Mine to Tell/Make Space for You

You take care of your kids... who takes care of you?

A self-paced online course to find personal direction, gain skills to get what you want, and breathe life back into your soul.

You didn't quite expect this.


Of course, you love your children. Of course, you cherish your time with them.

But you didn't foresee how your choices would play out.

Some days, you feel like you're building your own dreams with scraps. After all you give, there's not enough time, money, or space for you as a person. When you look to the future, you don't feel ready. You worry the gap in your resume is a death knell to new opportunities. You feel pulled in a million directions, lost in the shuffle.

You can't help but wonder...
What if?


What if you'd made more space for personal pursuits or a career? What if you were more financially stable? What if you were further along than this?

You may not even want a job, but you know you want something

You can't go back.

But sometimes you wish you could. 

Looking back, you see so many things you didn't know, choices you didn't know you had. Looking forward, you feel so far behind, you'll never catch up (whatever that means). 

You question your past decisions now. So how can you be sure that your future decisions will turn out well?

JOIN US FOR

Make Space for You

For the mom who wants something of her own, but either doesn't know what that something is, or doesn't know how to get there.

In 3 weeks, you'll feel centered and energized. Here's what your September can look like...

LESSON 1

Tell the truth about the past

Your resumé will not hold you back as much as regret will. And current challenges—a difficult child, health issues, marriage pains, a fallout with religion, or lack of job prospects—can color your memory in a way that sabotages your future plans. 

In this first session, we'll help you make peace with the past, so you can...

  • Honor and release lost opportunities.

  • Identify what you love about your life so far.

  • Clarify whose expectations you're paying attention to.

  • Tell the story of your past with more grace and gentleness.

LESSON 2

Put the present in order

How do you make choices that actually bring you happiness? Turns out "follow your passion" is terrible advice. We'll help you see the true aim behind your goals, so you can determine which direction is best for you to aim for next.

Our second session will help you...

  • Avoid the 3 kinds of goals that will never make you happy. 

  • See concrete reasons to be grateful for where you currently are.

  • Identify personal strengths that will take you where you want to go.

  • Tell the story of who you are now in a few powerful sentences.

LESSON 3

Chart future happiness

The most intimidating—and most important—thing to do is to begin. You don't need to read more, think more, or weigh more pros and cons. In this session, we help you organize the next, smallest steps you can take on the path that's meant for you. 

By the end of this session you will...

  • Create a guiding document for your upcoming years.

  • Identify actionable next steps to start your momentum.

  • Have a list of questions to ask yourself to make future decisions.

  • Articulate your direction clearly enough to share with a spouse, future employer, online audience, or yourself. 

All live sessions are hosted on Zoom at 7pm MDT (Sep 5, 12, 19). 
Every session is also recorded for you to access on your own time.

Plus 3 Bonus Resources

Helpful Talk on Hard Skills

To get where you want to go in the job market, tell your story. A resume is a story. A job interview is a story. A social media bio is a story. Different formats, different lengths. In this recorded workshop, we give concrete interview, resume, bio, and website examples to help you tell your story. Learn how to do it well and you'll go far. 

Our List of 97 Life Resources

Our three lessons help  you identify changes you want to make. For practical support to make the journey, we've compiled a list of 97 trusted resources that we've personally used. Whether you want to gain greater financial savvy, reenter the workforce, pursue higher education, create a personal project, or develop as a person, we've got a book, course, or video that saves you the time of finding it on your own.

Resume Dos & Don'ts for Moms

Hear from a successful woman who took an unconventional path and now is on the side of screening resumés, conducting interviews, and directing a team. In this interview, she shares some of the biggest pitfalls (do not list your title of mom as "CEO of Household"!). You'll get insightful advice to tell the story of your skills so that employers contact you.

Time to breathe some life back into your soul.

Lower stress, build confidence, and center your mind with Make Space for You. 

Why we're here...


ASHMAE: I'm here to help you navigate a space that feels directionless. I'm a painter and writer who has also spent the last 12 years caring for small children full time—often at the cost of what I personally wanted to pursue. When my youngest started school and I left my life-long religion, I found myself in a place I didn't recognize. Using practices of meditative writing, I've been carving out a new story for myself. I'll share these practices with you, so you can tell the next story of your life, too.

KATHY: I’m here to help you succeed—and to insist that the grass isn’t always greener. As a working mom, I was quickly promoted to the executive team of a company where I worked for 10 years. I loved my co-workers, had flexibility, went on company-paid trips to Alaska and Hawaii. As crazy as it sounds, I made the financial sacrifice to leave all that to be home with my kids. I can offer you fantastic advice on how to be seen as a highly valued employee without losing sight of what matters to you most.

People who work with us say...

"Ashmae & Kathy are gentle guides and their meditative approach works to coax deeply felt stories out into the light."

Amber T.

"Ashmae and Kathy create a nurturing space in which I am able to unearth insights which change how I see myself so profoundly that I can’t help but move forward happier."

Liesel M.

"Practical, helpful, and soul searching in all the best ways. I left every single lesson inspired, motivated, and thankful."

Ella A.

What happens if you never make space for you?

The years pass. The kids grow. And if you don't feed your own soul in there somewhere, you'll feel hollowed out. That's a tragedy—both for you AND your family.

MAKE SPACE FOR YOURSELF TODAY

You will finish this course with...

  • An easy mental exercise to release past regrets
  • A simple framework for identifying what you want most
  • A highly personal guiding document for your upcoming years
  • A list of your next steps to take toward your dreams
  • Insight into landing a job with a gap in your resume 
  • Examples and templates of effective resume/website/bio writing
  • Confidence that you're moving in the right direction for YOU

Your registration today includes:

  • 3, 90-min interactive, online classes to make space for yourself and what calls to you. 

  • A series of decision-making writing prompts and visualizations that can help you make future decisions.

  • Helpful Talk About Hard Skills recording

  • Our List of 97 Life Resources

  • Resume Dos and Don'ts for Moms

One payment of $99

Frequently asked questions

Is this course only for stay-at-home moms?

No. In fact, when we taught this course live, people in all stages of life joined us. Everyone can benefit from taking stock of their past, clarifying the present, and choosing a future direction. So if you don't fall into the category "stay-at-home" or "mom," start the course and you'll still get tremendous benefit.

We're aiming to help moms who potentially feel left behind because we know those women personally, we're familiar with that experience, and we have something powerful to offer. But again, the tools we teach can help anyone at the edge of a tricky life transition—so join us!

Is this for moms with little kids? Or grown kids?

Both. The joys and challenges of being a mother shift over the years. But no matter your children's age, you might look around sometimes and feel like you lost track of a little space of your own. Our goal is to help you live whatever season you're in with purpose, love, and confidence. 

Will this course help me make money?

We certainly hope so. We also want you to know this:

We've taken our share of online business courses and not one of them has addressed the mental, emotional, or logistical roadblocks of being a stay-at-home parent who's looking for direction. Yes, you'll leave with skills to write a better resume if you want to, but first we'll help you do foundational work to clarify what pursuits are calling to you (and WHY, which is the real kicker). Learn how to tell your story confidently and it will affect every other endeavor. 

You offer resume help—what if I don't want a job?

Good question. We're not saying that making space for yourself means finding employment.

But chances are, making space for you often means pursuing something—whether that's a marketable pursuit, a chance to participate at your child's school, a project you dreamed up, a  gathering you want to host. 

We talk about resumes and interviews and websites in terms of telling a story that draws other people in. If any of your dreams involve other people, you want that skill.  

Is this course live or recorded?

This online course is recorded, so you can move through it at your own pace, on your time.

Even though it's recorded, we recommend that you do the writing and thinking exercises along with the recording when you watch. This course is designed to guide you, but only you can make your personal map with the activities we share.

(We originally taught this course live, so you will see us interacting with people who joined us online when it was first broadcast. Their input will help you see different takes on the exercises and ideas we share.)

What if I find this course is not for me?

We guarantee our work. After teaching thousands of students online, we're confident that you'll come away with more personal insight than you even expected. But attend the first two sessions and if you find it's not for you, let us know and we'll refund your money 100%. (Refund request deadline is Sep 17.) 

Make Space for You

Find new direction, gain skills to get what you want, and breathe life back into your soul, starting now.