About Sarah Monares

Sarah is a NoCo native. She absolutely loves to travel yet feels blessed to live in a place where she also loves coming back home. She has two kids, ages 18 and 6 and has been married to her amazing hubby for 8 years. Sarah is passionate about helping women connect with their true selves and to not be lost in the mix of chaotic life. She LOVES being a wife and mom AND knows that these can be the hardest and most challenging roles we play. She is a licensed counselor as well as a mentor and consultant. She has a podcast called “The We Podcast” as well as a local meet up and Facebook group called “We Are Women Rising”. More than anything she loves belly laughing, coffee, vulnerability, authentic connection, adventure, ice cream, horses, QT with her fam, and seeing women walk in the full power of all they were created to be. Connect with her on Facebook and Instagram!

Author Archive | Sarah Monares

The Power of Looking In and Finding Out :: Unraveling Who You Are at Your Core

By Sarah Monares on January 8, 2020 in Mental Health and Self Care

Let me ask you a question. But before I do, prepare yourself to give an honest answer. Not one you “think” you should say. But a REAL answer. Ready? How much of your life is spent doing or believing things that don’t really resonate with you? Things that you have been told to do or [...]

The Era of the Mompreneur: How on Earth Do We Do It?

By Sarah Monares on November 7, 2019 in Mom

I have read countless articles lately about the demands of motherhood and the amount of crazy expectations that are being held for mothers to DO IT ALL. And not only that, do it all while wearing a big cheesy smile on your face. Because it you don’t, you must not love being a mom. Therefore, [...]

How Do You “Lose” Yourself as a Mom if You Don’t Know Who You Are in the First Place?

By Sarah Monares on September 27, 2019 in Mental Health and Self Care

We hear moms say it all the time… “I had children and I lost myself”. I get it. I’ve seen so many women in therapy who feel this exact same way. Heck, I even felt this way at one point in my life. There is something about having children that takes whatever sense of identity [...]

Stop the Mom Shaming! Not all Mamas Can Breastfeed and That’s OK!

Stop the Shaming: Not All Mamas Can Breastfeed…And That’s OK!

By Sarah Monares on July 31, 2019 in Mom, Parenthood, Pregnancy

Back in the day when I was pregnant with my daughter (my first child), there was a TV show on the TLC network called “A Baby Story.” The show followed expectant moms through their pregnancy and perfectly packaged the ideal birth story from beginning to end. I remember watching it and knowing for sure that [...]

The Greatest Epiphany: The Power of Celebrating Your Own Birthday

By Sarah Monares on May 17, 2019 in Family, Mental Health and Self Care, Mom

What kind of birthday girl are you? The one that says “oh, it’s no big deal” and avoids celebration altogether? Or the one who has super high expectations about the things that should go down on your seriously important day of birth? Maybe neither of these extremes work and you find yourself somewhere in between. One [...]

Design Therapy – How to Create an Awesome Gallery Wall

By Sarah Monares on March 7, 2019 in DIY, Mom

Ok…let’s get this out of the way from the beginning. Yes, I am a counselor and life coach. That’s how most people know me. So you may be thinking, “Why in the world is this woman writing about gallery walls!?” Well consider this my “coming out” of sorts. The people who are closest to me […]

Closing Our Doors to Open Our Hearts :: NCMB Joins A Day of Service Alongside OtterCares

By Sarah Monares on February 19, 2019 in Awareness, Events, Family, Local Resource, NCMBCares

Northern Colorado Moms Blog has a huge heart to support and give back to our Northern Colorado community. We can’t think of a better way to do this than by partnering with the amazing local company, Otter Products. Otter Products, maker of OtterBox and LifeProof products, is dedicated to the corporate mission "We Grow to [...]

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The Critical Role of Girlfriends – Top 6 Reasons We Must Have Them

By Sarah Monares on January 13, 2019 in Health and Fitness, Mom

Do you have girlfriends? No, seriously…I legit want you to sit back and take a moment to ask yourself this question. Do you have strong relationships with females in your world with whom you have contact on the regular? Most women don’t. So, if your answer is no, you’re not alone. If you were hesitant […]

It’s Just Not the Same: Navigating the Holidays in the Midst of Loss

By Sarah Monares on December 16, 2018 in Family, Holidays, Mental Health and Self Care, Mom

My mom was the epitome of everything you can imagine to be amazing during the holidays. Every single holiday. But Thanksgiving and Christmas were the best. From as little as I can remember, she worked so hard to make the holidays special for everyone. All the details were accounted for. She spent hours preparing the […]

Seeds and a Dream: Lessons from Our Children

By Sarah Monares on October 14, 2018 in Mom, Parenthood

Starting around the age of 3, my son (Logan) began to be OBSESSED with what he called “experiments.” In most rooms in our house, you could find a cup full of goodness-knows-what that he had created. He loved to mix random things together and see what would happen. Some of them contained a mixture of […]

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