Today, I have a special episode in store! This is an interview I did with Becky Hoschek on her podcast about plans, pivots, and really trusting God in motherhood and business. Although we talk about motherhood and business stuff a lot, we talk about plenty of other things as well if that’s not applicable to you.

We covered things like:

• how I make money online
• the time I felt like throwing in the towel
• how I merge having a more systems-related brain and a creative brain
• being okay with failure
• mom life and work schedules
• how my faith impacts my business

And honestly - so much more. As you tune in, this episode originally aired at the end of 2023 so I shared about having only one child and being pregnant at the time. It was also before I had my course Podcast Success Blueprint which is why it’s not mentioned in the episode.

If you love this episode, stay tuned. Becky will be back on the podcast in a few short weeks where I'm interviewing her!

Links Mentioned:

• Tune into Becky’s Podcast, BEYOND: https://beckyhoschek.com/podcast
• Shop our Showit Website Templates (use code BBPODCAST for 10% off!): https://elizabethmccravy.com/shop
• Join me inside Booked Out Designer: https://elizabethmccravy.com/bod
• Sign up for the Podcast Success Blueprint: https://elizabethmccravy.com/psb
• Want the insider scoop? Join my Free Facebook community: https://elizabethmccravy.com/facebook
• Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/

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I’m so excited to share Ethan’s birth story with you! I’m a new mom again (and we are officially a family of four). Baby number two, Ethan Daniel McCravy, is absolutely so wonderful and amazing and it’s been fun doing this all again (but with more experience than my first go around).

If you listened to Colin's birth episode (episode 148), you know that my birth did not go according to plan but God still showed up in so many ways. Ethan’s birth also did not go according to plan, and in fact, I ended up having an unplanned c-section, which I share all about on this podcast episode.

I really believe it’s so important to share stories like these because we often only hear birth stories that are glamourized: the “quick births”, the “unmedicated births” and “the ones that went according to plan”. The truth is that despite parts of the birth being disappointing, I still love my birth and I believe so much of it was really beautiful.

Plus, at the end of it all, I ended up with a perfect and special baby boy! God showed up in Ethan’s birth in so many amazing ways. Thank you for holding space and caring enough to listen to this story!

If you’re a fellow c-section mama and want some encouragement, you’ll find it in this episode! And, if a c-section really scares you and feels “worst case scenario” as you think about your own labor and delivery, then I hope this episode encourages you to see c-sections in a different light.

Links Mentioned:

• Read the full shownotes: https://elizabethmccravy.com/265
• Listen to Colin's birth story next: https://elizabethmccravy.com/148
• What a walking epidural is: https://www.verywellfamily.com/walking-epidurals-2752787
• Shop our Showit Website Templates: https://elizabethmccravy.com/shop
• Join me inside Booked Out Designer: https://elizabethmccravy.com/bod
• Sign up for the Podcast Success Blueprint: https://elizabethmccravy.com/psb
• Want the insider scoop? Join my Free Facebook community: https://elizabethmccravy.com/facebook
• Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram: https://instagram.com/elizabethmccravy

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Today, I’m doing something NEW on the podcast. I don’t think I’ve ever shared an interview from another person’s podcast with you, but this episode from Mara Kucirek’s podcast (Create a Better Course) was so good that I knew I wanted to share it with you today. If you want to see the nitty-gritty behind the scenes of launching an online course, this is one episode you do not want to miss.

If you haven’t yet, make sure to also listen to episode 261 where I interviewed Mara about all the things “online courses”, from creating them to selling them well.

This interview was especially fun because Mara is a STUDENT of Booked Out Designer (and Podcast Success Blueprint which wasn’t done at the time of this recording). She asked really good questions because NOT ONLY is she brilliant and so strategic when it comes to online courses, but she also has that insider student perspective.

Here’s just a glimpse of what we talked about:

• How to get your course off your to-do list and into the world
• How to beta launch your course
• Live launching vs. Evergreen models

I've also just shared a lot of behind-the-scenes on how (and why) I’ve made some of the decisions that have led me to make multi-six figures off of my online course (and enrolled 200+ students without running ads).

Links Mentioned:

• Read the full show notes: https://elizabethmccravy.com/264
• Tune into Episode #261 when I interview Mara all about online course trends: https://elizabethmccravy.com/261
• Listen to Mara's Podcast Create a Better Course: https://marakucirek.com/podcast
• Shop our Showit Website Templates (use code BBPODCAST for 10% off!): https://elizabethmccravy.com/shop
• Join me inside Booked Out Designer: https://elizabethmccravy.com/bod
• Sign up for the Podcast Success Blueprint: https://elizabethmccravy.com/psb
• Want the insider scoop? Join my Free Facebook community: https://elizabethmccravy.com/facebook
• Connect with Elizabeth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmccravy/

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