like to do once your kids are a little older? Maybe you’re thinking about going back to work, starting a career, learning something new, or maybe just figuring out who you are outside of motherhood.
But then you look at your kids and think, I should just be enjoying this. These years are going so fast. Why can't I just be present?
27 | What Is God Calling You to Do Next? (A Devotional for Stay-at-Home Moms)
Have you ever felt like God is asking you to do something that is just too BIG for you to handle?
If you have, you’re going to resonate with this week’s episode, which is a devotional for stay-at-home moms, just like you, all about Gideon and his introduction to God’s call on his life.
Did you know HE responded to God in much the same ways WE tend to react when God throws something new at us
26 | Why Stay-at-Home Moms Feel Stuck (and How to Keep Growing)
Do you ever feel stagnant or stuck in your life as a stay-at-home mom?
Like your life has been put on hold while you’re busy raising your kiddos?
Do you wish God would show up and tell you exactly what He wants you to know right then?
Yep, same, mama!
And the encouraging thing is… HE DOES!
God shows up for us SAHMs every single day and tells us what He wants us to know in the midst of o
25 | Why Moms Should Take Naps (and Stop Feeling Guilty About It)
Have you ever felt guilty for taking a nap? Not guilty because you feel like you’re being lazy. But, “Mom guilty.” The kind where you're completely exhausted, you know you need to rest, but the second your head hits the pillow, your brain starts screaming at you...
📢 "You should be cleaning!"
📢 "You should be playing with the kids!"
📢 "A good mom wouldn't need a break!"
Mama, if you've ever fe
24 | The Lie Behind the Stay-at-Home Mom Identity Crisis
Have you ever felt like you have to be good at all the domestic things to be a good SAHM? Like you’re not allowed to be bad at anything home- or kid-related or that makes you a bad mom? That you’re failing as a mom if you can’t do ALL THE THINGS well?
Same, mama. Same!
But, it’s a lie. It’s a lie straight from the pits of hell. And today, we’re talking about WHY that lie is so detrimental for moms
23 | “I Don't Want to Be Put in a Box!” → 3 Rules for Using Personality Tools Well
“Laura, I don’t want to hear anymore about personality types. I don’t want to be put in a box!!”
Yep, I’ve heard that sentiment quite a bit over the past 20 years as a Certified Personality Trainer.
My usual response is “I don’t like being put in a box, either! Which is why I love so many different typing systems. No one profile or assessment will ever tell us everything there is to know abou
22 | 15 Years Together: How Personality Differences Strengthened Our Marriage
Do you feel like your marriage is a constant battle against personality differences? Like you’re just TOO different to really have a strong marriage?
I promise, mama: nothing could be further from the truth!
Personality differences don’t have to be the detriment they’re often made out to be. Instead, with some understanding and willingness to adjust to each other, those same personality diffe
21 | Are You Having a Mom Identity Crisis... or Have You Just Forgotten Who You Are?
Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought:
"I don't even know who I am anymore."
Not because you don't know your name.
Not because you've forgotten your favorite color.
But because so much of your life revolves around meeting everyone else's needs that you don’t even remember what makes YOU come alive.
Today I want to challenge a thought that many of us carry around, but few of us voice:
What
20 | My Top 3 Personality Typing Tools for Rediscovering Your Identity as a SAHM
Have you ever looked at the people around you and thought, “What is wrong with me? I don’t seem to think or act anything like these people…”
Or, if you’re more honest, have you ever thought, “What’s wrong with THEM?! Why can’t they just do things like I do??” We all do it, so we might as well be honest about it!
God just made us all to think and act differently. But, there tend to be some simi
19 | Working Genius: The Productivity Tool That Made My Life as a SAHM Finally Make SENSE!
Have you ever been aggravated with yourself that you can’t seem to follow thru on all those great ideas you have? New recipes you want to try, activities you want to do with the kids, trips you want to take for summer vacation… ALL the ideas, but very few of them ever actually come to fruition?
Or do you ever feel like you SHOULD be able to come up with great, creative ideas for your kids, but y
18 | What Challenging Truth Does Your Name Reveal about Your Personal Identity as a SAHM?
Have you ever thought about what your NAME says about you? Does the meaning of your name ring true for who you believe yourself to be? Or does it feel like it doesn’t fit at all?
This week, we’re diving into a slightly different aspect of Your Mosaic Mom Life – your name, and specifically your God-given name, not just your birth name. It’s gonna be good, so let’s do this!
Links & Resources
17 | What Moana 2 Teaches Stay-at-Home Moms about Confidence
Do you feel like God is nudging you to do something, but you’re not entirely sure what?
Are you battling insecurity and doubts that you can actually DO whatever it is you’re feeling called to do?
Has being a SAHM had your confidence taking a hit?
If so, this episode is for you because this whole Mosaic Mom Life thing has one key ingredient that we stay-at-home moms tend to struggle with: CONFID
16 | Uncovering Your Spiritual Gifts as a Stay-at-Home Mom
I can’t tell you the number of times a mom has told me, “I just feel invisible, like nothing I do outside of taking care of our home and our kids actually matters. I’m not good at ANYTHING anymore.”
And doesn’t it often feel like that? In the midst of changing diapers, driving kids hither and yon, and making sure everyone is fed and has clean clothes to wear, we tend to lose sight of ourselves.
15 | Feeling like a Mom Failure? 3 Strategies to Stop the Spiral!
Are you having one of those days where you just feel like a failure?
Where no matter what you do it’s wrong and everyone is crying by noon?
Ready to finally figure out how to stop the mom guilt spiral?
In this episode, I’m sharing three tools I use to haul myself out of that paralyzing #momfail brain space so you can start curbing the mom guilt, too.
Links & Resources Mentioned:
Wired
14 | What 7 Months Away Taught Me about Your Mosaic Mom Life
After a 7-month break from the podcast, I’m finally back — and today, I’m sharing what this season away taught me about motherhood, identity, purpose, and Your Mosaic Mom Life.
But even more importantly, I’m sharing the three deep struggles I keep hearing from stay-at-home moms over and over again:
✨ “I don’t even know who I am anymore.”
✨ “I miss feeling like myself.”
✨ “I just want to feel like
13 | Why Every Stay-at-Home Mom NEEDS a Master Resume — And How to Get Started!
If you're listening to this podcast, chances are you're at least somewhat thinking about what your life would or could look like when you inevitably return to the working world after being a stay-at-home mom for a while. And returning to work usually requires that you create a resume. If you're like most SAHMs, it's that creating-a-resume piece that is absolutely terrifying.
HOW do you write a s
12 | The Secret Career Advantage You Have BECAUSE You're a Stay-At-Home Mom
Usually, when we talk about stay-at-home moms returning to work we think about the negatives -- employment gaps, not knowing how to write a resume, needing to update our skills, etc. - but today, we're setting aside all those downers and talking about one BIG ADVANTAGE SAHMs have when it come to returning to the working world with confidence and purpose.
I fully realize you may not believe me. E
11 | How to find PEACE as a Stay-at-Home Mom {A Mosaic Mom Life Devotional}
When life is chaotic -- you just stepped on yet another LEGO you SWEAR you told the kids to pick up four hours ago, dinner is still frozen, and you're ready to pull the last bit of your hair out if you hear "Mom!" even ONE. MORE. TIME. -- it's easy to become overwhelmed and lose our sense of PEACE. Thankfully, God offered HIS peace to calm our storms as stay-at-home moms. He doesn't leave us in th
10 | I need to make money from home as a stay-at-home mom, but how??
Probably the BIGGEST question I've gotten inside the Mom Career Restart group has been this: I really need to make money from home as a stay-at-home mom. But, HOW do I get started?? What should I do? Can I make REAL money doing something that's not an MLM or some scam??
Yes, mama, you can! In this episode, I'm telling you all about MY favorite work-from-home job for moms: Virtual Assistance!
Be
09 | Lessons from Barbie & The Musketeers: How to Confidently Tackle the Mosaic Mom Life God Has for You
Have you ever watched a movie and thought, "Man, there's SO MUCH I can learn from this one!" That was my thought when I sat down and watched "Barbie & The Musketeers" with my youngest daughter. SO MUCH good stuff in this movie that can help us as we begin thinking about returning to th working world with confidence!
In this episode, we're breaking down the three steps Barbie & her friend
08 | The Mosaic Mom Life Personality Puzzle: Part 3 - Your Vital Pieces
We've walked through the Visible Pieces and the Valuable Pieces of the Mosaic Mom Life Personality Puzzle. Now what? If we stop here, all we have is a label. And that is NOT the goal of The Personalities! We want to be able to USE this tool to improve ALL our relationships and inform our next steps for our Mosaic Mom Lives. So, we need the 3rd piece of the Personality Puzzle: The Vital Pieces -- E
07 | Mosaic Mom Life Personality Puzzle: Part 2 - Your Valuable Pieces
What strengths and weaknesses do you bring to the world around you? If you aren't entirely sure yet, no worries! In this episode, we're going to keep working through Pillar #1 of the Mosaic Mom Life Framework: Understanding your unique Personality type and dig into the Valuable pieces of the Personality Puzzle. These pieces will give you more clues to help you identify not only YOUR unique Persona
06 | The Mosaic Mom Life Personality Puzzle: Part 1 - The Visible Pieces
The #1 Pillar of the Mosaic Mom Life Framework is Understanding Your Unique Personality Type. And this week, we're diving into what The Personalities ARE and how you can start identifying them "in the wild!" We'll walk through the Visible Pieces of the Mosaic Mom Life Personality Puzzle and help you begin to see yourself and those around you in these different types.
If you're ready to start dig
05 | The Power of YET for Boosting Your Mom Career Confidence: Upgrading Knowledge & Skills
Most stay-at-home moms who are thinking about going back to work are concerned that their skills or knowledge of their desired field are obsolete or somehow lacking because of their time at home.
However, that doesn't have to be the case!
How can we illustrate the value of our time at home AND boost our own confidence that we do indeed have what it takes to do the job we're applying for?
In
04 | Boost Your Mom Career Confidence by Remembering Your Past Experiences & Accomplishments
God commands the Israelites over and over again in the Old Testament to REMEMBER His words and deeds. It's equally important for us, as stay-at-home moms, to remember our own past experiences and accomplishments -- especially as we think about returning to the working world. Let's talk about WHY remembering is so vital for moms, and what we can learn from looking back.
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03 | Boost Mom Career Confidence by Understanding Your Unique Personality
We all know someone who thinks and acts differently than we do. Most of us LIVE with them! So, how does recognizing and valuing those differences improve our relationships? How can it boost our confidence as we puruse what's next in our Mosaic Mom Lives? Let's dive into the benefits of understanding your unique Personality type!
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Links Mentioned:
Read more about using The Personalities
02 | The Missing Ingredient for Most Mosaic Mom Lives: Confidence
In this episode, we're exploring the missing ingredient for most of us when it comes to piecing together our Mosaic Mom Lives. We’re missing that CONFIDENCE that we have exactly what it takes to do the job – or whatever it is we want to do next after or in addition to being a stay-at-home mom. WHY are so many stay-at-home moms lacking confidence? And HOW do we go about reclaiming the confidence we
01 | What IS a Mosaic Mom Life?
What IS a Mosaic Mom Life? Do I have one? Do I WANT one?
In this episode, we're going to explain where this concept came from, what it looks like for stay-at-home moms -- especially those who are thinking about returning to work after being home for several years.
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Links Mentioned:
ICU Nurse Mosaic: https://youtu.be/ex54lkG5afw?si=mopKQnPQ3yFchmgT
Laura’s Story: https://scatteredwoma
The Mosaic Mom Life Podcast Trailer
Often, it’s easy as stay-at-home moms to lose sight of who we are beyond the daily grind of keeping everyone alive and making sure they all eat and have clean underwear. We feel like our lives are just junk piles of random experiences that don’t make a difference in the world.
That’s when it becomes important to explore your Mosaic Mom Life. Let's do this!
