S2E8: Traveling Baseball Mom

06/01/21 • 19 min

As a first-time traveling baseball mom, GoWise Be Well host, Sarah Southfield, has a newfound appreciation for the lengths that parents go to to ensure that their children can live out their sporting passions. For Sarah, who runs a business, a farm, a household, and loves to socialize, it came as quite a shock when she realized she needed to give up her weekends to watch her child play baseball. However, she has now fully embraced this aspect of her life, and she shares some tips she has learned which make the experience enjoyable for everyone involved. After listening to this episode, you’ll understand why you should go out immediately and buy a clip-on umbrella, and why you should not make any hasty decisions about buying a traveling truck! Sarah explains why “flexibility is queen” when it comes to being part of a traveling team, as well as which times of the weekend are essential to plan. Being present with the people you love is the most important thing in life, and for Sarah, that means being a traveling baseball mom.

Key Points From This Episode:

Awe that Sarah fields towards families who go to great lengths to support their children's weekend sporting activities.
One of the big shocks Sarah recently experienced when she became a traveling baseball mom.
Sarah explains all of the things that are keeping her schedule very full at the moment.
How Sarah would usually spend her weekends before she became part of the traveling team.
The importance of being flexible as a traveling parent.
Some items that Sarah quickly realized are essential when you are traveling for sports events every weekend.
Sarah’s opinion on children using electronics.
Activities that Sarah makes sure to have on-hand for herself and her children while they are watching weekend games.
How Sarah has learned to handle it when her son doesn’t play as well as she knows he can.
Why Sarah and her husband decided to hold off on buying the truck they thought they needed for weekend traveling.
What Sarah has learned from being a traveling baseball mom that applies to all aspects of life.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Sarah Southwell on LinkedIn

GroWise Be Well

Key Points From This Episode:

Awe that Sarah fields towards families who go to great lengths to support their children's weekend sporting activities.
One of the big shocks Sarah recently experienced when she became a traveling baseball mom.
Sarah explains all of the things that are keeping her schedule very full at the moment.
How Sarah would usually spend her weekends before she became part of the traveling team.
The importance of being flexible as a traveling parent.
Some items that Sarah quickly realized are essential when you are traveling for sports events every weekend.
Sarah’s opinion on children using electronics.
Activities that Sarah makes sure to have on-hand for herself and her children while they are watching weekend games.
How Sarah has learned to handle it when her son doesn’t play as well as she knows he can.
Why Sarah and her husband decided to hold off on buying the truck they thought they needed for weekend traveling.
What Sarah has learned from being a traveling baseball mom that applies to all aspects of life.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Sarah Southwell on LinkedIn

GroWise Be Well

Previous Episode

S2E7: Website Launch

The main mission at GroWise Be Well is to raise the energetic frequency of humanity, and Sarah has been working on an exciting new tool to help her achieve that goal. This new tool is the GroWise Be Well website and in today’s episode, listeners get to hear all about how to navigate it so they can access the high-frequency resources to be found there. There has been a slight break in episodes of this show but Sarah assures us that this is all due to the immense time and energy she has been putting into making the website as special as possible. She takes us on a tour of the website from the top, giving a simple tutorial on how to do the guided meditation, explore the menus, set up an account, and then browse the different products on the online shop. Sarah was able to heal herself by learning self-love and the modalities she used were wide-ranging, from herbal arts to mindfulness and divination. One of the most exciting parts about the website is that you’ll be able to find out more about these 13 modalities there too! So tune in today and remember to trust in your capacity for healing and transformation because everything you need already exists inside you!

Key Points From This Episode:

Why there has been a break in regular releases of this show.
The work Sarah has been doing to launch the GroWise Be Well website.
Changes that have been going on in the GroWise Be Well business; products, staff, and more.
A reminder of the main mission statement behind the GroWise Be Well company.
Learning how to live in love and lovingly defend your boundaries.
The products to be found under the GroWise Be Well umbrella on the website.
Sarah walks listeners through the website’s UI and the different tools to be found there.
The modalities Sarah uses to help people heal themselves that exist on the website.
Doing the meditation, creating an account, filling your toolbox, and visiting the shop.
Staying up to date with changes at GWBW by signing up for the newsletter.
Engaging in Sarah’s healing philosophies by exploring the modalities menu.
How to make a personal appointment with Sarah on the website.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Sarah Southwell on LinkedIn

GroWise Be Well

Next Episode

S2E9: Claim Your Freedom From Social Media

How much time have you spent on social media today? Probably more than you’d like to admit. And how much of that time has made you feel good? Probably not very much. In fact, it’s probably made you feel more anxious than anything else. As a non-social media user herself, Sarah Southfield has watched what it has done to the people around her, and she is horrified by what she has seen. In today’s episode, Sarah explains why the connections that social media platforms claim to create are not real and how they contribute to the mental health crisis that the world is currently experiencing. She presents a very compelling case for why we should remove social media from our lives entirely and find better uses for our time; calling friends, volunteering at homeless shelters, adopting pets. The list is endless! If you do choose to stay on social media, always keep in mind as you scroll through your feeds that nobody’s life is perfect.

Key Points From This Episode:

Some thank you’s to everyone out there who has responded so positively to our website launch!
The only social media platform that GroWise Be Well uses, and what they use it for.
Sarah’s goal is to run a successful business without the use of social media.
Damage that Sarah has seen social media inflict upon people around her.
Why the connection that social media claims to create is a fallacy.
How social media causes depression and anxiety.
A question to ask yourself which will make you think deeply about the connections you have with people on social media.
Sarah offers very compelling reasons to entirely remove social media from our lives.
Ways of connecting with people that are far healthier than posting on social media.
An important point to remember if you are going to continue using social media: nobody’s life is perfect.
Some examples of better ways to spend your time than going on social media.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Sarah Southwell on LinkedIn

GroWise Be Well

The Social Dilemma