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Sandy Cooper–The Scoop on Balance
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Episode Show Notes

Ep 166: Encouragement for Entrepreneurial and Overwhelmed Moms, Kate Merrick, Part 3

This is Part 3 of a 3-part conversation with author Kate Merrick. Today Kate begins by speaking directly to the author or entrepreneurial mom who feels trapped by social media to run her business or sell her product. She doesn’t mince words about this and I love it. She also shares all the things that are on her To-Don’t List (she’s got quite a few–one of them is just in time for Christmas.) And finally, she leaves all of us with some beautiful encouragement. Listen in. 

More about Kate: Kate Merrick is a speaker, author of 2 books, co-founder of the Reality family of churches, homeschooling-ish mom, and most recently co-founder of a surf/lifestyle brand for girls and women called Mijas Del Mar. She loves Jesus, surfing, dancing on the patio table, and anything delicious. She lives in Carpinteria, California with her husband of 25 years, two-ish kids, and a flock of noisy chickens. 

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The Four Tendencies, by Gretchen Rubin

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And She Still Laughs: Defiant Joy in the Depths of Suffering, by Kate Merrick

Here, Now: Unearthing Peace and Presence in an Overconnected World, by Kate Merrick

Kate Merrick

Hi! I’m Kate. I’m wife to Britt Merrick, mom to Isaiah Harley, Daisy Love, and Pheodora Sunshine. We have a little church in Carpinteria, California. My first book And Still She Laughs released in 2017, and Here, Now is due out April 2, 2019.

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