12. Setting Intentions for the New Year

16. Mini Episode: Protective Factors Against Maternal Role Overload

In this mini episode we discuss the protective factors from episode 15, Maternal Role Overload. If you are a mother feeling overwhelemed, know that you are not alone, and that there is hope!

15. Maternal Role Overload

Mothers wear a lot of hats and sometimes it feels like we are wearing all of them at once. In today's episode, I open up about what it feels like to juggle motherhood, work, school, marriage, and everything in between. I share how noticing my own sense of overwhelm led me to ask a deeper question: what happens to us and to our families when moms carry too much for too long? This episode is for the mom who is doing her best, feeling stretched thin, and wondering if it is okay to slow down. You are not alone, and you are not failing. Sometimes understanding what we are carrying is the first step toward carrying it more gently.

14. Creation in Progress

What happens when the routines that once worked suddenly do not anymore? In this episode, we talk about seasons of transition, the quiet loss of clarity that comes with change, and why feeling scattered is often a sign that something new is being created. Drawing from my studies and everyday experiences, this conversation explores how order is built slowly, how emotional availability is impacted by overload, and why clarity often comes after movement, not before. If you are in a season where life feels unorganized, unfinished, or in between, this episode will help you see that you are not behind. You are in the middle of creation.

13. Photography and The Way We See

In this episode, I share how working with light through photography has shaped the way I understand people, connection, and truth. Light reveals. Shadows give depth. And the way we choose to look at one another matters more than we realize. This episode begins a new series about seeing each other clearly. Not rushing to label. Not flattening people into quick assumptions. But slowing down long enough to notice the light, honor the shadows, and hold space for real human stories. If you have ever felt unseen, misunderstood, or tired of surface level connection, this episode is for you. Let us learn how to see.

12. Setting Intentions for the New Year

The new year is loud. Full of goals, resolutions, and pressure to become “better” overnight. In this episode of Sunflower Sessions, Emily slows things down and invites you to set intentions rooted in clarity, values, and purpose. Drawing from Stephen R. Covey’s principle Begin With the End in Mind, along with real research on values based goal setting, this episode explores how light brings awareness, truth brings alignment, and why meaningful change starts with who you want to become, not just what you want to do. Emily shares personal insight from her journey as a family and human services student through BYU Pathways Worldwide, practical tools for creating value driven goals, and her dad’s favorite reminder that a goal not written down is merely a wish. If you are feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or tired of running on autopilot, this episode offers a calmer, more intentional way forward. Let’s shed some light, find some truth, and step into the new year with purpose.